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The South Indian Bank Limited has published newspaper advertisements regarding the transfer of equity shares to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).

• Pursuant to IEPF Authority Rules, shares in respect of which dividend remains unpaid or unclaimed for seven consecutive years or more are liable for transfer to the IEPF account.
• All underlying shares with unclaimed/unpaid dividends for seven consecutive years from the year 2017-18 onwards must be transferred to the IEPF Authority.
• The Bank has sent specific communication to affected shareholders.
• Details of unclaimed dividends and shares due for transfer are available on the Bank's website www.southindianbank.com under Investors Desk -> Shareholders Information -> List of Shareholders subject to transfer of unclaimed shares to IEPF.
• Shareholders who have not claimed dividends for the last seven years (specifically mentioning from 2017-18) are advised to make their claim by writing to the Bank's RTA (M/s. MUFG Investor Services India Private Limited, Coimbatore) or the Bank's Registered Office in Thrissur.
• The deadline for claiming the dividend for the year 2017-18 is on or before 9th August 2025.
• If a valid claim is not received by 9th August 2025, the shares will be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority.
• Underlying shares with unclaimed dividends for seven consecutive years from 2010-11 to 2016-17 have already been transferred to the IEPF Authority.
• Both unclaimed dividends and transferred shares (including benefits thereon) can be claimed back from the IEPF Authority by applying online in the prescribed Form IEPF-5 and submitting the physical copy and required documents to the Bank's Nodal Officer.
• Physical share certificates for shares being transferred will be cancelled, and new certificates/letters of confirmation will be issued for transfer to the IEPF Authority's demat account.
• The notice was published in Financial Express (All Editions) and Deepika (All Kerala Edition) on 25th April 2025.