Qatar Airways sells entire Cathay Pacific stake for US$897mil


People watch as a Cathay Pacific passenger plane prepares to land at Hong Kong's international airport. AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY

STATE-owned Qatar Airways has decided to sell its entire stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for about $897 million (HK$6.97 billion), marking its complete exit from Hong Kong's flagship airline after eight years.

Cathay said late on Wednesday that the Doha-based carrier had approached it about selling its entire 9.7% stake, and it would repurchase the shareholding through a buyback at HK$10.8374 per share, roughly a 4% discount to its last closing share price.

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