Noah prospectus 诺亚财富招股说明书

NoahHoldingsLtdF-1RegistrationstatementforsecuritiesofcertainforeignprivateissuersFiledon10/20/2010TableofContentsAsfiledwiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommissiononOctober20,2010RegistrationNo.333-SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,DC20549FORMF-1REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTUNDERTHESECURITIESACTOF1933NoahHoldingsLimited(ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)NotApplicable(TranslationofRegistrant'snameintoEnglish)CaymanIslands8900NotApplicable(Stateorotherjurisdictionofincorporationororganization)(PrimaryStandardIndustrialClassificationCodeNumber)(I.R.S.EmployerIdentificationNumber)6thFloor,TimesFinanceCenterNo.68MiddleYinchengRoadPudong,Shanghai200120,People'sRepublicofChina(86)213860-2301(Address,includingzipcode,andtelephonenumber,includingareacode,ofRegistrant'sprincipalexecutiveoffices)LawDebentureCorporateServicesInc.400MadisonAvenue,4thFloorNewYork,NewYork10017(212)750-6474(Name,address,includingzipcode,andtelephonenumber,includingareacode,ofagentforservice)Copiesto:Z.JulieGao,Esq.LeimingChen,Esq.Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher&FlomLLPSimpsonThacher&BartlettLLPc/o42/F,EdinburghTower,TheLandmark35thFloor,ICBCTower15Queen'sRoadCentral3GardenRoadHongKongCentral,HongKong(852)3740-4700(852)2514-7600Approximatedateofcommencementofproposedsaletothepublic:IfanyofthesecuritiesbeingregisteredonthisFormaretobeofferedonadelayedorcontinuousbasispursuanttoRule415undertheSecuritiesActof1933,checkthefollowingbox.¨IfthisFormisfiledtoregisteradditionalsecuritiesforanofferingpursuanttoRule462(b)undertheSecuritiesAct,pleasecheckthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.¨IfthisFormisapost-effectiveamendmentfiledpursuanttoRule462(c)undertheSecuritiesAct,checkthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.¨IfthisFormisapost-effectiveamendmentfiledpursuanttoRule462(d)undertheSecuritiesAct,checkthefollowingboxandlisttheSecuritiesActregistrationstatementnumberoftheearliereffectiveregistrationstatementforthesameoffering.¨CALCULATIONOFREGISTRATIONFEETitleofeachclassofsecuritiestoberegisteredProposedmaximumaggregateofferingprice(2)(3)AmountofregistrationfeeOrdinaryShares,parvalue$0.0005pershare(1)$90,000,000$6,417.00(1)AmericandepositarysharesissuableupondepositoftheordinarysharesregisteredherebywillberegisteredunderaseparateregistrationstatementonFormF-6(RegistrationNo.333-).EachAmericandepositarysharerepresentsordinaryshares.(2)Includesordinarysharesthatareissuableupontheexerciseoftheunderwriters'optiontopurchaseadditionalshares.AlsoincludesordinarysharesinitiallyofferedandsoldoutsidetheUnitedStatesthatmayberesoldfromtimetotimeintheUnitedStateseitheraspartoftheirdistributionorwithin40daysafterthelateroftheeffectivedateofthisregistrationstatementandthedatethesharesarefirstbonafideofferedtothepublic.TheseordinarysharesarenotbeingregisteredforthepurposeofsalesoutsidetheUnitedStates.(3)EstimatedsolelyforthepurposeofdeterminingtheamountofregistrationfeeinaccordancewithRule457(o)undertheSecuritiesActof1933.TheRegistrantherebyamendsthisRegistrationStatementonsuchdateordatesasmaybenecessarytodelayitseffectivedateuntiltheRegistrantshallfileafurtheramendmentwhichspecificallystatesthatthisRegistrationStatementshallthereafterbecomeeffectiveinaccordancewithSection8(a)oftheSecuritiesActof1933,asamended,oruntiltheRegistrationStatementshallbecomeeffectiveonsuchdateastheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,actingpursuanttosuchSection8(a),maydetermine.TableofContentsTheinformationinthispreliminaryprospectusisnotcompleteandmaybechanged.WemaynotsellthesesecuritiesuntiltheregistrationstatementfiledwiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommissioniseffective.Thispreliminaryprospectusisnotanoffertosellthesesecuritiesandwearenotsolicitingofferstobuythesesecuritiesinanyjurisdictionwheretheofferorsaleisnotpermitted.SUBJECTTOCOMPLETION,DATED,2010PROSPECTUSAmericanDepositarySharesNOAHHOLDINGSLIMITEDRepresentingOrdinarySharesThisistheinitialpublicofferingofAmericandepositaryshares,orADSs,ofNoahHoldingsLimited.WearesellingADS.EachADSrepresentsordinaryshares,parvalue$0.0005pershare.WehavegrantedtheunderwritersanoptiontopurchaseuptoanaggregateofadditionalADSstocoverover-allotments.Priortothisoffering,therehasbeennopublicmarketfortheADSortheordinaryshares.Weanticipatetheinitialpublicofferingpricewillbebetween$and$perADS.WehaveappliedtohavetheADSslistedontheNewYorkStockExchangeunderthesymbolNOAH.InvestingintheADSsinvolvesrisks.SeeRiskFactorsbeginningonpage14.NeithertheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionnoranystatesecuritiescommissionhasapprovedordisapprovedofthesesecuritiesordeterminedifthisprospectusistruthfulorcomplete.Anyrepresentationtothecontraryisacriminaloffense.PerADSTotalPublicofferingpriceUnderwritingdiscountsandcommissionsProceedstoNoahHoldingsLimited(beforeexpenses)TheunderwritersexpecttodelivertheADSstopurchasersonorabout,2010.J.P.MorganBofAMerrillLynchOppenheimer&Co.RothCapitalPartnersThedateofthisprospectusis