Private to public re-registration

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A private limited company may be re-registered as a public company pursuant to the provisions of Part 7 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).

Full details of the preliminary considerations, the CA 2006 provisions on re-registration, the procedure, the conditions and effect of re-registration, see Practice Note: Re-registration of a private limited company as a public company.

Reasons for re-registration

The main reason why a private company may want to re-register as a public company is to be able to offer its shares to the public.

Once re-registered as a public company, the company may want to seek admission to trading on a stock exchange. It may want to do this for a number of reasons, including:

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    to enable the company to raise finance for its development and growth (both organically and by acquisition)

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    to place a market value on the company

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    to increase the company's profile

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    to create a market for the company's shares

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    to incentivise employees, and

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    to enhance the company's status with its customers and suppliers

Some

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