On June 10, Cathay Pacific declined 6.48% in regular trading, trading at HK$11.91 per share, with turnover reaching HK$242 million. The sharp sell-off was triggered by Swire Pacific's announcement of a HK$4.7 billion exchangeable bond issuance linked to Cathay Pacific shares.

According to the announcement, Swire's wholly-owned subsidiary Swire Pacific Finance will issue bonds with an initial exchange price of HK$13.18 per share. If fully exchanged, the bonds would convert into approximately 356.6 million Cathay Pacific shares, representing about 5.9% of total issued shares. Swire's stake would decline from 45.12% to 39.2%, though it would remain the largest single shareholder. Notably, in March, Swire had already placed 153 million shares at HK$11.74 per share, raising nearly HK$1.8 billion.

The broader airline sector is also under pressure, with Air China down 2.55%, China Southern Airlines down 3.13%, and China Eastern Airlines down 2.47%, as surging oil prices driven by Middle East geopolitical tensions and IATA's downward revision of global airline profit forecasts weigh heavily on the sector.

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