Black Sesame International Holding Limited disclosed a simultaneous share issuance and repurchase on 14 May 2026 that resulted in a slight net contraction of its issued share base.

On the issuance side, the company allotted 300 new ordinary shares under the Pre-IPO Share Plan adopted on 7 September 2016 and amended on 31 December 2021. The shares, granted to a non-director participant, were priced at HKD 4.602 each, representing 0.000042% of the 712.73 million shares outstanding prior to the transaction.

Concurrently, Black Sesame repurchased 240,900 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at prices ranging between HKD 17.60 and HKD 17.70, translating into a volume-weighted average cost of HKD 17.6652 per share. The aggregate consideration amounted to approximately HKD 4.26 million. All repurchased shares have been retained as treasury stock.

After accounting for both movements, the number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) fell from 712.73 million to 712.49 million, while treasury shares increased to 1.80 million. The buyback equates to 0.0338% of the issued shares before the transaction and utilises roughly 0.28% of the 63.18 million-share mandate authorised by shareholders on 30 May 2025.

A moratorium on further share issues or treasury-share disposals is in place until 13 June 2026, in line with the Hong Kong listing rules that require a 30-day window following on-market repurchases.