Kindly note that as per Section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the dividend amount remaining unclaimed for 7 years, is required to be transferred to the Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF) constituted by Government of India.

Further, as per section 124(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder, provide that all shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed for Seven consecutive years or more shall be transferred by the Company to the demat accoun of the IEPF authority

Shareholders are requested to follow the above mentioned procedure for claiming their unclaimed dividend.

Payment of unclaimed dividend through electronic mode


Annexure - 1

Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ('the Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF established by the Central Government, after the completion of seven years. Accordingly the unpaid / unclaimed dividends lying with the BPCL would be due for transfer to IEPF as per details given below.

Sr. No.	Dividend Type	Rate	Date of AGM / BM	Due date for transfer to IEPF
1	Final 2016 - 2017	10%	12.09.2017	17.10.2024
2	1st Interim 2017-2018	140%	09.02.2018	16.03.2025
3	Final 2017-2018	70%	11.09.2018	16.10.2025
4	1st Interim 2018-2019	110%	08.02.2019	15.03.2026
5	Final 2018-2019	80%	30.08.2019	04.10.2026
6	1st Interim 2019-2020	165%	12.03.2020	16.04.2027
7	1st Interim 2020-2021	160%	08.02.2021	15.03.2028
8	2nd Interim 2020-2021	50%	16.03.2021	20.04.2028
9	Final 2020-2021	580%	27.09.2021	01.11.2028
10	1st Interim 2021-2022	50%	29.10.2021	03.12.2028
11	2nd Interim 2021-2022	50%	31.01.2022	7.03.2029
12	Final Dividend 2021-2022	60%	29.08.2022	03.10.2029
13	Final Dividend 2022-23	40%	28.08.2023	02.10.2030
14	Interim Dividend 2023-24	210%	29.11.2023	03.01.2031
15	Final Dividend 2023-24	105% (post bonus)	30.08.2024	04.10.2031