Orient Securities declares interim dividend for 2025, sets key dates

Orient Securities (DFZQ) has declared an interim dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2025, with an announcement date of August 29, 2025. The interim ordinary dividend for the financial year ending December 31, 2025, is RMB 1.2 per 10 shares, and this was approved by shareholders on May 23, 2025.

For Hong Kong share register holders, the default payment will be HKD 1.315556 per 10 shares. The ex-dividend date is September 11, 2025, with the latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration being September 12, 2025, at 16:30. The book close period will run from September 15, 2025, to September 18, 2025, with the record date on September 18, 2025. Payment is scheduled for October 28, 2025.

Withholding tax rates for non-resident individuals are 10% or 20% depending on tax agreements and other situations. Non-resident enterprises face a 10% withholding tax. For individual and enterprise residents within the PRC, the withholding tax rate is 20%, applicable to investors via the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connects. The actual HKD dividend amount is based on the average benchmark exchange rate for RMB to HKD over five business days prior to August 29, 2025.