Investor notices are usually published in more than one newspaper — commonly a national English daily read by the market, plus a daily in the language of the place where the registered office is — because the requirement is that shareholders can actually see them, wherever they are.
These are display advertisements, priced by the space they occupy. An offer notice carrying a full set of terms is a large advertisement; a record-date or ballot-result notice is usually a small one. That difference is most of what separates a modest bill from a large one.
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 share and investor notices we publish
IPO notice
- Published when
- When a company offers its shares to the public for the first time and the offer has to be announced publicly.
- Who publishes it
- The company making the offer, usually through its lead managers.
- Usual format
- Display, and typically the largest notice in this group — often a full or half page in the financial dailies.
Rights issue notice
- Published when
- When shares are offered to existing shareholders in proportion to what they already hold, and the offer and its dates have to be announced.
- Who publishes it
- The company making the issue.
- Usual format
- Display. Sized to the terms and the timetable it has to carry.
Public issue notice
- Published when
- When securities are offered to the public and the offer has to be announced.
- Who publishes it
- The company or body making the issue.
- Usual format
- Display, usually large, in the financial and general dailies.
Buyback of shares notice
- Published when
- When a company offers to buy its own shares back from shareholders and must publish the offer and its terms.
- Who publishes it
- The company buying back.
- Usual format
- Display. Carries the price, the size of the offer and the dates, so it needs real space.
Bonus shares record date
- Published when
- To announce the record date for a bonus issue, so shareholders know the date on which entitlement is fixed.
- Who publishes it
- The company making the bonus issue.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small — this is a short announcement, not a full offer document.
Result of postal ballot
- Published when
- After a postal ballot closes, to publish the outcome of the resolutions put to members.
- Who publishes it
- The company that held the ballot.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small to medium depending on how many resolutions are reported.
E-voting notice
- Published when
- To tell members that remote electronic voting is available for a meeting — when the voting window opens and closes, and how to use it.
- Who publishes it
- Companies putting resolutions to members.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small. Often combined with the notice of the meeting itself.
Transfer of unclaimed dividends & shares to IEPF
- Published when
- Before unclaimed dividends and the shares underlying them are transferred to the investor protection fund, so that holders have a chance to claim them first.
- Who publishes it
- Companies with dividends that have gone unclaimed for the prescribed period.
- Usual format
- Display. Size depends on how much detail about affected holders the notice carries.
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 should an investor notice appear in?
Follow whatever your board, your regulator or your merchant banker has specified. Where nothing has been directed, the usual pattern is a national English daily that the market reads plus a 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 qualify and what each costs.
Why is an IPO or buyback notice so much more expensive than a bonus or e-voting notice?
Because it is bigger. These are display advertisements priced per square centimetre, and an offer notice has to carry the terms, the timetable and the risk wording, while a record-date notice is a few lines. Same rate card, very different amount of space.
Do you write or check the notice wording?
No. Investor notice wording comes from your company secretary, your legal adviser or your merchant banker. 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.
Can you publish the same notice in several newspapers on the same day?
Yes, and for most of these notices that is the normal arrangement. Send us the wording once and tell us the papers or the cities; we book them together so they carry on the same date, and quote each paper separately so you can see where the money goes.
What is the deadline for booking?
For most dailies, the afternoon before publication. Financial dailies and large multi-edition bookings need more notice, especially for a full-page offer advertisement. If you are working to a fixed date, tell us the date first.
How do I show the notice was published?
The notice appears in that day's edition and in the newspaper's own e-paper, which you can save or print for your records. We do not supply physical copies of the newspaper.
