Yonghui Superstores Co.,Ltd. (601933.SH) announced on April 14 that it has recently received an arbitral award from the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission regarding a dispute with Dalian Yujin Trading Co., Ltd. over the outstanding payment for the transfer of shares in Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co., Ltd. The total amount involved in the case is 3.88 billion yuan, which includes an unpaid share transfer balance of 3.639 billion yuan, a penalty of 218 million yuan, and additional costs such as legal fees, property preservation expenses, and arbitration fees totaling 22.0809 million yuan. Among these, arbitration fees of 18.2516 million yuan are to be borne jointly by all respondents, while the remaining 3.861 billion yuan is to be paid by the first respondent, Dalian Yujin. Wang Jianlin, Sun Xishuang, and Dalian Yifang Group Co., Ltd., as the second to fourth respondents, are jointly liable as guarantors. For Yonghui Superstores, which is currently in a critical period of loss-making operations and transformation, the 3.88 billion yuan is undoubtedly significant. In 2025, Yonghui Superstores reported total operating revenue of 53.508 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 20.82%, and a net loss attributable to shareholders of 2.55 billion yuan, which widened by 1.085 billion yuan compared to 2024.
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