Transfer Digital shares (CSN)

To transfer a CSN holding to another person, keeping the shares within the CSN, you will need to complete our Form A. To request one, please visit our documents page. Alternatively, please use one our contact channels if you need some assistance.

To transfer certificated shares into the CSN but keeping them in the same name, you will need to complete our Form D. To request one, please visit our useful documents page. Alternatively, please use one our contact channels if you need some assistance.

To transfer shares from your nominee provider/brokers into the CSN but keeping them in the same name, you will need to complete our Form F. To request one, please visit our useful documents page. Alternatively, please use one our contact channels if you need some assistance.

To transfer shares out of a CSN you will need to complete one of the following forms. Please note you can only change the beneficial owner of the shares if transferring shares out of a CSN to be held as a certificate (Form B).

Please ensure you download the correct form and a transfer fee may apply (please see the form for details on how to pay the fee):

Form B - transfer to a certificate (changing beneficial owner of the shares).

Form C - transfer to a certificate (no change in beneficial owner)

Form E - transfer to another broker (CREST participant)

To request one, please visit our useful documents page. Alternatively, please use one our contact channels if you need some assistance.

If the current sole holder or one of the joint holders has died, the death will need to be formally registered before the transfer can take place.

Find out more about registering the death of a shareholder

To transfer shares held in a CSN to charity (ShareGift), you will need to complete the ShareGift CSN Form.

ShareGift is a charity (No.1052686) which realises the value locked up in small shareholdings. It does this by aggregating these shareholdings together which would cost more to sell than they are worth. The resulting proceeds from these aggregated sales is donated to a wide range of UK registered charities based on donor suggestion. For further details please visit www.sharegift.org.

Please note aggregated sales proceeds are donated to more than one charity. If there is a UK charity or cause you support you can provide details on the form. ShareGift uses this information, subject to due diligence, when choosing the charities it supports.

There are no fees for transferring shares into or holding shares in a CSN.

However there may be a fee for transferring shares out of a CSN. Please check the latest CSN Terms and Conditions for the company you hold shares in for the latest fees. Details of how to pay the transfer fee are available on the forms.

Any previous dividend election instructions on shares held as share certificates or with another broker, will not be valid for shares held in a CSN. You must provide new dividend election instructions and up to date bank account details.

If using Form A or B and the new owner(s) are paying for the shares, if the payment is greater than £1,000 the existing owners must contact the Stamp Office and pay the stamp duty applicable before sending the completed form to Equiniti. Please refer to the Guidance Notes on the Form or visit www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-on-shares for more guidance.

I​f you are transferring shares using a Form A or B, some companies require you to complete a Nationality Declaration form alongside this. This will be made clear on our useful documents page​.

All of these forms can be found on our useful documents ​page​.