Part C – Signatures and Certifications
Signatures – The form must be signed in ink. Sign the form in your fiduciary capacity. If the request is on behalf of a corporate fiduciary,
the name of the corporation must be given, followed by the signature and title of an authorized officer. If there are two or more fiduciaries,
all must join in the request unless by express statute, decree of court, or the terms of the instrument under which the fiduciaries are acting,
one or more of them may properly execute the request.
Certification – Each person whose signature is required must appear before and establish identification to the satisfaction of an authorized
certifying officer. The signatures to the form must be signed in the officer’s presence. The certifying officer must affix the seal or stamp
which is used when certifying requests for payment. Authorized certifying officers are available at most financial institutions, including
credit unions. Certification by a notary isn’t acceptable. Examples of 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 paying agent 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 Medallion Programs.
Sample certification for a financial institution:
Acceptable certification for a brokerage:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED
ABC National Bank
Hillview Branch
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED
MEDALLION GUARANTEED
Generic Brokerage
Authorized Signature
XXXXXXXX
SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM
Additional Evidence – The Commissioner of the Fiscal Service, as designee of the Secretary of the Treasury, reserves the right in any
particular case to require the submission of additional evidence.
Where To Send – Unless otherwise instructed in accompanying correspondence, send this form (without instruction pages) and send the
securities, if any, to the appropriate address below. Legal evidence or documentation you submit cannot be returned.
Series H or Series HH savings bonds – Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 2186, Minneapolis, MN 55480-2186.
Definitive (paper) savings bonds – Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 214, Minneapolis, MN 55480-0214.
Book-entry savings bonds and marketable securities held in TreasuryDirect – Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 7015,
Minneapolis, MN 55480-7015.
Marketable securities held in Legacy Treasury Direct – Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN
55480-9150.
Definitive (paper) marketable securities – Treasury Retail Securities Site, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9150.
Notice Under 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 30 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.
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