Dear Members,
The Twenty Seventh Annual Report together with the Audited Statement of
Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2011 is being
submitted.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars 2010-2011 2009-2010
Sales and other Income - -
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation, - -
Interest, Prior Period Expenses
Less: Interest - -
Less: Depreciation - -
Less: Prior Period Expenses - -
Profit/(Loss) before Tax - -
Income Tax - -
Liabilities Written Back net - -
Profit/(Loss) after Income Tax - -
Balance carried forwarded (674.67) (674.67)
from previous year
Net Profit/(Loss) transferred (674.67) (674.67)
to Balance Sheet
EPS (In Rs.) - -
DIVIDEND
As the Company is in the process of implementing the refinery project,
your Directors have not recommended any dividend.
PROGESS OF THE PROJECT
During the financial year 2010-2011, the Company has made the
significant progress in the direction of implementing refinery project.
The Company has successfully tied up with Hardt Group, Austria, which
is primarily focused in Energy sector, by signing the Assets Purchase
Agreements with entities managed by it. The group had invested in used
refinery equipments which incidentally when combined with the German
refinery bought by the Company can enable it to attain a refining
capacity of 10 MMTPA.
The total cost of the equipments from Tagore Investments SA is US $
275,000,000 (US Dollars Two Hundred Seventy Five Million only). The
total cost of the equipments from Amber Energy SA is US $ 142,000,000
(US Dollars One Hundred Forty Two Million only). The aggregate cost of
both the refineries amounting to US $ 417,000,000 (US $ Four Hundred
Seventeen Million only), will be paid as under:
1. US $ 317,000,000 (US Dollars Three Hundred Seventeen Million only)
by way of issue of Global Depository Receipts of equivalent amount to
the suppliers of the equipments viz. Amber Energy SA, Panama (US $ 142
mn) and Tagore Investments SA, British Virgin Islands (US $ 175mn).
2. US $ 100,000,000 (US Dollars One Hundred Million only) in Cash after
achieving financial closure for the project.
The application to the Central Government has been made for issue of
equity in the form of Global Depository Receipts (GDR) against purchase
of refinery equipments under the said Assets Purchase Agreements.
Hardt group has subscribed to the Equity of the Company to the tune of
US $ 2.7 million by means of preferential allotment and is expected to
invest further to take care of some of the working capital
requirements. The Company also made the preferential allotment to Nyra
Holdings Private Limited, a promoter group Company.
Simultaneously, the Contract for Purchase and sale of Assets related to
a decommissioned 90000 bpd Oil Refinery with Lohrmann International
GmbH was renegotiated modifying the scope of work, purchase
consideration and payment schedule. However as the Company was not able
to meet the payment deadlines, the contract was cancelled. But, the
Company is still trying its best to get alternate payment options so
that the Company doesn''t lose the equipment.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has been approached for
obtaining approval for the upward revision in capacity from 5 MMTPA to
10 MMTPA. The Company has also requested West Bengal Government for
extension of time for payment of consideration for sub leased land and
extension of fiscal incentives for enhanced capacity of the project.
WBIDC has extended the time till September 30, 2011 but the Company has
requested it to extend till March 31, 2012 which is receiving their
attention.
Hardt group is trying to get offers for EPC contract from some of the
renowned European contractors and it is likely to be concluded soon.
Chemtex Global Engineers Private Limited which prepared the Detailed
Feasibility Report for the lenders earlier is presently updating the
report for the enhanced capacity of 10 MMTPA.
DIRECTORS
Mr. B. Srinivasa Rao retires by rotation as required under the
Companies Act, 1956 and being eligible, offers himself for
reappointment.
FIXED DEPOSITS
Company has not accepted any deposit under section 58A of the Companies
Act, 1956, during the financial year under review.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has complied with the mandatory provisions of Corporate
Governance as prescribed in the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges. A separate report on Corporate Governance is included as a
part of the Annual Report along with the Certificate on its compliance.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956 with respect to the Directors'' Responsibility Statement, the
Directors confirm on the basis of information placed before them by the
Management and Auditors: -
1. That in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial
year ended March 31, 2011 the applicable Accounting Standards have been
followed;
2. That the Company has selected appropriate accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgement and estimates that were
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair state of the
affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year under review;
3. That the Company has taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
4. That the accounts of the Company for the financial year ended March
31, 2011 has been prepared on a going concern basis.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Code of Conduct, as adopted by the Board of Directors, is
applicable to all Directors, Senior Management and Employees of the
Company. This Code is based on fundamental principles, viz. good
corporate governance and good corporate citizenship. The Code covers
Company''s commitment to sustainable development, concern for
occupational health, safety and environment, a gender friendly
workplace, transparency and auditability and legal compliance.
AUDITORS'' REPORT
With regard to the qualification in the Auditors'' Report read together
with Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3 of the Auditors'' Report, the
explanation is as under:
Since the Company is setting up a refinery project, the exchange
differences, interest on outstanding statutory dues and certain
indirect expenses not directly attributable to construction have been
taken in the statement of Pre- operative Expenses, which forms part of
Capital Work in Progress. The above accounting treatment is in
accordance with the clarification given by the Department of Company
Affairs (Letter No. 2/17/64-PR, dated 29-1- 1964). However, at the time
of allocation of Pre-operative Expenses to the respective assets on
commissioning of the project, these foreign exchange gain/loss and
other indirect expenses not directly attributable to construction shall
not be capitalized.
Based on the opinion from an independent eminent lawyer and in the
light of certain court judgements, certain services, rendered by
foreign suppliers mainly in connection with the purchase of plant and
machinery, have been considered to be part of supply of plant and
machinery and the Company has been advised that there would be no
liability on account of tax deducted at source and service tax.
Accordingly, service tax and tax deducted at source amounting to Rs.
5,437,653 and Rs. 6,001,848 respectively has been derecognised in the
financial statements and interest cost for non payment of the tax
deducted at source for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31,
2011 amounting to Rs. 218,407 has not been provided for in the
financial statements.
Further, in the light of certain court judgements and in line with the
Company''s position in its income tax returns for the previous years,
the interest income earned in those years has been considered to be
capital in nature and accordingly the provision for income tax
(including of interest thereon) created in respect thereof amounting to
Rs. 56,165,790 in those years has been derecognized in the financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2011 and also the interest
thereon for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 amounting
to Rs. 2,389,182 has not been provided for in the financial
statements.
AUDITORS
The Company''s Auditors M/s. Walker, Chandiok & Co., Chartered
Accountants, New Delhi and M/s. Arun K. Gupta & Associates, Chartered
Accountants, New Delhi, retire at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. M/s. Walker, Chandiok &
Co., Chartered Accountants, New Delhi and M/s. Arun K. Gupta &
Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi have submitted the
certificate under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 confirming
that their appointment as joint Statutory Auditors, if made, shall be
in accordance with the said section.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion & Analysis Report for the year under review,
as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is presented in
a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
LISTING OF SECURITIES
Your Company''s securities are currently listed with Bombay Stock
Exchange. The Company''s Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) are listed at
Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Company has paid the listing fees to
Bombay Stock Exchange and Luxembourg Stock Exchange for the financial
year 2011-2012 and Calendar Year 2011 respectively.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The prescribed details as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are not applicable to
our type of Company.
PARTICULARS OF THE EMPLOYEES
There is no employee drawing the salary as prescribed under Section
217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The details of the foreign exchange earnings and out go during the year
have been given in the schedules to the accounts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors have pleasure in recording their appreciation of the
assistance extended to the Company by various officials of Central
Government, State Government and participating financial Institutions.
The Directors would like to express their appreciation of the
co-operation extended by the Company''s bankers and employees.
For and on behalf of the Board
(Deep Kumar Rastogi)
Executive Chairman
New Delhi
August 10, 2011
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