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Listing Rule Amendment

Regulatory
24 Feb 2009

THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

 

Listing Rule Amendment

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has received approval from the Board of the Securities and Futures Commission to amend the Main Board Listing Rules and the Growth Enterprise Market Listing Rules (together, the Listing Rules) to implement the modification of the extension of the black out period set out in its news release of 12 February 2009.

The Rule amendment extends the black out period applicable to the publication of an issuer's annual financial results from one month to 60 days. The black out periods for half-year and other interim periods will be 30 days, in line with the current requirement of one month.

The text of the Rule amendment is viewable as an online attachment to the news release of 12 February 2009.

The Rule amendment will come into effect on  1 April 2009 and replace the Rule amendment announced on 28 November 2008.

Re-printed pages of the Listing Rules will be distributed in due course.

Updated 24 Feb 2009