Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present their Eleventh Annual Report
along with the audited annual accounts for the financial year ended
March 31, 2011
1. Financial Highlights
Consolidated Financial Information of eClerx Services Limited and its
Subsidiaries is as follows:
(Rupees in million)
Particulars FY2011 FY2010
Income from Services 3,421.03 2,570.21
Other Income 75.51 54.17
Total Revenue 3,496.54 2,624.38
Operating Expenses 1,910.60 1,726.29
EBITDA 1,585.94 898.09
EBITDA % 45.36% 34.22%
Depreciation and Goodwill 91.25 69.94
Amortisation
Earnings before Exceptional 1,494.69 828.15
Items, Interest, & Tax
Diminution in value of Long 102.74 -
Term Investment
Taxes 167.56 92.78
Net Profit after Tax 1,224.39 735.37
NPM% 35.02% 28.02%
On a consolidated basis the total income increased to Rs. 3,496.54
million from Rs. 2,624.38 million in the previous year at a growth rate
of 33.23%. The EBITDA amounted to Rs. 1,585.94 million (45.36% of total
revenue) as against Rs. 898.09 million (34.22% of total revenues). The
Company earned Net Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 1,224.39 million for
the year as against Rs. 735.37 million during the previous year
registering Year on Year (YoY) growth of 66.50%.
2. Information on status of Company''s affairs
Information on operational and financial performance, etc., is also
provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which is
annexed to the Director''s Report and has been prepared in compliance
with the terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with
Indian Stock Exchanges.
3. Dividend
After considering the Company''s profitability, cash fow and overall
financial performance, your Directors are pleased to recommend a final
dividend of Rs. 22.50 (225%) per share. The total quantum of dividend
if approved by the Members, will be Rs. 649.22 million while Rs. 105.32
million will be paid by the Company towards dividend distribution tax
and surcharge on the same.
The Company paid out a total dividend of Rs. 17.50 per share (175%)
during the year ended March 31, 2010.
The register of members and share transfer books will remain closed
from August 17, 2011 to August 24, 2011 (both days inclusive) for the
purpose of ascertaining entitlement for the said final dividend. The
Eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Company is scheduled to be held
on August 24, 2011.
4. Transfer to Reserve(s)
The Company proposes to transfer Rs. 131.50 million to the General
reserve out of the amounts available for appropriations and an amount
of Rs. 225.17 million is proposed to be retained in the Profit and Loss
Account out of current year''s profits.
5. Increase in Authorised Share Capital and issue of Bonus Equity
Shares
The Board of Directors of the Company vide resolution passed on June 7,
2010 accorded its consent, subject to members'' approval, for increase
in authorised share capital of the Company from Rs. 300 million divided
into 30,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each to Rs. 500 million divided
into 50,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each. The Board of Directors
vide resolution passed on the said date also recommended issue of bonus
Equity Shares in the ratio of one fully paid-up bonus Equity Share of
Rs. 10 each for every two Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each held and
consequent capitalisation of free reserves of the Company. The Members
of the Company accorded their consent for the aforesaid proposals for
increase in authorised share capital and ssue of bonus Equity Shares by
capitalisation of free reserves, by way of postal ballot, result of
which was announced on July 14, 2010. The record date for the purpose
was fixed as July 26, 2010. Accordingly the bonus Equity Shares were
allotted on July 28, 2010
6. Raising of Long Term Funds and Increase in Borrowing Limits
The Board of Directors of the Company vide resolution passed on
December 16, 2010 accorded its consent, subject to the Members''
approval for raising of long term funds by way of issue of securities,
inter-alia, under section 81(1A) of the Companies Act, 1956 upto an
amount of Rs. 5,000 million. The Board of Directors vide resolution
passed on the said date also accorded its consent, subject to the
Members'' approval for increasing limits on borrowing and creation of
charges upon Company''s properties, inter-alia, under Section 293(1)(d)
and Section 293(1) (a) respectively of the Companies Act, 1956 upto Rs.
5,000 million. The Members of the Company accorded their consent for
the aforesaid proposals for raising of long term funds, including but
not limited to via qualified institutional placement, increasing of
borrowing limits and creation of charges by way of postal ballot,
result of which was announced on February 3, 2011.
Regulation 88 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 provides that
the allotment pursuant to the special resolution approving the
qualified institutions placement shall be completed within a period of
12 months from the date of passing of the resolution. The said
time-limit of 12 months will expire upon 12 months from the date of
declaration of results of postal ballots, i.e. on February 2, 2012,
which is prior to the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.
This approval is regarded by the Board as an enabling resolution, which
can be used to raise capital in an appropriate amount and using the
appropriate mix of funding instruments, once the usage of funds has
been more specifically identified. As such, the Board proposes to have
enabling approval from the Members to allow it the necessary
flexibility to quickly take advantage of emerging growth opportunities.
The Board would now like to take this opportunity to align the timing
of this resolution with its AGM cycle to eliminate the need for
extraordinary genera meetings of the Members or postal ballots for this
purpose. It is therefore proposed to seek fresh enabling authorisation
from the members of the Company at the ensuing Eleventh Annual Genera
Meeting for a period of 12 months from the date of the Annual General
Meeting.
Furthermore, the Management has been working with its financial
advisers over the past few months to identify suitable acquisition
opportunities, and based on the feedback so far, would also like to
take this opportunity to revise the ceiling from Rs. 5,000 million to
Rs. 3,000 million. Hence, the Board proposes members'' enabling approval
at this Eleventh Annual General Meeting for raising Long Term Financial
Resources via equity and/or equity linked instrument(s) route for an
amount not exceeding Rs. 3,000 million, which is believed to be a
better aligned quantum for raising funds via such route. The said
resolution, as approved by the Members will supersede and replace the
existing approval for Rs. 5,000 million. The Members are requested to
consider approving the same, as set out in the notice convening this
Eleventh Annual General Meeting
7. Foreign Subsidiaries
The Company has following foreign subsidiaries as on March 31, 2011:
1. eClerx Investments Limited (BVI)
2. eClerx LLC (USA)
3. eClerx Limited (UK)
4. eClerx Private Limited (Singapore)
gentica Travel Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, has been
dormant for some time and as all the client contracts were transferred
to the Company post acquisition in July 2007. It was thought prudent to
wind-up the said subsidiary to save administrative costs. Hence,
Igentica Travel Solutions Limited was wound up with effect from March
29, 2011.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has vide its Genera Circular No.
2/2011 dated February 8, 2011, granted a general exemption to all the
companies under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard
to attaching the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account and other
documents of the subsidiaries of the company after complying with the
directions given therein However, the members who wish to have a copy
of the annual audited accounts of the subsidiaries will be provided the
same upon receipt of a request from them and will also be available for
inspection by any member at the registered office of the Company and
head office of the subsidiary companies on all working days except
Saturday between 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The specified financial
nformation of subsidiary companies is disclosed along with the
consolidated financial statements and will also be available on the
website of the Company In accordance with the requirements of the
Listing Agreement executed with the Stock Exchanges, the consolidated
financial statements of the Company are annexed to the Annual Report.
8. IPO Fund Utilisation
Your Company completed its Initial Public Offer (IPO) and the Equity
Shares were listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited
(NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange limited (BSE) effective December
31, 2007.
As the Members are aware that as per the time-lines ndicated in the
Prospectus at the time of IPO, the entire IPO proceeds were estimated
to be utilised by the Company by Fiscal 2010 and the Board of Directors
of the Company at its meeting held on May 25, 2010 approved enhancement
in time-line for utilisation of un-utilised portion of IPO proceeds but
without changing the purpose of utilisation of IPO proceeds as
originally envisaged in the IPO prospectus.
The Company currently has Rs. 220.00 million balance lying out of IPO
proceeds which is earmarked for Acquisition''. The Company is actively
working with its financial advisors to identify suitable acquisition
opportunities and put the aforesaid funds to the best use in the
interest of the Company as well as the Members.
However, considering the feedback the Company is receiving over the
acquisition landscape and due to lack of visibility around company(ies)
available for acquisition, the Company may not be able to make optimum
utilisation of the balance unutilised funds til March 31, 2012 and
accordingly it is proposed, inter-alia, as a corporate governance
initiative to seek shareholders'' approval at this Eleventh Annual
Genera Meeting for extending the time-lines for utilising balance IPO
proceeds earmarked for Acquisition'' till March 31, 2015, without
changing the purpose originally set out, as per schedule below:
(Rupees in million)
Sr. Objects Original Balance Original Utilisation
Schedule Proposed
Utilisation
Schedule
No. Amount Amount as Utilisa
-tion as approved
by the for which
share
holders''
on March Schedule Board of
directors on approval is
being
sought at
31, 2011 May 25, 2010 the Eleventh
AGM
1 Acquisition 220.00 220.00 March 31,
2010 March 31,
2012 March 31,
2015
2 Infrastructure 180.00 - March 31,
2009 - -
Investments
3 Setting Up of 100.00 - March 31,
2010 March 31,
2011 -
Additional
Facilities
4 General
Corporate 161.00 - - - -
Purposes
661.00 220.00
The Members are requested to consider approving the same.
9. Fixed Deposits
During the year, your Company has not accepted any deposits within the
meaning of the provisions of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956.
10 Increase in Share Capital
During the year, the Company issued 9,538,674 bonus Equity Shares
pursuant to Members resolution dated July 14, 2010. Further the Company
has issued 284,661 Equity Shares on the exercise of stock options by
the employees under Employee Stock Option Scheme 2005. Due to this, the
outstanding issued, subscribed and paid-up equity share capital
increased from 19,031,099 shares of Rs. 10 each as at March 31, 2010 to
28,854,434 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each as at March 31, 2011.
11. Awards and Accolades
Your Company is proud to have received the following awards and
accolades during the period under review:
- The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP),
leading professional association for organisations and individuals
nvolved in transforming the world of business through outsourcing,
offshoring and shared services, recognised eClerx in its 2010 Globa
Outsourcing 100 survey as one of the rising stars across seven
different categories, up from the fve categories for which eClerx was
recognised in 2009. The seven categories are:
Rising Star - Financial Management Services
Rising Star - Western Europe
Rising Star - United Kingdom
Rising Star - Biggest Public Company
Rising Star - Overall Revenues
Rising Star - Number of Employees
Rising Star - Financial Services by Industry Focus (Banking, Markets)
- eClerx entered the GS100 and was listed in two top performer
categories in the 2010 GS100
survey, including ‘Fastest Growing'' and Top Industry Specific BPO
Providers''. Global Services 100 (GS100) is a reputed study managed by
Cybermedia - the company that publishes Dataquest, Voice & Data, CIOL,
PC-Quest et cetera. Global Services 100 (GS100) represents an industry
benchmark in recognising service provider leadership and excellence in
service delivery on a global scale. The scope of the survey covers IT
Outsourcing and BPO services ndustry across all countries. The report
on the study would include:
a) The Global Services 100 List: The list of top 100 service providers
who are chosen for their leadership, maturity, and excellence in
service delivery.
b) The Global Services 100 Categories: There are 15 categories that
include industry segments and geographies across which leading service
providers would be ranked
- Ranked Number 1 Financial Services KPO and featured in the Black Book
of Outsourcing Top 50 outsourcers. Brown & Wilson (part of the
Datamonitor Group) conducts annual outsourcing industry customer
satisfaction benchmarking survey. The results are published in the
Annual Black Book of Outsourcing that serves as a key independent
benchmark for frms evaluating outsourcing services. The research is
recognised as the most extensive and representative perception study of
outsourcing vendors, validated by over 24,000 respondents from service
users around the globe. Over 700 functions and 40 sectors are
investigated to determine best fit vendors with multiple ndustry
specifications. Known as the leading provider of independent and
unbiased ranking of vendors, Black Book is regarded as key reference
point for outsourced services.
- eClerx included into the BSE Mid-cap index, an ndex to track the
performance of the companies with relatively small market
capitalisation, that would exclusively represent the Mid-cap Companies
listed on BSE.
- Finance Asia magazine adjudged the Company as among Best Indian
Mid-cap Companies in the Country.
- Selected as a runner up by NOA for the Award for Best Practice in
Outsourcing. Headquartered in London, the NOA is a not-for-profit
agency founded with the objective of boosting the effectiveness and
success of outsourcing, through the promotion of best practice and
innovation in the application and development of outsourcing
- Selected for the MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises) India
Finalist group for the second consecutive year; and MAKE Asia finalist
as well in 2010. This study is a benchmark to recognise the country''s
leading organisations for their ability to leverage enterprise
knowledge to deliver superior performance in the areas of innovation,
operational effectiveness and excellence in products and services.
- The Global HR excellence awards which is adjudged by the Asia Pacific
HRD congress, conferred upon eClerx an award under the category
‘Organisation with Innovative HR practices''. This award is hosted by
the World HRD Congress.
- Recognised in two categories i.e. ‘Use of Technology for Operations
Excellence'' and ‘Professional Excellence Award'' at the ‘BPO Excellence
Awards 2010'' organised by the CMO Council, with the Asia Retail
Congress - Asia''s premier platform for the retail industry
- Ranked 50th among all Mid-cap and 8th among ITES Mid-cap Indian
companies by Inc500 in 2010.
12. Corporate Social responsibility
Your Company takes pride in being associated with Child rights and
education. It is one such cause that resonates broadly within the
eClerx family. In 2006 eClerx partnered with CRY [Child Rights and You]
to set up an annual funding program to which Contributions are made
both by the employees as well as the Company. Over the period employee
participation towards this program has grown manifold. Further the
Company continues to support the Mumbai Marathon and funding to the
PREM project run by CRY. This year too, a team of 50 employees
participated in the Dream Run to pledge their support to the cause,
thereby contributing to various projects managed by CRY.
Furthermore in order to drive CSR in a more structured manner and to
ensure that the principles of CSR remain at the core of the Company''s
activities, a Committee was formed last year comprising of members
across verticals, which is named eClerxCares''.
The Committee is responsible for championing all the philanthropy and
CSR initiatives of the Company. It has played an active role in
leading and increasing the Company''s reach to the society at large.
This year particularly, eClerxCares has partnered with various NGO''s
other than CRY, inter-alia, to support Child education
Following are some of the major activities carried out by eClerxCares
during the period under review:
- Supported the Joy of Giving Week held from September 27 through
October 3, 2010. The Joy of Giving Week is a national movement;
conceptualised by Give India and supported by GoonJ (NGO), this unique
and ambitious nitiative aims to get people from all walks of life
together to engage in acts of giving.
- Organised a reach out program on the eve of Christmas for children
from Aseema, an educational centre for the underprivileged kids that
has centers in Mumbai.
- Organised exciting events covering all the students of the Sri Sri
Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir School (SSRVM) in Dharavi. SSRVM school in
Dharavi is part of the Art of Living group and provides quality and
relevant education to the underprivileged children in and around the
Dharavi area in Mumbai.
In addition, eClerxCares funded multiple other NGOs for their
respective cause(s) and support to education
13. Directors
Biren Gabhawala was appointed as an Additiona Director of the Company
w.e.f May 18, 2011. As per provision of Section 260 of the Companies
Act, 1956 (‘the Act''), Biren Gabhawala in his capacity as Additional
Director will cease to hold office at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and is eligible for appointment. Notice under Section 257 of
the Act has been received from a Member signifying his ntention to
propose his appointment as Director. Biren Gabhawala has furnished the
Form DD-A to the Company.
Further, in accordance with the Articles of Association of your
Company, Anjan Malik and Anish Ghoshal retire from office by rotation,
and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The brief resume of Biren Gabhawala, Anjan Malik and Anish Ghoshal, as
required in terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into
with the stock exchanges, is included as annexure to this Annua Report.
Further, the required proposal for appointment of the above Directors
at the forthcoming Annua General Meeting are included in the Notice
convening this Annual General Meeting.
14. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year 2010-11, the
applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper
explanation relating to material departures, if any;
(b) the directors had 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
of the Company as at March 31, 2011 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended on that date;
(c) the directors had 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;
(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
15. Employees'' Stock Option Plan
Pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock
Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 (‘the SEBI guidelines''), your Company
had framed and instituted Employee Stock Option Scheme/Plan 2005 (ESOP
2005) & Employee Stock Option Scheme/Plan 2008 (ESOP 2008) to attract,
retain, motivate and reward its employees and to enable them to
participate in the growth, development and success of the Company.
Your Company has granted stock options from time to time under the said
ESOP Schemes/Plans to its employees and also to employees of its
subsidiaries.
Details of options granted to key managerial persons of foreign
subsidiaries of your Company as on March 31, 2011:-
ESOP Scheme Name of key No.of options No.of options No.of options
managerial
personnel granted* exercised* outstanding*
ESOP 2005 Mahesh Muthu 84,375 61,875 22,500
Alberto Corvo 277,500 Nil 277,500
Scott McCartney 225,000 Nil 225,000
Scott Houchin 75,000 Nil 75,000
ESOP 2008 Joseph Sursock 46,500 Nil 46,500
Mahesh Muthu 38,250 Nil 38,250
Stephen Jones 27,750 Nil 27,750
Li Chien Koh 18,750 Nil 18,750
* Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock
Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, the
number of options have been adjusted, as required, for Bonus issue in
July 2010 in the ratio of 1:2, that is, one bonus option for every 2
options held.
The difference between the intrinsic value of the shares underlying the
options granted on the date of grant of option and the option price is
expensed as Employees Compensation over the period of vesting.
Accordingly, the Company has charged a sum of Rs. 0.48 million to the
profit and loss account for the year ended on March 31, 2011 as
employee compensation cost.
The Equity Shares issued/to be issued and allotted under both the ESOP
Scheme/Plan i.e. ESOP 2005 and ESOP 2008 of the Company rank/shall rank
pari-passu in all respects including dividend with the existing Equity
Shares of the Company.
The Company appreciates the critical role of its personnel in the
organisational growth. It strongly feels that the value created by its
personnel should be shared with them. To further promote the culture of
employee ownership in the Company, the Board of Directors, at its
meeting held on May 18, 2011, considered the proposal for instituting a
fresh Employee Stock Option Scheme/Plan to be called Employee Stock
Option Scheme/Plan 2011 (‘ESOP 2011'') with the total number of options
which may be granted under the Scheme being 1,600,000 (One Million Six
Hundred Thousand Only). The proposal is set out in detail in the notice
convening the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Company. The
Members are requested to consider and approve the same.
16. Human Resources Management
We believe that the success of the Company''s business model hinges on
attracting and retaining the best and brightest talent. Towards this,
we continue to focus on strengthening our HR practices that enable the
Company to attract and retain high caliber employee and to create a
quality work environment that motivates our people. During the year,
the HR practices of the Company were assessed at Level 3 of the People
Capability Maturity Model (PCMM)
The People Capability Maturity Model (People CMM) is a framework,
developed by the Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie Mellon,
which helps organisations successfully address their critical people
issues. Based on the best current practices in fields such as human
resources, knowledge management, and organisational development, the
People CMM guides organisations in improving their processes for
managing and developing their workforces.
At eClerx, PCMM is an integral part of our efforts to provide uniform
and optimised levels of people capability across the Company''s
locations. To us PCMM is more than a certification, it is the
foundation of our people framework.
17. Particulars of Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo Information 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 given in the annexure forming part of this report.
18. Particulars of Employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended, the names and other particulars of the employees are required
to be set out in the Annexure to the Directors'' Report. However, as per
the provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(IV) of the said Act, the Annua
Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the
Members of the Company and others entitled thereto. A Member, who is
interested in obtaining such particulars, may write to the Company at
its registered office.
19. Corporate Governance
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has prescribed
certain corporate governance standards vide Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement entered into with stock exchanges. Your Directors reaffirm
their commitments to these standards and a detailed Report on Corporate
Governance together with the Auditors'' Certificate on its compliance is
annexed hereto.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, published the
Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009, to strengthen the
corporate governance framework. These guidelines provide for a set of
requirements which may be voluntarily adopted by Companies and focuses
on areas such as Board of Directors, responsibilities of the Board,
audit committee functions, roles and responsibilities, appointment of
auditors, Compliance with Secretarial Standards and a mechanism for
whistle blower support. Your Company by and large is in compliance with
requirements laid down therein.
20. Enterprise Wide Risk Management System (EWRM)
Your Company has in place a well defined Enterprise Wide Risk
Management (EWRM) framework which nter-alia aims at the following:
1. Alignment of risk appetite and strategy of the organisation by
evaluating strategic alternatives, setting related objectives, and
developing mechanisms to manage related risks.
2. Enhancement in risk response decisions by identifying and selecting
among alternative risk responses - risk avoidance, reduction, sharing,
and acceptance.
3. Reduction/elimination of operational surprises and losses by
identifying potential events and establishing responses and reducing
associated costs or losses.
4. Identification and management of multiple risks by facilitating
effective response to the nterrelated impacts, and integrated responses
to such risks.
5. Improvement in deployment of capital by providing robust risk
information to the Management so as to effectively assess overall
capital needs and prudently manage capital allocation.
The framework is periodically reviewed by senior management personnel
to ensure that the risks are identified, managed and mitigated.
21. Statutory Auditors
M/s. Walker Chandiok & Company, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, [ICAI
Registration No. 001076N] who are the statutory auditors of the
Company, retire at the conclusion of Eleventh Annual General Meeting
and confirm their willingness to accept office, if re- appointed. They
have further confirmed that their appointment, if made, at the Annual
General Meeting, will be within the limits prescribed under sub-section
(1B) of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956 and that they are not
beneficially holding any security of your Company as defined under
Section 226(3)(e) of the said Act. They have also confirmed that they
hold a valid peer review certificate as prescribed under Clause
41(1)(h) of the Listing Agreement. Members are requested to consider
their re-appointment and authorise the Board and/or Committee of the
Board of Directors to fix their remuneration for the financia year
2011-12.
22. Green Initiative by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA'') has taken a Green Initiative
in Corporate Governance by permitting electronic mode for service of
documents to members (shareholders) after considering relevant
provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Companies Act,
1956 (‘the Act'').
The Information Technology Act which came into force in the year 2000
has an overriding effect over other laws in providing legal recognition
of electronic records and digital signatures.
Taking cognizance of the above, MCA has vide Circular No. 17/2011 dated
April 21, 2011 and Circular No. 18/2011 dated April 29, 2011 clarified
that service of documents to members may be now made by electronic
mode. If a member has not registered an email address, other permitted
conventional modes of service would continue to be applicable.
This initiative will ease the burden on Corporates (and the
environment) of sending physical documents such as notices, annual
reports etc. Your Company has therefore annexed a communique with this
Annual Report requesting shareholders to register their email address
with their Depository Participant, the Company and/or its Registrar and
Transfer Agent Karvy Computershare Private Limited and support the
Green Initiative of MCA. The Company will thus use the said email
address for future communications, dissemination and sending
notice/documents etc. in view of the above circular by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs. The members who opt for physical delivery of
documents/have not registered their email address, will continue to
receive communication(s), dissemination(s), notice(s), document(s) etc.
via permitted conventional mode of service of documents.
23. Acknowledgement
The Directors thank the Company''s customers, vendors, investors,
consultants, business associates and bankers for their support and
co-operation to the Company.
The Directors are also thankful to the Government of India, the
Governments of various countries, the concerned State Governments and
other government and regulatory agencies for their co-operation
The Directors also acknowledge the hard work and effort made by every
member of the eClerx family across the world and express their sincere
gratitude to the Members for their continuing confidence in the
Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Mumbai V. K. Mundhra
Date: May 18, 2011 Chairman
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