OREANDA-NEWS.  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to SOHO China Ltd (SOHO China) futures to account for SOHO China’s special dividend.

Overview

Company (Stock Code)

SOHO China (410)

Corporate Action

Special Dividend of RMB0.19 per share

Ex-date

29 September 2016

The special dividend amount per share in Hong Kong dollars will be announced in due course.

For details, please refer to the announcement made by SOHO China on 17 August 2016.

Highlights of the adjustment arrangements are set forth below. Investors should consult their brokers for further details, or if they have any questions regarding the adjustment.

SOHO China Futures

Trading Arrangements

The trading arrangements for the existing SOHO China stock futures under trading symbols SOH and SOB will be as follows: 

1.

Adjustment and Transfer of Outstanding Positions

Open positions of SOHO China stock futures series under trading symbols SOH and SOB which exist after the market close on the business day immediately before the ex-date will be adjusted and transferred to stock futures series under trading symbols SOC and SOD respectively.
 

2.

Introduction of New Stock Futures Series for Trading

On the ex-date, new SOHO China stock futures series based on the standard contract multiplier will be introduced for trading under the standard trading symbol SOH.

Details of the adjustment procedures for SOHO China stock futures series under trading symbol SOH are as follows: 

Adjustment Ratio (AR)

(underlying stock closing price – special dividend) /
underlying stock closing price

Rounded to the nearest
4 decimal places

Adjusted Contracted Price (ACP)

Contracted price of outstanding stock futures series x AR

Rounded to the nearest
2 decimal places

Adjusted Contract Multiplier (ACM)

Contracted price of outstanding stock futures series x
(10,000 shares / ACP)

Rounded to the nearest
4 decimal places

Adjusted

SOC

ACM

From ex-date to 30 March 2017

No

Standard

SOH

10,000

From ex-date onwards

Yes

Details of the adjustment procedures for SOHO China stock futures series under trading symbol SOB are as follows:  

Adjustment Ratio (AR)

(underlying stock closing price – special dividend) /
underlying stock closing price

Rounded to the nearest
4 decimal places

Adjusted Contracted Price (ACP)

Contracted price of outstanding stock futures series x AR

Rounded to the nearest
2 decimal places

Adjusted Contract Multiplier (ACM)

Contracted price of outstanding stock futures series x
(ACM*
 / ACP)

Rounded to the nearest
4 decimal places

 

Adjusted

SOD

ACM

From ex-date to 29 December 2016

No

Adjusted

SOB

ACM*

Not available for trading from
ex-date onwards

No