s 317 Duty of chief executive and directors of listed corporation to disclose interests in securities
(1) Unless exempted by the Commission in writing, a person who is a chief executive or director of a listed corporation who has an interest in the securities of such listed corporation or any of its associated corporation shall notify the listed corporation in writing— (a) of the subsistence of his interests at that time; and (b) the extent of his interests in the listed corporation or associated corporation of the listed corporation at that time. (2) A chief executive or director of a listed corporation shall notify the listed corporation immediately in writing of the occurrence, while he is a chief executive or director of the listed corporation, of any of the following events: (a) any event in consequence of which he becomes, or ceases to be, interested in securities in the listed corporation or any associated corporation of the listed corporation; (b) the entering into by him of a contract to purchase or sell any securities in the listed corporation or any associated corporation of the listed corporation in which he has an interest; (c) the assignment by him to any other person of a right granted to him by the listed corporation to subscribe for securities in the listed corporation; (d) the grant to him by another corporation, being an associated corporation of the listed corporation, of a right to subscribe for securities in that associated corporation, the exercise of such a right granted to him and the assignment by him to any other person of such a right so granted; and (e) any event in consequence of which a corporation becomes an associated corporation of the listed corporation where immediately after the event he has an interest in the securities of the corporation. (3) Subsection (2) does not require the notification by a person of the occurrence of an event which comes to his knowledge after he had ceased to be a chief executive or director. (4) Where the Commission deems it necessary for the administration of securities laws, the Commission may require the listed corporation to provide the Commission such information that is notified under subsection (1) or (2). (5) For the purpose of this section— (a) “chief executive” and “director” include a spouse, child or parent of the chief executive or director; and (b) an exemption granted to a chief executive or director under subsection (1) shall not exempt the chief executive or director concerned from having to comply with section 135 of the Companies Act 1965.