Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (As at 30 November 2009)

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30 Nov 2009

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 30 November 2009)

					Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted
	a.		November 2009
			(i)	Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	8	0	8
			(ii)	Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	6	N/A	6
			(iii)	Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	0	N/A	0
			(iv)	Deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
			Sub-total		14	0	14
	b.		2009 Year-to-date
			(i)	Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	79	7	86
			(ii)	Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	19	N/A	19
			(iii)	Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	4	N/A	4
			(iv)	Deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
			Sub-total		102	7	109
Approvals in principle granted⁽¹⁾
	a.	November 2009			17	1	18
	b.	2009 Year-to-date			85	5	90
Active applications⁽¹⁾ (as at 30 November 2009)
1.	Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
	a.	New applications accepted since 1 January 2009			24	2	26
	b.	Others			0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
		Sub-total			24	2	26
2.	Approval in principle granted
	a.	Approvals granted since 1 January 2009			18	1	19
	b.	Others			0	0	0
Total					42	3	45

					Main Board	GEM	Total

Inactive applications⁽²⁾ (since 1 January 2009)
1.	Lapsed
	a.	Approval in principle granted but not listed prior to application lapsed		27	1	28
	b.	Others		23	2	25
2.	Rejected			0	0	0
3.	Withdrawn			3 __________	0 __________	3 ________
	Sub-total			53	3	56
4.	Renewals⁽³⁾			(17)	(1)	(18)
Total				36	2	38
No. of new listings(since 1 January 2009)
		(i)	Companies listed pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules	50	4	54
		(ii)	Investment vehicle(s) listed pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules	18	N/A	18
		(iii)	Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board	4	N/A	4
		(iv)	Deemed new listing(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6)	1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
		Total		73	4	77

First Comment Letters Issued⁽⁴⁾
	a.	November 2009	13
	b.	Average number of days taken between the date of application and the date of issue of related first comment letter⁽⁵⁾	18

Guidance issued to potential new listing applicants or their advisers on matters relating to the Listing Rules
	a.	November 2009	6
	b.	Average number of days taken between the date of request for guidance and the date of issue of written response⁽⁵⁾	9

⁽¹⁾	Includes application(s) by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules, application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to the Main Board, and deemed new applicant(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 8.21C or Main Board Listing Rule 14.84, and very substantial acquisition(s) treated as reverse takeover(s) pursuant to Main Board Listing Rule 14.06(6)/GEM Listing Rule 19.06(6).
⁽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⁾	First comment letters are the first letters issued by the staff of the Listing Division that contain the Listing Division’s comments on the respective listing applications.
⁽⁵⁾	The statistics used cover only the first comment letters/guidance letters issued in this month and non-business days have not been subtracted from the numbers of average days reported.

Delisting and Suspension Information
(As at 30 November 2009 )

				Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)	Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2009)
	a.	Withdrawal of listing pursuant to privatisation		6	0	6
	b.	Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board		N/A	4	4
	c.	Cancellation of listing pursuant to delisting procedures under the Listing Rules		0	0	0
	d.	Voluntary withdrawal of listing		1 __________	0 __________	1 __________
Total				7	4	11
(b)	Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 30 November 2009)
	a.	Companies not in delisting procedures		13	9	22
	b.	a)	Main Board companies in delisting procedures:

			- first stage of delisting⁽⁶⁾	5	N/A	5
			- second stage of delisting⁽⁷⁾	7	N/A	7
			- third stage of delisting⁽⁷⁾	2	N/A	2
		b)	Main Board companies served with a notice of intention of cancellation of listing under Main Board Listing Rule 6.10	1	N/A	1
	c.	GEM companies given 6 months’ notice for delisting		N/A	1	1
	d.	Delisting approved by the Listing Committee		2*	0	2*
	e.	Resumption proposal approved in principle by the Exchange subject to fulfillment of conditions		2 __________	1 __________	3 __________
Total				32	11	43

				Main Board	GEM	Total

Other Information
(As at 30 November 2009)

		Main Board	GEM	Total
(c)	Number of listed companies (as at 30 November 2009)	1,134	174	1,308

		Main Board	GEM	Total

⁽⁶⁾	Where the Exchange has issued a letter to the long-suspended company informing it of the commencement of the delisting procedures and that the Exchange will consider placing the company in the second stage of delisting if the company fails to submit a viable resumption proposal by the deadline set out in the letter.
⁽⁷⁾	Long-suspended Main Board companies having problems with sufficient operations or assets are placed in the second and third stages of delisting under Practice Note 17 to the Main Board Listing Rules.
*	One company applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal and the application was refused. The company made a further application before the Court of Final Appeal for the leave. Another company applied to the Exchange to review the delisting decision. The review procedures are in progress.

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Updated 30 Nov 2009