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How to Recover / Retrieve old Vedanta Limited Shares
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If you or your parents have invested in the shares of Vedanta Limited, you might be sitting on a hidden treasure worth many lakhs / crores.
50 shares in Vedanta Limited in 1993 is now equivalent to 4000 Shares now worth Rs. 17 Lacs. Vedanta Limited bonus and split history is as follows.
|
Year |
Bonus / Split Ratio |
Original Shares |
Additional Shares |
Total Shares |
|
1993 |
1:1 Bonus |
50 |
50 |
100 |
|
2005 |
1:1 Bonus |
100 |
100 |
200 |
|
2008 |
1:1 Bonus |
200 |
200 |
400 |
|
2008 |
1:10 Split |
400 |
3600 |
4000 |
You can follow the below steps to retrieve Vedanta Limited Shares:
Physical Shares certificate of in your name: Directly deposit the same for Demat with your Depository Participants.
Physical Shares certificate in the name of deceased Parents: Apply for transmission of shares in your name to the company, company will issue the Letter of Entitlement. Deposit the Letter of Entitlement for Demat with your Depository Participants.
Lost Physical Share Certificate: Apply for duplicate shares to the company, company will issue the Letter of Confirmation, deposit the same for Demat with your Depository Participants.
Shares in Inoperative Demat Account: Submit KYC documents with the Depository Participants to re-activate the Demat Account.
Shares transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority: Online File IEPF Form-5 available on the IEPF Portal https://www.iepf.gov.in/ and submit the physical form to the Vedanta Limited.
Further SEBI and IEPF has significantly eased the process of recovery of shares vide:
- Master Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/POD-1/P/CIR/2024/37 dated 7 May 2024
- Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Second Amendment Rules, 2024 dated 9 Sept 2024
- Schedule II – Transmission of Shares
- Schedule III – Duplicate Shares
Detailed Scenario of unclaimed shares and documents required to recover the same
|
# |
Scenario |
Description |
Key Documents |
|
1 |
KYC not updated |
Physical certificate not being Dematted due to missing KYC details, signature mismatch |
Request Letter, ISR -1, ISR-2, SH-13, KYC Docs, Original Share Certificate |
|
2 |
Merger / Demerger of Companies |
Investor not aware of the corporate actions and intimation / allotment letter ignored by shareholders (e.g. Godrej Soaps) |
Same as point 1 (in case certificate returned to company/ RTA or shares to be issued in Demat form, else follow point #6 for lost shares) |
|
3 |
Share split / bonus shares |
Intimation letter ignored by Shareholder, Old face value certificates become invalid (e.g. Reliance Industries) |
Same as point 1 |
|
4 |
Name Change |
Demat is new name and Physical certificate in old name (e.g. surname change post marriage) |
Same as point 1, old and new name proof, passport/ marriage certificate, Affidavit, Gazette notification only in case of major name change |
|
5 |
Address Change |
Shifting to new location and non-updation of the new address key reason for unclaimed shares |
Same as point 1, old and new address proof, Affidavit |
|
6 |
Loss of Share Certificate |
Physical certificates lost during transit / missed across market value |
Same as point 1, ISR-4, Form A & Form B, FIR & Newspaper advertisement only for value > 5Lacs, No requirement of Surety Bonds |
|
7 |
Death of Shareholder(s) – Physical |
Death of the shareholder (all / one of the joint holder) and legal heir not aware of the investment / process of transmission |
Same as point 1, ISR-5, Annexure-D, Annexure-E, Legal Heir KYC, Death Certificate, Succession Certificate or Probate of Will or Will or Letter of Administration or Legal Heirship Certificate (or its equivalent certificate). Probate / Succession Certificate are not mandatory, Surviving Member/ Legal Heir Certificate are valid across share value |
|
8 |
Death of Shareholder (s) – Demat (with/ without nominee) |
Transmission of securities in Demat account to the legal heirs / nominee |
Same as Point no. 7, DP Transmission Request Form. In case of nominee no requirement for Succession Certificate or Probate of Will or Will or Letter of Administration or Legal Heirship Certificate (or its equivalent certificate). |
|
9 |
IEPF Retrieval – Physical share Non Transmission |
Direct submission of IEPF Form 5 alognwith required documents |
Same as point no. 5, IEPF Form 5, Indemnity Bonds |
|
10 |
IEPF Retrieval – Lost Certificate |
Letter of Confirmation from the company, followed by IEPF Claim |
Same as point no. 6, IEPF Form 5, Indemnity Bonds |
|
11 |
IEPF Retrieval – Lost Certificate & Transmission |
Letter of Entitlement from the company, followed by IEPF Claim |
Same as point no. 7, IEPF Form 5, Indemnity Bonds |
|
12 |
IEPF Retrieval – Demat Shares |
Each securities to be claimed separately like physical shares |
Same as point no. 7, IEPF Form 5, Indemnity Bonds |
|
7 |
Death of Shareholder(s) – Physical |
Death of the shareholder (all / one of the joint holder) and legal heir not aware of the investment / process of transmission |
Same as point 1, ISR-5, Annexure-D, Annexure-E, Legal Heir KYC, Death Certificate, Succession Certificate or Probate of Will or Will or Letter of Administration or Legal Heirship Certificate (or its equivalent certificate). Probate / Succession Certificate are not mandatory, Surviving Member/ Legal Heir Certificate are valid across share value |
Contact Vedanta Limited
|
Mr. Charanjit Singh Group Head, Investor Relation Tel: +91 2266461000 Ms. Prerna Halwasiya Company Secretary & Compliance Office Deputy Head, Investor Relations Tel: +91 2266434500 |
Registrar and Transfer Agents M/s. KFIN Technologies Limited. CIN: U72400TG2017PTC117649 Unit: Vedanta Limited Selenium Building, Tower-B, Plot No. 31 & 32, Gachibowli Financial District, Nanakramguda, Serilingampally, Hyderabad - 500 032 Telangana Toll-Free No: 1800 3094001 Email: einward.ris@kfintech.com |
For more information contact us at +91-9625679090 or care@kinheritance.com
Posted On: 2025-03-05
