China Starch Holdings Limited disclosed on 30 September 2026 that it bought back 4.00 million ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, classifying all repurchased shares as treasury stock.

Prior to the transaction, China Starch had 5.67 billion issued shares (excluding treasury shares) and 138.42 million shares held in treasury. The 4.00 million-share buyback reduced the free-float by 0.07 % to 5.67 billion shares, while increasing treasury shares to 142.42 million—equivalent to roughly 2.45 % of the company’s 5.81 billion total issued shares.

The shares were repurchased at prices ranging from HKD 0.174 to HKD 0.177, with a volume-weighted average cost of HKD 0.1765 per share. Total cash outlay amounted to HKD 0.71 million.

Since receiving shareholder authorisation on 12 May 2026 to repurchase up to 596.45 million shares, China Starch has bought back 272.52 million shares, utilising about 45.69 % of the mandate, or 4.57 % of the share capital outstanding on the mandate date.

Under Hong Kong listing rules, the company is subject to a moratorium on issuing new shares or disposing of treasury shares until 30 October 2026.