{"id":158,"date":"2020-04-01T21:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T13:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2021-03-04T09:10:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T01:10:49","slug":"exchange-prerequisites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising on Requirements for Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;ContentWrapper2&#8243; module_id=&#8221; &#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-wrapper2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; 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In 2010, the HKEX updated its requirements for listing mineral and petroleum companies. The updated requirements aim to encourage more listing by mineral companies in Hong Kong by providing investors with a framework of material, relevant and reliable information, and by aligning the HKEX\u2019s rules with global standards.<\/p>\r\n<p>Under the HKEX Listing Rules, mineral companies are defined as: <\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-roman !important\">\r\n<li>new listing applicants whose major activity (i.e. an activity representing 25% or more of the total assets, gross revenue or operating expenses of the applicant and its subsidiaries) (Major Activity) is the exploration for and\/or extraction of natural resources (which includes minerals or petroleum); and <\/li>\r\n<li>existing listed companies that completes a relevant notifiable transaction (namely a major transaction, very substantial disposal, very substantial acquisition and\/or a reverse takeover) or above involving the acquisition of mineral or petroleum assets.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>The definition of mineral companies does not specifically refer to production activities, but the HKEX has stated that companies engaged in extraction and protection may qualify as mineral companies under the HKEX Listing Rules. Companies involved solely in production or processing may however only be eligible for listing under Chapter 8 of the Main Board Rules or Chapter 11 of the GEM Rules. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;SubM-Children&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;]<div class=\"page-submenu\"> \r\n<ul><li class=\"page_item page-item-185\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/listing-key-requirements\/\">Key Requirements for Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-181\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/management-requirements\/\">Management Requirements for Mineral Companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/reqirements-resources\/\">Requirements Relating To Resources and Reserves<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/valuations\/\">Valuations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-184\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/exchange-prerequisites\/requirements-control-assets\/\">Requirements Regarding Control Over Mining Assets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;News Title&#8221; 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Disclosure Obligations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-165\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/advising-restructuring\/\">Advising on Restructuring and Holding Structures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/pre-ipo-suitability\/\">Pre-IPO Submission on Suitability for Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/publicity-requirements\/\">Publicity Requirements During Listing Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-168 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/ongoing-announcements\/\">On-Going Announcement Requirements For Listed Companies<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-191\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/ongoing-announcements\/chapter-18\/\">Chapter 18 \u2013 On-going Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-192\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/ongoing-announcements\/notifiable-connected-and-other-transactions\/\">Notifiable, Connected and Other Transactions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/ongoing-announcements\/company-matters-corporate-governance-and-directors-and-officers\/\">Company Matters, Corporate Governance and Directors and Officers<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/listings\/ongoing-announcements\/shares\/\">Shares<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> Advising on Requirements for ListingCharltons advises mineral companies on the listing criteria for both the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). In 2010, the HKEX updated its requirements for listing mineral and petroleum companies. The updated requirements aim to encourage more listing by mineral companies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":155,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Charltons advises mineral companies on the listing criteria for both the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (\u201cExchange\u201d). In 2010 the Exchange updated its requirements for listing mineral and petroleum companies.\u00a0 The updated requirements aim to encourage more listing by mineral companies in Hong Kong by providing investors with a framework of material, relevant and reliable information, and by aligning the Exchange\u2019s rules with global standards.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Under the Listing Rules, a company is defined as a mineral company if its major activity (i.e. an activity representing 25% or more of the total assets, gross revenue or operating\u00a0expenses of the applicant and its subsidiaries) (\u201cMajor Activity\u201d) is the exploration for and\/or extraction of natural resources. An existing listed\u00a0 company will be considered to be a mineral company if it engages in a major acquisition (i.e. 25% or greater of existing activities) of mineral or petroleum assets.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>A mineral company can seek to list by meeting one of the financial track record requirements (\"Track Record Tests\") set out under Rule 8.05 of the Listing Rules. A mineral company that cannot satisfy one of Track Record Tests (exploration and pre-production stage companies) may still apply to be listed if it can establish that the combined experience of its directors and senior managers is sufficient and relevant to the exploration for and\/or extraction activity that the applicant is pursuing, The applicant will also be required to have at least a portfolio of \"Indicated Resources\" (in the case of minerals) or \"Contingent Resources\" (in the case of petroleum) that are identifiable under one of the accepted reporting standards and substantiated in the report of an independent suitably qualified expert. Applicants should also have control over a majority (by value) of the assets in which it has invested together with adequate rights over the exploration for and \/ or extraction of resources which give it sufficient influence in decisions over the exploration for and\/or extraction of the resources.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-listings","cat-29-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232879,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/232879"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}