Quick shareholders club question

[Orion33]

I now have shares in Walt Disney company and euro Disney.hehe

me too! the WDC share was a xmas pressie! (although I'm waiting for my nice certificate still and i posted it weeks ago!

 

[liberty]

Yeh i had it for a birthday prescent last year, the share certificate is really pretty!.hehe

Ok so i have just posted it off today, so i should get a reply in around a week?

Thanks

 

[Orion33]

No they will just send you a temporary certificate by post with your shareholders account number on it and some info on the shareholder club benefits!

 

[liberty]

Will they send you a permanent shareholders card eventually?

 

[Cyrano]

Will they send you a permanent shareholders card eventually?

Yes you'll get a credit card size plastic membership club card

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

How do you get shares? Are they expensive?
Im thinking after getting my AP's i should purchase some shares.

 

[liberty]

You can buy shares from self trade.

 

[Orion33]

How do you get shares? Are they expensive?
Im thinking after getting my AP's i should purchase some shares.

If you buy shares first you get a 15% discount on APs!

go to selftrade.co.uk set up an account (I set up a shares ISA) then transfer about £41 into this account (thats how much it cost me!) you can pay by cheque, bank transfer or debit/credit card but you need to have money in your account with them first, then search for "EDL" thats the name for the Disneyland PAris shares and then buy minimum of 5.

The £41 covered the 5 shares and the brokers fee and then they send you confirmation of purchase which you print off and send to DLP after you fill out their online form and voila!

 

[texarkana]

Hi,
I've just joined the site so please be patient with me!!
We are planning a trip to DLP in October this year & I've been looking through the posts daily picking up ideas & getting lots of advice (thanks everyone!!)

Anyway, I'm thinking of buying shares like you guys, as I feel this won't be our one& only trip to DLP (been to WDW twice - fab!)

I've looked through the share info on the DLP site & think I'm getting confused somewhere - how many shares do I need to buy to becomea share holder? The DLP site says 500 at least, but someofteh postings here are saying 5 (20 not to have to pay membership fees).

Can somebody help me!?!??

Thanks a million

 

[Orion33]

Minimum of 5 if you buy 20 that's the end of it any less than 20 you have to pay a 30 euro admin fee every two years to the shareholders club:

go to selftrade.co.uk set up an account (I set up a shares ISA) then transfer about £41 into this account (thats how much it cost me!) you can pay by cheque, bank transfer or debit/credit card but you need to have money in your account with them first, then search for "EDL" thats the name for the Disneyland PAris shares and then buy minimum of 5.

The £41 covered the 5 shares and the brokers fee and then they send you confirmation of purchase which you print off and send to DLP after you fill out their online form and voila!

 

[tennisfan]

Hi,
I've just joined the site so please be patient with me!!
We are planning a trip to DLP in October this year & I've been looking through the posts daily picking up ideas & getting lots of advice (thanks everyone!!)

Anyway, I'm thinking of buying shares like you guys, as I feel this won't be our one& only trip to DLP (been to WDW twice - fab!)

I've looked through the share info on the DLP site & think I'm getting confused somewhere - how many shares do I need to buy to becomea share holder? The DLP site says 500 at least, but someofteh postings here are saying 5 (20 not to have to pay membership fees).

Can somebody help me!?!??
Thanks a million

It used to be 500 shares but they have now restructured the shares so for people who already have shares they would be consolidated to new shares, for every 100 you owned will now become 1. Therefore anyone buying shares now will only be able to purchase the new ones. You need a minimum of 5 shares to join the shareholders club & pay the fee or have the fee waivered if you buy 20 shares.

HTH

 

[texarkana]

Thanks for the help on this.
I've taken the plunge & bought shares this afternoon!!
Just got to fax off the membership form & my contract note showing the shares & that's me (I hope!).

Thanks guys!

 

[liberty]

Wow...that was quick!...it took me about 3 months to get my head around buying shares!!.lol

 

[Cyrano]

Hi texarkana and welcome to DLP DIS board
We are a friendly bunch here so please join in on any other thread or if you have a number of questions then just start a new thread for each

If you have not had a look yet, DLP posting rules are here, DIS posting guidelines can be found here.

Welcome to the club

 

[grizbuzz]

I purchased 20 shares today through my broker so I think that gets me the shareholder club for free. Right?

So, can I just buy 20 shares of Euro Disney stock on something like eTrade and then just be a member of the shareholder's club for free? As a US stock holder is there anything I should be aware of? Seems like a fun way to diversify the portfolio, but want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Thanks...

 

[Inkmahm]

So, can I just buy 20 shares of Euro Disney stock on something like eTrade and then just be a member of the shareholder's club for free? As a US stock holder is there anything I should be aware of? Seems like a fun way to diversify the portfolio, but want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Thanks...

Yes, that's exactly right. You have to do the paperwork to join the shareholders club, it isn't automatic just because you bought the stock. I just got my card last week so I'm all set!

 

[tennisfan]

So, can I just buy 20 shares of Euro Disney stock on something like eTrade and then just be a member of the shareholder's club for free? As a US stock holder is there anything I should be aware of? Seems like a fun way to diversify the portfolio, but want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Thanks...

Yes, that's exactly right. You have to do the paperwork to join the shareholders club, it isn't automatic just because you bought the stock. I just got my card last week so I'm all set!

You will also need to renew it every 2 years like all members, the difference being if you own 20 shares the fee is waivered each time.

 

[grizbuzz]

Thanks for the info! My DH and I have been talking about opening up an eTrade account and I finally found a reason to go ahead and do it. And once we are members of the EuroDisney Shareholders club, well then we'll just have to make the trip to DLP. We did go to Paris last year on our way to Barcelona for the Mediterranean cruise, but didn't have enough time to see Disneyland (couldn't justify skipping the Eiffle Tower to ride another version of Space Mountain)...but next trip, I will go!

I'm thinking this is probably not a very good investment though...I'll consider it membership dues.

 

[Cyrano]

I'm thinking this is probably not a very good investment though

As long as you don't consider it an investment you'll be fine

 

[BriarRose59]

I purchased 20 shares today through my broker so I think that gets me the shareholder club for free. Right?

My broker tried to purchase 25 shares for me today but was told he had to buy a minimum purchase of $5,000.00! I read some of the others from the US buying small amounts, what firm are you using?