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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-03102025-266617
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 649]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025/ASVINA 9, 1947
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st October, 2025
G.S.R. 733(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10) and
(11) of section 125 and sub-section (6) of section 124 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013),
the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Investor Education and Protection
Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting,
Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 6th October, 2025.
2. In the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules,
2016, for the Form No. IEPF-5, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:-
“Form No. IEPF-5
Form language
English
Hindi
Application to the Authority for claiming unpaid amounts and shares out
of Investor Education and Protection Fund
[Pursuant to Section 125 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 7 of the Investor Education and
Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016]
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All fields marked in * are mandatory
1. Entitlement Letter issued by Company/Bank
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No
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2. Claim is to be filed by
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Authorised Representative
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3. Applicant details
Particulars of the applicant
3 (a) *Category of Applicant
Individual
Entity
Individual's details
(b) First Name
(c) Middle Name
(d) Last Name
(e) Father's First Name
(f) Father's Middle Name
(g) Father's Last name
(h) *Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY)
Entity details
(i) Type of the Entity
(Company/LLP/Foreign Company/Foreign LLP/HUF/Sole Proprietorship/Partnership/Others)
(j) *CIN/FCRN / LLPIN / FLLPIN / Registration No.
(k) *Name of Entity
(l) *Date of Incorporation (DD/MM/YYYY)
Contact Details of Applicant
(m) * Address of the Claimant
*Address Line 1
Address Line 2
*Country
*Pin Code/Zip Code
*Area/Locality
*City
District
*State/UT
(n) Phone number
(o) *Mobile Number (with Country code)
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(p) *Enter OTP for Mobile Number
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(q) *E-mail ID
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(r) *Enter OTP for E-mail ID
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(s) Aadhaar Number
(s)(i)*Aadhaar Card of the claimant and if joint holders are
there, copy of Aadhaar card of all joint holders
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(t) Passport, OCI and PIO card number in case of foreigners and NRI
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(u) *PAN of the applicant
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Company/Bank details
4 *Particulars of the company/bank from which the amount is due
(a) *Corporate Identity number (CIN) of company /
Bank Corporate Identification number (BCIN)
(b) *Name of the company/bank
(c) *Address of the registered office of the company/bank
(d) *Email ID of the company/bank
5 (a) *Is it a case of transfer or transmission under rule 7 (8) & 7(9) of IEPF Rules, 2016
Yes
No
(b) Name of original security holder
(c) Relation of claimant with security holder
(d) Number of Nominee/Legal heirs/Successors/ Administrator/ Others holders
(e) Name of Beneficiary
(f) Copy of death certificate attested by Claimant
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(g) Succession certificate/Probate/Will
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(h) No Objection Certificate from other holder
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(i) Indemnity Bond and surety affidavit
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(j) Any other document required under rules
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Details of the Claim
6. *Type of Claim
Shares
Amount
Amount and Shares
7. Details of shares claimed (More than one Folio for one company/bank can be added
(a) Number of Folio
Max. 15 Entries
+------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| S.No.| Type of Holding | Folio No. from which | Type of Share | Number of shares |
| | (Physical / Demat) | transfer has been | (Equity / Preference) | |
| | | made to IEPF | | |
| | | Complete Demat | | |
| | | account number | | |
| | | from which transfer | | |
| | | has been made to ▼ | | |
| | | IEPF | | |
+------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| | | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| | | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| | Total | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
8. Details of amount claimed
(a) Number of claims
Max. 15 Entries
(b) Year wise details of securities/deposits for which the amount is claimed
+------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| S.No.| Type of claim | Type of | Folio No. | Amount | Financial | Reason for |
| | (Unpaid dividend/ | Holding | from which | of the | year to | non-receipt/ |
| | Application money due | (Physical / | transfer has | claim | which claim | non- |
| | for refund/ Matured | Demat) | been made to | | relates | encashment of |
| | deposits/ Matured | | IEPF | | (YYYY- | the instrument |
| | debentures/ Others | | Complete | | YYYY) | of payment |
| | | | Demat | | | |
| | | | account | | | |
| | | | number from | | | |
| | | | which | | | |
| | | | transfer has | | | |
| | | | been made to ▼ | | | |
| | | | IEPF | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| | Total | | | | | |
+------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
9. *Name of Depository
NSDL
CDSL
A. * Demat account number in which shares to be credited by company/bank
(*User has to enter active demat no. with both DPID and CLIENT ID)
Validate
B. Details of Bank account in which amount shall be credited (prefilled)
(a) Bank account number
(b) Bank Name
(c) IFSC Code
(d) MICR Code
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(a) *Client Master List of De-mat A/c of the claimant /
Transaction statement for demat holding
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(b) *Securities Certificate such as
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share/Interest warrant/Dividend warrant, Application No./Statement of
transaction documents for loss of original share certificates as per rules etc.)
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(c) *Bank cheque copy
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(d) Optional Attachments-If any
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Declaration by the Authorised Representative of Entity
I declare that I am authorized by the
<Entity Name>
vide *resolution/authorization Number
*
dated <dd/mm/yyyy>
to fill and sign this form and declare that all the requirements of Companies
Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder in respect of the subject matter of this form and matters incidental thereto
have been compiled with. I further declare that:
Whatever is stated in this form and in the attachments thereto is true, correct and complete and no information has
been suppressed or concealed.
All the required attachments have been completely and legibly attached to this form.
Declaration by the Authorised Representative of Individual
I declare that I have been duly engaged by
<Individual Name>
vide *authorization number Authorization No.
*dated <dd/mm/yyyy>
for the purpose of filing of this form. It is hereby certified that I
have gone through the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder for the subject matter of this form
and matters incidental thereto. I further declare that:
Whatever is stated in this form and in the attachments thereto is true, correct and complete and no information has
been suppressed or concealed.
All the required attachments have been completely and legibly attached to this form.
Name of the Authorised Representative
Designation/Professional Qualification of the Authorised Representative
Membership/DIN No /PAN No of the Authorised Representative
Declaration by Claimant
I declare that all the requirements of Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder in respect of the subject
matter of this form and matters incidental thereto have been complied with. I further declare that all the information
given herein including the attachments to this form is true, correct and complete and nothing material has been
concealed.
I declare that I have not claimed/ will not claim, the shares and/or amount claimed under the same folio and/or for
same financial
year on any earlier occasion for this company/bank.
* I understand that I, am the claimant/authorised representative, after filing the refund claim in this form online,
shall send the attachments prescribed below to Nodal Officer (IEPF) of the company / bank at its registered office in
an envelope marked "claim for refund from IEPF Authority" for initiating the verification for claim
1 Print out of duly filled claim form with claimant signature
2 Copy of acknowledgement mail
3 Indemnity Bond (original) with claimant signature
4 In case of refund of matured deposit or debenture, original certificate thereto
5 Copy of Aadhaar Card
6 Proof of entitlement (certificate of share/Interest warrant Application No. etc.)
7 Cancelled Cheque leaf
8 Copy of Passport, OCI and PI card in case of foreigners and NRI
9 Signed Copy of Authority Letter if filed by Authorised representative
10 Other optional document, (if any)
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Note: Attention is also drawn to provisions of Section 448 of Companies Act, 2013 which status that-
"Save as otherwise provided in this Act, if in any return, report, certificate, financial statement, prospectus,
statement or other document required by, or for, the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules
made thereunder, any person makes a statement, -
(a) which is false in any material particulars, knowing it to be false; or
(b) which omits any material fact, knowing it to be material, he shall be liable under section 447"
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eForm filing date (DD/MM/YYYY)
[F. No. 05/04/2020-IEPF]
ANITA SHAH AKELLA, Jt. Secy.
Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 854 (E), dated the 5th September, 2016 and subsequently amended vide notification
number G.S.R. 178(E) dated the 28th February, 2017, G.S.R. 1267 (E), dated the 13th October, 2017, G.S.R.
472 (E), dated the 22.05.2018, G.S.R. 343(E), dated the 1st May, 2019, G.S.R. 571(E), dated the 14th August,
2019, G.S.R. 396(E), dated the 09th June, 2021, G.S.R. 785(E), dated the 09th November, 2021, G.S.R
791(E), dated the 12th November, 2021, G.S.R. 888(E), dated the 28th December, 2021, G.S.R. 414(E), dated
the 16th July, 2024 and G.S.R. 552(E), dated the 9th September, 2024.
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GORAKHA NATH
YADAVA
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YADAVA
Date: 2025.10.03 15:25:33 +05'30'