Escheatment is the term used to describe the result of unclaimed property compliance. It is the annual process of complying with State law whereby the State gains custody of assets meeting specific criteria for presumptive abandonment. The State holds the assets or their cash equivalent until the owner or legal claimant claims them. The investor must contact the State directly to claim the abandoned property’s proceeds. Links to individual State unclaimed property programs may be found by visiting www.unclaimed.org. If you reside in the United States or your account lists a mailing address in the United States, your account will be escheated to your last known resident State. If you do not reside in the United States or your account lists a mailing address outside of the United States, your account will be escheated to the company’s State of Incorporation.