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

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31 Aug 2007

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

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted⁽¹⁾ a. August 2007	16	0	16
b. 2007 Year-to-date	83	3	86
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. August 2007	10	0	10
b. 2007 Year-to-date	69	1	70
Active applications⁽¹⁾ (as at 31 August 2007) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2007	33	2	35
b. Others	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
c. Sub-total	33	2	35
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2007	16	1	17
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	49	3	52

	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	8	0	8
b. Others	12	1	13
2. Rejected	0	0	0
3. Withdrawn	3 __________	0 __________	3 ________
Sub-total	23	1	24
4. Renewals⁽³⁾	(13)	(0)	(13)
Total	10	1	11
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2007)	47⁽⁴⁾	0	47

	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 vehicles(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⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 11 investment vehicles listed under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules.

Other Information
(As at 31 August 2007)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2007)	9*	5^#	14
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 31 August 2007)	7	N/A	7
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 31 August 2007)	N/A	5	5
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 31 August 2007)	30	17	47
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 31 August 2007)	1,013	193	1,206

			Main Board	GEM	Total

*	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 Aug 2007