Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
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Joined January 2009
Checklist to be followed for transfer of shares
(i) Arrange share transfer deed (Form 7B). It should be endorsed by the prescribed authority. This deed can also be used for the transfer of debenture.
(ii) Get the transfer deed duly executed both by the transferor and the transferee as desired by sections 108 and 109 of the Act and the Articles of Association.
(iii) The transfer deed should bear stamps according to the Indian Stamp Act and Stamp Duty Notification in force in the State concerned. The present rate of transfer of shares is 25 Paise for every one hundred rupees of the value of shares or part thereof.
(iv) Do not forget to cancel the stamps affixed on the transfer deed at the time or before signing of the transfer deed.
(v) The signatures of the transferor and the transferee in the share transfer deed must be witnessed by a person giving his signature, name and address.
(vi) Attach the relevant share or debenture certificate or allotment letter with the transfer deed and deliver the same to the company within the time limits.
(vii) Where the application is made by the transferor and relates to partly paid-up shares, the company has to give due notice of the amount due on shares/debentures to the transferee and the transferee shall raise objection, if any within two weeks from the date of receipt of the said notice.
(viii) If signed transfer deed has been lost, affix the same stamp on a written application. In such case, the Board may, if it thinks fit to do so, register the transfer on such terms of indemnity as it thinks fit.
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