Kuaishou Adds 23.42 Thousand New Shares on Option Exercise; 44 Thousand Shares Repurchased, Pending-Cancellation Buybacks Reach 12.38 Million

Bulletin Express
Apr 13

Kuaishou Technology disclosed a minor change to its share capital alongside continued share buybacks in a Next Day Disclosure Return filed on 13 April 2026.

New share issuance • Two option exercises under the 6 February 2018 Pre-IPO employee incentive scheme added a total of 23,420 Class B shares on 10 and 13 April 2026. • Exercise price: HKD 0.3273 per share. • Resulting Class B share count: 3,657.80 million, up 0.0006 %. • Total issued share capital (Class A + Class B) rose correspondingly to 4.35 billion shares.

Latest on-market repurchase • On 13 April 2026 the company bought back 44,000 Class B shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at HKD 44.54 each, for a total consideration of HKD 1.96 million. • All shares repurchased are intended for cancellation.

Buybacks awaiting cancellation • Including the 44,000 shares repurchased on 13 April, Kuaishou now has 12.38 million Class B shares (acquired between 26 March and 13 April 2026) pending cancellation. • These pending-cancellation shares represent about 0.28 % of the total issued share capital as of 9 April 2026.

Repurchase mandate status • Shareholders authorised the company on 19 June 2025 to repurchase up to 428.39 million shares. • Cumulative repurchases under this mandate stand at 31.66 million shares, equal to 0.74 % of issued shares on the mandate date. • Under listing rules, Kuaishou cannot issue new shares or transfer any treasury shares until 13 May 2026 unless it obtains prior Exchange approval.

The company confirmed that all option exercises and repurchases complied with Hong Kong Listing Rules and relevant legal requirements.

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