Section 10. Transferability of shares

CHAPTER IV SHARES 10. Transferability of shares. —(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), the shares of the State Bank shall be freely transferable. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall entitle the[1] [Central Government] to transfer any shares held by it in the State Bank if such transfer will result in reducing the shares held by it to less than[2] [fifty- 1. Subs. by Act 32 of 2007, s. 4, for "Reserve Bank" (w.e.f. 29-6-2007). 2. Subs. by 27 of 2010, s. 5, for "fifty-five per cent. of the issued capital" (w.e.f. 15-9-2010). one per cent. of the issued capital consisting of equity shares,] of the State Bank. 1[10A. Right of registered shareholders to nominate. —(1) Every individual registered shareholder may, at any time, nominate, in the prescribed manner, an individual to whom all his rights in the shares shall vest in the event of his death. (2) Where the shares are registered in the name of more than one individual jointly, the joint holders may together nominate in the prescribed manner, an individual to whom all their rights in the shares shall vest in the event of the death of all the joint holders. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any disposition, whether testamentary or otherwise, where a nomination in respect of shares is made in the prescribed manner and which purports to confer on the nominee the right to vest the shares, the nominee shall, on the death of the shareholder or, as the case may be, on the death of all the joint holders, become entitled to all the rights of the shareholder or, as the case may be, of all the joint holders, in relation to such shares and all other persons shall be excluded unless the nomination is varied or cancelled in the prescribed manner. (4) Where the nominee is a minor, it shall be lawful for the individual registered holder of the shares to make nomination to appoint, in the prescribed manner, any person to become entitled to the shares in the event of his death during the minority of the nominee.] 2[11. Restrictions on voting rights. —No shareholder, other than the 3[Central Government], shall be entitled to exercise voting rights in respect of any shares held by him in excess of ten per cent. of the issued capital: Provided that such shareholder shall be entitled to exercise voting rights at such higher percentage as the Central Government may, after consultation with the[3] [Central Government], specify.] 4[Provided further that the shareholder holding any preference share capital in the State Bank shall, in respect of such capital, have a right to vote only on resolutions placed before the State Bank which directly affect the rights attached to his preference shares: Provided also that no preference shareholder, other than the Central Government, shall be entitled to exercise voting rights in respect of preference shares held by him in excess of ten per cent. of total voting rights of all the shareholders holding preference share capital only.]