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HAICHANG OCEAN PARK HOLDINGS LTD.海昌海洋公園控股有限公司
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 2255) VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT BECOMING A CONSTITUENT OF THE HANG SENG FAMILY OF INDEXESThis announcement is made by Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd. (the "Company", together with the subsidiaries, the "Group") on a voluntary basis to keep the shareholders and potential investors of the Company informed of the latest development of the Group.
The board (the "Board") of directors (the "Directors") of the Company hereby announces that the Company has been selected as a constituent of the following Hang Seng Family of Indexes:
Hang Seng Composite SmallCap Index of the Hang Seng Composite Index (the "HSCI");
Hang Seng Consumer Goods & Services Index.
Such constituent changes will come into effect from 4 September 2017.
After the Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited published the aforesaid index review results, the Company received enquiries regarding whether the Company is able to be included in the Southbound Hong Kong Trading Link under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect from numerous investors and market participants. The Board would like to clarify and point out that according to the Joint Announcement jointly signed by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, the constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index with an average month-end market value of HK$5 billion and above for the 12 months from the date of the index review will be eligible to be included in the Southbound Hong Kong Trading Link. The Company meets the above eligibility. Prospective investors are reminded to review announcements by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange regarding this issue.
The Board believes that becoming a constituent of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes represents the recognition of the Company's business performance, stock liquidity and growth prospect by the market. In addition, joining the Hang Seng Family of Indexes will help the Company further broaden the investor base and effectively strengthen the recognitions in the capital market of the Company, so as to improve the brand recognition of the Company.
The HSCI offers a comprehensive Hong Kong market benchmark that covers about the top 95th percentile of the total market capitalisation of companies listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Adopting the freefloat-adjusted market capitalisation methodology, the HSCI can be used as a basis for index funds, mutual funds as well as performance benchmarks.
By order of the Board
Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd. Wang XuguangExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Dalian, the People's Republic of China, 17 August 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Mr. Wang Xuguang, Mr. Qu Cheng and Mr. Gao Jie; the non-executive Directors are Mr. Qu Naijie, Mr. Makoto Inoue and Mr. Yuan Bing; and the independent non-executive Directors are Mr. Chen Guohui, Mr. Sun Jianyi and Ms. Zhang Meng.
