SHENZHEN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS BAY AREA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
Stock Codes: 737 (HKD counter) and 80737 (RMB counter)The board of directors (the "Board") of Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited (the "Company") has today declared an interim dividend of Renminbi ("RMB") 8.4 cents per share (equivalent to Hong Kong 9.9737 cents per share) for the financial year ending 30 June 2016 to be paid on Tuesday, 22 March 2016 to the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") whose names appear on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on Monday, 22 February 2016.
The interim dividend as declared should not be taken as an indication of the level of profit of the Company for the six months ended 31 December 2015. However, the Company targets to maintain around 100% dividend payout ratio on a full-year basis, and its financial year end date is 30 June.
The interim dividend will be payable in cash in RMB or Hong Kong Dollars ("HK Dollars" or "HK$"), or a combination of these currencies, at the exchange rate of RMB1: HK$1.18735 as published by The People's Bank of China on 2 February 2016 and the Shareholders will be given the option of electing to receive the interim dividend in either RMB or HK Dollars or a combination of RMB and HK Dollars.
To make the dividend election, the Shareholders should complete the Dividend Election Form (if applicable) and return it to the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited (the "Hong Kong Share Registrar") at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, 10 March 2016. If no dividend election is made by a Shareholder, such Shareholder will receive the interim dividend in HK Dollars, unless he/she/it has previously elected to receive dividends in RMB.
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CLOSURE OF REGISTERTo ascertain the Shareholders' entitlement to the interim dividend, the register of members of the Company will be closed for one day on Monday, 22 February 2016. No transfer of shares of the Company will be effected on the aforementioned book-close date. To qualify for the interim dividend, all transfers of share ownership, accompanied by the relevant share certificates, must be lodged with the Hong Kong Share Registrar at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong not later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, 19 February 2016.
By Order of the Board |
Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited |
HUEN Po Wah |
Company Secretary |
Hong Kong, 2 February 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises five Executive Directors namely, Sir Gordon Ying Sheung WU (Chairman), Mr. Eddie Ping Chang HO (Vice Chairman), Mr. Thomas Jefferson WU (Managing Director), Mr. Alan Chi Hung CHAN (Deputy Managing Director) and Mr. Cheng Hui JIA; and three Independent Non-executive Directors namely, Professor Chung Kwong POON, Mr. Yuk Keung IP and Mr. Brian David Man Bun LI.
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Original Document: http://www.hopewellhighway.com/announce/eng/e737_HHI_ann_ClosureofRegisterofMembers.pdf
