Listing on ASX

At ASX, we can provide your company or trust with invaluable access to retail and institutional investors and exposure throughout the world. By listing with ASX, you will enter a new phase in your organisation's development where you will become part of a select group of organisations on the global capital stage. Listing on ASX has helped thousands of companies achieve their growth ambitions and successfully make the transition to public ownership.

Why do organisations list

What is Listing?

It is the process of taking a privately-owned organisation and making the transition to a publicly-owned entity whose shares can be traded on a stock exchange.


The world's stock exchanges have been listing companies, trusts and other products for hundreds of years, so the benefits of listing are well known to the market. Amongst the key benefits ASX can offer its listed companies is access to international institutional investors via its series of road shows, operated in conjunction with the major investment banks and their clients in the US, UK and Asia.

You need to examine a wide range of factors in order to gauge if your organisation is ready to list.


Download IPO: the road to growth and opportunity (PDF 873KB) for more information on listing.

 Initial Public Offering brochure - Mandarin version (PDF 2.1MB)

How do organisations list

The timetable for listing depends on the complexity and scale of the transaction, how quickly the listing can be prepared and how quickly funds are received from investors. The amount of time taken to list can range from three months to two years, with six months being typical.

The road to an initial public offering (IPO) usually involves the following steps:

Step 1: Appoint advisers

Step 2: Talk to ASX

Step 3: Prepare and lodge prospectus

Step 4: Apply to list

Commence trading

International listings on ASX

ASX's unique position as a developed market in the Asia-Pacific region and time-zone offers international companies exposure to the growing pool of investment capital in the world's fastest growing region, as well as providing the opportunity for global trading and price discovery on a round-the-clock basis.

Download International Listings on ASX (PDF 1.2MB) for more information.

Listing fee calculator

The ASX equity listing fee calculator is designed to provide you with a guide to ASX's Equity Listing Fees that apply as of 1 July 2009.

Listing FAQs

Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about listing.

Listings in 2008

Number of organisations that have listed in 2008:

93
(as at 31 Dec 2008)

On the list

Cape Alumina Limited
Thursday, 29 January 2009

George Lloyd, Chairman and Paul Messenger, CEO

George Lloyd, Chairman and Paul Messenger, CEO of Cape Alumina Ltd at the listing ceremony
 

Cape Alumina Ltd listing ceremony

 Frances Finucan of ASX presenting the listing certificate to George Lloyd, Chairman, Cape Alumina Ltd

Contact us

If you would like more information about listing on ASX or a free copy of our Guide to Listing Brochure titled 'IPO: the road to growth and opportunity', please email.

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