ANTA Sports Products (HKG:2020) granted nearly 3.8 million awarded shares to 357 employees under a 2018 incentive scheme, according to a Friday Hong Kong bourse filing.
The shares represent approximately 0.136% of the Chinese sportswear group's issued share capital.
Of the total, 100,000 award shares were granted to executive director Bi Mingwei.
H World (HKG:1179) recorded an attributable profit of 817 million yuan in the first quarter, down 8.6% from 894 million yuan a year prior.Earnings per share slipped to 0.26 yuan from 0.28 yuan, according to a Friday Hong Kong bourse filing from the Chinese hotel management company.Revenue climbed 11% to 6 billion yuan from 5.4 billion yuan in the year-ago period.
Ming Yang Smart Energy (SHA:601615) is looking to build a new factory in other sites in Europe, including Spain, to host its wind turbine manufacturing facility after the U.K. disallowed the company from setting up in Scotland, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Ming Yang Europe CEO Horatio Evers.The U.K. said in March it would not support the use of Ming Yang's turbines in offshore wind projects in the country, citing security concerns, according to the report.Ming Yang is in talks with Madrid regarding the site and is considering other locations, the report said."We would invest in a factory in a country, if we have the guarantee that our turbines are eligible for the market," Reuters quoted Evers as saying.Chinese renewable technology is a contentious issue in Europe. The E.U. initiated a review of Chinese manufacturers in 2024 over competition concerns, Reuters said.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
Ebara's (TYO:6361) profit attributable to owners of the parent climbed 16% to 18.3 billion yen for the first quarter from 15.8 billion yen a year earlier.The industrial machinery manufacturer's earnings per share increased to 40.09 yen from 34.15 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Friday.Revenue jumped 16% to 246.3 billion yen for the three months ended March 31 from 212.7 billion yen in the prior year.For the year ending Dec. 31, the company expects attributable profit of 99.5 billion yen, EPS of 217.91 yen, and revenue of 1.020 trillion yen.Ebara plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 33 yen per share, each, for the current fiscal year, which is higher than the 28 yen interim and 31 yen year-end dividends paid in the year-ago period.