New Listings Progress Report for New Listing Applications
 Progress Report for New Listing Applications

Updated: 31 January 2012

GEM

New Applications Accepted                                                                                                                                                                
ˇ@ a. January 2012 ˇ@ ˇ@
ˇ@ ˇ@ (i)  Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules ˇ@ 1
ˇ@ ˇ@ (ii) Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s)  pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (iii) Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (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) ˇ@ 0
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ˇ@ ˇ@ Sub-total ˇ@ 1
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ˇ@ b. 2012 Year-to-date ˇ@ ˇ@
ˇ@ ˇ@ (i)  Application(s) made by companies pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules ˇ@ 1
ˇ@ ˇ@ (ii) Application(s) made by investment vehicle(s) pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (iii) Application(s) for transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (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) ˇ@ 0
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ˇ@ ˇ@ Sub-total ˇ@ 1
Approvals in principle granted(1)
ˇ@ ˇ@ a. January 2012 ˇ@ 1
ˇ@ ˇ@ b. 2012 Year-to-date ˇ@ 1
Active applications (1) (as at 31 January 2012)
ˇ@ 1. Under processing (based on listing application form accepted) : ˇ@ ˇ@
ˇ@ ˇ@ a. New applications accepted since 1 January 2012 ˇ@ 1
ˇ@ ˇ@ b. Others ˇ@ 17
ˇ@ ˇ@ Sub-total ˇ@ 18
ˇ@ 2. Approval in principle granted ˇ@ ˇ@
ˇ@ ˇ@ a. Approvals granted since 1 January 2012 ˇ@ 1
ˇ@ ˇ@ b. Others ˇ@ 0
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Total

 ˇ@ 19
Inactive applications (2) (since 1 January 2012)
ˇ@ 1. Lapsed ˇ@
ˇ@  a. Approval in principle granted but not listed prior to application lapsed ˇ@ 0
ˇ@ ˇ@  b. Others ˇ@ 2
ˇ@ 2. Rejected ˇ@ 0
ˇ@ 3. Withdrawn ˇ@ 0
ˇ@ ˇ@ Sub-total ˇ@ 2
ˇ@ 4. Renewals (3) ˇ@ (1)
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Total

                     

1
No. of new listings (since 1 January 2012)
ˇ@ ˇ@ (i)  Companies listed pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Main Board Listing Rules/ Chapter 11 of the GEM Listing Rules ˇ@ 3
ˇ@ ˇ@ (ii) Investment vehicle(s) listed  pursuant to Chapters 20 and 21 of the Main Board Listing Rules ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (iii) Transfer of listing from GEM to Main Board ˇ@ N/A
ˇ@ ˇ@ (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) ˇ@ 0
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Total

                     

3

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First Comment Letters Issued (4) Main Board and GEM
ˇ@ ˇ@ a. January 2012 ˇ@ 3
ˇ@ ˇ@ b. Average number of days taken between the date of application and the date of issue of related first comment letter(5) ˇ@ 15
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Guidance issued to potential new listing applicants or their advisers on matters relating to the Listing Rules ˇ@ ˇ@
ˇ@ ˇ@ a. January 2012 ˇ@ 5
ˇ@ ˇ@ b. Average number of days taken between the date of request for guidance and the date of issue of written response(5) ˇ@ 4
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(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).

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(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.

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(4) First comment letters are the first letters issued by the staff of the Listing Division that contain the Listing Divisionˇ¦s comments on the respective listing applications.

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(5)

Covers only the first comment letters/guidance letters issued in this month. For the reports issued from January 2011 onwards, non-business days have been subtracted from ˇ§the average number of days takenˇ¨.

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