Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (HKG:0719, SHE:000756) said it has renewed its trademark licence agreement with Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Branch of Hualu for another three years from January 2026 to December 2028, according to an Oct. 24 Hong Kong bourse filing.
Hong Kong-listed shares of the firm were down over 3% in Monday morning trade.
Under the new agreement, the company will pay an annual licence fee of about 14.4 million yuan, up from 10 million yuan under the previous arrangement.
The agreement allows the company to continue using the "Xinhua" trademark for its pharmaceutical and chemical products in and outside mainland China, it said.