SECP issues new list of 54 forms, returns for companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued 54 different types of forms and returns for companies including application for obtaining status of inactive company, return of allotments of shares and particulars of beneficial ownership of companies.
The new list of 54 forms and returns has been issued by the SECP through the Companies (General Provisions and Forms) Regulations-2018 here on Monday.
According to the regulations, any form, return, application, document or report required to be filed by a company under any provision of the Companies Act or these regulations shall be filed or lodged either online through e-service or in physical form in the following manner to the Commission or the Registrar, as the case may be.
Under SRO1225(I)/2018 issued by the SECP here on Monday, pursuant to the provision of section 506 of the Companies Act, formats of following forms and returns are specified which shall be used in all matters to which those forms and returns refer:
Form A: Annual return of company having share capital.
Form B: Annual return of company not having share capital.
Form C: Annual return of companies in case there is no change of particulars since last annual return filed with the registrar.
Form D: Annual return of inactive company.
Form 1: with Appendix: Receipt of subscription money.
Form 2: Application for conversion of status of company.
Form 2A: Filing of altered memorandum and articles of association after approval of the commission for conversion of status of a Company
Form 3 with Appendix: Return of allotments of shares.
Form 3A: Change of more than twenty five percent in shareholding or membership or voting rights.
Form 4: Intimation about Principal line of business or change therein.
Form 5: Petition for alteration of memorandum.
Form 6: Notice of consolidation, division or sub-division of shares, specifying the shares so consolidated, divided or sub-divided or the cancellation of shares (otherwise than in connection with a reduction of share capital under section 89 of the act).
Form 7: Notice of alteration in share capital.
Form 8: Application for change of name.
Form 9: Notice of the court's order disallowing / confirming the variations of the rights of holders of/ special class of shares.
Form 10: Particulars of mortgages, charges, pledge, etc.
Form 11: Particulars of mortgage or charge subject to which property has been acquired.
Form 12: Register of mortgages, charges, pledge etc., to be maintained by a company.
Form 13: Registration of entire series of debentures/ redeemable capital.
Form 14: Particulars of an issue of redeemable capital / debentures in a series when more than one issue in the series is made.
Form 15: Notice of appointment or change of nominee or change in his particulars (for single member company only).
Form 16: Particulars of modification of mortgage, charge, pledge, etc.
Form 17: Memorandum of complete satisfaction of mortgage, charge, pledge, etc.
Form 18: Notice of appointment/ cessation of receiver or manager to be given by the person who obtained an order for appointment of / appointed a receiver or manager.
Form 19: Notice to be given by receiver /manager on ceasing to act as such.
Form 20: Receiver or manager's abstract of receipts and payments.
Form 21: Notice of situation of registered office or any change therein.
Form 22: Declaration regarding compliance with the conditions of section 19 of the Companies Act, 2017 before commencing business in case of a company issuing prospectus.
Form 23: Declaration before commencing business in case of a company filing statement in lieu of prospectus
Form 24: Notice of rectification of register of members/ directors
Form 25: Statutory Report
Form 26: Special Resolution
Form 27: Declaration to be submitted to the court by provisional manager/official liquidator
Form 28: Consent to act as director / chief executive
Form 29: Particulars of directors and officers, including the chief executive, secretary, chief financial officer, auditors and legal adviser or of any change therein.
Form 30: Notification of particulars of beneficial ownership to the company.
Form 31: Return containing particulars of substantial shareholders/ officers for Companies' global register of beneficial ownership.
Form 32: Return containing particulars of companies for companies' global register of beneficial ownership.
Form 33: Notice of address where books of accounts are maintained.
Form 34: Pattern of Shareholding.
Form 35: Filing of copy of scheme of amalgamation.
Form 36: Notice of Dissenting Shareholders.
Form 37 with appendix: Information to be furnished in relation to any offer of a scheme or contract involving the transfer of shares or any class of shares in the transferor company to the transferee company
Form 38: Application for obtaining status of inactive company.
Form 39: Application for conversion of status from inactive to active company.