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Arrangements for Adjustment of MGM China Options

Market Operations
20 Feb 2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open options contracts on MGM China Holdings' (MGM China) shares to account for the following special dividend:

Highlights of the adjustment arrangements for MGM China options contracts are set forth below.  Investors should consult their brokers for further details, or if they have any questions regarding the adjustment.

Stock Name (Stock Code) MGM China Holdings Ltd. (2282)
Corporate Action Special Dividend of $1.02 per share
Ex-date 4 March 2014

For details of the special dividend, please refer to the announcement by MGM China on 19 February 2014.

Adjustment Procedures

Adjustments will be made to the open positions which exist after the market close on the business day immediately before the ex-date.  The adjustment procedures are as follows:

Adjustment Term Formula Remarks
Adjustment Ratio (AR) (underlying stock closing price – special dividend)
underlying stock closing price
Rounded to the nearest 4 decimal places
Adjusted Exercise Price (AEP) Exercise price of outstanding option series  x  AR Rounded to the nearest 2 decimal places
Adjusted Contract Size (ACS) Exercise price of outstanding option series x 
(400 shares / AEP)
Rounded to the nearest 4 decimal places

Trading of Adjusted and Standard Contracts

After the market close on the business day immediately before the ex-date, the open positions will be transferred to the adjusted option series.  In addition, new option series based on the standard contract size will be introduced for trading on the ex-date.  Details of the adjusted and standard contracts available for trading on and after the ex-date are shown below:

Contract Trading Symbol Contract Size
(Shares)
Availability For Trading Addition of New Option Series on and after
the Ex-date
Adjusted MGA ACS From ex-date to 30 March 2015 No
Standard MGM 400 From ex-date onwards Yes

Investors should note that the adjusted and standard option series have different contract sizes.  There will not be any changes to the number of open positions and other contract terms after the transfer of positions.

 

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Updated 20 Feb 2014