Eveready Industries India Limited has announced the opening of a special window for shareholders to re-lodge transfer requests for physical shares, in compliance with recent SEBI regulations. The initiative aims to address previously rejected or unprocessed share transfer applications.

SEBI Circular Implementation

The special window has been established pursuant to SEBI circular No. HO/38/13/11(2)2026-MIRSD-POD/I/3750/2026 dated January 30, 2026. The regulatory directive allows companies to reopen transfer processes for physical shares that were previously lodged but remained unprocessed due to various deficiencies.

Eligibility Criteria

The company has outlined specific eligibility requirements for shareholders seeking to utilize this special window. Transfer deeds must have been executed before April 1, 2019, irrespective of whether they were lodged before April 1, 2019, and shareholders must possess original security certificates to qualify for the re-lodgement process.

Share Transfer Conditions

Process and Documentation

All securities re-lodged during this period will be issued exclusively in demat mode and shall be under lock-in for a period of one year from the date of registration of transfer. Such shares cannot be transferred, lien-marked, or pledged during the lock-in period.

Eligible investors can submit their requests along with requisite documents to either the company directly or through Maheshwari Datamatics Private Limited, the appointed Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA).

Contact Information

Shareholders seeking to avail this facility can reach out through multiple channels:

The announcement was made through newspaper publications in Financial Express (English) and Aajkaal (Bengali) and communicated to BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, and The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited as part of regulatory disclosure requirements under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

R V Ravikumar has acquired additional equity shares in Ravi Kumar Distilleries Limited through an open market purchase, as disclosed in a regulatory filing under SEBI regulations. The transaction represents a minor increase in the promoter's existing shareholding in the company.

Transaction Details

The acquisition involved 5,440 equity shares representing 0.02% of the company's total share capital. The purchase was executed on March 6, 2026, through open market transactions.

Shareholding Pattern Changes

Following the acquisition, R V Ravikumar's total shareholding in Ravi Kumar Distilleries Limited has increased marginally. The transaction resulted in a small but notable change in his ownership percentage.

Regulatory Compliance

The disclosure was filed under Regulation 29(2) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011. R V Ravikumar is identified as belonging to the promoter group of the company.

Persons acting in concert with the acquirer include:

• R Amirthavalli
• Siva Sankaran V

Company Information

Ravi Kumar Distilleries Limited maintains its equity share capital at 2,40,00,000 shares of Rs. 10 each, with no changes to the total voting capital following this transaction. The company's shares are listed on both BSE Limited and NSE Limited.

The disclosure document was submitted to the respective stock exchanges and the company's compliance officer on March 7, 2026, fulfilling the regulatory requirements for substantial acquisition disclosures.