China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited disclosed that on 8 May 2026 it bought back 100,000 ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at HKD 17.30 each, involving a cash outlay of HKD 1.73 million.
Including this latest transaction, the dairy producer has repurchased 2.98 million shares between 10 April and 8 May 2026 for cancellation. The volume-weighted average purchase price over the period was approximately HKD 16.63 per share, bringing aggregate spending to about HKD 49.50 million. The shares awaiting cancellation represent roughly 0.08 % of the company’s 3.88 billion issued shares.
Despite the buy-backs, Mengniu’s issued share capital stood unchanged at 3,878.90 million shares as of 8 May 2026, as the repurchased shares had not yet been formally cancelled.
Under the repurchase mandate approved on 12 June 2025, the company is authorised to repurchase up to 391.20 million shares. To date, 33.59 million shares have been acquired, utilising about 8.6 % of the mandate and equating to 0.86 % of the share base at the time of approval.
Pursuant to Hong Kong listing rules, Mengniu Dairy is subject to a moratorium on issuing new shares until 7 June 2026 following the latest repurchase. All repurchases were executed on the Exchange in accordance with the Main Board Listing Rules.
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