Group 1 - Qilu Bank announced a voluntary share buyback plan by its directors, supervisors, and senior management, with a total investment of no less than RMB 3.5 million, scheduled from September 16, 2025, to December 31, 2025, reflecting confidence in the bank's long-term investment value [1] - In September, six listed banks have announced share buyback plans or progress, indicating a trend of major shareholders and executives favoring bank stocks for their long-term investment potential [1] - Suzhou Bank's executives plan to buy back at least RMB 4.2 million worth of shares, citing confidence in the bank's future development [1] Group 2 - Huaxia Bank's share buyback plan was completed with a total of 4.2293 million shares purchased for approximately RMB 31.9 million [2] - Qingdao Bank's major shareholder plans to increase their stake to between 19.00% and 19.99%, intending to buy between 233 million and 291 million shares, based on the long-term investment value of the bank's stock [2] - Share buyback plans from Chengdu Bank and Everbright Bank have progressed, with total investments exceeding RMB 130 million [2] Group 3 - The steady progress of multiple banks' share buyback plans reflects shareholders' optimism about the banks' future development, which is expected to benefit the valuation of the banking sector [3] - The long-term logic of systemic valuation recovery for bank stocks remains unchanged, supported by improved operating conditions and sustained appeal to long-term capital [3] - Factors such as low interest rates and policy incentives are likely to bring stable incremental funds to the banking sector, enhancing the sustainability of valuation recovery [3]