Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd (Hong Kong and China Gas) structured products, futures and options to account for Hong Kong and China Gas’ bonus issue.
Overview
For details, please refer to the announcement made by Hong Kong and China Gas on 16 March 2017.
Highlights of the adjustment arrangements are set forth below. Investors should consult their brokers for further details, or if they have any questions regarding the adjustment.
Structured products with shares of Hong Kong and China Gas as underlying asset
The listing documents of all existing structured products with the shares of Hong Kong and China Gas as underlying asset contain provisions that deal with a bonus issue. Structured product issuers will make announcements in the evening of 8 June 2017 regarding the relevant adjustments (including the adjusted entitlement and adjusted exercise price) and investors should read the contents of such announcements carefully.
Hong Kong and China Gas Futures
Trading Arrangements
The trading arrangements for the existing Hong Kong and China Gas stock futures under trading symbol HKG will be as follows:
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Adjustment and Transfer of Outstanding Positions
Open positions of Hong Kong and China Gas stock futures series under trading symbol HKG which exist after the market close on the business day immediately before the ex-date will be adjusted and transferred to stock futures series under trading symbol HKE.
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Introduction of New Stock Futures Series for Trading
On the ex-date, new Hong Kong and China Gas stock futures series based on the standard contract multiplier will be introduced for trading under the standard trading symbol HKG.
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Details of the adjustment procedures for Hong Kong and China Gas stock futures series under trading symbol HKG are as follows:
For detailed trading and clearing arrangements, please refer to the circular.
Hong Kong and China Gas Options
Trading Arrangements
The trading arrangements for the existing Hong Kong and China Gas stock option under trading symbols HKG and HKA will be as follows:
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Adjustment and Transfer of Outstanding Positions
Open positions of Hong Kong and China Gas stock option series under trading symbols HKG and HKA which exist after the market close on the business day immediately before the ex-date will be adjusted and transferred to stock option series under trading symbols HKE and HKF respectively.
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Introduction of New Stock Option Series for Trading
On the ex-date, new Hong Kong and China Gas stock option series based on the standard contract size will be introduced for trading under the standard trading symbol HKG.
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Details of the adjustment procedures for Hong Kong and China Gas stock options series under trading symbol HKG are as follows:
Details of the adjustment procedures for Hong Kong and China Gas stock options series under trading symbol HKA are as follows:
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ACS* as per the contract sizes stated in the comparative table of strike prices in the circular issued on 8 June 2016. For more details, please refer to the circular.
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For detailed trading and clearing arrangements, please refer to the circular.
Investors should note that the adjusted and standard stock options have different contract sizes. There will not be any changes to the number of open positions and other contract terms after the transfer of positions.
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