AFM知识点—IPO 条件 in UK、IPO 理由

It will be important to conform to local regulations. Taking when the London Stock Exchange in used as an overseas exchange, the relevant regulations are: 1. At least three years of audited published accounts 至少三年的经审计的账目

1. At least 25% of the company’s shares must be in public hands when trading begins 至少25%的公司股票必须在公众手中

2. Minimum market capitalization of ￡700,000 至低市值 700,000 英镑。

3. A prospectus must be published containing a forecast of expected performance 必须公开招股说明书，包括预期业绩的预测 In addition the company will have to be introduced by a sponsoring firm and to comply with the local corporate governance requirements. 此外，该公司将必须由一家赞助公司推出，并符合当地的公司治理要求。（book-building 询价圈购）

The main reason given for the public listing is to use the funds raised to eliminate the debt in the company. There are other reasons why a company may undertake a public listing. 公开上市的主要原因是利用募集资金，以消除公司的债务。此外， 也可能存在其他原因，比如：

These include:gaining a higher reputation by being listed on a recognized stock exchange and therefore reducing the costs of contracting with stakeholders; being able to raise funds more easily in the future to undertake new projects; the listing will provide the current owners with a value for their equity stake; and the listing may enable the current owners to sell their equity stakes and gain from the value in the organization. 在被认可的证券交易所上市，从而获得更高的声誉，因此降低 了与利益相关者的合同成本；能够更容易地募集资金，用于未来的新项目；上市 将为目前的股东，赋予他们的股权更多价值；上市可能使目前的股东出售他们的股权从中收益。