Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 30 March 2007)

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30 Mar 2007

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 30 March 2007)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted⁽¹⁾ a. March 2007	21	0	21
b. 2007 Year-to-date	31	0	31
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. March 2007	8	0	8
b. 2007 Year-to-date	18	0	18
Active applications⁽¹⁾(as at 30 March 2007) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2007	29	0	29
b. Others	8 __________	1 __________	9 ________
c. Sub-total	37	1	38
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2007	9	0	9
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	46	1	47

	Main Board	GEM	Total

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2007) 1. Lapsed⁽²⁾
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed	3	0	3
b. Others	7	0	7
2. Rejected	0	0	0
3. Withdrawn	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Sub-total	10	0	10
4. Renewals⁽³⁾	(5)	(0)	(5)
Total	5	0	5
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2007)	13⁽⁴⁾	0	13

	Main Board	GEM	Total

⁽¹⁾	Includes application(s) for migration from GEM to the Main Board, deemed new applicant(s) under Listing Rule 8.21C and application(s) by investment vehicle(s) under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules.
⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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⁾	Includes one company that withdrew its listing 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 30 March 2007)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2007)	5*	1^#	6
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 March 2007)	7	N/A	7
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 30 March 2007)	N/A	8	8
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 30 March 2007)	37	22	59
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 March 2007)	983	197	1,180

			Main Board	GEM	Total

*	Including two companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to a privatisation and two companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to a compulsory acquisition and one company that voluntarily withdrew its listing.
#	Including a company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board.

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

Updated 30 Mar 2007