Tencent divests $16bn of JD.com in first move to unwind portfolio
腾讯拟以分派京东股票方式大幅减持京东股份
Tencent is distributing $16bn of shares in ecommerce group JD.com to shareholders, in the tech group’s first big move to unlock the value of its vast investment portfolio as Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny of the sector.
腾讯(Tencent)将向股东分派所持电商集团京东(JD.com)价值160亿美元的股票。这是这家科技集团在北京方面加强对该行业监管审查之际，释放其庞大投资组合价值的首个重大举措。
The Shenzhen-based tech conglomerate will start handing out the 460m ordinary shares of JD.com to shareholders in March, cutting its stake from about 17 per cent to 2.3 per cent. Tencent president Martin Lau also resigned from JD.com’s board on Thursday as part of the announcement.
这家总部位于深圳的科技集团将从明年3月起向股东分派所持4.6亿股京东普通股，将其对京东的持股比例从约17%降至2.3%。公告还宣布，腾讯总裁刘炽平(Martin Lau)周四已辞任京东董事。
Shenzhen-based Tencent is cutting its stake after Chinese authorities this year cracked down on the country’s tech firms, especially the largest groups such as Tencent and rival Alibaba, which are involved in multiple industries.
总部位于深圳的腾讯正在降低持股。此前，中国有关部门今年整顿了国内科技公司，尤其是腾讯及其竞争对手阿里巴巴(Alibaba)等涉猎多个行业的大型集团。
