RG 9 Takeover bids

Issued September 2020

This guide is for listed and unlisted entities, their advisers, and investors involved in a takeover bid. It:

• discusses ASIC’s regulatory role in relation to takeover bids and how we interpret and administer the requirements of the takeover provisions in Ch 6 of the Corporations Act; and
• explains how we exercise our discretionary powers in relation to takeover bids, including the power to exempt from, or modify, the takeover provisions.

Note: From 27 July 2020, fundraising and corporate finance documents should be lodged through the ASIC Regulatory Portal. For more information, see how you lodge fundraising and corporate finance documents.

Download RG 9 (PDF 1.1 MB)

See Cross-references to June 2013 takeover regulatory guidance for information about consolidation of previous guidance