Our Company was incorporated as Sobha Developers Private Limited on
August 7, 1995 by our Promoter Mr. P.N.C. Menon.
Our first residential project in Bangalore was launched in September
1997 and was completed in two years by September 1999. Thereafter, we
began constructing our first contractual project, the Corporate Block
for Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore that was completed in
September 2000, which took ten months to complete. Till date we have
developed and constructed 21 residential projects in Bangalore
aggregating 1,552 apartments and covering approximately 2.98 million
sq. ft.of super built up area; and constructed 75 contractual
projects in the eight states of India, covering approximately 8.42
million sq. ft.of super built up area and two commercial projects in
Bangalore aggregating 0.11 million sq. ft.of super built up area.
Awards
Our Company has been awarded the “Brick and Mortar Award” for the
south zone in the “a+d & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards
2005”. The Project completed in Mysore for Infosys by us, was
declared by the Builders’ Association of India, Mysore Center as the
“Project of the Year” for the year 2005.
We have also received a memento from Infosys Technologies Limited in
November 2000 in respect of our efforts in relation to the
construction of the corporate maiden block. Further, on February 12,
2005 we have received further recognition again from Infosys
Technologies Limited in relation to the Mysore Campus of Infosys
Technologies Limited.
Sobha Space Private Limited, a company forming part of our Promoter
group a company forming part of our Promoter group, has also been
awarded “Project of the Year” for the year 2005 by the Builders’
Association of India – Birla Super Well built Structures 2005-2006
for its Infosys Pune Project.
Change of Status and Registered Office
Our registered office was shifted from E - 106, Sunrise Chambers, 22,
Ulsoor Road, Bangalore 560042, India to 43, 2nd Floor, Dickenson Road,
Bangalore 560 042 with effect from December 31, 2004 by a resolution
of our Board and again from 43, 2nd Floor, Dickenson Road, Bangalore
560 042 to E - 106, Sunrise Chambers, 22, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore 560
042 with effect from February 10, 2005 by a resolution of our Board.
We were initially incorporated as a private limited company on August
7, 1995. The status of our Company was subsequently changed to a
public limited company by a special resolution of the members passed
at an extraordinary general meeting held on May 8, 2006. The fresh
certificate of incorporation consequent on change of name was granted
to our Company on June 2, 2006, by the Registrar of Companies,
Karnataka.
Recent Restructuring
Our Company has, by means of three memoranda of sale all dated April
3, 2006 with Sobha Interiors Private Limited, Sobha Space Private
Limited and Sobha Glazing and Metal Works Private Limited
respectively, all of which are companies in which our Promoters hold
a significant stake, purchased certain selected assets and
liabilities for a consideration of Rs. 126,742,716, Rs. 56,838,405
and Rs. 132,082,024 respectively, which have been paid by our
Company.
The said assets and liabilities, which are enlisted in the schedules
to the said agreements, include assets in the nature of stock of raw
material, work in progress, fixed assets, plant and machinery. The
liabilities which have been purchased by our Company include Bank
liabilities in the nature of term loans, bill discounting liabilities
and cash credits and dues to employees in the nature of salaries,
leave encashment and gratuity.
Further, under the terms of the above memoranda, our Company has
agreed to retain and take over the services of the employees of the
vendor companies as of the date of the memoranda of sale, subject to
contracts of employment entered into with such employees, the human
resources policy of the our Company and the provisions of labour law
governing the employment of such employees. Under the agreement, our
Company has undertaken not to terminate the services of such
employees and to treat them as if they were appointed by our
Company.
Under the agreements, the companies selling the aforementioned assets
and liabilities to our Company have undertaken to not carry out their
present principal business either alone or in partnership with others
or use or allow their name to be used in connection with any such
business. They have further undertaken to surrender all the licenses,
approvals or such regulatory approvals to the concerned statutory
authorities required for the purpose of carrying on their principal
business so as to ensure the discontinuance of the principal line of
business.
Key Events and Milestones
September, 1997 : Launch of our first residential project, Sobha
Sapphire in Bangalore
September, 1997 : Launch of our first plot development ‘Harisree
Garden’, in Coimbatore
July, 1998 : Our Company obtains ISO 9001 (1994 series)
certification
September, 1999 : Our first residential project Sobha Sapphire in
Bangalore is completed and handed over
December, 1999 : Commencement of construction of our first
contractual project, the Corporate Block for Infosys Technologies
Limited, Bangalore
September, 2000 :Completion and handover of the Corporate Block for
Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore
November, 2000 : Commencement of construction of our first
contractual project outside Bangalore for Infosys Technologies
Limited, Mysore
September, 2001 : Completion and handover of our first contractual
project outside Bangalore, at Mysore for Infosys Technologies
Limited
October, 2003 : Sobha Construction Academy and Sobha Research
and Development Center commence functioning
April, 2004 : Our Company obtains ISO 9001 (2000 series)
certification
October, 2005 : Commercial operation of fully automated concrete
product division commences
April, 2006 : Corporate restructuring by means of purchase
of selected assets and liabilities from Sobha Interiors Private
Limited, Sobha Glazing and Metal Works Private Limited and Sobha
Space Private Limited
May, 2006 : Certificate of DA 1 rating by CRISIL*
June, 2006 : Change of status from private to public
September 2006 : Certificate of PR 1 rating by CARE
2008
- Sobha Developers Ltd has inducted Mr. Sumit Keshan as Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company with effect from July 11,
2008.
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