Huishang Bank: Shareholders Table Alternative Plan to Lift 2025 Cash-Dividend Payout to 30%

Bulletin Express
Jun 14

1. Additional dividend proposal ahead of AGM Huishang Bank Corporation Limited will add a shareholder-driven resolution to its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30 June 2026. Three shareholders jointly holding about 1.62% of the outstanding ordinary shares have submitted an “Additional Proposal on Annual Profit Distribution Plan”, seeking to raise the 2025 cash-dividend payout ratio to 30% of parent-company net profit.

2. Two competing profit-distribution options • Board proposal (Resolution 3): Cash dividend of RMB 2.50 (tax-inclusive) per 10 shares, totalling roughly RMB 3.47 billion and equating to a 22% payout ratio. • Shareholder proposal (Supplemental Resolution 12): Cash dividend of RMB 3.41 (tax-inclusive) per 10 shares, totalling about RMB 4.73 billion and representing a 30% payout ratio.

3. Impact if resolutions pass or fail • Approval of only the Board proposal will trigger a dividend of RMB 2.50 per 10 shares. • Approval of only the shareholder proposal will trigger a dividend of RMB 3.41 per 10 shares. • Approval of both proposals would nullify dividend distribution, requiring a fresh plan at a later extraordinary general meeting. • Rejection of both proposals would result in no final dividend for 2025.

4. Key AGM logistics • Date & venue: 30 June 2026, 9:00 a.m., Conference Room 304, Huishang Bank Building, Hefei, Anhui, PRC. • Record date for dividend entitlement (either plan): 13 July 2026; share register closes 8–13 July 2026. • Expected payment date: 21 August 2026. • Proxy forms (supplemental and original) must reach Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services or the Bank’s PRC office by 9:00 a.m., 29 June 2026.

5. Context provided by proposing shareholders The proponents argue that Huishang Bank’s historic dividend payout has lagged peers despite solid profitability and adequate capital, noting regulatory encouragement for higher and more stable dividends and the Bank’s ongoing A-share IPO tutoring process. They estimate the higher payout would reduce capital adequacy by only 0.09 percentage point and would remain within regulatory thresholds.

Shareholders are urged to vote prudently, as simultaneous approval of both dividend plans would delay any 2025 distribution.

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