China Construction Bank announces domestic preference share dividend distribution

China Construction Bank Corporation has announced the implementation of its dividend distribution plan for domestic preference shares, with a per-share cash dividend of 3.57 yuan (inclusive of tax). The total cash dividend to be distributed is 2.142 bn yuan, based on the 600 million shares issued. The dividend distribution applies to all domestic preference shareholders registered with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch by the close of trading on December 25, 2025.

Key dates for this dividend distribution are set for December 2025. The last trading day for these preference shares is December 24, 2025, followed by the equity registration and ex-dividend date on December 25, 2025. The actual dividend payment to eligible shareholders is scheduled for December 26, 2025, covering the interest period from December 26, 2024, to December 25, 2025.

The dividend payout was approved by China Construction Bank's board of directors on October 30, 2025, following authorizations from the 2014 annual general meeting and the A-share and H-share class shareholders meetings in 2015. Resident enterprise shareholders, including institutional investors, are responsible for self-paying their corporate income tax on the cash dividends received.