香港新闻工作者从业英语词典（81）

　　本来只有10%的新股分配给散户。

　　Originally， only 10 per cent of the IPO had been earmarked for ordinary investors.

　　由于有回拨机制，若然公众的需求够大，散户会分得更多比例。

　　Clawback clauses mean that if the demand from the public is strong enough， retail investors will receive a much higher proportion.

　　由于投资者反应热烈，故必须以上限价定价，同时这亦能平息政府贱卖资产的批评。

　　The pricing had to be at the top end， given the overwhelming response from investors and also to pacify critics accusing the government of selling the assets too cheaply.

　　申请表和招股书可于五十三家银行分行索取。

　　Forms and prospectuses will be available at 53 bank branches.

　　申请认购（盈富）

　　applied for their allocation

　　申请认购Tom.com股票apply for shares in Tom.com

　　交申请表deposit applications

　　全球第三大上市融资的市场the world's third largest capital-raising market

　　再融资refinancing

　　印备了数以百万份的申请表格，并保证每名散户都获发至少一手股票。

　　Millions of application forms were printed for retail investors and an allocation was made to everyone who requested shares.

　　向投资者配售新股placed new shares to investors

　　地铁公开招股昨日中午截止申请，共接获五十二万份申请表格。

　　More than 520，000 applications for shares in the MTR Corporation were returned by the midday deadline yesterday.

　　地铁股票将于周日定价，并于十月五日开始交易。

　　The MTRC shares will be priced on Sunday and start trading on October 5.

　　地铁发行一亿股，相当于其市值的百分之二十。每股作价8元至9.38元，共可集资80亿元至93.8亿元。

　　One billion shares， accounting for 20 per cent of the corporation's equity， will go on sale at between $8 and $9.38， with the aim of raising $8 billion to $9.38 billion.

　　在旺角，人龙一度长达五万人，绕着亚皆老街、上海街、窝打老道和砵兰街打蛇饼。

　　At one point in Mongkok， a queue of 50，000 snaked along Argyle Street， Shanghai Street， Waterloo Road and Portland Street.？？？

　　在国际资本市场发行债券/发债issuing bonds on the world's capital markets

　　成为电盈的第二大股东become PCCW's second-largest shareholder

　　有迹象显示首次公开招股的热潮正在减退。

　　There are signs that our enthusiasm for IPOs is waning.

　　行使可换股债券exercising the convertibles

　　估计是次招股超额认购达一千五百倍。

　　It was estimated the shares would be 1，500 times oversubscribed.

　　作价比昨日最后交易价的八月七角折让百分之二十三。

　　The proposed price represented a 23 per cent discount to the yesterday's last traded price of $8.70， the source said.

　　我们对地铁招股过程信心十足。

　　We are confident the MTRC issue will go well.？？？

　　批评集中于只配售百分之十的新股予散户。

　　Criticism has focused on the setting aside of only 10 per cent of the units for retail investors.

　　投资者越来越怀疑电讯盈科的还债能力。

　　Investors have become increasingly sceptical about CyberWorks' ability to service its debt.

　　李嘉诚旗下的Tom.com昨日公开招股，在一片网股热潮下，数以十万计的市民在银行同门外大排长龙，渴望分一杯羹。

　　Hundreds of thousands of people queued outside banks yesterday hoping to cash in on the Internet mania generated by the offer of shares in Li Ka Shing's Tom.com venture.

　　李泽楷仍是电盈的最大股东，但他的持股量已摊薄至大约25%. Richard Li Tzar-kai remains PCCW's largest shareholders but his interest in the company will be diluted to about 25 per cent.

　　每手50股，投资者最多要付5，263.30元。

　　For a 50-share board lot， an investor will pay a maximum price of $5，263.30.

　　每名投资者最少可获得一手（500个）基金单位。

　　Individual investors will each receive at least one board lot of 500 units.

　　每供一股送两股认股证，行使价七元五角。

　　Two warrants will be attached to each share with an exercise price of HK$7.50.

　　私人注入十亿三千万美元到公司injected up to US$1.03 billion of his own funds into the company

　　并不急于出售固网业务（套现）

　　was in no rush to sell its telecoms assets

　　招股定价issue pricing

　　招股书prospectus

　　招股价flotation price

　　招股价下限和每股资产净值相若。

　　The bottom of the range is close to the company's net asset value.

　　放弃发行十年券集资计划，计划原可为公司集资二十五亿美元abandon plans to raise US$2.5 billion by selling 10-year bonds

　　于二千年十月五日在香港上市was listed on Hong Kong's stock exchange on October 5， 2000

　　直至昨日仍未能得知抽中/获派多少股were still in the dark until yesterday as to how many shares they had received

　　花旗环球金融亚洲区主席梁伯韬Francis Leung Pak-to， chief of Citigroup Global Markets （Asia）

　　长期持有股票获派的红股loyalty bonus shares

　　宣布供股四供一announce a one-for-four rights issue

　　持有现金六十亿元has HK$6 billion in cash on hand

　　政府明益大商家的另一例子another example of the government pandering to big business

　　政府首个私营化上市的公共事业the first share offering in a government-owned utility

　　是次公开招股是本年全球最大型的招股活动，将于周四截止申请。

　　The IPO， the biggest in the world this year， opens today and closes at midday on Thursday.

　　为求减债aimed at cutting debts

　　盈动自从在八月十七日和电讯合并后，股价已大幅下挫近百分之六十。要发行股票集资也不容易。

　　CyberWorks' share price has collapsed almost 60 per cent since it took over Cable & Wireless HKT on August 17. It also had difficulty obtaining equity financing.

　　盈富基金昨日开始公开认购，大批市民轮候长达两小时，购买总值十亿元的官股。

　　Applications for the Government's tracker fund opened yesterday， with dozens of people waiting up to two hours to seek a share of the $10 billion offer.

　　科技股热潮达高峰时at the height of the frenzy over Internet stocks

　　计划在九月廿六日于主板上市plans to list on the main board on September 26

　　负债高having a high debt level

　　负债率高的盈科数码动力highly indebted Pacific Century CyberWorks

　　套现四百八十七亿美元cashed in US$487 million

　　根据昨天公布的集资计划，每一千股电盈要供三十股 ，供股价为六元五角一股，和上周五收市价相同。

　　Under the terms of financing announced yesterday， CyberWorks will issue three shares for every 100 existing shares to shareholders at HK$6.50 each， equivalent to the counter's last closing price on Friday.

　　消除对公司财政状况的揣测clear up uncertainties about our finances

　　财务安排the financial arrangement

　　配股stock placement

　　配股包销商underwriter of the placement

　　配股价为九角，较Vanda当日的收市价一元五角二分折让达40.78%. The placement price of 90 cents was a 40.78 per cent discount to Vanda's $1.52 close that day.

　　动用所有余钱认购该股use all my available cash to apply for the placement of the stock

　　基于回拨基制，公开认购比例将自动提升至50%. The retail portion will be automatically increased to 50 per cent through a clawback mechanism.

　　将地下铁路公司部分股分以公开招股形式上市listing a minority stake in the MTRC on the stock market

　　将会有越来越多的内地公司在香港上市。

　　There will be more and more mainland firms listing in Hong Kong.

　　最有可能是五供二，每股作价六月七角。

　　But the most likely option will be a two-for-five rights issue and the shares are likely to be priced at $6.70 each.

　　寻找资金look for sources of capital

　　散户有3%的折扣优惠，即每单位基金只须付10.51元。

　　Retail investors will receive a 3 per cent discount， meaning they will pay $10.51 per unit.

　　散户将获分配56.5%的领汇基金单位。

　　Retail subscribers to the Link Reit will now receive 56.5 per cent of the total offering.

　　无法取得资金can't get access to capital

　　发行/出售3500万股新股issue up to 35 million shares

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