Fees & Charges

Services Charges
(In HK Dollars unless specified otherwise)
Remarks
1. 1. General Transactions Charge
i) Basic Commission 0.25% on gross amount or minimum $100 (per Transaction) Each trade will be settled in the relevant stock’s trading currency designated by HKEx. If the trade is not settled in HK$, fees and charges will be calculated in HK$ equivalent.
ii) Stamp Duty 0.10% on gross amount (rounded up to the nearest dollar)
iii) SFC Transaction Levy 0.0027% on gross amount
iv) HKEx Trading Fee 0.00565% on gross amount
v) CCASS Settlement Fee 0.002% on gross amount (Min: $5/ Max: $200)
vi) AFRC Levy 0.00015% on gross amount (rounded up to the nearest cent)
2. Service Charges
i) Daily Contract Note / Daily & Monthly Statement
By Post By Email
Free Free
ii) Copies of Account Statement
Within a year Over a year
$50 per duplicate copy $200 per duplicate copy
3. Interest Rate
i) Charges on Late Settlement of Share Transactions
Cash client bought transaction: Late payment is subject to 1% penalty charge + interest charges on the net outstanding due amount for the overdue period (from the settlement date)
Late Settlement Interest Rate
ICBC (ASIA) Prime Rate + 3% p.a.
ii) Handling Fee on Forced Liquidation $500 per case + 1% on liquidated amount
iii) Margin Client ICBC (ASIA) Prime Rate + 3% p.a.
4. CCASS Depository Services
i) Physical Stock Deposit Free ($5 for each Transfer Deed)
ii) Physical Stock Withdrawal $5 per board lot (Min: $100)
iii) Stock Deposit Fee SI & ISI (via CCASS) Free
iv) Stock Withdrawal Fee SI & ISI (via CCASS) 0.05% on gross amount
(Min: $50 / Max: $500 per stock withdrawal)
v) Express Physical Stock Re-registration $200 per stock
vi) Compulsory Buy back $300 per transaction + CCASS default fees
5. Nominee Services and Corporate Actions
i) Custody Fee Waived
ii) Scrip Fee
Scripless Physical Scrip
$2 per board lot (Applicable to shares held under HKSCC Nominees before book-close date) $2.5 per certificate (Applicable to shares held under our Nominee Company before book-close date)
This is applicable when cash dividends, scrip dividends, bonus shares, bonus warrants or bonus rights are received by client for the first time on shares bought or deposited by client before book-close date.
iii) Cash/Scrip Dividend
· Collection Fee
0.5% of cash dividend collected
(Min: $30/ RMB30)
Fees are charged based on the denominated currency of the relevant stock.
iv) Bonus Share
· Collection Fee
$1 / RMB1 per board lot
(Min: $30/RMB30, Max: $500/RMB500)
v) Bonus Warrant / Rights
· Collection Fee
Waived
vi) Physical Stock Registration Fee $2.5 per certificate + $100 handling fee
vii) Rights / Warrant / Covered Warrant Subscriptions / Warrant Conversion $1 / RMB1 per board lot
(Min: $30/ RMB30)
viii) Handling Fee - Callable Bull / Bear Contract $1.8 / RMB1.8per board lot
(Min: $30/ RMB30)
ix) Dividend Claim / Bonus Shares 1 % on gross offer amount
(Min: $500/ RMB500) + CCASS charges
x) Cash /Open Offer Charges 0.25% on gross offer amount (Min: $100/ RMB100)
xi) Special / Conditional Offer Charges 0.25% on gross offer amount (Min: $100/ RMB100)
6. IPO Application & Other Service Charges
i) IPO Application
Non-financing and through nominee services Through financing services
$100 handling charge $100 handling charge (Plus interest)
Currency of this fee varies with the trading currency of the stock
ii) Telegraph Transfer (T/T) $150 + actual bank charge
iii) CHATS $150 + actual bank charge
iv) Returned Cheque Charge $300 per case
v) Stop Payment Charge $300 per case
vi) Cheque Mark Good $250 per case
vii) Account Balance Confirmation Certificate Letter $100 per certificate per account $100 per certificate per account
7. Bonds
i) Safe Custody
(charged in HKD equivalent)
0.05% p.a. x the total nominal value of the bond holdings in your account(s) as at the end of the last Hong Kong business day of each month. Charged semi-annually.
(Max: HKD2,500 for half-year)
ii) Scripless Transfer – Out USD50 per bonds
iii) DvP Transfer Fee USD70 per transaction (no matter transfer-in or transfer-out)

Remarks: CSL will endeavor to update the relevant fees and charges. Please visit CSL’s official website for the latest announcement.