Open a schwab or etrade account. Add 20k cash or as much as you can and buy a staple stock or a few. Then transfer the CTs. After the transfer, if you want, sell the staple stock and leave a few dollars in and pull the rest out, if needed.
I had an account with a company YEARS ago and did not have a lot of money in it and played basically pennies. They sent me a notice similar to what you are saying pay $100 per certificate or transfer my holdings and I did not agree to transfer my account and would not pay the fees. So it ended up THEY sent me my certificates and I was not charged the fees.
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