ant group will distribute dividends to all shareholders and says it will continue to invest in ai and other strategic directions
2024-09-09
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ant group is about to distribute dividends to all shareholders.
it is reported that ant group recently held a shareholders' meeting and reviewed and approved the company's profit distribution plan. according to the plan, ant group will distribute dividends to all shareholders, and employees holding equity incentive tools will also enjoy the economic benefits corresponding to the dividends.
ant said that this dividend is due to the interim results of the company's operations. in recent times, the company has focused on development, the main business has maintained a steady trend, and the innovative business has achieved accelerated breakthroughs. based on the confidence in future development and the importance attached to shareholders and employees, the company has formulated this profit distribution plan after comprehensively considering reasonable returns to shareholders, sustainable operating capabilities, and continuous investment in the future. dividends will not affect future investment, and ant will continue to invest heavily in strategic directions such as ai.
in a letter to employees, ant said that allowing shareholders and employees to share development results in a timely manner will help further stimulate innovation and creativity and enhance the company's long-term competitiveness.
ant distributed dividends twice in march and december 2022, with a total of approximately 11.95 billion and 31.87 billion yuan respectively, with a cumulative dividend of more than 43.8 billion yuan. it repurchased shares in july 2023, and the repurchase ratio did not exceed 7.6% of the total share capital.
looking ahead, ant said it will continue to be driven by technological innovation, continue to increase investment in talent and r&d, accelerate the embrace of the ai era, firmly promote its globalization strategy, create greater value for customers, and create long-term returns for shareholders.
the ant group shareholders' meeting also reviewed and approved a proposal to add independent directors to the company's board of directors. zhang hongjiang, a well-known artificial intelligence scholar and founder of beijing zhiyuan research institute, was nominated as an independent director of ant group. the number of ant's board of directors will increase from 8 to 9.
the paper reporter chen yueshi
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