CSC Financial updates interim dividend for first half of 2025

CSC Financial Co., Ltd. has updated its interim dividend announcement for the six months ended June 30, 2025, with a declared dividend of RMB 1.65 per 10 shares. The dividend is for the financial year ending December 31, 2025. Shareholders approved the dividend on November 21, 2025.

The ex-dividend date is set for November 25, 2025, with the latest time to lodge transfer documents for registration by 4:30 PM on November 26, 2025. The book close period will run from November 27, 2025, to December 2, 2025, with a record date of December 2, 2025. Payment is scheduled for December 30, 2025.

For Hong Kong share register, the dividend amount in HKD and the exchange rate will be announced later. Withholding tax rates vary by shareholder type and domicile. Non-resident enterprise H Shareholders, including HKSCC Nominees Limited, will face a 10% enterprise income tax. Individual H Shareholders who are Hong Kong or Macau residents, or from countries with a 10% dividend tax treaty with the PRC, will also have a 10% individual income tax withheld.

Individual H Shareholders from countries with a dividend tax treaty with the PRC stipulating a tax rate lower than 10% will still have 10% withheld, with assistance for refund applications available. A 20% withholding tax applies to individual H Shareholders from countries with a 20% dividend tax treaty or no tax agreement with the PRC. Domestic individual investors and securities investment funds investing via Stock Connect will also incur a 20% individual income tax.