Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) announces that Mr John Estmond Strickland (“Mr Strickland”) has today served a notice on the Board of Directors of HKEx (“Board”) to resign as an Independent Non-executive Director of HKEx effective 31 October 2014 having reached the age of 75. Mr Strickland confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and that he is not aware of any matters that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders of HKEx in relation to his resignation.
The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Strickland for his insightful guidance, unswerving support, and invaluable contributions to HKEx throughout his 14-year service on the Board and for his service as the Chairman of the Investment Advisory and Audit Committees.
The Nomination Committee will identify and nominate a suitable candidate to fill the casual vacancy for the Board’s approval in due course.