East Buy Holding Limited (01797.HK) filed a Next Day Disclosure Return with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 18 March 2026, detailing a modest expansion of its share capital driven by employee incentive schemes.

The company’s issued share count rose to 1.06 billion shares as of 18 March 2026, up from 1.05 billion shares on 28 February 2026. The net increase of 5.56 million shares represents a 0.53% dilution.

Breakdown of the new shares: 1. 2019 Share Option Scheme – employee exercises • 95,000 shares were issued across seven transactions between 3 March and 16 March 2026 at an exercise price of HKD 5.22, bringing in approximately HKD 0.50 million in cash proceeds.

2. 2023 Share Award Scheme – share grants • 630,000 shares were awarded to a director. • 4.84 million shares were awarded to non-director participants. • All 5.47 million award shares were issued at nil consideration.

No treasury shares were held, repurchased, or sold during the period, and the company confirmed compliance with all applicable listing and regulatory requirements.