9. General Shareholder Information

Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 205A and 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, the dividend which remains unclaimed/unpaid for a period of seven years from the date of transfer to the unpaid dividend account is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government.

The status of dividend remaining unclaimed is given hereunder:

The Company has hosted on its website the details of the unclaimed dividend/interest/principal amounts for the Financial Year 2011-12 and 2012-13 as per the Notification No.G S R 352 (E) dated 10th May 2012 of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

The date of declaration of dividend in respect of Financial Years 2005-06 to 2011-12 and the last date for claiming such dividend is given in the table below:

*Indicative dates. Actual dates may vary.

The Company's Registrars have already written to the Shareholders and Depositors informing them about the due dates for transfer to IEPF for unclaimed dividends/interest payments. Attention of the stakeholders is again drawn to this matter through the Annual Report.

Shareholders/Depositors are requested to get in touch with the Registrars for encashing the unclaimed dividend/interest/principal amount, if any, standing to the credit of their account.

Nomination Facility

Shareholders who hold shares in the physical form and wish to make/change a nomination in respect of their shares in the Company, as permitted under Section 109A of the Companies Act, 1956, may submit to TSR Darashaw Private Limited the prescribed Form 2B. The Nomination Form can be downloaded from the Company's website www.tatasteel.com under the section 'Investors'.

Shares held in Electronic Form

Shareholders holding shares in electronic form may please note that instructions regarding change of address, bank details, nomination and power of attorney should be given directly to the DP.

Shares held in Physical Form

Shareholders holding shares in physical form may please note that instructions regarding change of address, bank details, nomination and power of attorney should be given to the Company's RTA viz. TSR Darashaw Pvt. Limited.

Updation of bank details for remittance of dividend/cash benefits in electronic form

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide its Circular No. CIR/MRD/DP/10/2013 dated March 21, 2013 ("Circular") to all listed companies requires them to update bank details of their shareholders holding shares in demat mode and/or physical form, to enable usage of the electronic mode of remittance i.e. ECS [ LECS (Local ECS)/RECS (Regional ECS)/NECS (National ECS) ], NEFT, etc. for distributing dividends and other cash benefits to the shareholders.

The Circular further states that in cases where either the bank details such as MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition), IFSC (Indian Financial System Code), etc. that are required for making electronic payment are not available or the electronic payment instructions have failed or have been rejected by the bank, companies or their Registrars and Transfer Agents (RTA) may use physical payment instruments for making cash payments to the investors. Companies shall mandatorily print the bank account details of the investors on such payment instruments.

Shareholders to note that payment of dividend and other cash benefits through electronic mode has many advantages like prompt credit, elimination of fraudulent encashment/delay in transit, etc. They are requested to opt for any of the above mentioned electronic modes of payment of dividend and other cash benefits and update their bank details:

• In case of holdings in dematerialised form, by contacting their Depository Participant and giving suitable instructions to update the bank details in their demat account.
• In case of holdings in physical form, by informing the Company's RTA viz. TSR Darashaw Pvt Ltd. their Folio No(s), Name and Branch of the Bank in which they wish to receive the dividend, the Bank Account type, Bank Account Number allotted by their banks after implementation of Core Banking Solutions (CBS) and the 9 digit MICR Code Number.

Those Shareholders who do not wish to avail of the electronic facility of remittance, are requested to furnish to the DPs/ Registrars, the Name and Branch of the Bank and the Bank Account Number allotted by their banks after implementation of Core Banking Solutions, which will be printed on the warrants.

Listing on Stock Exchanges –

The Company's Ordinary shares are listed on BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited in India:

Market Information

Market Price Data: High, Low (based on the closing prices) and volume during each month in last financial year.