{"id":332,"date":"2024-09-04T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T11:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous-dewdney.51-11-181-233.plesk.page\/?p=332"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:54:05","slug":"how-will-our-corporate-governance-need-to-change-on-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/frequently-asked-questions\/how-will-our-corporate-governance-need-to-change-on-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"How will our corporate governance need to change on listing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Early on in the IPO process, with the help of its legal advisers, a company should consider what changes need to be made to its corporate governance structure to ready itself for public life. Almost all businesses will need to consider significant changes to their board and governance structure in the transition from privately-owned enterprise to a listed company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A company with an ESCC listing is required by the Listing Rules to \u201ccomply or explain\u201d against the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code. Some of the main areas that typically require consideration are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the appointment of independent non-executive directors, as private companies rarely have a sufficient number of \u201cindependent\u201d directors; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the board committees, including an audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee will be established. 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