Can I sell shares with old-fashioned paper certificates online?

Are paper share certificates still valid?

Whilst paper share certificates will no longer be valid, your holdings will be unchanged – they will just be held electronically instead.

Can I get paper share certificates?

If you want to buy or sell paper share certificates, you’ll need to use a certificated share dealing broker. This will give you access to their trading platform.

Are share certificates still issued UK?

There is no share certificate (paper or electronic) representing the shares. Instead, shares are held purely electronically through the CREST electronic settlement system.