20 November 2017

Hang Seng Indexes Launches Three Stock Connect Hong Kong Indexes

Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (“Hang Seng Indexes”) today launched three indexes specifically designed for the southbound trading link of the Stock Connect Scheme, namely the Hang Seng SCHK HK Companies Index, the Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index and the Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index.

The universe of the three new indexes covers investable stocks under the southbound trading link of the Stock Connect Scheme. Additional screenings are adopted to enhance tradability, making these indexes investable references for investors and product issuers in mainland China. The first two indexes offer investors references for the performance of Hong Kong-listed companies with different geographical business focuses, while the Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index tracks companies only listed in Hong Kong, providing relevant benchmarks for southbound trading investors in the Mainland.

Since last year, Hang Seng Indexes has enriched the range of Stock Connect Hong Kong (“SCHK”) indexes by launching various indexes that cluster eligible stocks by size, geographical focus and theme. Mr Vincent Kwan, Director & General Manager of Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, said: “Amid the dynamic cross-market activities between the stock exchanges in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen, the launch of these three new indexes is another step to enrich our SCHK index range. Hang Seng Indexes will continue developing new indexes to provide investors with a diverse range of referencing benchmarks.”

The three new indexes are calculated and disseminated real-time at two-second intervals. For more details about the SCHK indexes, please refer to the attached appendices.

About Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited The Hang Seng Family of Indexes is managed and compiled by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (formerly HSI Services Limited), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of . The Hang Seng Family of Indexes comprises a wide range of Flagship, Benchmark, Thematic, Strategy and Bond indexes that cover stocks/bonds listed in Hong Kong/mainland China markets. For further information on the Hang Seng Family of Indexes, please visit the company's website at www.hsi.com.hk.

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Appendix 1

Stock Connect Hong Kong Indexes

Number of Constituents Index Launch Date (As of 17 Nov 2017)

By Size - Hang Seng Stock Connect Hong Kong Index 349 5 Dec 2016 - Hang Seng Stock Connect Hong Kong MidCap & SmallCap Index 252 - Hang Seng Stock Connect Hong Kong SmallCap Index 96

By Geographical Focus - Hang Seng SCHK HK Companies Index 74 20 Nov 2017 - Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index 275

By Theme - Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Banks Index 14 13 Feb 2017 - Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index 281 20 Nov 2017

By Factor - Hang Seng SCHK High Dividend Low Volatility 50 8 May 2017

Appendix 2

Latest Additions to Stock Connect Hong Kong Indexes

Selection Criteria

Remarks: Numbers in ( ) refer to numbers of stocks as at 17 November 2017

Launch Date 20 November 2017

Base Date 31 December 2014

Base Value 3000 Review Half-yearly Frequency Weighting Freefloat-adjusted market capitalisation-weighted with a 10% cap on individual constituents Methodology Currency Hong Kong Dollar

Dissemination Real-time at 2-second intervals

Vendor codes Hang Seng SCHK HK Companies Index : .HSSCHKC (Thomson Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index : .HSSCMLC Reuters) Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index: .HSSCNAH

For further details, please refer to the index methodology on Hang Seng Indexes’ website.

Appendix 3

Top 10 Constituents and weightings (as at 17 November 2017)

Code Name Weighting (%) Hang Seng SCHK HK Companies Index 1299 AIA Group Ltd. 10.72 5 HSBC Holdings plc 9.76 388 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. 7.32 1 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. 7.09 1113 CK Asset Holdings Ltd. 4.54 16 Ltd. 4.39 2 CLP Holdings Ltd. 4.02 11 Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 3.80 2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. 3.68 27 Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. 3.50 Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index 700 Holdings Ltd. 11.54 939 Corporation - H Shares 8.09 941 Ltd. 5.27 1398 Industrial and Commercial Ltd. - H Shares 5.02 2318 (Group) Co. of China, Ltd. - H Shares 4.52 3988 Bank of China Ltd. - H Shares 3.30 2628 China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. - H Shares 2.19 883 CNOOC Ltd. 2.08 175 Automobile Holdings Ltd. 1.62 386 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation - H Shares 1.54 Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index 700 Tencent Holdings Ltd. 11.63 5 HSBC Holdings plc 9.33 1299 AIA Group Ltd. 7.84 941 China Mobile Ltd. 4.73 388 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. 2.70 1 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. 2.62 883 CNOOC Ltd. 1.87 1113 CK Asset Holdings Ltd. 1.67 16 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. 1.62 2 CLP Holdings Ltd. 1.48

FIT Hon Teng Ltd. (Stock Code: 6088) will be added to the Hang Seng SCHK Mainland China Companies Index and Hang Seng SCHK ex-AH Companies Index after market close on 1 December 2017 (Friday). All changes will be effective on 4 December 2017 (Monday).