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Scholar Education Group Expands Share Award Pool With On-Market Buyback

Story Highlights
  • Scholar Education Group’s trustee bought 1,167,000 shares on-market for its award scheme, lifting holdings to 2.76 percent of issued stock.
  • The board sees the share price as undervalued, plans to use these shares for future incentives, and may direct further purchases as conditions allow.
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Scholar Education Group Expands Share Award Pool With On-Market Buyback

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Scholar Education Group ( (HK:1769) ) has issued an announcement.

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 1,167,000 shares on the open market on 20 May 2026, representing about 0.173% of its issued share capital, at an average price of roughly HK$1.27 per share. Following this transaction, the trustee holds 18,613,000 shares, or about 2.76% of the company, in trust for selected participants under the scheme.

The board stated that the current share price undervalues the company and views the buyback for the award scheme as a good opportunity to accumulate stock for future employee incentives. Management emphasized confidence in the firm’s business outlook and signaled it will continue to monitor market conditions and may instruct further share purchases, with the board retaining full discretion over the size and vesting conditions of future awards.

More about Scholar Education Group

Scholar Education Group is a Cayman Islands-incorporated education services provider listed in Hong Kong, focusing on tutoring and related educational programs for students in China. The company operates within the broader private education sector, where regulatory shifts and competition have heightened the importance of capital management, staff incentives, and investor confidence.

Average Trading Volume: 917,204

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: HK$831.7M

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