(Rs. in Lakhs)
2011 2010
1. Contingent Liabilities
(a) Income Tax:
Matters decided in favour of the Company by
appellate authorities, where the Income Tax
Department is in further appeal. 637.73 337.65
Matters on which the Company is in appeal 33.94 206.12
(b) Sales Tax / Value Added Tax:
Claims against the Company regarding sales tax
against which the Company has preferred appeals. 20.80 53.52
(c) Claim in respect of rented premises. 165.27 153.61
(d) Claims against the Company not
acknowledged as debts. 36.33 70.00
(e) Guarantee given by the Company / issuance of
Stand by Letter of credit 2969.69 5209.69
by the Companys bankers in respect of term loan
and working capital limits taken by the
subsidiary.
The loans and working capital limits taken by
the subsidiary are secured by a pari passu charge
against the immovable fixed assets of the Company
situated at Kharadi.
(f) Issuance of Stand by Letter of credit by the
Companys bankers in respect 21403.20 -
of term loan taken by the wholly owned subsidiary.
The Company is in the process to create security
by way of hypothecation of the current and
moveable assets and mortgage of immovable
assets of the Company.
(g) Customs Duty:
From 1969 to 1979, customs duty has been provided
on the basis of provisional assessments, which
are not admitted by the Customs Authorities.
Pending settlement of the foregoing, a deposit
of Rs. 6.79 lakhs (Previous year: Rs. 6.79
lakhs) has been made and bonds aggregating to
Rs. 54.43 lakhs (Previous year: Rs. 54.43 lakhs)
guaranteed by the General Insurance Corporation
of India have been executed. From 16th August
1988 to 31st March 1993, pursuant to changes
in the Customs Valuation Rules, the Customs
Authorities have cleared the Companys
consignments on provisional basis on execution
of bonds aggregating Rs. 1618.45 lakhs
(Previous year: Rs. 1618.45 lakhs),
representing the entire value of the import
consignments. Adjustments, if any, on this
account, would be made as and when the
assessments are finalised. The Company has been
legally advised that the liability on
this account is not expected to exceed
Rs. 31.00 lakhs (Previous year:
Rs. 31.00 lakhs), which has been provided for.
2. Employee Stock Option Schemes
Currently the Company has instituted two Employees Stock Option Plans.
The Compensation Committee of the Board approves the grant of options.
Options vest with employees over specified time periods subject to
fulfilment of certain conditions.
3. During the previous year, pursuant to the shareholders approval for
buy back of equity shares on proportionate basis through the tender
offer route, the Company bought back 2,424,000 equity shares for an
aggregate amount of Rs. 3999.60 lakhs, by utilizing Share Premium
account and General Reserve to the extent of Rs. 2980.68 lakhs and Rs.
776.52 lakhs respectively.
Capital Redemption Reserve was created out of general reserve for Rs.
242.40 lakhs, being the nominal value of shares bought back in terms of
section 77AA of the Companies Act, 1956.
4. Acquisition of subsidiaries in the United States of America
During the year, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Zensar Technologies, Inc. acquired 100% equity interest in PSI Holding
Group, Inc. (PSI) vide agreement dated November 20, 2010, for a
consideration of Rs. 30541 lakhs (including acquisition charges). As a
result, PSI and its wholly owned subsidiaries namely (i) Akibia, Inc.
(ii) Aquila Technology Corp; and (iii) Akibia B.V. have become
step-down subsidiaries of the Company with effect from January 1, 2011.
5. During the year, the shareholders approved the issue of Bonus Shares
in the proportion of one new equity share for every existing equity
share, at the Annual General Meeting held on July 13, 2010.
Accordingly, a sum of Rs. 2158.98 lakhs has been transferred to the
Share Capital Account on allotment of fully paid bonus shares to the
holders of the equity shares on the record date of July 22, 2010 by
utilisation of General Reserve. Consequently, the earnings per share
have been adjusted for the previous year.
6. Related Party Disclosures
List of Related Parties (as identified and certified by the Management)
(i) Parties where control exists
a. Wholly owned subsidiaries:
Zensar Technologies, Inc., USA
Zensar Technologies (UK) Limited
Zensar Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Limited
Zensar Technologies GmbH, Germany
(Voluntarily liquidated during the year)
Zensar Advanced Technologies Limited
Zensar Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Limited
(Incorporated on April 29, 2010)
PSI Holding Group Inc.
(With effect from January 1, 2011)
Akibia, Inc.
(With effect from January 1, 2011)
Akibia, B.V.
(With effect from January 1, 2011)
Aquila Technology Corp.
(With effect from January 1, 2011)
b. Other subsidiaries/Entities under joint control
Zensar Technologies (Shenzen) Limited (Under liquidation)
c. Parties having control (directly or indirectly):
RPG Industries Pvt. Limited
Blue Niles Holdings Limited
Pedriano Investments Limited
RPG Cellular Investments & Holdings Private Limited
Idea Tracom Private Limited
Summit Securities Limited
Electra Partners Mauritius Limited
(ii) Key Management Personnel
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Mr. S. Balasubramaniam
Mr. Gopalaji Mehrotra
(With effect from 1st April 2010)
Mr. Sanjay Marathe
Ms. Prameela Kalive
Mr. Hiren Kulkarni
Mr. Ajay Bhandari
Mr. Krishna Ramswami
Mr. V. Balasubramanian
(up to 31st March 2010)
7. (B) As of the Balance Sheet date, the Companys net foreign
currency exposure that is not hedged by derivative instruments or
otherwise is Rs. 11078 lakhs (Previous Year: Rs. 7834 lakhs)
8. Managerial Remuneration
a) Managing Directors remuneration:
Notes:
1. As the liability for gratuity and compensated absence is provided
on an actuarial basis for the Company as a whole, the amounts
pertaining to the Managing Director are not ascertainable and therefore
not included above.
2. The Board of Directors, at their meeting held on 17th January,
2011, re-appointed Dr. Ganesh Natarajan as Vice chairman and Managing
Director of the Company up to 31st January, 2015 with effect from 1st
March, 2011. This reappointment is subject to the approval of the
shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
A. Disputed Statutory matters mainly include:
(a) Provision for disputed statutory liabilities comprises matters
under litigation with Sales- Tax, Customs Duty and ESI authorities.
(b) The amount of provisions made by the Company is based on the
estimates made by the Management considering the facts and
circumstances of each case.
To the extent the Company is confident that it has a strong case, that
portion is disclosed under contingent liabilities.
(c) The timing and the amount of cash flows that will arise from these
matters will be determined by the Appellate Authorities only on
settlement of these cases.
B. Provisions for Other Obligations mainly include provisions for rent
related litigations with previous landlords. The timing and the amount
of cash flows that will arise from these matters will be determined by
the Appellate Authorities only on settlement of these cases.
9. Dues to Micro, Small and Medium enterprises
The Company has compiled this information based on the current
information in its possession. As at 31st March 2011, no supplier has
intimated the Company about its status as a Micro or Small Enterprise
or its registration with the appropriate authority under the Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
10. Deferred Tax
A) During the year, the Company has recognised Deferred Tax Asset
amounting to Rs. 1002.31 lakhs pursuant to the expiry of tax holiday
under Section 10A of the Income Tax Act.
11. Disclosures in accordance with Revised AS- 15 on Employee
Benefits:
(A) Defined Contribution Plans
In terms of the guidance on implementing Revised AS 15, notified under
section 211(3C) of the Act, the Provident Fund set up by the Company is
treated as a Defined
Benefit Plan since the Company is obligated to meet interest shortfall,
if any. However, as at year end no shortfall remains unprovided for. As
advised by an independent actuary, it is not practical or feasible to
actuarially value the liability considering the rate of interest as
notified by the Government can vary annually. Further the pattern of
investments for investible funds is as prescribed by the Government.
Accordingly the other related disclosures as required by the Revised AS
15 have not been made.
(B) Defined Benefit Plans- Gratuity
(v) As at 31st March, 2011 and 31st March, 2010, the plan assets have
been primarily invested in insurer managed funds.
(vi) The overall expected rate of return on assets is based on the
expectation of the average long term rate of return expected on
investments of the Fund during the estimated term of the obligations.
12. Expenditure on Research and Development
During the year, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
has accorded the recognition as In-House R&D unit to the Company. The
Company has incurred capital expenditure amounting to Rs. 105.83 lakhs
(Previous year: Rs. 89.54 lakhs) and revenue expenditure amounting to
Rs. 8.51 lakhs (Previous year: Rs. Nil) on development activities
during the year.
13. Lease Obligations Operating leases
The Company has leased certain facilities and equipment under operating
lease agreements that expire over the next five years. Rental expense
incurred by the Company
14. Other Information
The Company is engaged in the development of computer software. The
production and sale of such software cannot be expressed in any generic
unit. Hence, it is not possible to give the quantitative details of
sales and the information as required under Paragraphs 3 and 4C of Part
II of Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956 of India.
15. Reclassification
Prior year comparatives have been reclassified to conform with current
years presentation, where applicable.
Signatures to Schedules 1 to 14 forming part of the Balance Sheet as at
31st March 2011 and the Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31st March 2011.
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