STOCK TRANSFER
As Transfer Agent and Registrar, Alliance Trust Company provides administrative services for all transactions involving publicly listed corporations.
1. Administrator of Initial Public Offerings and New Issues
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Act as a Subscription Agent to receive funds in trust and to issue share certificates from treasury to the subscribers
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Facilitate Closings
2. Transfer Agent and Registrar
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Record issuance and cancellation of shares, and maintenance of Share Registers for public corporations
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Screen transfer documents for validity, including any estate documentation
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Effect share transfers
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Maintain Capital Control records
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Maintain an inventory of share certificates
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Maintain any “Stop Transfer“ notations
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Answer shareholder inquirers
3. Escrow Agent
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Act as a third party under Escrow and Pooling Agreements which govern important documents, such as share certificates, software packages and other items of value
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Diarize and release shares in accordance with the terms of the Agreements
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Act as a Cash Escrow agent under sale/ purchase agreements and hold the funds until the appropriate time and condition for release
4. Shareholder Meeting Services
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We will work with your corporation on National Instrument 54-101 compliance, by preparation of a list of critical dates to ensure the chain of communication with the non-registered shareholders is maintained and that they receive proxy materials on a timely basis
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Shareholder mailings
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Proxy tabulation
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Provide ongoing proxy reports to your corporation
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Monitor voting trends and notify your corporation of any unusual activity
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Scrutineer services, including the identification of contentious issues before and during shareholder meetings
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Act as a special scrutineer under contentious shareholder meetings
5. Proxy Solicitation Agent
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Act on behalf of public corporations and/or third parties in contentious situations, to solicit maximum votes
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Act on behalf of your corporation to solicit maximum votes on special resolutions
6. SEDAR Filing Services
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Electronic and timely filing of regulatory documents, such as reports and press releases to ensure continuous disclosure.
7. Dividend Disbursement Agent
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Disburse dividends to shareholders on behalf of public corporations and maintain appropriate tax records