[SCHEDULE 13D/A] ONECONNECT FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SEC Filing
OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. reporting persons Bo Yu Limited and Ping An Insurance filed Amendment No.3 to a Schedule 13D disclosing beneficial ownership stakes and a formal proposal to take the company private. Bo Yu reports beneficial ownership of 541,138,998 ordinary shares (46.3%) including up to 188,061,642 shares issuable upon exercise of Offshore Call Options. Ping An reports beneficial ownership of 605,394,156 ordinary shares (51.7%).
The filing attaches a Scheme Document dated September 23, 2025 proposing a scheme of arrangement under Cayman law to implement the share proposal. The Scheme Document sets expected shareholder meetings on October 28, 2025, a Grand Court hearing on November 14, 2025, and an anticipated effective date on or about November 19, 2025, subject to conditions.
- Formal Scheme Document filed with a clear timetable for shareholder meetings and court hearing (September 23, 2025 filing; meetings Oct 28, 2025; court Nov 14, 2025).
- Reporting persons disclose substantial ownership: Bo Yu beneficially owns 541,138,998 shares (46.3%) and Ping An beneficially owns 605,394,156 shares (51.7%), inclusive of exercisable call options.
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TL;DR: Major shareholders filed a formal privatization proposal and show combined controlling stakes, making the proposal procedurally material.
The Schedule 13D/A confirms that Bo Yu and Ping An hold substantial positions in OCFT with Ping An reported at 51.7% and Bo Yu at 46.3% of outstanding ordinary shares, inclusive of exercisable call options totaling 188,061,642 shares tied to Bo Yu. The attached Scheme Document establishes concrete procedural milestones: court meeting and shareholder EGM on October 28, 2025, Grand Court hearing on November 14, 2025, and an anticipated effectiveness around November 19, 2025, if conditions are satisfied. These disclosures are material for investors because they set the timeline and show that controlling parties have filed the formal mechanism to pursue the transaction.
TL;DR: The filing delivers the formal scheme documents and schedule; this is a procedurally significant step in a privatization process.
The amendment incorporates a Scheme Document filed as an exhibit and reiterates the existence and exercisability schedule of Offshore Call Options that contribute to the reporting persons' ownership totals. The specified dates for meetings and the Grand Court hearing indicate the transaction is at an advanced documentation stage. From an M&A process standpoint, these are necessary public steps to effect a Cayman Islands scheme of arrangement and therefore materially advance the path to implementation, subject to satisfaction or waiver of conditions set out in the Scheme Document.