Professional Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers in Dunfermline

When you buy shares in a company, you become a part owner of that company. The more shares you own, the larger the part of the company that you own. A company can have different classes of shares, and each class will have different rights. Generally, holding "ordinary shares" entitles you to certain rights under company law which include but are not limited to, the right to receive an annual report each year, the right to attend, speak and vote at the annual general meeting and the right to inspect certain documents.

The Registrar will issue you with a share certificate stating the number of shares you own. Share certificates are evidence of your ownership and should be kept in a safe place. You will need them if you want to sell all or some of your shares in the future. Share certificates are posted to shareholders at their own risk.

Your SRN is an 11 digit number, which can be found on most of the correspondence sent to you by the Registrar including emails. Alternatively, this will be on any share certificates you may hold. You should quote this number in all communications with the Registrar.