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    ASIC Filing

    Also called: ASIC, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC Connect

    TL;DR

    Mandatory filings every Australian Pty Ltd lodges with ASIC, incorporation, annual review, share-capital and director changes within 28 days of the event.

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is the Commonwealth's corporate regulator. Every Pty Ltd company must lodge: an application for registration on incorporation, an annual review (a A$310 review fee plus confirmation that company details are accurate), and within 28 days of the event a notice of any change to directors, registered address, share capital, or shareholders (Form 484).

    Missed filings attract escalating penalties (A$87 for late lodgement plus monthly increments) and persistent non-compliance can lead to deregistration. Most Australian startups outsource ASIC compliance to their accountant or use Cake Equity, Splash Equity, or similar cap-table tools that auto-prepare Form 484 lodgements after each round.

    Worked example

    After closing a A$3M ESVCLP-led Series A, the company lodges Form 484 within 28 days reflecting two new institutional shareholders, an updated share-capital structure (now Series A preference shares alongside ordinary), and a new investor-nominated director, total ASIC fees ~A$50.

    Common pitfalls

    • •Missing the 28-day window after an allotment and accruing late fees per share-capital change.
    • •Letting the annual review lapse and triggering ASIC's deregistration pipeline.
    • •Filing inconsistent share-class details that don't match the company's constitution.

    When this shows up in a pitch deck

    Not in the deck; clean ASIC records are an Australian-investor due-diligence checkbox.

    Related terms

    Pty Ltd (Australia)

    Australia's standard private-company structure, at least one Australian-resident director, no minimum share capital, ASIC-registered. Default for AU VC.

    ESVCLP

    Australia's tax-advantaged VC fund structure granting fund-level tax exemption and a 10% non-refundable carry tax offset for LPs, used by most AU VCs.

    Companies House Filing

    Mandatory public filings every UK Ltd makes to Companies House, incorporation, share allotments, PSC register, accounts, and confirmation statement.

    ACRA Filing

    Mandatory filings every Singapore Pte Ltd lodges with ACRA, incorporation, annual return, financial statements, and changes to directors or capital.

    Cap Table

    A spreadsheet or system-of-record showing every shareholder, share class, option, warrant, and convertible instrument outstanding in a company.

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