Transfer unpaid dividend + shares after 7 years to Investor Education & Protection Fund. Transfer to IEPF (S.124-125) takes 6 steps over about 139 days and is filed with the ROC on IEPF-1, IEPF-2 and IEPF-4.
Last updated: 10 August 2026
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee. OnCompliance tracks the date and warns you before it costs anything.
6 steps over about 139 days, filing IEPF-1, IEPF-2 and IEPF-4 with the ROC. Each deadline below runs from the step before it.
| # | Step | Form filed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify Unclaimed Amounts & Shares | None | within 14 days |
| 2 | Send Individual Notices | None | within 21 days |
| 3 | Publish Notice on Website & Newspaper | None | within 14 days |
| 4 | File IEPF-1 (Statement of Amounts) | IEPF-1 | within 30 days |
| 5 | File IEPF-2 | IEPF-2 | within 30 days |
| 6 | File IEPF-4 (Share Transfer) | IEPF-4 | within 30 days |
The 6 steps below run in order; the day counts show how long each one allows.
Identify dividends unpaid/unclaimed for 7 years and corresponding shares.
Send individual notices to shareholders with unclaimed amounts before transfer.
Publish notice on company website and in newspaper about proposed transfer.
File statement of unpaid/unclaimed amounts.
File statement of amounts credited to Unpaid Dividend Account.
File form for transfer of shares to IEPF.
Every guide runs like this in OnCompliance: steps in order, dates in view, paperwork made for you at each step.
About 139 days across 6 steps. The first step is: Identify Unclaimed Amounts & Shares.
IEPF-1, IEPF-2 and IEPF-4.
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee.
Yes. OnCompliance runs the same steps in order, dates in view, with the paperwork made for you at each step.