Huan Qiu Wang·2025-08-12 04:36Core Viewpoint - The A-share market has seen a significant increase in both voluntary and involuntary delistings, indicating a tightening regulatory environment and a shift towards higher quality standards in the capital market [3][4]. Group 1: Voluntary Delistings - As of August 10, 2023, there have been five companies that voluntarily delisted through shareholder resolutions or mergers, surpassing the annual average of 1-4 cases from 2020 to 2024 [3]. - Companies such as 中航产融 (AVIC Capital) and 玉龙股份 (Yulong Co.) have already completed their delistings, while *ST天茂 (ST Tianmao) is in the process of withdrawing its listing due to failure to disclose financial reports [3]. - The proactive delisting of *ST天茂 is attributed to its inability to disclose the 2024 annual report, which could trigger mandatory delisting if not resolved by early September [3]. Group 2: Involuntary Delistings - Ten companies have triggered mandatory delisting criteria due to serious violations, with *ST高鸿 (ST Gaohong) being a notable case involving systematic financial fraud, including inflated revenues of 3.5 billion and profits of 4 billion [3]. - The chairman of *ST高鸿 has been fined 7.5 million and banned from the market for life, with total penalties for responsible parties amounting to 167 million [3]. Group 3: Regulatory Changes - New regulations effective in 2024 will raise the financial delisting revenue threshold from 100 million to 300 million, and introduce new criteria for delisting due to severe fraud [4]. - Eight companies have already been delisted this year for failing to meet the new market capitalization requirement of 500 million or for having share prices below par [4]. Group 4: Market Trends - A total of 30 companies have been delisted this year, with a balanced distribution among those delisted for major violations, financial issues, and trading problems [5]. - The regulatory body has initiated investigations against 35 out of 55 delisted companies, reflecting a more stringent enforcement approach [5]. - Policies encouraging market-driven delistings and discouraging "shell protection" behaviors have led to 12 cases of mergers, such as the absorption of 海通证券 (Haitong Securities) by 国泰君安 (Guotai Junan) [5].