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A valid stock certificate bears the name of the beneficiary. Also, all seals and signatures should be undamaged. In other words, there should be no hole punches or stamps over any of the seals or signatures on the certificate. In addition, the back of the certificate should be clean and free of marks.
A stock ledger is a book or table kept by a corporation in which are entered the names of the stockholders, the amounts of their respective holdings, contributions made by them for such stock, and a record of transfer of ownership. The ledger is kept in the format of a table, much like a simple spreadsheet.
Contact your broker to get the appropriate forms to complete. The process will be simpler if the new owner also has or will have an account with the same broker, because no change in the actual registration of the shares will be necessary. The broker will simply make the transfer on its own internal books.
A share certificate should be signed by two company directors or one director and the company secretary. For companies with a single director and no company secretary, the company director should sign in the presence of a witness who attests to his or her signature.
Stock ledgers require the following for every transaction: The number of company shares transferred. The amount paid for the shares. A description of the share type. The names, addresses, and contact information of each shareholder. The updated number of shares for each shareholder.