It is the change of ownership of shares to someone else with due registration with the company. It is a process of changing a title to shares with the approval of the company.
There are two parties involved in the transfer of shares. The one who transfer the share in the name of another person is known as transferor (old Director) and the person to whom the share are transferred is known as transferee (new appointed Director).
Procedures regarding Transfer of Shares:
(1) Verification of legal provision: Check if there is a provision in the Articles of Association regarding the transfer of shares. If there is a provision in the Articles, go ahead regarding the transfer of shares, if there is no provision he cannot go ahead with the procedure of transfer of shares.
(2) Receipt of documents for transfer: The transferor and transferee jointly, submit the Share Transfer deed (Form 7B ) from the ROC of the state where registered office of the Company is situated which should be duly completed, signed and stamped for the purpose of transfer at the company's office. The share certificate is also submitted.
(3) Verification of transfer documents: Check the transfer documents submitted by the transferor and the transferee. You have to check that the share certificate has been attached alongwith all the details given in the transfer documents and see if they are in order.
(4) Issue of notice of transfer to transferor and transferee: Company then issues a notice of lodgement of transfer to the transferor and transferee requesting them to send their objection, if any within fourteen days after they receive the notice.
(6) Entry in the transfer register: If no objections have been received by either the transferor and the transferee, Company then enters the details of the transfer in the Transfer Register. He has to get the old share certificate endorsed in the name of the transferee.
(7) Board meeting for the approval of transfer: A meeting of Board of Directors will be called. In this meeting, a resolution will be passed regarding the transfer of shares. Once the resolution has been passed, the You have to remove the name of the transferor from the Register of members and include the name of the transferee.
(8) Intimation to Transferee and dispatch of share certificate: Once the transfer is initiated, the Company will inform the transferee about the transfer and that the share holders may come and collect his new share certificate or endorsed certificate against the transfer receipt. For those transferees who cannot come to collect the new share certificate, it will be sent to their registered addresses as per the instructions of the transferee.
This procedures is to be followed by the Company while transferring the shares of a particular shareholder it does not matter whther a person is director of the Company or not. And in your case if Director has resigned from the Company it does not mean that he cannot holds shares of your company he can be member (shareholder) of your company even after resignation from the directorship. And it is not necessary that new director who is appointed should have shares your Company.