The listing process

The formal dialogue between a company and Oslo Børs on admission to listing is estimated to take a minimum of eight weeks. The various stages of this process can be described as follows:

  • The process is launched by the company or its financial adviser sending an explanation of how it intends to satisfy the criteria for listing to the management of Oslo Børs. This must be provided at least five working days before what is known as the introductory meeting.
  • The introductory meeting with the management of Oslo Børs must be held at least 15 business days before submitting an application. The meeting is used to present the company, its management, board of directors and business activities, and to explain what corporate actions the company intends to carry out in anticipation of the listing, for example a share issue, distribution sale or dispersal sale by existing shareholders.
  • The application for listing must be submitted at least 20 business days before the date of the meeting of the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs at which the application is due to be considered. The management of Oslo Børs prepares a recommendation when it has completed its consideration of the company’s application, and the application is then considered by the Board of Oslo Børs. The Board normally meets once a month.
  • Once the application is approved by the Board, the company has 45 days in which to arrange the first day of listing.

We provide support for the company's own preparations
A company considering listing must also expect to spend time on its own preparations for becoming a listed company. However the experts at Oslo Børs can provide valuable assistance in this respect, both in terms of advice when the company first considers whether to apply for listing and practical guidance through all the stages of the application process.

Discussion partner
A company will normally have a lot of questions when it is considering whether to apply for listing. How does the application process work? What assistance is available? What preparations do we need to make? What are the criteria for "suitable for listing"? The listing advisers at Oslo Børs are ready to work as discussion partners at this stage, helping you to gather the necessary information so that you can make the right decisions.