Register of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel

Maintained under Section 170 and Rule 17, at the registered office, from the date of incorporation. Includes each person's shareholding. This is the first document asked for in due diligence and the one most small companies have never written down.

What the section requires. Name, father's or mother's or spouse's name, date of birth, residential address, nationality, occupation, PAN, DIN, date of appointment and of cessation, and the details of securities held in the company and its subsidiaries. A person who ceases to hold office is not removed from the register — the cessation date is recorded and the entry stays. Changes are also notified to the Registrar in DIR-12 within thirty days.