ADATA originally planned to buy back 6,000 treasury shares but canceled the call before the market opened.
Since unsecured ordinary corporate bonds have not yet been listed, the company has canceled the originally announced treasury stock buyback plan in accordance with self-regulatory rules.
Quick Look
- The board of directors of ADATA originally decided to buy back 6,000 treasury shares and transfer them to employees.
- However, because unsecured ordinary corporate bonds have not yet been listed, in accordance with the restrictions in Article 4-12 of the Self-Discipline Rules of the Securities Business Association, the buyback was announced before the market opened on the 10th.
- The original expected buy-back range was NT$213.5 to NT$532.2 per share, with the total amount capped at NT$3.152 billion.
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Why It Matters
ADATA originally announced on the 9th that its board of directors had decided to buy back 6,000 treasury shares and transfer the shares to employees. The buyback range was NT$213.5 to NT$532.2 per share, and the total amount was capped at NT$3.152 billion. The buyback period was from November 10 to January 8 next year. Before the market opened on the 10th, because the unsecured ordinary corporate bonds had not yet been listed, the company decided to cancel the repurchase of treasury shares in accordance with the restrictions in Article 4-12 of the "Self-Discipline Rules for the Raising and Issuance of Securities by Underwriter Members of the Securities Business Association of the Republic of China".
ADATA (3260) announced yesterday (9th) that the board of directors decided to buy back 6,000 treasury shares and transfer the shares to employees. However, ADATA announced before the market today (10th) that it decided to cancel the repurchase of treasury shares.
WeGon pointed out that because the unsecured ordinary corporate bonds issued have not yet been listed, in accordance with the restrictions in Article 4-12 of the "Self-Discipline Rules for the Raising and Issuance of Securities by Underwriter Members of the Securities Business Association of the Republic of China", no company shares can be bought back from the date of declaration to 3 months after the securities are listed, so it decided to cancel the buyback of treasury shares.
ADATA's original expected buy-back price range was 213.5 yuan to 532.2 yuan per share, and the total buy-back amount was expected to be capped at NT$3.152 billion. The shares scheduled to be bought back accounted for 1.68% of the total number of issued shares, and the buy-back period was from November 10 to January 8 next year.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
ADATA's unsecured ordinary corporate bonds are still not allowed to buy back the company's shares within 3 months after the listing, at which time the company may re-evaluate the treasury stock buyback plan.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When are ADATA unsecured ordinary corporate bonds expected to be listed?
- After canceling the buyback, does ADATA still have other employee equity incentive plans?
- What is the specific impact of this move on ADATA’s financial position and shareholders’ equity?
