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HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions As At 31 December 2010

Date 31/12/2010

Main Board

GEM

Total

New Applications Accepted

a.

December 2010

(i)

Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules

15

1

16

(ii)

Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules

4

N/A

4

(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

19

1

20


b.


2010 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

138

17

155

(ii)

Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules

33

N/A

33

(iii)

Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board

15

N/A

15

(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

__________

1

__________

1

________

Sub-total

186

18

204

Approvals in principle granted(1)

a.

December 2010

16

3

19

b.

2010 Year-to-date

153

11

164

Active applications(1) (as at 31 December 2010)

1.

Under processing (based on listing application form accepted):

a.

New applications accepted since 1 January 2010

33

6

39

b.

Others

0
__________

0
__________

0
________

Sub-total

33

6

39


2.


Approval in principle granted

a.

Approvals granted since 1 January 2010

20

3

23

b.

Others

0
__________

0
__________

0
________

Total

53

9

62



Inactive applications(2) (since 1 January 2010)

1.

Lapsed

a.

Approval in principle granted but not listed prior to application lapsed

29

1

30

b.

Others

25

8

33

2.

Rejected

2

0

2

3.

Withdrawn

9
__________

0
__________

9
________

Sub-total

65

9

74



4.



Renewals(3)



(25)
_________



(5)
__________



(30)
________

Total

40

4

44

No. of new listings (since 1 January 2010)



(i)

Companies listed pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules

94

7

101

(ii)

Investment vehicle(s) listed pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules

27

N/A

27

(iii)

Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board

12

N/A

12

(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)

0



__________

1



__________

1



________

Total

133

8

141

First Comment Letters Issued(4)

a.

December 2010

9

b. Average number of days taken between the date of application and the date of issue of related first comment letter(5)

19

Guidance issued to potential new listing applicants or their advisers on matters relating to the Listing Rules

a. December 2010

7

b.

Average number of days taken between the date of request for guidance and the date of issue of written response(5)

12

(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 31 December 2010)

Main Board

GEM

Total

(a)

Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2010)

a.

Withdrawal of listing pursuant to privatisation

5

0

5

b.

Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board

N/A

12

12

c.

Cancellation of listing pursuant to delisting procedures under the Listing Rules

0

0

0

d.

Voluntary withdrawal of listing

2
__________

0
__________

2
__________

Total

7

12

19



(b)



Number of companies in suspension for three months or more (as at 31 December 2010)

a.

Companies not in delisting procedures

15

6

21

b. a)

Main Board companies in delisting procedures:

- first stage of delisting(6)

4

N/A

4

- second stage of delisting(7)

4

N/A

4

- third stage of delisting(7)

12

N/A

12

b)

Main Board companies served with a notice of intention of cancellation of listing under Main Board Listing Rule 6.10

0

N/A

0

c.

GEM companies given 6 months' notice for delisting

N/A

2

2

d.

Delisting approved by the Listing Committee

1*

0

1*

e. Resumption proposal approved in principle by the Exchange subject to fulfillment of conditions

3

__________

1

__________

4

__________

Total

39

9

48

Other Information
(As at 31 December 2010)

Main Board

GEM

Total

(c)

Number of listed companies (as at 31 December 2010)

1,244

169

1,413

(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.

* The company applied to the Exchange to review the delisting decision. The review procedures are in progress.

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