[Last updated: 1 January 2024, unless otherwise noted]

Where appropriate, a foreign company listing on the JSE must, prior to any application for listing being submitted, register as an external company in South Africa. Each applicant issuer must obtain a legal opinion as to whether it is required to register as an external company. An external company must continuously maintain at least one office in South Africa and register the address of its office by providing the required information when filing its registration as an external company with the CIPC.

An external company with a listing on the JSE must appoint and maintain, while it remains listed on the JSE, a person authorised to accept service of due process and notices on its behalf in South Africa and must notify the JSE of such appointment (or termination, providing that in the event of termination another person must be immediately appointed and their details provided to the JSE).