COSCO Shipping Holdings continues substantial share buybacks across exchanges

COSCO Shipping Holdings disclosed substantial share buybacks across its H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and A-shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, as detailed in its Next Day Disclosure Report dated December 15, 2025. For its H-shares, the company repurchased 2,950,000 shares on December 15, 2025, at prices ranging from HK$13.45 to HK$13.73, totaling HK$40,016,070. This specific buyback contributes to a larger series of repurchases, with the total number of H-shares bought back under the current mandate reaching 88,954,000, representing 3.0889% of its issued H-shares as of the resolution date (May 28, 2025).

On the Shanghai Stock Exchange, COSCO Shipping Holdings repurchased 229,400 A-shares on December 15, 2025, at prices between RMB 14.91 and RMB 14.98, for a total consideration of RMB 3,430,226. These buybacks are part of a broader program that saw the company repurchase millions of A-shares throughout November and early December 2025.

The company's outstanding H-shares as of December 12, 2025, were 2,879,819,500, remaining unchanged after the latest reported buyback as these are "shares to be cancelled but not yet cancelled". Similarly, the issued A-shares remained at 12,609,938,239 as of November 30, 2025, with the December 15, 2025, buyback also categorized as "shares to be cancelled but not yet cancelled". These repurchases align with the company's previously approved mandate, which allows for buybacks until January 14, 2026.