Ratify E-Signature Stock Certificate For Free

Please sign the back of the certificate exactly as your name appears on the front of the certificate. All owners listed on the front of the certificate must sign the back.

In order to cash in the stock, you need to fill out the transfer form on the back of the certificate and have it notarized. Once complete, send the notarized certificate to the transfer agent, who will register the stock to you as owner.

When a digital signature is verified, the signature is decrypted using the public key to produce the original hash value. The data that was signed is hashed. If the two hash values match, then the signature has been verified.

Individuals can also buy a stock certificate and gift that to the recipient, but this is expensive and requires more effort for both the giver and receiver. To transfer a physical stock certificate, the owner needs to sign it in the presence of a guarantor, such as their bank or a stock broker.

To fill out a stock certificate, you fill in the name of the shareholder, the name of the corporation, the number of shares represented by the certificate, the date, and possibly an identification number. There is also a space for a corporate officer to sign on behalf of the corporation and to affix the corporate seal.

While many companies choose to use registered or certified mail to deliver securities certificates to individuals, some prefer to use regular mail so as not to call attention to the potential value of the item.

You can't convert stock certificates into cash like you do with a cheque, even though both certificates and cheques are both made of paper and have your name on them. Instead, you need to deposit the certificates into a brokerage account first. Then you can buy and sell securities, like stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

You should make copies of your stock certificate(s) and completed Letter of Transmittal. We recommend the use of an overnight courier service, like Federal Express, UPS or DHL, to deliver documents to Registrar and Transfer Company.