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Articles: Directors' sharedealings

SDI breaches go dark at SFC
The SFC has quietly stopped disclosing details of successful prosecutions for failure to disclose shareholdings, including the name of the offender and the company involved. This is important information for investors, and we urge them to reinstate it. We also look at its questionable and inconsistent policy of redacting names from historic press releases. (6-Oct-2009)

Tycoons gain in Listing Committee shake-up
Well what did you expect after the blackout saga? The changes are not subtle, and further diminish the outlook for corporate governance reforms in the Listing Rules. We take you through the changes and the likely shape of the committee until 2012 and its leadership until 2015. (8-Jun-2009)

The HKICS blackout study
In a side-piece to our story on the Listing Committee, we look at the flaws in the study commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries after they opposed the backout extension, from none other than the brother of the Secretary for Financial Services, whose bureau lobbied to overturn the rule. (8-Jun-2009)

Presentation on insider blackout rule by David Webb
as featured in a luncheon debate at the Foreign Correspondents Club, HK (9-Apr-2009)

Pay-Shek
Sheltered by the immunity of the Legislative Council last week, Legislator for concrete Abraham Shek asked rhetorically whether the HKEx Head of Listings is working for David Webb. Well of course, he isn't, but we'll tell you whom Mr Shek is working for. Listed companies pay him as a director about 5 times what he earns as a legislator. (5-Jan-2009)

Extension of "black out" period
HKEx, 30-Dec-2008
"the Listing Committee has decided to defer implementation of the Rule, which has been properly approved by the Securities and Futures Commission after due process, until 1 April 2009. The Listing Committee will not be withdrawing the Rule. The Listing Committee strongly believes that the Rule is in the long-term interest of Hong Kong and in the interest of the investing public."
The paid advert opposing the blackout rule
Click on "Orgs" or "People" below to get a list of signatories, scroll down, then click on their names to go to the signatory you are interested in. (29-Dec-2008)

The insider blackout period
Webb-site.com supports the Listing Committee's proposal to rebase the blackout period on directors' dealings from the end of the financial period until results are published. Tell us what you think in our opinion poll. (24-Apr-2008)
Listing Rules Review Part 5: Rules Roundup
We're almost out of time on the Listing Rules consultation, which closes next Monday, so this final part of our review covers some of the remaining issues from the 176 page document. We look at notifiable transactions, directors' pay and share dealings, connected transactions, battles for control of the board, and the availability of basic corporate documents. (17-Apr-2002)

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