Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)RegulationsCompanies Regulations, 2011Chapter 4 : Offerings of Company SecuritiesPart C : Items required to be included in a Prospectus57. Name, address and incorporation |
| (1) | Section 1, Paragraph 1 of every prospectus must set out the following information with respect to the company whose securities are being offered: |
| (a) | The name of the company, and its registration number; |
| (b) | The address of the company's registered office, and |
| (i) | the address of the company's primary place of carrying on business in the Republic, if different from its registered office; and |
| (ii) | the address of the office of its transfer agent, if any; and |
| (c) | The date of incorporation of the company. |
| (2) | If the company is a foreign company, in addition to the information required by sub-regulation (1), Section 1, Paragraph 1 of a prospectus must also set out— |
| (a) | the name of the foreign jurisdiction in which it was incorporated; and |
| (b) | the date— |
| (i) | and registration number of the company's registration within the Republic as an external company in terms of section 23, if it carries on business within the Republic; or |
| (ii) | on which the foreign company filed its Memorandum of Incorporation and list of directors, in terms of section 99 (1)(b). |
| (3) | In addition to the requirements set out in sub-regulation (1), and (2) if applicable, in any prospectus contemplated in regulation 56, if the company whose securities are being offered is— |
| (a) | a subsidiary, the first paragraph of section 1 of the prospectus must also include— |
| (i) | the name of its holding company; and |
| (ii) | the address of the registered office of its holding company; or |
| (b) | a holding company, the first paragraph of section 1 of the prospectus must also include, the name, date and place of incorporation of each of its subsidiaries. |