Shareowner Services

Principal Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is repeatedly rated one of the best large transfer agents in independent surveys. We have built our reputation on complete, accurate record management, and quality service to shareholders and issuers.

Managing Shareholder Records Safely and Accurately
As your Principal Transfer Agent, our primary responsibilities are to process all stock transfer requests, produce daily stock transfer journals, maintain shareholder records and outstanding share figures, and answer all communications from shareholders about their holdings.

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services has handled many transactions—from the most basic to extremely complex. In fact, experience is perhaps the greatest asset we offer our clients.

Whether your company is contemplating the issuance of a series of stock, evaluating an investment plan or considering a corporate action (tender offer, stock split or odd-lot buy back, etc.), BNY Mellon Shareowner Services has most likely done it before, and we can suggest an appropriate and cost-effective approach.

We have standard and customized solutions to meet all your equity management needs. Our transactions are completed successfully because BNY Mellon Shareowner Services has:

the experience to handle sensitive issues
the flexibility to accommodate special situations
a technical superiority that minimizes errors and increases efficiency

Principal Transfer Agent
American Depositary Receipt (ADR) Book-Entry Services Cash Dividend Disbursing Agent Direct Deposit of Dividends Global Shares	IPO Services Restricted Stock Administration Rights Agent Secondary Offering Warrant Agent

American Depositary Receipt (ADR)

Extend your reach to global investors. Through our strategic alliances, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is uniquely positioned to respond to the increasing demand of investors to transact in international equities.

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Book-Entry Services

Move your shares electronically through DRS/Profile and eliminate the physical movement of stock certificates at the time of sale or transfer of ownership. Your shareowners will have the ability to self-service their accounts online via Investor ServiceDirect® and our speech-enabled Voice Response Unit. You will benefit from simplified transaction processing and minimized associated expenses as well as robust management reporting.

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Cash Dividend Disbursing Agent

Simplify your dividend distribution process by naming BNY Mellon Shareowner Services as your disbursing agent. Acting on your behalf, we coordinate the entire production and scheduling process of disbursing your cash dividends either in electronic form utilizing ACH or by check. Our expertise in this area allows us to anticipate and handle sensitive issues and provide reliable advisory services to manage their resolution.

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Direct Deposit of Dividends

Take the paper out of your dividend payments by offering your shareowners a secure and cost-efficient vehicle to receive their funds. BNY Mellon Shareowner Services has the flexibility and expertise to handle the most sensitive issues. Utilizing the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment transfer system delivers cost-efficient processing that can support large volume distribution and offers a readily available audit trail.

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Global Shares

Offer your shareowners a universal form of equity by giving your investors the same trading privileges in both their home country and U.S. market. Our Global Share program permits rapid, cost-effective transmission of shares across international registers through 24-hour securities trading that meets the requirements of the T+1 settlement cycle.

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IPO Services

Bring your company's initial offering to market with a partner who understands that raising capital is not merely a onetime event, but an ongoing process requiring continuous attention to investors. We’ll guide you through every phase with flexibility, opportunity for growth, in-house training, collaboration and foresight.

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Restricted Stock Administration

We provide a complete portfolio of restricted securities administration. An increasingly popular form of equity compensation, our platform manages vesting, taxation, release of shares and performance vesting. Additionally, our program offers vesting deferral processing when employees want to defer share delivery, cash dividend and dividend reinvestment processing and dividend equivalents.

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Rights Agent

Support your debt and equity offerings with the completion of a successful Rights Subscription. We have an experienced administration team that will provide you with insight into the complexities of the subscription process and project likely responses. As part of our service, you’ll receive daily activity reports and also have the peace of mind that all related tax reporting is managed.

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Secondary Offering

Successfully bring an offering to market. Our team will guide you through the process and offer you additional support to handle your specific needs, including dedicated programming staff for customized requests, Internet access to transaction documents and automated voice instructions for participating shareowners — all supported by a complete portfolio of shareowner relations services.

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Warrant Agent

Issue and convert your warrants, both cash and cashless exercises. As your transfer agent, the process is streamlined and supported by robust systematic procedures.

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