Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba) reported a sizeable expansion of its Hong Kong-listed share base in the Monthly Return for Equity Issuer covering August 2026.
Key share capital movements • Authorised capital unchanged: 32.00 billion ordinary shares with a par value of USD 0.000003125 each, representing total authorised capital of USD 0.10 million. • Issued shares increased by 710.00 million to 19.88 billion, reflecting a 3.7% enlargement versus the end-July share count. There are no treasury shares on record. • Public float remains compliant with the Main Board’s 25% minimum requirement.
Primary driver – HK placement On 26 August 2026, Alibaba completed a placement of 710.00 million new shares at HKD 112.70 per share under its general mandate. The newly issued stock represents 3.57% of the enlarged share capital.
Equity incentive activity • Options: 27.42 million options (2014 Post-IPO Equity Incentive Plan) remained outstanding; no option exercises occurred during the month. • RSUs: Up to 93.13 million shares may be issued under the 2014 plan and 117.96 million under the 2024 plan; no RSU conversions were recorded in August.
Convertible notes • May 2024 Convertible Senior Notes: USD 4.9998 billion outstanding; up to 519.06 million shares issuable at a conversion price of USD 12.5222. • September 2025 Convertible Senior Notes: USD 3.168 billion outstanding; up to 173.80 million shares issuable at USD 23.9244. No conversions into equity occurred during the month.
Capital structure snapshot (31 Aug 2026) • Total issued shares: 19.88 billion • Treasury shares: none • Authorised share capital: USD 0.10 million (32.00 billion shares authorised)
Compliance statement Alibaba confirmed that it met all Hong Kong Stock Exchange public-float and listing rule requirements as of 31 August 2026.
