Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions (As at 30 May 2006)

Regulatory

30 May 2006

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 30 May 2006)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted a. May 2006	5	0	5
b. 2006 Year-to-date	25	1	26
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a. May 2006	8	0	8
b. 2006 Year-to-date	22	4	26
Active applications (as at 30 May 2006) 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):
a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2006	18	1	19
b. Others	2 __________	0 __________	2 ________
c. Sub-total	20	1	21
2. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed
a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2006	9	0	9
b. Others	0	0	0
Total	29	1	30

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2006) 1. Lapsed*
a. Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee but not yet listed	5	1	6
b. Others	14	3	17
2. Rejected	0	1	1
3. Withdrawn	0 __________	0 __________	0 ________
Sub-total	19	5	24
4. Renewals**	(11)	(2)	(13)
Total	8	3	11
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2006)	17***	4	21

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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

Other Information
(As at 30 May 2006)

			Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)		Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2006)	7*	5^#	12
(b)	i)	Number of Main Board companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 May 2006)	9	N/A	9
	ii)	Number of GEM companies that has been served a notice of intention of cancellation of listing (as at 30 May 2006)	N/A	5	5
(c)		Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 30 May 2006)	44	27	71
(d)		Number of listed companies (as at 30 May 2006)	944	200	1,144

*	Includes five companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to privatisation and two companies that withdrew their listings pursuant to 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 listings pursuant to privatisation.

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

Updated 30 May 2006