Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600998) commences share repurchases on August 7, 2019, under the program mandated by the shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on July 26, 2019. As per the mandate, the company is authorized to repurchase up to 40,000,000 A shares, representing 2.13% of its issued share capital, for total worth of CNY 600 million. The shares will be repurchased at a price of CNY 15 per share. The purpose of the share repurchases is to implement the equity incentive plan. The share repurchases will be self-funded by the company. The plan is valid for 6 months since approval from the shareholders’ meeting of the company.