THE SUKHJIT STARCH & CHEMICALS LIMITED

CIN: L15321PB1944PLC001925

Regd. Office: Sarai Road,Phagwara, Distt. Kapurthala, Punjab – (144 401)

E-mail : sukhjit@sukhjitgroup.com : www.sukhjitgroup.com

Tel. No. 01824-468800 Fax No. 01824-261669, 262077

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FOR KIND ATTENTION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY

Sub.: Transfer of Equity Shares of the Company to the Designated Demat Account of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) 

Dear Shareholder (s),

Kind Attention of the shareholders is drawn towards the unpaid / claimed amount, out of the interim dividend for the financial year 2015-16, which was declared by the Company inMarch11, 2016and is due for deposit / transfer on March10,2023(i.e. after a period of 7 years) in the IEPF Account established by the Central Government, as per the provisions of section 124(5) read with section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Further, in terms of provisions of Section 124 (6), 125 and other applicable provisions the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")read with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (the IEPF Rules), all underlying shares in respect of which dividend remains unpaid/unclaimed for7 consecutive years also need to be transferred to Demat account of IEPF Authority.

As per our records, you have not encashed any dividend, declared by the Company during the last 7 years. Accordingly, you must claim for unpaid / unclaimed dividend as per the details given in the attached letter of date. In case the Company does not receive necessary documents required for claiming unpaid dividend within the requisite time, the Company, in order to comply with the provisions / requirements of the Act and IEPF Rules, shall have to transfer the shares to the Demat Account of IEPF Authority, as per the procedure set out in the Act and IEPF Rules without any further notice to the shareholder. The Shareholder may note that once the dividend and their corresponding shares are credited to the Demat Account of IEPF Authority, no claim shall lie against the Company in respect thereof, pursuant to the Act and IEPF Rules.

The Company has also uploaded complete details of such shareholder(s) and shares due to be transferred to the IEPF Authority on its website www.sukhjitgroup.com. The Shareholder is requested to refer to company's website www.sukhjitgroup.com to verify the details of unclaimed dividends and the shares liable to be transferred to the IEPF Authority.

The shareholder(s) holding shares in physical form and whose shares are liable to be transferred to the IEPF Authority, may note that upon transfer of shares to IEPF Authority the original share certificate(s) which are registered in their name will stand automatically cancelled and be deemed non-negotiable. In case of shares held in Demat Form, to the extent of shares liable to be transferred shall stand debited from the shareholder's account.

Shareholder may also note that both the unclaimed dividend and corresponding shares transferred to the IEPF Authority Including all the benefits accruing on such shares, if any, can be claimed from the IEPF Authority by making an application in form IEPF-5 on line at www.iepf.gov.in and sending the physical copy of the form along with the required supporting documents, specified in the said form IEPF 5 to the Company/ RTA for verification of your claims.

For any queries on the aforesaid subject the shareholder is requested to contact the Company or Company's Registrar & Share Transfer Agent with a request giving necessary details (i.e. Folio no, DP-ID & client ID no. (if any), current address and contact numbers & details or Non-receipt of the Dividend Warrant etc.) at the earliest at the following addresses:-

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For The Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Limited 

Sd/-

AMAN SETIA

Vice President (Finance) & Company Secretary

Place: Phagwara

Date: 31/01/2023