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

Regulatory

30 Dec 2005

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

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. December 2005	4	1	5
b. 2005 Year-to-date	93	18	111
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. December 2005	4	0	4
b. 2005 Year-to-date	74	11	85
Active applications (as at 30 December 2005) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2005	24	6	30
b. Others	1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
c. Sub-total	25	6	31
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2005	5	1	6
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	30	7	37

	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	34	14	48
2. Rejected	4	2	6
3. Withdrawn	4 __________	1 __________	5 ________
Sub-total	62	21	83
4. Renewals**	26	8	34
Total	36	13	49
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2005)	57***	10	67

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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

Other Information
(As at 30 December 2005)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2005)	15*	13#	28
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 December 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 December 2005)	N/A	4	4
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 30 December 2005)	42	29	71
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 December 2005)	934	201	1,135

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

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

Updated 30 Dec 2005