KE Holdings Inc. (02423) released a Next Day Disclosure Return on 21 January 2026, revealing that the total number of issued WVR ordinary shares (Type A) remained at 3,346,029,167 as of 20 January 2026, unchanged from 16 January 2026. According to the filing, the opening and closing balances of issued shares were the same due to shares repurchased but not yet cancelled.

From 2 January to 20 January 2026, the company reported repurchasing multiple tranches of shares, with the most recent repurchase on 20 January amounting to 589,116 shares (representing 0.017% of the issued shares before the transaction). The document indicates that these shares were repurchased on the New York Stock Exchange within a price range of USD 5.86 to USD 6.07, for an aggregate consideration of USD 3,499,997. The repurchased shares have not been cancelled and thus did not affect the total issued share count.

The announcement also notes that KE Holdings Inc. is authorized to repurchase up to 360,216,007 shares under a resolution passed on 27 June 2025. As of 20 January 2026, it reported repurchases totaling 97,450,215 shares under that mandate, which equates to approximately 2.705% of the company’s issued shares on the date of the original resolution.