Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 31 October 2005)

Regulatory

31 Oct 2005

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 31 October 2005)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. October 2005	4	2	6
b. 2005 Year-to-date	82	17	99
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. October 2005	3	1	4
b. 2005 Year-to-date	58	10	68
Active applications (as at 31 October 2005) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2005	32	8	40
b. Others	1 __________	0 __________	1 ________
c. Sub-total	33	8	41
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2005	11	1	12
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	44	9	53

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2005) 1. Lapsed*
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed	19	3	22
b. Others	31	11	42
2. Rejected	4	2	6
3. Withdrawn	4 __________	1 __________	5 ________
Sub-total	58	17	75
4. Renewals**	25	5	30
Total	33	12	45
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2005)	38***	8	46

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.
***	Includes one company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board.

Other Information
(As at 31 October 2005)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2005)	15*	10#	25
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 31 October 2005)	8	N/A	8
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 31 October 2005)	N/A	2	2
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 31 October 2005)	44	28	72
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 31 October 2005)	915	202	1,117

*	Includes six companies that withdrew their listing pursuant to privatisation and one company that withdrew its listing pursuant to a settlement proposal involving members' voluntary winding-up.
#	Includes one company that withdrew its listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board and two companies that withdrew their listing pursuant to privatisation.

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

Updated 31 Oct 2005