Kanzhun (NASDAQ: BZ) buys shares for Hong Kong post-IPO scheme

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Kanzhun Limited reported that the trustee of its Post-IPO Share Scheme purchased Class A ordinary shares on the open market for future employee awards. On January 20, 2026, the scheme trustee bought 315,230 Class A Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 157,615 American Depositary Shares, using the Company’s internal resources.

The shares were acquired at an average price of US$9.49 per Class A Ordinary Share, excluding expenses, and represent approximately 0.03% of Kanzhun’s total issued and outstanding shares as of that date. After this purchase, the trustee held 32,136,514 Class A Ordinary Shares on trust for eligible participants. The Company stated it will determine, at its discretion, how many shares to award to participants over time.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2026

Commission File Number: 001-40460

KANZHUN LIMITED

21/F, GrandyVic Building,

Taiyanggong Middle Road

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x         Form 40-F  ¨

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Announcement—Purchase of Shares on Market Pursuant to Post-IPO Share Scheme

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

KANZHUN LIMITED

	By	:	/s/ Peng Zhao
	Name	:	Peng Zhao
	Title	:	Director and Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 21, 2026

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

KANZHUN LIMITED 

看準科技有限公司 

(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2076) 

(Nasdaq Stock Ticker: BZ)

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT 

PURCHASE OF SHARES ON MARKET 

PURSUANT TO POST-IPO SHARE SCHEME

Reference is made to the Post-IPO Share Scheme (the “Scheme”) of KANZHUN LIMITED (the “Company”) conditionally approved and adopted on December 14, 2022, which took effect upon the listing of the class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on December 22, 2022. The trustee of the Scheme (the “Trustee”) had purchased a total of 315,230 Class A Ordinary Shares (in the form of 157,615 American Depository Shares) from the open market to hold on trust for the Eligible Participants (as defined in the Scheme) on January 20, 2026, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Scheme, funded by the Company’s internal resources. Details of the Class A Ordinary Shares purchased and held by the Trustee on trust are as follows:

Date of purchase:		January 20, 2026
Total number of Class A Ordinary Shares purchased:		315,230
Percentage of the Class A Ordinary Shares purchased to the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company as at January 20, 2026:		Approximately 0.03%
Average consideration (excluding all the relevant expenses) per Class A Ordinary Share purchased:		US$9.49
Balance of Class A Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee immediately after the purchase:		32,136,514

The Company will from time to time review and determine at its absolute discretion such number of Class A Ordinary Shares to be awarded to the Eligible Participants as it may deem appropriate.

By Order of the Board

KANZHUN LIMITED

Mr. Peng Zhao

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong, January 21, 2026

As of the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Peng Zhao, Mr. Xu Chen, Mr. Tao Zhang, Ms. Xiehua Wang and Ms. Yang Mu as the executive directors, Mr. Haiyang Yu as the non-executive director, Mr. Yonggang Sun, Mr. Yan Li and Ms. Hongyu Liu as the independent non-executive directors.