On September 21, COSCO SHIP HOLD rose 3.38% in regular trading, trading at HK$17.25/share, with turnover of HK$159 million. The rally was driven by a combination of an aggressive buyback price ceiling increase and an imminent ex-dividend date.
On September 15, the company's board approved raising the A-share buyback price cap from RMB 15.40/share to RMB 20.00/share, a nearly 30% increase. The company cited confidence in its long-term development prospects and commitment to ensuring the buyback program reaches its minimum target. The very next trading day, the company executed a single-day buyback of approximately 12.86 million A-shares at prices between RMB 16.23 and RMB 16.42, spending roughly RMB 210 million. As of August 31, cumulative buyback spending had reached RMB 546 million against a planned range of RMB 770 million to RMB 1.54 billion.
Additionally, the company is set to go ex-dividend on September 23, distributing an interim dividend of RMB 0.43 per share, translating to a trailing twelve-month dividend yield of approximately 7.36% based on the current H-share price, providing further near-term support.
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