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Arm legal entities and US listing milestones

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UK technology company historyArm legal entities and US listing milestones
  1. 12 November 1990
    Operating company incorporated

    Widelogic Limited, later Arm Limited, company 02557590. Source 1

  2. September 2016
    SoftBank acquires the earlier listed parent

    The earlier Arm Holdings plc was company 02548782. Source 1

  3. 9 April 2018
    New parent incorporated

    Arm Holdings Limited, company 11299879. Source 1

  4. 1 September 2023
    Parent re-registers as a public company

    Arm Holdings Limited becomes Arm Holdings plc. Source 1

  5. 14 September 2023
    Nasdaq trading begins

    American depositary shares trade as ARM. Source 2

  6. 18 September 2023
    Offering closes

    102.5 million depositary shares sold at USD 51 each, including the extra allotment. Source 2

The 1990 operating company and the 2018 listed parent have different UK company numbers.

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Arm legal entities and US listing milestones

Company numbers and reorganisations come from Arm’s 2023 SEC prospectus. Trading and closing dates come from its closing release.

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12 November 1990Operating company incorporatedWidelogic Limited, later Arm Limited, company 02557590.Source 1
September 2016SoftBank acquires the earlier listed parentThe earlier Arm Holdings plc was company 02548782.Source 1
9 April 2018New parent incorporatedArm Holdings Limited, company 11299879.Source 1
1 September 2023Parent re-registers as a public companyArm Holdings Limited becomes Arm Holdings plc.Source 1
14 September 2023Nasdaq trading beginsAmerican depositary shares trade as ARM.Source 2
18 September 2023Offering closes102.5 million depositary shares sold at USD 51 each, including the extra allotment.Source 2

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