IEPF Transfer Calendar: Companies Moving Shares to the IEPF, October 2026

Every month, listed companies transfer a fresh batch of shares to the Investor Education and Protection Fund — the shares of shareholders whose dividends have gone unclaimed for seven consecutive years. October is one of the busiest months of the year, and this page collects the notices published for it.

If a company below holds shares in your family, check its notice now. Until the transfer date, claiming a single unpaid dividend stops the shares from moving. After it, getting them back means an IEPF claim. What to do with a transfer notice.

Notices for October 2026

Dates are as reported from each company's published notice, current as of 8 October 2026. Each company sets its own date — always confirm it in that company's notice before relying on it.

• Elecon Engineering: — shareholders were asked to claim by 5 October 2026 to prevent transfer. This date has passed. (report)
• Maharashtra Seamless: — newspaper notice published; shareholders asked to act by 15 October 2026. (report)
• Keerthi Industries: — final dividend for 2018-19 to be transferred on 25 October 2026. (report)
• Voltas: — shares liable to transfer to the IEPF on 26 October 2026. (report)
• Poddar Pigments: — shares to be transferred by 26 October 2026. (report)
• Xerox India: — final dividend for 2018-19 and the underlying shares to be transferred on 31 October 2026. (report)
• Sobha: — unclaimed 2018-19 dividend and shares to be transferred in October 2026; the claim date given was 15 September 2026. The claim date has passed. (report)
• Jubilant Pharmova: — unclaimed dividends and shares to be transferred by October 2026. (report)

This is not every company transferring this month — only those whose notices were reported. Many smaller companies publish notices with no press coverage at all, which is why checking by name matters more than checking a list.

Why October is so busy

Most companies declare their final dividend at an annual general meeting held by the end of September. The final dividends declared for the financial year 2018-19 were mostly declared between July and September 2019 — and seven years on, the unclaimed ones are crossing the line now, taking their shares with them.

Why transfers happen all year, not just in October

It is a mistake to think of this as an October event. Interim dividends are declared at different points in the year, and each one crosses its seven-year mark on its own date. Two examples from the companies' own investor pages:

• Infosys: transferred shares linked to its 2018-19 interim, special and final dividends on 9 January, 20 March and 14 August 2026 (Infosys)
• Indian Oil: transferred shares linked to its 2018-19 interim dividends on 13 February and 22 May 2026 (IOC)

So the useful habit is not watching October — it is keeping a family's folios current all year, so that no dividend goes unpaid in the first place.

How to tell if you are affected

• Check the company's website.: Every company transferring shares must publish the list of affected shareholders and folios on its site, usually under Investors → IEPF or Unclaimed Dividend.
• Look for the letter.: Companies must write to each affected shareholder at least three months before the transfer — at the registered address, which is exactly why so many letters never arrive.
• Search the IEPF records: if you think the date has already passed. How to check whether shares were transferred.

If your date has passed

The shares are not lost — only harder to reach. They are with the IEPF Authority and are claimed back on Form IEPF-5, after which they are credited to your demat account. How the claim works, and a realistic sense of how long it takes.

If you are not sure whether any of these companies hold shares in your family's name, our free share search will check for you at no cost.

Company dates are as reported by the news sources linked against each entry and reflect notices published as of 8 October 2026. A company's own notice is the authority — confirm the date there before acting.