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Re: mikar post# 130229

Sunday, 04/27/2014 7:22:12 PM

Sunday, April 27, 2014 7:22:12 PM

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Not sure why people keep asking this question but it is not known yet. But here is a good read to help you


There's no set time for an IPO
Q: How long does it take, on average, for a company's IPO shares to begin trading after they file with the SEC?
A: When a company decides it wants to make an initial public offering (IPO) of stock and "go public," it can't just go out and start collecting investors' money.

There's a process, which is highly regulated, that guides companies through the steps. The first step, as you describe in your question, is filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is where the company completes a usually lengthy document, called the prospectus, which explains all the details about its operations, the risks it faces and why it is looking to tap the public market. This document is important because it is really investors' only source of information on the company. And in many cases, these documents will be the first time investors have gotten a close look at a private company's inner workings.

But it's not enough to just file your registration information. The SEC will then look over the prospectus and make sure all the important information is disclosed fully. In some cases, regulators will ask the company to include information that's missing. Only after satisfying the questions from the SEC can the company go forward with its IPO and sell shares to the public.

How long does it usually take for a company to get its registration statement approved and begin selling shares? That depends on how many questions regulators have about the company's registration statement. It also depends on how many companies are going public.

When there is a flurry of IPO activity, the approval process slows down. The time can be as little as a few months to as much as six months. And just because a company files to go public doesn't mean it will. Sometimes a company postpones or withdraws its IPO after filing.

To give you an idea of the time between filing the registration papers and going public, below are some recent examples:

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
Company (ticker) Date filed Date trading began Number of days
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 10/25/2005 1/26/2006 93
Altus Pharmaceuticals (ALTU) 10/17/2005 1/26/2006 101
Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT) 10/7/2005 1/26/2006 111
Traffic.com (TRFC) 8/31/2005 1/25/2006 147
American Railcar (ARII) 9/8/2005 1/20/2006 134
Western Refining (WNR) 9/27/2005 1/19/2006 114
Linn Energy (LINE) 9/19/2005 1/13/2006 116
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals (NCST) 12/2/2005 12/22/2005 20
CRM Holdings (CRMH) 9/19/2005 12/21/2005 93
PixelPlus (PXPL) 12/5/2005 12/21/2005 16
Source: Renaissance Capital


So it looks like 16-147 days or more it can take to release a IPO. So have patience it will be coming


























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