Bank Of Chongqing Co.,Ltd. (ASX: 601963) has issued an indicative announcement regarding an adjustment to its per-share cash dividend for the 2025 fiscal year.
This adjustment is a direct result of an increase in the bank's total share capital due to the ongoing conversion of its convertible bonds, while the total dividend payout amount remains unchanged.
The bank's shareholders approved the "2025 Annual Profit Distribution Plan" on June 23, 2026.
The plan stipulates a final dividend of CNY 2.918 per 10 shares (tax inclusive), equating to CNY 0.2918 per share (tax inclusive).
This final cash dividend amounts to a total of approximately CNY 1.014 billion (tax inclusive).
Combined with interim dividends, the total cash dividend for the full year is CNY 1.599 billion, representing a payout ratio of 30%.
From the beginning of 2026 up to June 29, the conversion of the bank's convertible bonds has added approximately 151 million new ordinary shares to the total share capital.
This has increased the total number of shares to approximately 3.626 billion.
Conversion of the bonds will be suspended from June 30 until the record date for this dividend distribution, at which point the share capital will be fixed.
In accordance with established shareholder meeting rules, the bank will maintain the total dividend amount.
It will recalculate the distribution standard based on the latest total share capital, resulting in an adjusted per-share dividend of CNY 0.2797 (tax inclusive).