Regulations Governing the Conduct of Securities Trading Margin Purchase and Short Sale Operations by Securities Firms Article 30

When a securities firm conducts margin purchase and short sale business, during the valid period of a margin purchase or short sale relationship, if trading in the securities market is completely suspended or trading of a certain type of securities is suspended due to a natural disaster or other extraordinary event and the time for resumption of transactions has not been decided, the securities firm shall notify its customers to close out margin purchases and short sales in the following manners within the agreed period:1.For securities acquired through margin purchase, redeem the securities by cash and withdraw the securities.2.For securities sold through short sale, cover the short sale with spot securities, and withdraw the monetary proceeds from the short sale and the margin. However, if unable to cover the short sale with spot securities, the securities firm may apply to the stock exchange or OTC exchange to purchase the securities through public tender offer. The cost of the tender offer shall be borne by the short sale customer.