1. The Company’s nutritional business is organized and focused in India as a single business segment. Accordingly segment information is not required to be disclosed pursuant to provision of Accounting Standard 17 on "Segment Reporting".

2. The Board of Directors have recommended a Final Dividend of Rs 5/- per Equity shares of Rs 10 each for the year ended December 31, 2008 at its meeting held on January 27, 2009. The Final Dividend, if approved by the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on April 24, 2009, will be paid or before May 14, 2009 to those Members whose name appear in the Company´s Register of Members as on April 15, 2009.

3. The Unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and the audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008 have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on January 27, 2009. The Limited Review for the Unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 , as required under Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement has been completed by the statutory auditors.

4. Figures for the previous period / year have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary , to conform to the current period / year´s classification

Zubair Ahmed
Managing Director