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Listing Rules Update for Main Board Listing Rules

Updated: 1 August 2008

Minor amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 1 September 2008)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules regarding shortening the time allowed for half-year and annual reporting by Main Board issuers (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (applicable to annual accounting periods ending on or after 31 December 2010 and half-year accounting periods ending on or after 30 June 2010)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to the listing of depositary receipts and the transfer of listing from the Growth Enterprise Market (effective 1 July 2008)

Various amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules (effective 26 May 2008 (closing auction session), 19 February 2008 (further delegation of power to approve listing of structured product issues) and April 2008 (listing fees for CBBCs)) (Marked-up version of amended rules only)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to IPO brokerage and publication of announcements (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 9 July 2007 (IPO brokerage) & 10 March 2008 (publication of announcements))

Amendments to the Listing Rules relating to the Electronic Disclosure Project and various other amendments  (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 21 May 2007)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules in respect of Structure Products relating to Expiry Announcements (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 27 April 2007)

Consolidated Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to the Electronic Disclosure Project (excluding Headline Categories) (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 25 June 2007)

Proposed Headline Categories

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to the regulation of sponsors and compliance advisers (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (effective 1 January 2007)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules in respect of Structured Products (effective on 30 September, 2006)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to appointment of additional Listing Committee deputy chairman and appointment of Secretary of SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee and/or SFC (HKEC Listing) Appeals Committee (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (22 September 2006)

Various amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to minor and housekeeping amendments (effective on 1 March, 2006)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to composition changes to the Listing Committee (amendment to Listing Rule 2A.21 became effective on 3 February 2006; the other amendments will become effective in May 2006)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to the Code on Corporate Governance Practices and Rules on the Corporate Governance Report (19 November, 2004)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to the regulation of sponsors and independent financial advisers (Marked-up version of amended rules only) (19 October, 2004)

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules relating to corporate governance issues, initial listing criteria and continuing listing obligations (Update - 31 March, 2004)