Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing : Re-appointment of Chairman Approvedpdf

Pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Securities and Futures Commission regulates Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in relation to the listing of its shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Securities and Futures Commission takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Re-appointment of Chairman Approved

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ("HKEX") dated 27 April 2022 in relation to the re-appointment of Mrs Laura May-Lung Cha ("Mrs Cha") as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKEX ("Chairman").

HKEX is pleased to announce that the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has, pursuant to Section 69 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, today given her written approval of the re-appointment of Mrs Cha as the Chairman with immediate effect until the conclusion of HKEX's annual general meeting to be held in 2024.

Mrs Cha's biographical details are available under the About HKEX (Our Structure) section of the HKEX Group website (www.hkexgroup.com).

By Order of the Board

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

David Fu

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 6 June 2022

As at the date of this announcement, HKEX's Board of Directors comprises 12 Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Mrs Laura May-Lung CHA (Chairman), Mr Nicholas Charles ALLEN, Mr Apurv BAGRI, Mr CHEAH Cheng Hye, Ms CHEUNG Ming Ming, Anna, Mrs CHOW WOO Mo Fong, Susan, Mr Rafael GIL-TIENDA, Mr HUNG Pi Cheng, Benjamin, Ms LEUNG Nisa Bernice Wing-Yu,

Mr LEUNG Pak Hon, Hugo, Mr YIU Kin Wah, Stephen and Mr ZHANG Yichen, and one Executive Director, Mr Alejandro Nicolas AGUZIN, who is also the Chief Executive of HKEX.