Yili Industrial boosts shareholder returns, guarantees subsidiary financing

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group has approved a shareholder return plan for 2025-2027, committing to annual cash dividends of no less than 75% of net profit attributable to parent company shareholders. The per-share cash dividend will also be no less than 1.22 yuan (tax inclusive), based on the 2024 dividend. This initiative aligns with national directives to enhance listed company quality and shareholder returns.

Concurrently, Yili Industrial Group is providing a guarantee for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westland Dairy Company Limited. On November 14, 2025, Yili signed a maximum guarantee contract with Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. for NZ$100m, covering Westland's credit and loan facilities. The total outstanding external guarantees for Yili and its subsidiaries, excluding this transaction, stand at 89.70bn yuan.

This guarantee falls within the previously approved limits from the April 28, 2025 board meeting and the May 20, 2024 annual general meeting, which authorized guarantees up to 1.8bn yuan for Westland. The total external guarantee amount, including this transaction, represents 16.87% of Yili's latest audited net assets.