Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is a Govt. of India Authority for promotion of investors' awareness and protection of the interests of investors. It is a Ministry of Corporate Affairs-initiated fund established under the Companies Act, 2013 designed to safeguard the interests of investors The IEPF Authority is mandated to make refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, deposits etc. that have been transferred to IEPF.
If the dividends declared by a Company remained unclaimed for seven consecutive years or more, then the dividends as well as the pertaining shares are transferred to IEPF. In case the shares are in Demat, the dividends remain unclaimed due to the bank accounts linked with Demat, being in-operative or dormant.
To claim the shares from IEPF, the claimant must fill out Form IEPF-5 online at www.iepf.gov.in. Claimant must submit a printout of the Form together with additional documentation to the company's Nodal Officer at its registered office for verification of the claim. The nodal officer examines the documentation, validates the claim online, and submits it to IEPFA. The claim is approved by the IEPFA once all documentation has been verified. The shares are subsequently credited to the claimant's Demat account.
In the case of foreigners and NRIs, a copy of their passport, OCI, and PIO card is required.
Address Change
Death of a shareholder
Expiry of Dividend Warrants
Change of Bank Details
Dispute over Ownership of Shares
IEPF claim / Duplicate shares recovery
Searching of lost shares and IEPF claim
Old Shares Recovery
Company Investment Recovery .
Converting Physical Shares Into Demat Shares .
IEPF Claim - Recovery of Shares and Dividends
PF Recovery of a Closed Company
