• Public Bank proposed to take Public Financial Holdings private via a cash scheme at HK$ 2.5 per share.
• Deal targets 293,899,698 shares, or 26.77% of outstanding stock; Public Bank already owns 804,017,920 shares, or 73.23%.
• Cash outlay for the shares to be cancelled estimated at HK$ 734.75 million; Public Bank plans to fund it with internal cash.
• Transaction would value the full issued share capital at about HK$ 2.74 billion; shares would be delisted if completed.
• Trading in the shares is set to resume at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2026, following a halt on Aug. 20, 2026.

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