Form IEPF-5 Changes And Updates Effective October 2025

FORM IEPF-5 – CHANGES AND UPDATES – CLAIM OF UNCLIAMED DIVIDEND AND SHARES FROM IEPF AUTHORITY

 (A) BRIEF NOTATION

In this Article, we are back once again with an aim to aware the claimant(s) /applicants or their authorised representatives (AR) who are proposing to file Form IEPF-5 post 6th October, 2025, with the latest changes in Form IEPF-5 for which they must be well prepared and ready with the documentations for their ease of understanding. Since 2017, we aim to create a Platform specifically for the Investors whose investments were transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund. We are coming across several cases, where a General mass of people stand un-aware of their shareholding/investments which lies with the Company due to Non-updation of KYC and other several reasons. Once they came to know that their shareholding/investment have been transferred to IEPF, in some of the cases they stand helpless regarding the practical aspects and the procedure to claim the same though online portal i.e, IEPF website which is currently a web-based Form.

The said latest changes comes up with the Amendment to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 called as Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 effective from 6th October, 2025.

 (B) ADDITIONAL POINTS IN FORM IEPF-5 EFFECTIVE FROM 06-10-2025

Sl No.	Points	Prior amendment	Post Amendment
1.	Confirmation of availability of Entitlement Letter whether issued by Company / Bank:	No such provision	Newly added provision
2.	Authority letter to be attached in case of filing of Form IRPF-5 by consultants	No such provision	Now for filing IEPF-5, applicant needs to confirm whether Form is being filed- 1. by SELF or 2. by Authorized Representative If yes, than need to attach Authority Letter Refer the snapshot as below
Reader may email us at cosec.rg2021@gmail.com for format of Authority Letter

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Sl No.	Points	Prior amendment	Post Amendment
3.	Type of Claim	Earlier claim was to be categorized only in – Amount Amount & Shares	Now form can be filed for those claiming only shares. This amendment removes the confusion wherein applicant needs to claim only for shares, eg. Bonus claim, No dividend claim etc. Earlier, for selecting shares, applicant has to select option “Amount and shares” and for amount at least Re 1 needs to be mentioned.  Now applicant can select option viz “Shares” for those claiming only shares.  Refer the snapshot as below

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Sl No.	Points	Prior amendment	Post Amendment
5.	Declaration by the Authorised Representative of Entity / Individual	No such provision	To be filed in by Authorized Representative (AR), if any Applicable in case Form IEPF-5 is being filed by Authorized Representative of the Applicant. AR needs to mention authorization number, its name, qualification and identification number as applicable.  *The details must be verified with Authority Letter attached in Sl No 1 of the Form The newly added content. Refer the snapshot as below
6.	Name of the Authorised Representative (AR) Designation/Professional Qualification of the AR Membership/DIN No /PAN No of the AR	No such provision

(C) STATUTORY PROVISIONS:

Let’s go through the basic provisions of the Act in brief once again. As you are aware, dividend declared by the Company is remitted either electronically to the designated bank account or by sending dividend warrant to the registered address of the shareholders.

As per Section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, any dividend remaining unpaid/unclaimed for a period of 7 (seven) years is required to be transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government. The Company has regularly uploaded on its website and also on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, full details of such unpaid or unclaimed dividends before transferring to IEPF.

(D) STEP-WISE PROCEDURE FOR REFUND OF SECURITIES FROM IEPF (UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND AND SHARES)

(1) Initially Claimant need to create a Login ID from the Link viz http://www.mca.gov.in/mcafoportal/login.doand Click Register Now, fill the details and submit.

(2) Login with the Portal and Click on Form IEPF-5 from the Tab MCA Services – Investor Services, a web based Form IEPF-5 shall be open

(3) Fill the complete and correct details in web Form IEPF-5 for claim of Shares, dividend or any other investments which have been transferred to IEPF. Read the instructions provided on the website/instruction kit along with the e-form carefully before filling the form.

(4) For filling-up the details in web Form IEPF-5, Claimant should be ready with the following information / documents:

a) Entitlement Letter, if issued by the Company / Bank (NEW)

b) Authority Letter, if applicable (NEW)

c) Name as per PAN and Fill accordingly as in First, Middle and Last Name and Copy of PAN

d) Father’s name as per PAN

e) Date of Birth as per PAN and Click on VERIFY PAN

f) Enter Address, Mobile No,

g) Aadhaar number if the applicant is an Indian citizen and passport/OCI or PIO card number if the applicant is NRI or foreigner

h) Details of the company including the CIN no.

i) Particulars regarding the shares to be claimed

j) Particulars about the amount of dividend to be claimed

k) Particulars of deposits and securities mentioned year wise, if any

l) Details of bank account and in which the refund of the claim will be made in case of a Resident Indian.

m) Details of Demat Account Number

(5) During filling the form, make requisite attachments and proceed further;

(6) Enter the Mobile No and email id for the OTP Verification, enter the OTP and proceed for filling of Form.

(7) On successful submission of the Form IEPF-5, an acknowledgement number will be generated indicating the SRN. Please note the SRN for future tracking of the form.

(8) Download the following documents:

(a) Form IEPF-5,;

(b) Acknowledgement;

(c) Indemnity Bond.

(9) Get the documents signed and notarised as per the requirement and submit the same with Nodal officer of the Company along with KYC and other documents.

For process of Duplicate Issue of shares and Transmission of shares, applicant may ping us with marking a comment on this write-up.

-:Note for Investors/ Claimant:-

Feel free to discuss any query related to Claim of Shares and Dividend from IEPF Authority.

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