How do we track down stocks from a company that was divided?

Dear John: My mother worked for Western Electric and had tons of stock. As you know, the company divided up in 1984. My mother was receiving notices about her shares up until 1994, then they suddenly stopped coming. She has tried to call the different companies that it was divided into, but no one seems

Dear John: My mother worked for Western Electric and had tons of stock.

As you know, the company divided up in 1984. My mother was receiving notices about her shares up until 1994, then they suddenly stopped coming. She has tried to call the different companies that it was divided into, but no one seems to be able to find her shares.

She has hundreds and hundreds of them. Please help us find them. D.J.

Dear D.J.: The transfer agent for the breakup of AT&T, of which Western Electric was a part, is Computershare at (800) 351-7221. It can be reached between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday. Or anytime at Computershare.com/att.

If anyone knows what happened to your mother’s stock, these would be the people. There is a chance the accounts were turned over to the state in which your mother lives as abandoned property.

Each state has a list of “abandoned property,” and you might get lucky if that’s the case. But you also might have to hire someone who knows what he is doing.

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