GKB Ophthalmics Limited was incorporated on 10th Dec. 1981.  The
 company was granted a licence as a 100% E.O.U. in 1982.  The factory
 at Tivim Industrial Estate, Tivim, Goa was set up financial
 assistance from the Economic Development Corporation of Goa, Daman
 and Diu Ltd. and the The Maharashtra State Financial Corporation.
 
 The company is engaged in the manufacture and export of high quality,
 single-vision mineral Ophthalmic lenses at Mapusa-Goa and commenced
 commercial production in May, 1983.  The Company has been
 consistently earning profits and paying dividend since 1988-89.
 
 The company has a total installed capacity of 13 lac lenses per
 annum.
 The company's plant is equipped with the most advanced and
 sophisticated West German technology for manufacture of lenses.
 
 The plant has adequate production facilities and quality control
 systems to ensure high precision in the lenses manufactured by them. 
 As a result GKB products have a good reputation in the field of
 ophthalmics.
 
 The company has consistently earned the distinction of winning the
 Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council's (CAPEXCIL)
 Export Certificate of Merity year after year for the past eleven
 years i.e. from 1983-84 to 1993-94 in recognition of their export
 achievement in respect of ophthalmic lenses.  In 1992-93, the Company
 also received an award from the Confederation of the Export Units
 (CEU) for the best performance in ophthalmic lenses.
 
 2000
 
 -The company declares 12% interim dividend.
 
 2003
 
 -Rodenstock in alliance with GKB to manufacture lens
 
 2008
 
 -The Goa-based GKB Ophthalmics Ltd has inked an alliance agreement
 with Spain-based multinational company Indo to market the latter's
 high-end optical and ophthalmic products, comprising high precision
 equipment, in the Indian and Asian markets.
 
 2010
 
 -GKB Ophthalmics gets its shares listed on the Exchange in the list
 of 'B' Group Securities.
 
 -The company ahs designated E-mail Id for investor complaints:
 investor.grievance@gkb.net