Old share certificates

scorza · 10 Apr 2013 at 09:09

Rummaging around in the attic last weekend I found a few old share certificates I bought in 2000/2001. The slight complication is that the company they are for have recently been bought by a different company, and I'm sure (but not certain) that since I bought those shares they did a four-for-one split on the shares. Any advice about what I can do to cash these shares in?

They aren't worth much, would be happy to get a couple of hundred quid for 'em after whatever charges are due.

RDM · 10 Apr 2013 at 09:11

You probably need to talk to the registrars and find out what your shareholding actually is.

Cosimo · 10 Apr 2013 at 09:23

The registrars will deal with certificate replacement, etc.

boxman2000 · 10 Apr 2013 at 09:41

RDM said:
You probably need to talk to the registrars and find out what your shareholding actually is.

This

englishpremier · 10 Apr 2013 at 10:01

Shouldn't they have wrote to firstly about the take over (you might have wanted to reject) and secondly once the take over happened you should have received information about the new shares.

cjgardens · 10 Apr 2013 at 11:59

Have you moved house since buying them.
As said they would have contacted you. You could have had a big offer for them back like I did when o2 got bought out.