If a shareholder has lost, misplaced, or cannot find their share certificate, they can apply for an annulment of the share certificate through the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket). The application must be made using form number 808, signed by the owner of the share certificate, and the process is expected to take about a year to complete. During this time, a note should also be made in the shareholder register that an annulment process has been initiated. Here's how a share certificate is annulled:
The completed form number 808 is sent to Bolagsverket.
The fee for the application to Bolagsverket must be paid.
The company that issued the share certificate is notified.
A public notice of the application is published in the Post- och Inrikes Tidningar, and the application must remain open for at least one calendar year.
A decision is made and communicated to the owner of the lost share certificate.
A new share certificate can be issued by the company, with a note stating that this new certificate replaces the previously issued one.