HKEx: Change In Senior Executive

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) dated 27 August 2013 in relation to the appointment of Mr Garry Jones (“Mr Jones”) as the Chief Executive of The London Metal Exchange (“LME”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HKEx, and as a member of the LME board.  HKEx is pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has no objection to these appointments.

On 30 September 2013, Mr Jones will join LME to succeed Mr Martin Abbott as LME’s Chief Executive and Director, and will become HKEx’s Co-head of Global Markets and a member of HKEx’s Management Committee. Mr Jones’ biography was set out in HKEx’s announcement dated 27 August 2013.