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The quickest and easiest way to manage your share transfer is to visit our dedicated transfer stock website, Transfer My Stock.

The quickest and easiest way to manage your share transfer is to visit our dedicated transfer stock website, Transfer My Stock.

Yes, you can submit a share transfer by visiting our dedicated transfer stock website, Transfer My Stock. If your transfer cannot be completed online, the portal will provide you with the next steps.

For purposes of fraud prevention, we recommend that the back of all certificates be left blank. Please do not sign any certificates.

When mailing stock certificates, we recommend that you send certificates and any valuable documents by some form of traceable mail. You can check with your postal system – they offer several ways to send traceable mail, or if you prefer, you can use a courier, such as FedEx or UPS.

If a certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed it will need to be replaced. You can replace your lost certificates online via Investor Center. Log in to your account and click on View Details next to the security of your choosing, then click Actions and select Replace Certificate.

If you are not an Investor Center member, you must notify Computershare by phone that the certificate cannot be located. You will receive guidance in completing the replacement process.

Note: Requests to replace lost securities require a surety bond (insurance). The surety bond covers the Transfer Agent, the Issuer and the Surety Provider from potential financial losses that may arise from a lost or stolen security. The fee may vary based on market value or issuer.

A Medallion Signature Guarantee (MSG) is a special stamp provided by a bank, broker or financial service provider (guarantor institutions) that indicates that the individual signing a form is legally authorized to conduct the requested transaction. The guarantor institution should verify the medallion stamp is sufficient to cover the value of assets being transacted upon.

DRS stands for the Direct Registration System. DRS allows shareholders to own shares held electronically, without the need for paper stock certificates. Shareholders will receive a statement showing the number of shares owned. The shares remain registered to the shareholder. Participation in DRS will not directly affect any other shares that may be held in a reinvestment plan or in certificate form.

You'll need to contact your broker to initiate this type of transfer, and request your shares be sent to them through the Depository Trust Company's Direct Registration System (DRS). You will need to supply your broker with a copy of your latest holding statement along with the following information:

• Computershare's DTC number: 7807
• The company in which you currently hold shares
• Your Computershare holder account number (listed on your holding statement and begins with the letter 'C')
• Registration (name and address) of your Computershare account (listed on your holding statement)
• The Social Security Number (SSN) or Tax-Payer Identification Number (TIN) associated with your shareholder account
• The number of shares you wish to transfer from your Computershare account to your brokerage account

You can access your most recent holding statement by logging into your Investor Center account or at the following link: Statements

The quickest and easiest way to manage your share transfer is to visit our dedicated transfer stock website, Transfer My Stock. The site will provide step-by-step instructions to submit a transfer request.

Below are examples of the most common registration types.

• An individual registration, e.g., John T. Smith, is used if there is only one account holder. There is only one individual listed on the account.
• A joint tenant registration with right of survivorship, e.g. John T. Smith and Jane T. Doe JT TEN, is used if there are two or more equal holders listed on the account. Please note, the registration must read “and.” The word “or” cannot appear in the registration. In the event of the death of one of the listed holders, the securities in the account become the property of the surviving joint holder.
• A trust registration, e.g., John T. Smith and Jane T. Doe TR UA 4-3-66 Smith Family Trust, is used to allow the appointed trustees to handle the securities. All acting trustees are listed on the account, which also names the legal name and date of the trust agreement. To register shares under a trust, a legal trust agreement must exist.
• A custodial with minor registration under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) or Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) of the state of the donor, the state of the custodian or the state of the minor, e.g. John Doe Custodian for Jonathan Doe UTMA NY, is used if the securities are held by a custodian on behalf of a minor. The named custodian is given the legal authority to act on the account on behalf of the minor, until the minor reaches the age of majority under the applicable state’s law. The Social Security number associated with the account is that of the minor.
• An estate registration, e.g., John Smith Executor for the Jane Doe Estate, is used to allow a court-appointed legal representative to act on the account. The account is registered in the decedent’s estate.
• A transfer on death (TOD) registration is a type of account registration that allows account owners (individual or joint owners with rights of survivorship) to designate beneficiaries to receive certain assets at the time of their respective deaths, without going through probate. Please note, the transfer of stock to a beneficiary or beneficiaries is not automatic and will require notification of death of the account owner(s) and certain documentation to be sent to the transfer agent. To register a TOD account and designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries, go to www.computershare.com/TOD.
• Other common registrations include community property, Limited Liability Company (LLC), nominee, partnership, tenants by entireties and unincorporated association.

A Federal Transfer Certificate is required if the individual listed as the current registered holder is deceased and was a non-US resident at the time of death.

The certificate can be obtained from the district director of the Internal Revenue Service by writing to:

Estate Tax Group S:SE:SP:EG:EC:1206
I.R.S. SB/SE Estate and Gift Tax Program
1111 Constitution Ave., N.W. LE-4435
Washington DC 20224

For questions regarding transfer certificates or the estate and gift taxation of nonresidents of the US, please call the Estate Tax Group at (202) 874-1660.

In lieu of a Federal Transfer Certificate, you can submit a notarized letter signed by the estate representative(s), which states that:

1. the decedent was neither a citizen nor a resident of the US at the time of death,
2. the death occurred on or after January 1, 1977, and
3. the gross value of the decedent’s US estate on the date of death did not exceed US$60,000.

You may deposit and convert your certificated shares to book-entry using the Direct Registration System (DRS). To do this, locate and complete the Direct Registration Transaction Request Form at the following link: Printable Forms | Investor Center and send your stock certificate(s) to the address indicated on the form.

Note: We cannot convert your stock certificates to DRS shares without receipt of the actual certificates. We recommend that you use a courier service and please make sure that you DO NOT sign the back of your certificates.

If a certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed it will need to be replaced. You can replace your lost certificates online via Investor Center. Log in to your account and click on the click View Details next to the security of your choosing, then click Actions and select Replace Certificate.

If you are not an Investor Center member you must notify Computershare by phone that the certificate cannot be located. You will receive guidance in completing the replacement process.

Note: Requests to replace lost securities require a surety bond (insurance). The surety bond covers the Transfer Agent, the Issuer and the Surety Provider from potential financial losses that may arise from a lost or stolen security. The fee may vary based on market value or issuer.