Bengal and Assam Company Ltd.

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
 group’s 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')