1. Accounting Period
Pursuant to the approval by the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai the
accounting period of the company has been extended from 12 months
ending 31st March, 2011 to 18 months ending 30th September, 2011
referred to as ''period'' elsewhere. The figures of the previous year
comprise of 12 months.
2. Contingent Liabilities (not provided for)
Particulars Current Period Previous Year
(Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. In lakhs)
a) Bank Guarantees 21.41 72.23
b) Estimated amount of contracts
to be executed on
Capital Account and not provided
for 20.00 13.50
c) Unexpired Letters of Credit 6790.97 NIL
d) Claims against the Company,
not acknowledged as debts:
Municipal Property tax, Mumbai 14.14 NIL
Others 10.71 27.21
3. Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards as prescribed under Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been followed wherever applicable. The
monetary items denominated in foreign currency have not been restated
as required by AS 11.
4. Exceptional items
Exceptional items Rs.30.33 crores shown in the Profit and Loss account
comprise of:
a) Exceptional income Rs.45.79 crores:
During Sep 2011 the company sold its MS Division to Zenith RMM LLC for
a gross consideration of US$ 54.71 million received by the company and
its wholly owned subsidiary.
The gains arising out of this transaction aggregating to Rs.103.93
crores, has been accounted for as an Exceptional Income and is
allocated between the company (Rs.45.79 crores) and its W.O.S.
(Rs.58.14 crores) in the ratio of the cash consideration of the
respective entities.
b) Exceptional expense Rs.76.12 crores:
This represents for ex loss on account of restatement of long term
liabilities.
5. The gross consideration of US$ 54.71 million includes US$ 6 million
deposited in an Asset Purchase Escrow account in the joint names of the
company and Zenith RMM LLC to cover liabilities against the
representations, warranties and indemnification provisions of the sale
Agreement. The Escrow account balance has been treated as Deposit under
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