---
title: "Rebuild a stockholder list from the corporate ledger"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/rebuild-the-cap-table-and-constitution-rights-from-company-records/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A2-T1-R10-US"
practice_area: "Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Rebuild a stockholder list from the corporate ledger

> From the stock ledger and certificates in the room, list each holder, address and number of shares, with the source page. Do not compute a percentage and do not say who may vote.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the stock ledger and certificates in the room, list each holder, address and number of shares, with the source page. Do not compute a percentage and do not say who may vote. |
| What the lawyer must review | Delaware § 219 requires the corporation to prepare, no later than the tenth day before a meeting of stockholders, a complete alphabetical list of the stockholders entitled to vote, showing the address of each and the number of shares registered in that name. Section 224, in the same subchapter, permits the stock ledger to be kept on an electronic record if the records can be used to prepare the § 219 list and can record transfers. You decide the record date and whether the company is a Delaware corporation. A limited liability company does not use § 219. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Rebuild the cap table and constitution rights from company records](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/rebuild-the-cap-table-and-constitution-rights-from-company-records.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the stock ledger and certificates in the room, list each holder, address and number of shares, with the source page. Do not compute a percentage and do not say who may vote.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The meeting list is not a fully diluted capitalisation table. Options and convertibles are outside § 219 unless the ledger records them.
- Confirm the state of incorporation before using § 219.

## Sources

- [Delaware General Corporation Law, Title 8, Chapter 1, Subchapter VII, including §§ 219 and 224](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc07/index.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*