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HKEx Announces Revised Policy on Suspensions

Comparison table of the current and revised suspension arrangements


Updated: 29 February 2008

Current arrangements

Arrangements from 10 March 2008

Trading in issuer's shares suspended during morning session if Main Board issuer publishes announcement with PSI between 6:00 am and 9:00 am on a trading day.

No trading suspension if Main Board issuer publishes announcement with price sensitive information between 6:00 am and 9:00 am on a trading day.

 

Issuers (both Main Board and GEM) can only publish preliminary financial results announcements, suspension announcements and certain announcements not containing PSI between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm on a trading day.

Issuers (both Main Board and GEM) can publish any announcement between
12:30 pm and 2:00 pm on a trading day.

No suspension will be imposed on an issuer's securities if it publishes an announcement during lunchtime.

 

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