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

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30 Nov 2007

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

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted⁽¹⁾ a. November 2007	11	0	11
b. 2007 Year-to-date	105	4	109
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. November 2007	18	0	18
b. 2007 Year-to-date	99	3	102
Active applications⁽¹⁾ (as at 30 November 2007) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2007	26	1	27
b. Others	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
c. Sub-total	26	1	27
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2007	20	0	20
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	46	1	47

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications ⁽²⁾ (since 1 January 2007) 1. Lapsed
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not listed prior to application lapsed	14	0	14
b. Others	14	1	15
2. Rejected	0	0	0
3. Withdrawn	3 __________	0 __________	3 ________
Sub-total	31	1	32
4. Renewals⁽³⁾	(18)	(0)	(18)
Total	13	1	14
No. of newly listed companies ⁽⁴⁾(since 1 January 2007)	69	2	71

⁽¹⁾	Includes application(s) for migration from GEM to the Main Board, deemed new applicant(s) under Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C, very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) under GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6), 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⁽²⁾	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
⁽³⁾	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 11 investment vehicles listed under Chapter 20 of the Listing Rules and one very substantial acquisition treated as a reverse takeover under GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6).

Other Information
(As at 30 November 2007)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2007)	9*	6^#	15
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 November 2007)	10	N/A	10
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 30 November 2007)	N/A	6	6
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 30 November 2007)	28	15	43
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 November 2007)	1,035	194	1,229

*	Including three companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to a privatisation and three 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 30 Nov 2007