1. The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 139th Annual Report
and the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011 together
with the Auditors Report thereon.
2. Financial Results
Rs. in lakhs
Particulars For the For the
year ended year ended
31st March, 2011 31st March, 2010
Total Income 59,175.48 81,704.93
Profit Before Extraordinary and
Exceptional Items 30,251.19 38,589.85
Extraordinary and Exceptional Items - 5,023.22
Profit before tax 30,251.19 33,566.63
Less : Tax 5,672.86 5,129.11
Profit after Tax 24,578.33 28,437.52
Reversal of Excess Tax Provision for
Earlier Years - 648.75
Profit Brought Forward from Previous
Year 40,883.58 21,680.90
Net Profit available for
appropriation 65,461.91 50,767.17
Appropriation :
Transfer to General Reserve 5,000.00 5,000.00
Proposed Dividend on Preference Shares 0.01 0.01
Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares 4,746.42 4,188.01
Distribution Tax Thereon 769.98 695.57
Profit carried to the Balance Sheet 54,945.50 40,883.58
3. Dividend Preference Shares
The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of Re. 0.50/- per
Preference Share of Rs. 10/- each for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
Equity Shares
The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of Rs. 1.70/- per
Equity Share of Rs. 2/- each for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
The dividend will be free of tax in the hands of the shareholders.
Total cash outflow on account of these dividend payments together with
distribution tax will be Rs. 5,516.41 lakhs
4. Operations of the Company
During the year ended 31st March, 2011, the Company has earned revenue
of Rs. 59,175.48 lakhs as compared to Rs. 81,704.93 lakhs for the
previous year ended 31st March, 2010. Profit after Tax was Rs.
24,578.33 lakhs as against Rs. 28,437.52 lakhs in the previous year
ended 31st March 2010.
5. Management Discussion and Analysis Report
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, Management Discussion and Analysis Report is appended to
this report.
6. Corporate Governance
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a Report on
Corporate Governance is appended together with a Certifi cate on
Corporate Governance from M/s. Nilesh G. Shah, Practising Company
Secretary confi rming compliance with the conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49.
As a part of good Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors of the
Company has appointed M/s. Mahesh S. Darji, Practising Company
Secretary to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial
Compliance Certifi cate which entails the compliance of all rules,
regulations under the various applicable provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956, SEBI Regulations and the applicable regulations under the
Listing Agreement entered with the Stock Exchanges has been enclosed in
the Annual Report.
7. Scheme of Amalgamation and Arrangement of Topstar Mercantile
Private Limited (Topstar) with the Company and its Shareholders and
Creditors
The Company has received the approval from the Honble High Court of
Judicature at Bombay sanctioning the Scheme of Amalgamation and
Arrangement of Topstar with the Company and its Shareholders and
Creditors. The Appointed Date of the said Scheme being 27th October,
2010. Once the Company fi les the said Court Order with the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, the said Scheme would become effective.
As per the Scheme, the 11,68,82,052 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each held
by Topstar in the Company would get cancelled and fresh shares of
equivalent number would be allotted to the shareholders of Topstar.
8. Directorate
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. D.M.Popat, Mr. Amitabha
Ghosh and Ms. Bhavna Doshi, Directors of the Company retire by rotation
at this Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment.
9. Auditors
The Auditors, M/s. Haribhakti & Co., retire at this Annual General
Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. The Board recommends
their re-appointment as Auditors to audit the accounts of the Company
for the financial year 2011- 2012.
The Company has received letter from the Auditors to the effect that
their re-appointment, if made, will be within the prescribed limits
under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 and that they are not
disqualifi ed for re- appointment within the meaning of Section 226 of
the said Act.
10. Particulars of Employees
The Directors acknowledge with thanks the contribution made by
employees towards the growth of the Company and appreciate their
unstinted co-operation and support to the Management.
Any member interested in obtaining a copy of the statement of
particulars of employees referred to in Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered office of the Company.
11. Subsidiary Companies
The Company has 4 Subsidiary Companies and 15 Step-down Subsidiary
Companies, names of which have been entailed below:
1. Peninsula Holdings and Investments Private Limited.
2. Peninsula Mega Properties Private Limited.
3. Renato Finance and Investments Private Limited.
4. Peninsula Crossroads Private Limited (formerly known as L and T
Crossroads Private Limited).
Peninsula Holdings and Investments Private Limited, in turn, holds the
investments of the Company in the following Subsidiary Companies :- (i)
City Parks Private Limited.
(ii) Goodtime Real Estate Development Private Limited. (iii) Inox
Mercantile Company Private Limited. (iv) Peninsula Facility Management
Services Limited. (v) Peninsula Investment Management Company Limited.
(vi) Peninsula Integrated Land Developers Private Limited. (vii)
Peninsula Mega-City Development Private Limited. ( v i i i ) Peninsula
Mega Township Developers Private Limited. (ix) Peninsula Pharma
Research Centre Private Limited. (x) Peninsula Real Estate Management
Private Limited. (xii) Peninsula Trustee Limited. (xii) Planetview
Mercantile Company Private Limited. (xiii) R R M e g a Pr oper ty Dev
e l o p e rs Private Limited. (xiv) RR Real Estate Development Private
Limited. (xv) Takenow Property Developers Private Limited.
Details of the operational Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary Companies
are as under:
i) Peninsula Crossroads Private Limited (formerly known as L and T
Crossroads Private Limited (Peninsula Crossroads)
During the year under review, the Company acquired L and T Urban
Infrastructure Limiteds stake in Peninsula Crossroads, by virtue of
which, Peninsula Crossroads became a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company.
Mr. Vivek Gadgil and Mr. N Sivaraman (Nominee Directors of L and T
Urban Infrastructure Limited), have resigned as Directors of Peninsula
Crossroads with effect from 22nd March, 2011.
Peninsula Crossroads total revenue was Rs 539.15 lakhs as against the
previous years revenue of Rs 283.98 lakhs. The profit after tax for
the current year was Rs 365.29 lakhs as against Rs. 120.34 lakhs for
the previous year.
ii) Peninsula Facility Management Services Limited (PFMS)
PFMS is into the business of Facility Management Services. During the
year ended 31st March 2011, PFMS earned total revenue of Rs 2067.79
lakhs and profit of Rs 15.73 lakhs as against the total revenue of Rs
1413.70 lakhs and loss of Rs 100.74 lakhs for the previous year.
iii) Peninsula Investment Management Company Limited (PIMCL)
PIMCL functions as an Asset Management Company, rendering mainly
investment advisory services to Peninsula Realty Fund. During the year
ended 31st March, 2011, PIMCL earned total revenue of Rs 392.73 lakhs
and profit of Rs 107.90 lakhs as against the total revenue and profit
of Rs. 383.91 lakhs and Rs 82.03 lakhs respectively for the previous
year.
The Company has identifi ed land in various parts of India like Goa,
Hyderabad, Alibaug, etc., wherein projects are being undertaken by the
balance Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary Companies. In fact, a
residential project mainly Ashok Astoria carried on by one of the
Step-down Subsidiary Companies is in the process of being executed at
Nashik.
In accordance with the general circular issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the Balance Sheet, Profit and
Loss Account and other documents of the Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary
Companies are not being attached with the Balance Sheet of the Company.
The Company will make available the Annual Accounts of the
Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary Companies and the related detailed
information to any member of the Company who may be interested in
obtaining the same. The annual accounts of the Subsidiary/Step-down
Subsidiary Companies will also be kept open for inspection at the
Registered office of the Company and that of the respective
Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary Companies. The Consolidated Financial
Statements presented by the Company include the financial results of
its Subsidiary/Step-down Subsidiary Companies.
The Annual Report will also be displayed on our website
www.peninsula.co.in
12. Fixed Deposits
During the year ended 31st March, 2011, the Company had transferred 4
Fixed Deposits amounting to Rs. 0.56 lakhs to Investor Education and
Protection Fund.
13. Directors Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), we
hereby state that :
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed with proper explanation relating to
material departures, if any;
ii) your 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
of the Company as at 31st March, 2011 and its profit for the year
ended on that date;
iii) your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv) your Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2011 on a going concern basis.
14. Employee Stock Option Scheme
During the year under review, the Company has granted 75,000 options.
Disclosures as required by Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme)
Guidelines – 1999 are attached herewith and marked as Annexure A.
15. Group for Inter se Transfer of Shares
As required under Clause 3(1)(e)(i) of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 1997, persons constituting group (within the meaning as
defi ned in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969)
for the purpose of availing exemption from applicability of the
provisions of Regulations 10 to 12 of the aforesaid SEBI Regulations
are attached herewith and marked as Annexure B and the said Annexure B
forms part of this Annual Report.
16. Conservation of energy and technology absorption
In view of the nature of activities which are being carried on by the
Company, particulars required under the Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, read
with Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, are not applicable.
17. Foreign Exchange earning and outgo
There was no Foreign Exchange earning during the year under review. In
respect of the Foreign Exchange outgo, disclosure of information as
required under Rule 2(C) of Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is already given in
Schedule 14 forming part of the Audited Annual Accounts.
18. Acknowledgement
The Directors express their deep gratitude and thank the Central and
State Governments as well as their respective Departments and
Development Authorities connected with the business of the Company,
contractors and consultants and also Banks, Financial Institutions,
shareholders and employees of the Company for their continued support
and encouragement.
By Order of the Board
Urvi A. Piramal
Chairperson
Mumbai: 12th May, 2011
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