Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (As at 30 December 2011)

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30 Dec 2011

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 30 December 2011)

					Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted
	a.		December 2011
			(i)	Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	5	0	5
			(ii)	Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	6	N/A	6
			(iii)	Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	0	N/A	0
			(iv)	Deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
			Sub-total		11	0	11
	b.		2011 Year-to-date
			(i)	Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	166	37	203
			(ii)	Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	28	N/A	28
			(iii)	Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	14	N/A	14
			(iv)	Deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	2 __________	0 __________	2 ________
			Sub-total		210	37	247
Approvals in principle granted⁽¹⁾
	a.	December 2011			23	3	26
	b.	2011 Year-to-date			152	15	167
Active applications⁽¹⁾ (as at 30 December 2011)
1.	Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
	a.	New applications accepted since 1 January 2011			44	19	63
	b.	Others			1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
		Sub-total			45	19	64
2.	Approval in principle granted
	a.	Approvals granted since 1 January 2011			48	3	51
	b.	Others			0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Total					93	22	115

Inactive applications⁽²⁾ (since 1 January 2011)
1.	Lapsed
	a.	Approval in principle granted but not listed prior to application lapsed		58	6	64
	b.	Others		61	16	77
2.	Rejected			3	0	3
3.	Withdrawn			1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
	Sub-total			123	22	145
4.	Renewals⁽³⁾			(51) _________	(12) __________	(63) ________
Total				72	10	82
No. of new listings(since 1 January 2011)
		(i)	Companies listed pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	75	13	88
		(ii)	Investment vehicle(s) listed pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	10	N/A	10
		(iii)	Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	12	N/A	12
		(iv)	Deemed new listing(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	1 __________	1 __________	2 ________
		Total		98	14	112

First Comment Letters Issued⁽⁴⁾
	a.	December 2011	5
	b.	Average number of days taken between the date of application and the date of issue of related first comment letter⁽⁵⁾	18

Guidance issued to potential new listing applicants or their advisers on matters relating to the Listing Rules
	a.	December 2011	6
	b.	Average number of days taken between the date of request for guidance and the date of issue of written response⁽⁵⁾	8

⁽¹⁾	Includes application(s) by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules, application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to the Main Board, and deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6).
⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.
⁽⁴⁾	First comment letters are the first letters issued by the staff of the Listing Division that contain the Listing Division’s comments on the respective listing applications.
⁽⁵⁾	Covers only the first comment letters/guidance letters issued in this month. For the reports issued from January 2011 onwards, non-business days have been subtracted from “the average number of days taken”.

Delisting and Suspension Information
(As at 30 December 2011)

				Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)	Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2011)
	a.	Withdrawal of listing pursuant to privatisation		3	0	3
	b.	Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board		N/A	12	12
	c.	Cancellation of listing pursuant to delisting procedures under the Listing Rules		2	0	2
	d.	Voluntary withdrawal of listing		1 __________	0 __________	1 __________
Total				6	12	18
(b)	Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 30 December 2011)
	a.	Companies not in delisting procedures		19	8	27
	b.	a)	Main Board companies in delisting procedures:

			- first stage of delisting⁽⁶⁾	3	N/A	3
			- second stage of delisting⁽⁷⁾	3	N/A	3
			- third stage of delisting⁽⁷⁾	4	N/A	4
		b)	Main Board companies served with a notice of intention of cancellation of listing under Main Board Listing Rule 6.10	0	N/A	0
	c.	GEM companies given 6 months' notice for delisting		N/A	2	2
	d.	Delisting approved by the Listing Committee		3*	0	3*
	e.	Resumption proposal approved in principle by the Exchange subject to fulfillment of conditions		7 __________	1 __________	8 __________
Total				39	11	50

Other Information
(As at 30 December 2011)

		Main Board	GEM	Total
(c)	Number of listed companies (as at 30 December 2011)	1,326	170	1,496

⁽⁶⁾	Where the Exchange has issued a letter to the long-suspended company informing it of the commencement of the delisting procedures and that the Exchange will consider placing the company in the second stage of delisting if the company fails to submit a viable resumption proposal by the deadline set out in the letter.
⁽⁷⁾	Long-suspended Main Board companies having problems with sufficient operations or assets are placed in the second and third stages of delisting under Practice Note 17 to the Main Board Listing Rules.
*	Two companies applied to the Exchange to review the delisting decision. The review procedures are in progress. One company will be delisted on 4 January 2012.

This report is updated on the last trading day of each month.

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Updated 30 Dec 2011