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[...] if the Qualified IPO is not successful [...] [...]

As at the date of this prospectus, no options have been granted or agreed to be granted under the Share Option Scheme.

[...] [...] public offering of shares or debentures can issue a paper application form (together with an electronic prospectus) without it being accompanied [...] [...]

If you are in any doubt about the Prospectus of the Trust, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

[...] [...] (excluding treasury shares) or the market capitalisation of the issuer by more than 50% (on its own or when aggregated with any other open offers or rights issues announced by the issuer (i) within the 12 month period immediately preceding the announcement of the proposed open offer or (ii) prior to such 12 month period where dealing in respect of the shares issued pursuant thereto commenced within such 12 month period, [...] [...]

[...] please refer to the “IPO” page in “FAQ” [...]

[...] [...] due diligence in the IPO process.

Set out on page 20 of this annual report are the results and financial position summary of the Group for the five financial years ended 3' December 2007 prepared in accordance with HKFRSs, which have been extracted from the accountants’ report of the Group for the financial year ended 3' December 2003 contained in the prospectus dated 29 November 2004 issued by the Company in connection with its initial public offering of H shares and financial statements of the Group for the years ended 3' December 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 prepared in accordance with HKFRSs.

(b) In view of the complexity and high-risk nature of credit-linked notes (such as Lehman Brothers Minibonds, Octave Notes and Constellation Notes), the existing regulatory regime should be improved such that these structured products should be subject to more stringent regulatory requirements under the SFO, instead of the CO prospectus regime.

[...] [...] 1840 issued a "Prospectus of a New Edition [...]

According to the relevant regulations in the PRC and as disclosed in the Company’s prospectus, the Group’s net profit after tax can only be distributed after making up prior years’ cumulative losses, if any, and making allowance for the statutory surplus reserve, general reserve fund, employee’s bonus and welfare fund and enterprise expansion fund.

Alternatively, customers can visit AIA’s Customer Service Office or Agency Office to obtain a copy which will be provided to you within 14 days of customers’ request.

[...] [...] specifications and any prospectus or offering documents covering such products which shall be provided [...] [...]

Specifically our investment in ChinaCast has achieved significant progress on the back of great business potential in the education market in China.

Save as disclosed in this prospectus and in note 11 to the accountants’ report, the text of which is set out in Appendix I to this prospectus, during the two years immediately preceding the date of this prospectus, the Company has not engaged in any other material connected transactions or related party transactions.

[...] specifications and any prospectus or other offering documents for Options Contracts.

For more information, please refer to the section headed ‘‘Future Plans & Use of Proceeds’’ in the Prospectus.

[...] [...] RMBdenominated IPO and RMB bond trading, [...] [...]

In addition, leveraging on our competitive edges in RMB products, we shall continue to actively participate in RMB bond underwriting, RMB-denominated IPO and bond financing.

[...] potential growth of IPO and newly listed [...] [...]

Riding on the buoyant stock market and large IPO issues, promotional campaigns were launched to grow securities accounts and boost trading turnover.

The calculation of the diluted earnings per share for the three months ended 31 March 2002 is based on the unaudited combined net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company for the three months ended 31 March 2002 and 468,620,271 shares, being 423,611,111 shares as used in the calculation of basic earnings per share, and the weighted average of 45,009,160 shares assumed to have been issued at no consideration on the deemed exercise of the pre-IPO share options.

(i) the Offeror shall not have, after the date of the Support Agreement, become aware of any untrue statement of a material fact, or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made and at the date it was made (after giving effect to all subsequent filings made on or before 21 September 2011 and available on SEDAR on such date in relation to all matters covered in earlier filings), in any document filed by or on behalf of Anvil with any securities commission or similar securities regulatory authority in any of the provinces or territories of Canada or elsewhere, including any prospectus, annual information form, financial statement, material change report, management proxy circular, feasibility study or executive summary thereof, news release or any other document so filed by Anvil which constitutes a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Anvil

[...] securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area ("EEA") which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC), as amended, including any relevant implementing measures to implement the Directive 2010/73/EU, (each, a "Relevant Member State") will only be made if no prospectus for offers [...]

Investors are advised to read and fully understand all the relevant risk disclosure statements herein, read carefully the most up-to-date prospectuses/listing documents, financial statements, announcements and other information published either on the issuers’ websites, HKEx corporate and HKEx news websites to learn more about the product features and risk factors involved, and to obtain independent professional advice, if necessary.

In order to enable applicants who have validly applied for the Hong Kong Offer Shares to consider the potential impact of the New Offer Price on their investment decision, the Company and the Joint Global Coordinators would refer such applicants to the Supplemental Prospectus for details relating to the determination of the Offer Price at below the lowest end of the indicative Offer Price range together with an update of relevant financial and other information.

The calculation of the basic earnings per share for the three months and six months ended 30 June 2012 and 2011 is based on the profit attributable to the owners of the Company and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the three months and six months ended 30 June 2012 and 2011 on the assumption that 750,000,000 shares of HK$0.01 each, representing the number of shares of the Company immediately after the Reorganisation and the capitalisation issue as disclosed in Appendix V to the Prospectus but excluding any shares to be issued pursuant to the placing had been effective on 1 January 2011.

Eligible participants of the Post-Scheme include directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including independent nonexecutive Directors, other employees of the Group, suppliers of goods or services to the Group, customers of the Group, and any minority shareholder in the Company’s subsidiaries.

Success of our publicity and promotion work is directly reflected in international media coverage on the city’s economic strengths, and indirectly in the number of overseas and Mainland businesses setting up in Hong Kong, inward investment, stock market listings, initial public offerings etc.