GREE(SZ:000651) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-11-25 04:38Core Viewpoint - Gree Electric Appliances held its second extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for 2025, addressing various topics including product planning, channel transformation, dividends, buybacks, and international expansion. The attendance was notably low, with only about 70 shareholders present, which was described as a "friend meeting" by the chairman, Dong Mingzhu [1]. Dividend Distribution - The meeting approved the "2025 Interim Profit Distribution Plan," with 2,331,422,068 shares voting in favor, representing 99.8959% of the valid voting rights, while 2,025,411 shares opposed, accounting for 0.0868% [3]. - Gree plans to distribute a cash dividend of 10 yuan (including tax) for every 10 shares, totaling 5.585 billion yuan [5]. - Dong Mingzhu emphasized the importance of sustainable profitability for continued dividends, noting that Gree has distributed over 170 billion yuan in dividends since its listing, despite raising only 5 billion yuan in funds [5]. Business Strategy and Product Development - Gree's president, Zhang Wei, assured shareholders that the company will maintain a high and stable dividend trend, which aligns with its operational philosophy of valuing investor returns [5]. - The sales director, Lu Luqun, reported that since the launch of the "Dong Mingzhu Health Home" in February, over 1,000 stores have opened, and the sales ratio of air conditioning to non-air conditioning products has improved from 7:3 to a more balanced ratio [5]. - Gree is undergoing a transformation from being known solely for air conditioning to a broader range of home appliances, leveraging its core technology in compressors to expand into refrigeration, heating, and other electrical products [6]. Management and Leadership - Dong Mingzhu has adopted a more reserved approach in recent meetings, allowing younger management team members to take the lead, as suggested by former independent director Liu Shuwei [7].