China Mengniu Dairy repurchases shares, maintains issued share count

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited announced a series of share repurchases between August 28, 2025, and September 18, 2025, totaling 4,766,000 shares. These repurchases were made on the Exchange, with prices ranging from HK$14.9056 to HK$15.9229 per share. The most recent repurchase on September 18, 2025, involved 200,000 shares at an aggregate price of HK$3,042,880. Despite these repurchases, the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) remained unchanged at 3,903,768,513 as of September 18, 2025. This indicates that the repurchased shares have not yet been cancelled or are being held as treasury shares, as specified in the disclosure.

The company's repurchases represent a small percentage of its existing issued shares, with individual transactions ranging from 0.003% to 0.0256% of the outstanding shares before each event. The aggregate repurchases under the current mandate, as of September 18, 2025, amount to 11,016,000 shares, representing 0.282% of the issued shares (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the resolution granting the repurchase mandate (June 12, 2025). The total number of shares authorized for repurchase under this mandate is 391,204,051.

The company confirmed that all repurchases were made in accordance with Main Board Rules, with a moratorium period for any new share issues or sale/transfer of treasury shares extending up to October 18, 2025.