Dear Members,
The Directors present their Twentieth Annual Report together with the
Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2011.
Financial Highlights
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars Standalone Consolidated
Year ended Year ended Year ended Year ended
31.03.2011 31.03.2010 31.03.2011 31.03.2009
Income for the year 26,723 5,460 38,263 13,328
Profit before
Interest,
Depreciation and Tax 13,717 4,420 19,148 4,674
Finance Charges 475 2,403 1,281 1,868
Profit before
Depreciation
and Taxes 13,242 2,017 17,867 2,806
Depreciation 39 42 597 561
Provisions for
Taxation/
Deferred Tax (340) (509) 709 (820)
Prior Period
Items / Extra
Ordinary Items - (109) (41) (157)
Minority Interest - - (50) (56)
Net Profit for
the Current Year 12,863 1,357 16,571 1,211
Earlier Years
Balance Brought
forward 803 386 163 117
Net Profit
available for
Appropriation 13,665 1,743 16,734 1,327
Appropriation:
Proposed
dividend on
Equity Shares (605) (418) (605) (418)
Proposed dividend
on Preference
Shares (98) (98) (98) (98)
Dividend on
Equity Shares - (33) - (33)
Dividend
Distribution Tax (114) (91) (114) (91)
Transfer to
General Reserves (2,000) (300) (2,000) (300)
Due to Merger Effect - - - (224)
Balance carried
to Balance Sheet 10,848 803 13,917 163
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend dividend @ 8% on the Preference
Share Capital (i.e. Rs. 0.80 per Preference Share ofRs. 10/- each) and @
30% on the Equity Share Capital (i.e. Rs. 0.30 per Equity Share of Rs. 1/-
each) of the Company.
OPERATIONS
During the year under review, your Company recorded a total income ofRs.
38,263 Lacs (Consolidated) and Net Proft ofRs. 16,571 Lacs
(Consolidated). For further information, kindly refer to Management
Discussion and Analysis Report, forming part of this Annual report.
SUBSIDIARy COMPANIES
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has vide General Circular No. 2/2011
dated February 8, 2011 granted general exemption from attaching the
accounts and fnancial statements of subsidiary Companies as provided
under Section 212 (8) of the Companies Act, 1956, provided conditions
specifed in the said circular are fulflled. The Company has complied
with all the conditions mentioned in the above circular. Therefore,
Annual Accounts of subsidiaries of the Company have not been annexed to
this report. However, the same are open for the inspection at the
Registered as well as Corporate Offce of the Company. Any member
desirous of obtaining the same may request the Company in writing.
GROUP FOR INTER SE TRANSFER OF SHARES
As required under Clause 3(1)(e)(i) of the Securities & Exchange Board
of India(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations,1997 (Takeover Regulations), persons constituting group
(within the meaning of group defned in Monopolies and Restrictive Trade
Practices Act, 1969) for the purpose of claiming exemption from
applicability of the provisions of Regulations 10 and 12 of the
Takeover Regulations, are given in Annexure A to this Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report and Corporate Governance Report together
with Certifcate from Practising Company Secretary, on compliance with
the conditions of Corporate Governance as laid down, forms part of this
Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOyEES
There are no employees in the Company drawing remuneration above the
limit specifed in terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975 during the year.
PARTICULARS REGARDING CONSERVATION OF ENERGy, TECHNOLOGy ABSORPTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The particulars as required under Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are not applicable
to the Company. Hence detail are not provided.
During the year, the foreign exchange outgo was Rs. 1619.76 Lacs (Last
Year 37.45 Lacs) the foreign exchange earned was Rs. Nil (Last Year Nil)
DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company have appointed Mr. Rakesh
Jhunjhunwala as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from
29th October, 2010 in accordance with Section 260 of the Companies Act,
1956 and Articles of Association of the Company. Mr. Rakesh
Jhunjhunwala hold offce as an Additional Director of the Company upto
the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
At the ensuing Annual General Meeting Mr. Sudarshan Bajoria, Mr. Mahesh
Gupta and Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Noble Thamburaj, Directors will retire by
rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment, in
terms of provisions of Articles of Association of the Company.
The brief resume/details relating to Directors, who are proposed to be
appointed/ re-appointed are furnished as an Annexure to the notice of
the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Your Directors recommend their appointment/reappointment at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting.
ISSUE OF EQUITy SHARES AND CONVERTIBLE WARRANTS By WAy OF PREFERENTIAL
ALLOTMENT
During the year, on 29th October, 2010 the Company has allotted
3,46,47,059 fully paid-up Equity Shares and 2,13,30,000 Warrants of Rs.
1/- each, at a price ofRs. 51/- per Equity Share/per Warrant (including a
premium of Rs. 50/- per Equity Share/Warrant) by way of Preferential
Allotment to various subscribers approved by the Members of the Company
at an Extra ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company held
on 16th October, 2010.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITy STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors'' Responsibility Statement, the
Directors confrm that:
1. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the fnancial year
ended March 31, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
as at 31st March, 2011 and of the proft of the Company for the year
under review;
3. the Directors have taken proper and suffcient 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.
4. the Directors have prepared the accounts for the fnancial year
ended 31st March, 2011 on ‘going concern'' basis.
EMPLOyEE STOCK OPTION SCHEME
The Company implemented the Employee Stock Option Scheme (Scheme) in
accordance with the Security and Exchange Board of India (Employee
Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guideline, 1999
(the SEBI Guideline). The Compensation Committee constituted in
accordance with the SEBI Guideline, administers and monitors the
Scheme.
Information in terms of Clause 12 of the SEBI Guidelines is at Annexure
B to this report.
FIXED DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any fxed
deposits from the public.
AUDITORS
The Board of Directors recommends to re-appoint M/s. Haribhakti & Co.,
Chartered Accountants and M/s. Amit Desai & Co., Chartered Accountant
as Joint Statutory Auditors of the Company who retire at the conclusion
of forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
re-appoinment. M/s. Haribhakti & Co. and M/s. Amit Desai & Co. have
given their consent to act as Joint Statutory Auditors, if
re-appointed. Members are requested to consider their re-appointment .
The Auditors comments on the Company''s accounts for the year ended on
31st March, 2011 are self explanatory in nature and do not require any
explanation as per the provisions of Section 217(3) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation of the co-operation
received from shareholders, bankers and other business constituents
during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place on
record their deep sense of appreciation for the commitment displayed by
all executives, offcers and staff, resulting in the successful
performance of the Company during the year.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Jaydev Mody Chairman
Mumbai, 27th July, 2011
Regd. Office:
G-4, Clover Classic,
Ground Floor, North Main Road,
Koregaon Park, Pune - 411 001,
Maharashtra.
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