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# What is a Regulated Company?

||| A regulated company is a public or state-owned company, or a private company that has transferred >10% of its issued shares <2 years before an affected transaction.

A regulated company is a company that is governed by Part B, Part C and Takeover Regulations of the [Companies Act](/en/article/companies-act-71-of-2008-18g6lrr/).

Public companies and state-owned companies (unless exempt) are considered regulated companies.

Private companies that are subject to the same regulations as per their Memorandum of Incorporation (“MOI”), or have transferred more than 10% of its issued shares (unless between [related persons](/en/article/what-is-a-related-person-17ylgt7/)) less than 2 years before engaging in an [affected transaction](/en/article/what-is-an-affected-transaction-u9uuao/).