Registered Holder
A registered holder or stockholder of record is the person or nominee listed on the issuer's official ownership records.
Share register, stock certificate, registered holder, holder-of-record, and street-name ownership terms.
Registers, Certificates, and Holder of Record terms describe who owns shares, how ownership is recorded, how shares transfer, and how voting or beneficial rights are documented.
Use this branch when legal title, beneficial ownership, nominee holding, holder-of-record status, transfer records, gifts, voting rights, or shareholder control affects the analysis.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Share Register | The issuer-level ownership record, registered positions, transfers, and reconciliation. |
| Registered Holder | The person or nominee shown on issuer records for voting, distributions, transfers, and other holder-of-record questions. |
| Street Name | Indirect holdings in which an intermediary is registered and the investor is recorded as beneficial owner. |
| Certificated Security | Physical share certificates and other certificated securities, including transfer, replacement, restrictions, and conversion to book entry. |
Check the register, broker or nominee record, transfer agent data, holder-of-record date, beneficial-owner evidence, voting rule, share certificate, gift or transfer document, and jurisdiction.
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A registered holder or stockholder of record is the person or nominee listed on the issuer's official ownership records.
A share register or stock ledger records a company's registered shareholders, share classes, balances, issuances, and transfers.
Street-name securities are registered to a broker, clearing agency, or nominee while the broker records the investor as beneficial owner.