Resources — How to Prepare Securities for Deposit

Using blue or black ink:

Print your nine-digit brokerage account number in the upper right-hand corner on the front and back of each certificate.

Appoint Pershing, our authorized agent, as attorney on the appropriate line on the back of each certificate. (This protects you against loss or theft by rendering the certificate negotiable only by Pershing.)

Sign the back of each certificate on the endorsement line, exactly as the name(s) appear on the front of each certificate.

Contact your investment professional for mailing instructions.

If the certificate is registered in the name of an estate, corporation, or trust, or if your security is a bearer bond (one with coupons attached), contact your investment professional for further information.