HANG SENG BANK LIMITED
INTEGRATED ACCOUNT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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APPENDIX
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"Account
Status" means the status designated by the Bank to a Customer's Integrated
Account; |
"Applicable
Margin Call Ratio" means either the LTL Ratio or the LTV Ratio, as
determined by the Bank in its discretion to be applicable at any relevant
time and notified to the Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Bank
may from time to time switch from the LTL Ratio to the LTV Ratio and vice
versa by giving a reasonable period of advance notice to the Customer; |
"Applicable
Regulations" means any law, regulation or order, or any rule, direction,
guideline, code, notice or restriction (whether or not having the force
of law) issued by any regulatory authority, government agency, exchange
or professional body applicable from time to time; |
"Assets"
means all assets (whether cash or otherwise) from time to time standing to the credit of the Integrated Account; |
"Authorized
Person(s)" means the person(s) authorized by the Customer to give
Instructions as notified (together with specimen signatures) to the Bank
from time to time in such manner as the Bank may reasonably require; |
"Automated
Service" means the automated service relating to securities transactions
provided by the Bank to the Customer in accordance with Clause 3 of Part
V; |
"Autosweeping
Service" means the automatic fund transfer service provided by the
Bank to the Customer in accordance with Clause 4 of Part II; |
"Bank"
means Hang Seng Bank Limited of 83 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong and
its successors and assigns and, where the context permits, includes any
person appointed by the Bank as its nominee or agent to perform the Services
on its behalf; |
"Business
Day" means a day on which the Bank is open to the general public for
business in Hong Kong and, where the context permits, also means, in respect
of each type of Transaction, the business hours prescribed by the Bank
from time to time when Instructions may be given to and accepted by the
Bank; |
"CD"
or "certificate of deposit" means any negotiable certificate of
deposit issued by the Bank from time to time; |
"Charged
Securities" means such securities of the Customer charged to the Bank
as continuing security for the Margin Lending Facility and for performance
of all obligations of the Customer to the Bank from time to time under
Part VI; |
"collective
investment scheme" means any arrangement in respect of any property
where: |
(a) |
the property is
managed as a whole by or on behalf of the person operating the arrangement
and/or the investors' contributions and the profits or income derived
from the arrangement are pooled; |
(b) |
the investors do
not have day-to-day control over the management of the property; and |
(c) |
the purpose or
effect of the arrangement is to enable the investors to participate in
or receive profits, income or other returns to be paid or distributed
in any form or manner arising from (i) the acquisition, holding, management
or disposal of the property (or any part of it) or (ii) the acquisition,
holding or disposal of, the exercise of any right in, the redemption of,
or the expiry of, any right, interest, title or benefit in the property
(or any part of it),
and includes any arrangement regarded as a collective investment scheme
pursuant to law; |
"CRM
Phone Code" means the customer relationship manager phone code assigned
by the Bank to the Customer for the purposes of the Integrated Account; |
"Current
Account" means the Hong Kong dollar current account comprised in the
Integrated Account; |
"Customer"
means the person or, as the case may be, each person in whose name the
Integrated Account is opened and includes any personal representative
or lawful successor of such person and, where the context permits, includes
any Authorized Person(s); |
"Currency
Switching Service" means the automatic currency exchange service provided
by the Bank to the Customer in accordance with Clause 2 of Part III; |
"Cut-off
Time" means such time of the day designated by the Bank from time
to time for determining the Debit Balance; |
"Dealing
Procedures" means the procedures for the time being agreed between
the Bank and the Fund Manager of the relevant collective investment scheme
to govern the subscription, switching and redemption of interests therein
and other incidental matters; |
"Debit
Balance" means the total amount overdrawn on the Current Account arising
from use of any OD Protection or any unauthorized overdraft as at the
Cut-off Time of each Business Day; |
"Discount
Factor" means the discount percentage applicable to various types
of deposits or other assets from time to time specified by the Bank and
notified to the customer for the purposes of granting any Secured Overdraft
Facilities; |
"Dynamic
Lifestyle Alert Service" or "DLA Service" means the Dynamic
Lifestyle Alert Service provided by the Bank to the Customer in accordance
with Part X; |
"Eligible
Securities" means securities which are listed on SEHK and are acceptable
to the Bank from time to time for the purposes of the Share Trading Limit
Service; |
"Exchange
Rate" means the rate for converting one currency into another currency
which the Bank determines to be prevailing in the relevant foreign exchange
market at the relevant time, such determination to be conclusive and binding
on the Customer; |
"Force-sale
Percentage" means such percentage in respect of the LTL Ratio or LTV
Ratio from time to time specified by the Bank at its discretion (which
will be notified to the Customer upon the Customer's enquiry) for the
purpose of determining when the Bank may exercise its rights under Clause
4.04 of Part VI; |
"Fund
Manager" means the manager for the time being of a collective investment
scheme; |
"Gold"
means gold bullion of 99% fineness; |
"Gold Account" or "Sub-Account for Gold"
means the statement gold account comprised in the Integrated Account; |
"Hong
Kong" means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China; |
"IPO"
means any new issue or offer of securities listed or to be listed the
SEHK for sale to the public; |
"Indebtedness"
means all moneys, in whatever currency, other than the Margin Lending
Facility which are now or may at any time hereafter be or become from
time to time due or owing to the Bank by the Customer anywhere, or in
respect of which the Customer may be or become liable to the Bank, on
any account or otherwise in any manner whatsoever (in all cases whether
alone or jointly with any other person, and in whatever style, name or
form, and whether as principal or surety), together with interest to date
of payment at such rates and upon such terms as may from time to time
be payable by the Customer, fees and other charges, all disbursements
and expenses of reasonable amount and reasonably incurred by the Bank
in relation to the Customer; |
"Ineligible
Securities" means securities having zero Margin Ratio as determined
by the Bank at any relevant time; |
"Instant
Order Confirmation Service" means the order confirmation service relating
to securities transactions provided by the Bank to the Customer in accordance
with Clause 4 of Part V; |
"Instruction"
means (a) Telephone Instruction; (b) instruction or manual given through
automated teller machines by the use of the Integrated Account ATM Card;
or (c) instruction given in such other form or manner and delivered or
transmitted to the Bank by or through the internet or by such other means
as the Bank may prescribe, in each case subject to the applicable minimum
and/or maximum amounts as may be reasonably prescribed by the Bank from
time to time in respect of any particular type of Instruction; |
"Integrated
Account" means the Integrated Account in the name of the Customer; |
"Integrated
Account ATM Card" means the card issued by the Bank to the Customer
by which the Customer can access, through automated teller machines, such
of the Sub-accounts and other accounts as the Bank may permit; |
"Internet
PIN" means the login ID and password for the time being established
for the Customer for the purpose of identifying him when giving Instructions
through the internet; |
"Loan"
means the aggregate principal amount and interest thereon owing to the
Bank under the Margin Lending Facility at any relevant time; |
"LTL Ratio" means the
loan-to-lending limit ratio expressed as a percentage, calculated
in accordance with the formula:
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"LTV Ratio" means the loan-to-value
ratio expressed as a percentage, calculated in accordance with the
following formula: |
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"Mace" means
one complete mace troy which is equivalent to 1/10 Tael; |
"Margin
Lending Facility" means the revolving overdraft facility agreed to
be made available from time to time by the Bank to the Customer for general
purposes (including, without limitation, the purchase of or subscription
for securities) subject to the provisions of Part VI and any limit and
other terms and conditions specified by the Bank from time to time, and
includes all amounts debited to the Share Margin Settlement Account in
accordance with Part VI; |
"Margin
Ratio" means such loan ratio as determined by the Bank from time to
time in its discretion (which will be notified to the Customer upon the
Customer's enquiry) as applicable to each of the specific securities (i)
to be purchased or subscribed in accordance with an Instruction or (ii)
comprised in the Charged Securities. The Bank may at any time and from
time to time determine or re-determine the Margin Ratio to be zero for
any of the specific securities. For the avoidance of doubt, a variation
of the Margin Ratio may: |
(a) |
vary the Maximum
Facility Amount and the limit of the Margin Lending Facility made available
to the Customer; and/or |
(b) |
result in the Loan
exceeding the Maximum Facility Amount; and/or |
(c) |
result in a decrease
in the Maximum Facility Amount and thereby affecting the LTL Ratio and
triggering the Bank's exercise of rights under Clause 4 of Part VI; and/or |
(d) |
result in a decrease
in the Security Value and thereby affecting the LTV Ratio and triggering
the Bank's exercise of rights under Clause 4 of Part VI. |
"Maximum
Facility Amount" means the maximum aggregate principal amount to be
made available by the Bank to the Customer under the Margin Lending Facility
to be the lesser of: |
(a) |
the aggregate amount
of the Security Value of each of the securities comprised in the Charged
Securities (excluding Ineligible Securities) multiplied by its applicable
Margin Ratio; and |
(b) |
a fixed limit as
may be determined by the Bank from time to time;
which will be notified to the Customer from time to time upon the Customer's
enquiry; |
"Monthly
Investment Plan" means the Hang Seng Monthly Investment Plan provided
by the Bank to the Customer in accordance with Part VI; |
"OD
Protection" means any overdraft protection facility granted to the
Bank to the Customer from time to time on an unsecured basis; |
"Outstanding
Settlement Amount" means the total amount payable by the Customer
to settle a Transaction for the purchase of Eligible Securities pursuant
to the Share Trading Limit Service; |
"Overdraft
Facilities" means together the Secured Overdraft Facility and the
Unsecured Overdraft Facility; |
"person"
includes an individual, firm, company, corporation and an unincorporated
body of persons; |
"Phone
PIN" means the phone banking personal identification number assigned
by the Bank to the Customer for the purposes of the Integrated Account; |
"Prescribed
Limit" means the principal amount prescribed by the Bank from time
to time within which the Customer may purchase Eligible Securities pursuant
to the Share Trading Limit Service or, where the context requires or permits,
such part of the principal amount which is not yet used at any time; |
"Prescribed
Sum" means a sum equivalent to the aggregate of: |
(a) |
such fixed sum
for the purpose of repaying the Debit Balance in full ("Fixed Sum"); and |
(b) |
such additional
sum as prescribed by the Bank from time to time in its absolute discretion
for the purposes of providing the Autosweeping Service; |
"relevant
share capital" and "public company" shall have the meanings
given to them in the Companies Act 1985 of Great Britain including any
amendments thereto or replacement thereof; |
"Relevant
Time" means the closing time determined by the SEHK or such other
time of the day falling on the Settlement Date as designated by the Bank
from time to time; |
"SEHK"
means The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; |
"Savings
Account" means the Hong Kong dollar savings account comprised in the
Integrated Account; |
"Secured
Assets" means all moneys, assets and other property of the Customer
from time to time standing to the credit of, or deposited with or come
into the Bank's possession or control for the Integrated Account and all
rights and benefits attached or accruing thereto and the proceeds thereof
and, in the case of securities, means any and all securities at any time
and from time to time and for any reason held by, deposited with, received
by, transferred to or registered in the name of the Bank, any nominee
or agent of the Bank or any person performing nominee service for any
central depository, clearing and/or settlement system, for or on account
of the Securities Account, together with all dividends, interests, distributions
and other moneys derived therefrom and all accretions, allotments and
other rights and benefits accruing or arising in respect thereof; |
"Secured
Moneys" means (a) all moneys in any currency owing by the Customer
to the Bank at any time, actually or contingently, in respect of the Secured
Overdraft Facility, (b) interest on such moneys (both before and after
any demand or judgment), to the date on which the Bank receives payment,
at the rates payable by the Customer or which would have been payable
but for any circumstance which restricts payment, (c) any expense of reasonable
amount and reasonably incurred by the Bank in making payment in respect
of any securities comprising the Secured Assets on behalf of the Customer
(but without the Bank being under any obligation to do so) as a result
of failure by the Customer to make such payment when due and (d) all expenses
of reasonable amount and reasonably incurred by the Bank in recovering
any amount owing by the Customer and/or enforcing the security provided
to it on a full indemnity basis; |
"Secured
Overdraft Facility" means any overdraft facility granted by the Bank
to the Customer from time to time in return for security in favour of
the Bank; |
"securities"
means any interests, rights or property (whether in the form of an instrument
or otherwise) commonly known as securities or regarded as securities pursuant
to law including, without limitation: |
(a) |
shares, stocks,
debentures, loan stocks, funds, derivative instruments, bonds or notes
of, or issued by, any person, government or government authority; |
(b) |
rights, options
or interests (whether described as units or otherwise) in or in respect
of any securities in (a) above; |
(c) |
certificates or
receipts for, or warrants to subscribe for or purchase, any securities
in (a) above; and |
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interests in any
collective investment scheme; |
"Securities
Account" or "Sub-account for securities" means any Sub-account
for the purpose of holding securities comprised in the Integrated Account; |
"Security
Value" means with respect to any Charged Securities (excluding Ineligible
Securities) at any given time, the market price (net of expenses) which
the Bank determines in its discretion, could be obtained on a sale of
such Charged Securities at such time and in such market on which securities |
"Security
Value" means with respect to any Charged Securities (excluding Ineligible
Securities) at any given time, the market price (net of expenses) which
the Bank determines in its discretion, could be obtained on a sale of
such Charged Securities at such time and in such market on which securities
of the same type is normally dealt (for the avoidance of doubt, certain
Charged Securities may be valued by the Bank at zero or no value); |
"Services"
means the services, products and credit facilities of any type or nature
(whether banking, investment or otherwise) from time to time offered by
the Bank under or in connection with the Integrated Account; |
"Settlement
Date" means the settlement date for a Transaction for the purchase
of Eligible Securities being executed in the SEHK; |
"Share
Margin Account" means any Securities Account specifically designated
by the Customer and the Bank for the purposes of the Share Margin Services; |
"Share
Margin Services" means the share margin trading services made available
by the Bank to the Customer in accordance with Part VI; |
"Share
Margin Settlement Account" means a current account of Customer with
the Bank specifically designated by the Customer and the Bank for the
purposes of the Share Margin Services; |
"Share
Trading Limit Service" means the facility within the Prescribed Limit
made available by the Bank to the Customer for the purchase of (but excluding
subscription for) Eligible Securities in accordance with Part V; |
"Sub-account"
means any one or more of the following accounts comprised in the Integrated
Account: |
(a) |
Hong Kong dollar
savings account; |
(b) |
Hong Kong dollar
current account; |
(c) |
foreign currency
savings account; |
(d) |
term deposit account; |
(e) |
CD account; |
(f) |
Securities Account; |
(g) |
Share Margin Settlement
Account; |
(h) |
Gold Account; and |
(i) |
such other types
of accounts as the Bank may from time to time introduce and bring within
the scope of the Integrated Account with the consent of the Customer; |
"Tael" means one complete tael troy which is equivalent to 1.20337 ounces troy, ounces troy being the unit weight of gold for transactions in the Hong Kong gold market; |
"Telephone
IPO Subscription Service" means the IPO subscription service provided
by the Bank to the Customer in accordance with Clause 5 of Part V; |
"Telephone
Instruction" means instruction given to the Bank directly or through
any telecommunication company, equipment, device or intermediary (mechanical,
electronic or otherwise) by the use of telephone through functions or
facilities from time to time available to a telephone operated by voice
and/or other means in such manner as the Bank may prescribe and telephone
includes mobile or cordless phone; |
"These
Terms and Conditions" means the Integrated Account Terms and Conditions,
including all Parts, as may be amended from time to time; |
"Top-up
Percentage" means such percentage in respect of the LTL Ratio or LTV
Ratio from time to time specified by the Bank at its discretion (which
will be notified to the Customer upon the Customer's enquiry) for the
purpose of determining when a Margin Call under Clause 4.02 of Part VI
may be made by the Bank; |
"Trading
Day" means a day on which SEHK is open for business of trading in
securities (whether for a full day or not); |
"Transaction"
means a transaction effected by the Bank pursuant to or as a result of
an Instruction; |
"Transfer
Time" means such time of the day designated by the Bank from time
to time to effect the transfer of the Prescribed Sum from the Savings
Account to the Current Account; and |
"Unsecured
Overdraft Facility" means any overdraft facility granted by the Bank
to the Customer from time to time on an unsecured basis including, without
limitation, OD Protection. |
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