Meituan (MEITUAN-WR) has reported modest changes to its share capital for June 2026, driven by option exercises under its pre-IPO employee stock incentive scheme and a targeted share repurchase on 29 June 2026.
New share issuance • Between 2 June and 22 June 2026, employees (excluding directors) exercised stock options on three occasions, leading to the issue of 146,956 new Class B weighted-voting-rights ordinary shares. • The weighted-average exercise prices were HKD 40.64, HKD 18.12 and HKD 15.98 per share for the respective tranches on 2 June (50,000 shares), 3 June (6,761 shares) and 22 June (90,195 shares). • The newly issued shares represent a 0.0024% increase on the 6.17 billion Class B shares outstanding before the transactions.
Share buyback activity • On 29 June 2026, Meituan repurchased 1,462,700 Class B shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at prices ranging from HKD 66.50 to HKD 69.00, for a total consideration of HKD 99.77 million. • The repurchased shares equate to 0.024% of Meituan’s issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as of the repurchase-mandate date (26 June 2026). All shares bought back are earmarked for cancellation. • Following this transaction, the company remains authorised to repurchase up to an additional 616.01 million shares under its current mandate, which runs until 29 July 2026.
Capital position after the transactions • Closing balance (29 June 2026): 5,595.61 million Class B shares in issue, up from 5,595.47 million on 31 May 2026. • No treasury shares were held at period-end; repurchased shares are pending cancellation.
The board confirms that both the share issuances and the buyback complied with Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing rules and all other applicable regulations.
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