FS Form 5179
Department of the Treasury | Bureau of the Fiscal Service 4
Examples: To a financial institution for safekeeping:
To a financial institution for transfer to a brokerage firm:
Routing Number: XXXXXXXXX
Financial Institution Wire Name: ABC BK/TRUST
Special Handling Instructions: FURTHER CREDIT TO
JOHN DOE TRUST ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXXX
Routing Number: XXXXXXXXX
Financial Institution Wire Name: ABC BK/TRUST
Special Handling Instructions: FURTHER CREDIT TO
JOHN DOE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT NUMBER XXXXX
If the box by Mark this Box is not checked we will assume the transfer is neither between spouses nor incident to a divorce.
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IGNATURES AND CERTIFICATION
Sign the request in the presence of an authorized certifying officer. Identification may be required. Remember, if there ar
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wo owners joined by the word “and,” both must sign (for example, John Doe and Mary Doe). In case there are questions
about this transfer, please provide a mailing address, daytime telephone number, and, if applicable, e-mail address.
Certification of your signature is required. Acceptable certifying officers include authorized employees of insured depository
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nstitutions and corporate central credit unions. Brokers must use a medallion stamp. Certification date and address of
financial institution or broker is required. Please note: Certification by a notary public is NOT acceptable.
Acceptable seals and stamps:
• The financial institution’s official seal or stamp, including: Signature Guaranteed seal or stamp; Endorsement
Guaranteed seal or stamp; Corporate seal or stamp (a corporate resolution isn’t required); or Issuing or payin
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t seal or stamp (including name, location, and four-digit identification number or nine-digit routing number).
• The seal or stamp of Treasury-recognized Signature Guarantee Programs or other Treasury-approved Medallio
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rograms.
Sample certification for a financial institution:
Acceptable certification for a brokerage:
ABC National Bank
Hillview Branch
MEDALLION GUARANTEED
Generic Brokerage
XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION
PROGRAM
WHERE TO SEND - Legal evidence or documentation you submit cannot be returned.
If requesting a transfer to another Legacy Treasury Direct account or to a financial institution, mail this form to Treasury
Retail Securities Site, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9150.
If requesting a transfer to an online TreasuryDirect account, mail this form to Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 7015,
Minneapolis, MN 55480-7015.
To ensure timely processing, this form must be received at least ten business days in advance of
• the maturity date of the security
• an interest payment date for the security
Call us toll-free in the United States at 844-284-2676. Outside the U.S.? Call us at +1-304-480-6464
CONFIRMATION OF THE TRANSFER -
You will receive a Legacy Treasury Direct Statement of Account after your securities have
been transferred. Under certain circumstances, there may be a hold on the account and a statement won’t be mailed.
NOTICE UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
The collection of the information you are requested to provide on this form is authorized by 31 U.S.C. Ch. 31 relating to the public debt of
the United States. The furnishing of a Social Security Number, if requested, is also required by Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue
Code (26 U.S.C. 6109).
The purpose of requesting the information is to enable the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and its agents to issue securities, process
transactions, make payments, identify owners and their accounts, and provide reports to the Internal Revenue Service. Furnishing the
information is voluntary; however, without the information, the Fiscal Service may be unable to process transactions.
Information concerning securities holdings and transactions is considered confidential under Treasury regulations (31 CFR, Part 323) and
the Privacy Act. This information may be disclosed to a law enforcement agency for investigation purposes; courts and counsel for
litigation purposes; others entitled to distribution or payment; agents and contractors to administer the public debt agencies or entities for
debt collection or to obtain current addresses for payment; agencies through approved computer matches; Congressional offices in
response to an inquiry by the individual to whom the record pertains; as otherwise authorized by law or regulation.
We estimate it will take you about 10 minutes to complete this form. However, you are not required to provide information requested
unless a valid OMB control number is displayed on the form. Any comments or suggestions regarding this form should be sent to the
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Forms Management Officer, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328. DO NOT SEND completed form to this
address; send to the appropriate address shown in “WHERE TO SEND” in the Instructions.