I have ceased or am planning to cease

After you stop supplying milk to the Co-op, you can apply to transfer some of your shares to your Permitted Transferee(s). This is a new type of shareholder under Flexible Shareholding.

Permitted Transferees are your relatives, any entity or trust controlled by you or your relatives or, if you are an entity or trust, persons who have a sufficient level of ownership or control interest in you. 

You can apply to transfer shares to a Permitted Transferee using the online application form below, and if your Permitted Transferee application is accepted, the share transfer(s) must be completed within three complete seasons from when your cease application is accepted and becomes effective or on the death of a key person connected to the ceased shareholder.

A Ceased shareholder can transfer their shares to up to 5 Permitted Transferees. Following the initial transfer, no further shares can be acquired by the Permitted Transferee (they can only be disposed of).

Permitted Transferees do not have voting rights given they do not supply milk to Fonterra. Voting rights remain the same as the previous capital structure, based on milk supply backed by shares.

See the graphic below for more details.