The UK government are trying to force investors to hold shares in a broker or other nominee. They want to remove the option to DRS digitally recorded shares entirely, meaning UK investors would no longer be allowed to own their shares.
This is pretty disgusting imo and needs to be addressed. Check out this site for further info, and for what you can do about it (it’s an email much like SEC stuff).
https://www.shareholder-feedback.com/en/home/
I think investors need to get loud about this or I, along with 10,000+ UK holders will be forced to remove our GME shares from DRS. Please share this wherever you can!
More about the proposal and taskforce here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digitisation-taskforce
This needs more attention! I had no idea it was going on until you shared it with me.
The email comments are open until 9/25/23. Less than a month to reply.
UK Gov Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1168398/digitisation_report.pdf
(See pg14 for list of possible routes. pg23 they state 3rd option is preferred)
Computershare’s response:
https://content-assets.computershare.com/eh96rkuu9740/b6d2096ed675446da100e6b5ccbcbc92/1078b3957fdbedbdffbd67ee9278a9c3/SCRR-Digitisation-of-Shareholdings-Discussion-Paper.pdf
Thank you! I forgot to come back and put the response link here as well.