Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 30 November 2005)

Regulatory

30 Nov 2005

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 30 November 2005)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. November 2005	7	0	7
b. 2005 Year-to-date	89	17	106
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. November 2005	12	1	13
b. 2005 Year-to-date	70	11	81
Active applications (as at 30 November 2005) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2005	26	6	32
b. Others	1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
c. Sub-total	27	6	33
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2005	15	2	17
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	42	8	50

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2005) 1. Lapsed*
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed	20	4	24
b. Others	32	12	44
2. Rejected	4	2	6
3. Withdrawn	4 __________	1 __________	5 ________
Sub-total	60	19	79
4. Renewals**	26	7	33
Total	34	12	46
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2005)	45***	9	54

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.
***	Includes one company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board.

Other Information
(As at 30 November 2005)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2005)	15*	11#	26
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 November 2005)	9	N/A	9
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 30 November 2005)	N/A	2	2
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 30 November 2005)	43	27	70
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 November 2005)	922	202	1,124

*	Includes six companies that withdrew their listing pursuant to privatisation and one company that withdrew its listing pursuant to a settlement proposal involving members' voluntary winding-up.
#	Includes one company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board and three companies that withdrew their listing pursuant to privatisation.

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

Updated 30 Nov 2005