Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)

Chapter 2 : Formation, Administration and Dissolution of Companies

Part E : Securities registration and transfer

51. Registration and transfer of certificated securities

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(1)A certificate evidencing any certificated securities of a company
(a)must state on its face—
(i)the name of the issuing company;
(ii)the name of the person to whom the securities were issued;
(iii)the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, evidenced by that certificate; and
(iv)any restriction on the transfer of the securities evidenced by that certificate,

subject to item 6(4) of Schedule 5;

(b)must be signed by two persons authorised by the company’s board; and
(c)is proof that the named security holder owns the securities, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

 

(2)A signature contemplated in subsection (1)(b) may be affixed to or placed on the certificate by autographic, mechanical or electronic means.

 

(3)A certificate remains valid despite the subsequent departure from office of any person who signed it.

 

(4)If, as contemplated in section 50(5), all of a company’s shares rank equally for all purposes, and are therefore not distinguished by a numbering system—
(a)each certificate issued in respect of those shares must be distinguished by a numbering system; and
(b)if the share has been transferred, the certificate must be endorsed with a reference number or similar device that will enable each preceding holder of the share in succession to be identified.

 

(5)Subject to subsection (6), a company must enter in its securities register every transfer of any certificated securities, including in the entry—
(a)the name and address of the transferee;
(b)the description of the securities, or interest transferred;
(c)the date of the transfer; and
(d)the value of any consideration still to be received by the company on each share or interest, in the case of a transfer of securities contemplated in section 40(5) and (6).

 

(6)A company may make an entry contemplated in subsection (5) only if the transfer—
(a)is evidenced by a proper instrument of transfer that has been delivered to the company; or

(b)        was effected by operation of law.