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Open Allow all share owners to be named on the share register after dematerialisation

Created by Samantha Eaton
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We wish for the government to seek a solution that allows shareholders to buy sell and hold shares recorded under their own official name instead of having to use nominee facilities post digitisation task force (when paper share certificates no longer will be used).

A stockbroker will not always offer the full suite of shareholder rights such as voting, or the ability to participate in all corporate action types such as open offers, to provide an example.

We are concerned that there will be no contest as to who owns what, unlike a pooled nominee account.

We recognise the Government's desire to withdraw paper share certificates from use, however we are asking for the Government to develop an alternate solution for shareholders to hold shares with their own name on the register.

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