– Transferors / sellers signature on transfer deed have to be signature verified by Share Registrar to make the physical shares saleable or convertible in book entry form.
– Shareholder sends his / her filled, signed and witnessed transfer deed to the Share Registrar through post / courier or presents on service counters to obtain signature verification.
– Only transferor’s columns of transfer deed is to be filled by shareholder and transferee portion must be left blank when submitting transfer deed for signature verification.
– Transfer Deed will be verified within 48 hours and dispatched if received through post or courier.
– At service counters transfer deed is normally verified on presentation.

– Submit share certificate(s) with signature verified transfer deed along with copy of CNIC of transferee to Share Registrar for effecting transfer.
– Purchaser / transferee will fill his particulars in relevant columns of transfer deed, sign and have it witnessed.
– Transfer duty (@ 1.5% of the face value of shares) is paid by affixing share transfer stamp on the reverse of transfer deed.
– Share certificates lodged for transfer are ready for delivery / dispatch within 15 days.
– In case transfer is from a non-resident shareholder to another non-resident a certificate to this effect has to be submitted together with Proceeds Realization Certificate for the amount of transfer stamp duty remitted to Pakistan.

– Shareholder must open an account in CDS with any CDC Participant (Stock Broker) or with CDC Investors Account Services (IAS).
– CDC Participant (Stock Broker) or CDC IAS Deposit Section initiates deposit request in CDS, on behalf of shareholder, after receiving original share certificates and verified transfer deeds and signed Security Deposit Form from the account holder.
– CDC Participant (Stock Broker) or CDC IAS Deposit Section sends physical share certificate, verified transfer deed, Security Deposit Form and CDS deposit request printout (obtained after initiating deposit request in CDS) to respective Share Registrar.
– Before deposit, share transfer duty is to be affixed on the reverse of transfer deed in form of share transfer stamps / e-stamps. Transfer duty is to be affixed @ 0.15 % of the face value of shares.
– Share Registrar after receiving the documents, verifies the documents and CDS entry and gives approval of deposit in CDS, maximum within a period of 10 days.

– Shareholder must immediately inform Share Registrar through a signed letter about loss / misplacement / destruction / mutilation of the certificate.
– Share Registrar will let him / her know about necessary formalities (such as submission of indemnity bond, newspaper publication, copies of CNIC of applicant/guarantor/ witnessing persons and other requirements, depending on the case, which are to be fulfilled by the shareholder).

– Stamp duty on issue of duplicate shares has to be paid by the shareholder.
– In case of mutilation, original mutilated certificates would require submission with the Share Registrar.
– Duplicate share certificates will be prepared and issued within 30 days after completion of above mentioned formalities by the shareholder.

– In case of change in personal registered details (such as name, address, bank mandate, zakat status, email address, cell phone number etc.) shareholder will send duly signed letter to Share Registrar mentioning new particulars to note in records and to update his / her particulars in Members’ Register.

– In case of change of status to non-zakatable by Muslim shareholders notarized copy of form CZ 50 (on NJSP of Rs.50/-) is required.
– In the event where shares are in electronic form, CDS account holders would write to his/her CDC participant (Stock Broker) or CDC Investor Account Services as the case maybe.

– Cash dividend is directly credited electronically to the bank account of the shareholder, using the 24 digits, International Bank Account Number (IBAN) provided by the shareholder. Where IBAN has not been provided, in the case of physical shareholding to the Registrar and in case of CDC shareholding to the Participant / broker or Investor Accounts Services of CDC (depending on where the shares are electronically held) dividend payment remains on hold. 
– Dividend is credited within 10 working days, from the AGM date in case of final dividend, and from first day of book closure in case of interim dividend.
– Physical bonus share certificates are sent to shareholders on their registered address through registered post / courier, within 30 days from the date of re-opening of the share transfer register.
– In case of electronic shares the bonus shares are credited directly into the CDC participant (Stock Broker) or Investor Account maintained at CDC.

– In case of non-receipt / non-credit of dividend, shareholder must intimate in writing to FAMCO or fill-up and submit the Shareholder Online Inquiry / Complaint Form available on this website.

– In case of non-receipt of bonus share certificate, if it has been lost in transit, shareholder can get a duplicate by sending written and signed request to Share Registrar and completion of necessary formalities required by Share Registrar such as submission of indemnity bond, copies of CNIC of applicant/guarantor/witnessing persons and compliance of other requirements, depending on the case

– Right share certificates are normally prepared by the Share Registrar within 30 days of the last date of payment. Shareholders are required to submit original paid Right letters (under a duly signed cover letter) to the Share Registrar for exchange with the definitive Right share certificate.
– In case of non-receipt of right share certificate, if it has been lost in transit, shareholder can get a duplicate by sending written and signed request to Share Registrar and completion of necessary formalities required by Share Registrar such as submission of indemnity bond, copies of CNIC of applicant/guarantor/witnessing persons and compliance of other requirements, depending on the case

– In case of electronic shares the right shares are credited directly into the CDC participant (Stock Broker) or Investor Account maintained at CDC.

– In the event of death of a shareholder the title in the shares will pass on to his/her legal heirs / representatives. Legal heir must immediately give notice of demise of the shareholder to the Share Registrar, supported by attested copy of Death Certificate and obtain latest position of shareholding from the Share Registrar for the purpose of inclusion in the application for Succession Certificate to a court of law or NADRA.
– Share Registrar will let the legal heirs know about necessary formalities (such as submission of succession certificate issued by a competent court of law / NADRA, original share certificates, unpaid dividend warrants (if any), copies of CNIC of legal heir(s) and other requirements).
– Shares would be transferred in the name of the legal heirs within 15 days from completion of all formalities and submission of required documentation.

FAMCO Share Registration Service (Pvt) Limited, 8-F, Near Hotel Faran, Nursery, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S, Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi.
Tel. No. (92-21) 3438 0101-5 & 3438 4621-3
Email: info.shares@famcosrs.com
Public dealing timings at counters: Monday to Thursday – 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Friday – 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Shareholders may send signed requests through post / courier /or come to the counters for their shares related inquiries / transactions.
Please do not forget to quote the name of security and folio / CDC account number and other relevant particular (e.g. dividend #) in all your communications.