Most company notices have to appear in more than one newspaper — typically one English daily and one daily in the language of the place where the registered office sits — because the point is that shareholders can actually read them. Which papers satisfy that depends on where your registered office is, not on which papers are best known.
These notices run as display advertisements, so what you pay is driven by the size of the notice rather than its word count. A results table needs more space than a two-line meeting notice, and that difference is most of the difference in price.
Which newspapers qualify
Which paper you must use is set by whoever directed the notice — the court, the registrar, the regulator or the lender. Where the direction names no paper, the usual expectation is one widely-circulated English daily plus one daily in the language of the place concerned.
- Tell us the city or district the notice has to cover and we will come back with the papers that satisfy it, cheapest first.
- An edition is a printing area, not a whole state — a notice for one district rarely needs the full state run.
- If the direction names a specific newspaper, we book that paper at its official rate.
Times of India
English
Hindustan Times
English
The Hindu
English
Anandabazar Patrika
Bengali
Telegraph
English
Malayala Manorama
Malayalam
Tribune
English
Aajkaal
Bengali
Ajit
Punjabi
Amar Asom
Assamese
Amar Ujala
Hindi
Amritsar Tribune
English
The company notices we publish
Board meeting notice
- Published when
- Ahead of a board meeting at which matters that must be made public — most often financial results — will be considered.
- Who publishes it
- Listed companies, and companies whose articles or whose regulator require the meeting to be notified.
- Usual format
- A short display notice. Usually the smallest size the paper will accept.
Annual general meeting (AGM) notice
- Published when
- When the annual general meeting is convened, so that members know when and where it will be held and how to attend or vote.
- Who publishes it
- Companies convening a general meeting of members.
- Usual format
- Display. Longer than a board-meeting notice, because it usually carries the meeting details and the voting arrangements.
Unaudited / audited financial results
- Published when
- After the board has approved the quarterly, half-yearly or annual results, so shareholders and the market see the same figures at the same time.
- Who publishes it
- Listed companies.
- Usual format
- Tabular display — a set of figures rather than prose. Size, and therefore cost, depends on how many line items the table carries.
Inviting fixed deposits
- Published when
- When a company or finance company invites deposits from the public and must publish the terms on which it is doing so.
- Who publishes it
- Companies and finance companies accepting public deposits.
- Usual format
- Display, and usually large — the terms take space.
Amalgamation notice
- Published when
- When two or more companies are being combined and the arrangement has to be made known to shareholders, creditors and the public.
- Who publishes it
- The companies being amalgamated.
- Usual format
- Display. Often a quarter page or more, because the notice carries the details of the scheme.
Merger notice
- Published when
- When one company is being absorbed into another and the arrangement has to be made known to shareholders, creditors and the public.
- Who publishes it
- The companies merging.
- Usual format
- Display. Sized to the scheme details it has to carry.
Change in registered address
- Published when
- When a company moves its registered office, particularly when it moves from one state or jurisdiction to another, so that anyone who deals with the company can object or update their records.
- Who publishes it
- The company moving its office.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small. Commonly required in both an English and a vernacular daily covering the old location.
Change in branch address
- Published when
- When a branch office moves and customers or the public need to be told where it has gone.
- Who publishes it
- The company or institution moving the branch.
- Usual format
- Display, usually the minimum size, in a paper covering the branch's own city.
Change in fund management team
- Published when
- When the person or team managing a scheme changes, so that investors in that scheme are told.
- Who publishes it
- Asset management companies.
- Usual format
- Display, in the financial dailies investors in the scheme are likely to read.
What we need from you
You supply the wording. We publish it exactly as supplied and send you a proof before it runs — we do not draft, reword or translate the text of a statutory notice.
- The notice text, as it is to appear, in a file or typed into the form.
- The newspaper and the city or edition, if these have been directed.
- The date you need it published by.
- Whatever the newspaper asks for to accept the notice — this varies by paper and by notice type, and we will tell you before you pay.
What it costs
Statutory notices run as display advertisements, so they are priced per square centimetre of space — not per line or per word. The cost is the paper and edition rate multiplied by the width and height of the notice.
That makes size the thing you control. A notice set to the minimum size the paper will accept costs a fraction of a quarter page, and for most statutory purposes the minimum is enough.
- Rates are the official newspaper rates, at a guaranteed-lowest price.
- GST of 5% applies on top of the space cost.
- Send us the notice and we will quote the exact figure for the papers that qualify, before you commit.
How to publish it
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Send us the notice. Upload the file or paste the text into the form, with the city it has to cover and the date you need it by.
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Get the qualifying papers, priced. We come back with the newspapers that satisfy the requirement and what each will cost at the size you need.
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Approve the proof. We set the notice and send you a proof. Nothing goes to the paper until you have approved exactly how it will appear.
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It runs, and you can check it. On the release date the notice appears in print. You can verify it in the e-paper or a local copy of that day's edition.
Frequently asked questions
Which newspapers do I have to publish a company notice in?
Whatever your board resolution, your regulator or your legal adviser has specified. Where nothing specific has been directed, the usual expectation is one widely-circulated English daily plus one daily in the language of the place where the registered office is. Tell us the city and we will come back with the papers that satisfy that, cheapest first.
How much does a company notice in the newspaper cost?
It is priced per square centimetre of space, so the size of the notice drives the cost far more than the number of words. A short board-meeting notice at the paper's minimum size costs a fraction of a results table. Send us the wording and we will quote the exact figure for each qualifying paper before you commit. GST of 5% applies on top.
Do you write the notice for me?
No. For a statutory notice the wording is a legal document and it comes from your company secretary or advocate — we do not draft it, reword it or translate it. We typeset exactly what you supply, show you a proof, and publish it as approved.
How far ahead do I need to book?
For most newspapers a day ahead of the publication date is enough, with the deadline usually in the afternoon of the previous day. Financial dailies and multi-edition bookings need longer. If you are working to a fixed date, tell us the date first and we will tell you the last moment we can accept it.
How do I prove the notice was published?
On the release date you can see the notice in that day's edition — in print, or in the newspaper's own e-paper, which you can save. We do not supply printed copies of the newspaper.
Can I publish the notice in a language other than English?
Yes, and for the vernacular paper you usually must. Send the wording as a file in the language it is to appear in. We publish exactly what you supply — we do not translate statutory wording.
