Article: Century-old coal mining company reissues stocks

Century-old coal mining company reissues stocks

NANCHANG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A century-old coal mining company in east China's Jiangxi province, believed to have issued China's first modern shares 93 years ago, was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

Located in Pingxiang city in western Jiangxi, the Anyuan Industrial Shareholding Ltd., originally the Anyuan Coal Mine founded in 1898, issued 80 million ordinary shares at the price of 5.99 RMB yuan (about 0.75 U.S. dollar) per share, company sources said.

Interestingly, the Anyuan Coal Mine issued the country's first batch of stocks in 1909 when it developed into a conglomerate involved in both coal mining and iron ...

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