Last Updated: 2014.02.28
Designated broker identity numbers and recent trading information (for 21 - 27 February 2014)
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (the "HKSCC") take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to induce an offer by any person to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, Shares, HDRs or other securities of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (the "Company"), nor have any such Shares, HDRs or other securities been allotted with a view to any of them being offered for sale to or subscription by the public. No new Shares in the capital of the Company will be allotted and issued in connection with or pursuant to this announcement. Prospective investors should read the listing document dated February 14, 2014 (the "Listing Document") issued by the Company.
Unless defined in this announcement, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Listing Document.
FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Japan with limited liability)
(Stock code: 6288)
SECONDARY LISTING OF DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
ON THE MAIN BOARD OF
THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED
BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION
Designated broker identity numbers and recent trading information
in respect of the Shares on the TSE
Sole Sponsor
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
The Company issues this announcement to provide certain information on the designated broker identity numbers of the Designated Dealer and recent trading information of the Shares on the TSE.
Prospective investors should refer to the Listing Document (including the risk factors contained in the section headed "Risk Factors" of the Listing Document) and the announcement dated February 14, 2014 issued by the Company before deciding to invest in the HDRs. Reference is made to the Listing Document and the announcement dated February 14, 2014 issued by the Company.
Reference is made to the Listing Document and the announcement dated February 14, 2014 issued by the Company.
DESIGNATED BROKER IDENTITY NUMBERS
As disclosed in the section headed "Listing, Terms of Depositary Receipts and Depositary Agreements, Registration, Dealings and Settlement -- Liquidity Arrangements" of the Listing Document, prior to and upon the Introduction, the Designated Dealer will seek to undertake certain trading activities in circumstances as described in that section.
In order to assist in the identification and thereby seek to enhance the transparency of the liquidity arrangements conducted by the Designated Dealer on the Hong Kong market, according to the Designated Dealer, it has set up designated broker identity numbers solely for the purposes of carrying out such liquidity arrangements. Those designated broker identity numbers are set out as follows:
| Designated Dealer | Designated broker identity numbers |
| Morgan Stanley Hong Kong Securities Limited | 7683/7684 |
RECENT TRADING INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF THE SHARES ON THE TSE
The following table sets out certain trading information in respect of the Shares traded on the TSE from February 21, 2014 to February 27, 2014 (being the business day in Japan immediately preceding the date of this announcement):
| Date | Price in ¥ (approximate HK$ using the exchange rate of HK$1.00 to ¥13.19) | Trading volume (shares) | ||
| High | Low | Closing | ||
| February 27, 2014 | ¥35,970 (HK$2,727) | ¥35,360 (HK$2,681) | ¥35,550 (HK$2,695) | 457,000 |
| February 26, 2014 | ¥36,670 (HK$2,780) | ¥35,710 (HK$2,707) | ¥36,180 (HK$2,743) | 436,100 |
| February 25, 2014 | ¥36,845 (HK$2,793) | ¥36,305 (HK$2,752) | ¥36,530 (HK$2,770) | 569,000 |
| February 24, 2014 | ¥36,080 (HK$2,735) | ¥35,240 (HK$2,672) | ¥35,995 (HK$2,729) | 610,100 |
| February 21, 2014 | ¥35,940 (HK$2,725) | ¥34,900 (HK$2,646) | ¥35,755 (HK$2,711) | 763,800 |
The above trading information is provided pursuant to the disclosure in the section headed "Listing, Terms of Depositary Receipts and the Depositary Agreements, Registration, Dealings and Settlement -- Investor Awareness" of the Listing Document and is for reference purposes only. The trading price of the HDRs on the Stock Exchange following the Introduction may differ from the trading price of the Shares on the TSE. In addition, please note that each HDS will represent an ownership interest in 0.01 Share. Prospective investors should refer to the Listing Document (including the risk factors contained in the section headed "Risk Factors" of the Listing Document) and the announcement dated February 14, 2014 issued by the Company before deciding to invest in the HDRs.
Dealings in the HDRs on the Stock Exchange are expected to commence at 9:00 a.m. on March 5, 2014. As indicated in the section headed "Listing, Terms of Depositary Receipts and Depositary Agreements, Registration, Dealings and Settlement -- Investor Awareness" of the Listing Document, further announcements will be released on the Stock Exchange's website disclosing the previous day closing prices of the Shares traded on the TSE. These announcements will be made on March 3, 2014 (in respect of the closing price of Shares traded on the TSE on February 28, 2014), March 4, 2014 (in respect of the closing price of Shares traded on the TSE on March 3, 2014) and March 5, 2014 (in respect of the closing price of Shares traded on the TSE on March 4, 2014).
Also, as stated in the section headed "Listing, Terms of Depositary Receipts and Depositary Agreements, Registration, Dealings and Settlement -- Disclosure of the liquidity arrangements" of the Listing Document, the Company will, as soon as practicable and in any event before the opening of trading hours on the Business Day immediately before the first day of the Introduction, release an announcement on the Stock Exchange to inform the investing public of the following information as at the Latest Practicable Date prior to such announcement: the number of HDRs in respect of which the Custodian has received instructions from the existing Shareholders for the conversion of Shares to HDRs and the total number of HDRs which have been registered on the HDR register.
Joint Company Secretary
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
Mitsuru Ohki
Hong Kong, February 28, 2014
As at the date of this announcement, our executive director is Tadashi Yanai, our non-executive directors are Toru Murayama and Takashi Nawa and our independent non-executive directors are Toru Hambayashi, Nobumichi Hattori and Masaaki Shintaku.
