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Unitree Robotics Finalizes STAR Market IPO Pricing at 150.80 Yuan per Share

The Chinese robotics developer reports strong demand in its STAR Market offering, with institutional investors fully subscribing and underwriters absorbing minor retail forfeitures.

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The Brief

Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has finalized the subscription results for its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market). Priced at 150.80 yuan per share, the company issued over 40.44 million shares, supported by substantial institutional demand. Online retail investors forfeited just 8,734 shares out of 9.7 million allocated retail shares, with the offering sponsor absorbing the unsubscribed portion, while offline institutional participants recorded zero forfeitures.

Why it matters

Unitree's robust subscription figures and minimal forfeiture rate—despite a relatively high issue price—demonstrate solid market confidence in Chinese embodied artificial intelligence and robotics hardware. Strong institutional allocation further underscores growing institutional backing for high-valuation tech leaders in China.

China context

Chinese financial regulators have actively encouraged state-backed pension funds, commercial insurers, and public mutual funds to act as 'patient capital,' channeling equity financing into strategic emerging industries and hard-tech firms listed on the STAR Market.

Editor's View

EDITOR'S VIEW — Analysis and inference, not factual reporting. The negligible retail forfeiture rate of under 9,000 shares against a total offering exceeding 40 million shares indicates that primary market pricing met little resistance among retail applicants, despite the steep nominal share price. With major institutional funds taking up the bulk of the offline tranche, market focus will shift to secondary trading dynamics on debut day and the durability of the company's valuation multiple.

What to watch

  • Unitree Robotics' opening-day trading performance and secondary market valuation premium upon its STAR Market debut.
  • Lock-up periods and post-listing holding strategies among strategic placement partners and Class A institutional investors.

Key Takeaways

  • 1Unitree Robotics set its STAR Market IPO issue price at 150.80 yuan per share for an issuance of 40,446,434 shares.
  • 2Strategic placement investors were allocated 8,089,286 shares, representing 20% of the total offering.
  • 3Following the clawback mechanism, final offline allocation reached 22,650,148 shares and online retail allocation totaled 9,707,000 shares.
  • 4Retail investors forfeited only 8,734 shares, which will be fully absorbed by the sponsor, while institutional investors recorded zero forfeitures.
  • 5Class A institutional investors, including public mutual funds and insurance funds, secured 19,333,754 shares in the offline allocation.
Chinese robotics developer Unitree Robotics (stock code: 688836) has released the subscription and allocation results for its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Sci-Tech Innovation Board, known as the STAR Market, according to an official disclosure cited by Securities Times. The offering was priced at 150.80 yuan per share, with a total issuance volume of 40,446,434 shares. Strategic placement accounted for 8,089,286 shares, or exactly 20% of the aggregate offering. Following the activation of the standard clawback mechanism, the final offline institutional tranche was set at 22,650,148 shares. The final online retail allocation stood at 9,707,000 shares, resulting in an online subscription success rate of approximately 0.0181%, reflecting competitive retail demand. Online retail investors abandoned subscriptions for 8,734 shares, representing a tiny fraction of the total retail offering. Under the underwriting agreement, the offering's lead sponsor will absorb and underwrite all 8,734 forfeited shares. No offline institutional investors forfeited their allocated shares. Institutional demand was concentrated heavily among long-term institutional vehicles. According to preliminary allocation disclosures, Class A investors—a category comprising public mutual funds, social security funds, bank wealth management subsidiaries, and insurance capital—were allocated a combined 19,333,754 shares, representing the overwhelming majority of the offline tranche.

Sources

  1. 宇树科技:网上投资者放弃认购8734股 Securities Times · 8/13/2026
  2. 宇树科技:网上投资者放弃认购数量8734股 China News Service · 8/13/2026