The Directors have pleasure inpresenting the Seventeenth Annual
Report and the audited statement of accounts of your Company for the
year ended March 31,2011.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Standalone financial results: (Rs. inlacs)
2010-2011 2009-2010
Operatingprofit for theyear 12,548.73 17,164.48
Less: Depreciation 65.34 33.76
Profit before tax and Exceptional Items 12,483.39 17,130.72
Less: Exceptional Items:
Lossonsale of Investment in JointVenture 49.95 Nil
Share of net loss on termination of
JointVenture 22.36 Nil
Profit before tax 12,411.08 17,130.72
Less: Tax provision
CurrentTax 3,980.00 5,780.00
Deferredtax 4.74 (7.06)
IncomeTax Adjustment of earlier years (0.09) (2.20)
Profit after tax 8,426.43 11,359.98
Add:Balancebroughtforward from previousyear 15,708.17 8,471.12
Profit available forappropriation 24,134.60 19,831.10
Less: Transferred to reserve fund in terms
of Section 45IC(1) of the 1,800.00 2,283.43
ReserveBankofIndia Act,1934
TransferredtoGeneral Reserve 500.00 1,200.00
InterimDividend 435.86 270.01
ProposedFinalDividend Nil 277.51
TaxonDividend 72.39 91.98
Balance carriedtobalancesheet 21,326.35 15,708.17
Consolidated financial results: (Rs. inlacs)
2010-2011 2009-2010
Operatingprofit for theyear 12,926.57 19,043.86
Less: Depreciation 103.11 84.15
Profit before tax andExceptionalItems 12,823.46 18,959.71
Less: Exceptional Items:
Lossonsale of Investment in JointVenture 49.95 Nil
Share of net loss on termination of
Joint Venture 22.36 Nil
Profit before tax 12,751.15 18,959.71
Less: Tax provision
CurrentTax 4,068.51 6,416.33
Deferredtax (3.39) (11.53)
IncomeTax Adjustment of earlier years (0.05) (2.20)
Profit aftertax 8,686.08 12,557.11
Add:Reversal of earlieryears consolidation
adjustmentofJointVenture 6.19 Nil
Add:Balancebroughtforward from previousyear
profit availablefor appropriation 17,026.58 8,592.39
Profit available forappropriation 25,718.84 21,149.50
Earning per share (Face value - Rs. 10/-)
Before Exceptional Items Basic (Rs.) 28.33 46.19
Diluted(Rs.) 24.87 27.80
Earning per share (Face value - Rs. 10/-)
After Exceptional Items Basic (Rs.) 28.10 46.19
Diluted(Rs.) 24.67 27.80
DIVIDEND:
Your Directors, at their meeting held on November 12, 2010, had
declared an interim dividend of Rs. 1.25 per equity share (i.e.12.5%) for
the financial year 2010-11. The said interim dividend waspaidin
November,2010.
In the backdrop of declinein revenue and profits and with aview to
conserve the resources for future growth, your Directors do not
recommend any further dividend. The interim dividend already
paidonequity share capitalwillbetreatedasfinal forthe financialyear
2010-11.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
The Management Discussion and Analysis of financial condition,
including the results of operations of the Company for the year under
review as required under clause 49 of the listing agreement with the
stock exchanges, is given as a separate statementintheAnnual Report.
INVESTIGATIONS BY CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION:
During the year on November 22, 2010, the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI), Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Mumbai conducted
investigation and filed FIRS and one Charge-sheet under IPC and
Prevention of Corruption Act against 3 officials of the
Company/Subsidiary including the Chairman and Managing Director of the
Company for their alleged role in extending gratification money to some
officials of banks, financial institutions, for obtaining pecuniary
gain to themselves and to the businessofthe Company.Prima-facie,
theCharge-sheet filed by CBI does not allege about any financial
impropriety or any other financial irregularities being committed by
the officials within the Company. Further there has been no case
against the Company and there are no restrictions on the functioning of
the Company.
FUTURE OUT LOOK:
Your Company has been primarily operating in the investment banking
space with an emphasis on debt advisory business. MMFSL (along with
its subsidiaries) offers the entire bouquet of financial services
encompassing Credit Syndication and Debt Capital Market Advisory
Services (Primary and Secondary), Financial Restructuring, Investment
Banking and Asset Financing. Going forward the Company has decided to
concentrate on fund based activities and the non fund based activities
such as advisory business will be carried on through its wholly owned
subsidiaries.
SHARE CAPITAL:
During the year, the Company has issued and allotted 7,117,153 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid-up at a premium of Rs. 615.25 per share
to QIBs as defined in Regulation 2(1)(zd) of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations,
2009 pursuant to Chapter VIII on private placement basis. Out of the
above 879,648 equity shares were issued and allotted to Domestic QIB,
aggregating to Rs. 549,999,912/- and6,237,505equity sharesofRs.10/-each
fully paid-up were issued and allotted to Foreign Institutional
Investors in QIP under Schedule 2 of Regulation 5(2) of the
ForeignExchange Management (TransferorIssueof Securitybya Person
Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 i.e; Purchase/sale of shares
and/or convertible debentures of an Indian company by a registered
Foreign Institutional Investor under Portfolio Investment Scheme, and
received an amount aggregating to Rs. 3,900,000,001.25. The total amount
received from Domestic and Foreign QIB is Rs. 4,449,999,913.25. All the
above shares ranks pari-pasu with the existing equity shares. After
these allotments total outstanding issued, subscribed and paid up
equity share Capital of the Company has increased to Rs. 348,684,580/-
from Rs. 277,513,050/-. The said equity shares were listed on the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited on October 21, 2010 and listed on National Stock
Exchange of India Limited onOctober29, 2010.
ANNULMENT OF SUB-DIVISION OF EQUITY SHARES:
Pursuant to the powers conferred on the Board by the Shareholders of
the Company at their 16th Annual General Meeting held on September 08,
2010 relating to sub-division of the equity shares of the Company from
Rs. 10/- to Rs. 5/- each, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on
November 12, 2010, fixedtheRecordDateasDecember27,2010
forthesub-division.
Further the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on November 27,
2010 decided that in view of recent developments and on account of
seizure of records/documents by CBI officials, it was not possible to
comply with formalities pertaining to stock-split before the Record
Date i.e. December 27, 2010 and hence it was decidedtoconsidera new
recorddate induecourse.
In the Board of Directors meeting held on May 30, 2011 it was decided
to annul the sub-division of equity shares subject to the approval of
shareholders. The necessary resolution has been proposed in the Notice
of the ensuing Annual General Meeting for the approval of the
shareholders.
ALTERATION IN THE MAIN OBJECT CLAUSE OF COMPANYS
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION:
Your Company is a registered Non Deposit Accepting Systematically
Important Non-Banking Financial Company (NDSI-NBFC) regulated by the
Reserve Bank of India and is
currently engaged in the following key businesses, namely, non- banking
financial activities, financial advisory services, debt capital market
services, other general non- banking financial activities.
To enlarge the scopeofmain objectsinline with its existing NBFC
activities and remove objects pertaining to unrelated activities, your
Company amended the main object clause in its Memorandum of Association
by expanding the scope of its existing clauses 1 and 2, and removed
clauses 3, 4 and 5 for activitieswhere the Companyhasnotengaged till
date.
The aforesaid alteration was carried out through postal ballot process
under section 192A of the Companies Act, 1956 and the result of the
same was announced by the Chairman & Managing
DirectoroftheCompanyonApril 21,2011.
TERMINATION OF JOINT VENTURE WITH MILESTONE:
Your Company had formeda joint venture with Milestone Group and
acquired 50% stake in Capstone Capital Services Private Limited, an
Asset Management Company rendering investment advisory services to
Special Opportunities Fund (SOF). As a sponsor to SOF, your Company had
invested Rs. 1,893.32 lacs against capital commitment of Rs. 2,000 lacs and
executed Shareholders Agreement with Milestone Capital Advisors
Limited on December 16, 2009 for rendering investment advisory services
to distress assets fund or such other special situation schemes of
Milestone Private Equity Fund (SEBI registered domestic venture capital
fund). The Company had also subscribed to 499,999 equity shares of Rs. 10
each aggregating to Rs. 4,999,990/- in the Joint Venture entity viz.
Capstone Capital Services Private Limited.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the SOF could not attract any
thirdpartycapital contribution commitmentfrominvestors even after a
period of nearly 12 months. Further for the said reason IL&FS Trust
Company Limited, a trustee to the Special Opportunity Fund (SOF)
suggested that the Fund should initiate action for winding up.
Considering the scenario your Company has executed the termination of
shareholders agreement on February05, 2011.
WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR MONEY MATTERS VENTURECAPITALFUND:
Your Company was the Sponsor to Money Matters Venture Capital Fund
(MMVCF).TheobjectiveoftheMMVCFwastofocus on companies engaged in the
infrastructure sector. Your Company, as the Sponsor to the said Fund,
had committed Rs. 2,000/- lacs as a contribution towards the Fund. Money
Matters Resources Private Limited; a wholly owned subsidiary of the
company, (MMRPL) was the Asset Management Company (AMC) to the proposed
fund. An application for registration of MMVCF as a SEBI registered
domestic venture capital fund was filedwith SecuritiesandExchange
BoardofIndiaonJuly 08,2010 byMMRPL.
IL&FS Trust Company Limited the Trustee to the MMVCF in view of current
state of affairs and the market scenario felt that it would be
difficult to obtain certificate of registration from SEBI tendered
their resignation to act as the Trustee to MMVCF. Consequently, MMRPL
withdrew the application from SEBI for registrationof Fund and further
to the withdrawal of application byMMRPL, the Companys capital
commitmentto contributeRs. 2,000 lacs as a sponsorer to the Fund stood
automatically cancelled.
COMPLETION OF SECOND WARRANT EXERCISE PERIOD WITH NILCONVERSION:
The Company had issued 18,000,400 detachable warrants along with Equity
Shares at the time of Rights issue and allotted the same on March 27,
2009. Out of the above 750,705 Warrants were converted into Equity
Shares during the FY 2009-10 during the first warrant conversion
period. During the current financial year the promoters and promoter
group have surrendered their warrants aggregating 13,515,208 warrants.
Currently 3,734,487 warrants areoutstanding for conversion into
equitysharesatthe option of the warrant holders. The Warrants are
listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) since April 08, 2009.
The period for second conversion of warrants commenced from December
27, 2010 and ended on March 26, 2011 as per the revised schedule
approved by the warrants holders in their meeting heldon December 16,
2009. The Warrant exercise price for the second exercise period was Rs.
485.36. None of the warrantsholdershaveexercisedtheirright
forconversion.
DIRECTORS:
During the year under review, Mr. R. N. Bhardwaj (vide letter dated
December 21, 2010), Dr. B. Samal (vide letter dated December 4, 2010),
Mr. V. P. Singh (vide letter dated December 21, 2010) and Mr. Sanjiv
Kapoor (vide letter dated December 2, 2010) have resignedasIndependent
Directorsofthe Company and the same was noted in the Board Meeting held
on January 12,2011.
Mr. Pramod Kasat, vide letter dated March 12, 2011 has resigned as a
whole time director of the company and the same was approved bytheBoard
initsMeetingheldonMarch 14,2011.
The Board has placedonrecord its appreciationofthe invaluable services
and guidance given by them during their respective
tenuresasDirectorsofthe Company.
During the year under review, Mr. Beni Prasad Rauka and Dr. Sanjeev
Kumar Sanger were appointed as Additional Directors
(Independent)oftheCompany with effect fromJanuary12, 2011 and Mr.
Dinesh Chandra Babel was appointed as an Additional Director
(Independent) of the Company with effect from February05, 2011.
In terms of the provisions of section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956,
Mr. Beni Prasad Rauka, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sanger and Mr. Dinesh Chandra
Babel will hold their respective offices as Directors only up to the
date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Being eligible, they offer
themselves for re- appointment. Your Company has received notices in
writing fromamember proposing theircandidaturesfor appointment as
Directors. All these directors have filed Form DD-A with the Company as
required under the Companies (Disqualification of Directors under
Section 274(1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956) Rules,2003.
Brief particulars and expertise of these Directors, names of companies
in which they hold directorships and the memberships/chairmanships of
committees of the Board etc as stipulated under clause 49 of the
listing agreement with the stock exchanges, are provided in the Report
on Corporate Governance,formingpartoftheAnnualReport.
APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER:
During the year under review, Mr. Yogesh Kolwalkar resigned as Company
Secretary and compliance officer with effect from December14, 2010.
As required under Section 383AoftheCompanies Act, 1956 read with the
provisions of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges, Mr. Shyam
Bhattbhatt, an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India, New Delhi, has been appointed as the Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer on April 26,2011.
To meet the provisions of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges,
Mr. Gaurav Kale was appointed as a Compliance Officer of the company
for the period from February 14, 2011 till April 26,2011.
NBFC (NON DEPOSIT ACCEPTING OR HOLDING) COMPANIES PRUDENTIALNORMS:
Your company is categorized as a non deposit taking systematically
important (ND-SI) non-banking finance company (NBFC). Accordingly
during 2010-11, your Company has not accepted any deposits from the
public and there were no deposits which become due for repayment or
renewal. Your Company has complied with the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India under the Non Banking Financial (Non-Deposit
Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank)
Directions,2007,asamended from timetotime.
SUBSIDIARYCOMPANIES:
YourCompany hasfollowing wholly-owned-subsidiaries(WOS):
1. Money Matters Securities Private Limited
2. Money Matters Investment Advisors PrivateLimited
3. Money Matters Distribution Company PrivateLimited
4. Money Matters Capital PrivateLimited
5. Money Matters Research Private Limited;and
6. Money Matters Resources PrivateLimited.
Money Matters Advisory Pte. Ltd. (MMAPL) was incorporated in Singapore
as a wholly owned subsidiary of Money Matters Research Pvt. Ltd. with a
view to engage in the business of providing financial advisory and
consultancy services. As of now the company is yet to commence its
commercial operations and in view of the recent developments in the
company, it has been thought prudent to discontinue the foray into
Singapore and strikeoffMMAPLasper the prevailing procedureinSingapore.
All the aforesaid subsidiaries are non-material unlisted subsidiaries
ofyourCompany.
In terms of the General Circular No: 2 /2011 dated February 8, 2011
issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
granting a general exemption under Section 212 of the Companies Act,
1956, copiesofthe balance sheet, profit and loss account and reports
ofthe Boardof directors and auditorsof the Companyssubsidiarieshavenot
beenattached with the balance sheetofthe Holding Company.
However, pursuant to the Clarification in respect of General Circular
No: 2 /2011 dated February 8, 2011 Company hereby undertakesthat:
1. Annual accounts of the subsidiary companies and the related
detailed information shall be made available to shareholders of the
Company and subsidiary companies seeking suchinformationatany
pointoftime.
2. The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies shall also be kept
for inspection by any shareholders in the Registered office of the
Company and of the subsidiary companies concerned.
3. The company shall furnish a hard copy of details of accounts of
subsidiaries to any shareholder of the company on demand;
As required, the Board of Directors have passed a resolution in their
meeting held on May 30, 2011, according their consent not to attach the
balance sheet of the subsidiaries concerned.
As directed by the Central Government and pursuant to Accounting
Standard-21 (AS-21) prescribed under the Companies (Accounting
Standard) Rules, 2006, Consolidated Financial Statements presented by
your Company include financial information about its aforesaid
subsidiaries. The financial statements of your Company as well as its
aforesaid subsidiaries will also be available on the website of your
Company(www.money-matters.in)
AUDITORS:
During the year under review M/s. Haribhakti & Co., Chartered
Accountants, Mumbai tendered their resignation as Statutory Auditors of
the Company and its subsidiaries vide their letter dated
January12,2011.
M/s. Karnavat & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, were appointed as a
Statutory Auditor by members in the Extraordinary General Meeting held
on February 25, 2011. M/s. Karnavat & Co, Chartered Accountants,
Mumbai, will retire as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and have given their consent for re-appointment.
In terms of the provisions of Section 225 of the Companies Act, 1956,
the appointment of Auditors of the Company requires the approval of the
shareholders by way of an ordinary resolution. An appropriate
resolution has been included inthe Notice ofthe ensuing Annual General
Meeting for approval of the shareholders.
Your Company has received the eligibility certificate under section
224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 from M/s. Karnavat &
Co.,CharteredAccountants, Mumbai.
AUDITORSREPORT:
M/s. Karnavat & Co., the Statutory Auditors of your Company, submitted
their report on the accounts of the Company for the year ended March
31, 2011 which is self-explanatory and requires no comments or
explanation under section 217(3) of theCompaniesAct,1956.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As per clause49 ofthe listing agreement with stock exchanges, a
separate section on Corporate Governance forms part of the Annual
Report.
A certificate from the statutory auditors of your Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance, as stipulated under
clause 49 of the listing agreement and a declaration by the Managing
Director with regard to Code of Conduct areattachedtothe
Report on Corporate Governance.
Further, as required under clause 49 of the listing agreement with
stock exchanges, a certificate from the Managing Director and Sr. Vice
President – Finance & Accounts on the financial statements of your
Company for the year ended March 31, 2011, was placedbefore the
BoardatitsmeetingheldonMay30,2011.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN:
In line with its policy to give incentives to its employees from time
to time, your Company has adopted the Employees Stock Option Plan
(ESOP) in accordance with the provisions of Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock
Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 (the SEBI Guidelines) with effect
from October 27, 2009 duringFY2009-10.
During theyearunder reviewnooptionsweregranted. The Stock Options
havenot yetbeen vested withtheemployees.
Disclosures, as prescribed under the SEBI Guidelines, are set out
inAnnexuretothis Report.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In pursuance of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge and belief:
i) in the preparation of annual accounts, all applicable accounting
standards have beenfollowed alongwithproper explanation relating to
material departures, ifany;
ii) they have, in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted
the Statutory Auditors and these have been applied consistently and
reasonable and prudent judgments and estimates have been made so as to
give a trueand fairviewofthestateofaffairsoftheCompanyason March 31,
2011, and of the profit of the Company for the accountingyear
endedonthatdate;
iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken 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 detectingfraudandotherirregularities;
iv) the annual accountshave beenpreparedonagoing concern basis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
Since your Company does not own manufacturing facility, the particulars
relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption stipulated
as per Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the ReportofBoardofDirectors)Rules,1988,
arenotapplicable.
The foreign exchange earnings for the year 2010-11 stood at Rs. NIL
(previous year Rs. 36.62 lacs) and foreign exchange outgo during
theyearwasRs.76.15lacs (previous yearRs. 1.02Lacs).
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
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 from time to time, forms part of the
Directors Report. However, having regard to the provisions of Section
219(1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report, excluding
the aforesaid information, is being sent to all the members of the
Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in obtaining
such particulars may writeto the Company Secretary at the registered
officeoftheCompany.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Company is grateful to the Customers, Bankers, Statutory
Authorities, Financial Institutions, Business Associates and the
Government of India, particularly Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and
Exchange Board of India, Stock Exchanges and other Government Agencies
for their co-operation and guidance and looks forward to their
continued support in the future.
Board of Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
contributions made by the employees at all level, whose outstanding
professionalism, commitment, initiative and solidarity has enabled the
organisation to sustain during the challenging times. Finally, the
Board of Directors express their gratitudetothe membersfortheirtrustand
support.
For and on behalf of the Board
Rajesh Sharma
Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Mumbai
Dated: May 30, 2011
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