Stock deposit fee
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Deposit of eligible securities into CCASS Depository
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Nil
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Stock withdrawal fee
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Withdrawal of registered eligible securities.
Not applicable to foreign securities
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HK$3.50 per board lot
Odd lots also charged at HK$3.50 each. |
Withdrawal of other non-eligible securities, including discontinued eligible securities (e.g. expired warrants), uncertificated or delisted bearer securities and securities entitlements which are not eligible securities. Not applicable to foreign securities
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HK$1 per board lot for registered securities or HK$1 per certificate for bearer securities
Odd lots also charged at HK$1 each. |
Withdrawal of eligible bearer debt securities. Not applicable to foreign securities
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HK$100 per certificate
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Withdrawal of foreign securities and securities entitlements accruing from foreign securities which do not constitute eligible securities
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HK$600 per instruction plus out-of-pocket expenses incurred by HKSCC |
Stock custody fee
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Safe-keeping of registered securities held in CCASS Depository. Not applicable to foreign securities
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HK$0.012 per board lot per month subject to a maximum of HK$100,000 per month per participant
Odd lots also charged at HK$0.012 each (Fee calculated on aggregate month-end stock quantity balances in stock accounts of each participant.)
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Safe-keeping of bearer debt securities, EFN and specified instruments held in CCASS Depository. Not applicable to foreign securities
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0.012% per annum on nominal value calculated on a daily basis, subject to a maximum of HK$300,000 per month per participant (fee calculated on aggregate daily balance of nominal values of bearer debt securities, EFN and / or specified instruments in stock account of each participant.)
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Stock maintenance fee
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For foreign securities only
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HK$0.25 per 100 shares or balance of less than 100 shares (fee calculated on the daily average stock balance of foreign securities and payable monthly. No stock custody fee will be charged.)
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Stock segregated accounts with statement service fee
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Statements of daily stock movements and monthly balances of a segregated account will be sent directly to a person nominated by a CCASS participant
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HK$10 per month per account
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Dividend and other distribution and debt securities interest collection service fee
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Collection and distribution of cash dividend or cash distribution or cash bonus or cash interest
Fee also applicable to Units and foreign securities |
0.12% of the aggregate of cash amount of dividend, distribution, bonus and interest per stock/debt securities paid to participant in one currency on the same day, subject to a maximum of HK$10,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies)
Fee together with other applicable bank charges will be deducted at source at the time of distribution to participants.
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Collection and distribution of scrip dividend/bonus shares |
Nil |
Handling fee for conversion, redemption and corporate actions of registered and bearer debt securities
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Conversion, redemption and corporate actions of registered and bearer debt securities, including Exchange Fund Notes, government bonds, specified instruments and CMU Instruments
Where there is automatic conversion or redemption of non-eligible registered or bearer debt securities including Exchange Fund Notes, specified instruments and CMU Instruments, the handling fee shall be payable.
Fee also applicable to foreign securities |
HK$30 per instruction / announcement fee debited on input or event date |
Corporate actions service fee for registered non-debt securities
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Common Nominee services provided for registered non-debt securities in relation to all corporate actions other than the collection of cash dividends, cash distribution and bonuses, bonus shares, stock dividends, corporate voting, stock splitting or stock consolidation
Fee also applicable to foreign securities and the applications for issue and redemption of units
Fee also applicable to automatic exercise of structured products at expiry |
HK$0.80 per board lot subject to a maximum of HK$10,000 per instruction or (if no instruction is required for a corporate action) per corporate action per account
Odd lots also charged at HK$0.80 each.
Where the amount calculated as aforesaid exceeds the corresponding amount of cash payment entitlement collected in respect of the corporate action and such cash payment is the only form of entitlement collected in respect of that corporate action (for the avoidance of doubt, this does not apply where there is no cash payment entitlement in respect of a corporate action), the amount of the cash payment.
Fee calculated on stock quantity balances on which the corporate actions are to be taken.
Fee debited on input dates or event dates of corporate actions.
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Handling fee for warrant conversion, voluntary takeover, tender offer, or open offer of foreign securities
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Warrant conversion, voluntary takeover, tender offer, or open offer of foreign securities |
HK$600 per instruction (plus out-of-pocket expenses incurred by HKSCC, if any, will be borne by the participants.)
Fee debited on date of submission of instruction. |
Handling charge for unclaimed entitlements
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Claims made by participants against HKSCC |
HK$200 per claim application in respect of unclaimed entitlements of a stock or (if the gross cash amount of the unclaimed entitlements is less than HK$200) the gross cash amount
Fee is additional to other fees for relevant nominee services.
Fee is payable on successful claim application.
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Registration and transfer fee
Notes:
HKSCC may incur payments for re-registration of registered eligible securities as well as non-eligible securities and in relation to adjustments for entitlements in respect of late deliveries under the CNS system.
In relation to portfolio transfer of registered securities from Clearing and/or Custodian Participants’ stock accounts to the Investor Participant’s stock account in CCASS by ISI transactions without trade data value input within the first ten settlement days from the date of opening of the investor account and for which HKSCC has granted registration and transfer fee concession to the Investor Participant; the number of board lots representing such transfer will be deducted from the aggregate holdings in board lots in the stock accounts balances of the Clearing and/or Custodian Participant for the purpose of calculating the registration and transfer fee payable by such Clearing and/or Custodian Participant.
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For registering eligible securities in the name of HKSCC Nominees Limited |
HK$1.50 per board lot on net increase in aggregate holdings in board lots of registered securities in balances in the stock accounts of a participant since the date on which fee was last collected by HKSCC.
Odd lots also charged at HK$1.50 each.
Nil for Exchange Fund Notes, government bonds, specified instruments, CMU Instruments and foreign securities.
Fee is debited on one of the following collection dates:-
(i) The last registration date of a corporate event of which a book-close date / record date is announced by the issuer of registered securities for determining the registered holders and their registered holdings that qualify for receipt of cash and non-cash entitlements, (other than for receipt of out-of-money right issue entitlements determined by reference to the closing nominal prices of the underlying securities on the first ex-date, i.e., two trading days prior to the relevant book-close dates, for attendance at meetings and voting solely without receipt of any entitlement and for stock conversion into other eligible securities only);
(ii)Event date of corporate actions other than share splitting or consolidation, stock conversion into other eligible securities or corporate actions involving no cash distribution to the registered holders).
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Fee is subject to revision if registration and transfer fee is changed by share registrars.
HKSCC may, on written applications of participants, grant concessions to the participants with respect to all or part of the registration and transfer fee and HKSCC may charge a handling charge of HK$1,000 per application. HKSCC shall stipulate the circumstances, and the criteria to be satisfied, for the grant from time to time.
Concession may be granted on a written application by the participants if their CCASS participantship is altered due to their business restructuring.
A concessionary registration and transfer fee of HK$2.50 per certificate will be charged in respect of large denomination registered share/debt securities certificates deposited in CCASS instead of the normal registration and transfer fee. Each such registered share/debt securities certificate must represent at least 1,000 board lots. Such fee will be debited at the time of deposit. The number of board lots represented by such large denomination registered share/debt securities certificates will not be included in the calculation of the normal registration and transfer fee debited on the relevant collection date.
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Handling fee for tender instructions
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To tender instruction via CCASS terminal |
HK$5 per instruction
Fee is debited on input date.
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Handling fee for electronic application instructions for new issue shares
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To subscribe to new issue shares |
HK$5 per instruction
Fee is debited on application end date. |
Bank charges on foreign currency benefits and entitlements distribution
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Actual amounts incurred by HKSCC
Recovery of bank charges from Participants will be deducted at source at the time of distribution of entitlements to participants.
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