Common and simplified norms for furnishing PAN, KYC details and Nomination

SEBI vide circular no SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/37 dated 16^th March, 2023 has introduced Common and simplified norms for processing investor’s service requests by RTAs and norms for furnishing PAN, KYC details and Nomination read with SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/POD-1/P/CIR/2023/158 dated 26^th September, 2023.

Synopsis of the circular are as under:

1. Mandatory furnishing of PAN, Nomination, Contact details, Bank A/c details and Specimen signature (KYC documents) by holders of physical securities.

2. Folios of holders of physical securities without PAN, Nomination, Contact details, Bank A/c details and Specimen signature shall be frozen by the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) on or after 1^st January, 2024.

3. The security holder(s) whose folio(s) have been frozen shall be eligible:
(a) to lodge grievance or avail any service request from the RTA only after furnishing the KYC documents and
(b) for any payment including dividend in respect of such frozen folios, only through electronic mode with effect from 1^st April, 2024.

4. Frozen folios shall be referred by the RTA / listed company to the administering authority under the Benami Transactions (Prohibitions) Act, 1988 and/or Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, if they continue to remain frozen as on 31^st December, 2025.

5. The RTA shall revert the frozen folios to normal status upon receipt of all the KYC documents.


Action Required:

1. Investors shall submit Form ISR-1 to Company’s RTA, i.e. Link Intime India Private Limited for updating PAN and other KYC details.

2. In case of mismatch in the signature of the holder in the records of Link Intime India Private Limited or updation of signature, the investor shall furnish original cancelled cheque and banker’s attestation for the signature as per Form ISR-2.

3. Investors shall fill Form SH-13 for declaration of nomination and if required, Form SH-14 for variation in nomination. However, in case investor wants to opt-out of nomination, Form ISR-3 be submitted to Link Intime India Private Limited.


Investors are requested to read the aforesaid circular and ensure that above details are updated with Link Intime India Private Limited before 31^st December, 2023. Thereafter, folios for which the above details are not available shall be frozen by Link Intime India Private Limited.


All holders of physical securities of the Company are mandatorily required to furnish the documents / details to Link Intime India Private Limited, at the address given below: