How do I replace a lost, missing or stolen stock certificate?
If you discover that your stock certificate has been lost, is missing or has been stolen, please contact our office immediately. TranShare will place a “stop transfer notice” on the lost certificate upon receipt of your verbal, faxed or e-mail notification of the loss. Subsequent to that notification TranShare will e-mail or fax an “Initial Written Notification of Certificate Loss”. This form and the accompanying cover letter will describe in detail the replacement process. You must return the completed “Initial Written Notification of Certificate Loss” to our office within three (3) business days with a check payable to TranShare in the amount of $100 USD in order for the “Stop Transfer Notice” to remain in place. The term of the “stop transfer notice” is thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the initial notification. During that time period TranShare will require the registered owner(s) to obtain a open penalty surety bond equal to approximately 2% of the current value of the se