Tencent discloses share changes, active repurchases, and upcoming board meeting

Tencent Holdings Limited disclosed changes in its issued shares and treasury shares, reporting an opening balance of 9,130,645,707 shares as of December 22, 2025. On December 23, 2025, 655 new shares were issued at HK$276.81, linked to the exercise of options under the 2023 Share Option Scheme, resulting in a closing balance of 9,130,646,362 shares.

The company actively repurchased shares for cancellation between December 8 and December 23, 2025, with daily repurchases ranging from 1,035,000 to 1,067,000 shares. On December 23, 2025 alone, Tencent repurchased 1,051,000 shares on the Exchange at prices between HK$602.5 and HK$613.5, totaling HK$635,832,823.9. The company has repurchased 97,765,000 shares under a mandate issued on May 14, 2025, representing 1.06393% of issued shares. A moratorium on new share issuance or treasury share sales is in effect until January 22, 2026.

In a separate announcement, Tencent’s board of directors will convene on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to approve the annual results for the year ending December 31, 2025 and consider a final dividend. The board comprises executive director Ma Huateng, non-executive directors Jacobus Petrus Bekker and Charles St Leger Searle, and independent non-executive directors Li Dong Sheng, Ian Charles Stone, Yang Siu Shun, Ke Yang, and Zhang Xiulan.