(1) The Exchange may at any time grant a trading halt to enable an issuer to make announcements required by Rule 402 or suspend trading of the listed securities of an issuer at the request of the issuer. The Exchange is not required to act on the request.

(2) A trading halt may be changed to a suspension by the Exchange at any time.

(3) Where trading of the listed securities of an issuer is halted or suspended on Nasdaq, and remains halted or suspended after Nasdaq market close, the issuer must request for a trading halt or suspension of its listed securities on the Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable, and in no event later than 8.30am (Singapore time) on the market day immediately after the date (in Singapore time) on which trading of such securities remains halted or suspended on Nasdaq. Further details are set out in Practice Note 6.1.

(4) Nothing in this Rule shall prevent the Exchange from halting trading of the listed securities of an issuer if it deems it necessary or expedient in the interest of maintaining a fair, orderly and transparent market.