On June 27, two news related to Tencent attracted much attention, and Tencent's stock price was even more rare. Let's take a look:
A large number of users' QQ accounts were hacked, and Tencent responded
Since last night, a large number of users have reported through social platforms that their or their friends' QQ accounts have been hacked, and they have received bad pictures from many friends.
#QQhaohao# was on Weibo’s hot search, with over 200 million reads
According to the feedback from netizens, this time the impact is wider and involves various systems.The symptom is mainly that the stolen account will automatically send indecent pictures and advertisements to friends and groups.
At noon on June 27, Tencent QQ issued a statement saying:
The main reason for the stolen account is that the user scanned the game login QR code forged by the criminals and authorized the login. The login behavior was hijacked and recorded by the black production gang, and then used by the criminals to send bad picture advertisements.
The emergency treatment methods for stolen QQ numbers announced by Tencent are as follows:
If it is found that QQ is abnormal, the account is stolen, or the mobile phone is lost, you can call the service hotline 4006700700 and freeze the account urgently according to the voice prompt. After the emergency freezing, the account will be suspended and the account will be quickly frozen for protection.
It is recommended that you verify the information as soon as possible to retrieve the password. You can use the latest version of the mobile phone QQ->enter the QQ number + password login page->click to retrieve the password, please fill in the information according to the page prompts for authentication, and the password can be reset if the verification is successful. and security tools.
If it fails, you can follow the [Tencent Customer Service] applet on WeChat -> select [QQ search for secrets], and give feedback according to the prompts.
Tencent's share price is a rare shock
It is also worth noting that on June 27, Tencent Group announced that the company's main shareholders Prosus and Naspers (collectively referred to as "Naspers Group") announced that they would launch a long-term open stock repurchase plan, and the repurchase plan The required funds will be raised through the sale of Tencent shares held by Naspers Group.
As soon as the news came out, the Hong Kong stock market opened in the afternoon, and Tencent's share price experienced a rare giant shock, falling more than 4% during the session.
It is reported that Naspers Group expects that the number of Tencent shares sold each day will account for a small fraction of Tencent's average daily trading volume.For example, if Naspers Group has executed a repurchase program in the past three months, the average daily sales of Tencent shares will not exceed 3%-5% of Tencent's average daily trading volume.
In an official statement released by Naspers, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk said, "The launch of the share repurchase program is designed to unlock greater value for shareholders, and we expect this program to significantly increase the net asset value per share of Prosus and Naspers. At the same time, it will also rebalance Naspers Group's asset base towards fast-growing non-Tencent assets."
Some analysts believe that the main purpose of Naspers Group's stock repurchase program is likely to solve the serious inversion of its market value and asset value.
It is reported that as of June 24, 2022, Prosus’s net asset value per share is 116.5 euros per share, while the value of Tencent shares held is equivalent to 90.6 euros per share, which is about 77.8% of its net asset value.Prosus shares last closed at 53.07 euros, a 41 percent discount to the value of Prosus' stake in Tencent.
Naspers completes the sale of JD.com shares with total proceeds of approximately US$3.67 billion
As an early investor in Tencent, Naspers Group has obtained a very considerable value return by holding Tencent shares for a long time.In 2018 and 2021, Prosus and Naspers have reduced their holdings twice and have made huge returns.According to Tencent's 2021 annual report, as of December 31, 2021, Naspers still held approximately 28.82% of Tencent's equity through a company controlled by Prosus, a non-wholly-owned subsidiary.
Recently, Naspers also received a lot of money through Tencent's dividends.According to the news released by Naspers, Tencent previously distributed a special interim dividend with JD.com shares. Naspers obtained a total of 131,873,028 JD.com shares through its subsidiaries, accounting for about 4% of JD.com's equity.
Affected by this news, JD.com's stock price rose sharply in the afternoon, rising by more than 10% during the session, and as of the close on the 27th, it rose by more than 6%.
As of June 24, 2022, Naspers had realized a total gain of $3.67 billion from the sale of JD.com shares.
Source丨21st Century Business Herald (Poplar), Nanfang Daily, public information
