Alibaba's issued shares increase for October, driven by equity plans

Alibaba Group Holding Limited reported an increase of 357,043 in its total number of issued ordinary shares, bringing the total to 19,088,637,327 shares as of October 31, 2025. This movement primarily stemmed from the issuance of new shares related to restricted share units granted under both the 2014 Post-IPO Equity Incentive Plan and the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. Specifically, 344,760 new shares were issued under the 2014 plan, and 12,283 new shares were issued under the 2024 plan.

The company's authorised/registered share capital remained stable at $100,000, represented by 32,000,000,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.000003125 each. No share options were exercised during the month, with 37,544,000 share options still outstanding under the 2014 Post-IPO Equity Incentive Plan, potentially yielding 37,544,000 ordinary shares upon exercise. Additionally, 411,722,055 shares remain available for future grants under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan.

Alibaba also noted that its Convertible Senior Notes, due May 2024 and September 2025, remained outstanding at $4.9998 bn and $3.168 bn, respectively. These notes could potentially convert into 514,336,000 and 172,224,000 ordinary shares, including in the form of ADSs, taking into account make-whole adjustments. No new shares were issued from convertible securities or treasury shares during the month.