I have had some share certificates stolen and put a stop on them at the various Registrars.
The Registrars are asking for sums of between £28 and £65 for administration fees for each company for replacing the certificates plus fees for acting as Guarantor.
I seem to recall that share transfer forms ask for indemnity if a certificate is not present when selling shares but I thought the fee for this was only about £10.
Can the high Registrars' fees be avoided by not having the certificates re-issued? Also does anyone know if there are Stock Exchange rules governing the administration fees charged by Registrars - they seem to be able to charge whatever they like including in one case a £53 charge in respect of shares worth only about £140.
Andrew