Share certificates, generated in minutes

A share certificate is the document that proves a shareholder owns shares in your company: who holds them, how many, and when they were issued. CIPC doesn’t issue share certificates — the company does, and keeps a copy with its records. Govchain generates them from your shareholder details. Free, with instant download.

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How it works.

Three steps, no paperwork — and this is what the certificate covers.

Example Trading (Pty) Ltd

Registration number: 2026/123456/07

Share
Certificate

Number of shares

100

Ordinary shares (NPV)

Certificate number

001

Shareholder name: Nomsa Dlamini

Shareholder ID: 900101 ••••• ••

Consideration: R100

Director signature

1 July 2026

Date of issue

A preview of the certificate you download: company details, shareholder, shares held, consideration, certificate number, and a director signature line.

1. Answer a few questions

Enter the company and shareholder details online. It takes a few minutes.

2. Download instantly

Your certificates generate immediately, one per shareholder, ready to print.

3. Sign and store

Sign them on behalf of the company and keep them with your company records.

What you need

A registered company and the shareholder details. That’s it.

Common questions about share certificates

What CIPC does and doesn’t issue, what goes on the certificate, and reissuing lost ones.

Does CIPC issue share certificates?
No. CIPC registers your company, but share certificates are issued by the company itself. You generate them, sign them, and keep them with the company’s records.
Is the share certificate generator really free?
Yes — you generate and download them at no cost.
When should a company issue share certificates?
Whenever shares are issued or change hands. Every shareholder should hold a certificate for the shares they own, and the company keeps a record of each certificate issued.
What information is on a share certificate?
The company’s name, registration number and address, the shareholder’s name, ID number and address, the number and class of shares, the consideration paid for them, a certificate number, the date of issue, and a space for a director’s signature.
Can I reissue a lost share certificate?
Yes. Generate a replacement from the same shareholder details and mark the old certificate as cancelled in your records.

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