OREANDA-NEWS. At HKEX’s annual general meeting held on 28 April 2016, the Shareholders approved the payment of the Final Dividend, as recommended by the Board, which will be payable in cash with a scrip alternative to the Shareholders whose names appeared on HKEX’s register of members on the Record Date. Pursuant to the Scrip Dividend Scheme and subject to the terms set out in the Circular, the eligible Shareholders have the right to elect to receive the Final Dividend in New Shares instead of in cash, or partly in New Shares and partly in cash.

In addition, the Shareholders have the right to choose to receive new Shares instead of cash for all future dividends to be paid by HKEX if a scrip alternative is available to them, until they revoke such election by notice in writing to the Share Registrar.

The Market Value for the issue of each New Share is equivalent to 95% of the average closing price per Share as quoted on the Stock Exchange for the five (5) consecutive trading days commencing on 11 May until 17 May 2016 (both dates inclusive). On this basis, the average closing price is now determined to be HK$181.90, and therefore the Market Value for the calculation of the scrip entitlement is HK$172.805.