Mumbai, Jan. 31 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a special one-year window allowing investors to transfer and dematerialise physical securities that could not be processed before April 1, 2019, due to various reasons, including procedural or documentation-related challenges.

In a statement, SEBI said it has opened a special window from February 05, 2026, to February 04, 2027, to enable such investors to regularise and complete the transfer cum dematerialisation of securities. The move will take effect on February 05, 2026.

This step would facilitate these investors' rightful access to their property.

The window shall also be available for such transfer requests that were submitted earlier and were reje...