Table:
|  | Purchase consideration per share |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Aggregate |
|  | No. of shares | Highest | Lowest | consideration |
| Month of purchase in 2019 | purchased | price paid | price paid | paid |
|  |  | HKD | HKD | HKD |
| August | 362,200 | 327.00 | 312.40 | 116,330,916 |
| September | 2,294,500 | 351.00 | 323.60 | 776,104,729 |
| October | 830,000 | 327.80 | 317.40 | 268,272,462 |
| Total: | 3,486,700 |  |  | 1,160,708,107 |
Paragraphs:
During the year ended 31 December 2019, the Company repurchased 3,486,700 shares on the Stock Exchange for an aggregate consideration of approximately HKD1.16 billion before expenses. The repurchased shares were subsequently cancelled. The repurchase was effected by the Board for the enhancement of shareholder value in the long term. Details of the shares repurchased are as follows:
Save as disclosed above and in Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has purchased, sold or redeemed any of the Company’s shares during the year ended 31 December 2019.
Question:
How much did the Company pay for the repurchased shares? 
Answer: HKD1.16 billion