Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)

Chapter VI: Offering of Shares and Prospectus

Prospectus

148. Matters to be stated in prospectus

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1)A prospectus must adhere to the specifications of Schedule 3 and contain all information that an investor may reasonably require to assess-
a)a company in which a right or interest is to be acquired, its assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses, cash flow and prospects; and
b)the shares and the rights attached to them.

 

2)As long as an offer remains open, any person responsible for information in the prospectus must, when that person becomes aware of it-
a)correct any error;
b)report on any new matter; and
c)report on any change of a matter included in the prospectus,

if these are relevant or material in terms of Schedule 3.

 

3)A correction or report in terms of subsection (2) must be registered as a supplement to the prospectus, simultaneously published to known recipients of the prospectus and included in future distributions of the prospectus.

 

4)Subject to section 148A, any person who knowingly is a party to the issue of a prospectus in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence.