Tencent Holdings Limited released its Monthly Return for the period ended 31 March 2026, detailing a net increase of 17.51 million ordinary shares. The total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) climbed to 9.12 billion, up from 9.11 billion at the end of February.

Key drivers of the share-count movement were: • Share Award Scheme: 17.16 million new shares were allotted on 19 March 2026 under the share-award programme adopted on 17 May 2023. • Share Options: 0.35 million shares were issued following option exercises within the 2023 Share Option Scheme, generating HKD 113.64 million in subscription proceeds. • Share Repurchases: 2.45 million shares were bought back between 26 and 31 March 2026. As these shares had not yet been cancelled by month-end, they remain in the issued share total.

Outstanding options under the 2023 scheme increased to 80.15 million. If fully exercised, 47.86 million additional shares could be issued, with an aggregate headroom of 245.96 million shares available for future grants under the plan.

Authorised share capital remained unchanged at 50.00 billion shares with an aggregate nominal value of HKD 1.00 million, and Tencent reported no treasury shares on hand. The company affirmed that it met the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s minimum public-float requirement of 25 per cent as of 31 March 2026.