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Hong Kong Listed Companies: Law and Practice, 2nd Edition (includes FREE one year access of ONLINE version)

By Julia Charlton
Wolters Kluwer (HK) (formerly CCH) September 2022

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ISBN-13
9789887935650
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer (HK) (formerly CCH)
Publication
September 2022
Format
Paperback + eBook , 850 pages
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

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With The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)’s Listing Rules being subject to constant review and revision, the author offers important updates on amendments and fresh regulations introduced since the first edition. Beginning with the basics – What is a public company? What is a stock exchange? Hong Kong Listed Companies: Law & Practice 2nd Edition works its way methodically through the SEHK’s many provisions for regulation and compliance. It is a volume of depth and substance which sets the standard for financial industry reference books.

The new 2nd Edition delivers more than 400 pages of new, and up-to-date commentary in relation to the Hong Kong Listing Rules:-

  • These include but not limited to extensive changes to the sponsor regulatory regime introduced in 2013 and the major listing reforms in 2018 which added three new chapters (Chapter 8A, 18C and 19A) to the listing rules aimed at attracting the listing of Pre-revenue Biotech and Innovative Companies, including those with Weighted Voting Rights (WVR) structures and providing a new secondary listing route for companies primary listed on certain Qualifying Exchanges.
  • More recent listing reforms in 2021 – covering the listing regime for overseas issuers, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC), the SEHK’s new Corporate Governance Code and the new requirements in relation to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – are also highlighted.
  • How to handle ongoing obligations on listed companies under the Listing Rules.
  • Ongoing obligations on listed companies and their shareholders under other legislation, primarily the Securities and Futures Ordinance Cap. 671 (such as market misconduct, insider dealing, disclosure of interests).


For participants and stakeholders engaged in stock market activities, this second edition of Hong Kong Listed Companies: Law & Practice 2nd Edition is an essential companion, providing the ultimate guide with regard to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong’s (SEHK) exhaustive regulatory regime.

Easy to follow, with information presented in logical order and plain language, this publication, expertly updated by experienced corporate finance lawyer Julia Charlton serves as an invaluable guide for seasoned practitioners, in-house counsel, chartered governance professional, accountants, other practitioners and students who require an understanding of the legal background and practical application of the rules and legislation that apply to listed companies. Other benefits included but not limited to:

  • Reduces time wastage and increases productivity by serving as a step by step guide to the understanding of the Listing Rules, the Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Companies Ordinance
  • Provides concise commentary on the law to aid readers in determining the best approach to adopt in line with their business needs
  • Case studies, diagrams, flow charts ease the company secretary’s day to day workflow, by illustrating the rules and giving examples of their application.

 

Table of Contents

  1. Overview of the Hong Kong Market for Listed Companies
  2. Requirements for Listing
  3. Routes to Listing
  4. Dual Primary and Secondary Listings (New)
  5. Listing Companies with Weighted Voting Rights (New)
  6. Listing Pre-Revenue Biotech Companies (New)
  7. Listing Mineral Companies
  8. IPOs – Sponsors and other IPO Parties
  9. The IPO Process
  10. Responsibilities and Liability
  11. Disclosure and other Continuing Obligations
  12. Notifiable Transactions
  13. Reverse Takeovers and Cash Companies (New)
  14. Connected Transactions
  15. Corporate Governance and Environmental, Social and Governance (New)
  16. GEM Listing Requirements and Continuing Obligations
  17. Market Misconduct
  18. Disclosure of Interests

About the Author

About the Author

Julia Charlton is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent corporate finance lawyers. She is an accomplished practitioner with a particular focus on securities law, capital markets, private equity, M&A, investment funds, restructuring and regulatory issues. Much in demand, she advises financial institutions and listed companies on the Listing Rules of both the Main Board and GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

A senior fellow of the Hong Kong Securities Institute, Julia sits on a variety of regulatory, investigative and advisory bodies. A member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2018, she now serves on the independent Listing Review Committee. Fluent in Mandarin, she is also vastly experienced in private equity investment in mainland China, advising European, US and Hong Kong-based funds on investment in a range of sectors.

Julia gained her law degree (first class with honours) at Kings College, University of London, followed by a postgraduate diploma from the University of Oxford. She is Principal Partner of Charltons, the renowned boutique law firm she founded in 1998.

About Charltons

Charltons is an award-winning Hong Kong law firm specialising in corporate finance. It has offices in Beijing and Shanghai and is one of the few Hong Kong legal practices with a presence in Yangon, Myanmar. The firm’s practice areas include capital markets, M&A, regulatory and securities work, natural resources law, corporate and commercial, private equity and funds, corporate restructuring and offshore and China funds.

Over more than 20 years, Charltons has built a strong track record in representing a wide variety of clients, from local start-ups to multinational corporations, on a broad range of matters. In particular, the firm is experienced in advising companies, controlling shareholders, sponsors and underwriters on initial public offerings on both the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

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