HKEx Announces Introduction of Agricultural Bank of China Stock Options and Admission of Agricultural Bank of China to the List of Designated Securities for Short Selling

Market Operations

12 Jul 2010

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce Agricultural Bank of China stock options on 16 July (Friday), subject to the successful listing of the stock on the same day.

Selected Contract Details of Agricultural Bank of China Stock Options

Underlying Stock (Stock Code)	Contract Size (Shares)	Expiry Months Available for Trading on 16 July 2010
Agricultural Bank of China Limited (1288)	10,000 (10 board lots of the underlying stock)	July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 December 2010 March 2011 June 2011

“The introduction of Agricultural Bank of China stock options demonstrates our commitment to expand our product range and further strengthen our position as a leading international marketplace for securities and derivatives,” said Calvin Tai, Head of HKEx’s Trading Division. “Our ability to offer related equity derivatives that complement Mainland stocks traded in our securities market is one of our strengths.”

A table with all stock option classes available for trading at HKEx is attached.

Admission of Agricultural Bank of China to the List of Designated Securities for Short Selling

The Agricultural Bank of China will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEx, with effect from 16 July (Friday).

The latest list of all designated securities for short selling is available on the HKEx website under the Market Operations section.

Stock Option Classes Available for Trading at HKEx

Stock Code	Underlying Stock/ETF
1	Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited
2	CLP Holdings Limited
3	The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
4	The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
5	HSBC Holdings Plc.
6	Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited
11	Hang Seng Bank Limited
12	Henderson Land Development Company Limited
13	Hutchison Whampoa Limited
16	Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
17	New World Development Company Limited
19	Swire Pacific Limited 'A'
23	The Bank of East Asia, Limited
66	MTR Corporation Limited
267	CITIC Pacific Limited
293	Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
330	Esprit Holdings Limited
358	Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
386	China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
388	Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
390	China Railway Group Limited
494	Li & Fung Limited
688	China Overseas Land & Investment Limited
700	Tencent Holdings Limited
728	China Telecom Corporation Limited
762	China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
857	PetroChina Company Limited
883	CNOOC Limited
902	Huaneng Power International, Inc.
939	China Construction Bank Corporation
941	China Mobile Limited
998	China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited
1088	China Shenhua Energy Company Limited
1186	China Railway Construction Corporation Limited
1211	BYD Company Limited
1288	Agricultural Bank of China Limited*
1398	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
1800	China Communications Construction Company Limited
1898	China Coal Energy Company Limited
1919	China COSCO Holdings Company Limited
2038	Foxconn International Holdings Limited
2318	Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
2328	PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
2388	BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited
2600	Aluminum Corporation of China Limited
2628	China Life Insurance Company Limited
2777	Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.
2800	Tracker Fund of Hong Kong
2823	iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Index ETF
2827	W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker
2899	Zijin Mining Group Company Limited
3328	Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
3968	China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.
3988	Bank of China Limited

* Trading commences from 16 July 2010

Updated 12 Jul 2010