Transferring Shares

Transferring shares in Connectworks

This article explains how to transfer shares to new or existing shareholders. A transfer is when a shareholder sells (or is required to transfer) shares to another shareholder.

To begin issuing shares navigate to the Shareholders / Share Register / Shareholding tab.

New Shareholders

Move the mouse onto the allocation, on the right-hand side, select 'transfer from'. By selecting this option, the share parcel is automatically selected in the Share transfer form.

In the Transfer shares form complete the details:

• Date of transfer

• Seller of shares (by default selects the allocation)

  • Select if the transfer is 'this is by way of transmission'

• Class of shares
  NB. If the desired share class does not appear you will need to create a new class of shares. Exit out of the form and select "Create a new class of shares" from the "I would like to..." menu

• Share price and quantity

  In this section, you can select from three different methods of calculating the share value and quantity of shares being purchased.

  • The price per share and number of shares issued will calculate the total value of the issue.

  • The price per share and total value of the issue will calculate the number of shares being issued.

  • The number of shares issued and the total value of the issue will calculate the price per share

• Buyer of shares

  For a new shareholder, select 'create a new shareholding' then + Add.

Who receives payments - select if the share allocation is held by Shareholders, A trust or Other arrangement.

Search or create a new party, multiple parties can be assigned to a single share allocation in this form by simply continuing to search and add parties to the allocation.

Click Next step, to add Contact details, Appointment and Additional information. Then select Add, this will return you to the Transfer Shares page.

• Transaction Status (Trial, Pending or Posted)

  Pending and trial transactions can be created before posting to the share register

• Other information (Supporting comments)

Select Create in the top corner to complete the share transfer and exit the form.

After the share transfer has been saved, the transaction will be recorded in the transactions tab and the allocations will be updated.

Here you will have the ability to Generate Share Transaction Documents for signing

Existing Shareholders

Move the mouse onto the allocation, on the right-hand side, select 'transfer from'. By selecting this option, the share parcel is automatically selected in the Share transfer form.

The Transfer shares screen allows you to select the information for updating the share allocation. 

• Date of transfer

• Seller of shares (by default selects the allocation)

  Select if the transfer is 'this is by way of transmission'

• Class of shares being transferred 

• Share price and quantity
• Buyer of shares 
  Use existing shareholding, select the allocation to receive the shares
• Transaction Status (Trial, Pending or Posted)
• Other information

Select Create in the top corner to save the share allocation and exit the form.

After the share transfer has been saved, the transaction will be recorded in the transactions tab and the allocations will be updated.

Here you will have the ability to Generate Share Transaction Documents for signing.