Transferring Eligible Securities via the Direct Registration System

If you want to learn more about transferring securities via the Direct Registration System (DRS), please contact the transfer agent of the company in question. Contact information for transfer agents can be obtained from the Investor Relations department of the individual company.

If you would like to request a DRS transfer for a stock you own in your ShareBuilder account, you need to email our Customer Service team. For a cost of $30 each, we will transfer any DRS eligible securities in your ShareBuilder account to the transfer agent to be held in your name.

For more information regarding DRS, contact the transfer agent for the company in question. Contact information for transfer agents can be obtained from the Investor Relations Department of the individual company.

Please email the following information to our Customer Service team:

• A request to transfer a certificate via DRS
• A list of stocks you would like transferred (must be eligible for DRS transfer)
• The number of whole shares to be transferred
• The account number of the ShareBuilder Account
• The name(s) on this account (if this is a joint account, both names must be included)
• The email message must include the phrase "Issue a DRS transfer for (number of shares) share(s) for (ticker symbol)"

Note: If you do not have sufficient funds available in your money market cash balance, please send a check, wire funds, or place a one-time electronic funds transfer request from a checking or savings account to fund this request.

To verify that your security is DRS eligible, view a list of:

DRS-Eligible Securities
DRS-Only Securities

Note: Transfer agents for securities designated "DRS Only" do not issue physical certificates.