GEM Listings and Transfers to the Main Board

Listings on Hong Kong’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) and subsequent transfers to the Main Board has seen increasing growth in the past few years. The GEM board provides an avenue for smaller companies to gain access to the market. This combined with a streamlined process for transfers to the Main Board, has made GEM listings a popular and useful method for listings. The following course will provide an overview of GEM listings and how and when to make subsequent transfers to the Main Board

Detailed Information

Highlights of the course include:

  • Introduction to GEM
  • Listing on GEM
    • Laws and Regulations relating to GEM Listings e.g. Listing Rules
    • Primary and Secondary Listings
    • Pre-listing Preparation
    • Entry Requirements: Main Board vs. GEM
    • Prospectus Requirements for GEM
    • IPO Documentation
  • Continuing Obligations
  • Transferring from GEM to the Main Board
    • Overview: when and why to transfer
    • Qualifications for transfer – e.g. Main Board Rule 9A.02(1)-(3)
    • Documents Required
    • Transfer Announcement
    • Processing, cost and effect of transfer

Registration Conditions

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