Alibaba bought back US$11.9 billion of its shares in the year to Mar 31, 2025

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Alibaba said it repurchased 1,197 million ordinary shares (equivalent to 150 million ADSs) for US$11.9 billion in its fiscal year ended Mar 31, 2025, and 51 million shares (6 million ADSs) for US$0.6 billion in the quarter that ended the same day. After accounting for shares issued under its ESOP, the buybacks cut its outstanding shares by 5.1% over the fiscal year, to 18,474 million ordinary shares at the year’s end. The board’s remaining authorization for the repurchase program, which was effective through March 2027, was US$20.1 billion as of Mar 31, 2025. The update is attached to a Form 6-K, the report a foreign company files with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, filed on Apr 2, 2025.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7