Summary by Futu AI
The Group filed the following day's disclosure report on January 19, 2024, disclosing the changes in its issued share capital. The report showed that on 19 January 2024, under the Employee Share Incentive Scheme, the Group exercised an option for 329,500 shares of Class B Ordinary Shares at HK$40.6371 per share, representing a 41.78% discount on the previous business day's closing price of HK$69.8. In addition, the USAG made several share repurchases through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange between 10 and 19 January 2024, but did not write them off. On January 19, MEI repurchased 5,747,000 shares at a price of between HK$68.35 and HK$71.25 for a total payout of HK$399,979,706. Since the adoption of the Ordinary Resolution, the total number of shares repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is 44,131,100 shares, representing 0.707% of the issued shares. THE REPORT FINALLY CONFIRMS THAT ALL SHARE ISSUANCES HAVE BEEN FORMALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPLY WITH RELEVANT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.