Investor FAQs
Q: When did Kingdom go public in Hong Kong? What was the IPO price?
A: Kingdom shares were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) on 12 December 2006 at HK$1.75, under HKSE code "00528".
Q: How many shares are outstanding?
A: As of 31 December 2023, there were 629,678,000 shares outstanding. For latest issued number of shares, please click here.
Q: What was Kingdom's dividend pay-out and dividend policy?
A: For details of the historical dividend pay-out and dividend policy, please click here.
Q: Who are Kingdom's external auditors?
A: Ernst & Young is the auditor of Kingdom. For more details, please click here.
Q: What is Kingdom's fiscal year end?
A: Kingdom's fiscal year ends on 31st day of December.
Q: What are the strengths of Kingdom?
A: With more than 30 years of corporate culture and over ten years of rapid development, Kingdom has built the following special advantages: 1. Scale advantage: Kingdom is currently one of the largest linen yarn manufacturers in the world, and has ranked as the largest pure linen yarn exporter of China for 18 consecutive years, accounting for approximately 40% of China’s pure linen yarn exports by volume. 2. Technical advantage: Kingdom is always committed to the improvement of equipment and technologies, and has introduced advanced textile equipment from countries like Germany and France, giving it a leading edge in terms of technology and equipment over its peers in China. 3. Brand advantage: Kingdom attaches great importance to its proprietary intellectual property rights and has been actively developing its own brands including “KINGDOM” and “Crape Myrtle”, which have also been named “Zhejiang Top Export Brand” by the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province. 4. Management advantage: Kingdom has been implementing advanced management models such as lean management and performance excellence, and endeavours to cultivate a culture of compliance. It has leveraged its Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Maintenance Improvement Programme (MIP) and other digitalisation technologies to build Industry 4.0 plant digitalization, thereby maximizing efficiency in its production.
Q: Did Kingdom publish any CSR or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report?
A: Yes, Kingdom has been publishing ESG report since FY2014. The ESG report is prepared pursuant to the Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide set out in Appendix C2 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) and with reference to the core contents of Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”) Sustainability Reporting Standards (Standards). For more details, please click here.
Q: Where are the locations of Kingdom's production facilities?
A: As at 31 December 2023, the Group had four production bases in China and one production base in Ethiopia.
Q: What products Kingdom offered to the customers?
A: Kingdom manufactures the best quality linen yarn. To cater for the diverse demand from customers domestically and from overseas, Kingdom manufactures not only traditional wet-spun linen yarn, but also organic linen yarn and dyed linen yarn.
Q: Did Kingdom sell to overseas market? If yes, where?
A: Kingdom’s products are sold to over 20 countries and areas. Key markets include China, Italy, Korea, Turkey, Portugal and Bangladesh.
Q: How many overseas companies and agents did Kingdom have?
A: The Group currently has one subsidiary in Italy and agents in Turkey, Portugal, Lithuania, India and Korea.
Q: How do I obtain a copy of the annual report?
A: For "Financial Reports", please click here. Alternatively you can go to Hong Kong Stock Exchange website and search for our stock code (00528) to download.
Q: How can I communicate any suggestions/comments on the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) issues?
A: You are welcomed to participate in the stakeholders' questionnaire on Kingdom's ESG questionnaire. For further details, please click here.