Baidu repurchased 560,000 Class A ordinary shares on September 21, 2026, for cancellation, but the shares had not yet been cancelled. Investors should note that repurchased shares remain within Issued Shares until cancellation, while the reported activity covers purchases made between September 7 and September 21, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Baidu bought 545,000 shares at HKD 91.6772 each on September 7.
  • The September 16 purchase involved 565,850 shares at HKD 88.3549 apiece.
  • Baidu repurchased Class A ordinary shares listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong for cancellation.

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) repurchased 560,000 Class A ordinary shares on September 21, 2026, for cancellation. The shares had not yet been cancelled at the relevant closing balance date. The reported activity covers purchases made between September 7 and September 21, 2026.

September 21 Buyback

The latest transaction involved Class A ordinary shares listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Baidu reported the shares as repurchased for cancellation rather than for retention as treasury shares. The company’s issued-share balance excluding treasury shares stood at 2,209,541,178 at both the opening and closing balance dates shown for the period.

Purchase Prices Varied

Baidu bought 545,000 shares on September 7 at HKD 91.6772 per share. The September 8 transaction covered 554,150 shares at HKD 90.2251, followed by 541,200 shares at HKD 92.383 on September 9. The September 10 purchase involved 557,200 shares at HKD 89.7264 per share. Baidu then repurchased 560,200 shares on September 11 at HKD 89.2402. The September 14 transaction covered 556,900 shares at HKD 89.7782, while 556,100 shares changed hands for repurchase on September 15 at HKD 89.9088. The September 16 purchase involved 565,850 shares at HKD 88.3549. These transactions were each recorded as shares intended for cancellation but not yet cancelled.

Cancellation Status And Restriction

Baidu’s September 21 repurchase was made on the Exchange, and all 560,000 shares were designated for cancellation. The return also states that the repurchased shares remain part of issued shares as of the closing balance date when cancellation has not yet occurred. A moratorium on issuing new shares or selling or transferring treasury shares runs up to October 21, 2026, following the share repurchases, subject to the stated regulatory carve-out.