What is a nominee shareholder?
A nominee shareholder is an unrelated third party, who is officially registered as the holder of shares in an offshore company. The purpose of the nominee shareholder is to uphold client secrecy by shielding the actual owner of the company from being publicly associated with that particular offshore company. In a nominee shareholder situation, a confidential legal document (a declaration of trust, a deed of transfer, a nominee services agreement or another similar document) would be issued by the nominee and held by the beneficial owner. Such confidential document would evidence the actual state of affairs – namely, that the shares are only held by the nominee for and on behalf of the beneficial owner, and that only the beneficial owner has the right to dispose of those shares and is entitled to all benefits and profits deriving from those shares. Nominee shareholdings are commonly provided by licensed Registered Agent firms to their client companies as an optional service. In-house no
A nominee shareholder is an unrelated person, who is officially registered as the holder of shares in an IBC. The purpose of the nominee shareholder is to shield the actual owner of the offshore company from being publicly associated with the ownership of that particular corporation. If a nominee shareholder is engaged, a confidential legal document (a declaration of trust, nominee services agreement or similar document) would be issued by the nominee for the beneficial owner. Such document would evidence the actual situation – namely, that the shares are only held by the nominee for the benefit and on behalf of the beneficial owner, and that only the beneficial owner may dispose with these shares and is entitled to all benefits and profits from those shares. Nominee shareholding is routinely provided by Registered Agent firms to their client IBC`s. It`s an optional service. In-house nominee shareholders would normally be included under the umbrella license of the Registered Agent firm
A nominee shareholder is an person, unrelated to the actual owner, who is officially registered as the holder of shares in an IBC. The purpose of the nominee shareholder is to shield the real owner of the offshore company from being publicly associated with the ownership of that IBC. If a nominee shareholder is contracted, a confidential legal document (a declaration of trust, nominee services agreement or similar document) would be issued by the nominee to the beneficial owner. Such document would confirm in writing the actual state of affairs – namely, that the shares are only held by the nominee for the benefit and on behalf of the beneficial owner, and that only the beneficial owner may dispose with these shares, and that only the beneficial owner is entitled to all benefits and profits from those shares. Nominee shareholding services are routinely provided by Registered Agent firms to their client IBC`s. Nominee shareholder is an optional service. Dedicated in-house nominee shareh
A nominee shareholder will be appointed upon your request. Nominee shareholders are mainly appointed in order to provide more confidentiality. Upon appointment of nominee shareholder, a nominee service agreement (declaration of trust) will be signed between the client and the nominee. It will guarantee to the client that the nominee can only act or sign documents upon the client’s requests. It also guarantees to the nominee that he/she has no responsibility. One of our advisor can assist in determining if the nominee shareholder or director service is suitable in your situation.
