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

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30 Apr 2007

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

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted ⁽¹⁾ a. April 2007	11	0	11
b. 2007 Year-to-date	42	0	42
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. April 2007	9	0	9
b. 2007 Year-to-date	27	0	27
Active applications ⁽¹⁾ (as at 30 April 2007) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2007	33	0	33
b. Others	7 __________	0 __________	7 ________
c. Sub-total	40	0	40
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2007	6	0	6
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	46	0	46

	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	4	0	4
b. Others	8	1	9
2. Rejected	0	0	0
3. Withdrawn	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Sub-total	12	1	13
4. Renewals⁽³⁾	(8)	(0)	(8)
Total	4	1	5
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2007)	19⁽⁴⁾	0	19

⁽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⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 seven investment vehicles listed under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules.

Other Information
(As at 30 April 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 April 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 April 2007)	N/A	8	8
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 30 April 2007)	37	21	58
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 April 2007)	989	197	1,186

*	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 Apr 2007