AIA Group cancels repurchased shares, issues new shares

AIA Group Limited (HKEX: 1299) announced changes to its issued share capital. On January 8, 2025, the company cancelled 39,177,800 ordinary shares previously repurchased between December 2, 2024, and December 31, 2024. These cancellations reduced the total number of issued shares to 10,792,534,531. Concurrently, AIA issued 8,198 new ordinary shares related to the exercise of share options under a scheme adopted on September 28, 2010. The issue price for these shares was HKD 47.73. Additionally, the company disclosed the repurchase of 1,144,800 shares on January 8, 2025, at prices ranging from HKD 53.6 to HKD 54.85, for a total consideration of HKD 61,870,980.45. These repurchased shares are designated for cancellation. Further repurchases for cancellation, totaling 4,413,800 shares, are pending cancellation and remain listed as issued shares.