Spring Airlines reveals top shareholders before share buyback

Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. held its fifth board meeting on August 27, 2025, where it approved a resolution to repurchase company shares through centralized bidding. This decision was subsequently disclosed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website on August 29, 2025. In line with regulatory requirements, the company has now published the shareholding details of its top ten shareholders and top ten unrestricted shareholders as of August 28, 2025, the trading day prior to the board resolution announcement.

The largest shareholder is Shanghai Spring International Travel Service (Group) Co., Ltd., holding 504,000,000 shares, which represents 51.52% of the total share capital. Other significant shareholders include Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited with 22,354,784 shares (2.28%), and Shanghai Spring Charter Airlines Co., Ltd. with 18,785,200 shares (1.92%). China Securities Finance Corporation Limited holds 16,892,789 shares (1.73%), and Shanghai Chunxiang Investment Co., Ltd. holds 12,913,745 shares (1.32%).

Notably, Spring Airlines’ shares are all unrestricted circulating shares. Consequently, the top ten unrestricted shareholders are identical to the top ten shareholders listed in the announcement, ensuring full transparency of major ownership stakes before the share buyback commences.