On 26 November 2025, a public disclosure form was published concerning the privatisation by way of merger involving DONGFENG MOTOR GROUP CO LTD. According to the announcement, the Executive received a report under Rule 22 of the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, detailing derivatives transactions carried out by BlackRock, Inc. on 24 November 2025.
BlackRock, Inc. disclosed closing out derivative contracts relating to a total of 60,000, 12,000, and 494,000 reference securities, with respective reference prices of US$9.2472, US$9.2017, and US$9.3400. The total amounts involved in these transactions were US$71,279.1200, US$14,169.6200, and US$4,609,732.5300, leading to resultant balances of 5,696,000, 5,684,000, and 5,190,000, respectively. Additionally, BlackRock, Inc. entered into new derivative contracts relating to 56,000 and 3,746,000 reference securities at reference prices of US$9.2346 and US$9.3400, with total amounts of US$516,472.2100 and US$25,676,371.5500. The resultant balances from these new contracts were 106,000 and 3,852,000, respectively.
The announcement clarifies that BlackRock, Inc. is a Class (6) associate of the Offeree company due to its shareholdings in the Offeree, and that all disclosed dealings were carried out for discretionary investment clients. The disclosure form was received by the Executive on 26 November 2025.