Dear Shareowners,
The Directors present the 82nd Annual Report and the audited accounts
for the financial year ended March 31, 2011
Financial Results
The standalone performance of the Company for the financial year ended
March 31, 2011 is summarised below:
Particulars Financial Year ended *Financial Year ended
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2010
Rs. crore **US $ Rs. crore **US $
in million in million
Total income 10,266.44 2,302.1 10,908.06 2,429.41
Gross profit before
depreciation 1,448.46 324.80 1,616.78 360.08
Depreciation 313.41 70.28 319.84 71.23
Profit before taxation 1,135.05 254.52 1,296.94 288.85
Tax expenses (Net) 54.14 12.14 145.25 32.35
(including deferred
tax and tax for
earlier years)
Profit after taxation 1,080.91 242.38 1151.69 256.50
Add :
Balance of profit
brought forward from 598.46 134.20 683.20 152.16
previous year
Profit available for
appropriations 1,679.37 376.58 1,834.89 408.66
Appropriations :
Dividend on equity
shares (including tax
on dividend) 222.28 49.84 183.64 40.90
Statutory Reserves 19.06 4.27 16.96 3.78
Transfer to General
Reserve 1,000.00 224.24 1,000.00 222.72
Transfer to Debenture
Redemption Reserve 37.89 8.50 35.83 7.98
Balance carried to
Balance Sheet 400.14 89.73 598.46 133.28
* Figures of previous year have been regrouped and reclassified
wherever required
**Rs. 44.595 = US $ 1 Exchange rate as on March 31, 2011 (Rs. 44.90 = US $
1 as on March 31,2010)
Financial Performance
During the year under review, your Company earned an income of Rs. 10,266
crore, against Rs. 10,908 crore in the previous year. The Company earned
Profit after tax of Rs. 1,081 crore as compared to Rs. 1,152 crore in the
previous year. Shareholders equity (Net worth) increased to Rs. 1 7,668
crore from Rs. 15,152 crore in the previous year. The factors
contributing to the financial performance are discussed more
elaborately in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report which is
included as part of the Annual Report. Dividend
Your Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs. 7.20 (72 per cent) per
equity share (Previous year Rs. 7.10 per equity share) aggregating Rs. 1
91.25 crore for the financial year 2010- 11 which, if approved at the
ensuing 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM), will be paid to (i) those
members whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company
after giving effect to all valid share transfers in physical form
lodged with the Company on or before September 1 7, 2011, and (ii)
those members whose names appear as beneficial owners as on September 1
7, 2011, as per particulars to be furnished for this purpose, by the
Depositories, viz. National Securities Depository Limited and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited. The dividend payout as proposed
is in accordance with the Company''s policy to pay sustainable dividend
linked to long term performance, keeping in view the capital needs for
the Company''s growth plans and to achieve optimal financing of such
plans through internal accruals. Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review
as stipulated under Clause 49 of the listing agreement with the stock
exchanges in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of
the Annual Report,
The Company has entered into various contracts in the area of
infrastructure and value added service businesses. Some of them have
already been completed and benefits of the same have already been
started accruing. contracts under progress are periodically reviewed by
the Board
Issue of Securities and Share Capital
(i) Conversion of warrants
Pursuant to approval of the members of the Company accorded through
postal ballot on June 24, 2009, the Company allotted 4,29,00,000
warrants at Rs. 928.89 each (including a premium ofRs. 918.89 per equity
share) on preferential basis to one of the promoter companies AAA
Project Ventures Private Limited (AAAPVPL), on July 9, 2009.
During the year, AAAPVPL subscribed to equity shares of the Company on
exercise of option attached to warrants whereupon the Company allotted
2,25,50,000 equity shares to the warrant holder. Consequent upon the
allotment of these shares, the paid-up capital of the Company increased
to 26,74,20,262 equity shares,
AAAPVPL did not opt for conversion of balance 7,50,000 options and
accordingly, the same stand lapsed
(ii) Buy-back of shares
Pursuant to the resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the
Company and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1
956 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-back of
Securities) Regulations, 1998 the Company made a Public announcement to
buy-back the equity shares of the Company at a maximum price of Rs. 725
per equity share, up to an amount not exceeding
10 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital and fire reserves
(including securities premium) of the Company, i.e. up to Rs. 1,000
crore. The buy-back offer opened from April 1 1, 2011 and shall remain
open until twelve months from the date of the resolution passed by the
Board of Directors i.e. February 1 3, 201 2 or when the Company
completes the Buy-back to the extent ofRs. 1,000 crore or if the Board
opts to close the Buy-back upon reaching 25% of the maximum offer size,
whichever is earlier. The Company up to the date of this report,
bought-back 1 8,00,000 equity shares at an aggregate amount of Rs. 115.58
crore. Consequently, the paid-up equity share capital of the Company
declined from Rs. 267.42 crore to Rs. 265.62 crore as on May 27, 2011
Scheme of Arrangement
(a) Withdrawal of Scheme of Arrangement
The Scheme of Arrangement dated May 9, 2009 envisaging transfer of
various operating divisions of the Company, viz., Dahanu Thermal Power
Station division, Goa and Samalkot Power Stations division, Power
Transmission division, Power Distribution division, Toll Roads division
and Real Estate division to its respective resulting six wholly owned
subsidiaries was sanctioned by the Hon''ble Bombay High Court on July
24, 2009, subject to the Company receiving the requisite approvals.
Taking into consideration, inter alia, the considerable lapse of time
of nearly two years and subsequent changes in the business environment,
the proposal was no longer considered relevant and the same was
withdrawn on March 25, 2011 with the approval of the Hon''ble Bombay
High Court. The withdrawal of the Scheme would not Impact the
profitability or business of the Company
(b) Scheme of Amalgamation of Reliance Infraprojects Limited
Reliance Infraprojects Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company was amalgamated with the Company with effect from May 21, 2011
in terms of the Scheme of Amalgamation (''Scheme'') sanctioned by the
Hon''ble Bombay High Court vide order dated March 30, 2011. The
appointed date of the Scheme was April 1, 2010
Standby Charges
In the pending litigation on standby charges, The Tata Power Company
Limited (TPC) had filed an appeal in the Hon''ble Supreme Court which
admitted it and directed TPC to deposit Rs. 227 crore (being 50 per cent
of the amount of refund including Interest up to December 31, 2006) as
per the order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and furnish a
bank guarantee for Rs. 227 crore. The Company was permitted to withdraw
the amount after giving an undertaking to repay the amount, if
required, without demur, on the final order being passed. The Company,
after giving such an undertaking received Rs. 227 crore on March 12,
2007. The Company is yet to receive further order from the Hon''ble
Supreme Court,
Power Distribution License
The Power distribution license issued to the Company is valid up to
August 15, 2011. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)
had published a public notice on October 6, 2010 inviting Expression of
Interest (EOI) from parties interested in obtaining license for supply
of power in RInfra''s area of supply in suburbs of Mumbai. Since MERC
did not respond to clarification on whether the said Notice is an
invitation for issue of parallel license in RInfra''s area or whether
the same intends to replace the existing license, the Company filed a
writ petition in
the Bombay High Court as well as before the Appellate Tribunal for
Electricity, against the EOI seeking an immediate stay on the same. The
hearing is pending.
Meanwhile, the Company filed a petition before MERC seeking renewal /
extension of its license by extending the period by 25 years from
August 16, 2011. MERC vide its order dated April 1, 2011, directed the
Company to file an application for firesh licence under the Electricity
Act, 2003, iinstead of amendment of licence. As directed by MERC, the
Company filed an application for firesh licence on April 25, 2011. The
licence application has been admitted by MERC after technical
validation in the presence of consumer representatives on May 5, 2011
Subsidiary Companies
During the year under review, Utility infrastructure and Works Private
Limited, Reliance Cement Private Limited and Reliance infrastructure
Engineers Private Limited, became subsidiaries of the Company
As per approval granted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide
circular No.02/2011 dated February 8, 2011, copies of the Balance
Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Report of the Board of Directors and
Auditors of the subsidiary companies are not being attached to the
Balance Sheet of the Company. The financial information of the
subsidiary companies as required by the above circular is disclosed
under ''Financial information of Subsidiary Companies'', which forms part
of the Annual Report.
The Company will make available hard copies of Annual Accounts of the
subsidiary companies and related detailed information to the
shareholders of the Company seeking the same
The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies will also be kept for
inspection by any shareholders at the Registered Office of the Company
and that of respective subsidiary companies
Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard (AS) -21 prescribed under the
Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 and Listing Agreement as
prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Consolidated
Financial Statements presented by the Company include financial
information of subsidiary companies, which forms part of the Annual
Report, Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the public during the
year
Directors
In terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, Shri S L Rao
and Dr Leena Srivastava, Directors of the Company retire by rotation
and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment,
Shri R R Rai was appointed as an Additional Director in terms of
Section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956 effective from May 10, 2011.
He holds office up to the date of the ensuing AGM. The Company has
received a notice in writing from a member proposing the candidature of
Shri R R Rai for the office of a Director of the Company, liable to
retire by rotation and accordingly, his candidature for appointment as
a Director has been included in the Notice convening the AGM
Brief resume of all directors, including those proposed to be appointed
at the ensuing AGM, nature of expertise in specific functional areas
and names of companies in which they hold directorships and/or
memberships/chairmenship of Committees of the Board, shareholding and
relationships between directors interse, if any, as stipulated under
Clause 49 of the listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges in India,
is provided in the report on Corporate Governance forming part of the
Annual Report,
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to the Directors'' Responsibility Statement, it
is hereby confirmed that:
in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended
March 31, 2011, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed
along with proper explanations relating to material departures
i. the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgements 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 under review;
i 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; and
iv the Directors had prepared the annual accounts for the fi nancial
year ended March 31, 2011, on a ''going concern'' basis.
Group
Pursuant to an intimation received from the Promoters, the names of the
Promoters and entities comprising ''Group'' as deifned under the
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 are disclosed in
the Annual Report for the purpose of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition
of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements based on the Financial
Statements received from subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates,
as approved by their respective board of directors have been prepared
in accordance with the Accounting Standard (AS) - 21 on ''Consolidated
Financial Statements'' read with Accounting Standard (AS) - 23 on
''Accounting forinvestments in Associates'' and Accounting Standard (AS)
- 27 on ''Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures'', notified
under Section 211 (3C) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the
Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, as applicable
Auditors and Auditors'' Report
M/s. Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants and M/s. Pathak H D &
Associates, Chartered Accountants, the auditors of the Company hold
office until the conclusion of the ensuing AGM and are eligible for
re-appointment.
The Company has received letters from M/s. Haribhakti & Co. Chartered
Accountants and M/s. Pathak H D & Associates, Chartered Accountants, to
the effect that their appointment, if made, would be within the
prescribed limits under Section 224 (1 B) of the Companies Act, 1956,
and that they are not disqualified for such appointment within the
meaning of Section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956
The observations and comments given by Auditors in their report read
together with notes to Accounts are self explanatory and hence do not
call for any further comments under Section 21 7 of the Companies Act,
1956
Cost Auditor
Pursuant to the direction of the Central Government that the cost
accounts maintained by the Company be audited by a cost auditor, the
Company has appointed M/s. VJ Talati & Company Cost Accountants, for
conducting the cost audit for the generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity businesses of the Company for the fi
nancial year ended March 31, 2011
Particulars of Employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 21 7(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and
the Companies (Particular of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
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 write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
The particulars as required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 21 7(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 Annexure-A forming part of this report.
Corporate Governance
The Company has adopted the Reliance Group - Corporate Governance
Policies and Code of Conduct which has set out the systems, processes
and policies conforming to international standards. The report on
Corporate Governance as stipulated under Clause 49 of the listing
agreement with the Stock Exchanges, forms part of the Annual Report,
A certificate from the Auditors of the Company, M/s. Haribhakti & Co.,
Chartered Accountants and M/s. Pathak H D & Associates Chartered
Accountants confirming compliance with conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated under clause 49 of the listing agreement, is
attached to this Report,
Acknowledgment
Your directors would like to express their sincere appreciation of the
co-operation and assistance received from shareholders
debentureholders, bankers, financial institutions, government
authorities, regulatory bodies 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, officers and staff of the Company, resulting in the
successful performance of the Company during the year
For and on behalf of the Board
of Directors
Mumbai Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
May 27, 2011 Chairman
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