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Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program
The Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program provides reliable share data to investors of OTCQX®, OTCQB® and OTCIDTM securities by allowing participating transfer agents to submit verified shares outstanding information on a regular basis for their clients directly to OTC Markets Group.
Display on OTCMarkets.com
Share data provided by participating transfer agents is displayed alongside a “Transfer Agent Verified” logo on www.otcmarkets.com, indicating that the information is reliable and trustworthy.
Market Data Products
This data is also disseminated through OTC Markets Group’s data products along with other security-related information to interested parties that rely on our data as the source for verified information on OTC securities.
What transfer agents are eligible to participate?
To be eligible to participate in the Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program, a transfer agent must be approved by OTC Markets Group and registered with its appropriate regulatory authority ("ARA"). An ARA shall mean the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Comptroller of the Currency or, for transfer agents outside of the United States, an appropriate regulatory authority in their home country.
Participating Transfer Agents:
Alliance Trust Company
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Capital Transfer Agency, Inc.
ClearTrust, LLC
Colonial Stock Transfer Co. Inc.
Computershare Canada
Computershare US
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Direct Transfer LLC
Dynamic Stock Transfer, Inc.
Empire Stock Transfer
Endeavor Trust
EQ Shareowner Services
Equity Stock Transfer
Globex Transfer, LLC
Heritage U.S. Transfer Corp.
Integral Transfer Agency
Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc.
Madison Stock Transfer Inc.
Manhattan Transfer Registrar Co.
Mountain Share Transfer
National Securities Administrators
Nevada Agency and Transfer Company
New Horizon Transfer Inc.
Odyssey Trust Company
Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer
Olympia Trust Company
Pacific Stock Transfer
Reliable Stock Transfer
Secure Stock Transfer
Sedona Equity Registrar & Transfer, Inc.
Standard Registrar & Transfer Co., Inc.
Securities Transfer Corporation
Signature Stock Transfer, Inc.
Transfer Online, Inc.
TransCanada Transfer Inc.
TranShare Corporation
TSX Trust
Vinyl Equity, Inc.
VStock Transfer
West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc.
OTCQX, OTCQB and OTCID Rules require that U.S. and Canadian companies provide verified share data through a transfer agent who participates in the Transfer Agent Verified Shares Program. OTC Markets Group will make this information publicly available on our websites and market data files as well as use it to confirm compliance with market rules.
For information on how to become a participating transfer agent and detailed File Specifications:
