{"id":777048322,"date":"2026-10-07T08:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048322"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:50:07","slug":"galaxy-chairman-lui-raises-stake-with-us16-6m-share-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/galaxy-chairman-lui-raises-stake-with-us16-6m-share-buy","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy chairman Lui raises stake with US$16.6m share buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The investment takes Lui\u2019s disclosed interest above 54 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Galaxy Entertainment Group<\/strong> chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung<\/strong> has increased his stake in the Macau casino operator after acquiring 4.613 million shares<\/strong> for about HK$130.3m (US$16.6m). The transaction took place on October 2 and was disclosed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange<\/strong> on October 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lui paid an average of HK$28.25 (US$3.60) for each share. Following the purchase, his interest in Galaxy Entertainment increased to about 2.375 billion shares<\/strong>, representing 54.24 per cent of the company\u2019s issued share capital. His previous disclosed interest stood at 54.14 per cent. His disclosed holdings are held through a number of entities and a discretionary family trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galaxy Entertainment shares ended trading at HK$30.52 (US$3.89) on October 6, down by around 20 per cent in the year to date amid pressure on Macau gaming stocks. The stock had dipped by 4.17 per cent to HK$30.30 (US$3.86) on October 2, the day Lui bought the shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company is one of Macau\u2019s six licensed casino concessionaires and operates Galaxy Macau and other gaming and hospitality properties in Cotai. It reported HK$24.23bn (US$3.09bn) in net revenue for the first half of 2026, an increase of 4 per cent from the same period a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA rose 1 per cent to HK$6.96bn (US$886m), while attributable net profit increased 1 per cent to HK$5.28bn (US$673m). The group ended June with HK$37.7bn (US$4.80bn) in cash and liquid investments and HK$1.83bn (US$233m) in debt.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Galaxy Entertainment Group H1 net revenue reaches US$3.11bn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The investment takes Lui\u2019s disclosed interest above 54 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777046914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Francis Lui Yiu Tung, Chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group, has increased his stake in the Macau casino operator to 54.24% through a HK$130.3m share acquisition. This insider buying occurred amidst a 20% year-to-date decline in the company's stock, despite Galaxy reporting HK$24.23bn in H1 2026 net revenue and positive EBITDA and net profit growth.","focusai_entities":"Francis Lui Yiu Tung, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Hong Kong Stock Exchange","focusai_location":"Macau, Hong Kong, Cotai","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Insider Buy Impact","query":"What are the potential implications of Chairman Francis Lui's increased stake on Galaxy Entertainment Group's future capital allocation strategies and governance structure, particularly given the current market pressures on Macau gaming stocks?"},{"label":"Macau Market Outlook","query":"How does Galaxy Entertainment Group's H1 2026 financial performance, coupled with the Chairman's recent share acquisition, influence the broader investment outlook for Macau's gaming concessionaires amidst ongoing market volatility?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163],"tags":[29,23959,257],"class_list":["post-777048322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","tag-casino","tag-galaxy-entertainment-group","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777048322"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048332,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048322\/revisions\/777048332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777046914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777048322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}