transfer agent

transfer agent
transfer agent see agent

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

transfer agent
n.
A person or company that oversees the sale of shares of publicly traded corporations and keeps records on shareholders.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


transfer agent
The person or company that handles the paperwork when shares of a corporation's stock are transferred to a new owner.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Estates, Executors & Probate Court

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

transfer agent
USA
A transfer agent keeps a record of the name of each registered stockholder, his or her address and the number of shares owned, and ensures that the certificates presented for transfer are properly cancelled and that new certificates issued in the name of the new owner. Usually one entity provides these services as well as the services of a registrar.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


transfer agent
n. An individual or business that keeps a record of all shareholders in a corporation by name, address, and number of shares owned. Not every stock transaction results in a transfer, because a considerable share of most issues is held in the street name in order to support margin or for the owner's convenience.
See also registrar.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

transfer agent
n.
   a person or company retained by a corporation to process transfers and registration of shares of stock (stock certificates). One difficulty is that the stock certificates do not always include the name and address of the current transfer agent, but the information can be obtained from the corporation or a stockbroker.
   See also: share, stock

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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