Sept 10 — At a State Council Information Office briefing, CSRC Vice Chairman Li
Chao said that since the 2024 'six M&A measures' were issued listed companies
have disclosed 370 major asset restructuring firms, with a number of quality
accelerating transformation via M&A. He said since the new 'Nine Measures'
listed firms have returned more than CNY7trn via dividends and buybacks; over
2,000 firms have paid dividends for five consecutive years and more than 1,000
have paid interim dividends, with dividend frequency and amounts continuing to
rise.
