What Is the Singapore Exchange?

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the first corporate stock exchange in the Asia-Pacific region to integrate securities and financial derivative products trading. On November 23, 2000, it became the first exchange in the Asia-Pacific region to be listed through public offerings and private placements. SGX stocks are part of benchmark indexes such as the MSCI Singapore Free Index and the Singapore Straits Times Index (STI).

Singapore Exchange

Singapore Exchange was formerly known as

Singapore

1. Minimum public holdings and business records

(1) At least 1,000 shareholders hold 25% of the company's shares, if

Minimum Main Board Listing Standard
	Standard one	Standard two	Standard three
profit before tax	S $ 7.5 million over the last three years and at least S $ 1 million per year	S $ 10 million over the past year or two	no
Market value	no	no	S $ 80 million at listing (based on issue price at listing)
Equity distribution	25% of the shares are held by at least 1,000 shareholders (if the market value exceeds S $ 300 million, it can be reduced to a minimum of 10%)
Business record	Three years	no	no
Management coherence	Three years	One or two years, depending on the situation	no
Accounting standards	Singapore, U.S. general or internationally accepted accounting principles
Obligation to continue listing	Have	Have	Have
If listed on an internationally recognized stock exchange at the same time, there is no need to comply with ongoing listing obligations

GEM (SESDAQ) minimum listing standards
profit before tax	None (business is feasible, profitable and developmental)
Amount of capital	no
Business record	A company without a business record must demonstrate the ability to obtain funding for project financing and product development, and the project or product must have been fully researched and developed
Stock market distribution	15% of shares are held by at least 500 shareholders
Obligation to continue listing	Have
If listed on an internationally recognized stock exchange at the same time, there is no need to comply with ongoing listing obligations