How to notify ASIC of a share issue

Source review: 2026-11-06. General procedural information, not legal or tax advice. Check the linked ASIC instructions before lodging; forms, fees and portal screens can change.

Before you start

• Check the constitution, any shareholder agreement and required approvals, including pre-emption rights.

• Record class, quantity, amount paid and unpaid, allotment date and each recipient.

• Confirm whether proprietary or public-company reporting requirements apply.

How to complete the process

• Complete the company approvals and record the actual allotment.

• Update the members register and prepare the relevant share certificates.

• Use the appropriate share and member sections of the online Form 484 transaction.

• Review both share structure and member holdings; lodge the required issue notification within 28 days.

After lodgement or completion

• Reconcile ASIC confirmation to the issued capital and internal holdings; retain approvals and receipts.

Important limits and exceptions

Share issue, transfer, cancellation, capital reduction and buy-back are not the same transaction. Additional approvals or forms can apply; public-company member reporting differs from proprietary-company reporting.

Official ASIC sources

• ASIC share-structure walkthrough

• Members register requirements

Related ASIC how-to guides

• How to notify ASIC of a share transfer

• How to change beneficial holding status on ASIC’s register

• How to maintain a company members register alongside ASIC

All ASIC guides and official forms

Keeping the company record complete

Keep approvals, consents, submitted documents and lodgement receipts with the entity record. EntityFlo can help organise records and supported workflows; guidance about a form does not mean EntityFlo supports direct lodgement of that form. Website FloSec cannot sign, lodge or access your private company records.