Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. at its AGM held on June 20, 2025 approved final dividend of RMB 3.70 (tax inclusive) per 10 Shares in cash to A Shareholders and H Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members on the record date of shareholdings. Of which, the Company will distribute a total amount of RMB 636,046,901.60 as Final Dividend based on 1,719,045,680 H Shares in issue to H Shareholders whose names appear on the register of members of H Shares on Sunday, July 13, 2025 (the “Record Date”); the details on the distribution of Final Dividend to A Shareholders and related matters will be announced in due course. The undistributed profit will be carried forward to the next year.
The Final Dividend is denominated and declared in Renminbi and shall be paid to A Shareholders (including GDR depositors) and investors of Hong Kong Stock Connect in Renminbi and to H Shareholders (excluding investors of Hong Kong Stock Connect) in Hong Kong dollars or Renminbi. H Shareholders (excluding investors of Hong Kong Stock Connect) will be given the option to elect to receive all (save in the case of HKSCC Nominees Limited, which may elect to receive all or part of its entitlement) of the dividend in Hong Kong dollars or Renminbi. The actual amount of Final Dividend for H Shares distributed in Hong Kong dollars shall be converted based on the average benchmark exchange rate for RMB to HK dollars as announced by the PBOC for the five business days prior to June 20, 2025 (the date of the AGM), that is, RMB 0.914196 to HKD 1.00, being a cash dividend of HKD 4.047272 (tax inclusive) for every 10 H Shares.
The Company expects to further issue a currency election form for the Final Dividend to H Shareholders on Monday, July 14, 2025 for H Shareholders who wish to receive the Final Dividend in Renminbi. To make such election, Shareholders should complete the dividend currency election form and return it to the Company’ s H Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’ s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Shareholders who are minded to elect to receive all (but not part) of the Final Dividend in Renminbi by cheques should note that (i) they should ensure that they have an appropriate bank account to which the Renminbi cheques for the Final Dividend can be presented for payment; and (ii) there is no assurance that Renminbi cheques can be cleared without material handling charges or delay in Hong Kong or that Renminbi cheques will be honored for payment upon presentation outside Hong Kong.
The cheques are expected to be posted to the relevant Shareholders by ordinary post on Friday, August 15, 2025 at the Shareholders’ own risk.
