HKEX: HKSCC Launches New Service To Facilitate Lodging Of Shareholdersâ Written Requisitions Date
17/12/2020
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Thursday) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), will launch a new service to make it easier for investors to exercise their shareholder rights, such as to call general meetings, by facilitating the submission of requisitions to listed Issuers.
This new service, which will start on 21 December 2020, will enable investors to submit three types of requisitions to Issuers, without the need to withdraw eligible securities from the depository of the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS). These requisitions are: