Stock Transfer Form clean

Updated 27 August 2025

This document is a statutory stock transfer form, designed to legally record the transfer of ownership of shares from one party to another. It ensures that the transfer complies with all applicable legal requirements for such transactions.

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STOCK TRANSFER FORM

FORM OF CERTIFICATE REQUIRED - TRANSFERS NOT CHARGEABLE WITH AD VALOREM STAMP DUTY

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Consideration Money £		Certificate lodged with the Registrar (For completion by the Registrar/Stock Exchange)
Name of Undertaking.
Description of Security.
Number or amount of Shares, Stock or other security and, in figures column only, number and denominations of units, if any	Words		Figures ( units of )
Name(s) of registered holder(s) should be given in full; the address should be given where there is only one holder. If the transfer is not made by the registered holder(s) insert also the name(s) and capacity (e.g., Executor(s)), of the person(s) making the transfer.	In the name(s) of

I/We hereby transfer the above security out of the name(s) aforesaid to the person(s) named below. Signature(s) of transferor(s) 1. ... 2. ... 3. ... 4. ... A body corporate should execute this transfer under its common seal or otherwise in accordance with applicable statutory requirements.		Stamp of Selling Broker(s) or, for transactions which are not stock exchange transactions, of Agent(s), if any, acting for the Transferor(s). Date
Full name(s) and full postal address (es) (including County or, if applicable, Postal District number) of the person(s) to whom the security is transferred. Please state title, if any, or whether Mr., Mrs. or Miss. Please complete in typewriting or in BLOCK CAPITALS	[please state title if any]

I/We request that such entries be made in the register as are necessary to give effect to this transfer.
Stamp of Buying Broker(s) if any	Stamp or name and address of person lodging this form if other than the Buying Broker(s)
Reference to the Registrar in this form means the registrar or registration agent of the undertaking NOT the Registrar of Companies at Companies House

Complete Certificate 1 if:

. the consideration you give for the shares is £1,000 or less and the transfer is not part of a larger transaction or series of transactions (as referred to in Certificate 1).

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Show Certificate 2

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Complete Certificate 2 if:

. the transfer is otherwise exempt from Stamp Duty and you are not claiming a relief, or

. the consideration given is not chargeable consideration.

Notes

You don't need to send this form to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) if you have completed either Certificate 1 or 2, or the consideration for the transfer is nil (in which case you must write 'nil' in the consideration box on the front of the form). In these situations send the form to the company or its registrar.

In all other cases - including where relief from Stamp Duty is claimed - send the transfer to HMRC to be stamped.

Information on Stamp Duty reliefs and exemptions and how to claim them can be found on the HMRC website at hmrc.gov.uk/sd.

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