I recently checked though all my share certificates and I hold about 15,000 Bank of Ireland shares (generally bought in 2010). How do I go about selling them and how do I know how many I actually hold, after the 2017 share swap? In your case, your 15,000 shares would have become 500 once the new shares started trading in July that year. The bank said at the time that the changes would position its share price “in a range that is more appropriate to the size of the group” and may assist in reducing share price volatility. You say you have a number of share certificates, so I presume you have a broker who can do the deal for you.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 04:30 UTC