Jardine Matheson Launches $500 Million Buyback as It Targets 5% Dividend Growth by 2030
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Updated · The Straits Times · Jun 16
Jardine Matheson Launches $500 Million Buyback as It Targets 5% Dividend Growth by 2030
2 articles · Updated · The Straits Times · Jun 16
Summary
$500 million in share repurchases will be completed by end-2027 as Jardine sets out its shift from a traditional owner-operator to a more active investor.
The group paired that plan with targets of at least 5% annual dividend growth through 2030, 9% annual total shareholder return and $200 million in profit from new acquisitions.
To fund the overhaul, Jardine plans to recycle at least $4 billion from portfolio companies by 2030 while pursuing Asia-Pacific market leaders that can adopt technologies including AI.
Shares in Singapore fell 3.71% to $63.55 even as management said it is weighing more divestments and investing more in developed markets and Hong Kong infrastructure.
The revamp places Jardine alongside other Hong Kong conglomerates reshaping old empires under geopolitical and technological pressure, including CK Hutchison's $41 billion asset-sale drive.