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A stock certificate is a legal document that verifies an investor’s ownership of common stock shares, a type of security. A stock certificate is usually a physical paper record that identifies the investor as the owner of the shares and the number of shares owned. It also contains the issuer’s name, signature, and official company seal.

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How Do You Get a Stock Certificate?

It can be challenging to obtain a physical stock certificate directly from the company. An effort to eliminate waste means that most brokers don’t offer a physical stock certificate or charge high fees for one and rely solely on digital records. However, it is not impossible, so you will want to inquire with your stockbroker or the issuing company.

Electronic Format

Stock certificates typically feature an intricate design that may change over time to prevent replication, a corporate seal, and multiple signatures. They usually prove entitlement to dividend payments, with a payment receipt attached to the back. However, stock ownership is typically recorded electronically using a depositary securities system in modern times.

Uncertificated Shares

While some investors may request paper or electronic certificates on occasion, the vast majority accept or even prefer uncertificated shares. Access to equity management software has also made it easier for businesses to issue and administer uncertificated shares. When a corporation gives uncertificated shares, no paper or electronic certificate is delivered to the stockholder.

Instead, the issuer tracks share issuances and transfers in an electronic stock register. However, some industry practices state that an uncertified stock issuing corporation should provide investors access to a ledger for equity monitoring. A corporation can manually maintain its stock ledger using a simple shared spreadsheet. Corporations with many stockholders or a complex equity structure will need to find another solution.

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5 Parts of a Stock Certificate

Most stock certificates come in electronic format, while some companies offer physical, embossed paper stock certificates. A stock certificate is a unique piece of paper that certifies your ownership of a company. Although they are considered an archaic method, some traders purchase the physical stock certificates as collector’s items.

Stock certificates include all of the information necessary to identify the stock and its owners, including:

Part 1. Certificate Number

A stock certificate’s face typically contains a series of numbers. The issuing company assigns each certificate a unique number for accounting and tracking purposes.

Part 2. CUSIP Number

A separate tracking number known as a Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number is a unique identifier assigned to stocks and convertible debts, such as SAFE Notes and Convertible Notes, in the United States and Canada.

They contain nine alphanumeric characters and were first introduced in 1964 for greater oversight and accountability standards. If you are dealing in investment contracts, you should also note the CUSIP number to assure compliance.

Part 3. Share Count

The stock certificate should also indicate the number of shares purchased to reflect the stock’s value. Some certificates even list the share price at which the stock was purchased.

Part 4. Name and Issuance Date

A stock certificate lists a series of names, including the buyer and seller. In addition, the certificate should include your name, certifying that you are the stock’s owner. Finally, the certificate will be dated to reflect the date you acquired ownership of the shares.

Part 5. Signature and Company Seal

While some stock certificates are plain, others are highly decorative, with artwork representing their branding. The majority of certificates are signed by a company representative and the individual responsible for their registration. They may also include an authenticity seal.

Today, most businesses only issue stock certificates upon request. Still, you could request a copy directly from the company or through a lawyer. In addition, the company may have a transfer agent responsible for managing the company’s stocks as well. However, you should be able to obtain an electronic copy of your stock certificates in case you need to print them out for verification purposes.

Who Issues Stock Certificates?

Corporations no longer issue stock certificates. Instead, numerous companies encourage investors to surrender their stock certificates for newer forms. However, suppose you’re a business owner wanting to issue physical certificates. In that case, you can work with securities lawyers to create the documents you need while avoiding legal errors entirely.

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Is a Stock Certificate Worth Anything?

A stock certificate’s worth equals the number of ownership shares reflected by the current stock price, provided they haven’t been sold. You should avoid discarding physical stock certificates as they could also be physically worth something as a collector’s item, especially from well-known, nostalgic brands. A little research can assist you in determining the value of your old paper stock certificate, if any.

Here are eight steps that you can take to determine if your stock certificate is still worth something:

  • Conduct a Preliminary Search. Determine if the issuing company still trades publicly on the stock mark. You can accomplish this by searching major financial websites. If the stock has been split over the years, the value listed may differ from your certificate.
  • Get In Touch With the Transfer Agent. Contact the transfer agent for the stock certificate, the person who is responsible for maintaining records for stockholders. The agent should be identified on the certificate. You can then search for this individual or company online to learn more about the stock certificates.
  • Contact the State. If the transfer agent does not exist, contact the state agency that handles incorporations in which the corporation was legally formed. You could also try researching the state in which the business is headquartered.
  • Conduct an Exhaustive Search. If none of the preceding steps work, search the company’s history. A few excellent resources include Capital Changes, Moody’s Manual of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities, and the U.S. Library of Congress. In addition, there are volumes of information available, which could take some time to review.
  • Reach Out to Investor Relations. If a search of the new company’s history reveals that it merged with or was acquired by another company, contact its investor relations department. They could offer you the relevant information and details you need to determine your stock certificate’s value.
  • Perform a CUSIP Number Search. If the previous steps yield no results, contact a startup lawyer to conduct a CUSIP number search on the stock printed on the back. This information associated with this number should tell you about the issuer.
  • Hire a Securities Law Attorney. If the previous steps yield no results, use a securities law attorney to research your stock’s history. They can also offer you additional legal resources to get to the bottom of your stock’s value.
  • Appraise the Stock Certificate’s Collectible Value. Determine the value of your certificate if it has lost its value as viable security. A stock’s value can be determined by who signed it, its historical significance, or the engraving. This value can be determined by contacting dealers, conducting library research, or online listings.

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Stock Assignment Agreement: Everything You Need to Know

A stock assignment agreement is the transfer of ownership of stock shares. 3 min read updated on January 01, 2024

Updated November 2, 2020:

A stock assignment agreement is the transfer of ownership of stock shares. It occurs when one party legally transfers their shares of stock property to another party or to a business. It's like the type of assignment agreement that happens when one person sells a car to another, which can also be referred to as assigning the vehicle's title to a new owner.

Examples of Assignment of Shares

In the first example of assignment of shares, the seller is assigning a certain number of shares to the buyer. That number includes the percentage of the shares that the buyer can potentially forfeit. This is only to the extent that the underwriter over-allowed an option, which is described in the company's statement of registration using Form S-1 and amended under the 1933 Securities Act.

Part of those shares the buyer holds can equal up to 25 percent of the total shares. Those shares are referred to as the "buyer earnout" shares and are potentially forfeited by the buyer in the following manner:

  • Half of the buyer earnout shares are potentially forfeited if the last price that the company stock sells at doesn't equal or exceed a specified amount, such as $12 per share. This number is arrived at after any stock splits, reorganization, stock dividends are paid, and any recapitalization. These things may have occurred during any 20-day trading period within the past 30 days of trading. It also may have been within the past two years after the company's initial business combination closing.
  • Information on the initial business combination closing date is found in the registration statement of the company. In this example, the buyers pay the seller the aggregated amount for all of the shares. The purchase price is what the seller receives as consideration in exchange for the assignment of the company shares.
  • At the time of closing the sale, the seller assigns, conveys, and delivers to the company all rights, titles, and interests that the seller holds. This is done by assigning the shares of stock.

Vague Employer Promises to Employees

Before filing for incorporation, some business founders and some business leaders who are promoting a corporation based on a vision might make promises to employees or attorneys that are a bit vague. These promises might focus on offering the other party a share in the business in exchange for their work.

It's also common for a corporation's owner to offer employees a deal where they can earn some share of ownership in the company for working a certain amount of time. It also happens sometimes that, after the employee has fulfilled their part of the deal by working, that main shareholder or company founder might come to regret the deal made earlier. At that time, the shareholder or founder might delay issuing the shares that were promised or flat-out refuse to issue the shares to the employee.

An Example That Went to Court

This example of an employer making vague promises ended up in court. The defendant was the corporation's only shareholder . The defendant entered into a contract with the plaintiff in which he offered to relinquish the existing business and transfer all of his employees and his customers to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was to get one-quarter ownership of the incorporated business when it reached a specific amount of earnings.

  • Then, the defendant regretted the decision to make the agreement after finding out it cost more than he had expected and that the business was losing money. At that time, the defendant went to the plaintiff and insisted that the plaintiff start acting like one of the owners by contributing funds and assuming some of the debt.
  • The defendant was angry when the plaintiff wouldn't do that. So, he decided to delay the stock issue that had been promised and even got the plaintiff to agree to the delay. The defendant agreed on the condition that the defendant would get the tax write-off from the losses of the S-corporation .
  • In the end, the defendant fired the plaintiff without ever issuing the shares that had been promised. As a result, the judgment for the plaintiff regarding the breach of fiduciary duty, referring the debts of the business that the plaintiff hadn't paid off, was reversed by the Supreme Court on the basis that the plaintiff had no duties because the plaintiff was never a shareholder as had been promised.

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ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF STOCK CERTIFICATE This Assignment and Transfer of Stock Certificate (the �Assignment�) is made and effective [DATE], BETWEEN: [YOUR COMPANY NAME] (the "Company"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS] AND: [TRANSFEROR NAME] (the "Transferor"), an individual having his main residence located at: [COMPLETE ADDRESS] FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to [TRANSFEREE NAME], [AMOUNT] shares of the stock of [YOUR COMPANY NAME] (the Company) st

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Your Guide To Filling Out A Stock Certificate

4th Jun 2019

Your Guide To Filling Out A Stock Certificate

Have you ever wondered what a stock certificate actually is? Do you have a clear answer in mind, yet have no idea how to fill one out?

Today you're going to learn how a simple form can make every difference in your business. It only takes a few moments to calculate how to fill out a stock certificate and a short amount of time to deal with one. So how do you take the next step exactly?

It's time you found out. If you're interested in how a simple certificate can make a world of difference in your company's behavior, keeping reading to find out.

What is A Stock Certificate?

Stock certificates are like receipts that declare a person's partial ownership in a company.

As with a receipt, a stock certificate describes information about the new owner, their transaction, and the company they made their exchange with. Here are the items listed on a certificate you should know about before going further:

  • The total number of shares
  • The exact date
  • The cert identification number
  • At times, a corporate seal and present signatures

A non-digital stock certificate comes in a piece of paper complete with printed signatures from higher-ups. This form of receipt/contract between an owner and a company comes in different forms depending on the owner and the type of company being represented.

Corporate Stock

A corporate stock certificate declares that a company penned-in a shareholder into their company. Financial details and the amount of ownership are all determined and clarified on the certificate. This piece of paper also defines the credit an owner now has for voting rights.

All of this is key to understand, but this process also defines the ability for a corporation to transfer rights and shares.

How LLC's Differ

An LLC (limited liability company) doesn't give out stocks, so their certificate looks different and stands for another list of abilities. For an LLC, shareholders are described as "members", as they receive membership bonuses, assets, and degrees of control over the functions of said company.

Here's the quickest way to tell the difference between LLC's and Corporations in the way they handle stock certificates.

  • A corporation deals out "shares" in ownership of a given company
  • LLC's ascribe "memberships" and assets to a member of a company and financial rights to non-members

Exploring How Businesses Give Out Stock Certificates

For starters, your business needs to determine its exact number of authorized shares. This keeps track of previous owners and leaves availability for owners in the future.

Once you've tallied your ownership, it's time to figure out who owns what and by how much compared to other owners. In short, define the percentages of shares among owners in your company.

A stock certificate should include all the public information of an owner and their relationship to your company in shares and position. This allows you to give out a physical certificate.

How Shares Work

Shares describe the degree of ownership one has in a company. Ownership isn't just defined by action available in a corporation, but the percentage of profit one has once joined and active.

All corporations function as a collective of shareholders and their respective percentage of values. There are subscribers and members, generally, that make up the total pool of shareholders. A subscriber registers and starts up a corporation - a so-called original shareholder - and members are those that come afterward.

There is no limit on the total number of shareholders a corporation can have, which sometimes brings up caveats. This is part of the reason why a corporate stock certificate and ledger and useful. As the member count increases so do the needs for managing the number of members and their profit shared.

Members portion of ownership is both their credit and their debt - as is often the case with the flipped-term. Therefore, all owe an amount of business debt they must pay through the years. Certificates regulate this process to some degree as well.

Shares vary in value depending on two variables.

  • The market value of a share upon purchase
  • The nominal value, or amount a shareholder paid for a portion of a corporation

There are also share structures, that describe the percentage of ownership one gets when buying a segment of a company. This depends on the corporations choice.

Shares are also described in different classes and with different actions attached. For example, an equal share grants shareholders equal profits and choice in a company to the next shareholder. In many cases, an original shareholder will own a substantial amount of total shares.

In short, shares and shareholders are in-corporation regulated slices of the total profits and values of a company. As the values and their profits shift, so do the amounts of profit shareholders receive. However, the approximate fraction thanks to a share do not change unless specified.

How to Fill One Out

If you choose to fill out a paper form certificate, you can find one online or in your articles of incorporation book. You can find templates online simply by searching for the type of certificate you need to be specified.

The first items list your company's name and address. If these aren't already printed, do so. As a connecting item, list the buyer's address and the number of shares they're purchasing.

Once again, if you're working from an LLC, almost all of this process is kept the same, minus a few upcoming exceptions.

You need signatures from at least two corporate officers to keep moving forward. Once you've done this, it's time to emboss the area where you add your corporate stamp. You can again find this in your incorporation book.

Generally, there is only one step remaining. You need to put down the SC number and names, shares, and prices involved in the transaction. This allows the management of ledgers and tracks transfers and transactions on a corporate level.

LLC Membership Certificate

A membership certificate is an LLCs version of a stock certificate. It's used when a member is inactive or wants to change their place in an LLC.

The baseline items on an LLC membership certificate involve stating the location of the LLC, the member, and their approximate interest in the company. The articles of organization will be your source of describing members rights at this point.

In a sense, an LLCs signing process is informal and a non-legal binding effort compared to corporations. At the very least, a membership certificate signing requires some form of witness and an agent. You can also use your authorized manager to act as the signing witnesses.

A membership certificate requires a legend that can be included separately or cohesively with the original form. The legend lists and defines restrictions to a memberships interest and the transferal process.

The certificate itself includes a bunch of variables ranging from issue date, member name, and a statement of benefits. In simplest terms, a membership certificate is a contract that clearly points towards the change of interest in a company and the members and managers involved in the exchange.

Getting Stock Certificates

Often one of the quickest ways to obtain a stock certificate is to ask your broker for one. You can also contact any business and ask for own - in many cases, you'll receive one digitally. Lastly, transfer agents are a good way to go if all else fails.

Asking your broker is straightforward and only requires doing some research to ask the right questions. Transfer agents essentially keep track of changes in ownership. Their job is to maintain and cancel certificates as ownership shifts.

These agents also work as middle-men for businesses to deal with mergers, brokerages, and exchanges of interest. You can contact your personal agent or the agent of an outside business easily. First, contact the business where an agent is attached, then ask for a direction that route.

However, you might have some difficulty reaching an agent just by contacting a business. You can access any businesses annual report so that you can find the legal name of a transfer agent.

There are also online marketplaces that receive certificate requests if you want to take that route.

Caveats to Consider

For starters, paper form declarations of ownership and valuation are often seen as antiquated. This view makes it especially hard sometimes to get a paper copy out of an agent. If you have this issue, you can always go digital or refer to another transfer agent.

Paper certificates aren't only seen as antiquated, they're treated as such. Many large businesses have actually discontinued their certificates in exchange for easier to store and receive digital files.

Both physical and digital realms include certified stocks, however, only digital included uncertified stocks as a variable. This leads to a different discussion about digital shares and the associations therein.

Another caveat: paper certificates risk damage and general durability. A digital certificate doesn't have either of these issues. However, digital files are at security risks to a pretty high degree unless precautions are taken (corrupted files are a great example).

There is a debate between auditors perspective on paper stocks. Some still believe that paper stocks are easier to manage and record. Prepare to run into some minor confusions with auditors if you're still taking the paper route.

A Lasting Proof of Ownership

Paper stocks or certificates are a powerful symbol of ownership for any shareholder. They show in physical forms, like a diploma, someone's involvement in a successful pursuit.

Even outdated stocks are still worth some amount of money, and many dealers find antique value in certificates that belong to no longer existing companies. There is also, again, the issue of security. Where digital documents can be easily corrupted, paper certificates have a weight of proof that doesn't quite compare.

What Should I Do With My Certificates?

If you don't have an investors account already, it's a good idea to get one so you can deposit your certificates. This keeps your stocks in one place and proves some reliability if you ever need to show your piece of a company.

The same thing can be applied to brokerage accounts. This is highly recommended for older investors - ones who have more experience with brokers. This makes inheritances and posthumous recording much easier.

In short, whenever you've actually gotten your stock certificates together, start thinking about the places you can store them. Furthermore, always consider the effectiveness of digital and paper copies for the future.

Take Stock in Your Company's Future

A stock certificate is a powerful tool at your disposal. With one, you can make longlasting changes in your company and in the lives of everyone involved. This simple digital form or paper document is a gateway to major movements in top-tier businesses.

After reading this article you should have a clearer idea of what stock certificates are, how they work, and why they're important to you regardless of your role in a business. With that said, it's time you got ahead on your competition and any obstacles in your future.

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What Is an Assignment?

Assignment most often refers to one of two definitions in the financial world:

  • The transfer of an individual's rights or property to another person or business. This concept exists in a variety of business transactions and is often spelled out contractually.
  • In trading, assignment occurs when an option contract is exercised. The owner of the contract exercises the contract and assigns the option writer to an obligation to complete the requirements of the contract.

Key Takeaways

  • Assignment is a transfer of rights or property from one party to another.
  • Options assignments occur when option buyers exercise their rights to a position in a security.
  • Other examples of assignments can be found in wages, mortgages, and leases.

Uses For Assignments

Assignment refers to the transfer of some or all property rights and obligations associated with an asset, property, contract, or other asset of value. to another entity through a written agreement.

Assignment rights happen every day in many different situations. A payee, like a utility or a merchant, assigns the right to collect payment from a written check to a bank. A merchant can assign the funds from a line of credit to a manufacturing third party that makes a product that the merchant will eventually sell. A trademark owner can transfer, sell, or give another person interest in the trademark or logo. A homeowner who sells their house assigns the deed to the new buyer.

To be effective, an assignment must involve parties with legal capacity, consideration, consent, and legality of the object.

A wage assignment is a forced payment of an obligation by automatic withholding from an employee’s pay. Courts issue wage assignments for people late with child or spousal support, taxes, loans, or other obligations. Money is automatically subtracted from a worker's paycheck without consent if they have a history of nonpayment. For example, a person delinquent on $100 monthly loan payments has a wage assignment deducting the money from their paycheck and sent to the lender. Wage assignments are helpful in paying back long-term debts.

Another instance can be found in a mortgage assignment. This is where a mortgage deed gives a lender interest in a mortgaged property in return for payments received. Lenders often sell mortgages to third parties, such as other lenders. A mortgage assignment document clarifies the assignment of contract and instructs the borrower in making future mortgage payments, and potentially modifies the mortgage terms.

A final example involves a lease assignment. This benefits a relocating tenant wanting to end a lease early or a landlord looking for rent payments to pay creditors. Once the new tenant signs the lease, taking over responsibility for rent payments and other obligations, the previous tenant is released from those responsibilities. In a separate lease assignment, a landlord agrees to pay a creditor through an assignment of rent due under rental property leases. The agreement is used to pay a mortgage lender if the landlord defaults on the loan or files for bankruptcy . Any rental income would then be paid directly to the lender.

Options Assignment

Options can be assigned when a buyer decides to exercise their right to buy (or sell) stock at a particular strike price . The corresponding seller of the option is not determined when a buyer opens an option trade, but only at the time that an option holder decides to exercise their right to buy stock. So an option seller with open positions is matched with the exercising buyer via automated lottery. The randomly selected seller is then assigned to fulfill the buyer's rights. This is known as an option assignment.

Once assigned, the writer (seller) of the option will have the obligation to sell (if a call option ) or buy (if a put option ) the designated number of shares of stock at the agreed-upon price (the strike price). For instance, if the writer sold calls they would be obligated to sell the stock, and the process is often referred to as having the stock called away . For puts, the buyer of the option sells stock (puts stock shares) to the writer in the form of a short-sold position.

Suppose a trader owns 100 call options on company ABC's stock with a strike price of $10 per share. The stock is now trading at $30 and ABC is due to pay a dividend shortly. As a result, the trader exercises the options early and receives 10,000 shares of ABC paid at $10. At the same time, the other side of the long call (the short call) is assigned the contract and must deliver the shares to the long.

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