Royal Mail Shares

gatita

Lets hope someone helps us out Jevvers!! glad to see I am not the only one left wondering!

Quentin

gatita wrote: »

....was expecting to receive my share certificates. Well, I haven't, I must have done something wrong but have no idea what!! I am not interested in selling just yet, but would like my share certificate.
Please could someone help?

It looks like you didn't ask for a certificate and got the default which was electronically held shares.

See here how to get a certificate:

http://www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/Default/en/Home/Shareholders/Pages/TransferUncertShares.aspx

Scroll down and click on:

Withdraw shares from a CSN

Quentin

Jevvers wrote: »

Does anyone know if Equiniti will charge for holding these shares? Do I need to transfer out before 8 Nov?

Tks

No charge for holding your shares.

gatita

Quenton Thank you so much for your simple reply!! just one more question will Equiniti charge for sending me the certificates?
Thanks again

Quentin

No doubt!!

gatita

Oh dear, I just knew it wouldn't be that easy lol......any idea of how much? PLEASE don't say £50

Quentin

They have different charges for different shares.

Easiest to ask them.

But why do you want a cert? They "look after" it for you without charge.

gatita

Hi Quentin, Thanks again.... I am not sure why I want the certificate really lol I want to keep the shares for the moment, and thought it better for me to have the cert. I also read (I think) that Equiniti charge a lot of money when you want to sell?

This will teach me not to mess with shares when I don't have a clue!!
Its good to have people like you around to push me in the right direction.

garf155

Apologies if this has already been answered (have done a search)

I opted to receive the share certificate and not wanting to be stung by the £50 to sell through Equiniti I've registered an x-o account to transfer my shares over. I've printed the CREST transfer form that it tells me to fill in and send off with my Royal Mail share certificate.

However, nowhere can I see on the form my x-o account details, so how do they know what account to transfer them into?

JGal

Two questions.

1) If shares (held in paper certificate) are transferred to another person (non-spouse) using a Transfer Form, is a gain crystallised for CGT purposes at the time of transfer? i.e. is it in effect a sale by the transferor to the transferee?

2) When will the ex-dividend or record date be published for final and/or interim dividends.