On August 6, POP MART fell 2.79% at the open, trading at HKD 156.9. The decline was triggered by a disclosure showing major shareholder Duan Yongping's holding was reduced significantly due to derivatives settlement.
On August 5, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange disclosed that H&H International Investment, managed by Duan Yongping, saw its long position in POP MART decline from 7.65% to 5.55% as of July 30. The transaction involved approximately 27.93 million shares at a consolidated delivery price of HKD 162.50. Given that Duan had publicly stated just weeks earlier that he would likely not sell POP MART within 10 years, the 2.1 percentage point drop drew immediate market scrutiny.
Duan responded that the reduction was due to put options expiring and shares being called away. POP MART also clarified that this was not a direct secondary market sale but rather a physical settlement obligation under existing equity derivative contracts. Notably, on the same day, put options at the HKD 160 strike saw elevated volume, with over 11,500 contracts traded across near-term expiries.
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