Draft Newspaper Advertisement for Company Name Change

A company who has changed its legal name has to give a public notice in the newspaper(s).

Such notices are intimations to all concerned stakeholders viz. customers, suppliers, shareholders, distributors, vendors, etc. to take a note of the change and take any action as may be necessary.

Hereunder are samples of public notices to be given in the newspaper by a company who has changed its name.

You can make necessary modifications to the formats as may be required and applicable in your case.

TEMPLATE #1

(Lengthy version)

PUBLIC NOTICE

__________ LIMITED

(CIN: _______________)

(REGD. OFFICE: _______________)

IN THE MATTER OF CHANGE OF NAME FROM

__________ LIMITED

TO

__________ LIMITED

It is hereby informed that __________ LIMITED, originally incorporated on (Date) under the Companies Act, 2013 as __________ Limited, has changed its name to __________ LIMITED. Approval of the board of directors and members was obtained by passing necessary resolutions in terms of Section 13 of the Companies Act, 2013 and was filed with the Registrar of Companies (ROC), _______. The company has obtained the approval of the Central Government vide order no. ________ dated ________. Further, it is informed that pursuant to rule 29 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, the company has been issued a new certificate of incorporation pursuant to change of name in Form No. INC-25 by the ROC evidencing the change of name.

All stakeholders are requested to take note of the above information.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Sd/-

(Name of the Officer)

(Designation)

DIN: _______

Place: _______

Dated _______

TEMPLATE #2

(Short version)

NOTICE

__________ PRIVATE LIMITED

(CIN: _________________)

(REGD. OFFICE: _______________)

CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME

Notice is hereby given that __________ Private Limited has changed its name to __________ Private Limited, following the due approval by the board of directors, members and central government and on receipt of the Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to change of name by the Registrar of Companies, ________.

For & on behalf of the Company,

(Name of the Officer)

(Designation)

DIN: ________

Place: ________

Dated ________