Playmates Toys buys back 2.99 million shares on 6 May; cumulative repurchases hit 16.18 million under 2025 mandate

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Playmates Toys Limited filed a Next Day Disclosure Return on 6 May 2026 detailing the latest activity under its 2025 share-repurchase mandate.

Key points • Issued share capital unchanged: 1,170.26 million ordinary shares of HK$0.01 each remained outstanding as of 6 May 2026 because the repurchased shares have not yet been cancelled.

• Latest on-market buyback: On 6 May 2026 the company repurchased 2.99 million shares at prices ranging from HK$0.48 to HK$0.49, spending HK$1.45 million in aggregate. All of these shares are earmarked for cancellation.

• April–May shares awaiting cancellation: Including the 6 May transaction, 6.44 million shares bought between 22 April and 6 May 2026 are pending cancellation. This block represents about 0.55 % of the current issued share count. The volume-weighted average repurchase prices for the previous four trading days were HK$0.4759, HK$0.4823, HK$0.4897 and HK$0.474 respectively.

• Progress under mandate: Since shareholders approved the buyback mandate on 30 May 2025, Playmates Toys has repurchased 16.18 million shares, equal to 1.37 % of the outstanding shares on the mandate date. The board remains authorised to repurchase up to 1.18 billion shares.

• Moratorium period: In accordance with Hong Kong listing rules, the company cannot issue new shares or dispose of treasury shares until 5 June 2026, 30 days after the latest buyback.

The filing confirms that all repurchases complied with the Main Board Listing Rules and that no material changes have been made to the explanatory statement dated 7 April 2025.

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