Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. announced that they will report nine months, 2009 results on November 11, 2009.

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., Board Meeting, Nov 11, 2009 Agenda: To approve the announcement of the unaudited consolidated results of the company and its subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 1,366,646,000 or HKD 1.27 per diluted share on revenue and other income of HKD 2,011,759,000 against profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 1,324,665,000 or HKD 1.23 per diluted share on revenue and other income of HKD 1,926,687,000 for the same period in the last year. Profit before taxation was HKD 1,606,148,000 against HKD 1,540,303,000 in the last year. Profit attributable to shareholders increased from HKD 834 million in the first quarter of 2009 to HKD 1,367 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase in profit was mainly driven by the improved investor sentiment and higher net investment income. The increase in profit was partly offset by the increase in operating expenses and taxation charge. The decrease in trading fees and trading tariff was mainly due to the lower turnover in the Cash Market in the first six months of 2009 against that of the corresponding period last year. For the six months, the company reported profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 2,200,885,000 or HKD 2.04 per diluted share on revenue and other income of HKD 3,353,094,000 against profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 2,974,406,000 or HKD 2.76 per diluted share on revenue and other income of HKD 4,211,331,000 for the same period in the last year. Profit before taxation was HKD 2,593,076,000 against HKD 3,442,388,000 in the last year. Net cash inflow from operating activities was HKD 2,133,766,000 against HKD 1,767,679,000 in the last year. Payments for purchases of fixed assets were HKD 23,968,000 against HKD 169,177,000 in the last year. Payments for purchases of available-for-sale financial assets were HKD 1,566,873,000 against HKD 2,893,377,000 for the same period in the last year. Commitments in respect of capital expenditures as at June 30, 2009 were HKD 54,607,000 against HKD 83,890,000 as at December 31, 2008. The drop in profit for the six months ended June 30, 2009 against that of 2008 was primarily attributable to the lower turnover-related income resulting from the decrease in activity in the Cash Market and the drop in net investment income on account of lower net interest income in 2009. Moreover, the one-off gain on the disposal of 2 properties of HKD 69 million in 2008 was not repeated in 2009. The Board has declared an interim dividend of HKD 1.84 per share for the year ending December 31, 2009, amounting to a total of about HKD 1,980 million which includes HKD 1,867,000 for shares held in trust under the Share Award Scheme. The company paid an interim dividend of HKD 2.49 per share in the last year. The dividend is payable on or about September 9, 2009 with ex-dividend date August 26, 2009 and record date September 1, 2009.