Reference is made to the announcements made by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx” or “Guarantor”) on 25 September and 24 October 2012, and by the Guarantor and HKEx International Limited (“Issuer”) jointly on 17 December 2012, and 26 February and 16 April 2014 in relation to the US$500,000,000 0.50 per cent convertible bonds due 2017 (“Bonds”) constituted under the trust deed dated 23 October 2012 (as amended and restated effective 17 December 2012).
Pursuant to Rule 37.48(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Listing Rules”), the Issuer and the Guarantor jointly announce that, as at the date of this announcement, an aggregate principal amount of US$113,445,000 (approximately HK$879,550,429.50), representing approximately 22.69 percent of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, had been converted at the prevailing adjusted conversion price of HK$157.62 per HKEx share (“Share”) and cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bonds. As a result of the exercise of the conversion rights by the bondholders, a total number of 5,580,188 Shares, representingapproximately 0.48 per cent of the total Shares in issue as at 31 March 2015 (1,168,309,636 Shares), have been issued and credited as fully paid.
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