Company History - Bengal and Assam Company
Bengal & Assam Company Limited (BACL) was originally incorporated as
Bengal
& Assam Investors Limited as a Public Company under the Companies
Act, 1913 on 30th January 1947 with its Registered Office at 7,
Council House Street, Calcutta 700 001. The name of the Company was
subsequently changed to Bengal & Assam Company Limited w.e.f. 2nd
June 1982. The Registered Office of BACL was shifted from the State
of West Bengal to the National Capital Territory of Delhi with due
approvals w.e.f. 4th September, 2002. Accordingly the Registered
Office of the Company is located at Link House, 3 Bahadur Shah Zafar
Marg, New Delhi 110 002. The Company Identification Number is U 67120
DL1974 PLC 116830. The main objects of the Company are as set out in
the Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company.
BACL is primarily engaged in the business of holding investments and
other financial assets of group companies. BACL is duly registered as
a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) with Reserve Bank of India
(RBI), New Delhi.
BACL since its inception is primarily engaged in the business of
holding
investments and other financial assets of group companies. BACL is
duly registered as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) with
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), New Delhi.
BACL has been carrying on the business of investments from its
inception. The
book value of investments of BACL, Pre-Scheme, were of Rs.72.51
Crores and Post-
Scheme are of Rs. 282.54 Crores. The investments are held largely in
groups listed and unlisted companies.
BACL will continue to carry on the business of investments. Its
income comprises
of dividends received from investee companies ,interest income,
rental income, etc.
2009
-Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has recommended a dividend of Rs 1.50 per
share i.e. 15% on Equity shares
2010
--Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.50
per share i.e. 25%
on Equity shares
2012
-Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has recommended a dividend of Rs 4 share
i.e. 40
on Equity shares
2013
-Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has recommended for dividend of Rs. 4/-
per Share i.e. 40% on the 86,83,553 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each.
-Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has informed that Shri A. K. Kinra has
been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of
the Company w.e.f. June 13, 2013.
2014
-Bengal & Assam Company Ltd has recommended dividend of Rs. 5 per
equity share of Rs. 10/- each (50%)
2015
-The name of the Building in which the Registered Office of the
Company is situated has been changed from Link House to Patriot
House. Accordingly, the current address of the Registered Office of
the Company is as under:Patriot House, 4th Floor,3, Bahadur Shah
Zafar Marg,New Delhi
2017
The Company has approved Scheme of Arrangement between Florence
Investech Limited ('Florence'), BMF Investments Limited ('BMF'), J.K.
Fenner (India) Limited ('FIL') and Bengal & Assam Company Limited
('the Transferee Company') and their respective shareholders pursuant
to the provisions of Sections 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 for (a)
amalgamation of Florence and BMF ('Transferor Companies') with the
Transferee Company with effect from 1st April, 2017 ('Appointed
Date')
