Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 31 July 2006)

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31 Jul 2006

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 31 July 2006)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. July 2006	11	0	11
b. 2006 Year-to-date	42	1	43
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. July 2006	3	0	3
b. 2006 Year-to-date	30	4	34
Active applications (as at 31 July 2006) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2006	28	0	28
b. Others	0 __________	1 __________	1 ________
c. Sub-total	28	1	29
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2006	6	0	6
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	34	1	35

	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	6	1	7
b. Others	14	3	17
2. Rejected	1	2	3
3. Withdrawn	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Sub-total	21	6	27
4. Renewals**	(11)	(3)	(14)
Total	10	3	13
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2006)	27***	4	31

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 but excludes investment vehicles listed under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules.

Other Information
(As at 31 July 2006)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2006)	9*	6^#	15
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 31 July 2006)	7	N/A	7
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 31 July 2006)	N/A	5	5
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 31 July 2006)	45	26	71
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 31 July 2006)	952	199	1,151

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

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

Updated 31 Jul 2006