Poll Results of the General Meeting

November 6, 2026. HONG KONG

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) announces that at its General Meeting held on 6 November 2026 (“GM”), the proposed resolution as set out in the notice of GM dated 16 October 2026 (“GM Notice”) was passed on a poll. All directors of HKEX (“Directors”) attended the GM in person or by electronic means.

As at the date of the GM, a total of 1,267,836,895 shares of HKEX (“Shares”) were in issue and the holders of which (“Shareholders”) were entitled to attend and vote at the GM, and HKEX did not hold any treasury shares (including any treasury shares held or deposited with Central Clearing and Settlement System). There were no Shares entitling the holders to attend and abstain from voting in favour of the proposed resolution at the GM as set out in Rule 13.40 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”).

Except for Computershare Hong Kong Trustees Limited, being the trustee holding unvested Shares awarded under the HKEX Employees’ Share Award Scheme (the “Scheme”), held 3,916,874 Shares as at the date of this announcement and was required to abstain from voting on the proposed resolution pursuant to Rule 17.05A of the Listing Rules and the Scheme Rules, no other Shareholder was required to abstain from voting in respect of the proposed resolution at the GM.

The poll results are set out below.

Notes:

1 All percentages are rounded to four decimal places.

2 The full text of the Special Resolution is set out in the GM Notice.

3 Pursuant to Section 67 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the adoption of HKEX’s new Articles of Association, which was approved by the Shareholders by way of a special resolution at the GM, is subject to the written approval of the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”). HKEX will issue an announcement upon receipt of the SFC’s approval.

HKEX’s share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, acted as the scrutineer for the poll at the GM.

By Order of the Board

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Timothy Tsang

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 6 November 2026

As at the date of this announcement, HKEX’s Board of Directors comprises 12 Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Mr Carlson TONG (Chairman), Mr Nicholas Charles ALLEN, Mr Peter Wilhelm Hubert BRIEN, Mr CHAN Kam Wing, Clement, Mr CHAN Kin Por, Ms CHEUNG Ming Ming, Anna, Mr CHIA Pun Kok, Herbert, Ms DING Chen, Ms KWOK Pui Fong, Miranda, Mr Gordon Robert Halyburton ORR, Mr YAM Chi Kwong, Joseph, and Mr ZHANG Yichen, and one Executive Director, Ms CHAN Yiting, Bonnie, who is also the Chief Executive of HKEX.

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