CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited announced in its 26 May 2026 Next Day Disclosure Return that it has expanded its issued share capital through a combination of a private placement and employee option exercises.
The key transaction was the completion of a subscription of 23.70 million new ordinary shares under the company’s general mandate at HKD 19.84 per share on 26 May 2026. The placement represents 4.15 % of the company’s issued share base immediately prior to the issue.
In addition, between 6 May and 26 May 2026, employees (excluding directors) exercised 33,250 share options granted under the Post-IPO Share Option Scheme adopted on 30 April 2021. Exercise prices ranged from HKD 17.51 to HKD 23.80 per share.
Following these transactions, the number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) rose to 594.68 million from 570.94 million, while total issued shares (including treasury shares) reached 602.49 million. Treasury shares remained unchanged at 7.82 million.
The company also holds 455,000 shares that were repurchased in October 2025 but have not yet been cancelled, acquired at average prices of HKD 17.08 and HKD 16.58.
The board confirmed that all share issues were duly authorised and executed in compliance with Hong Kong Listing Rules and other applicable regulations.
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