Company: ZHIHF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000729
Chunk: 383

Company: Zhihu Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 12
Chunk 383
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 buyer and seller;
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●   SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% of the consideration of the transaction, charged to each of the buyer and seller;
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●   AFRC (the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council of Hong Kong) transaction levy of 0.00015% of the consideration of the transaction, charged to each of the buyer and seller;
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●   trading tariff of HK$0.50 on each and every purchase or sale transaction. The decision on whether or not to pass the trading tariff onto investors is at the discretion of brokers;
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●   transfer deed stamp duty of HK$5.00 per transfer deed (if applicable), payable by the seller;
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●   ad valorem stamp duty at a total rate of 0.20% of the value of the transaction, with 0.10% payable by each of the buyer and the seller;
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●   stock settlement fee, which is currently 0.002% of the gross transaction value, subject to a minimum fee of HK$2.00 and a maximum fee of HK$100.00 per side per trade;
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●   brokerage commission, which is freely negotiable with the broker (other than brokerage commissions for IPO transactions which are currently set at 1% of the subscription or purchase price and will be payable by the person subscribing for or purchasing the securities); and
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●   Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, our Hong Kong Share Registrar, will charge between HK$2.50 to 0.05% of the market value of the shares, depending on the speed of service (or such higher fee as may from time to time be permitted under the Hong Kong Listing Rules), for each transfer of Class A Ordinary Shares from one registered owner to another, each share certificate canceled or issued by it and any applicable fee as stated in the share transfer forms used in Hong Kong.
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Investors in Hong Kong must settle their trades executed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through their brokers directly or through custodians. For an investor in Hong Kong who has deposited his/her Class A Ordinary Shares in his/her stock account or in his/her designated CCASS Participant’s stock account maintained with CCASS, settlement will be effected in CCASS in accordance with the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS Operational Procedures in effect from time to time. For an investor who holds the physical certificates,