Ascentch Achieves Instant Dividend Fill, Share Price Surges Past NT$100 to Record High

Taiwan's leading self-branded filtration manufacturer Ascentch (4556-TW) announced a dividend of NT$0.6 per share for the previous year, with today (9th) being the ex-dividend trading day. The ex-dividend reference price was NT$92.1, but Ascentch opened at NT$100, completing dividend recovery instantly. The stock surged strongly, locking at the NT$101 limit-up price, reaching a new record high.

Ascentch is expanding into high-value-added 'process-stage' liquid filtration, targeting double-digit revenue growth by 2026.

The company has fully completed generational leadership transition. For its next phase of development, amid rapid global supply chain shifts and high-tech industry upgrades, Ascentch continues to deepen R&D in advanced filtration materials such as membranes and core technologies, further strengthening self-sufficiency in critical filtration raw materials. It is actively expanding opportunities in liquid filtration upgrades for semiconductor and high-tech electronics industries.

Currently, equipment and filter materials for semiconductor plants account for 60% of Ascentch's total revenue. The company expects double-digit revenue growth this year. By entering the high-value-added 'process-stage' liquid filtration field, Ascentch is creating new growth momentum. Leveraging flexible production capacity across multiple manufacturing bases, achieving vertical integration across upstream and downstream operations, and utilizing its global localized operational hubs in the U.S., Singapore, Japan, and beyond, Ascentch is comprehensively enhancing its competitiveness in the global high-end filtration market.