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Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services
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Company History - Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services
YEAR                                                 EVENTS
 1988 - The company, Geojit Securities Limited (GSL), was a
 partnership
               firm, with two partners - Mr. C.J. George and Mr.
 Ranjit, under
               the name and style of M/s Geojit & Company established
 on 4th
               November, to act as stock and share brokers with
 membership on
               the Cochin Stock Exchange.
 
 1994 - The company was incorporated as a Public Limited Company on
 24th
              November and obtained its Certificate of commencement of
 business
              on 25th January 1995.
 
            - The company is at present engaged in the activities of
 stock and
              share broking, underwriting, marketing of initial public
 offering
              of companies and mutual funds, corporate advisory
 services,
              investments in shares, participating in Bought Out
 Deals, 
              syndication of inter-corporate deposits, debt,
 bought-outs etc.
 
           - The company has at present branches at Trichur,
 Kottayam,
              Muvattupuzha and Coimbatore apart from having
 representative
              offices at Mumbai.
 
 1995 - The company has a subsidiary in the name of Geojit Stock and
              Shares Limited (GSSL) to carry on the activities as a
 Dealer of
              Over The Counter Exchange of India.
 
 1996 - The company had made a public issue of equity shares
 aggregating
              to Rs.95/- lakhs, during the period under report which
 received
              an overwhelming support and was oversubscribed over 14
 times. 
 
            - The Company held 100% of the paid up Capital of
 Rs.30,00,000/-       
               M/s Goejit Stock & Shares Ltd., a wholly owned
 subsidiary of the
               Company as at 31st March.
 
 1998 - The Company, a joint venture company with Kerala State
               Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), has
 announced
               improved working results for 1997-98.
 
 1999 - The equity shares of the company are presently listed at five
              Stock Exchanges viz., Madras, Ahemedabad, Coimbatore,
 Delhi and
              Cochin.
 
            - The Company based in Kochi, to set up a full-fledged
 office in
               the UAE, which will not only enable it to deal in
 Indian shares
              and securities, but also help it become a licensed stock
 broking
              company in that country.
 
 2000 - Geojit Securities Ltd, a leading retail share broking firm
              launched Internet securities trading for the first time
 in India.
 
           - Geojit Securities is a joint venture with Kerala State
 Industrial
             Development Corporation (KSIDC) with branches in 40
 cities.
 
           - ABN Amro Bank is set to pick up an equity stake in
 Geojit
             Securities Ltd one of the largest stock brokers and
 depository
             participant in the country.
 
           - The company is planning to introduce multi-bank,
 multi-DP
              interfaces to facilitate and promote Internet trading in
 the
              country.
 
           - Geojit Securities Ltd, the first company to start online
 trading
             services, has signed a MoU with UTI Bank to enable
 investors to
             buy\sell demat stocks through the company's website.
 
           - The Company has signed a deal with Centurion Bank to
 provide
              payment gateway for Internet trading.
 
           - The Company launched its online interface with HDFC Bank
 for Internet
              trading.
 
          - Geojit Securities Ltd, a leading stock broking company,
 has decided to issue
             bonus shares at 1:1 ratio, to capitalise part of general
 reseve.
 
 2001 - The Kochi-based retail broking firm, Geojit Securities Ltd.,
 is setting up an overseas
               venture jointly with a UAE partner to provide broking
 and depository services to NRIs
               in the Gulf countries.
 
            - Geojit Securities has inked a joint venture (JV) with
 UAE based brokerage house 
              Barjeel Shares & Bonds to set up a 20:80 joint venture
 with an initial capital of $ 1 million, 
              christened Barjeel Geojit Securities.
 
             - Bonus Shares were issued by the company in the ratio
 1:1.
 
 2002-Sheikh Sultan Bin Saud Al Qasimi appointed as Director of Geojit
 Securities.
 
         - Mr T Koshy appointed as Director of Geojit Securities  with
 effect from October 26, 2002.
 
 2003
 
 -The Company has unveiled a new logo and changed its name to Geojit
 Financial Services Ltd, offering a growing range of new and
 innovative financial products and services.
 
 2004
 
 -Geojit Securities inks pact with Doha Bank
 
 -UTI Bank, Geojit in pact for trading platform in Qatar
 
 -Delists shares from Cochin Stock Exchange
 
 - Shares of Geojit Securities Ltd delisted from Coimbatore Stock
 Exchange from May 21 and Madras Stock Exchange effective May 31
 
 -Geojit Financial Services Ltd in association with Doha Bank launches
 India Wealth Management Services for non-resident Indians living in
 Qatar
 
 2005
 
 -Geojit has tied up with global financial investments SAOG, Muscat,
 in the Sultanate of Oman
 
 2006
 
 -Geojit Financial Services Ltd has informed that the Board of
 Directors of the Company at its meeting held on October 22, 2006, has
 approved the proposal of the Company to issue and allot to BNP Paribas
 S.A. (the Investor), on a preferential allotment basis, equity shares,
 warrants convertible into equity shares or any combination thereof,
 such that the total number of equity shares issued (whether as equity
 shares or upon the conversion of the warrants) shall not exceed
 7,96,31,170 equity shares of Re 1, at price of Rs 26 per equity
 share, which has been determined in accordance with the applicable
 laws and guidelines.
Source : Dion Global Solutions Limited
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