Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 28 April 2006)

Regulatory

28 Apr 2006

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 28 April 2006)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. April 2006	8	1	9
b. 2006 Year-to-date	20	1	21
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. April 2006	2	0	2
b. 2006 Year-to-date	14	4	18
Active applications (as at 28 April 2006) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2006	17	1	18
b. Others	5 __________	0 __________	5 ________
c. Sub-total	22	1	23
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2006	4	0^#	4
b. Others	0	1	1
Total	26	2	28

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2006) 1. Lapsed*
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed	4	1	5
b. Others	12	3	15
2. Rejected	0	1	1
3. Withdrawn	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Sub-total	16	5	21
4. Renewals**	(7)	(2)	(9)
Total	9	3	12
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2006)	15***	3	18

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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.
^#	One case that was previously approved in-principal by the Listing Committee was reconsidered and rejected in light of new information submitted.

Other Information
(As at 28 April 2006)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2006)	6*	4^#	10
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 28 April 2006)	9	N/A	9
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 28 April 2006)	N/A	5	5
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 28 April 2006)	43	30	73
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 28 April 2006)	943	200	1,143

*	Includes four companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to privatisation and two companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to voluntary winding-up.
^#	Includes one company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board and one company that withdrew its listing pursuant to privatisation.

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

Updated 28 Apr 2006