Beneficial Owners and Nominee Shareholders
Beneficial owners are allowed in Seychelles, there is no need to disclose their identity and to maintain publicly accessible records. Shares can be held by a nominee shareholder on behalf of a beneficial owner.
Nominee shareholder is an unrelated third party in the name of which the shares of the company are formally registered. Usually it is another corporate entity formed and used only for this purpose.
In case nominee service is used, there should be additional documents establishing the rights of the real ownership and protecting client's security. Usually they include nominee services agreement, trust declaration or a set of share certificates and share transfer forms. These documents remain strictly confidential.
Nominee sharehoder presents himself as the owner of the company, thus protecting the client in case of any public inquiries. So, the beneficial owner of the company is formally distanced from it, but he can prove himself as the owner at any time, providing confidential documentation.
Confidentiality
The information about company's beneficial owners, directors and shareholders remains confidential and is kept at the offices of the Registered Agent, not becoming part of public record.
