Bank of East Asia pays HKD 0.46 dividend: what it means for Bank of East Asia stock

Published on 10/13/2026 at 03:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter earnings per share were HKD 0.91, with revenue at HKD 15.51 billion. Bank of East Asia stock receives HKD 18.42 scrip terms.

Key points in brief

Bank of East Asia is distributing an HKD 0.46 interim dividend on October 13, 2026.
The scrip option sets new shares at HKD 18.42 each.
Second-quarter earnings per share were HKD 0.91 and revenue was HKD 15.51 billion.
The last Lang & Schwarz quote was EUR 2.11 on October 12, 2026.

Bank of East Asia, HK0023000190, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Bank of East Asia (HK0023000190) is distributing an interim dividend of HKD 0.46 per share on October 13, 2026, while the scrip option values new shares at HKD 18.42. Futubull reported that the bank declared the dividend on August 20, 2026, for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Three dividend milestones

On August 20, 2026, Bank of East Asia declared the HKD 0.46 interim dividend. On September 16, 2026, the published scrip terms set the new-share value at HKD 18.42, based on the average closing price from September 2 to September 8, 2026. On October 13, 2026, the cash dividend is due to registered shareholders, and the new shares are expected to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

What does the dividend mean?

The payout gives shareholders a cash alternative while preserving a share-based option. The scrip price of HKD 18.42 is below the HKD 18.74 Hong Kong price cited for October 2, 2026, a difference of HKD 0.32 per share, although the two figures refer to different purposes and dates.

Operating data provide the earnings context. Investing.com lists second-quarter 2026 earnings per share at HKD 0.91 and revenue at HKD 15.51 billion, compared with HKD 0.86 earnings per share and HKD 16.90 billion revenue for the six months ended June 2025. The comparison points to higher per-share earnings alongside lower reported revenue in the comparable interim period.

Dates and market reference

The October 13, 2026 dividend payment is the next dated shareholder event identified in the announcement. The same announcement gives October 13, 2026 as the expected start date for trading in the new scrip shares, subject to Hong Kong Stock Exchange approval.

Bank of East Asia was last at EUR 2.11 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 10:57 p.m. CEST. On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the share was trading at HKD 18.19 on October 13, 2026 at 9:40 a.m. HKT, while its 52-week range was HKD 12.20 to HKD 19.94 and its market capitalization was HKD 48.1 billion on that date. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Bank of East Asia stock.