Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• TRANSFER AGENT
  
  Is the party that maintains a record of each registered shareholder. This record includes the name and address of the shareholder, the number of shares held by each, and is responsible for issuing and canceling security certificates. The last procedure occurs when there is a change in ownership.
  
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