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Operating Guide for Investor Participants

Updated: 28 April 2008

Operating Guide for Investor Participants

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction
1.1 CCASS Services Available to Investor Participants

 

1.2 Communicating with CCASS
1.2.1 CCASS Phone System
1.2.2 CCASS Internet System
1.2.3 Customer Service Centre
1.2.4 Depository Service Counters

 

1.3 Services Available from CCASS Phone System

 

1.3.1 CCASS Phone Operations Hotline

 

1.3.2 Investor Service Enquiry Hotline

 

1.4 Services Available from CCASS Internet System

 

Section 2 Logon Procedure and Access Control
2.1 Logon and Change Password Procedures

 

2.1.1 CCASS Phone System

 

2.1.2 CCASS Internet System

 

2.2 Access Control

 

2.2.1 ISI (Without Affirmation) Counterparty List
2.2.2 ISI (With Affirmation) Counterparty List for Corporate Investor Participants
2.2.3 Maker-Checker Facility and Transaction Limit for ISI

 

2.2.4 User Access Level Code

 

2.2.5 e-Cert Maintenance

 

2.2.6 Internet User ID Maintenance
Section 3 Investor Account Services
3.1 Investor Settlement Instruction

 

3.1.1 ISI Affirmation
3.1.2 Input ISI (Without Affirmation)
3.1.3 Money Settlement for ISIs

 

3.1.4 Purpose of ISIs

 

3.1.5 Conditions for Fee Concession

 

3.1.6 Status of ISIs

 

3.2 Nominee Services

 

3.2.1 Subscription, such as Rights Issues, Takeover, Warrants Subscription,  Open Offer or Bond Conversion 

 

3.2.2 Dividend Election

 

3.2.3 Voting

 

3.3 Electronic Application of New Issue Shares

 

3.3.1 Electronic Initial Public Offering (EIPO)

 

3.3.2 Tendering

 

3.3.2.1 Processing Schedule

 

3.4 Other Services

 

3.4.1 Notice Board

 

3.4.2 Forms Download

 

3.4.3 Contact Us

 

3.5 Depository Services

 

3.5.1 Stock Deposit

 

3.5.1.1 Share Certificates Acceptable for Deposit

 

3.5.1.2 Procedure

 

3.5.2 Stock Withdrawal

 

3.5.2.1 Procedure

 

3.5.2.2 Available Time for Collection

 

3.6 Online Enquiries and Statements

 

3.6.1 Online Enquiries

 

3.6.1.1 CCASS Phone Operations Hotline

 

3.6.1.2 CCASS Internet System

 

3.6.2 Statements

 

3.6.2.1 Activity Statement

 

3.6.2.2 Monthly Statement

 

3.6.2.3 Statement Re-print Procedure

 

3.7 Account Maintenance

 

3.7.1 Change Account Information Procedure

 

3.7.2 Reset Password Procedure

 

3.7.3 Close Account Procedure

 

3.7.4 Change of User Profile Procedure

 

3.7.5 Reactivate Suppressed Account Procedure

 

3.8 Claiming Unclaimed Benefits

 

3.8.1 Claim Unclaimed Benefits Procedure

 

Section 4 Others
4.1 Corporate Communications

 

4.2 Short Message Services (SMS)
4.3 Service Arrangements during Typhoons and Black Rainstorm Warnings

 

4.3.1 Depository, Settlement and Counter Services during Typhoons

 

4.3.2 Nominee Services during Typhoons

 

4.3.3 Depository, Settlement and Counter Services during Black Rainstorm Warnings

 

4.3.4 Nominee Services during Black Rainstorm Warnings

 

4.4 Disclosure of Shareholding Information
Section 5 General Notes

 

Section 6 Fast Track List for CCASS Phone System
Section 7 Forms
7.1 Forms for All Investor Participants
7.1.1 Change of Account Information Form
7.1.2 Request Form For Resetting a Password
7.1.3 Investor Participant Statement Re-print Request Form
7.1.4 Reactivate a Suppressed/Delinquent Investor Account Request Form
7.1.5 Investor Participant Close Account Notice
7.1.6 e-Certificate / Internet User ID Maintenance Form
7.1.7 Shareholding Disclosure - Investor Participant Consent Form 
7.2 Forms for Corporate Investor Participants Only
7.2.1 ISI (With Affirmation) Counterparty List Input Request Form
7.2.2 User Profile List
7.2.3 Corporate Investor Participant Change of Authorized Signatories Form
7.2.4 Corporate Investor Participant Account Name Change Form
7.3 Forms for Instruction Input at Customer Service Centre
7.3.1 ISI Input/Affirmation Request Form
7.3.2 Subscription Instruction Input Request Form
7.3.3 Dividend Election Instruction Input Request Form
7.3.4 Corporate Voting Instruction Input Request Form
7.3.5 Withdrawal Order Input Request Form
7.3.6 EIPO Application Instruction Input Request Form
7.3.7 EFN, Specified Instruments and/or CMU Instruments Tender Instruction Input Request Form
7.3.8 ISI (Without Affirmation) Counterparty List Input Request Form
Appendix A Abbreviations Used in Statement