AIA: No Share Issuance in October; Option Pools Remain Active

Bulletin Express
Nov 05

AIA Group Limited filed its monthly return for October 2026, confirming that the issued share count and treasury share balance were unchanged during the period.

• Issued Shares – The company closed October with 10.35 billion ordinary shares outstanding, identical to the level at end-September. No new shares were issued and no shares were repurchased or held in treasury.

• Public Float – AIA affirmed compliance with Hong Kong Stock Exchange rules, maintaining at least the 25 % minimum public float requirement for its ordinary shares.

• Equity Incentive Schemes – Active equity programmes collectively held 78.32 million potential shares at month-end: – 2010 Share Option Scheme: 9.42 million options outstanding, no new grants or exercises. – 2020 Share Option Scheme: 13.73 million options outstanding; scheme capacity allows up to 262.09 million additional shares. – 2020 Restricted Share Unit Scheme: 45.76 million RSUs outstanding after 388,956 units were forfeited, lapsed or adjusted during the month. – 2020 Employee Share Purchase Plan: 5.81 million units outstanding following a net addition of 139,501 units. – 2021 Agency Share Purchase Plan: 3.59 million units outstanding, up 112,483 units after grants and lapses.

• Capital Movements – No warrants, convertibles or other share-related instruments were issued, redeemed or exercised. Total funds raised from option exercises in October were HKD 0.

The filing, signed by Group Company Secretary Nicole Pao, indicates a stable capital structure for the month while highlighting the sizeable unexercised option and share unit pools available under the company’s incentive plans.

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