Hi all.I bought some ECOBANK Transnational shares as well as JAPAUL shares about 5 years ago. All I have is the certificate. I've never received any form of divided (maybe because I changed location).

My question is: how do I go about selling these shares? I currently do not have any stock broker!

The first thing to do is to get a stockbroker.Without a stockbroker you wont be able to sale your shares.The stockbroker also would be able to advise if you are entitled to any dividend or not.

Thanks for your response,can you kindly recomend a good broker here in Lagos?

Cashcraft has of recent been good.You can check out their website at www.cashcraft.com

You must first dematerialise the certificates and have them lodged in to your CSCS account so that they will no longer be in paper form but electronically stored in your CSCS. To be able to do this, you need a stock broker. Go to The Nigerian Stock Exchange website for a list of stock brokers that you can choose from. You will be required to open an account with them and let them lodge in your certificates for you. Don't just keep your certificates inside your house, you missing a lot.

Thanks for your advice.I really appreciate

i kept my own transcorp certificate at home cuz d big fall in the value, am i also missing alot?

As long as you get your dividend and bonus posted to your address you may keep it and lodge it in when you are ready.

pls guys i have similar issue. my dad bought shares with intercontinental bank which is now ACCESS ...AND ITS MORE THAN TEN YEARS NOW SINCE HE BOUGHT IT ...I NOW WANT TO SELL IT FOR HIM AND WE DONT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT ...THE BANK IS STILL SENDING US SOME ENVELOPE...