Bloomberg.com, 22 Jul 2009, Kelvin Wong, Theresa Tang and Sophie Leung
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. and 15 other banks agreed to pay at least 60 cents on the dollar to investors in notes linked to failed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. after a 10-month dispute that stirred street protests and forced lenders to change the way they sell investment products.
The banks will repurchase the so-called Lehman minibonds in two stages, Securities and Futures Commission Chief Executive Martin Wheatley said at a press conference today. The total compensation will amount to about HK$6.3 billion ($813 million), said central bank Deputy Chief Executive Y.K. Choi.
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