Transfer Agent. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. serves as Zimmer Biomet's stock transfer agent. Computershare maintains shareholder records, disburses and reinvests dividends, replaces dividend checks, transfers shares for ownership changes, and issues and holds shares on behalf of shareholders in book-entry form.
A transfer agent is a financial services company that manages and keeps track of registered shareholders for companies that issue stock. As a transfer agent, EQ handles the recordkeeping, reporting and communications for hundreds of U.S. corporations and their millions of shareholders around the world.
Ford Motor Company is a publicly-traded company. Anyone can buy shares of Ford directly through their brokerage account. The vehicle manufacturer trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker "F."