Listings, Stock Exchanges and Public Documents

Our corporate law practice group has represented issuers, underwriters and security holders in numerous initial public offerings and other capital markets securities transactions. We have handled a number of JSE listings in recent years. We recently also acted as the South African legal advisers to Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc. in its listing on the Nasdaq - the first ever listing of a South African private equity company on that market.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr acts for a number of the top 100 JSE listed companies as well as companies listed on major international bourses and companies with dual or multiple listings, including Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. We have extensive expertise and experience in advising in respect of transactions by JSE listed companies and are able to provide expert advice on all related legislation and other provisions, including the rules and listings requirements of the JSE, the Securities Services Act, the Companies Act and the Securities Regulation Code on Takeovers and Mergers and the rules of the Securities Regulation Panel.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has advised on virtually all types of corporate actions undertaken by listed companies, including section 90 payments to shareholders, share buy-backs and buy-ins, share issues and preference share redemptions, capitalisation issues, consolidations and sub-divisions of share capital, odd-lot offers, rights offers, unbundling transactions and schemes of arrangement. We also have substantial experience in advising on the formation and structuring of employee share incentive and share option plans and programmes.

We are routinely involved in the drafting and settlement of all manner of corporate communications issued by our JSE listed clients, including announcements, circulars, notices, prospectuses and other public documents.