Meituan shares climb on employee option exercises

Meituan, a leading technology company, reported an increase of 62,500 Class B WVR ordinary shares in its issued share capital for the month ending November 30, 2025. This was primarily due to the exercise of employee share options. The total number of Class B WVR ordinary shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, now stands at 5,532,143,434. Total funds raised from these exercises amounted to HK$2,381,349.75.

The increase stems from the exercise of options under the pre-IPO employee stock incentive scheme, which saw 62,500 new shares issued. Following this activity, the number of options outstanding under this scheme decreased to 11,852,396. The post-IPO share option scheme maintained 57,347,247 options outstanding, with no movement reported for the month.

Meituan also noted that 3,018,700 Class B ordinary shares repurchased for cancellation on May 27, 2025, had not yet been cancelled as of November 30, 2025. The company's total authorized/registered share capital at the end of the month was $100,000.