Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 31 July 2007)

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31 Jul 2007

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 31 July 2007)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted⁽¹⁾ a. July 2007	10	0	10
b. 2007 Year-to-date	67	3	70
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. July 2007	6	0	6
b. 2007 Year-to-date	59	1	60
Active applications⁽¹⁾ (as at 31 July 2007) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2007	28	2	30
b. Others	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
c. Sub-total	28	2	30
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2007	7	1	8
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	35	3	38

	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	7	0	7
b. Others	11	1	12
2. Rejected	0	0	0
3. Withdrawn	3 __________	0 __________	3 ________
Sub-total	21	1	22
4. Renewals⁽³⁾	(12)	(0)	(12)
Total	9	1	10
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2007)	46⁽⁴⁾	0	46

⁽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⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 three companies that withdrew their listings on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board but excludes eleven investment vehicles listed under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules.

Other Information
(As at 31 July 2007)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2007)	8*	5^#	13
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 31 July 2007)	8	N/A	8
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 31 July 2007)	N/A	5	5
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 31 July 2007)	29	19	48
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 31 July 2007)	1,013	193	1,206

*	Including three 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 three companies that withdrew their listings on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board.

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

Updated 31 Jul 2007