Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01249:reg:3:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01249
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 9/10)
Character Range: 66346–69006

the company's securities are quoted.
 (2) In this regulation:
approved foreign exchange includes:
 (a) American Stock Exchange Inc.;
 (b) New York Stock Exchange Inc.;
 (c) New Zealand Stock Exchange;
 (d) The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd;
 (e) Stock Exchange of Singapore Limited;
 (f) The Amsterdam Stock Exchange;
 (g) the Frankfurt Stock Exchange;
 (h) The International Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Limited;
 (i) the Milan Stock Exchange;
 (j) the NASDAQ National Market;
 (k) the Paris Bourse;
 (l) the Tokyo Stock Exchange;
 (m) the Toronto Stock Exchange;
 (n) the Zurich Stock Exchange.
foreign scheme of arrangement means a compromise or arrangement that is subject to court approval under subsection 411(6) of the Act, between:
 (a) a foreign company and a class of its creditors; or
 (b) a foreign company and a class of its members.
foreign takeover bid means a bid to acquire some or all of the securities of:
 (a) all holders of a class of securities of a foreign company; or
 (b) all holders of those securities except the bidder or the bidder and associates of the bidder.

1.2A.03  Foreign companies issuing securities under employee share scheme exempt from the disclosing entity provisions
 (1) For section 111AS of the Act, a foreign company is exempt from the disclosing entity provisions in respect of an offer of shares in the company for issue or sale:
 (a) that is made to employees of the company, or of an associated body corporate, under an employee share scheme; and
 (b) in relation to which a disclosure document is lodged with ASIC.
 (2) Subregulation (1) is not affected by any action of an employee, the result of which is that another person who is not an employee acquires an interest in a share issued under the employee share scheme.
 (3) For this regulation:
 (a) an employee share scheme is a scheme under which a company offers for issue or sale shares (or options over issued shares) in the company only to a person who is a full‑time or part‑time director or employee of the company or of an associated body corporate when the offer is made; and
 (b) a body corporate is an associated body corporate in relation to a foreign company if:
 (i) the body corporate is related to the company within the meaning of section 50 of the Act; or
 (ii) the body corporate is entitled to at least 20% of the voting shares of the company; or
 (iii) the company is entitled to at least 20% of the voting shares of the body corporate.

Chapter 2A—Registration of companies

Part 2A.1—Size of partnerships or associations (Act s 115(2))

2A.1.01  Size of partnerships or associations
 (1) For