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Issuance of share certificates

Issuance of share certificates

Issuance of share certificates means the company hands over a share certificate to the shareholder concerned.

What does issuance of share certificates mean?

Issuance of share certificates (Swedish: utlämnande av aktiebrev) means that a limited company hands a share certificate to the shareholder named on it. Share certificates may not be issued until the shares have been registered with Bolagsverket and fully paid. .

 

Issuance and the share ledger

If the company issues share certificates, the share ledger must show that certificates have been issued. If a certificate is later replaced or lost, the notations matter, for example in an exchange of share certificates.

Record events in the share ledger
Henrik Kristensen, NVR
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Related terms

Share certificate

A share certificate is written proof that a person owns certain shares in a limited company.

Exchange of share certificates

An exchange of share certificates means old certificates are replaced with new ones, often after changes.

Cancellation of a lost share certificate

Cancellation of a lost share certificate means it is declared void so that a new one can be issued.

Notation on a share certificate

A notation on a share certificate means an event affecting the shares is recorded on the certificate itself.