Hong Kong—Tencent Holdings Limited reported a marginal change in its share capital on 14 September 2026, issuing 879 new ordinary shares following the exercise of employee options granted under the 2023 Share Option Scheme. The weighted-average issue price was HKD 277.38 per share. As a result, the company’s outstanding share count inched up to 9.103 billion shares, an immaterial 0.00001 % increase.

Concurrently, the technology group continued its aggressive share-repurchase programme. From 17 August to 14 September 2026, Tencent bought back 9.24 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that remain outstanding pending cancellation. The daily repurchase volumes ranged between 223,000 and 682,000 shares, with volume-weighted average prices spanning HKD 426.63 to HKD 455.66 per share.

On 14 September alone, Tencent repurchased 233,000 shares at prices between HKD 423.80 and HKD 435.20, for a total consideration of HKD 100.28 million. All shares bought since 17 August are intended for cancellation, and none have been converted to treasury stock.

Under the shareholder mandate approved on 13 May 2026, Tencent is authorised to repurchase up to 911.80 million shares. Cumulative purchases to date stand at 45.32 million shares, equating to 0.497 % of the shares outstanding when the mandate was granted. In accordance with Hong Kong listing rules, Tencent is restricted from issuing, selling or transferring new shares for 30 days following the latest repurchase, setting a moratorium period through 14 October 2026.

Following the modest option-related issuance and the ongoing but not yet cancelled buybacks, Tencent’s issued share capital is 9.103 billion shares, with no treasury shares on the balance sheet as of the latest reporting date.