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Update No. 144

Note to subscribers for the amendments to the rules governing the listing of securities (the "Listing Rules")
 
 

Update No. 144

December 2023
 

Amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules

 
We have amended the Main Board Listing Rules to implement the proposals set out in our “Consultation Conclusions on GEM Listing Reforms” published on 15 December 2023 (the “Amendments”).
 
Key changes to the Main Board Listing Rules (the “GEM Reform Rule Amendments”) set out in Part A of the Amendments include:
 
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introducing a streamlined transfer mechanism for eligible GEM issuers to transfer from GEM to the Main Board without the need to appoint a sponsor to carry out due diligence and produce a “prospectus-standard” listing document; and

 


2. exempting GEM transfer applicants from paying the Main Board initial listing fee.
   
We have also made housekeeping amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules set out in Part B of the Amendments for the purpose of the forthcoming expanded paperless listing regime (the “Housekeeping Rule Amendments”).
 
Coming into effect
 

The amended Rules will take effect from the following dates:

 
(a)  1 January 2024 – for the GEM Reform Rule Amendments; and
   
(b) 31 December 2023 – for the Housekeeping Rule Amendments.
   
Please click HERE to see the amendments to the Main Board Listing Rules.