Important information for ASX Listed Entities

Trading Hours and Company Announcement Office (CAO) Hours over the Christmas and New Year holidays 
The early closing times for ITS and CAO on the trading days preceding Christmas Day and New Year's Day have been announced. Normal trading will cease at 2.00 pm AEDT, and the Closing Single Price Auction will take place at 2.10 - 2.12 pm AEDT, on each of Friday 22 December 2006 and Friday 29 December 2006.
 
Market Control will be closed from 2.30 pm AEDT on each of these days.

CAO will be closed from 4.30 pm AEDT on each of these days.

Deadlines for Periodic Reports, 2007
The Reporting Calendar (PDF 25KB) for the 2007 calendar year identifying the deadlines for periodic reports of listed companies with balance dates of 31 December or 30 June, is now available on asx.com.au. Listed companies are referred to Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules, and Listing Rule 17.5, in relation to their periodic reporting obligations. 

Consultation paper - amendments to oil and gas reporting rules
ASX has released a public consultation paper containing an exposure draft of amendments to the oil and gas reporting rules in Chapter 5 of the listing rules. The effect of the rule amendments is to require listed entities to disclose what standard they have used in determining their reserves.

The consultation paper (PDF 163KB) is now available to view on asx.com.au under the What's New section. 

The deadline for comments is Friday 2 February 2007.

Please direct any queries to:

Heidi Zwar
Senior Policy Analyst
Australian Securities Exchange
20 Bridge St Sydney NSW 2000
ph +61 2 9227 0844
fax +61 2 9227 0917
Heidi.Zwar@asx.com.au