Stock transfer form (J10 and J30)

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There is no legal or practical requirement for a share transfer form to be in any particular form. The old forms J30 and J10 are no longer relevant. We provide a clean, modern version of the old J30, retaining the characteristic layout so that any user will not worry. We also provide the HMRC alternative certificates that can be printed on the reverse side of the form or on a second sheet of paper.
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A share transfer form is a legal record of the change of ownership of company shares between two people or entities.

There used to be two types of transfer form: the J10 was used for two or more transferors and the J30 for where there was just one. Our form provides for one or two.

The form can be used to transfer ownership of any shares or other financial instrument in any private limited company (ltd) or public limited company (plc) incorporated in the UK.

How to use the form

Company law provides for a transfer form to be signed either by the transferor only, or by both the transferor and the transferee.

Because very few companies require the signature of the transferee, the older standard form of articles of association (known as "Table A") excludes the provision for two signatures.

For companies with articles drawn under the Companies Act 2006 (the model set), the requirement for two signatures has to be positively inserted. It is therefore very rare indeed.

If you manage a public company (plc) you should change your articles to the new style permitted under the 2006 Act.  Most public companies use external registrars to manage their register of shareholders and almost all transactions take place through the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service, which does not use a system requiring any signature.

The transferor shareholder should complete the form with his own details then hand or post it to the new shareholder to complete his details. The form should then be sent to the secretary of the company with a request to issue a new share certificate. That certificate is proof of ownership of the shares. First, you should pay stamp duty.

Share transfers are taxed at a rate of 0.5% of the consideration for the shares, rounded to the nearest £5 and subject to a minimum of £10. If the shares were bought for less than £1,000 then the form does not need to be presented to HMRC for stamping.

If the value paid (actual or ad valorem) is greater than £1,000 you should calculate the duty payable and send the payment and the share transfer form to HMRC for stamping. There are other exemptions to the need to pay duty, which are covered in the guidance notes provided.

Once the share transfer form has been stamped by HMRC (if necessary), a new share certificate can be issued to the new shareholder. The transferor's old share certificate should be returned to the company for cancellation. The record of the new shareholder will appear in the next annual return filed for the company.

There is a legal requirement to update the company's register of transfers and register of members immediately.

You should note that the Registrar of Companies has no authority to compel any part of the transfer procedure. What is submitted in the annual return will be taken as fact unless some person proves it is false.  In a legal action, the judge will not take note of a share transfer on which stamp duty due has not been paid.

The law relating to this document

There is no statutory legal requirement to use a particular template over another. The key is to ensure that the correct information is included.

This stock transfer form complies with both the Companies Act 2006 and the 2008 Finance Act (though neither specify any particular requirement).

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