Definition of "Stock transfer"
Re-registration of existing shares when there is any change in the name of the owner (s). Such a circumstance may occur when the owner (s) of the shares gives these shares to another person, establishes a trust, marries and changes the name, or adds or removes a name as owner. The transfer is executed through a letter of instruction with the signature of all owners guaranteed by a bank or a broker and sent to the transfer agent.
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