HKEx: The Exchange Publishes Amended Listing Rules Regarding New Headline Categories For Announcements

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Friday) published amendments to its Listing Rules to introduce new headline categories enhancing the classification of issuers' announcements and facilitating investors' access to the information published on the HKExnews website.

Issuers' announcements published on the HKExnews website are classified now by headlines based on the content of the announcements. Currently, there are a large number of announcements under the headlines "Overseas Regulatory Announcement" and "Other". To better classify these announcements and facilitate investor access, the Exchange will introduce new headline categories for announcements related to, among others, business and trading updates, corporate governance related matters, litigation and board resolutions.

The Rule amendments relating to new headline categories will be effective on 1 April 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) published today – FAQs relating to Selection of Headline Categories and Titles for Announcements (Series 27) – provide guidance on selection of headlines and titles for announcements.

The amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules (and GEM Listing Rules) can be downloaded from the "Rules & Regulations – Rules and Guidance on Listing Matters – The Rules and Procedures" section of the HKEx website.

The FAQs can be downloaded from the "Rules & Regulations – Rules and Guidance on Listing Matters – Interpretation and Guidance" section of the HKEx website.

Headline Categories Box on Search Page of HKExnews Website

Additional headline categories will help users of the HKExnews website who are searching for announcements on a particular subject or subject area.

Current and New Headline Categories

Headline Categories: Announcements and Notices – Corporate Positions and Committees/Corporate Changes and Miscellaneous

*Current*	*From 1 April 2014*
Other (discontinued from 1 April 2014)	Change in Share Registrar/Transfer Agent
	Other – Business Update
	Other – Corporate Governance Related Matters
	Other – Litigation
	Other – Miscellaneous
	Other – Trading Update
Overseas Regulatory Announcement (discontinued from 1 April 2014)	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Board/Supervisory Board Resolutions
	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Business Update
	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Corporate Governance Related Matters
	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Issue of Securities and Related Matters
	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Other
	Overseas Regulatory Announcement – Trading Update