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CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
(A Public Limited Company incorporated on 13th May 2008 under the Companies Act, 1956
and obtained the certificate of commencement of business on 5th August 2008)
Registered Office:
D.No. 25-2-1,G.T. Road, Opp. Mastan Dargah, Guntur-522 004.
Telephone: 0863-2223311 Fax: 0863-2356712
Contact Person: Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao, Director
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR LISTING OF 7,242,000 EQUITY
SHARES OF RE. 10 /- EACH FULLY PAID UP
GENERAL RISKS
Investment in Equity and Equity related securities involve a degree of risk and investors
should not invest any funds in the equity shares of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMITED unless they can afford to take the risk of losing their investment. Investors are
advised to read the Risk Factors carefully before taking an investment decision in the
shares of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED. For taking an investment decision,
investors must rely on their own examination of the Company including the risks
involved. The securities have not been recommended or approved by Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) nor does SEBI guarantees the accuracy or adequacy of
this document. Specific attention of the investors is invited to the statement of Risk
Factors of this Information Memorandum.
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ISSUER’S ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts
responsibility for, and confirms that this Information Memorandum Contains all
information with regard to CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED, which is material,
that the information contained in this Information Memorandum is true and correct in
all material respects and is not misleading in any material respect, that the opinions
and intentions, expressed herein are honestly held and that there are no other facts,
the omission of which makes this document as a whole or any of such information or
the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect.
LISTING
The Equity shares of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED are proposed to be listed on
the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE). The company has submitted this
information Memorandum with BSE and the same has been made available on the
company website viz. www.craneindia.net The Information Memorandum would also be
made available in the website of BSE (www.bseindia.com).
REGISTRAR AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENT
Bigshare Services Pvt Limited
306, Right Wing, 3rd Floor, Amrutha Ville, Opp. Yashoda Hospital
Somajiguda, Rajbhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, Telangana
Land : 040-40144967
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TABEL OF CONTENTS
PARTICULARS PAGE NO.
I. Definition / Abbreviation
II. Risk Factors and management Perceptions thereof
III. General Information
IV. Capital Structure
V. Object of the Scheme of Arrangement
VI. Salient Features of the Scheme of Arrangement
VII. Statement of Possible Tax Benefit
VIII. Company History and Management
IX. Overview of Organisation Structure & Senior
Management Personnel
X. Promoter & Subsidiary Companies
XI. Financial statement
XII. Details and Financial Highlights of Companies
under same Management.
XIII. Management Discussions and Analysis
XIV. Outstanding Litigations, Defaults and Material
Development
XV. Articles of Association
XVI. Documents for Inspection
XVII. Declaration
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I. DEFINITION, ABBREVIATIONS
Act The Companies Act, 1956
Articles Articles of Association of Crane
Infrastructure Limited
Board Board of Directors of Crane
Infrastructure Limited
BSE Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
CDSL Central Depository Services (India)
Limited
Company CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Company incorporated under the Companies Act,
1956
DCA Department of Company Affairs
Depositories Act The Depositories Act, 1996 as amended
from time to time
Depository A Depository registered with SEBI under
the SEBI (Depositories & Participants)
Regulations, 1996 as amended from
time to time
Directors Directors on the Board of CRANE
INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
DP Depository Participant
Equity Shares Fully paid-up shares of Re. 10/- each of
the Company
Equity Shareholders Equity Shareholders of the Company
Information Memorandum This Information Memorandum
I T Act Income Tax Act, 1961 and subsequent
amendments thereto
MOA Memorandum of Association of CRANE
INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
NSDL National Securities Depository Limited
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NSE National Stock Exchange of India
Limited
RBI Reserve Bank of India
Record Date or Book Closure Date Record Date means 5th June 2010
announced by Crane Infrastructure
Limited as Book Closure Period.
Registrar and Share Transfer Agent /
Registrars / Intime
Bigshare Services Pvt Limited
306, Right Wing, 3rd Floor, Amrutha
Ville, Opp. Yashoda Hospital
Somajiguda, Rajbhavan Road,
Hyderabad 500082, Telangana
Land : 040-40144967
ROC
Registrar of Companies, Andhra
Pradesh, Guntur.
Scheme/Scheme of
Arrangement
Scheme of Arrangement between Virat
Crane Industries Ltd and their
respective shareholders, for Demerger
of its real estate/ infrastructure
business.
Aforesaid scheme was approved by the
Hon’ble High Court of Hyderabad on 18th
February 2010 and the same is became
effective 23rd April 2010.
SEBI
Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEBI Act
Securities and Exchange Board of India
Act, 1992
SEBI Guidelines Extant Guidelines for Disclosure and
Investor Protection issued by Securities
and Exchange Board of India,
constituted under the Securities and
Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (as
amended), called Securities and
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Exchange Board of India (Disclosure and
Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000, as
amended, including instructions and
clarifications issued by SEBI from time
to time.
In the Information Memorandum all reference to “Rs.” refer to Rupees, the lawful currency
of India, reference to one gender also refers to another gender and the word “Lakh” or “Lac”
means “one hundred thousand” and the word “million” means “ten lacs” and the word
“crore” means “ten million”.
In the Information Memorandum all reference to ‘Rs’ refer to Rupees, the lawful currency of
India, reference to one gender also refers to another gender and the word ‘Lakh’ or ’Lac’
means ‘one hundred thousand’ and the word ‘million’ means ‘ten lacs’ and the word ‘crore’
means ‘ten million’.
CERTAIN CONVENTIONS; USE OF MARKET DATA
Unless stated otherwise, the financial data in this Information Memorandum is derived
from our restated financial statements. The fiscal year commences on April 1st and ends on
March 31st of each year, so all references to a particular fiscal year are to the twelve month
period ended March 31st of that year. In this Information Memorandum, any discrepancies
in any table between the total and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding.
All references to “India” contained in this Information Memorandum are to the Republic of
India. All references to “Rupees” or “Rs.” are to Indian Rupees, the official currency of the
Republic of India.
For additional definitions, please see the section titled “Definitions, Abbreviations and
Industry Related Terms” of this Information Memorandum.
Unless stated otherwise, industry data used throughout this Information Memorandum has
been obtained from the published data and industry publications. Industry publications
generally state that the information contained in those publications has been obtained from
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sources believed to be reliable but that their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed
and their reliability cannot be assured. Although we believe that industry data used in this
Information Memorandum is reliable, it has not been independently verified.
The information included in this Information Memorandum about various other Companies
is based on their respective Annual Reports and information made available by the
respective companies.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have included statements in this Information Memorandum which contain words or
phrases such as “will”, “aim”, “will likely result”, “believe”, “expect”, “will continue”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, contemplate”, “seek to”, “future”, “objective”,
“goal”, “project”, “should”, “will pursue” and similar expressions or variations of such
expressions, that are “forward looking statements”. Similarly, statements that describe our
objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements, actual results may differ
materially from those suggested by the forward looking statements due to risks or
uncertainties associated with our expectations with respect to, but not limited to:
General economic and business conditions in India and other countries;
Regulatory changes and our ability to respond to them;
Our ability to successfully implement our strategy, our growth and expansion plans;
Technological changes;
Our exposure to market risks, general economic and political conditions in India
which have an impact on our business activities or investments;
The monetary and fiscal policies of India, inflation, deflation, unanticipated
turbulence in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices or other rates or
prices, the performance of the financial markets in India and globally;
Changes in domestic and foreign laws, regulations and taxes and changes in
competition in our industry.
For further discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ, see the
section titled “Risk Factors” of this Information Memorandum. By their nature, certain
market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what
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actually occurs in the future. As a result, actual future gains or losses could materially
differ from those that have been estimated.
We do not have any obligation to, and do not intend to, update or otherwise revise any
statements reflecting circumstances arising after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of underlying events, even if the underlying assumptions do not materialize.
II. RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT PERCEPTION THERETO
An investment in equity securities involves a high degree of risk. Investors should are fully
consider all of the information in this Information Memorandum, including the risks and
uncertainties described below, before making an investment in our Equity Shares.
Occurrence of any of the following risks as well as the other risks and uncertainties
discussed in this Information Memorandum could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations and could cause the trading price of
our Equity Shares to decline, which could result in the loss to the investor.
The investor(s) should consider the following risk factors carefully in evaluating the
Company and its business before making any investment decision.
A) INTERNAL RISK FACTORS: RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS OR COMPANY
1) Demand for construction services depends primarily on the activity and
expenditure levels in the infrastructure and real estate industries, and any
reduction in such activity and expenditure may adversely affect our business and
prospects and may reduce the number of projects we undertake and impede our
growth.
Demand for our construction services for ports, terminals, industrial, commercial, retail,
residential and other projects that we undertake is particularly sensitive to the level of
development, production, exploration and transportation activity of, and the
corresponding capital spending by, infrastructure and real estate companies. Demand for
our construction services in the infrastructure sector is primarily dependent on
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sustained economic development in the regions that we operate in and government
policies relating to infrastructure development. It is also significantly dependent on
budgetary allocations made by central and state governments for this sector as well as
funding provided by international and multilateral development finance institutions for
infrastructure projects. Investment by the private sector in infrastructure projects is
dependent on the potential returns from such projects and is therefore linked to
government policies relating to private sector participation and sharing of risks and
returns from such projects. There can be no assurance that government policies will
continue to favor infrastructure investment.
2) The demand for construction services for the real estate sector is dependant on the
performance of the property market in the areas in which we operate, and any slow
down in the demand for real estate and the demand for business of our customers
could adversely affect our business.
The provision of construction services for the real estate sector is dependant on the
performance of the property market in the areas in which we operate. It is not possible to
predict whether demand for commercial or residential property in the areas in which we
operate or India generally will continue to grow in the future, as many social, political,
economic, legal and other factors may affect the development of the property market.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the level of demand will consistently match
the level of supply. In the event of any unfavorable developments in the supply and
demand or any decreases in property prices in the areas in which we operate or other
parts in India, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be
adversely affected.
3) Projects included in our Order Book may be delayed, cancelled or not fully paid for
by our clients, which could materially harm our cash flow position, revenues or
profits.
Future earnings related to the performance of the work in the Order Book may not
necessarily be realized. Although projects in the Order Book represent business that we
consider firm, cancellations or scope adjustments may occur. Due to changes in project
scope and schedule, we cannot predict with certainty when or if the projects in our Order
Book will be completed. In addition, even where a project proceeds as scheduled, it is
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possible that contracting parties may default and fail to pay amounts owed or dispute the
amounts owed to us. Any delay, cancellation or payment default could materially harm
our cash flow position, revenues or profits, and adversely affect the trading price of our
Equity Shares.
4) Our revenues depend upon the award of new contracts and the timing of those
awards. Consequently, our results of operations and cash flows may be adversely
affected or fluctuate materially from period to period.
Our revenues are derived primarily from contracts awarded to us on a project-by-project
basis. Generally, it is very difficult to predict whether and when we will be awarded a new
contract since many potential contracts involve a lengthy and complex bidding and
selection process that may be affected by a number of factors, including changes in
existing or assumed market conditions, financing arrangements, governmental approvals
and environmental matters. Because our revenues are derived primarily from these
contracts, our results of operations and cash flows may be adversely affected or fluctuate
materially from period to period depending on the timing of contract awards. The
uncertainty associated with the timing of contract awards may increase our cost of doing
business over a short period or a comparatively longer term. For example, we may decide
to maintain and bear the cost of a workforce in excess of our current contract needs in
anticipation of future contract awards. If an expected contract award is delayed or not
received, we could incur costs in maintaining an idle workforce that may have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations. Or, we may decide that our long term
interests are best served by reducing our workforce and incurring increased costs
associated with severance and termination benefits which also could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations for the period when incurred. Reducing our
workforce could also impact our results of operations if we are unable to adequately staff
projects that are awarded subsequent to a workforce reduction.
5) We have little or no prior experience in dealing with government entities or
agencies on PPP projects or in undertaking PPP projects. Such PPP projects could
be delayed, and these delays could adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
We intend to bid for PPP projects in the future. Such projects are dependent on initiatives
undertaken by governments, or agencies which may directly or indirectly be owned or
controlled by the government or relevant government organizations. There could be
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delays on such projects due to changes in government policies or initiatives, changes in
budgetary allocation or the insufficiency of funds on the part of the government or
government organization. We have little or no prior experience in dealing with
governmental entities or agencies or on projects that face such a risk of regulatory
change. In addition, documentary closure or completion of PPP projects, including the
release of performance guarantees, retention money and final acceptance notices,
generally takes significant amounts of time and are subject to material delays, which also
adversely affects our financial condition and results of operations.
6) We have little or no prior experience in constructing, managing or operating BOT
projects. The risks associated with undertaking BOT projects can be substantial,
and could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results
of operations.
We have commenced the process of bidding for certain BOT projects. In a BOT project,
we are required to arrange for the financing and incur all expenditure related to the
project. We are required to maintain and manage the project assets for a stipulated
period during which we derive income from such project. Any delay in completion of the
project may adversely affect our results of operations. The risks associated with
undertaking BOT projects can be substantial, including the risk of incorrect forecasts at
the bid stage concerning revenues to be derived from the use of the constructed facility
and the risk of extended exposure to fluctuating economic conditions. BOT projects
typically have long gestation periods and we may incur substantial capital expenditure
before we derive expected benefits or returns on our investment, which can adversely
impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. There might be delays
in the bid selection process owing to a variety of reasons which may be outside our
control, and our bids may not be selected or, if selected, may be challenged by non-
successful bidders or may not be finalised within the expected time frame or on expected
terms or at all.
7) Our profitability and results of operations may be adversely affected in the event of
increases in the price of raw materials, fuel costs, labor or other inputs.
Our business is affected by the availability, cost and quality of the raw materials that we
use in construction activities. Our principal raw materials include steel and cement.
Generally our longer term contracts have price escalation clauses for increases in the
cost of principal raw materials, however, we bear the risk of increases in costs of other
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raw materials. The prices and supply of these and other raw materials, including fuel and
labor costs, depend on factors not under our control, including but not limited to general
economic conditions, global and domestic market prices, competition, production levels,
transportation costs and import duties, and these prices are cyclical in nature. If, for any
reason, our primary suppliers of raw materials should curtail or discontinue their
delivery of such materials to us in the quantities we need and at prices that are
competitive, our ability to meet our material requirements for our projects could be
impaired, our construction schedules could be disrupted, and we may not be able to
complete our projects as per schedule or at all. We may also not be able to pass on any
increase in the prices of these building materials to our customers. Any of these factors
may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
8) Our industry is highly fragmented and competitive and increased competitive
pressure may adversely affect our results.
We operate in a highly fragmented and competitive industry. We enter into contracts
primarily through a competitive bidding process or on negotiated rate basis. Our
competition varies depending on the size, nature and complexity of the project and on the
geographical region in which the project is to be executed. We compete against various
construction companies. In selecting contractors for major projects, clients generally
limit the tender to contractors they have pre-qualified based on several criteria, including
experience, technical ability, past performance, reputation for quality, safety record,
financial strength and the size of previous contracts executed in similar projects with
them or otherwise. Additionally, while these are important considerations, price is a
major factor in most tender awards and in negotiated contracts and our business is
subject to intense price competition. A number of our competitors are larger and better
placed, which would enable them to take advantage of efficiencies created by size, and
may have better financial resources or greater access to capital at lower costs, and may
be better known in regional markets in which we compete. In addition, as the industry is
highly fragmented, we also face competition from local contractors, who may be able to
cater to local demands at fees and costs lower than ours. Our inability to compete
successfully in our industry would materially and adversely affect our business prospects
and results of operations.
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9) High equipment costs may adversely affect our results of operations.
Our construction operations require various bulk construction equipment, including,
scaffolding, hoists, concrete manufacturing equipment, cranes, pumps and excavators.
In addition, we are required to procure various other equipment, including, process
equipment, mechanical equipment, vessels, machinery, piping materials and electrical
and instrumentation components. Increases in equipment costs not anticipated by us in
our bid, including any foreign exchange rate risk in relation to equipment to be imported
from outside India, may adversely affect our results of operations.
10) Timely and successful completion of our projects is dependent upon our
performance and, in the case of many projects, the cooperation of our sub-
contractors, and any failure or delay in successful completion could adversely
affect the construction quality of our developments and adversely affect our
profitability and reputation.
We rely on third parties for the implementation of projects where we have entered into
arrangements with third parties for the supply of labor, equipment and raw material.
Accordingly, the timing and quality of construction of our properties depend on the
availability and skill of those sub-contractors. Typically, construction contracts are
subject to specific completion schedule requirements with liquidated damages chargeable
in the event that a project falls behind schedule. Although we have completed our
projects on or before schedule, in case of sub-contracting, the completion of the contract
depends in part on the performance of our sub-contractors. Delay or failure on the part
of a sub-contractor to complete its project work on time, for any reason, could result in
additional costs to us, including the payment of contractually agreed liquidated damages.
The amount of such additional costs could adversely affect our profit margins on the
project. While we may seek to recover these amounts as claims from the supplier, vendor,
sub-contractor, joint venture or other third party responsible for the delay or for
providing nonconforming products or services, we cannot assure you that we will recover
all or any part of these costs in all circumstances. If we enter into joint ventures for any
project in the future, we may face similar risks as we may experience with a sub-
contractor. Performance problems for existing and future projects could cause our actual
results of operations to differ materially from those anticipated by us and could damage
our reputation within our industry and our customer base.
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11) Our business strategy may change in the future and may be different from that which is
contained herein. Changes in our business strategy may expose us to additional risks,
and an inability to manage such risks may have an adverse effect on our business and
results of operations.
12) We are dependant on our directors and senior management and our inability to retain
them and attract new key personnel may have an adverse impact on the functioning of
our business.
13) Our inability to attract and retain skilled personnel could adversely affect our
business and results of operations.
Our ability to meet future business challenges depends on our ability to attract and
recruit talented and skilled personnel. A significant number of our employees are skilled
engineers, technicians and tradesman and we face strong competition to recruit and
retain skilled and professionally qualified staff. We are not certain that we will be able to
increase their salaries at historical rates in future and maintain our profitability
margins. Further, there can be no assurance that an increase in salary will result in
lesser attrition. Our future performance will depend upon the continued services of
these persons. The loss of any key personnel or an inability to manage the attrition
levels in different employee categories may materially and adversely impact our business
and results of operations. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be successful
in our efforts to retain or attract qualified personnel when needed. Therefore, when we
anticipate or experience growing demand for our services, we may incur the cost of
maintaining a professional staff in excess of our current contract needs in an effort to
have sufficient qualified personnel available to address this anticipated demand.
14) Given the long-term nature of the projects we undertake, we face various kinds of
implementation risks and our inability to successfully manage such risks may
have an adverse impact on the functioning of our business.
Most infrastructure construction projects involve agreements that are long-term in
nature. Long-term agreements have inherent risks associated with them that may not
necessarily be within our control and accordingly our exposure to a variety of
implementation and other risks, including construction delays, material shortages,
unanticipated cost increases, cost overruns, inability to negotiate satisfactory
arrangements with joint venture partners, and disagreements with our joint venture
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partners is enhanced. For example, business circumstances may materially change over
the life of one or more of our agreements and we may not have the ability to modify our
agreements to reflect these changes. Further, being committed under these agreements
may restrict our ability to implement changes to our business plan. This limits our
business flexibility, exposes us to an increased risk of unforeseen business and industry
changes and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
15) We have high working capital requirements. If we have insufficient cash flows to
meet working capital requirements there may be an adverse effect on our results
of operations.
Our business requires a significant amount of working capital. We may require working
capital to finance the purchase of materials and the performance of construction and
other work on projects before any payment is received from clients. Our working capital
requirements may increase if, in certain contracts, payment terms include reduced
advance
payments or payment schedules that specify payment towards the end of a project or
are less favorable to us. To qualify for large construction contracts and the BOT
contracts, we need adequate funding. Continued increases in working capital
requirements may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
16) We may be unable to pre-qualify to bid on certain larger construction projects on
our own and if we are unable to forge alliances with third parties, we may be
precluded from bidding for those large construction projects, which could have an
adverse effect on our growth prospects.
We enter into contracts through a competitive bidding process or on negotiated rate
basis. In selecting contractors for major projects, clients generally limit the tender to
contractors they have pre-qualified based on several criteria, including experience,
technical ability, past performance, reputation for quality, safety record, financial
strength and the size of previous contracts executed in similar projects with them or
otherwise. Additionally, while these are important considerations, price is a major factor
in most tender awards and in negotiated contracts and our business is subject to
intense price competition. Our recent experience indicates that clients in the port
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infrastructure, residential, industrial and other commercial sectors are increasingly
developing larger, more technically complex projects and increasingly awarding the
entire contract to a single project contractor. Pre-qualification is key to our winning
such major projects. We may not be able to compete for some larger projects in the
immediate future since our ability to bid for and win such major projects is dependent
on our ability to show experience of working on such large contracts and develop strong
technical capabilities and credentials to execute more technically complex turnkey
projects. Since we may be unable to pre-qualify to bid on certain large construction
projects on our own, we may enter into memoranda of understanding or joint venture
agreements with various other companies to meet capital adequacy, technical or other
criteria that may be required as part of the bidding process or execution of the contract.
In cases where we are unable to forge an alliance with appropriate companies to meet
pre-qualification requirements, we may lose out on opportunities to bid, which could
have an adverse effect on our growth prospects.
17) Our inability to provide financial and performance guarantees in favor of our
clients may adversely affect our business.
We are required to provide financial and performance guarantees guaranteeing our
performance and/or financial obligations in relation to a project. The amount of
guarantee facilities available to us depends upon our financial condition and availability
of adequate security for the banks and financial institutions that provide us with such
facilities. If we are unable to provide sufficient collateral to secure the bank guarantees
or performance bonds, our ability to enter into new contracts could be limited. Providing
security to obtain bank guarantees and performance bonds increases our working
capital needs. Such bank guarantees and performance bonds generally impose
restrictive covenants on raising additional debt or payment of dividends. We may not be
able to continue obtaining new bank guarantees and performance bonds that match our
business requirements. A failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on our
business.
18) We could be adversely affected if we fail to keep pace with technical and
technological developments in the construction industry.
Our recent experience indicates that clients are increasingly developing larger, more
technically complex projects in the port infrastructure, residential, industrial and other
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commercial sectors. To meet our clients’ needs, we need to continuously update existing
technology and equipment for our construction services. In addition, rapid and frequent
technology and market demand changes can often render existing technologies and
equipment obsolete, requiring substantial new capital expenditures and/or write downs
of assets. Our failure to anticipate or respond adequately to changing technical, market
demands and/or client requirements could adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
19) Our inability to obtain, renew or maintain, or any delay in obtaining, renewing or
maintaining, our statutory and regulatory permits and approvals required to
operate our business may have a material adverse effect on our business.
We require certain statutory and regulatory permits and approvals for our business. In
some states in which we operate, or may operate, activities related to construction of our
projects may be subject to the prior granting of environmental licenses or permits or to
prior notification. Further, we are required to renew certain of our existing approvals in
respect of our current and planned projects. While we believe we will obtain approvals or
renewals as may be required, there cannot be any assurance that the relevant
authorities will issue any such approvals or renewals in the anticipated time frames or
at all. There can be no assurance that the relevant authorities will issue any of such
permits or approvals in the time-frame anticipated by us or at all. Failure by us to
renew, maintain or obtain the required permits or approvals may result in the
interruption of our operations and may have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
B) GENERAL RISK FACTORS:
1) The company’s ability to generate revenues and pay dividends is dependent on a
number of factors and may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
2) The Company’s growth depends on acquiring new customers apart from increasing
business from existing customers.
3) The Company operates in a highly competitive environment and this competitive
pressure on the business is likely to continue.
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4) The Company’s client contracts can usually be terminated without cause and with little
or no notice or penalty, which could negatively impact its revenues and profitability.
5) The valuations in the Real Estate / Infrastructure Business may not be sustained in
future and may also not be reflective of future valuations in the industry.
6) The Company’s success depends largely upon its senior management and key personnel
and the Company’s ability to attract and retain them.
7) We are subject to regulation by central, state and local governments / bodies, which
may impose costs and restrictions. Central, state and local governments /bodies
extensively regulate the Real and Infrastructure industry. We expect that legislative
enactments, court actions and regulatory proceedings will continue to clarify and in
some cases change the rights and obligations of Real Estate and Infrastructure
Companies and other entities under the Real Estate and Infrastructure Acts and
Regulations and other laws, possibly in ways that we have not foreseen. The
Government may consider new legislative requirements which potentially can affect our
businesses.
8) The results of these legislative, judicial and administrative actions may materially affect
our business operations.
9) The Company may be exposed to interest rate fluctuations.
C) EXTERNAL:
1) We operate in a regulated environment, and the government policies, laws and
regulations affecting the sectors in which we operate and the related industries,
could adversely affect our operations and our profitability.
We operate in a regulated environment and must comply with a number of requirements
mandated by Indian laws and regulations, including policies and procedures established
by local authorities and designed to implement such laws and regulations. If we fail to
obtain any of these approvals or licenses, or renewals thereof, in a timely manner, or at
all, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. The regulatory
framework in India is evolving. Future government policies and changes in laws and
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regulations in India may adversely affect our business and operations, and restrict our
ability to do business in our existing and target markets. The timing and content of any
new law or regulation is not in our control and such new law or regulation could have
an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
2) Our revenues are subject to a significant number of tax regimes and changes in
the legislation governing the rules implementing them or the regulator enforcing
them in any one of these states could negatively and adversely affect our results
of operations.
Taxes and other levies imposed by the central or state governments in India that affect
our industry include customs duties, excise duties, service tax, income tax and other
taxes, duties or surcharges introduced on a permanent or temporary basis from time to
time. The central and state tax scheme in India is extensive and subject to change from
time to time. Any adverse changes in any of the taxes levied by the central or state
governments may adversely affect our competitive position and profitability.
3) A slowdown in economic growth in India or in the States in India in which we
operate, could cause our business to suffer.
Our performance and the quality and growth of our assets are dependent on the health
of the overall Indian economy and the economy of the States in India in which we
operate. India’s economy could be adversely affected by a general rise in interest rates,
weather conditions adversely affecting agriculture, commodity and energy prices or
various other factors. Any slowdown in the Indian economy or in the States in India in
which we operate or future volatility in global commodity prices could adversely affect
the policy of the various governments towards infrastructure, which may in turn
adversely affect our financial performance.
4) Our performance is linked to the stability of policies and the political situation in
India.
Since 1991, the Government of India has pursued policies of economic liberalization,
including significantly relaxing restrictions on the private sector. Any political instability
could delay the reform of the Indian economy and could have a material adverse effect
on the market for our Equity Shares. We cannot assure you that these liberalization
policies will continue under the newly elected government. Protests against privatization
could slowdown the pace of liberalization and deregulation. The rate of economic
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liberalization could change, and specific laws and policies affecting companies in the
infrastructure sector, foreign investment, currency exchange rates and other matters
affecting investment in our securities could change as well. A significant change in
India’s economic liberalization and deregulation policies could disrupt business and
economic conditions in India and our business in particular.
5) Outbreak of contagious diseases in India may have a negative impact on the
Indian infrastructure and real estate industry.
Recently, there have been threats of epidemics, including the H1N1 virus that causes
“swine flu” and which the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic, in the
Asia Pacific region, including India, and in other parts of the world. If any of our
personnel are suspected of having contracted any of these infectious diseases, we may
be required to quarantine such persons or the affected areas of our facilities and
temporarily suspend a part or all of our operations. Further, the fear of contracting such
contagious diseases could prevent our clients from traveling to India or within or from
India and could restrict our personnel from traveling within or outside India, which
would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and
results of operations and could cause the price of our Equity Shares to decline.
6) Natural calamities and force majeure events may have an adverse impact on the
Indian economy.
Natural calamities could have a negative impact on the Indian economy and cause our
business to suffer. India has experienced natural calamities such as earthquakes, a
tsunami, floods and drought in the past few years. The extent and severity of these
natural disasters determines their impact on the Indian economy. The erratic progress
of the monsoon in 2004 affected sowing operations for certain crops. Further prolonged
spells of below normal rainfall or other natural calamities could have a negative impact
on the Indian economy, adversely affecting our business and the price of our Equity
Shares.
7) Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war, including those involving India or
other countries could adversely affect operations of the Company resulting in a loss of
business confidence.
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8) There has been no public market for the Company’s equity shares till now and the
prices of the Company’s equity shares may fluctuate after listing. The Company’s share
price could be volatile.
D) RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHARES
Economic developments and volatility in securities markets in other countries especially in
USA and Europe may cause the price of the Shares to decline. In addition, investing in
securities that carry emerging market risks can be affected generally by volatility in the
emerging markets.
The securities markets are influenced by economic developments and volatility in securities
markets in other countries. Although economic conditions differ in each country, investors’
reactions to developments in one country may affect securities of issuers in other countries,
including India. For instance, the economic downturn in the United States and several
European countries from 2001 to 2003 adversely affected market prices in the world
securities’ markets. The markets for securities bearing emerging market risks, such as
risks relating to India, are, to varying degrees, influenced by economic and securities
market conditions in other emerging market countries. Negative economic developments,
such as rising fiscal or trade deficits, or a default on sovereign debt, in other emerging
market countries may affect investor confidence and cause increased volatility in Indian
securities. Accordingly, the price and liquidity of the share may be subject to significant
fluctuations, which may not necessarily be directly or indirectly related to our financial
performance.
So the prices of our equity shares may fluctuate after listing due to a wide variety of factors,
including volatility in the Indian and global securities markets; our operational
performance, financial results and capacity expansion; developments in India’s economic
liberalization and deregulation policies, particularly in the real estate / infrastructure
sector; and changes in India’s laws and regulations impacting our business. There is no
assurance that an active trading market for our equity shares will develop or be sustained
after listing.
This section should also be read in conjunction with the section titled “Outstanding
Litigations and Material Developments.”
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After listing, the price of our equity shares may be volatile, or an active trading
market for our equity shares may not develop.
The prices of our equity shares may fluctuate after listing due to a wide variety of factors,
including volatility in the Indian and global securities markets; our operational
performance, financial results and capacity expansion; developments in India’s economic
liberalization and deregulation policies, particularly in the real estate sector; and changes
in India’s laws and regulations impacting our business. There is no assurance that an
active trading market for our equity shares will develop or be sustained after listing.
INTRODUCTION
This is only a summary. Investors should read the following summary with the Risk Factors
mentioned and the more detailed information about us and our financial statements included
elsewhere in this Information Memorandum
INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS OVERVIEW:
The Indian Economy
India, the world’s largest democracy in terms of population (~1.16 billion people) had a GDP
on purchasing power parity basis of approximately US$ 3,267 billion in 2008. This makes
India the fourth largest economy in the world after the United States of America, China and
Japan in purchasing power parity terms. (Source: CIA World Fact Book)
India is also amongst the fastest growing economies globally and has grown at an average
growth rate of more than 7% in the decade since 1997, reducing poverty by about 10
percentage points. India achieved 9.7% GDP growth in FY 2007 and 9.0% in FY 2008. The
economic growth decelerated to 6.7 % in FY 2009. (Source: Economic Survey FY 2009)
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The following table sets forth the key indicators of the Indian economy for the past five
fiscal years.
(Annual percentage change, except for foreign exchange
reserves)
As at and for the year ended March 31,
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Real GDP growth (1)
7.5 9.5 9.7 9 6.7
Index of Industrial Production (2) 8.4 8.2 11.5 8.5 2.6
Wholesale Price Index (2) 6.5 4.4 5.4 4.7 8.3
Foreign Exchange Reserves (in US$
billion) 135.6 145.1 191.9 309.1 252
(1) At 1999-2000 prices
(2) Index Base 1993-94= 100
(Source: Economic Survey 2008-2009, RBI; Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation)
Construction Industry in India: Overview
The Indian construction industry is highly fragmented, as the entry barriers are low due to
lower fixed capital requirements. However, due to increased focus on public private
partnership projects by the government, the entry barriers for the companies have become
more complex in terms of meeting up the prequalification criteria and other technical
requirements.
Although the industry is not fixed capital intensive, it is working capital intensive in terms
of the gross working capital requirements. Most projects, especially infrastructure, have a
gestation period of more than a year. In addition, any delay in payments from government
agencies pushes up receivables.
CRISIL Research defines construction to include infrastructure and industrial construction.
Infrastructure construction encompasses the design and construction of buildings (related
to infrastructure projects), ports, bridges, canals, dams, and roads whereas industrial
construction includes construction activities in key industries such as automobiles,
textiles, petrochemicals, and oil and gas. The following activities are included under the
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umbrella of infrastructure construction:
� Ports
� Power (generation, transmission and distribution)
� Roads
� Urban infrastructure (including water supply, sanitation and MRTS)
� Railways
� Telecommunication
� Irrigation
� Airports
(Source: CRISIL Research, Construction Annual Review, July 2008)
Investments in Construction
Construction investments are expected to increase, to Rs 12,189 billion during the five year
period from 2008-09 to 2012- 13 from Rs 6,217 billion during 2003-04 to 2007-08 (2008-
09 prices). The construction industry is expected to grow at a healthy CAGR of 35 % during
2008-09 and 2012-13. Infrastructure spending especially in roads, power, irrigation and
urban infrastructure will drive this growth. This coupled with higher construction intensity
augurs well for the construction industry in terms of larger opportunity size. Investments in
the industrial sector are driven by capacity addition/expansion plans of companies
operating in key sectors of the economy. However, construction intensity being lower, the
basket of opportunities arising out of industrial investments is comparatively smaller.
Metals and oil and gas, backed by higher operating rates, continue to drive industrial
construction investments.
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(Source: CRISIL Research, Construction Annual Review, Sep 2009)
Construction Opportunity from Infrastructure Segment (2008-09) Prices
(Source: CRISIL Research, Construction Annual Review, Sep 2009)
Construction opportunity arising from the infrastructure segment is expected to almost
double to Rs 9,548 billion over the next 5 years (2008-09 to 2012-13) from Rs 5,006 billion
incurred during 2003-04 to 2007-08 (2008-09 prices).
Types of Contracts used in the Infrastructure and Construction Industries
There are different models currently being adopted for Public Private Partnerships in India
which vary in the distribution of risks and responsibility between the public and the private
sectors for financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining projects. Two important
types of contracts - BOT and BOOT - are explained below, as well as certain other contracts
generally used in the Indian construction industry.
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Build, Operate and Transfer (“BOT”)
Under this type of PPP contract, the Government grants to a contractor a concession to
finance, build, operate and maintain a facility for a concession period. During the life of the
concession, the operator collects user fees and applies these to cover the costs of
construction, debt-servicing and operations. At the end of the concession period, the facility
is transferred back to the public authority. BOT is the most commonly used approach in
relation to new highway projects in India, and is also used in the energy and port sectors.
Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (“BOOT”)
BOOT contracts are similar to BOT contracts, except that in this case the contractor owns
the underlying asset, instead of only owning a concession to operate the asset. For example,
in the case of hydroelectric power projects, the contractor would own the asset during the
underlying concession period and the asset would be transferred to the Government at the
end of that period pursuant to the terms of the concession agreement.
Design, Build, Finance and Operate (“DBFO”)
The NHAI is planning to award new highway contracts under the DBFO scheme, wherein
the detailed design work is done by the concessionaire. The NHAI would restrict itself to
setting out the exact requirements in terms of quality and other structure of the road, and
the design of the roads will be at the discretion of the concessionaire. The DBFO scheme
will improve the design efficiency, reduce the cost of construction and reduce time to
commence operations, in addition to giving the concessionaire greater flexibility in terms of
determining the finer details of the project in the most efficient manner.
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Item Rate Contracts
These contracts are also known as unit-price contracts or schedule contracts. For item rate
contracts, contractors are required to quote rates for individual items of work on the basis
of a schedule of quantities furnished by the customer. The design and drawings are
provided by the customer. The contractor bears almost no risk in these contracts, except
escalation in the rates of items quoted by the contractor, as it is paid according to the
actual amount of work on the basis of the per-unit price quoted.
Engineering Procurement Construction/Lump-Sum Turnkey Contracts
In this form of contract, contractors are required to quote a fixed sum for the execution of
an entire project including design, engineering and execution in accordance with drawings,
designs and specifications submitted by the contractor and approved by the customer. The
contractor bears the risk of incorrect estimation of the amount of work, materials or time
required for the job. Escalation clauses might exist in some cases to cover, at least partially,
cost overruns.
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Contracts
Typically an operations and maintenance contract is issued for operating and maintaining
facilities. This could be in sectors such as water, highways, buildings and power. The
contract specifies routine maintenance activities to be undertaken at a predetermined
frequency as well as break-down maintenance during the contract period. While the
contractor is paid for the routine maintenance based on the quoted rates which are largely
a function of manpower, consumables and maintenance equipment to be deployed at the
site, any breakdown maintenance is paid for on a cost-plus basis.
Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) Contracts
Ordinarily, FEED work is carried out as a part of a consultancy assignment where the
consultant provides FEED data to the project owner to enable it to take a decision on
making a tender for construction. In addition to this, the FEED is also a prerequisite to
enable a contractor to bid for EPC/turnkey projects. A FEED project can be an independent
consultancy project or a part of an EPC/turnkey contract.
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Price Preference
In tenders for the projects funded by multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the
Asian Development Bank, where there is international competitive bidding, generally there
is a clause giving a price preference of 7.5% for domestic Indian bidders. In this case, if the
bid by the domestic Indian contractor is 7.5% higher than the lowest international bid, then
the employer has to award the project to the domestic bidder. This would be subject to
certain conditions specific to the project. In case the domestic bidder is in a joint venture
with an international bidder, then the domestic bidder would need to own 51% or more in
the joint venture in order to qualify for the preferential treatment.
Purchase Preference
In government tenders for projects normally less than Rs. 1.00 billion, there is a purchase
preference clause wherein a tender submitted by a Public Sector Undertaking (“PSU”) will
entail 10% price preference over other bidders. In this case, if the bid by the PSU is 10%
higher than the lowest bidder, the employer reserves the right to award the project to the
PSU.
Indian Ports Sector: Overview
India has 12 major ports and 187 intermediate and minor ports with 7,517 km of coastline.
Indian ports handle 95% of the country's total trade by volume and 70% by value.
• In FY09, the total cargo handled at Indian Ports was 754.3 Million Tonnes, of which
530.3 Million Tonnes was handled by Major Ports and the balance of 224.0 Million
Tonnes was handled by Non-Major Ports. (Source: Indian Ports Association)
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The total traffic at major and minor ports over the last five years is provided in the table
below:
Fiscal Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Major Ports Traffic (Million
tonnes) 383.7 423.4 463.8 519.3 530.3
Traffic Growth (%) 11 10 10 12 2.1
Minor Ports Traffic (Million
tonnes) 136.9 145.4 171.9 196.4 224.0
Traffic Growth (%) 15 6 18 14 14
Total Port Traffic (Million tonnes) 520.6 568.8 635.7 715.7 754.3
Overall Traffic Growth (%) 12 9 12 13 5
(Source: Indian Ports Association, National Maritime Development Program)
(Source: Plan Document for XIth five year plan, in million tonnes)
At the end of the Xth five year plan, the total capacity at Major ports was 508.60 million
tonnes. A total of 493.20 million tonnes of capacity is expected to be added in the XIth plan
period, taking the total installed capacity at major ports to 1001.80 million tonnes.
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State-Wise Capacity Addition Planned at Non-Major Ports (in million tonnes) in the
XIth plan:
(Source: Plan Document for XIth five year plan)
At the end of the Xth plan, the total capacity at Non-Major ports was 228.31 million tonnes.
A total of 345.19 million tonnes of capacity is expected to be added in the XIth plan period,
taking the total installed capacity at non-major ports to 573.50 million tonnes.
Key Government Initiatives in the Sector
� Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100% under automatic route is permitted for
construction and maintenance of ports and harbor.
� National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP): All major ports in India have
been asked to identify those projects, which would meet the challenges of the growing
international traffic demand of the country along with developing the port facilities at
par with world standards and give shape to the vision and strategy laid down in the
Maritime policy document over a period through FY12. With this in view, most of the
ports have categorized their projects under the 5 broad heads of development process
as:
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� Projects related to Port Development (construction of jetties berths etc.)
� Procurement, Replacement or Upgradation of Port Equipment
� Deepening of Channels for Improvements in Drafts
� Projects related to Port Connectivity
� Other related schemes.
The NMDP has earmarked Rs. 558 billion for this purpose and is proposed to be
implemented through public private partnership. Out of the total investment required,
Rs. 36 billion is proposed to be invested through budgetary support, Rs. 138 billion
through port’s own internal resources, Rs. 345 billion from private sector and Rs. 39
billion from other sources, which include investment by Ministry of Railway, NHAI, etc.
(Source: National Maritime Development Program).
Construction Investments in Ports
Construction opportunity arising from investments in the ports sector is expected to grow
threefold to Rs 325 billion over the next 5 years (2008-09 to 2012-13) as compared to the
previous 5-year period (2003-04 to 2007-08). Of the total construction opportunity of Rs
325 billion, around Rs 164 billion is expected in major ports and remaining Rs 161 billion
in non-major ports. Traffic at Indian ports is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.6 % during
2008-09 and 2012- 2013. Traffic handled by non-major ports is likely to increase, with
expected faster traffic growth, on the back of huge capacity additions.
(Source: CRISIL Research, Construction Annual Review, Sep 2009)
Container Freight Station
Containerization is the method of packing goods in reusable containers of uniform shape
and size for transportation. The trend towards containerization has increased in India
during the last decade. Improvements in port infrastructure and increased private
participation in port infrastructure has led to the development of modern container
handling port terminals at JNPT, Mundra, Pipavav, Chennai and Vishakapatnam. With
increasing amounts being spent on port infrastructure, facilities supplemental to ports will
also need to be developed. One key example of such off-dock facilities are container freight
stations that are located near gateway ports and set up for the purpose of in-transit
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container handling, examination and assessment of both import and export cargo with
respect to regulatory clearances. These facilities form an integral part of the supply chain
with respect to containerized cargo. The graph below highlights the growth in the container
traffic at the major ports in India over the FY 2003-FY 2009 period, which has witnessed a
CAGR of 13.5%:
The opportunity to provide CFS services has attracted a number of players who have
indicated interest and are setting up or are considering setting up Greenfield projects
around various ports. The increased activity in this area is expected to result in increased
engineering and construction work for construction companies.
Indian Real Estate Sector: Overview
The real estate sector in India has historically been unorganized and characterized by
various factors that impeded organized dealing, such as the absence of a centralized title
registry providing title guarantee, a lack of uniformity in local laws and their application,
non-availability of bank financing, high interest rates and transfer taxes and the lack of
transparency in transaction values. In recent years however, the real estate sector in India
has exhibited a trend towards greater organization and transparency through various
regulatory reforms.
The above trend has contributed to the development of reliable indicators of value and
organized investment in the real estate sector by domestic and international financial
institutions and has resulted in the greater availability of financing for real estate
developers. The nature of demand is also changing, with heightened consumer expectations
that are influenced by higher disposable incomes, increased globalization and the
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introduction of new real estate products and services. Urbanisation, substantial rise in
income levels and growing trend of nuclear families led demand for housing to grow
exponentially over the past few years. In spite of India's housing industry flourishing, the
country still faces humungous shortage of houses, especially in urban areas. Housing
shortage in India was a whopping 79.2 million units by the end of 2008-09. (Source: CRISIL
Research, Housing Annual Review, July 2009)
Key Segments in the Real Estate Industry:
Residential real estate development
The residential construction activity has been on the upswing for the past five years, aided
by population growth and urbanization. Moreover, it has been observed that the growth is
localized to the organized urban housing segment, extending to the relatively prosperous
rural belts. This growth is being driven by the following factors:
� Faster growth in urban households as a result of nuclearization and reduction of average
size of household;
� Easy availability of housing finance and a favorable tax regime; and
� Conversion from slum, kutcha or semi-pucca in urban areas to pucca non-slums (driven
by income).
Drivers of demand in residential real estate market:
In addition to rising income levels and increasing affordability, changing demographics,
lower interest rates, rising disposable incomes and fiscal incentives have spurred demand
for real estate in India. By 2013, India is expected to add 91 million people to the working
population (aged 25-44 yrs). Over the next 20 years, the working age population is projected
to grow at 1.9% per annum. (Source: Ministry of Urban Affairs, Government of India, 2006)
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Some more economic factors supporting housing demand are
CRISIL research estimates the population of India to grow at a CAGR of 1.4% until 2014,
which would act as a strong demand driver for housing in the country. Also, the proportion
of country’s population in the 20-59 years bracket is expected to gradually increase to over
55% by 2025, boosting demand for housing.
Urbanization is a critical factor that has led the demand for housing to grow exponentially
over the past few years. CRISIL research believes that urbanization would keep on growing,
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as it has grown over the last century and as a result, 32% of India’s population would
reside in urban cities by 2021.
Trend towards high-rise in urban locales
A large proportion of the above demand for houses, especially in urban centers such as
Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi (Gurgaon, Noida) and Pune, is likely to come from high-rise
residential buildings. Since this is a fairly new segment, the growth of the high-rise segment
is expected to faster than the growth of the urban housing segment. The reasons for the
construction of high-rise apartment buildings are the lack of space in cities such as
Mumbai and proximity to offices and information technology (“IT”) parks in places such as
Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune. The high-rise culture is gradually seeping into other cities
such as Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai due to increasing affordability, nearness to IT or
business process outsourcing (“BPO”) parks and the township concept being embraced
within close proximity to such IT/BPO parks. According to CRISIL Construction Annual
Review, May 2007, over the period between 2006 to 2007 and 2010 to 2011, housing
investments are expected to grow to Rs. 17,338 billion as compared with Rs. 9,810 billion
invested in the previous five years. As can be seen from the following graph, housing
investments are expected to be driven by urban housing investments.
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Affordable Housing
In spite of the recent economic slowdown, India is expected to remain amongst the fastest
growing economies of the world, leading to a significant increase in purchasing power of its
population. The housing shortage is expected to increase to 26.53 million dwelling units for
75.01 million households by 2012, of which approximately 85 per cent. is expected to be in
the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG) segments.
(Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, India)
MHUPA has framed the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, which carefully
analyses ways and means of providing ‘Affordable Housing to All’ with special emphasis on
the EWS and LIG segments. The new policy lays emphasis on earmarking of land for the
EWS/LIG groups in new housing projects and also emphasizes on the Government
retaining its role in social housing so that affordable housing is made available to EWS and
LIG of the population as they lack affordability and are hopelessly out priced in urban land
markets. Government initiatives coupled with increasing per capita income in India on the
back of high economic growth is expected to provide strong impetus to affordable housing
demand.
Slum Rehabilitation Scheme: Government of Maharashtra (“SR Scheme”)
Mumbai has the highest percentage of population living in slums in the top cities of India
as shown by the chart below:
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In 1995, the State Government of Maharashtra initiated the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme to
be administered by the newly-created Slum Rehabilitation Authority (“SRA”) to redevelop
slums in the Mumbai area. The main features of this scheme are:
� Slum dwellings have to be replaced by residential buildings containing flats of 225 square
feet that are constructed free of cost to former slum dwellers by private real estate
developers participating in the scheme. The Government of Maharashtra subsidizes this
clearance and construction by granting developers the right to develop a proportion of
former slum land for their own purposes, or by granting them transferable development
rights (“TDRs”), which may be used to develop land elsewhere in Mumbai, north of the slum
land concerned.
� For every 10 square meters of rehabilitation tenements constructed for free for former
slum dwellers, a real estate developer is allowed to construct a certain amount of for-sale
flats. Moreover, TDRs permit developers to develop land in certain parts of Mumbai that are
outside the rehabilitated slum area that gave rise to the TDRs. A TDR is made available in
the form of a certificate issued by the municipal corporation of Mumbai, and its owner can
use it either for actual construction or can sell it on the open market.
� Residential development on slum land that is subject to the SR Scheme also benefits from
a superior FSI allowance which determines the total permitted construction area as a
portion of the total land area of a site. Under the SR Scheme, the FSI is 2.5 as against a
normal FSI of 1.33 thereby making the SR Scheme attractive for developers.
� Moreover, the SR Scheme can enable a developer to acquire land in prime locations in
Mumbai. The acquisition can be made at effectively a lower cost than traditional purchases
of land for cash, thereby reducing the asset cycle risk for the developer between land
acquisition and sale of developed property or TDRs.
The innovative subsidy mechanism of the SR Scheme has spurred redevelopment activity in
certain deprived areas of Mumbai which were previously unattractive to real estate
developers. In addition to helping fulfil the social obligations of the administration, which
may not have all the resources to undertake rehabilitation projects on a large scale within a
particular time period, an on-going benefit of the SR Scheme to the administration of
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Mumbai includes the addition of individuals to the tax rolls when they occupy new housing
who, as slum dwellers, were not previously part of the tax base.
The Indian real estate sector plays a significant role in the country's economy. The real
estate sector is second only to agriculture in terms of employment generation and
contributes heavily towards the gross domestic product (GDP). Almost five per cent of the
country's GDP is contributed to by the housing sector. In the next five years, this
contribution to the GDP is expected to rise to 6 per cent.
According to Jones Lang LaSalle, faster economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India and China
(BRIC) could result in the property markets of those nations recovering at a faster rate than
the UK and US real estate markets. It has also been suggested that India's property sector
could begin to improve from late 2009 and may attract up to US$ 12.11 billion in real
estate investment over a five-year period.
The IT and ITES sector alone is estimated to require 150 million sq ft of office space across
urban India by 2010. Organized retail is also responsible for the growth in commercial
office space requirement. The organized retail industry is likely to require an additional 220
million sq ft by 2010. Moreover, growth is not restricted to a few towns and cities but is
pan-India, covering nearly all tier-I and tier-II cities.
Almost 80 per cent of real estate developed in India is residential space, the rest comprising
of offices, shopping malls, hotels and hospitals. According to the Tenth Five-Year-Plan,
there is a shortage of 22.4 million dwelling units. Thus, over the next 10 to 15 years, 80 to
90 million housing dwelling units will have to be constructed with a majority of them
catering to middle and lower-income groups.
Moreover, a report by leading international property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle
Meghraj and Cushman & Wakefield India in association with Shopping Centres Association
of India, named Mall Realities India 2010, states that over 100 malls of over 30 million sq
feet of new shopping centre space are projected to open in India between 2009 and end-
2010. Apart from the huge demand, India also scores on the construction front. A McKinsey
report reveals that the average profit from construction in India is 18 per cent, which is
double the profitability for a construction project undertaken in the US.
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Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have also shown confidence in the country’s
construction sector and are shoring up investment. With the BSE Sensex touching a 15-
month high, the market capitalization of FII investment in construction has gone up a
whopping 422 per cent in the past six months.
The real estate sector is also likely to get a boost from Real Estate Mutual Funds (REMFs)
and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). In fact, according to a CRISIL paper, the REITs
would have the potential to hold at least 5 per cent share of the total global real estate
market by 2010, the size of which would turn to US$ 1,400 billion in the next 3 years. The
paper titled, ‘Indian REITs; Are We Prepared', says that by 2010, REITs alone would hold a
market size of US$ 70 billion of the total real estate market as its concept is gaining ground
in countries like India and other developing nations.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India in the real estate sector for the fiscal year 2008-
09 has been US$ 12.62 billion approximately, according to the latest data given by the
Department of Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
New Projects
• Zuri Group Global is planning to invest about US$ 247.5 million for setting up five-star
business hotels and luxury residential properties over the next three years.
• Accor Hospitality, the largest hotel chain in Europe, with 4,000 hotels in 90 countries will
invest US$ 130 million to come up with 50 hotels in India by 2012.
• An investment of US$ 627.3 million will be made by industries in the Aeropsace and
Precision Engineering Special Economic Zone at Adibatla, Andhra Pradesh.
• Shriram Properties, part of Chennai-headquartered diversified Shriram Group, is planning
to invest around US$ 1.02 billion in various residential and commercial projects.
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Government Initiatives
The government has introduced many progressive reform measures to unlock the potential
of the sector and also meet increasing demand levels. The stimulus package announced by
the government, coupled with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move allowing banks to
provide special treatment to the real estate sector, is likely to impact the Indian real estate
sector in a positive way. RBI has decided to extend exceptional concessional treatment to
the commercial real estate exposure and restructured it to June 30, 2009.
• 100 per cent FDI allowed in realty projects through the automatic route.
• In case of integrated townships, the minimum area to be developed has been brought
down to 25 acres from 100 acres.
• Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (ULCRA) repealed by increasingly larger
number of states.
• Minimum capital investment for wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures stands at
US$ 10 million and US$ 5 million, respectively.
• Full repatriation of original investment after three years.
• 51 per cent FDI allowed in single-brand retail outlets and 100 per cent in cash-and-carry
through the automatic route.
The Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has initiated steps to reduce the time taken to
develop special economic zones (SEZs) by simplifying procedures to get the tax-free
industrial enclaves notified.
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Developers will now be able to get their land classified as an SEZ at the initial stage of
approvalby submitting legal documents that prove land ownership. Budget 2009-2010, has
also given sops to the realty sector. Developers of affordable housing projects (units of
1,000-1,500 sq ft) have been granted a tax holiday on profits from projects initiated in the
2007-08 financial year. Such projects would have to be completed before March 1, 2012.
At the same time, the finance minister allocated US$ 207 million to grant a 1 per cent
interest subsidy on home loans up to US$ 20,691, provided the cost of the home is not
more than US$ 41,382. This subsidy is expected to give a further boost to the Real estate
sector.
III. GENERAL INFORMATION
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
(A Public Limited Company, incorporated on 13th May 2008 under the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the Act)
Registered Office:
D.No. 25-2-1,G.T. Road, Opp. Mastan Dargah, Guntur-522 004.
Telephone: 0863-2223311 Fax: 0863-2356712
Authority for Listing
The Honorable High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad, vide its order dated February
18th 2010 has approved the Scheme of Arrangement being the demerger of the Real estate
/ Infrastructure Business undertaking of Virat Crane Industries Limited hereinafter
referred to as (VCIL) in this Company i.e. CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (hereinafter
referred to as the Resulting Company). The entire Real estate / Infrastructure Business of
VCIL shall be transferred to and vested with the Company w.e.f. April 1st, 2007 (the
Appointed Date under the Scheme) pursuant to Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act,
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1956. In accordance with the said Scheme, the Equity Shares of the Company to be issued
pursuant to Scheme subject to applicable regulations, shall be listed and admitted to
trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE). Such listing and admission for
trading is not automatic and will be subject to fulfillment by the Company of listing criteria
of BSE for such issues and also subject to such other terms and conditions as may be
prescribed by BSE at the time of the application by the Company seeking listing.
Eligibility Criterion
There being no Initial Public Offering or Rights Issue, the eligibility criteria in terms of
Chapter III of the SEBI Regulations does not become applicable. However, SEBI has vide its
Circular SEBI/CFD/SCRR/01/3009/03/09 Dated September 9, 2009 relaxed the
applicability provisions of regulation 19 (2)(b) of the SCRR. The Company has submitted its
Information Memorandum, containing information about itself, making disclosures in line
with the disclosure requirement for public issues, as applicable, to BSE for making the said
Information Memorandum available to public through their websites viz. www.bseindia.com
The Company has made the said Information Memorandum available on its website viz.
www.craneindia.net.
The Company will publish an advertisement in the newspapers containing its details in line
with the details required as in terms of Circular SEBI/CFD/SCRR/01/3009/03/09 Dated
September 9, 2009. The advertisement will draw specific reference to the availability of this
Information Memorandum on its website.
Prohibition by SEBI
The Company, its directors, its promoters, other companies promoted by the promoters and
companies with which the Company’s directors are associated as directors have not been
prohibited from accessing the capital markets under any order or direction passed by SEBI.
General Disclaimer from the Company
The Company accepts no responsibility for statement made otherwise than in the
Information Memorandum or in the advertisements to be published in terms of the SEBI
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Circular No. SEBI/CFD/SCRR/01/2009/03/09 dated September 3, 2009, rules, byelaws,
and regulations of the exchange and other applicable statutory requirements or any other
material issued by or at the instance of the Company and anyone placing reliance on any
other source of information would be doing so at his or her own risk. All information shall
be made available by the Company to the public and investors at large and no selective or
additional information would be available for a section of the investors in any manner.
Disclaimer – BSE
As required, a copy of this Information Memorandum has been submitted to BSE. The BSE
has vide its letter dated February 13, 2008 approved the Scheme of Arrangement under
clause 24(f) of the Listing Agreement and by virtue of that approval the BSE’s name in this
Information Memorandum as one of the Stock Exchanges on which the Company’s
securities are proposed to be listed.
The BSE does not in any manner:
Warrant, certify or endorse the correctness or completeness of any of the contents of
this Information Memorandum; or
Warrant that this Company’s securities will be listed or will continue to be listed on
the BSE; or
Take any responsibility for the financial or other soundness of this Company; and
It should not for any reason be deemed or construed to mean that this Information
Memorandum has been cleared or approved by the BSE.
Every person who desires to apply for or otherwise acquires any securities of this Company
may do so pursuant to independent inquiry, investigation and analysis and shall not have
any claim against the BSE whatsoever by reason of any loss which may be suffered by such
person consequent to or in connection with such subscription/acquisition whether by
reason of anything stated or omitted to be stated herein or for any other reason whatsoever.
Filing
This Information Memorandum has been filed with BSE.
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Listing
Applications will be made to BSE for permission to deal in and for an official quotation of
the Equity Shares of the Company. The Company has nominated BSE as the Designated
Stock Exchange for the aforesaid listing of the shares. The Company has taken steps for
completion of necessary formalities for listing and commencement of trading at all the Stock
Exchanges mentioned above.
Demat Credit
The Company has executed Tripartite Agreements with the Registrar and the Depositories
i.e. NSDL and CDSL for admitting its securities in demat form and has been allotted ISIN:
INE176L01017
Auditors:
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
Main Road, Arundelpet,
GUNTUR – 2.
REGISTRAR AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENT
Bigshare Services Pvt Limited
306, Right Wing, 3rd Floor, Amrutha Ville, Opp. Yashoda Hospital
Somajiguda, Rajbhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, Telangana
Land : 040-40144967
Bankers to the Company
1. HDFC BANK, Lakshmipuram, Guntur.
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Compliance Officer:
Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao, Director is the Compliance Officer of the Company.
V CAPITAL STRUCTURE
A. Pre Scheme of Arrangement:
Number of Shares Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Capital
10,00,000 shares of Rs.10/ each 1,00,00,000
Total 1,00,00,000
Issued, Subscribed and Paid up Capital
50000 shares of Rs.10/ each 5,00,000
Total 5,00,000
B. Post Scheme of Arrangement Amount
In terms of the Scheme of Arrangement the Company has issued and allotted on 5th June
2010, 72,42,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid up to the equity shareholders of
VCIL.
Number of Shares Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Capital
75,00,000 shares of Rs.10/ each 7,50,00,000
Total 7,50,00,000
72,42,000 Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital 7,24,20,000
shares of Rs.10/ each
Total 7,24,20,000
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Notes to Capital Structure:
Authorised Share Capital:
The Company was incorporated with authorized capital of Rs. 100 Lacs divided into
10,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each
Issued , Subscribed & Paid up
50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at par aggregating to Rs. 5 Lacs were
subscribed by the signatories to the memorandum.
In terms of the Scheme of Arrangement the Company has issued and allotted on 5th June
2010, 72,42,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid up to the equity shareholders of
VCIL.
SHAREHOLDING PATTERN
PRE ARRANGEMENT
Statement showing shareholding pattern as on: 4th June 2010:
Category of
Shareholder
Number of
Shareholders
Total
number
of
shares
Number of
shares held in
dematerialized
form
Total shareholding as a
percentage of total
number of shares
As a
percentage
of(A+B)1
As a
percentage
of (A+B+C)
Shareholding of
Promoter and Promoter
Group2
Indian
Individuals/ Hindu
Undivided Family 7 50000 0 100.00 100.00
Central Government/ 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
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State Government(s)
Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Financial Institutions/
Banks 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Others(Specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total(A)(1) 7 50000 0 100.00 100.00
Foreign
Individuals (Non-
Residents Individuals/
Foreign Individuals) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Institutions 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Others(Specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
0 0 0 0.00 0.00
0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total(A)(2) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Shareholding of
Promoter and
Promoter Group (A)=
(A)(1)+(A)(2) 2 50000 0 100.00 100.00
Public shareholding
Institutions
Mutual Funds/ UTI 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Financial Institutions /
Banks 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Central Government/
State Government(s) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Venture Capital Funds 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Insurance Companies 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Foreign Institutional
Investors 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
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Foreign Venture Capital
Investors 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Foreign Direct
Investment 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Other (specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub-Total (B)(1) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Non-institutions
Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Individuals 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Individuals -i. Individual
shareholders holding
nominal share capital up
to Rs 1 lakh 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
ii. Individual
shareholders holding
nominal share capital
in excess of Rs. 1 lakh. 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Other (specify)
Clearing Members 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
NRI 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub-Total (B)(2) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Public
Shareholding (B)=
(B)(1)+(B)(2) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
TOTAL (A)+(B)
7
50000
0
100.00
100.00
Shares held by
Custodians and against
which Depository 0 0 0 0.00
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Receipts have been
issued
GRAND TOTAL
(A)+(B)+(C) 7 50000 0 100.00 100.00
(1)(b) Statement showing shareholding of persons belonging to the category "Promoter
and Promoter Group"
Sr. No. Name Number of Shares Shares as
percentage of total
no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 Mr.G.Subba Rao 24,750 49.50
2 Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao 24,750 49.50
3 G.L.Hymavathi 100 0.02
4 Ch. Madhavi 100 0.02
5 Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar 100 0.02
6 Divakar M 100 0.02
7 Himaja M 100 0.02
TOTAL 50,000 100.00
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(1)c)Statement showing shareholding of persons belonging to the category "Public"
and holding more than 1% of the total number of shares
Sr. No. Name Number of Shares Shares as
percentage of total
no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 Nil
2
TOTAL
(1)d) Statement showing details of locked in shares
Sr. No. Name Number of Locked
–in Shares
Locked-in Shares
as percentage of
total no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 NA
2
TOTAL
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(II) (a) Statement showing details of Depository Receipts (DRS)
Sr. No. Type of
outstanding DR
(ADRs, GDRs,
SDRs, etc.)
Number of
outstanding
DRs
Number of
shares
underlying
outstanding
DRs
Shares underlying
outstanding DRs as a
percentage of total
number of shares {i.e.,
Grand Total (A)+(B)+(C)
indicated in Statement
at para (I)(a) above}
1 NA
TOTAL
(II) (a) Statement showing details of Depository Receipts (DRS)
Sr. No. Name of the DR
Holder
Type of
outstanding
DR (ADRs,
GDRs, SDRs,
etc.)
Number of
shares
underlying
outstanding
DRs
Shares underlying
outstanding DRs as a
percentage of total
number of shares {i.e.,
Grand Total (A)+(B)+(C)
indicated in Statement
at para (I)(a) above}
1 NA
TOTAL
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POST ARRANGEMENT
Statement showing shareholding pattern as on: 05.06.2010
Category of
Shareholder
Number of
Shareholders
Total
number
of shares
Number of
shares held in
dematerialized
form
Total shareholding as a
percentage of total
number of shares
As a
percentage
of(A+B)1
As a
percentage
of (A+B+C)
Shareholding of Promoter and
Promoter Group2
Indian
Individuals/ Hindu Undivided
Family 129 3498889 2146809 48.31 48.31
Central Government/ State
Government(s) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Financial Institutions/ Banks 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Others(Specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
129 3498889 2146809 48.31 48.31
Foreign
Individuals (Non-Residents
Individuals/
Foreign Individuals) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Institutions 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Others(Specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total(A)(2) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Shareholding of Promoter
and Promoter Group (A)=
(A)(1)+(A)(2) 129 3498889 2146809 48.31 48.31
Public shareholding
Institutions
Mutual Funds/ UTI 1 5000 0 0.07 0.07
Financial Institutions /Banks 2 22300 0 0.31 0.31
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Central Government/ State
Government(s) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Venture Capital Funds 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Insurance Companies 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Foreign Institutional Investors 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Foreign Venture Capital Investors 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Any Other (specify) 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Nri Banks 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub-Total (B)(1) 3 27300 0 0.38 0.38
Non-institutions
Bodies Corporate 102 367511 300111 5.07 5.07
Individuals
Individuals -i. Individual
shareholders holding nominal
share capital up to Rs 1 lakh 6980 2805675 1376175 38.74 38.74
ii. Individual shareholders holding
nominal share capital in excess
of Rs. 1 lakh. 22 504414 483414 6.97 6.97
Any Other (specify) NRI / OCB 58 38211 5611 0.53 0.53
Sub-Total (B)(2) 7162 3715811 2165311 51.31 51.31
Total Public Shareholding
(B)= (B)(1)+(B)(2) 7165 3743111 2165311 51.69 51.69
TOTAL (A)+(B) 7294 7242000 4312120 100.00 100.00
Shares held by Custodians and
against which Depository
Receipts have been issued 0.00
GRAND TOTAL (A)+(B)+(C) 7294 7242000 4312120 100.00 100.00
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(I)(b) Statement showing Shareholding of persons belonging to the category “Promoter and Promoter
Group”
Total shares held
Sr. No. Name of the shareholder Number of
shares
Shares as a percentage
of total number of
shares {i.e., Grand Total
(A)+(B)+(C) indicated in
Statement at para (I)(a)
above}
1 GRANDHI SUBBA RAO 9000 0.12
2 G V S L KANTHA RAO 710780 9.81
3 WG LAKSHMI HYMAVATHI 10 0.00
4 GRANDHI NARASAMMA 10 0.00
5 S DHANALAKSHMI THYRU 10 0.00
6 M SRIVASTA 10 0.00
7 P VENKATA SRI KRISHNA 10 0.00
8 A BALA KRISHNA RAO 1700 0.02
9 A NAGESWARA RAO 2500 0.03
10 CHAMPALAL TANI 3700 0.05
11 D NAGESH BABU 1200 0.02
12 D RAMACHANDRAIAH 5000 0.07
13 DONTHU SESHUKUMAR 3900 0.05
14 G S GANAPATHI 5000 0.07
15 GANDULURI CHINNA VEERA REDDY 5000 0.07
16 GELLI KALAVATHI 3000 0.04
17 JASTI VIJAYA LAKSHMI 5000 0.07
18 K MANGAYAMMA 5000 0.07
19 K MANIKYAMBA 5000 0.07
20 K SIVA RAMA KRISHNA 5000 0.07
21 K VISHALAKSHI 5000 0.07
22 LAKSHMI DEVI 1700 0.02
23 M VIJAYA KUMAR 7500 0.10
24 MITTA NAGAMANI 5000 0.07
25 M V S KUMAR 5000 0.07
26 N NAGAMANI 1200 0.02
27 P V KRISHNA 5800 0.08
28 PARISA BI 5000 0.07
29 R PARIMALA 5000 0.07
30 RAJENDRA BHAGIRATH 300 0.00
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31 RANGARAJ JAIN 700 0.01
32 SUMATMULL HASTIMAL 5000 0.07
33 V V S S CHOWDARY 200 0.00
34 A NARASINGA RAO 5000 0.07
35 A V K SASTRY 100 0.00
36 AKULA BALAKRISHNA RAO 5000 0.07
37 ANAND KUMAR AGARWALA 2500 0.03
38 V N PALANI 5000 0.07
39 CHANDAR BHANDERI 500 0.01
40 CHANDRAKANT A SHAH 10000 0.14
41 D BHASKARA RAO 2500 0.03
42 D M SHANKARAPPA 2500 0.03
43 DOKI NAGESWARA RAO 200 0.00
44 DUMPA RAMA RAO 200 0.00
45 G RAJA GOPAL 5000 0.07
46 H R SUBBARAO 5000 0.07
47 HARSHED KUMAR DOSHI 1000 0.01
48 JAMI CHANDRA SEKHARAO 200 0.00
49 JAYANTHILAL 1000 0.01
50 JITENDRA CHUNILAL SHAH 500 0.01
51 K G PANCHAKSHARAPPA 2500 0.03
52 K MANI 800 0.01
53 K RAMESH 2500 0.03
54 K SUBBAYAMMA 2500 0.03
55 KAMLESH 500 0.01
56 KANTILAL JAIN 500 0.01
57 KISHAV JALAN 2500 0.03
58 M GANESH GUPTA 2500 0.03
59 M N OMKARAPPA 2500 0.03
60 M N OMKARAPPA 2500 0.03
61 MAHINDRA SABETO 100 0.00
62 MANOJ KUMAR AGARWALA 2500 0.03
63 MEENA JAIN 2500 0.03
64 MOHINIDEVI THARED AGARWALA 2500 0.03
65 MUKUNDA PANDA 100 0.00
66 N VENKATESWARA RAO 1250 0.02
67 NAGAVARDHINI 2500 0.03
68 NEMICHAND MEHTA 500 0.01
69 OM PRAKASH AGARWALA 2500 0.03
70 P KRISHNAVENI 400 0.01
71 P MADHUSUDAN 2500 0.03
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72 PRADEEP KUMAR JAIN 2500 0.03
73 RADHAKRISHNA SABETO 100 0.00
74 RAMALINGAIAH 2500 0.03
75 RASHMI JALANI 5000 0.07
76 S MADAULAL 500 0.01
77 S RUDRAPPA 5000 0.07
78 SANJAY KUMAR AGARWALA 2500 0.03
79 SATYANARAYANA SABETO 100 0.00
80 SINDIRI RAJA 100 0.00
81 SNEHA AGARWALA 2500 0.03
82 T LAKSHMI 5000 0.07
83 T R SHANKARAPPA 5000 0.07
84 T S PRAKASH 5000 0.07
85 T S R ANJANEYELU 2500 0.03
86 TANGADU BAIRAGI 100 0.00
87 UMA SANKER SABETO 100 0.00
88 V C SHANKARAPPADYEYA 2500 0.03
89 V SUBRAMANYAM 2500 0.03
90 VUTLE MEENAKATENE RAO 200 0.00
91 A RAMESH 2500 0.03
92 B CHANDRA SEKHAR 2500 0.03
93 B MURALI KRISHNA 2500 0.03
94 B V RAVI KUMAR 2500 0.03
95 KUSUM DEVI JALAN 2500 0.03
96 P SIVA PRASAD 10000 0.14
97 SEEMA MURARKA 10000 0.14
98 VOGGU LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAO 2500 0.03
99 BHARATHI VISVESWARAN 500 0.01
100 VAKACHARLA SATYANAGESWARA RAO 500 0.01
101 SINGAMSETTI NAGARAJU 500 0.01
102 VAKACHARLA CHINNA VENKATESWARA RAO 500 0.01
103 NAGULUKONDA VENKATESWARA RAO 500 0.01
104 BADDIREDDY NAGAMANI 500 0.01
105 BADDIREDDY VENKATASWAMY 500 0.01
106 R PAVITRA 500 0.01
107 VIDYA SHIVA KUMAR 500 0.01
108 G V SURESH 1000 0.01
109 V CHANDRAMATHI 2500 0.03
110 S SUBRAMANYAM 2500 0.03
111 DEEPIKA HASMUKHBHAI PATEL 2500 0.03
112 RAGHAVENDRA PRASAD 5000 0.07
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113 R JAGADISH KUMAR 6500 0.09
114 G V S L KANTHA RAO 347800 4.80
115 SARANAM DHANALAKSHMI THAYARU 6600 0.09
116 R VISVESWARAN 500 0.01
117 KANRAJ M JAIN 5000 0.07
118 SHAKUNTALA DEVI 5000 0.07
119 BATCHU SUBRAMANYAM 900 0.01
120 RAGHAVENDRA RAO MITTA 5000 0.07
121 GRANDHI SUBBARAO 1974670 27.27
122 RAMA MOHAN DEVATHI 3250 0.04
123 BHARATH S BHOOPALAM 2500 0.03
124 GRANDHI HIMAJA 73189 1.01
125 RAMA GOVINDA RAO VYTLA 2500 0.03
126 S RAMAIAH 5000 0.07
127 G.V.S.L. KANTHA RAO 62000 0.86
128 PIRATLA RAMBABU 500 0.01
129 VASA SADASIVA RAO 200 0.00
TOTAL 3498889 48.31
(1)c)Statement showing shareholding of persons belonging to the category "Public"
and holding more than 1% of the total number of shares
Sr. No. Name Number of Shares Shares as
percentage of total
no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 M S Karishma Fiscal Services
Limited
85000
1.17
2
Grandhi Lakshmi Hymavathi
104295
1.44
TOTAL 189295 2.61
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(1)d) Statement showing details of locked in shares
Sr. No. Name Number of
Lcocked –in
Shares
Locked-in Shares
as percentage of
total no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 NA
2
TOTAL
(II) (a) Statement showing details of Depository Receipts (DRS)
Sr. No. Type of
outstanding DR
(ADRs, GDRs,
SDRs, etc.)
Number of
outstanding
DRs
Number of
shares
underlying
outstanding
DRs
Shares underlying
outstanding DRs as a
percentage of total
number of shares {i.e.,
Grand Total (A)+(B)+(C)
indicated in Statement
at para (I)(a) above}
1 NIL
TOTAL
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(II) (a) Statement showing details of Depository Receipts (DRS) Where underlying shares are in
excess of 1% of the total number of shares
Sr.
No.
Name of
the DR
Holder
Type of
outstanding DR
(ADRs, GDRs,
SDRs, etc.)
Number of
shares
underlying
outstanding
DRs
Shares underlying outstanding DRs as
a percentage of total number of shares
{i.e., Grand Total (A)+(B)+(C) indicated
in Statement at para (I)(a) above}
1 NIL
TOTAL
1) As on date of this Information Memorandum, there are no outstanding warrants,
options or rights to convert debentures, loans or other instruments into equity shares of
the Company.
2) There will be no further issue of capital by the Company whether by way of issue of
bonus shares, preferential allotment, rights issue or in any other manner during the
period commencing from the date of approval of the Scheme by the High Court till listing
of the Equity Shares to be allotted as per the Scheme.
3) The face value of the equity shares is Re. 10/- and there shall be only one denomination
for the Equity Shares of the Company, subject to applicable regulations and the
Company shall comply with such disclosure and accounting norms specified by SEBI,
from time to time.
4) The Company has 7294 members as on date of filing of this Information Memorandum.
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V. OBJECTS OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT
The composite scheme of arrangement envisages the demerger of Real Estate /
Infrastructure Division of M/s.Virat Crane Industries Limited into a Separate Listed
Company in the name and style of M/s. Crane Infrastructure Ltd, first and then the merger
/ amalgamation of M/s. Durga Dairy Limited (Transferor company) with M/s.Virat Crane
Industries Limited.
Virat Crane Industries Limited (VCIL or Company) is into Food Products, Fruit Masala, Pan
Masala and Guthka. In Early 2000, Gutkha was banned in Andhra Pradesh and the
company’s major revenue generating business and the company’s financial model got
impaired. Since then VCIL has been operating in the Fruit Masala Segment and looking for
avenues to strengthen its revenue model.
The company to strengthen its revenue model has embarked on expansion of its activities
into Food / Dairy and Food / Dairy related Products. Hither to, the company has picked up
stake up to the extent of 41.8% in M/s. Durga Dairy Ltd, a company engaged in
manufacturing and sale of Ghee. During the year 2006-07, the company has increased its
stake in Durga Dairy Limited from 41.8% to 51% and made it a subsidiary of the company
to gain the consolidated strength in terms of revenues.
With a view to augment its activities as a combined entity, the company with the consent of
the residual stake holders in M/s. Durga Dairy Ltd has embarked on the Amalgamation of
this entity with itself.
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The company also has 60,000 Sq.ft Office Premises and approximately 60,000 Sq.ft of
Factory Premises. Also the company has in its possession, 10.5 acres of land of which 6
acres of the land is vacant is located at the centre of Guntur City.
The company has already converted its 60,000 Sq.ft office premises into a Software Park
and currently 40,000 Sq.ft is occupied by Software Companies.
The company intends to use about 1.5 acres of land for setting up a Multiplex and the
remaining 4.5 acres for developing commercial office premises in the fast growing city of
Guntur.
For achieving the above said goals in Real estate / Infrastructure Business, the company
needs to have separate focus and dedicated approach to exploit the vast potential that the
Real estate / Infrastructure and property development plans that the company possesses.
In view of this, the company has decided to demerge the real estate / infrastructure
business undertaking from Virat Crane Industries Limited into a separate company by
name Crane Infrastructure limited .
It is submitted that the proposed composite scheme of arrangement shall hive off the real
estate and infrastructure business to a new entity and shall combine all the manufacturing
activities of the companies into one single entity for achieving maximum utilisation of the
resources of VCIL. Therefore it has been decided to incorporate a new company to pursue
the activities of Real Estate Business of VCIL which would enhance the value of its
shareholders. It is further submitted that considering the exigencies of the business of the
company and in keeping with their interest in Real Estate Business, the company feel that
for greater focus on the different activities of the company and to ensure accelerated growth
and improved profitability in the specific areas of operation, it would be advantageous to
reorganize the company and demerge the Real Estate Business and to focus on
manufacturing activities separately. It is further submitted that the said arrangement /
reorganization is essential to ensure better business opportunities and focus on accelerated
growth of the individual segments in the current scenario in the real estate market. The
proposed arrangement of reorganization would act to the benefit of the shareholders,
creditors and employees and would sub-serve their interests with further growth.
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The main business focus of CIL will be that of project management and development of
commercial, retail and residential properties. The Company's operations span all aspects of
real estate development, from the identification and acquisition of land, to the planning,
execution and marketing of its projects (including architecture, design management and
interior design), through to the maintenance and management of its completed
developments, as well as providing consultancy services on engineering, industrial and
technical matters to all forms of industries including companies engaged in construction-
development of real estate and infrastructure projects. In the commercial business area, the
Company's intention is to build, lease and sell commercial office space, with a focus on
properties attractive to large multinational tenants. The Company's intention with regard to
its retail business area is to develop, manage and lease or sell shopping malls. In the
residential area, the Company aims to build and lease or sell a wide range of properties
including houses, duplexes and apartments of varying sizes, with a focus on the higher end
of the market.
With the growth of the Indian economy and the resulting increase in corporate and
consumer incomes, as well as foreign investment, the Company believes there are
significant opportunities for growth in its three primary business areas.
VI SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT
20. TRANSFERS AND VESTING OF REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
20.1 Upon the coming into effect of this Scheme and with effect from the Appointed
Date i.e. 1st April, 2007 and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, the entire Real
estate / Infrastructure business Undertaking of Virat Crane Industries Limited (VCIL)
shall without any further act, instrument or deed, be transferred to and vest in or be
deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Company, as a going concern in
accordance with Section 2 (19AA) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, so as to vest in the
Company all the rights, title and interest of VCIL therein, subject to subsisting charges
and pledges, if any.
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20.2 With effect form the Appointed Date, the Real Estate Business of VCIL, shall,
under the provisions of Section 391 to 394 and all other applicable provisions, if any, of
the Act, without any further Act or deed, stand transferred to and vested in and/or
deemed to be transferred to and vested in CIL, so as to vest in CIL all the rights, title
and interest pertaining to the Real estate / infrastructure business of VCIL.
20.3 The entire Real Estate business of VCIL as a going concern along with
liabilities and all the properties whether moveable or immovable, real or personal,
corporeal or incorporeal, present or contingent including but without being limited to all
assets, fixed assets, work-in-progress, current assets, investments, reserves, provisions,
funds, quota rights, import quotas, licenses, registrations, patents, trade names,
copyrights, trade marks and other industrial rights and licenses in respect thereof,
leases, tenancy rights, flats, telephones, telexes, facsimile connections, e-mail
connections, internet connections, installations and utilities., benefits of agreements
and arrangements, powers, authorities, permits, allotments, approvals, permissions,
sanctions, consents, privileges, liberties, easements and all the rights, titles, interests,
benefits and advantages of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situated belonging to or
in the possession of or granted in favour of or enjoyed by the Real Estate business of
VCIL as on the Effective Date shall be transferred to and vested in or deemed to be
transferred to and vested in CIL in the following manner :
(a) With effect from the Appointed Date the whole of the properties, as aforesaid,
of Real Estate business of VCIL (except for the portions specified in Clause
20.3(b) and Clause 20.3(c) below of whatsoever nature and wheresoever
situated and capable of being and passing by manual delivery and/or
endorsement or otherwise howsoever) shall, under the provisions of Sections
391 and 394 and all other applicable provisions, if any of the Act, without any
further act or deed be transferred to and vested in and/or be deemed to be
transferred to and vested in CIL so as to vest in CIL the right title and
interest of VCIL therein.
(b) All the movable assets including cash in hand, if any, of Real Estate business
of VCIL, capable of passing by manual delivery or by endorsement and
delivery shall be so delivered or endorsed and delivered as the case may be to
CIL to the end and intent that the property therein passes to CIL, on such
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delivery or endorsement and delivery. Such delivery and transfer shall be
made on a date mutually agreed upon between the Board of Directors of VCIL
and the Board of Directors of CIL within thirty days from the date of the last of
Orders of the Hon’ble Court sanctioning the Scheme of Amalgamation
specified herein under sections 391 and 394 of the Act.
(c) In respect of the movable properties other than specified in Clause 20.3(b)
above including sundry debtors, outstanding loans and advances, if any,
recoverable in cash or in kind or for value to be received, bank balances and
deposits, if any, with Government, Semi Government, local and other
authorities and bodies, the following modus operandi shall, to the extent
possible, be followed :-
(i) CIL shall give notice in such form as it may deem fit and proper, to
each person, debtor or depositor, as the case may be, that pursuant to
the Hon'ble Court having sanctioned the Scheme, the said debt, loan,
advance or deposit be paid or made good or held on account of CIL as
the person entitled thereto to the end and intent that the right of the
Real Estate business of VCIL to recover or realize all such debts
(including the debts payable by such person or depositee to the Real
Estate business of VCIL) stands transferred and assigned to CIL and
that appropriate entries should be passed in its books to record the
aforesaid change
(ii) VCIL shall also give notices in such form as it may deem fit and proper
to each person, debtor or depositor of the Real Estate business of VCIL,
that pursuant to the Hon’ble Court having sanctioned the Scheme, the
said debt, loan, advance or deposit shall be paid or made good or held
on account of CIL and that thereafter the right of VCIL to recover or
realize the same stands extinguished.
(d) If and to the extent there are inter corporate loans Investments or balances between
Real Estate Business of VCIL and CIL, the obligations in respect thereof shall, on and
from the Appointed Date, come to an end and corresponding suitable effect be given in
the books of accounts and records of CIL and VCIL. For removal of doubts it is hereby
clarified that there would be no accrual of interest or other charges in respect of any
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such inter company loans or balances between CIL and the Real Estate business of
VCIL from the appointed date.
20.4 With effect from the Appointed Date, all debts, liabilities, duties,
obligations of every kind, nature and description of VCIL relatable to the Real
Estate Business shall, without any further act or deed be and stand transferred
to CIL and it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any third party or
other person who is a party to any contract or arrangement by virtue of which
such liabilities have arisen in order to give effect to the provisions of this sub-
clause. After the Effective Date, CIL undertakes to meet, discharge and satisfy
the said liabilities to the exclusion of VCIL and to keep VCIL indemnified at all
times from and against all such liabilities and from and against all actions,
demands and proceedings in respect thereto.
20.5 With effect from the Appointed Date and upon the Scheme becoming
effective, any statutory license, permission or approvals or consents, held by
VCIL required to carry on operations in the Real Estate Business shall stand
transferred to CIL without any further act or deed, and shall be appropriately
mutated by the statutory authorities concerned therewith in favour of CIL. The
benefit of all statutory and regulatory permissions, environmental approvals and
consents, registration or other licenses and consent shall vest in and become
available to CIL pursuant to the Scheme. In so far as the various incentives,
subsidies, rehabilitation Schemes, special status and other benefits or privileges
enjoyed, granted by any Government Body, local authority or by any other
person, or availed of by VCIL relating to the Real Estate Business, are concerned,
the same shall vest with and be available to CIL on the same terms and
conditions.
21. ISSUE OF SHARES
21.1 Upon this scheme becoming operative and upon vesting of the Real Estate /
Infrastructure Business of VCIL in CIL in terms of this Scheme, CIL shall without
any further application or deed, issue and allot 1 (One) Equity Shares of the face
value of Rs. 10 each (Rupees Ten each) credited as fully paid-up to all shareholders
of VCIL and whose name appears in the Register of members of VCIL on the Record
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Date, in respect of every 1 (One) equity Shares of the face value of Rs. 10/- fully paid
up.
21.6. The new Shares of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED shall be listed on Bombay
stock exchange on which the shares of VCIL is listed as on the Effective Date.
Particulars of Assets and Liabilities transferred on Demerger of Real Estate and
Infrastructure Business Undertaking to the Company As per Scheme, Real Estate and
Infrastructure Business Demerged Undertakings means collectively, the Real Estate
and Infrastructure Business Undertaking of VCIL.
3.1 “Real estate / Infrastructure Business” means the undertaking of VCIL along with its
properties and already available constructed premises and other business engaged in
development of Real estate and includes;
3.1.1 All assets and liabilities pertaining to the Real Estate/Infrastructure Business of
VCIL;
3.1.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-clause 3.10.1 above,
the Real Estate /Infrastructure Business shall include, in particular;
(i) The whole of the undertaking of real estate Business of VCIL, as a going
concern, including all debts, liabilities, duties, obligations and
provisions;
(ii) All assets and properties, whether movable or immovable, real or
personal, in possession or reversion, leasehold land, factory shed,
buildings, corporeal or incorporeal, tangible or intangible, present or
contingent of whatsoever nature and where so ever situated, belonging
to or in the ownership, power or possession and / or in the control of or
vested in or granted in favor of or enjoyed by the Real Estate Business
of VCIL such as industrial and other licenses, permits, quotas,
approvals, import entitlements, excise license and registrations, lease,
tenancy rights in relation to office or residential properties,
permissions, investments, buildings (but excluding Plant and
machinery related to Gutkha business), investments, current assets, all
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deposits including security deposits, inventories/ stocks, funds, plants
and machinery, electrical installation, office equipment, Xerox
equipment, Air-conditioning plant, offices, capital work-in-progress,
furniture, fixtures, computers, appliances, accessories, vehicles,
incentives, if any, and all other rights, title, interest, labels and brand
registrations, trademarks, patents and copyrights, technical know-how,
trade names and other industrial or intellectual property rights of any
nature whatsoever, contracts, agreements, consent, approvals or
powers of every kind nature and description:
(iii) All permits, quotas, rights, entitlements, licenses including factory
licenses, industrial licenses, leases, hire purchase arrangements, bids,
tenders, letters of intent, expressions of interest, municipal and other
statutory permissions, approvals, consents, registrations, subsidies,
concessions, exemptions, remissions, tax deferrals, tenancies in
relation to office, bank accounts, lease rights, powers and facilities of
every kind, nature and description whatsoever, rights to use and avail
of telephones, telexes, facsimile connections and installations, utilities,
electricity and other services, provisions, funds, benefits of all other
interests in connection with or relating to the Real Estate Business of
VCIL; and
(iv) All records, files, papers, engineering and process information,
computer programs, manuals, data, catalogues, quotations, sales and
advertising materials, lists of present and former customers and
suppliers, customer credit information, customer pricing information,
and other records, whether in physical form or electronic form in
connection with or relating to the Real Estate Business of VCIL.
3.1.3 For the purpose of this Scheme, it is clarified that liabilities pertaining to the Real
Estate Business of VCIL are:
(a) The liabilities which arise out of the activities or operations of the Real
Estate Business of VCIL
(b) Specific loans and borrowings raised, incurred and utilized solely for the
activities or operation of the Real Estate Business of VCIL; and
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(c) Liabilities other than those referred to in sub- clauses (a) and (b) above, if
any, being the amounts of general or multipurpose borrowings of VCIL
prior to the Appointment Date, allocated to the Real Estate Business of
VCIL in the same proportion in which the book value of the assets
transferred under this Scheme bear to the total value of the assets of
VCIL on the Appointed Date.
3.1.4 All employees of VCIL employed in the Real Estate Business of VCIL, as identified
by the Board of Directors of VCIL, as on the Effective Date.
3.1.5 Any question that may arise as to whether a specific assets or liabilities pertains
or does not pertain to the Real Estate Business of VCIL or whether it arises out of
the activities or operations of the Real Estate Business of VCIL shall be decided
by mutual agreement between the Boards of Directors of VCIL and CIL .
“Remaining Business” means such business of VCIL after demerger of the Real
Estate Business of VCIL (as defined in Clause 3.10) and will consist of the
properties, assets and liabilities of the business other than the Real Estate
Business of VCIL including in particular Plant and Machinery related to Gutkha
business.
Particulars of Assets & Liabilities of Real Estate / Infrastructure Business
Undertaking transferred to CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED.
The Real Estate / Infrastructure Division and All Assets related to the Real Estate /
Infrastructure Division including the properties developed and properties that are in the
process of development.
Assets Unit /s Value (Rs. In Lakhs)
Vacant Land (In acres) 6 900
Office Building (In Sq.ft)* 60000 990
Factory (In Sq.ft)* 60000 510
Plant & Machinery 100
Total Infrastructure division 2500
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*Office Building and Factory are located in additional 4.5 acres of land.
The Infrastructure Division is valued at Rs. 25 crores based on various valuation
methodologies on going concern basis.
The value after taking the Asset Base in terms of Net Block into consideration, has been
considered as the Infrastructure Division’s established business valuation accordingly.
VII. STATEMENT OF POSSIBLE TAX BENEFITS
Based on our understanding of Current laws applicable, the following tax benefits shall be
available to the Company and the shareholders/prospective shareholders under THE
INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (‘The IT Act’)
The tax benefits listed below are the possible benefits available under the current tax laws
in India. Several of these benefits are dependent on the company or its shareholders
fulfilling the conditions prescribed under the tax laws.
Hence, the ability of the Company or its shareholders to derive the tax benefits is dependent
upon fulfilling such conditions as may be prescribed under the relevant sections of the
Income Tax Act, 1961.
I. BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY
DEDUCTIONS UNDER CHAPTER VI A OF THE IT Act.
1.1 Subject to the conditions specified under Section 80-IB (10) of the IT Act, the Company
is eligible for hundred percent deduction of the profits derived from development and
building of housing projects approved before March 31, 2007, by a local authority.
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INCOME FROM HOUSE PROPERTY
2.1 The Company is eligible for deduction of thirty percent of the annual value of the
property (i.e. actual rent received or receivable on the property or any part of the property
which is let out) as per the provisions of section 24(a) of the IT Act.
2.2 Wherever the property has been acquired, constructed, repaired, renewed or
reconstructed with borrowed capital, the amount of interest payable on such capital shall
be allowed as a deduction in computing Income from house property, as per the provisions
of section 24(b).
II BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AND PROSPECTIVE RESIDENT
SHAREHOLDERS OTHER THAN DOMESTIC COMPANIES
DIVIDENDS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 10(34) OF THE ACT
1 Any income by way of dividends (declared, distributed or paid on or after 1 April, 2003)
from a domestic company are exempt in the hands of the Company/shareholders, if the
same is subject to dividend distribution tax as referred to in Section 115-O, as per the
provisions of section 10(34) of the IT Act. However, Section 94(7) of the IT Act provides that
the losses arising on account of sale/transfer of shares purchased up to three months prior
to the record date and sold within three months after such date will be disallowed to the
extent of dividend on such shares are claimed as tax exempt by the shareholder.
INCOME FROM CAPITAL GAINS
2.1 Section 48 of the IT Act, categorizes capital assets into two major categories viz. Long
term Capital Assets and Short Term Capital Assets. If the shares are held for a period more
than 12 months it is termed as a long term asset and otherwise as a short term asset. Any
profit or loss arising on account of sale/transfer of such Long Term Assets are termed as
long term capital gains and short term assets as short term capital gains.
2.2 Section 48 of the IT Act, which prescribes the mode of computation of capital gains,
provides for deduction of cost of acquisition / improvement and expenses incurred wholly
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and exclusively in connection with the transfer of a capital asset, from the sale
consideration to arrive at the amount of capital gains. However, as per second proviso to
Section 48 of the IT Act, in respect of long term capital gains arising from transfer of shares
of Indian Company, it offers a benefit by permitting substitution of cost of acquisition /
improvement with the indexed cost of acquisition / improvement, which adjusts the cost of
acquisition / improvement by a cost inflation index, as prescribed annually.
2.3 Provisions of Section 112 of the IT Act, permit taxing long term capital gains (which are
not exempt under Section 10(38) of the IT Act) arising on transfer of shares in the Company
at a rate of 20 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess) after factoring the
indexation benefit.
However, the share holder may opt for the tax on long term gains computed at the rate of
10 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess), if the tax on indexed long term
capital gains resulting on transfer of listed securities calculated at the rate of 20 percent
exceeds the tax on long term gains computed at the rate of 10 percent without indexation
benefit.
2.4 Provisions of Section 111A of the IT Act, prescribes for taxing the short-term capital
gains arising from sale of equity shares in the Company at a rate of 10 percent (plus
applicable surcharge and education cess) where such transaction of sale is entered on a
recognized stock exchange in India and is liable to securities transaction tax.
2.5 Provisions of section 10(38) of the IT Act, exempts from tax the long term capital gains
arising on sale of equity shares in the Company where the sale transaction has been
entered on a recognized stock exchange of India and is liable to securities transaction tax.
2.6 Provisions of Section 54EC of the IT Act exempts long-term capital gains (which are not
exempt under section 10(38) of the IT Act from being taxed to the extent specified therein,
subject to the conditions as referred to in the section and to the extent such capital gains
are invested within 6 months from the date of such transfer in the bonds (long term
specified assets) issued by
a. National Highway authority of India constituted under section 3 of The National Highway
Authority of India Act, 1988;
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b. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, the company formed and registered under the
Companies Act, 1956; If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, exemption available
shall be in the same proportion as the cost of long term specified assets bears to the whole
of the capital gain. However, in case the long term specified asset is transferred or
converted into money within three years from the date of its acquisition, the amount so
exempted shall be chargeable to tax during the year such transfer or conversion into money
takes place.
2.7 Subject to the conditions specified under the Provisions of Section 54F of the IT Act,
long-term capital gains (which are not exempt from tax under Section 10(38) of the IT Act)
arising to an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family (‘HUF’) on transfer of shares of the
Company will be exempt from capital gains tax if the sale proceeds from transfer of such
shares are used for purchase of residential house property within a period of 1 year before
or 2 years after the date on which the transfer took place or for construction of residential
house property, within a period of 3 years after the date of such transfer.
Provisions of Section 88E provides that where the total income of a person includes income
chargeable under the head “Profits and Gains of business or profession” arising from
purchase or sale of equity shares in a company entered into on a recognized stock
exchange, i.e. from taxable securities transactions, he shall get a rebate equal to the
securities transaction tax paid by him in the course of his business. Such rebate is to be
allowed from the amount of income tax in respect of such transactions calculated by
applying average rate of income tax on such income.
III BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO CORPORATE RESIDENT SHAREHOLDERS (DOMESTIC
COMPANIES).
DIVIDENDS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 10(34) OF THE ACT
1 Any income by way of dividends (declared, distributed or paid on or after 1 April, 2003)
from a domestic company are exempt in the hands of the Company/shareholders, if the
same is subject to dividend distribution tax as referred to in Section 115-O, as per the
provisions of section 10(34) of the IT Act. However, Section 94(7) of the IT Act provides that
the losses arising on account of sale/transfer of shares purchased up to three months prior
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to the record date and sold within three months after such date will be disallowed to the
extent dividend on such shares are claimed as tax exempt by the shareholder.
INCOME FROM CAPITAL GAINS
2.1 Section 48 of the IT Act, categorizes capital assets into two major categories viz. long
term capital assets and short term capital assets. If the shares are held for a period more
than 12 months it is termed as a long-term asset and otherwise short-term asset. Any profit
or loss arising on account of sale/transfer of such long term assets are termed as long term
capital gains and short term assets as short term capital gains.
2.2 Section 48 of the IT Act, which prescribes the mode of computation of capital gains,
provides for deduction of cost of acquisition / improvement and expenses incurred wholly
and exclusively in connection with the transfer of a capital asset, from the sale
consideration to arrive at the amount of capital gains. Further, in respect of long term
capital gains from transfer of shares of Indian Company, it offers a benefit by permitting
substitution of cost of acquisition / improvement with the indexed cost of acquisition /
improvement, which adjusts the cost of acquisition / improvement by a cost inflation index,
as prescribed annually.
2.3 Provisions of Section 112 of the IT Act, permit taxing long term capital gains (which are
not exempt under Section 10(38) of the IT Act) arising on transfer of shares in the Company
at a rate of 20 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess) after factoring the
indexation benefit. However, the share holder may opt for the tax on long term gains
computed at the rate of 10 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess), if the
tax on indexed long term capital gains resulting on transfer of listed securities calculated at
the rate of 20 percent exceeds the tax on long term gains computed at the rate of 10
percent without indexation benefit.
2.4 Provisions of Section 111A of the IT Act, prescribes for taxing the short-term capital
gains arising from sale of equity share in the Company at a rate of 10 percent (plus
applicable surcharge and education cess) where such transaction of sale is entered on a
recognized stock exchange in India and is liable to securities transaction tax.
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2.5 Provisions of section 10(38) of the IT Act, exempts from tax the long term capital gains
arising on sale of equity shares in the Company where the sale transaction has been
entered into on a recognized stock exchange of India and is liable to securities transaction
tax, subject to the condition that the income by way of long-term capital gain of the
company shall be taken into account in computing the book profit and income tax payable
under Section 115JB.
2.6 Provisions of Section 54EC of the IT Act exempts long-term capital gains (which are not
exempt under section 10(38) of the IT Act from being taxed to the extent specified therein,
subject to the conditions as referred to in the section and to the extent such capital gains
are invested within 6 months from the date of such transfer in the bonds (long term
specified assets) issued by
a. National Highway authority of India constituted under section 3 of The National Highway
Authority of India Act, 1988;
b. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, the company formed and registered under the
Companies Act, 1956; If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, exemption available
shall be in the same proportion as the cost of long term specified assets bears to the whole
of the capital gain. However, in case the long term specified asset is transferred or
converted into money within three years from the date of its acquisition, the amount so
exempted shall be chargeable to tax during the year such transfer or conversion into money
takes place.
Provisions of Section 88E provides that where the total income of a person includes income
chargeable under the head “Profits and Gains of business or profession” arising from
purchase or sale of an equity share in a company entered on a recognized stock exchange,
i.e. from taxable securities transactions, the company shall get a rebate equal to the
securities transaction tax paid by it in the course of its business. Such rebate is to be
allowed from the amount of income tax in respect of such transactions calculated by
applying average rate of income tax on such income.
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IV BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO MUTUAL FUNDS
1. Provisions of Section 10(23D) of the IT Act exempts the Mutual Funds registered under
the Securities and Exchange Board of India or Mutual Funds set up by Public Sector Banks
or Public Financial Institutions or authorized by the Reserve Bank of India and subject to
the conditions specified therein, from income tax on their income.
V BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS (‘FIIS’)
DIVIDENDS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 10(34) OF THE ACT
1. Any income by way of dividends (declared, distributed or paid on or after 1 April, 2003)
from a domestic company are exempt in the hands of the Company/shareholders, if the
same is subject to dividend distribution tax as referred to in Section 115-O, as per the
provisions of section 10(34) of the IT Act. However, Section 94(7) of the IT Act provides that
the losses arising on account of sale/transfer of shares purchased up to three months prior
to the record date and sold within three months after such date will be disallowed to the
extent dividend on such shares are claimed as tax exempt by the shareholder.
INCOME FROM CAPITAL GAINS
2.1 Provisions of Section 115AD of the IT Act, provides for taxing income of FIIs arising from
securities (other than income by way of dividends referred to in section 115(O) of the IT Act)
at concessional rates, as follows:
Nature of income Rate of tax (%)
Income in respect of securities 20
(other than units referred to in Section 115AB)
Long Term Capital Gains 10
Short term capital gains
(other than short term capital gain referred to in Section 111A) 30
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The above tax rates would be increased by the applicable surcharge and education cess.
The benefits of indexation and foreign currency fluctuation protection as provided under
Section 48 of the IT act are not available to a FII.
2.2 Provisions of Section 111A of the IT Act, prescribes for taxing the short-term capital
gains arising from sale of equity share in the Company at a rate of 10 percent (plus
applicable surcharge and education cess) where such transaction of sale is entered on a
recognized stock exchange in India and is liable to securities transaction tax.
2.3 Provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the country
of residence of the FII would prevail over the provisions of the IT Act, as per section 90(2) of
the IT Act, to the extent they are more beneficial to the FII.
2.4 Provisions of section 10(38) of the IT Act, exempts from tax the long term capital gains
arising on sale of equity shares in the Company where the sale transaction has been
entered on a recognized stock exchange of India and is liable to securities transaction tax.
2.5 Provisions of Section 54EC of the IT Act exempts long-term capital gains (which are not
exempt under section 10(38) of the IT Act from being taxed to the extent specified therein,
subject to the conditions as referred to in the section and to the extent such capital gains
are invested within 6 months from the date of such transfer in the bonds (long term
specified assets) issued by
a. National Highway authority of India constituted under section 3 of The National Highway
Authority of India Act, 1988;
b. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, the company formed and registered under the
Companies Act, 1956; If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, exemption available
shall be in the same proportion as the cost of long term specified assets bears to the whole
of the capital gain. However, in case the long term specified asset is transferred or
converted into money within three years from the date of its acquisition, the amount so
exempted shall be chargeable to tax during the year such transfer or conversion into money
takes place.
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Provisions of Section 88E provides that where the total income of a person includes income
chargeable under the head “Profits and Gains of business or profession” arising from
purchase or sale of an equity share in a company entered on a recognized stock exchange,
ie. from taxable securities transactions, he shall get a rebate equal to the securities
transaction tax paid by him in the course of his business. Such rebate is to be allowed from
the amount of income tax in respect of such transactions calculated by applying average
rate of income tax on such income.
V BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO VENTURE CAPITAL COMPANIES/FUNDS
1. Provisions of Section 10(23FB) of the IT Act, exempts any income of Venture Capital
companies/Funds (set up to raise funds for investment in venture capital undertaking
registered and notified in this behalf) registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of
India, subject to conditions specified therein. However, in view of the provisions of Section
115U of the IT Act, any income derived by a person from his investment in venture capital
companies/funds would be taxable in the hands of the person making an investment in the
same manner as if it were the income received by such person had the investments been
made directly in the venture capital undertaking.
VI BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO NON-RESIDENTS / NON-RESIDENT INDIAN
SHAREHOLDERS (OTHER THAN MUTUAL FUNDS, FIIS AND FOREIGN VENTURE
CAPITAL INVESTORS)
DIVIDENDS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 10(34) OF THE ACT
1. Any income by way of dividends (declared, distributed or paid on or after 1 April, 2003)
from a domestic company are exempt in the hands of the Company/shareholders, if the
same is subject to dividend distribution tax as referred to in Section 115-O, as per the
provisions of section 10(34) of the IT Act. However, Section 94(7) of the IT Act provides that
the losses arising on account of sale/transfer of shares purchased upto three months prior
to the record date and sold within three months after such date will be disallowed to the
extent dividend on such shares are claimed as tax exempt by the shareholder.
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INCOME FROM CAPITAL GAINS
2.1 In terms of first proviso to Section 48 of the IT Act, in case of a non-resident, while
computing the capital gains arising from transfer of shares in or debentures of the
Company acquired in convertible foreign exchange (as per exchange control regulations)
protection is provided from fluctuations in the value of rupee in terms of foreign currency in
which the original investment was made. Cost indexation benefits will not be available in
such a case. The capital gains/ loss in such a case is computed by converting the cost of
acquisition, sales consideration and expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively in
connection with such transfer into the same foreign currency which was utilized in the
purchase of shares.
2.2 Provisions of Section 112 of the IT Act, permit taxing long term capital gains (which are
not exempt under Section 10(38) of the IT Act) arising on transfer of shares in the Company
at a rate of 20 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess) after factoring the
indexation benefit. However, the share holder may opt for the tax on long term gains
computed at the rate of 10 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess), if the
tax on indexed long term capital gains resulting on transfer of listed securities calculated at
the rate of 20 percent exceeds the tax on long term gains computed at the rate of 10
percent without indexation benefit.
2.3 Provisions of Section 111A of the IT Act, prescribes for taxing the short-term capital
gains arising from sale of equity share in the Company at a rate of 10 percent (plus
applicable surcharge and education cess) where such transaction of sale is entered on a
recognized stock exchange in India and is liable to securities transaction tax. Short term
capital gains arising from transfer of shares in a company other than those covered by
Section 111A of the IT Act would be subject to tax as calculated under the normal
provisions of the IT Act.
2.4 Provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the country
of residence of the FII would prevail over the provisions of the IT Act, as per section 90(2) of
the IT Act, to the extent they are more beneficial to the non-resident.
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2.5 Provisions of section 10(38) of the IT Act, exempts from tax the long term capital gains
arising on sale of equity shares in the Company where the sale transaction has been
entered into on a recognized stock exchange of India and is liable to securities transaction
tax.
2.6 Provisions of Section 54EC of the IT Act exempts long-term capital gains (which are not
exempt under section 10(38) of the IT Act from being taxed to the extent specified therein,
subject to the conditions as referred to in the section and to the extent such capital gains
are invested within 6 months from the date of such transfer in the bonds (long term
specified assets) issued by
a. National Highway authority of India constituted under section 3 of The National Highway
Authority of India Act, 1988;
b. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, the company formed and registered under the
Companies Act, 1956; If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, exemption available
shall be in the same proportion as the cost of long term specified assets bears to the whole
of the capital gain. However, in case the long term specified asset is transferred or
converted into money within three years from the date of its acquisition, the amount so
exempted shall be chargeable to tax during the year such transfer or conversion into money
takes place.
2.7 Subject to the conditions specified under the Provisions of Section 54F of the IT Act,
long-term capital gains (which are not exempt from tax under Section 10(38) of the IT Act)
arising to an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family (‘HUF’) on transfer of shares of the
Company will be exempt from capital gains tax if the sale proceeds from transfer of such
shares are used for purchase of residential house property within a period of 1 year before
or 2 years after the date on which the transfer took place or for construction of residential
house property within a period of 3 years after the date of such transfer.
3. Where shares of the Company have been subscribed in convertible foreign exchange,
Non-Resident Indians (ie. An individual being a citizen of India or person of Indian origin
who is not a resident) have the option of being governed by the provisions of Chapter XII-A
of the IT Act, which inter alia entitles them to the following benefits:� Under Section 115E,
where the total income of a non-resident Indian includes any income from investment or
income from capital gains of an asset other than a specified asset, such income shall be
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taxed at a concessional rate of 20 per cent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess).
Also, where shares in the company are subscribed for in convertible foreign exchange by a
non-resident Indian, long-term capital gains arising to the non-resident Indian shall be
taxed at a concessional rate of 10 percent (plus applicable surcharge and education cess).
The benefit of indexation of cost and the protection against risk of foreign exchange
fluctuation would not be available.�
Under Section 115F of the IT Act, long-term capital gains (in cases not covered by section
10(38) of the IT Act) arising to a non-resident Indian from transfer of shares of the
company, subscribed in convertible foreign exchange (in case not covered under Section
115E of the IT Act), shall be exempt from income tax, if the entire net consideration is
reinvested in specified assets/saving certificates referred to in Section 10(4B) within 6
months of the date of transfer.
Where only a part of the net consideration is so reinvested, the exemption shall be
proportionately reduced. The amount so exempted shall be chargeable to tax subsequently,
if the specified assets/saving certificates are transferred or converted into money within 3
years from the date of their acquisition.
Under Section 115G of the IT act, it shall not be necessary for a non-resident Indian to
furnish his return of income under Section 139(1) if his income chargeable under the IT Act
consists of only investment income or long term capital gains or both, arising out of assets
acquired, purchased or subscribed in convertible foreign exchange and tax has been
deducted at source from such income as per the provisions of Chapter XVII-B of the IT
Act.�
Under Section 115I of the IT Act, a Non-Resident Indian may elect not to be governed by the
foregoing provisions for any assessment year by furnishing his return of income for that
assessment year under Section 139 of the IT Act, declaring therein that the provisions of
Chapter XII-A shall not apply to him for that assessment year and accordingly his total
income for that assessment year will be computed in accordance with the other provisions
of the IT Act.
Section 88E provides that where the total income of a person includes income chargeable
under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession” arising from purchase or sale
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of an equity share in a company entered into on a recognized stock exchange, ie. from
taxable securities transactions, he shall get rebate equal to the securities transaction tax
paid by him in the course of his business. Such rebate is to be allowed from the amount of
income tax in respect of such transactions calculated by applying average rate of income
tax.
BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE WEALTH TAX ACT, 1957
1. Investment in shares of companies are excluded from the definition of the term “asset” as
given under section 2(ea) of the Wealth Tax act, 1957, and hence the shares held by the
shareholders would not be liable to Wealth tax.
BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE GIFT TAX ACT
1. Gift tax is not leviable in respect of any gifts made on or after 1st October, 1998.
Therefore, any gift of shares of the Company will not attract Gift tax.
Notes:
The above Statement of Possible Direct Tax benefits sets out the provisions of law in a
summary manner only and is not a complete analysis or listing of all potential tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposal of equity shares.
The above Statement of Possible Direct Tax benefits sets out the possible tax benefits
available to the Company and its shareholders under the current tax laws presently in force
in India. Several of these benefits are dependent on the Company or its shareholders
fulfilling the conditions prescribed under the relevant tax laws.
This statement is only intended to provide general information to the investors and is
neither designed nor intended to be a substitute for professional tax advice. In view of the
individual nature of the tax consequences, the changing tax laws, each investor is advised
to consult his or her own tax consultant with respect of the specific tax implications arising
out of their participation in the issue.
In respect of non-residents, the tax rates and the consequent taxation mentioned above
shall be further subject to any benefits available under the Double Taxation Avoidance
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Agreement, if any, between India and the country in which the non-resident has fiscal
domicile.
VIII. COMPANY HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT
The Company was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 13th May 2008 as a
public limited company with an authorized capital of Rs.1,00,00,000 divided into 10,00,000
equity shares of Rs.10/- each with a paid-up capital of Rs.5,00,000 divided into 50,000
equity shares of Rs.10/- each, registered under CIN No. U45209AP2008PLC059135 2008-
2009. It obtained the certificate of commencement of business on 5th August 2008.
The Registered Office of the Company is at D.No. 25-2-1,G.T. Road, Opp. Mastan Dargah,
Guntur-522 004.
The Company entered into a Scheme of Arrangement (“the Scheme”) with Virat Crane
Industries Limited and their respective shareholders. The Said scheme was approved by
Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad on 18th February 2010. In terms of
the Scheme, the Company has taken over Real Estate and Infrastructure Business
Undertakings of Virat Crane Industries Limited.
MAIN OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY
The main objects of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED are set out in its Memorandum of
Association and they are briefly as under:
1) To carry in India or elsewhere the business of construction, development, up
gradation, repair, operation and maintenance of roads, highways, bypasses, bridges, rail
over bridges, tunnels, railways, ports, airports, seaports, dredging, Information Technology
parks / facilities, trade fairs, exhibition centers, malls, multiplexes, hotels, buildings,
public utilities, interchangers, telecommunication, Special Economic Zones, Food parks,
water supply, residential / commercial complexes, real estate, mass housing, inland water
ways, pipeline and other related infrastructure works.
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2) To carry in India or elsewhere the business of Real Estate and to act as
Consultants and Developers on the matters connected with the real estate properties of all
kinds and descriptions and to acquire by purchase, ownership of open Land, agricultural
land, urban buildings including residential houses, flats, blocks, or tenements and
construct buildings of all types on own account or for leasing out or selling for promoting
house projects, hostels and other commercial, residential and all other types of buildings.
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
There is no separate agreement executed between any shareholder and the Company.
STRATEGIC / FINANCIAL PARTNERS AND OTHER MATERIAL CONTRACTS
The Company does not have any strategic/financial partners or has not entered any
material contracts other than in ordinary course of business.
OVERVIEW
Crane Infrastructure Ltd is a Real Estate and Infrastructure Construction company
headquartered in Andhra Pradesh. Crane Infrastructure Ltd provides construction services
for residential, industrial, commercial, port infrastructure and road infrastructure projects.
Our Services
The company provides Infrastructure and construction services for the five sectors
described below.
(a) Residential: In the residential sector, we provide the following services: (i) the
construction of townships including the construction of infrastructural facilities and the
construction of residential housing; and (ii) the construction of high-rise buildings;
(b) Commercial: In the commercial sector, our services consist of the construction of
structures such as shopping malls and multiplexes, IT parks, warehouse facilities,
hospitals and schools;
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(c) Industrial: In the industrial sector, our services consist of the construction of
manufacturing facilities such as industrial factories and workshops.
(d) Port Infrastructure: In the port infrastructure sector, we provide the following services:
(i) the construction of onshore container terminals, which consist of reclamation, soil
consolidation, paving and operational services that include fire fighting systems, sewerage
and drainage services; (ii) the construction of container freight stations, which consist of the
preparation of sub-base, paving and operational services that include fire fighting systems,
sewerage and drainage services; (iii) the repair and maintenance services at onshore
container terminal; and (iv) the construction of operational buildings and workshops.
(e) Road Infrastructure: In the road infrastructure sector, we provide the following services:
earthwork, paving, sewerage, storm water drainage, electrification, landscaping and
arboriculture.
The company also bid for and undertake projects on a Build Operate Transfer (“BOT”) basis
and on a Public Private Partnership (“PPP”) basis.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The Board of Directors comprises of 3 members.
The composition of the Board of Directors as on March 31, 2010 is as given below:
Sn
No
Name, Designation, Father’s
Name, Address, DIN and
Occupation
Nationality
Age
(years)
Other Directorships
1
Grandhi Subba Rao
S/o. G. Lakshmikantham
Ramanamakshethram, 3rd Line,
Guntur.
DIN No: DIN1864400
Director
Indian
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Virat Crane Industries
Limited
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2 GVSL Kantha Rao
S/o Grandhi Subba Rao
Ramanamakshethram, 3rd Line,
Guntur
DIN No.: DIN1846224
Director
Indian 53 Virat Crane Industries
Limited
3 CH V.S.S Kishore Kumar
S/o Ranga Rao, Chegu
Ramanamakshethram, 3rd Line,
Guntur.
DIN No.: DIN1823606
Director
Indian 51 Nil
BRIEF PROFILE OF DIRECTORS:
1. G.Subba Rrao Chairman :
G. Subba Rao , has over a six decades of rich experience in Betel nut powder business
spread all over India. He is the pioneer in Betel Nut Industry and he has created his own
brand in the name of “CRANE” which is very popular brand in the Betel nut powder
Industry.
2. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao, Managing Director:
Mr. Kantha Rao, son of Mr. G.Subba Rao has the ability to innovate and excel in every task
and across every activity, inviting the future in to the present and embracing every
opportunity. He is also having a rich experience of more than 30 years in Crane betel nut
industry, real estate, software, Food Products and other industries.
3. Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar, Director:
Kishore Kumar, Graduate has over 15 years of rich experience in the Industry and an
Independent director in the Company.
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INTEREST OF THE DIRECTORS
Other than their respective shareholding in the Company and re-imbursement of expenses
incurred and normal remuneration/sitting fee from the Company, the directors of the
Company have no other interest in the Company.
APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
The Board of Directors of the company has vide its resolution dated November 22nd 2008,
appointed Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao Managing Director of the Company with immediate
effect. The shareholders of the company passed a resolution dated 28th November 2008 and
as per the terms of resolution, Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao shall hold the office of Managing
Director for a period of 5 years from November 29, 2008 on such remuneration as detailed
in the aforesaid resolution.
SHAREHOLDING OF DIRECTORS:
The shareholding of the directors as on March 31, 2010 is as under:
S.No Name of the Director No.of Shares held
1 Grandhi Subba Rao
24750
2 G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao 24750
3 CH V.S.S Kishore Kumar
100
Total 49600
Corporate Governance
The Company is fully compliant with the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
and the details are as follows:
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The Board of Directors of the Company consists of 3 Members and the company has 2
Executive and 1 Non-Executive Directors of which 1 are Independent and 2 are Promoter
Directors. Mr. G.Subba Rao, Chairman and Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao, Director are the
Promoter Directors.
The Independent Director of the Company include Mr. Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar.
The Board has vide resolution dated December 26, 2008, constituted Audit Committee,
Shareholders/Investor’s Committee and Remuneration Committee as required under
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement as under:
Committee
Name of the Director
Category
Audit Commiitee Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
(Chairman)
G.Subba Rao (Member)
G.V.S.L.Kantha
Rao(Member)
Non Executive
Independent Director
Promoter Director
Promoter Director
Remuneration Commiitee G.Subba Rao (Chiarman)
Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
(Member)
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao
(Member)
Promoter Director
Non Executive
Independent Director
Promoter Director
Compensation Committee
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao
(Chiarman)
Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
(Member)
G.Subba Rao (Member)
Promoter Director
Non Executive
Independent Director
Promoter Director
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Shareholders / Investor
Grievances Committee
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao
(Chiarman)
Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
(Member)
G.Subba Rao (Member)
Promoter Director
Non Executive
Independent Director
Promoter Director
Audit Committee
The Company has established an Audit Committee that consists of three members namely,
Mr Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar (Chairman), Mr. G.Subba Rao (member) and Mr.
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao (member).
The Audit Committee is required to meet at least three times each year, once immediately
before the finalization of the Company’s annual accounts and once every six months. Its
powers and responsibilities include:
supervising the Company’s financial reporting procedures to ensure that the
financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the
Company;
reviewing with management, the external auditors and the internal auditors the
adequacy of internal control systems;
reviewing the findings of the internal auditors relating to any internal investigations
into matters where there is a suspected fraud or irregularity or failure of internal
control systems of a material nature and reporting the same to the Board;
reviewing the Company’s financial and risk management policies;
reviewing with management the annual financial statements before submission of the
statements to the Board, focusing primarily on any change in accounting policies and
practices, qualifications in audit reports, compliance with accounting standards,
compliance with stock exchange and legal requirements concerning financial
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statements and any related party transactions that may create a potential conflict of
interest with the Company’s interests;
recommending the appointment and removal of external auditors and audit fees; and
Investigating any default in the payment by the Company to its shareholders,
debenture holders, depositors or creditors.
Compensation Committee
The Company has established a Compensation Committee that consists of three members
namely, Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao (Chairman) Mr. Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar (member) and
Mr. G.Subba Rao (member).
Remuneration Committee
The Company has established a remuneration committee that consists of three members
namely, Mr. G.Subba Rao (Chairman) Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao (member) and
Mr.Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar (member).
The responsibilities of the committee are to review, assess and recommend the
remuneration payable to the executive directors and the executive management.
Shareholders / Investor Grievances Committee
The Company has established a shareholder’s / grievances committee that consists of three
membets namely, Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao (Chairman) Mr. Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
(member) and Mr. G.Subba Rao (member).
The main function of this committee is to look at the redressing of shareholders and
investors complaints, for example transfer of shares, non-receipt of annual report, non-
receipt of dividend etc.
The role, powers, scope of functions and duties of the Audit Committee, Remuneraion
Committee, Compensation Committee and Shareholders/Investor’s Committee of the Board
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are as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement.
The Board of Director has at its Meeting held on December 26, 2008, approved Code of
Conduct for the Members of the Board and Senior Management. Same will be uploaded on
Company's website www.craneindia.net immediately after listing of Company's Shares on
Stock Exchanges.
Compliance Report on Corporate Governance
Particulars Clause of Listing
Agreement
Compliance
Status Yes/No
Remarks
I. Board of Directors 49I
(A) Composition of Board 49(A) Yes -
(B) Non-executive Director
Compensation & Disclosures
49(B) Yes -
(C) Other provisions as to Board and
Committees
49(C) Yes -
(D) Code of Conduct 49(D) Yes -
II. Audit Committee 49(II)
(A) Qualified & Independent Audit
Committee
49(IIA) Yes -
(B) Meeting of Audit Committee 49(IIB) Yes -
(C) Powers of Audit Committee 49(IIC) Yes -
(D) Role of Audit Committee 49 (IID) Yes -
(E) Review of information by Audit
Committee
49(IIE) Yes -
III. Subsidiary Companies 49(III) NA -
IV. Disclosure 49(IV)
(A) Basic of related party transaction 49(IV A) Yes -
(B) Disclosure of Accounting Treatment 49(IV B) NA -
(C) Board Disclosure 49(IV C) Yes -
(D) Proceeds from public issue, rights
issue, preferential issues ect.
49(IV D) NA -
(E) Remuneration of Directors 49(IV E) Yes -
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(F) Management 49(IV F) Will be complied in the
Annual Report for the
year 2010-2011
(G) Shareholders 49(IV G) Yes -
V. CEO/CFO Certificate 49(V) Will be complied in the
Annual Report for the
year 2010-2011
VI. Report on Corporate Governance 49(VI) Will be complied in the
Annual Report for the
year 2010-2011
VI. Compliance 49(VII) Will be complied in the
Annual Report for the
year 2010-2011
Change in Board of Directors since the Company’s inception – Not Applicable
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IX. OVERVIEW OF ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
Commercial Development Head
Residential Development Head
Infrastructure Business Head
CD Team RD Team IB Team
Grandhi Subbarao Chairman
G.V.S.L.Kamtha Rao Managing Director
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X. PROMOTER AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Promoters
Before the Scheme becoming effective, following were major shareholders and promoters of
the Company:
Sr. No. Name Number of Shares Shares as
percentage of total
no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 Mr.G.Subba Rao 24,750 49.50
2 Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao 24,750 49.50
3 G.L.Hymavathi 100 0.02
4 Ch. Madhavi 100 0.02
5 Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar 100 0.02
6 Divakar M 100 0.02
7 Himaja M 100 0.02
TOTAL 50,000 100.00
After the Scheme has become effective, The existing paid-up Equity Shares of M/s CRANE
INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED of 50,000 Equity Shares @ Rs. 10/- each was extinguished
and the new Equity Shares of 72,42,000 was allotted in the same ratio of the shareholding
as on the record date as was existing in case of M/s Virat Crane Industries Limited.
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Sr. No. Name Number of Shares Shares as
percentage of total
no. of
shares {i.e.Grand
Total(A)+(B)+C)
indicated in
statement at
para(1)(a)
above}
1 Mr.G.Subba Rao - _
2 Mr. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao - _
3 G.L.Hymavathi - _
4 Ch. Madhavi - _
5 Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar - _
6 Divakar M - _
7 Himaja M - _
TOTAL - _
The details of the Promoters post demerger are given below:
1. G.Subba Rrao, Chairman :
G. Subba Rao , has over a six decades of rich experience in Betel nut powder business
spread all over India.
He is the pioneer in Betel Nut Industry and he has created his own brand in the name of
“CRANE” which is very popular brand in the Betel nut powder Industry.
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2. G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao, Managing Director:
Mr. Kantha Rao, son of Mr. G.Subba Rao has the ability to innovate and excel in every task
and across every activity, inviting the future in to the present and embracing every
opportunity. He is also having a rich experience of more than 30 years in Crane betel nut
industry, real estate, software, Food Products and other industries.
3. Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar, Director:
Kishore Kumar, Graduate has over 15 years of rich experience in the Industry and an
Independent director in the Company.
XI. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consequent to Demerger of Real Estate / Infrastructure Business Undertaking of Virat
Crane Industries Ltd, the assets & liabilities relatable to Real Estate / Infrastructure
of these companies, has been transferred to the Company. Financial Results of the
Company for period ended March 31, 2014 is as under.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To
The Members of
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMITED, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31-Mar-2014, the Statement of Profit
and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flow of the
Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under Companies Act,
1956(“the Act”) read with General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September 2013 of the
Ministry Of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the Companies Act 2013. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control
relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of
the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinion.
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Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given
to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
a)
in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March
31, 2013
b)
in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year ended on that
date.
c)
in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the Flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 (“the Order”) issued by
the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we
give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the
Order.
2) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we
report that:
a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the
Company so far as appears from our examination of those books.
c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss dealt with by this Report are in
agreement with the books of account.
d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Companies
Act, 1956;
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e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,
2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is
disqualified as on March 31, 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of
clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
f) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the rate at which
the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956 nor has it
issued any Rules under the said section, prescribing the manner in which such cess
is to be paid, no cess is due and payable by the Company.
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. S HSY Sarma)
Partner
Membership No. 234083
Place: Guntur
Date : 31-07-2014
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT
Statement referred to in paragraph(3) of our report of even date to shareholders of
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED on the accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2014
(i) (a) The Company has generally maintained proper records showing full particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All the Fixed Assets have been physically verified by the Management during the
year and there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is
reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature of its Assets.
No discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) No fixed assets has been disposed off during the year.
(ii) The company has no inventory and hence clauses (ii) (a), (ii) (b) and (ii) (c) are not
applicable.
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(iii) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
In view of (iii)(a) above, clauses (iii)(b), (iii)(c), (iii)(d) are not applicable.
(e) The company has taken interest free Unsecured loans from twelve parties covered
in the Register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The year end
balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs.3,51,17,676/-.
(f) The terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from other parties
listed in the register maintained u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interests of the company
(g) There are no terms and conditions attached as to the repayment of principal on
interest - free unsecured loans taken from other parties listed in the register
maintained u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence, there is no overdue
amount of loans from other parties listed in the register maintained u/s 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, there
are adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size of the company
and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and
with regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course of our Audit, we have
not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in Internal Control
Systems.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
entered into any contracts or arrangements listed in the Register maintained
under section 301 of the Company’s Act 1956 during the year.
In view of (v)(a) above, clause (v)(b) is not applicable.
(vi) The Company has not taken / accepted or repaid Deposits in contravention of
directives of Reserve Bank of India and provisions of Sections 58A, 58AA or any other
relevant provisions of the Act. In our opinion and according to the information given to
us, the Company has not received any order passed by the Company Law Board or
National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other
Tribunal during the year, hence compliance thereto does not arise.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the
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size and nature of its business.
(viii) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act,1956 for any of the products of the company.
(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax,
Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. No
undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, sales tax, excise duty and
cess were in arrears, as at year end for a period of more than six months from the
date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no disputed amounts
payable in respect of income tax, service tax, wealth tax were in arrears, as at
year end for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
(x) The company is inexistence for less than five years, hence, Clause(x) is not applicable
(xi) The company has no dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders or
debenture holders.
(xii) Clause 4(xii) is not applicable since the company has not granted loans, and advances
on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities
(xiii) Clause 4(xiii) is not applicable, since the company is not in the business of a chit fund
or a nidhi / mutual fund / Society.
(xiv) Clause 4(xiv) is not applicable, since the company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments
(xv) Clause (4(xv) is not applicable, since the company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
(xvi) No term loans were taken by the company. Hence paragraph 4(xvi) is not applicable.
(xvii) No funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investments.
(xviii) Clause 4(xviii) is not applicable, as the company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) Clause 4(xix) is not applicable, as the company has not issued debentures.
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(xx) Clause 4(xx) is not applicable, since no public issue of shares have been made by the
Company.
(xxi) No fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
Place: Guntur
Date : 31-07-2014
(CA. S HSY Sarma)
Partner
Membership No. 234083
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2014
Particulars Note
No
31st March, 2014 31st March, 2013
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1 Shareholder's Fund
(a) Share Capital 2 7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
(b) Reserves & Surplus 3 19,78,63,041 27,02,83,041 19,72,31,521 26,96,51,521
2 Share Application Money
pending allotment
3 Non Current Liabilities
(a) Long Term Borrowings 4 3,51,17,676
1,92,93,304
(b) Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) -
-
(c) Other Long Term Liabilities -
-
(d) Long Term Provisions - 3,51,17,676 - 1,92,93,304
4 Current Liabilities
(a) Short term Borrowings -
-
(b) Trade Payables -
-
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(c) Other Current Liabilities 5 59,50,097
36,01,006
(d) Short Term Provisions 6 37,58,170 97,08,267 27,47,690 63,48,696
TOTAL
31,51,08,984
29,52,93,521
II. ASSETS
1 Non Current Assets
(a) Fixed Assets 7
(i) Tangible Assets 24,13,10,296
24,47,88,905
(ii) Intangible Assets 3,70,86,141 3,70,86,141
(ii) Capital Work In Progress 31,78,412 -
(iv) Intangible Assets Under
Development
-
(b) Non Current Investments - -
(c) Deferred Tax Asset (net) - -
(d) Long Term Loans &
Advances 8 42,68,634 24,93,956
(e) Other Non-Current Assets - 28,58,43,483 - 28,43,69,002
2 Current Assets
(a) Current Investments - -
(b) Inventories 9 2,32,33,730 94,33,350
(c) Trade Receivables 10 4,84,076 10,97,462
(d) Cash and Cash equivalent 11 36,77,732 3,93,707
(e) Short Term Loans &
Advances 12 13,30,190 -
(f) Other Current Assets 13 5,39,773 2,92,65,501 - 1,09,24,519
TOTAL
31,51,08,984
29,52,93,521
Significant Accounting
Policies 1
Notes on Financial
statements
1 to
20
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This is the Balance Sheet as per our Report of
Evendate
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co. For and on behalf of the Board
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. S HSY Sarma) Managing Director
Partner
Membership No. 234083
Place: Guntur
Date : 31-07-2014 Director
Profit and Loss Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2014
Sl.No Particulars Note
No
31st March,
2014
31st March,
2013
Rs. Rs.
I Revenue from Operation 14 1,89,37,916 60,02,560
II Other Non-Operating Revenue 15 2,40,000 68
III Total Revenue (I + II) 1,91,77,916 60,02,628
IV Expenses:
Cost of materials consumed - -
Purchase of Stock in Trade 16 2,61,29,280 94,33,350
Changes in inventories of Finished Goods/
WIP 17 (1,38,00,380) (94,33,350)
Employee benefits expenses 18 10,60,000 1,20,000
Finance cost - -
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses 15,75,359 11,88,608
Other Expenses 19 6,68,407 2,83,862
Total Expenses 1,56,32,666 15,92,470
V Profit Before exceptional and
extraordinary items and Tax (III - IV) 35,45,250 44,10,158
VI Exceptional items (Net) - -
VII Profit before extradrdinary items and tax
(V + VI) 35,45,250 44,10,158
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VIII Extraordinary items -
IX Profit Before Tax ( VII - VIII) 35,45,250 44,10,158
X Tax Expenses
(1) Current Tax 10,10,480 11,75,180
(2) Deferred Tax - 11,495
(3) MAT Credit entitlement - (27,918)
XI Profit (Loss) for the period from
continuing operations (VII - VIII) 25,34,770 32,51,402
XII Profit/(Loss) from discontinuing operations - -
XIII Tax expenses of discontinuing operations - -
XIV Profit / (Loss) from discontinuing
operations(after Tax) (XII - XIII) - -
XV Profit / (Loss) for the period (XI +XIV) 25,34,770 32,51,402
XVI Earnings per Equity Share:
(1) Basic 0.35 0.45
(2) Diluted 0.35 0.45
Significant Accounting Policies 1
Notes on Financial statements
1 to
20
This is the Statement of Profit & Loss As per Our Report of Evendate
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co. For and on behalf of the Board
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. S HSY Sarma) Managing Director
Partner
Membership No. 234083
Place: Guntur
Date : 31-07-2014 Director
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March, 2014
PARTICULARS
For the year ending
31st March,
2014
31st March,
2013
A CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Rs. Rs.
Net Profit Before Tax and Extrordinary items 35,45,250 44,10,158
Adjustments
Depreciation 15,75,359 11,88,608
(Profit) / Loss on sale of fixed assets - -
Operating Profit Before Working Capital Changes 51,20,609 55,98,766
Adjustments for Working Capital Changes:
Decrease/(Increase) in Inventories (1,38,00,380) (94,33,350)
Decrease/(Increase) in Trade Receivables 6,13,386 4,91,355
Decrease/(Increase) in Loans and Advances (17,74,678) (6,08,254)
Decrease/(Increase) in Other Current Assets (13,30,190) -
Increase /(Decrease) in Current Liabilities and
Provisions 33,59,571 11,93,568
ADJUSTMENTS IN WORKING CAPITAL (1,34,72,063) (83,56,681)
Cash Generated from Operations (83,51,454) (27,57,915)
Income Tax Paid/Provided 10,10,480 11,75,180
Net Cash From Operating Activities {A} (93,61,934) (39,33,095)
B CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of Fixed assets and (Increase) / Decrease in
CWIP (31,78,412) (4,95,055)
Sale proceeds of fixed assets - -
Net Cash Used In Investing activities {B} (31,78,412) (4,95,055)
C CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Availment of Unsecured Loans 1,58,24,372 44,15,067
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities {C} 1,58,24,372 44,15,067
D NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 32,84,025 (13,083)
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at the beginning of the
period
3,93,707 4,06,790
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the period 36,77,732 3,93,707
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 32,84,026 (13,083)
Cash on hand 36,08,903 2,71,999
Balances held with banks 68,829 1,21,708
Cash and cash equivalents as restated 36,77,732 3,93,707
This is the Cash Flow Statement referred to in our report of even date
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co. For and on behalf of the Board
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. S HSY Sarma) Managing Director
Partner
Membership No. 234083
Place: Guntur
Date : 31-07-2014 Director
Notes forming Part of Financial Statements 31st March, 2014
Note : 1 - MAJOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. METHOD OF ACCOUNTING :
The Company follows Mercantile System of accounting and recognizes income and
expenditure on an accrual basis. The accounts are prepared on historical cost basis.
2. FIXED ASSETS :
Fixed Assets are accounted for on historical cost basis less accumulated depreciation.
Cost comprises of purchase price and all expenses directly attributable to bringing the
asset to its present working condition.
3. DEPRECIATION :
Depreciation is provided on the Straight Line Method basis at the rates and in the
manner specified in Schedule XIV of the Companies Act, 1956.
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4. INVESTMENTS:
Long Term:
Investments are stated at cost less provision for permanent diminution in value.
Short Term:
Short term investments are stated at cost or market value which ever is lower.
5 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS:
Income and expenditure pertaining to prior periods are accounted under respective
heads of profit and loss account. However, net effect of such amount, where material, is
disclosed separately.
6 RECOGNITION OF INCOME
Rental Income is recognised on accrual basis.
7 TAXES ON INCOME:
a) Current Tax:
Tax on Income for the Current Period is determined on the basis of taxable income and
tax credits computed in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961, and
based on expected outcome of assessments / appeals, if any.
b) Deferred Tax:
Deferred Tax for timing differences between taxable income and accounting income are
considered by using the tax rates that are substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet
date. Deferred Tax assets are recognised only to the extent where there is reasonable
certainity that they shall be realised.
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Notes forminng Part of Financial Statements for the Year ending 31st March, 2014
Note
No Particulars 31st March, 2014 31st March, 2013
2 Share Capital:
a Authorised Capital:
85,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-
Each 8,50,00,000
8,50,00,000
TOTAL
8,50,00,000
8,50,00,000
Subscribed & Paid up Capital:
72,42,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-
Each 7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
TOTAL
7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
b Reconciliaiton of Number and Amount of Shares:
Particulars 31st March, 2014 31st March, 2013
Number Amount Number Amount
Shares O/s at the beginning of the
year 72,42,000 7,24,20,000 72,42,000 7,24,20,000
Shares Issued during the year - - - -
Shares bought back/Repaid during
the year -
- -
-
Shares O/s at the end of the year 72,42,000 7,24,20,000 72,42,000 7,24,20,000
c Shares held by Shareholders holding more than 5% of aggregate Shares in the Company
Name of Shareholder
31st March, 2014 31st March, 2013
No. of
Shares held % of Holding
No. of Shares
held % of Holding
Grandhi Subba Rao 19,83,670 27.39% 19,83,670 27.39%
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao 10,58,580 14.62% 10,58,580 14.62%
3 Reserves & Surplus:
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Revaluation Reserve
Opening Balance
18,68,34,396
18,87,37,647
Less: Written Off during the year 19,03,250
19,03,250
Closing Balance
18,49,31,146 18,68,34,396
Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c
Opening Balance
1,03,97,125 71,45,723
Add: Profit/(Loss) during the year 25,34,770 32,51,402
1,29,31,895
1,03,97,125
TOTAL
19,78,63,041
19,72,31,521
4 Long Term Borrowings:
Unsecured:
Loans and advances from ralated
parties 3,51,17,676
1,92,93,304
TOTAL
3,51,17,676
1,92,93,304
5 Other Current Liabilities:
Creditors for Capital Goods
2,17,266
2,17,266
Creditors for Others
19,00,000
-
Creditors for Expenses
38,32,831
33,83,740
TOTAL
59,50,097
36,01,006
`
6 Short Term Provisions:
Provision for Taxes
37,58,170
27,47,690
TOTAL
37,58,170
27,47,690
8 Long Term Loans & Advances:
Balance with Government
Authorities 42,68,634
24,93,956
TOTAL
42,68,634
24,93,956
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9
Inventories:
Stock-in-trade
2,32,33,730
94,33,350
TOTAL
2,32,33,730
94,33,350
10 Trade Receivables:
Secured and considered good
Trade Receivables exceeding six months
Other Trade Receivables
4,84,076
10,97,462
TOTAL
4,84,076
10,97,462
11 Cash & Cash Equivalents:
Balance with banks
68,829
1,21,708
Cash on hand
36,08,903
2,71,999
TOTAL
36,77,732
3,93,707
12 Short Term Loans & Advance:
Unsecured
Advance for Chits
12,00,000 -
Other Loans and Advances
1,30,190
TOTAL
13,30,190
-
13 Other Current Assets
Chit Bid Loss
5,39,773
5,39,773
-
14 Revenue from Operations
Sale of Land
1,26,98,000
Rental Income
62,39,916
60,02,560
1,89,37,916
60,02,560
16 Other Non-Operating Revenues:
Chit Dividend
2,40,000
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Interest Received
-
68
2,40,000
68
15 Purchase of Stock in trade
Land
2,61,29,280
94,33,350
2,61,29,280
94,33,350
16 Changes in inventories of FG,WIP and Stock in trade
Opening Stocks
Land
94,33,350
Total (A)
94,33,350
-
Closing Stocks
Land
2,32,33,730
94,33,350
Total (B)
2,32,33,730
94,33,350
Decrease in Stock (A-B)
(1,38,00,380) (94,33,350)
17 Empoyee Costs
Salaries, PF, ESI etc
4,60,000
1,20,000
Managerial Remuneration
6,00,000
-
10,60,000
1,20,000
18 Other Expenses:
Bank Charges 6,258 586
Audit Fees
As Auditors 15,000 15,000
In Other Capacity
For Taxation Matters 10,000 10,000
Reimbursement of Service tax 3,090 3,090
Taxes & Licenses 89,802 88,164
Printing & Stationery 8,457 5,500
RTA Expenses 45,395 45,388
Interest on TDS 68 634
Chit Bid Loss 85,227 -
Land development expenses 3,51,670 -
Miscellaneous expenses 53,440 1,15,500
6,68,407
2,83,862
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Other Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
a) All the figures are rounded off to the nearest
rupee.
b) No claims under Interest on delayed payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial
Undertakings are outstanding with the Company.
c) In the opinion of the Board of Directors, Current Assets, loans and advances as at 31st
March 2014 are expected to produce on realization in the ordinary course of the company’s
business, at least the amounts at which they are stated in the Balance Sheet.
d) The Revaluation Reserve acquired from Virat Crane Industries Ltd, which is created in the
year 2006-07 on revaluation of Fixed Assets, is charged / debited by Rs.19,03,250/- being
the difference between the depreciation computed on revalued buildings and the written
down value of building before revaluation.
e) The difference between the Demerger Reserve and Shares allotted amounting to
Rs.3,70,86,141/- has been treated as Goodwill in the books of accounts.
f) Disclosure requirements as per Accounting Statndards prescribed under Companies Act,
1956.
a) List of Related Parties
Name of the Related Party Relationship
Virat Crane Industries Limited Entities under
the control of
same
management
Virat Crane Bottling Ltd
Virat Crane Agri-Tech Ltd
Apex Solutions Ltd
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao Key
Managerial
Personnel
(KMP)
Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
G.Subba Rao
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b) Transaction with Related
Party
Particulars Associates Subsidiaries
Key
Managerial
Personnel
Entities
under the
control of
KMP
Rental Income 3,60,000
(3,60,000)
Directors Remuneration 6,00,000
-
Trade Receivables / Other
Receivables
-
(5,17,226)
Unsecured Loans
2,21,69,937 59,47,739
(1,25,63,624) (67,30,680)
* Figures in brackes indicates previous year
figures
c) Earnings per Share - AS 20
Profit after Tax available for distribution (Rs.) 25,34,770 32,51,402
Weighted Average Number of
Shares
72,42,000 72,42,000
Face Value of Share
Earnings per Share (Rs.) 0.35 0.45
d) Accounting for Taxes
The Company has adopted Accounting Standard 22 (AS22)"Accounting for Taxes of Income ".
Accordingly, the Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities comprise of tax effect of following
Components.
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g) The information reuired by paragraph 5 (viii) of general instruction for preparation of the
statement of profit and loss as per Schedule - VI of the Companies Act, 1956:
A. Expenditure in Foreign
Currency NIL NIL
B. Income in Foreign Currency NIL NIL
C. Particulars of Capacities and Production Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
D. Particulars of Consumption of Imported
and Indigenous Materials Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
Consequent to Demerger of Real Estate / Infrastructure Business Undertaking of Virat
Crane Industries Ltd, the assets & liabilities relatable to Real Estate / Infrastructure
of these companies, has been transferred to the Company. Financial Results of the
Company for the year ended as on 31-Mar-2013 is as under:
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To
The Members of
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMITED, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31-Mar-2013, the Statement of Profit
and Loss for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and
other explanatory information.
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Management’s Responsibility for the Financial
Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the
Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of
section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 (“the Forming an Opinion and Reporting on
Financial Statements Act”). This responsibility includes the design, implementation and
maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of
the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinion.
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Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given
to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
a)
in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March
31, 2013
b)
in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit for the year ended on that
date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory
Requirements
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 (“the Order”) issued by
the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of section 227 of the Act, we
give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the
Order.
2) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report
that:
a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the
Company so far as appears from our examination of those books.
c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss dealt with by this Report are in
agreement with the books of account.
d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the Companies
Act, 1956;
e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,
2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is
disqualified as on March 31, 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of
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clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
f) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to the rate at which
the cess is to be paid under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956 nor has it
issued any Rules under the said section, prescribing the manner in which such cess
is to be paid, no cess is due and payable by the Company.
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. A.Siva Prasad)
Partner
Membership No. 213675
Place: Guntur
Date : 25-08-2013
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT
Statement referred to in paragraph(3) of our report of even date to shareholders of
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED on the accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2013
(i) (a) The Company has generally maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All the Fixed Assets have been physically verified by the Management during
the year and there is a regular programme of verification which, in our
opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and the nature
of its Assets. No discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) No fixed assets has been disposed off during the year.
(ii) The company has no inventory and hence clauses (ii) (a), (ii) (b) and (ii) (c) are not
applicable.
(iii) (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies,
firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
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the Companies Act, 1956.
In view of (iii)(a) above, clauses (iii)(b), (iii)(c), (iii)(d) are not applicable.
(e) The company has taken interest free Unsecured loans from ten parties covered
in the Register maintained U/s.301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The year end
balance of loans taken from such parties was Rs.1,92,93,304/-.
(f) The terms and conditions on which loans have been taken from other parties
listed in the register maintained u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not
prima-facie prejudicial to the interests of the company
(g) There are no terms and conditions attached as to the repayment of principal
on interest - free unsecured loans taken from other parties listed in the
register maintained u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence,there is no
overdue amount of loans from other parties listed in the register maintained
u/s 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us,
there are adequate internal control procedures commensurate with the size of the
company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory,
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. During the course
of our Audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in Internal Control Systems.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has
not entered into any contracts or arrangements listed in the Register
maintained under section 301 of the Company’s Act 1956 during the year.
In view of (v)(a) above, clause (v)(b) is not applicable.
(vi) The Company has not taken / accepted or repaid Deposits in contravention of
directives of Reserve Bank of India and provisions of Sections 58A, 58AA or any
other relevant provisions of the Act. In our opinion and according to the
information given to us, the Company has not received any order passed by the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India
or any Court or any other Tribunal during the year, hence compliance thereto does
not arise.
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(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the
size and nature of its business.
(viii) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under
Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act,1956 for any of the products of the
company.
(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax,
Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. No
undisputed amounts payable in respect of income tax, sales tax, excise duty
and cess were in arrears, as at year end for a period of more than six months
from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no disputed
amounts payable in respect of income tax, service tax, wealth tax were in
arrears, as at year end for a period of more than six months from the date
they became payable.
(x) The company is inexistence for less than five years, hence, Clause(x) is not
applicable
(xi) The company has no dues to a financial institution, bank or debenture holders or
debenture holders.
(xii) Clause 4(xii) is not applicable since the company has not granted loans, and
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other
securities
(xiii) Clause 4(xiii) is not applicable, since the company is not in the business of a chit
fund or a nidhi / mutual fund / Society.
(xiv) Clause 4(xiv) is not applicable, since the company is not dealing or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments
(xv) Clause (4(xv) is not applicable, since the company has not given any guarantee for
loans taken by others from bank or financial institutions.
(xvi) No term loans were taken by the company. Hence paragraph 4(xvi) is not
applicable.
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(xvii) No funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investments.
(xviii) Clause 4(xviii) is not applicable, as the company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained
under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) Clause 4(xix) is not applicable, as the company has not issued debentures.
(xx) Clause 4(xx) is not applicable, since no public issue of shares have been made by
the Company.
(xxi) No fraud on or by the company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
Place: Guntur
Date :31-08-2013
(CA. A.Siva Prasad)
Partner
Membership No. 213675
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2013
Particulars Note
No
31st March, 2013 31st March, 2012
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1 Shareholder's Fund
(a) Share Capital 2 7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
(b) Reserves & Surplus 3 19,72,31,521 26,96,51,521 19,58,83,370 26,83,03,370
2 Share Application Money
pending allotment
3 Non Current Liabilities
(a) Long Term Borrowings 4 1,92,93,304
1,48,78,237
(b) Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) -
-
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(c) Other Long Term Liabilities -
-
(d) Long Term Provisions - 1,92,93,304 - 1,48,78,237
4 Current Liabilities
(a) Short term Borrowings -
-
(b) Trade Payables -
-
(c) Other Current Liabilities 5 36,01,006
35,82,618
(d) Short Term Provisions 6 27,47,690 63,48,696 15,72,510 51,55,128
TOTAL
29,52,93,521
28,83,36,734
II. ASSETS
1 Non Current Assets
(a) Fixed Assets 7
(i) Tangible Assets
24,47,88,905
24,73,85,708
(ii) Intangible Assets 3,70,86,141 3,70,86,141
(ii) Capital Work In Progress - -
(iv) Intangible Assets Under
Development -
(b) Non Current Investments - -
(c) Deferred Tax Asset (net) 8 - 11,495
(d) Long Term Loans & Advances 9 24,93,956 18,57,784
(e) Other Non-Current Assets - 28,43,69,002 - 28,63,41,127
2 Current Assets
(a) Current Investments - -
(b) Inventories 10 94,33,350 -
(c) Trade Receivables 11 10,97,462 15,88,817
(d) Cash and Cash equivalent 12 3,93,707 4,06,790
(e) Short Term Loans & Advances - -
(f) Other Current Assets - 1,09,24,519 - 19,95,607
TOTAL
29,52,93,521
28,83,36,734
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Significant Accounting Policies 1
Notes on Financial statements
1 to
20
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co. For and on behalf of the Board
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. A.Siva Prasad) Managing Director
Partner
Membership No. 213675
Place: Guntur
Date :31-08-2013 Director
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CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Profit and Loss Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2013
Sl.No Particulars Note
No
31st March,
2013 31st March, 2012
Rs. Rs.
I Revenue from Operation 13 60,02,560 55,46,835
II Other Non-Operating Revenue 14 68 23,40,060
III Total Revenue (I + II) 60,02,628 78,86,895
IV Expenses:
Cost of materials consumed - -
Purchase of Stock in Trade 15 94,33,350 -
Changes in inventories of Finished Goods/
WIP 16 (94,33,350) -
Employee benefits expenses 17 1,20,000 1,20,000
Finance cost - -
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses 18 11,88,608 13,41,595
Other Expenses 19 2,83,862 2,83,541
Total Expenses 15,92,470 17,45,136
V Profit Before exceptional and
extraordinary items and Tax (III - IV) 44,10,158 61,41,759
VI Exceptional items (Net) - -
VII Profit before extradrdinary items and
tax (V + VI) 44,10,158 61,41,759
VIII Extraordinary items -
IX Profit Before Tax ( VII - VIII) 44,10,158 61,41,759
X Tax Expenses
(1) Current Tax 11,75,180 11,70,310
(2) Deferred Tax 11,495 4,45,897
(3) MAT Credit entitlement (27,918) (1,18,220)
XI Profit (Loss) for the period from
continuing operations (VII - VIII) 32,51,402 46,43,771
XII Profit/(Loss) from discontinuing
operations - -
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XIII Tax expenses of discontinuing operations - -
XIV Profit / (Loss) from discontinuing
operations(after Tax) (XII - XIII) - -
XV Profit / (Loss) for the period (XI +XIV) 32,51,402 46,43,771
XVI Earnings per Equity Share:
(1) Basic 0.45 0.77
(2) Diluted 0.45 0.77
Significant Accounting Policies 1
Notes on Financial statements
1 to
20
For Umamaheswara Rao & Co. For and on behalf of the Board
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Firm Registration No.004453S
(CA. A.Siva Prasad) Managing Director
Partner
Membership No. 213675
Place: Guntur
Date :31-08-2013 Director
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Notes forming Part of Financial Statements 31st March, 2013
Note : 1 - MAJOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1. METHOD OF ACCOUNTING :
The Company follows Mercantile System of accounting and recognizes income and
expenditure on an accrual basis. The accounts are prepared on historical cost basis.
2. FIXED ASSETS :
Fixed Assets are accounted for on historical cost basis less accumulated depreciation.
Cost comprises of purchase price and all expenses directly attributable to bringing the
asset to its present working condition.
3. DEPRECIATION :
Depreciation is provided on the Straight Line Method basis at the rates and in the manner
specified in Schedule XIV of the Companies Act, 1956.
4. INVESTMENTS:
Long Term:
Investments are stated at cost less provision for permanent diminution in value.
Short Term:
Short term investments are stated at cost or market value which ever is lower.
5 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS:
Income and expenditure pertaining to prior periods are accounted under respective heads
of profit and loss account. However, net effect of such amount, where material, is
disclosed separately.
6 RECOGNITION OF INCOME
Rental Income is recognised on accrual basis.
7 TAXES ON INCOME:
a) Current Tax:
Tax on Income for the Current Period is determined on the basis of taxable income and
tax credits computed in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961, and
based on expected outcome of assessments / appeals, if any.
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b) Deferred Tax:
Deferred Tax for timing differences between taxable income and accounting income are
considered by using the tax rates that are substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet
date. Deferred Tax assets are recognised only to the extent where there is reasonable
certainity that they shall be realised.
Notes forming Part of Financial Statements for the Year ending 31st March, 2013
Note
No Particulars 31st March, 2013 31st March, 2012
2 Share Capital:
a Authorised Capital:
85,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- Each 8,50,00,000
8,50,00,000
TOTAL
8,50,00,000
8,50,00,000
Subscribed & Paid up Capital:
72,42,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- Each 7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
TOTAL
7,24,20,000
7,24,20,000
d Particulars
31st March, 2013 31st March, 2012
Number Amount Number Amount
Shares O/s at the beginning of the
year 72,42,000 7,24,20,000 72,42,000 7,24,20,000
Shares Issued during the year - - - -
Shares bought back/Repaid during
the year -
- -
-
Shares O/s at the end of the year 72,42,000 7,24,20,000 72,42,000 7,24,20,000
g
Name of Shareholder
31st March, 2013 31st March, 2012
No. of
Shares held % of Holding
No. of
Shares held % of Holding
Grandhi Subba Rao 19,83,670 27.39% 19,83,670 27.39%
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao 10,58,580 14.62% 10,58,580 14.62%
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3 Reserves & Surplus:
Revaluation Reserve
Opening Balance
18,87,37,647
19,35,33,322
Less: Written Off during the year 19,03,250
47,95,675
Closing
18,68,34,396 18,87,37,647
Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c
Opening Balance 71,45,723
25,01,951
Add: Profit/(Loss) during the year 32,51,402 1,03,97,125 46,43,771 71,45,723
TOTAL
19,72,31,521
19,58,83,370
4 Long Term Borrowings:
Unsecured:
Loans and advances from ralated parties 1,92,93,304
1,48,78,237
TOTAL
1,92,93,304
1,48,78,237
5 Other Current Liabilities:
Creditors for Capital Goods
2,17,266
2,17,266
Creditors for Expenses
33,83,740
33,65,352
TOTAL
36,01,006
35,82,618
`
6 Short Term Provisions:
Provision for Taxes
27,47,690
15,72,510
TOTAL
27,47,690
15,72,510
8 Deferred Tax Assets (Net)
On Brought forward Losses
-
-
Preliminary Expenses
-
11,495
-
11,495
9 Long Term Loans & Advances:
Balance with Government
Authorities 24,93,956
18,57,784
TOTAL
24,93,956
18,57,784
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10 Inventories:
Stock-in-trade
94,33,350
TOTAL
94,33,350
-
11 Trade Receivables:
Secured and considered good
Trade Receivables exceeding six months
Other Trade Receivables
10,97,462
15,88,817
TOTAL
10,97,462
15,88,817
12 Cash & Cash Equivalents:
Balance with banks
1,21,708
31,590
Cash on hand
2,71,999
3,75,200
TOTAL
3,93,707
4,06,790
13 Revenue from Operations
Operating Revenue
Rental Income
60,02,560
55,46,835
60,02,560
55,46,835
14 Other Non-Operating Revenues:
Profit on sale of Land
-
23,40,060
Interest Received
68
-
68
23,40,060
15 Purchase of Stock in trade
Land
94,33,350
-
94,33,350
-
16 Changes in inventories of FG,WIP and Stock in trade
Opeing Stocks
Land
-
Total (A)
-
-
Closing Stocks
Land
94,33,350
Total (B)
94,33,350
-
Decrease in Stock (A-B)
(94,33,350)
-
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17 Empoyee Costs
Salaries, PF, ESI etc
1,20,000
1,20,000
1,20,000
1,20,000
18 Other Expenses:
Bank Charges 586 4,467
Audit Fees
As Auditors 15,000 15,000
In Other Capacity
For Taxation Matters 10,000 10,000
Reimbursement of Service tax 3,090 3,090
Taxes & Licenses 88,164 1,85,707
Office Expenses 2,000 10,923
ROC Expenses - 10,000
Postage & Couriers 1,10,000 -
Printing & Stationery 5,500 -
RTA Expenses 45,388 40,479
Interest on TDS 634 -
Miscellaneous expenses 3,500 3,875
2,83,862
2,83,541
Note 20: Related Party Disclosures:
a) List of Related Parties
Name of the Related Party Relationship
Virat Crane Industries Limited Entities under
the control of
same
management
Virat Crane Bottling Ltd
Virat Crane Agri-Tech Ltd
Apex Solutions Ltd
G.V.S.L.Kantha Rao Key
Managerial
Personnel
(KMP)
Ch.V.S.S.Kishore Kumar
G.Subba Rao
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b) Transaction with Related Party
Particulars Associates Subsidiaries
Key
Managerial
Personnel
Entities
under the
control of
KMP
Rental Income 3,60,000
(3,60,000)
Trade Receivables 5,17,226
(10,62,053)
Unsecured Loans
1,25,62,624 67,30,680
(60,51,823) (88,26,414)
* Figures in brackes indicates prevous year
figures
Note 21 : Earnings per Share - AS 20
Profit after Tax available for distribution (Rs.) 32,51,402 46,43,771
Weighted Average Number of Shares 72,42,000 72,42,000
Face Value of Share
Earnings per Share (Rs.) 0.45 0.64
Note 22 : Accounting for Taxes
The Company has adopted Accounting Standard 22 (AS22)"Accounting for Taxes of Income
". Accordingly, the Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities comprise of tax effect of following
Components.
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Particulars Opening Provision Reversal Closing
Deferred Tax Liability
Fixed Asset - - - -
Deferred Tax Asset
Unabsorbed Depreciation - - - -
Preliminary Expenses 11,495 - 11,495 -
Net Deferred Tax Liability /
(Asset) (11,495) - (11,495) -
Note 23
a) The information reuired by paragraph 5 (viii) of general instructionf for preparation of the
statement of profit and loss as per Schedule - VI of the Companies Act, 1956:
31st
March,
2013
31st March,
2012
A. Expenditure in Foreign
Currency NIL NIL
B. Income in Foreign Currency NIL NIL
C. Particulars of Capacities and Production Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
D. Particulars of Consumption of Imported
and Indigenous Materials Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
b) All the figures are rounded off to the nearest
rupee.
c) No claims under Interest on delayed payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial
Undertakings are outstanding with the Company.
d) In the opinion of the Board of Directors, Current Assets, loans and advances as at 31st
March 2013 are expected to produce on realization in the ordinary course of the company’s
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business, at least the amounts at which they are stated in the Balance Sheet.
e) The Revaluation Reserve acquired from Virat Crane Industries Ltd, which is created in the
year 2006-07 on revaluation of Fixed Assets, is charged / debited by Rs.19,03,250/- being
the difference between the depreciation computed on revalued buildings and the written
down value of building before revaluation.
f) The difference between the Demerger Reserve and Shares allotted amounting to
Rs.3,70,86,141/- has been treated as Goodwill in the books of accounts.
XII. DETAILS & FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMPANIES UNDER SAME
MANAGEMENT
Though there are no other companies under the same management, two Promoter Directors
of the company are also the directors on the board of Virat Crane Industries Limited
Financial Performance
Brief financials of Virat Crane Industries Ltd (consolidated), is as under:
Particulars Year 2009
Amount in Rs.
Sales & Services 24,06,16,266
EBITDA 2,66,21,527
Interest 4,50,663
Depreciation / Amortization 43,52,024
PAT 80,55,438
Equity Share Capital 7,23,85,500
EPS 1.11
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XIII. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A. Economic and Industrial Review: The Construction sector has grown at about 12
percent annually for the past five years. It contributed Rs.3.8 trillion to the Indian
GDP during the year 2007-08 compared to Rs.3.46 trillion in 2006-07. In the past
five years, the sector has seen many new trends, project sizes have increased, and
equipment and manpower have been ramped up with better technologies deployed.
Until the global crisis, the growth rate of the construction sector was higher than the
GDP growth rate. However, the situation has changed drastically in the past six
months. While the sector witnessed robust growth during the first half of 2008,
growth slowed in the second half of the year and experts estimate that for financial
year 2008-09, the construction sector growth rate would match the fall in the GDP
growth rate.
B. Business Overview: The Company is in the business of real estate development,
with a focus on construction and development of real estate. Through its Real Estate
Affiliates, the Company's operations span all aspects of real estate development, from
the identification and acquisition of land, to the planning, execution, construction
and marketing of its projects (including architecture, design management and
interior design), through to the maintenance and management of its completed
developments, as well as providing consultancy services on engineering, industrial
and technical matters to all forms of industries including companies engaged in
construction development of real estate and infrastructure projects.
C. Scope and Potential: The Company's primary focus in me near term would De on
large scale office, retail/mall and residential developments. It has assembled an
experienced team that has strong capabilities in various aspects of project execution
and strong relationships with corporate, government and financial institutions as
well as in depth knowledge of the localities in which it is developing projects.
D. Opportunities and Challenges: Companies that have a diversified presence even
within the infrastructure sector are doing fine despite the financial down turn. The
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impetus provided by infrastructure growth continues to throw unprecedented
opportunities for the construction sector. While potential investments are spread
across all sectors, there has certainly been a tremendous growth in the sectors of
Power, comprising, generation and transmission; Oil & Gas, Ports, Airports, Roads &
Bridges, Railways and Urban Infrastructure. As shown below, the estimated
investment across these sectors for the 11th Five year plan is close to Rs.2600
billion.
E. Out Look: The Company is continuously studying various propositions to diversify
its activities. The Management is confident that they will be successfully
implemented once they are finalized. With the proposed merger the Company firmly
believes to expand, diversify and explore new opportunities.
F. Risks & Concerns: There is lot of awareness among the public with respect to Real
estate / Infrastructure sector. Internal Control System is reasonable and adequate.
G. Financial performance:
1. Capital Structure: The Company has only equity shares and the paid-up capital is
Rs.5.00 lakhs.
2. Loan Profile: The Company do not have any loans
H. Cautionary Statement: The Market fluctuations and government policies /
regulations will have an impact on the projections and the future outlook.
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XIV. OUTSTANDING LITIGATIONS, DEFAULTS AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Company does not have any material litigation. The Company was formed as a vehicle
to take the Real estate / Infrastructure business, which is demerged unit from M/s Virat
Crane Industries Limited. This has been approved by the order of the Hon’ble High Court,
Hyderabad, dated 26th March 2010 and effective 1st April 2007.
The company is compliant with the provisions of Companies Act, 1956. There is no specific
material development or commitment given by the Company as of date.
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XV. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
1. The regulation contained in Table ‘A’ of the First Schedule to the Companies Act, 1956,
shall not apply to the Company except in so far as they are embodied in the following
Articles, which shall be the regulation for the management of the Company.
INTERPRETATION CLAUSE
2. The marginal noted hereto shall not effect the construction here of, in these presents, the
following words and expression shall have the following meanings, unless excluded by the
subject or context;
(a) The Act means “The Companies Act, 1956”
(b) “The Board” or “The Board of Directors” means a meeting of directors duly called and
constituted or as the case may be the Directors assembled at a Board Meeting or the
requisite number of Directors entitled to pass a circular resolution in accordance with these
Articles.
(c) “The Company” or “This Company” means CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
(d) “Directors” means the Directors for the time being of the Company or as the case may be
the Directors assembled at a Board Meeting.
(e) In writing, includes printing, lithography, typewriting and any other usual substitute for
writing.
(f) “Members” shall mean Members of the Company holding a share or shares of any class
and registered in the Share Register of the Company.
(g) “Month” shall mean the Calendar month.
(h) “The Office” means the Registered Office of the Company.
(i) “Paid Up” shall include “Credited as fully paid up”.
(j) “Persons” shall include any corporation as well as individuals.
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(k) A “Proxy” includes attorney duly constituted under a Power of Attorney.
(l) “These presents” or “Regulation” means these Articles of Association as originally framed
or altered from time to time and in force for the time being and include the Memorandum of
Association where the context so requires.
(m) “The Register” shall mean the Register of Members to be kept as required by Section
150 of the Act.
(n) “The Seal” means the Common Seal for the time being of the Company.
(o) “Special Resolution” shall have the meaning assigned there to by Section 189 of the Act.
(p) “Words Importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vise versa
(q) “Words Importing the singular shall include the plural and words Importing the plural
shall include the singular.
(r) “Section” means section of the Companies Act, 1956.
(s) “Year” means year of account of the Company.
3. Except as provided by Section 77 of the Act, no part of funds of the Company shall be
employed in the purchase of the shares of the Company and the Company shall not give,
whether directly or indirectly, and whether by means of a loan, guarantee, the provision of
security or otherwise any financial assistance for the purpose of or in connection with the
purchase of or subscription made by any person of or for any shares in the Company.
CAPITAL
4. Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 1,00,00,000 (Rupees One Crore) divided
into 10,00,000 (Ten Lacs Equity Shares) equally shares of Rs.10 each (Ten only) and same
may be increased or reduced as per the requirements of the business and in accordance
with the provision of law.
5. The Board may at its discretion convert the un issued Equity Shares into Preference
Shares or Redeemable Preference Shares and vice versa and the Board may issue any part
or parts of the un issued shares upon such terms and conditions and with such rights and
privileges annexed thereto as the Board at its discretion and subject to the provision of
Section 86 of the Act think fit, and in particular may issue such shares with such
preferential or qualified right to dividends and in the distribution of the assets of the
Company as the Board may subject to the aforesaid sections determine.
6. The board may at its discretion issue any portion of the Preferences Shares not already
issued as redeemable preference shares which are at the option of the Company liable to be
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redeemed and subject to the provisions of Section 80 of the Act on such terms as to
dividends preferential payment or return of the amount paid up thereon and as to
conditions and terms of redemption as the Directors may deem fit.
7. The Board shall duly comply with the provision of Section 75 of the Act, with regard to all
allotment of shares from time to time.
8. The Board may, at any time increase the subscribed capital of the Company by issue of
new shares out of the UN issued part of the Share Capital in the original or subsequently
created capital, but subject to section 81 of the Act and the following provisions, namely:
a) Where the offer and allotment of such shares are made within two years from the date of
the incorporation of the Company or within one year from the first allotment of shares
made after its incorporation whichever is earlier, the Board shall be at liberty to offer the
shares and allot the same to any person or persons at their discretion.
b) In respect of offers and allotments made subsequent to the date set out in clause (a)
above the Directors shall subject to the provisions of section 81 of the Act and of sub-clause
(c) hereunder observe the following condition:
i) Such new shares shall be offered to the persons who at the date of the offer, are holders
of the Equity Shares of the Company in proportion as nearly as circumstances admit to the
capital paid up on those shares at that date;
ii) The offer aforesaid shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares offered and
limiting a time not being less than fifteen days from the date of the offer within which the
offer if not accepted will be deemed to have been declined;
iii) The offer aforesaid shall be deemed to include a right exercisable by the person
concerned to renounce the shares offered to him or any of them in favour of any other
person, and the notice referred to in clause (2) shall contain statement of this right.
iv) After the expiry of the time specified in the notice aforesaid or earlier intimation from the
person to whom such notice is given that he declines to accept the shares offered the Board
may dispose of them in such manner as it thinks most beneficial to the Company.
c) The Directors may with the sanction of the Company in General Meeting offer and allot
shares to any person at their discretion provided that such sanction is accorded either by:
i) A special resolution passed at any General Meeting or.
ii) By an ordinary resolution passed at a General Meeting by majority of the votes cast and
with the approval of the Central Government in accordance with Section 81 of the Act.
2) Nothing in this clause shall apply to the increase of the subscribed capital of the
Company caused by the exercise of an option attached to debentures issued or loans raised
by the Company.
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i) To convert such debentures or loans into shares in the Company or.
ii) To subscribe for shares in the Company.
Provided that the terms of issue of such debentures or the terms of such loans include a
term providing for such option and such term.
a) Has been approved by a special resolution passed by the Company in General Meeting
before the issue of the debentures or the raising of the loans, and also
b) Either has been approved by the Central Government before the issue of the debentures
on the raising of the loans or is in conformity with the rules, if any, made by that
Government in this behalf.
3) Option or right to call of shares shall not be given to any persons except with the
sanction of the Company in General Meeting.
9. In addition to and without derogating from the powers for that purpose conferred on the
Board under Article 8 the Company in General Meeting may determine that any shares
(whether forming part of the original capital or of any increased capital of the Company),
shall be offered to such persons (whether members or holders of debentures of the
Company or not) In such proportions and on such terms and conditions and either at
premium or at par or (subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 79 of the Act) at
a discount as such General Meeting shall determine and with full power to give to any
person (whether a member or holder or debentures of the Company or not) the option or
(subject to compliance with the provisions of section 79 of the Act) at a discount such
option being exercisable at such times and for such consideration as may be directed by
such General Meeting or the Company in General Meeting may make any other provision
whatsoever for the issue, allotment or disposal of any shares.
10. The rights attached to each class of shares (unless otherwise provided by the terms of
issue of the shares of that class) may, subject to the provisions of Sections 106 and 107 of
the Act be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three fourths of the issued
shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate
meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. To every such separate meeting the
provisions of these Articles relating to General Meeting shall mutatis mutandis apply,
except that the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by
proxy one tenth of the issued shares of that class.
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11. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred
or other rights shall not unless otherwise expressly provided for by the terms of issue of the
shares of the class be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking
pari passu therewith.
12. The Company shall not issue any shares not being preference Shares which carry
voting rights or right in the Company as to dividend, capital or otherwise which are
disproportionate to the rights attached to the holders of other shares not being preference
shares.
13. 1) Subject to the provision of Selection 76 of the Act the Company may at any time pay
a commission to any person for subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or
conditionally) for any shares debentures or debenture – stock of the Company or procuring
or agreeing to procure subscription (whether absolute or conditional) for shares debentures
or debenture – stock of the Company but so that the statutory conditions and requirements
shall be observed and compiled with the amount or rate of commission shall not exceed live
per cent of the price at which the shares are issued and in the case of debenture the rate of
commission shall not exceed two-and a half percent of the price which the debentures are
issued.
2) The Company may also on any issue, pay such brokerage as may be lawful.
14. 1) The Directors may not allot and issue shares in the Capital of the Company as
payment or part payment for any property sold or transferred, goods or machinery and
appliances supplied, or for services rendered to the Company in or about the formation or
promotion of the Company or the acquisition and conduct of its business; and any shares
which may be so allotted may be fully paid up shares, and if so issued, shall be deemed to
be fully paid up shares.
2) The said power vested in the Board by this Article shall not be exercised except by the
unanimous consent of all the Directors or with the previous sanction of a special resolution
passed at a General Meeting of the Company.
1.5 Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share they shall be
deemed to hold the same as joint tenants with benefit of survivorship subjects to the
following provisions:
(a) The person whose name stands first on the register in respect of such share shall alone
be entitled to delivery of certificate there of:
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(b) Any one of such persons may give effectual receipts for any dividend, bonus or return of
capital payable in respect of such shares and such joint holders shall be severally as well as
jointly liable for payment of all installments and calls due in respect of such share/shares.
c) Any one of such person may vote at any meeting either personally or by proxy in respect
of such shares as if he were solely entitled thereto, and if more than one of such joint
holders be present at any meeting personally or by proxy that one of the said persons so
present whose name stands first on the register in respect of such share shall alone be
entitled to vote in respect thereof. Several executors or administrators of a deceased
member in whose names any shares stands shall for the purpose of this article be deemed
joint holders thereof:
d) In case of death of any one or more of such joint holders the survivors shall be the only
persons recognized by the Company as having any title to or interest in such share but the
directors may require such evidence of death as they may deem fit; and nothing herein
contained shall be taken to release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability on
shares held by him jointly with any other persons.
e) All notices directed to be given to the members shall be given to whichever such persons
is named first in the register and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders
of such shares.
SHARE CERTIFICATES
16. Every Certificate of title to shares shall be issued under the seal of the Company. Every
share certificate and every document of title to the shares whether in renewal of an existing
share certificate or other document of title or issued for the first time shall be issued under
the authority of the Board of Directors and in accordance with provisions of the Companies
(Issue of share Certificates) Rules 1960 or any modification thereof and in accordance with
the provisions of law or other rule having the force of law applicable thereto.
SHARE AND DEBENTURE CERTIFICATES
17.1) every person whose name is entered as a member in the Register shall be entitled to
received without payment:
a) One certificate for all his shares; or
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b) Where the shares so allotted at any one time exceed the number of shares fixed as
marketable lot in accordance with the usage of the Stock Exchange, of at the request of the
shareholder, several certificates one each per marketable lot and one for the balance.
2) The Company shall within three months after the allotment or within one month after
application for the registration of the transfer of any shares or debentures complete and
have ready for delivery the certificates for all the shares and debentures so allotted or
transferred unless the conditions of issue of the said shares or debentures otherwise
provide.
3) Every certificate shall be under the seal and shall specify the shares or debentures to
which it relates and the amount paid up thereon.
4) The provisions of clauses (2) and (3) above shall apply mutatis mutandis to debentures
and debentures – stock allotted or transferred.
5) No free shall be charged for the issue of a new share certificate either for sub-division of
the existing share certificates or for consolidation of several share certificates into one or for
issue of fresh share certificates in lien of share certificates on the back of which there is no
space for endorsement for transfer or for registration of any probate Letter of
Administration, Succession, Certificate of like document, or for registration of any Power of
Attorney Partner – ship Deed, Memorandum and Articles of the Companies, or, other
similar documents.
18. In respect of any shares held jointly by several personal the Company shall not be
bound to issue more than one certificate for the same share and delivery of certificate for a
share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders. Subjects
as aforesaid the joint holders shall be entitled to apply for several certificates each for one
or more shares held by them in accordance with Article 17 above.
19. IN respect of any transfer of shares registered in accordance with the provision of these
Articles, the Board may at their discretion direct and endorsement of the transfer and the
name of the transferee and other particulars, on the existing share certificate and authorize
any Director Officer of the Company to authenticate such endorsement on behalf of the
Company or direct the issue of a fresh share certificate in lieu of and in cancellation of the
existing certificate, in the name of the transferee.
20. If a certificate be worn out, defaced, destroyed or lost or there is no further space on the
back thereof for endorsement of transfer it shall, if requested, be replaced by a new
certificate free of charge provide however that such new certificate shall not be granted
except upon delivery of the worn-out or defaced or used up certificate for the purpose of
cancellation, in accordance with the Companies (Issue of share certificates) Rules, 1960 or
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upon proof of destruction of loss and on such Indemnity as the Board may require in the
case of the certificate having been destroyed or lost, Any duplicate certificate shall be
marked as such.
21. ‘The Company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all the shares (other than
fully paid up shares) registered in the name of each member (whether solely of jointly with
others) and upon the proceeds of sale or thereof for all moneys (whether presently payable
or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of such shares and no equitable interest
in any shares shall be created except upon the footing and condition that this Articles will
have full effect. Unless otherwise agreed the registration of a transfer shall operate as a
waiver of the Company’s lien of any on such shares. The Directors may at any operate as
waiver of the Company’s lien if any on such shares. The Directors may at any time declare
any shares wholly or in part to be exempt from the provisions of this clauses.”
22. For the purpose of enforcing such lien, the Board may sell the share subject thereto in
such manner as they think fit but no sale shall be made until the expiration of 14 days
after a notice in writing stating and demanding payment of such amount in respect of
which the lien exists had been given to the registered holder of the shares for the time being
or to the person entitled to the shares by reason of the death or insolvency of the registered
holder.
23. To give effect to such sale, the Board of Directors may authorize some person to transfer
the shares sold to the purchaser thereto and the purchaser shall be registered at the holder
of the shares comprised in any such transfer. The purchaser shall not be bound to see to
the application of the purchase money nor shall his title to the share be affected by any
irregularly or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.
24.1) the net proceeds of any such sale shall be received by the Company and applied in
payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as presently payable.
2) The residue, if any, shall subject to like lien for sums not presently payable as existed
upon the shares before the sale be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the date of
the sale.
25. Any money due from the Company to a shareholder, may without the consent of such
shareholder be applied by the Company in or towards payment of any money due from him,
either alone or jointly with any other person to the Company in respect of calls or
otherwise.
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25. A. DEMATERIALISATION OF SECURITIES
Definitions.
a) For the purpose of this Article:-
‘Beneficial Owner’ means a person or persons whose name is recorded as such with a
depository;
‘SEBI’ means the Securities & Exchange Board of India;
‘Depository’ means a Company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956, and
which has been granted a certificate of registration to act as a depository under the
Securities & Exchange Board of India Act, 1992; and
‘Security’ means such security as may be specified by SEBI from time to time.
Dematerialization of Securities
b) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Company shall be entitled to
dematerialize its securities and to offer securities in a Company in a dematerialized from
pursuant to the Depositories Act, 1996.
Option for investors
c) Every person subscribing to securities offered by the Company shall have the option to
receive security certificate or to hold the securities with a depository. Such a person who is
the beneficial owner of the securities can at any time opt out of a depository, if permitted by
the law, in respect of any security in the manner provided by the Depositories Act, and the
Company shall, in the manner and within the time prescribed, issue to the beneficial owner
the require Certificate of Securities.
If a person opts to hold his security with a depository, the Company shall intimate such
depository the details of allotment of the security, and on receipt of the information, the
depository shall enter in its record the name of the allottee as the beneficial owner of the
security.
Securities to be in Fungible Form
d) All securities held by a depository shall be de-materialized and be in fungible form.
Nothing contained in Section 153, 153A, 153B, 187B, and 187C of the Companies Act,
1956 shall apply to a depository in respect of the securities held by it on behalf of the
beneficial owners.
e) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Companies Act, 1956 or
these Articles, a depository shall be deemed to be the registered owner for the purpose of
effecting transfer of ownership of security on behalf of the beneficial owner.
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b) Save as otherwise provided in (a) above, the depository as the registered owner of the
securities shall not have any voting rights or any other rights in respect of the securities
held by it.
c) Every person holding securities of the Company and whose name is entered as the
beneficial owner in the records of the depository shall be deemed to be a member of the
Company. The beneficial owner of securities shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits
and be subjected to all the liabilities in respect of his securities, which are held by a
depository.
Service of Documents
f) Notwithstanding anything in the Companies Act, 1956 or these Articles to the contrary,
where securities are held in a depository, the records of the beneficial ownership may be
served by such depository on the Company by means of electronic mode or by delivery of
floppies or discs.
Transfer of Securities
g) Nothing contained in section 108 of the Companies Act, 1956 or these Articles shall
apply to a transfer of securities affected by a transferor and transferee both of who are
entered as beneficial owners in the records of a depository.
Allotment of Securities dealt with a Depository
h) Notwithstanding anything in the Companies Act, 1956 or these Articles, where securities
dealt with by a depository, the Company shall intimate the details thereof to the depository
immediately on allotment of such securities.
Distinctive No. of Securities held with a Depository
i) Nothing contained in the Act or these Articles regarding the necessity to having distinctive
numbers for securities issued by the Company shall apply to securities held with a
depository.
Register and Index of Beneficial Owners
j) The Register and Index of beneficial owners maintained by a depository under the
Depositories Act, 1996 shall be deemed to be the Register and the Index of Members and
Security holders for the purposes of these Articles”.
25 B. NOMINATION FACILITY
A holder of joint holder(s) of shares in of debentures (including the Fixed deposit holder
under Section 58A of the Companies, Act, 1956) of the Company may nominate, a person in
the prescribed manner to whom the shares and/or the interest of the members in the
capital of the Company or debentures of the Company shall vest in the event of the
holder(s) death. Such member may revoke or vary his/her nomination, at any time, by
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notifying the same to the Company to that effect. Such nomination shall be governed by the
provision of Section 109 A and 109 B of the Act or such other regulations governing the
matter from time to time
CALLS ON SHARES
26. Subject to the provision of the section 91 of the Act the Board of Director may from time
to time make such calls as they think fit upon the members in respect of all moneys unpaid
on the shares held by them respectively and not by the conditions of allotment thereof
made payable at fixed times and each member shall pay the amount of every calls so made
on him to the persons and at the date-time and place or at the dates times and places
appointed by the Board of directors.
27. The Board of Directors may when making a call by resolution, determined the date on
which such all call shall be deemed to have been made not being earlier than the date of
resolution making such call and there upon the call shall be deemed to have been made on
the date so determined and if no such date is fixed the call shall be deemed to have been
made on the date on which the resolution of the Board making the call was passed.
28. Not less than fourteen days notice of any call shall be given specifying the date, time
and place of payment provided that before the time for payment of such call the Directors
may by notice in writing to the members, extend the time for payment thereof.
29. If by the terms of issue of any share or otherwise any amount is made payable at any
fixed date or by installments at fixed dates whether on account of the share or by way of
premium every such amount or installment shall be payable as if it were a call duly made
by the Directors and of which due notice had been given and all the provisions herein
contained in respect of calls shall relate to such amount or installment accordingly.
30.1) If a sum called in respect of the shares is not paid before or on the day appointed for
payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest upon the sum at
such rate fixed by the Board of Directors from the day appointed for the payment thereof to
the time of the actual payment but the Board of Director shall be at liberty to waive
payment of that interest wholly or in part.
2) The provisions of the Article a to payment of interest shall apply in the case of non-
payment of any sum which by the terms of issue of share becomes payable at a fixed date
whether on account of the amount of the share or by way of premium as if the same had
become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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31. The Board of Directors may if they think fit received form any member willing to
advance the same all or any part of the moneys uncalled and unpaid upon any share held
by him upon all or any part of the moneys so advanced may (until the same would, but for
such advance become presently payable) pay interest at such rate not exceeding 9%
(without the sanction of the Company in General Meeting) percent per annum as may be
agreed upon between the member paying the sum in advance confer a right to the dividend
or to participate in profits or to any voting rights.
32. Neither a judgment nor a decree in favour of the Company, for calls or other moneys
due in respect of any share not any part payment or satisfaction there under, nor the
receipt by the Company of a portion of any money which shall from time to time, be due
from any member in respect of any share either by way or principle or interest nor any
indulgence granted by the Company in respect of the payment of any such money, shall
preclude the Company from thereafter proceedings to enforce a forfeiture of such shares as
hereinafter provided.
33. If by the conditions of allotment of any share the whole or part of the amount or issue
price thereof shall be payable by installments, every such installment shall, when due, be
paid to the Company by the person who for the time being and from time to time shall be
the registered holder of the share or his legal representative or representatives if any.
TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
34.1) the instrument of transfer of any shares in the Company shall be executed both by
the transferor and the transferee and the transferor shall be deemed to remain holder of the
shares until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect
thereof. The instrument of transfer shall be in respect of only one class of shares and
should be in the form prescribed under Section 108 of the Act.
2) The Board of Directors shall not register any transfer of share unless proper instrument
of transfer duly stamped and executed by the transferor and transferee has been delivered
to the Company along with the certificate relating to the shares and such other evidence as
the Company may require to prove the title of the transferor or his right to transfer the
shares.
Provided that where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors that an
instrument of the transfer signed by the transferor and transferee has been lost the
Company may if the Board of Directors think fit, on an application in writing made by the
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transferee and bearing the stamp require on instrument of transfer register the transfer on
such terms as to indemnity as the Board of Directors may think fit.
3) An application for the registration of the transfer of any share or shares may be made
either by the transferor or by the transferee provided that where such application is made
by the transferor no registration shall in the case of partly paid shares be effected unless
the Company gives notice of the application to the transferee and the Company shall unless
objection is made by the transferee within two weeks from the date of receipt of the notice
enter in the register the name of the transferee in the same manner and subject to the same
conditions as if the application for registration was made by the transferee.
4) For the purpose of sub-clause (3) notice to the transferee shall be deemed to have been
duly given if dispatched by prepaid registered post to the transferee at the address given in
the instrument of transfer and shall be deemed to have been delivered in the ordinary
course of post.
5) Nothing in clause (4) shall prejudice any power of the Board to register as a shareholder
any person to whom the right to any share has been transmitted by operation of law.
6) Nothing in this Article shall prejudice the power of the Board of Directors to refuse to
register the transfer of any shares to a transferee whether a member or not.
35. 1) Subject to the provisions of section 111 of the Act, the Board may at any time in their
absolute discretion and without assigning any reason decline to register any transfer of or
transmission by operation of law of the right to share whether fully paid-up or not and
whether the transferee is a member of the Company or not and may also decline to register
any transfer of shares on which the Company has alien.
Provided further that the registration of transfer shall not be refused on the ground of the
transferor being along or either jointly with any other person or persons indebted to the
Company on any account except a lien on the shares.
2) If the Board refuse to register any transfer or transmission of right they shall within 1
month from the date on which the instrument of transfer or the intimation of such
transmission was delivered to the Company send notice of the refusal to the transferee and
the transferor or the person giving intimation of such transmission, as the case may be.
3) In case of such refusal by the Board the decision of the Board shall be subject to the
right of appeal conferred by section 111 of the Act.
4) The provisions of this clause shall apply to transfers of stock also.
37. The Directors may not accept application(s) for the transfer of less than 25(twenty-five)
equity shares in the Company provided, however that this condition shall not apply to:
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i) Transfer(s) of equity share(s) made in pursuance of any statutory provision or order of a
Court of Law.
ii) Transfer of total equity shares of an existing shares of an existing shareholder holding
less than 25 equity shares by a single transfer to a single or joint names,
iii) Transfer of total equity shares of an existing shareholder holding less than 25 equity
shares to one or more transferees whose holding in the Company will not be less than 25
equity shares each after the said transfer; and
iv) Transfer of not less than 25 equity shares in aggregate in favour of the same transfers in
two or more transfer deeds, submitted together out of which one or more relate(s) to the
transfer of less than 25 equity shares.
38. The Board of Directors may also decline to recognize any Instrument of transfer unless:
a) The Instrument of transfer is accompanied by the certificate of shares to which it relates
and such other evidence as the Board of Directors may reasonably require to show the right
of the transfer; and
b) The instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares.
39. 1) Every endorsement upon the certificate of any share in favour of any transferee shall
be signed by the Managing Director or by some other person for the time being duly
authorised by the Managing Director in this behalf. In case any transferee of a share shall
apply for a new certificate in lieu of the old or existing certificate he shall be entitled to
receive a new certificate in respect of which the said transfer has been applied for and upon
his delivering up to be cancelled every old or existing certificate which is to be replaced by
anew one.
2) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in these presents no fee shall be
charged for any of the following viz.
a) For registration of transfer and debentures; or for transmission of shares and
debentures;
b) For sub division and consolidation of share and debenture certificates and for
subdivision of letters of allotment and split, consolidation renewal and pucca transfer
receipts into denominations corresponding to the market units of trading.
c) For sub-division of renounceable letters of Right:
d) For issue of certificates in replacement of those which are old decrepit or worn out, or
where the changes on the reverse for recording transfers have been fully utilised;
e) For registration of any power of any attorney probate, letter of administration or similar
other documents.
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40. The Company shall keep a book to be called the “Register of Members” and therein shall
be entered the particulars of every transfer or transmission of any shares and all other
particulars to shares required by the Act to be entered in such Register.
41. The Instrument of transfer shall after registration remain in the custody of the
Company. The Board may cause to be destroyed all transfer deeds lying with the Company
for a period of 6 years or more.
42. The Board of Directors may after giving not less than 7 days previous notice by
advertisement in some newspapers circulating in the district in which the Registered office
of the Company is situated close the Register of Members or the Register of Debenture
holders for any period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 45 days in each year but
not exceeding 30 days at any one time.
43. 1) The executors or administrators of a deceased member (not being one of several joint
holders) shall be the only persons recognized by the case of death of any one or more of the
joint holders of any registered shares, the survivors shall be only persons recognized by the
Company as having ant title to or interest in such shares.
Provided that if the member should have been a member of a joint Hindu family the Board
on being satisfied to that effect and on being satisfied that the shares standing in his name
in fact belonging to the joint family may recognize the survivors or the Kartha thereof as
having title to the shares registered in the name of such member. Provided further in any
case it shall be lawful for the Board in their absolute discretion to dispense with the
production of probate or letters of administration or other legal representation upon such
terms as to indemnity or otherwise as to the board may deem just.
2) Nothing in Clause (1) shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability
in respect of any shares which were jointly held by him with other persons.
44. 1) Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or insolvency of
a member may upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by
the Board and subject as hereinafter provided, elect either:
a) To be registered himself as holder of the shares; or
b) To make such transfer of the shares as the deceased or insolvent member could have
made
2) The Board shall in either case have the same right to decline or suspend registration as
they would have had, if the deceased or insolvent member had transferred the shares before
his death or insolvency.
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DEVOLUTION OF RIGHTS
45. 1) If the person so becoming entitled shall to be registered as holder of the shares
himself, he shall deliver or spend to the Company a notice in writing by him stating that he
so elects.
2) If the person aforesaid shall elect to transfer the share he shall testify his election by
executing a transfer of the share.
3) All the limitations, restriction and provisions of these regulations to the right to transfer
and the registration of transfer of shares shall be applicable to any such notice or transfer
as aforesaid as if the death or insolvency of the member had not occurred and the notice of
transfer were a transfer signed by that member.
4) A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or insolvency of the holder
shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled
if he were the registered holder of the share except that he shall not, before being registered
as a member in respect of the share be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right
conferred by membership in relation to relation to meeting of the Company. Provided that
the Board may, at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be
registered himself or transfer the share and if the notice is not complied with within ninety
days, the Board may thereafter withhold payment of all dividends, bonuses or other moneys
payable in respect of the share until the requirements of the notice have been complied
with.
46. The Company shall incur no liability or responsibility whatever in consequence of their
registering or giving effect to any transfer of shares made or purporting to be made by any
person having or claiming any equitable right, title or interest to or in the same shares
notwithstanding that the Company may have had notice of such equitable rights or referred
thereto in any books to the Company and the Company shall not be bound by or required
to regard or attend to or give effect to any notice which may be given to it of any equitable
rights title or interest or be under any liability whatsoever for refusing or neglecting so to
do, through it may have been entered or referred to in the books of the Company; but the
Company shall nevertheless be at liberty to have regard and attend to any such notice and
give effect thereto, if the Board shall think fit.
47. If a member falls to pay any call or installment of a call on the day appointed for the
payment thereof, the Board of Directors may at any time thereafter during such time as any
part of such time any part of such call or installment unpaid together with any interest,
which may have accrued.
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48. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days
from the date of service of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice
is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment on or before the day named,
the shares in respect which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
49. If the requirement of any such notice as aforementioned are not complied with any
share in respect of which the notice has been given, may at any time thereafter before the
payment required by the notice has been made be forfeited by Resolution of the Board of
Directors to the effect. Such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared in respect of the
forfeited shares and not actually paid before the forfeiture.
50. A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such manner as the Board of
Directors may think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition, the forfeiture may be
cancelled on such terms as the Board of Directors may think fit.
51. A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the
forfeited shares but shall notwithstanding remain liable to pay and shall forthwith pay the
Company all moneys which at the date of forfeiture were presently payable by him to the
Company received payment in full of the normal amount of shares whether legal proceeding
for the recovery of the same had been barred by limitation or not.
52. A duty verified declaration in writing that the declaring is a Director of the Company
and that a share in the Company has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration
shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be
entitled to the shares and that declaration and receipt of the Company for the
consideration, if any given for the shares on the sale or disposition thereof shall constitute a
good title to the person to whom the share is sold or disposed of shall be registered as the
holder of the share and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money
(if any), nor shall his title to the share be affected by way of irregularity or invalidity in the
proceedings in reference to the forfeiture sale or disposal of the share.
53. The provisions of these Regulations as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-
payment of any sum which by the terms of issue of a share become payable at a fixed time
whether on account of the amount of the share or by way of premium or otherwise as if the
same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.
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CONVERSION OF SHARES INTO STOCK
54. The Company may by ordinary resolution convey all or any of its fully paid up shares of
any denomination into stock and vise versa.
55. The holder of stock may transfer the same or any part thereof in the same manner as
and subject to the same regulations under which the shares from which the stock arose
might before the conversion have been transferred or as near thereto as circumstances
admit :
Provided that the Board may, from time to time, fix the minimum amount of stock
transferable so however that such minimum shall not exceed the nominal amount of the
shares from which the stock arose.
56. The holder of stock shall, according to the amount of stock held by them have the same
rights, privileges and advantages as regards dividends, voting at meetings of the Company
and other matter as if they held the same from which the stock arose but not such
privileges of advantages (except participation in the dividends and profits of the Company
and in the assets on winding up) shall be conferred by an amount of stock which would
not, if existing in shares, have conferred that privilege or advantage.
57. Such of the regulations contained in these presents (other than those relating to the
share warrants) as are applicable to paid up shares shall apply to stock and the words
‘share’ and ‘share-holder’ in these presents shall include ‘stock’ and stockholder
respectively.
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
58. The Company may from time to time but subjects to the provisions of Section 94 of the
Act, alter the conditions of its Memorandum as follows:
a) Increase its share capital by such amount as ‘it think’ expedient by issuing new shares;
b) Consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares or larger amount than
its existing shares.
c) Convert all or any of its fully paid up shares into stock and reconvert that stock into fully
paid up shares of any denominations;
d) Subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the
memorandum, so however, that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount, if
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any unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share from
which the reduced share is derived;
e) Cancel any shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution in behalf have not
been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share
capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled;
f) The resolution where by any share is subdivided may determine that as between the
holders of the shares resulting form such subdivision one or more of such shares shall have
some preference or special advantage as regards dividend, capital, voting or otherwise over
or as compared with the others.
59. The new shares shall be subject to the same provisions with reference to the payment of
calls, lien, transfer, transmission forfeiture and otherwise as the shares in the originals
share capital
60. The Company may be Special Resolution reduce in any manner and with and subject to
any incident authorized and consent required by law:
a) Its share capital
b) Any capital redemption reserve account; or
c) Any share premium account
60A. Buy Back of shares
The Company shall have power, subject to and in accordance with all applicable provisions
of the Act, to purchase any of its own shares or other securities, (i.e. buy-back) whether or
not redeemable, from out of the sources as permissible under the Law. As regard to the
financing for subscribing or investing in its own shares or securities by the Company, the
statutory provisions for the time being applicable to the Company shall be observed.
SHARE WARRANTS
61. 1) The Company may issue share warrants subject to and in accordance with provisions
of section 114 and 115 of the Act and accordingly the Board may in their discretion with
respect to any share registered as fully paid-up, on application in writing signed by the
person registered as holder of the share and authenticated by such evidence, if any as the
Board may from time to time require as to the identity of the person signing the application,
and on receiving the certificate if any of the share and the amount of the stamp duty on the
warrant and such fees as the Board may from time to time prescribe, issue a share warrant
and may provide by coupons or otherwise for the payments of the future dividends on the
shares specified in the share warrant.
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2) A share warrant shall entitle the bearer to the share included in and the shares shall be
transferred by the delivery of the share warrant and the provisions of the Articles of the
Company with respect to transfer and transmission of shares shall not apply hereto.
3) The bearer of a share warrant shall, on surrender of the warrant to the Company for
cancelled and on payment of such fees as the Board may from time to time prescribe be
entitled to have his name entered as a member in the Register of Members in respect of the
shares included in the warrant.
62. 1) The bearer of a share warrant may be at any time deposit the warrant at the
Registered office of the Company and so long as the warrant remains so deposited the
depositor shall have the same right on singing a requisition for calling a meeting of the
Company and of attending and voting and exercising the other privileges of a member at
any meeting held after the expiry of two clear days from the time of deposits as if his name
were interested in the Register of Member as the holder of the shares included in the
deposits warrant.
2) Not more than one person shall be recognised as depositor of the share Warrant.
3) The Company shall on two days written notice return the deposited share warrant to the
depositor.
63. 1) Subject as herein otherwise expressly provided no person shall as bearer of a share
warrant sign a requisition for calling a meeting of the Company or attend or vote or exercise
any other privileges of a member at a meeting of the Company or be entitled to receive any
notice form the Company
2) The bearer of a share warrant shall be entitled in all other respects the same privileges
and advantages as if he was named in the Register of members as the holder of the shares
included in the warrant and he shall be a member of the Company.
64. The Board may from time to time taken rules as to the terms on which if they shall
think fit, a new warrant or coupon may be issued by way of renewal in case of defacement
loss or destruction of the original warrant or coupon.
GENERAL MEETINGS.
65. The Company shall in addition to other meetings hold a general meeting which shall be
styled as its Annual General Meeting of the Company at intervals and in accordance with
the provisions specified below:
a) The first Annual General Meeting of the Company shall be held within eighteen months
of its incorporation.
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b) Thereafter an annual general meeting of the Company shall be held once in every
calendar year within 6 months after the expiry of each financial year subject however to the
power of the Registrar of Companies to extend the time within which such a meeting can be
held for a period not exceeding 3 months and subject there to not more than fifteen months
shall elapse from the date of one annual general and that of the next.
c) Every annual general meeting shall be called for at a time during the business hours on a
day that is not a public holiday and shall be held either at the registered office of the
Company or at some other place within the city, town or village in which the registered
office of the Company is situated.
d) Notice calling such meeting shall specify them as the annual general meetings.
e) All other meetings shall be referred to as Extra – ordinary General Meetings.
66. The Board of Directors may whenever they think fit, convene an Extra – ordinary
General Meeting at such time and at such places as they deem fit. Subject to such
directors, if any, given by the Board the Managing Directors or the Secretary may convene
an Extra-ordinary General Meeting.
67. The Board of Directors shall on the requisition of such number of members of the
Company as is specified below proceed duly to call an Extra-ordinary General Meeting of
the Company and comply with the provision of the Act in relation on meetings on
requisition.
b) The requisition shall set out matters for consideration of which the meeting is to be
called, shall be signed by the requisitionists and shall be deposited at the registered office of
the Company or send to the Company or send to the Company by registered post addressed
to the Company at its registered office.
c) The requisition may consist of several documents in like from each signed by one or more
requisitionists.
d) The number of members entitled to requisition a meeting with regard to any matter shall
be such number of them as held at the date of the deposits or dispatch to the registered
office of the requisition, not less than 1/10th of such of the paid up capital of the Company
as at that date carries the right of voting in regard to the matter set out in the requisition.
e) If the Board of Directors do not, within twenty-one days from the date of deposits of
requisition with regard to any matters, proceed duly to call a meeting for the consideration
of those matters on a date not latter than forty five days from the date of deposits of the
requisition the meeting may be called by the requisitionists themselves, or such of the
requisition the as represent either majority in value of the paid-up share capital held by all
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of them or of not less than 1/10th of such paid-up capital of the Company as is referred to
in sub clause (d) above.
68. A General Meeting of the Company may be called by giving not less than 21 days notice
in writing provided that a General Meeting may be called after giving shorter notice if
consent thereto is accorded in case of the Annual General Meeting by all the members
entitled to vote there at and in the case of any other meeting by members of the Company
holding not less than 95% of that part of the paid-up share capital which gives the right to
vote on the matters to be considered at the meeting provided that where any members of
the Company are entitled to vote only on some resolution or resolutions to be moved at a
meeting and not on the others, those members shall be taken into account for purpose of
this Article in respect of the former resolution for resolutions and not in respect of the
latter.
69. The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting to or the non-receipt of any such
notice by any of the members shall not invalidate the proceedings of, or any resolution
passed at such meeting.
70. All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an Extra-ordinary General
Meeting and also that is transacted at the Annual General Meeting with the exception of
business relating to
i) The consideration of the Accounts, Balance Sheet, Report of the Directors and Auditors;
ii) The declaration of dividend;
iii) The appointment of Directors in the place of those retiring and
iv) The appointment and fixing of the remuneration of the Auditors.
71. Where any items of business to be transacted at the meeting are deemed to be special
as aforesaid, there shall be annexed to the notice of the meeting a statement setting out all
material facts concerning each such items of business, including in particular the nature of
the concern or interest if any therein of every Director and the Managing Director, if any,
where any item of business consists of the according of approval to any document by the
meeting, the time and place where such document can be inspected shall be specified in the
statement aforesaid.
Provided that where any item of special business as aforesaid is to be transacted at the
meeting of the Company relates to or effects any other Company the extent of share holding
interest in that other Company of every Director and the Managing Director of the Company
shall also be set out in the statement if the extent of such share holding interest is not less
than 20% of the paid-up share capital of that other Company.
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PROCEEDING AT GENERAL MEETINGS.
72. Five members personally present shall be a quorum for a general meeting and no
business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless the requisite quorum is present
at the commencement of the business.
73. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present
the meeting if called upon by the requisition of members shall be dissolved in any other
case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place
or such other day and at such other time and place as the Board may determine and if at
the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour form the time appointed
for the meeting the members present within half an hour from the time appointed for the
meeting the members present shall be a quorum.
74. The chairman, if any, of the Board of directors shall preside as Chairman at every
General Meeting of the Company.
75. If there is no such chairman, or if at any meeting he is not present within fifteen
minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, or is unwilling to act as Chairman
the Director present shall choose another Director as chairman and if no Directors be
present or if all the Directors decline to take the chair then the members present shall
choose some one of their number to be chairman.
76. The Chairman may with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and
shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn that meeting from time to time and from place to
place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the
business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjourned took place. When a
meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given
as nearly as may be in the case of original meeting save as aforesaid it shall not be
necessary to give any adjournment or of the business to transacted at an adjourned
meeting.
77. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a
show of hands unless before or on the declaration of the results of the voting on a show of
hands a poll may be ordered to be taken by the Chairman of the meeting on his own motion
or shall be ordered to be taken by him on a demand made in that behalf by any member of
members present in person or by proxy and holding shares in the Company.
I. Which confer a power to vote on the resolution not being less than 1/10 of the total
voting power in respect of the resolution or
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II. On which an aggregate sum of not less than Rs. 50,000 has been paid up.
III. Unless a poll is demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution on a show of
hands been carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost and an entry to that
effect in the books of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence of the
fact without proof of the number of proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against
that resolution.
78. If a poll is duly demanded in accordance with the provisions of section 179 it shall be
taken in such a matter as the Chairman in accordance with the provision of the Act and
Section 184 and 185 direct and the results of the poll shall be deemed to be the decision of
the meeting on the resolution on which poll was taken.
79. In the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall, both on a show of hands and on
a poll have casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which he may be entitled to as a
member.
80. A poll demanded on the election of Chairman or on a question adjournment shall be
taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time not
being later than 48 hours from the time when demanded was made as the chairman may
direct.
80 A. PASSING OF RESOLUTION BY POSTAL BALLOT
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Article of Association of the Company, the
Company do adopt the mode of passing a resolution by the members of the Company by
means of a postal ballot and/or other ways as may be prescribed by the Central
Government in his behalf in respect of any business that can be transacted by the
Company in his behalf in respect of any business that can be transacted by the Company
in the General Meeting and particularly, resolutions relating to such business as the
Central Government may by notification, declare to be conducted only by postal ballot.
VOTE OF MEMBERS
81. 1) Every member holding equity shares shall have a right to vote in respect of the
shares on every resolution placed before the meeting on a show of hands every such
member present in person shall have one vote. On a poll his voting right in respect of his
equity shares shall be proportion to his share of the paid-up capital in place of the equity
shares.
2) In the event of the company issuing any preference shares the holder of such preference
shares shall have the voting rights set out in that behalf in section 87 of the Act.
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82. A demand poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of any
shares other than on which a poll has been demanded. The demand for a poll may be
withdrawn at any time by the person who made the demand.
83. In the case of joint holders the vote of the first name of such joint holder who endorse a
vote whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion on the vote of the
other joint holders
84. A member of unsound mind or in respect of whom an order has been made by any one
having jurisdiction in lunacy may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll by his
committee or other legal guardian and any such committee or guardian may, on a poll vote
by proxy.
85. No member shall be entitled to vote any general meeting unless all calls on the board
presently payable by him in respect of his shares in the Company have been paid.
86. On poll votes may be given either personally or by proxy.
87. Any member entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the Company shall be entitled to
appoint any person whether a member or not as his proxy to attend and vote instead of
himself, but the proxy so appointed shall not unless he be a member have any right to
speak at the meeting and shall not be entitled to vote except on a poll.
88. 1) The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the person
or of his attorney duly authorised in writing if the appointer is a co operation under the
common seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney authorised. Any person may act as
proxy whether is a member or not.
88. 2) A Corporate body (whether a company within the meaning of the Act or not) may it is
a member, a creditor or a debenture holder of the Company by the resolution of its Board of
Directors or other governing body authorize such person as it thinks fit to set as its
representative at any meeting of the creditors of the company held in pursuance of the
provisions contained in any Debenture or Trust Deed as the case may be. The person so
authorised by resolution as aforesaid shall be entitled to exercise the same rights and
person including the right to vote by proxy on behalf of the body corporate which he
expresses as that body could exercise if it were an individual member creditors or holders of
debentures of the company.
3) So as authorised under clause 2) above as into power to appoint proxy shall be present
and appointed as representative.
89. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority if any
under which is signed or a notary certified copy of that power or authority shall be
deposited at the registered office of the Company not less than 48 hours before the time for
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holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument
proposes to vote , or in the case of a poll , not less than 48 hours before the time appointed
for the talking of the poll and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as
valid.
90. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid not
withstanding the previous death of the principal or the revocation of the proxy on the
transfer of the share in respect of which the proxy is given. Provided that no intimation in
writing of the death, revocation or transfer shall have been received at the Registered Office
of the Company before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which
the proxy is used.
91.Every instrument appointing of the Companies Act , 1956 , the Chairman of a general
Meeting shall be the sole and absolute judge of t he validity of every vote tendered at such
meeting and may allow or disallow any vote tendered , according as he shall be of opinion
that the same is or is not valid.
Directors
93. Unless otherwise determined by a General Meeting the number of Director shall not be
less than three and not more than twelve, including all kinds of directors.
94. The persons here in after named shall become and be the First Directors of the
Company
1. GRANDHI VENKATA SATYA LAKSHMI KANTHA RAO
2. GRANDHI SUBBA RAO
3. CHEGU VENKATASIVASATYA KISHORE KUMAR
95. Any person whether a member of the Company or not may be appointed as Director and
no qualification by the way of holding share shall be required of any director.
96.Any casual vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled up by the Directors
and the person so appointed shall hold office up to the date up to which the Director in
whose place he is appointed would have held office if it had not been vacated as aforesaid
97. The Board of Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time at appoint
one or more person as additional Directors, provided that the number of Directors and
additional Directors so appointed shall hold office up to the date of the next annual greeting
meeting but he shall be eligible for election by the Company at the meeting.
98. The Board of Directors may appoint an alternate Director to act for a Director
(hereinafter called the original Director) during the absence of the original Director for a
period of not less than three months from the state in which the meetings of the Board are
ordinarily held. An alternate Director so appointed shall vacate office if and when the
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original Director returns to the state in which meetings of the Board are ordinarily held. If
the terms of office of the original Director are determined before he so returns to the state
aforesaid, any provisions for t he automatic reappointment of retiring Director in default of
another appointment shall apply to the original, and not to the alternate Director.
99.A) Every Directors other than the Managing or Whole time Directors shall be paid out of
funds of the Company by way of remuneration , a sitting fee of such a sum as the Company
may fix in General meeting not exceeding the sum that may be prescribe from time to time,
by the Central Government pursuant to section 310 or any other applicable provisions of
the Act for each meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof attended by
him and shall be paid in addition thereto travelling , hotel and other expenses properly
incurred by him in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board of the Director
or any committee thereof or General Meetings of the Company or in the connection with
the business of the Company to and from any place.
B). Subject to the provisions of section 198 , 309 , 310 of the Act and subject to such
approvals as may be necessary the Directors may be paid remuneration by fixed sum of by
a fixed percentage of net profits or otherwise as may be fixed by the Company in General
meeting and the remuneration may be paid by way of monthly , quarterly half yearly or
annual payments or otherwise and the remuneration so fixed shall be divided amongst the
Directors in such proportion and manner as the Board may from time to time decide, and
in default of such determination, shall be divided amongst the Directors equally.
100. If any Directors being willing shall be called upon to perform extra services or to make
any special exertions is going residing away/from the town in which the Registration Office
of the Company may be situated for any purposes of the Company or in giving special
attention to the business of the Company or as a member of the Board, then subject to
section 198, 309, 310 and 314 the Board may remuneration the Director so doing either by
a fixed sum or by a percentage of profits or otherwise and such remuneration may be either
in addition to or in substitution for any other remuneration to which he may be entitled.
101. The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Board but if and
so long as their number is reduced below three, the continuing Directors of Directors may
act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to three or of summoning a
General Meeting of the Company but for no other purpose.
102. The office a Director shall be vacated if;
a) He is found to be of unsound mind by a Court of competent jurisdiction; or
b) He applied to be adjudicated or is adjudged an insolvent; or
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c) he falls to pay dues made on him in respect of shares held by him within six months
form the last date fixed for the payment of the call unless the Central Government has by
notification in the official gazette removed the disqualification incurred by such failure; or
d) he is convicted by a Court of any offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced in
respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than six months; or
e) he absent himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board of from all meetings of
the Board for a continuous period of three months whichever is longer without obtaining
leaves from the Board; or
f) he (whether by himself or by any person for his benefit or on his account), or any firm in
which he is a partner or any private Company of which he is a Director accepts a loan, or
any guarantee or security for a loan from the Company in contravention of Section 299; or
g) He acts contravention of Section 295; or
h) He becomes disqualified by an order of court under Section 203; or
i) He is removed in pursuance of Section 214; or
j) Having been appointed Directors by virtue of his holdings any office or other employment
in the Company; he ceases to hold such office or other employment in the Company.
Provided that notwithstanding anything in sub-clause (b), (d) and (h) above the
disqualification referred to in those clause shall not take effect; \
a) For thirty days from the date of the adjudication, sentences or order.
b) Where any appeal or petition is preferred with in the thirty days aforesaid against the
adjudication, sentences or conviction resulting in the sentence or order until the expiry of
seven days from the date on which such appeal or petition is disposed of, or
c) Where within the seven days aforesaid any further appeal or petition is preferred in
respect of the adjudication sentence conviction or order and the appeal or petition if allowed
would result in the removal of the disqualification until such further appeal or petition is
disposed of
103. 1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors including the Managing Directors,
if any shall not be disqualified by reason of the office as such from contracting with
Company either as vendor purchaser, lender, agent, broker or otherwise not shall any
contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company with any Director or
the Managing Director shall be a member or otherwise interested by avoided nor shall any
Director of the Managing director so contracting or being such member or so interested be
liable to account to the Company for any profit realized by such contract or arrangement by
reason only of such Director or the Managing Director holding that office or of the fiduciary
relation thereby established but the nature of the interest must be disclosed by him or
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them at the meeting of the Board at which the contractor or arrangement is determined on
if the interest then exists or in any other case at the meeting of the board after the
acquisition of the interest.
Provided nevertheless that no Director shall take part in the discussion of or vote as a
Director in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is so interest as aforesaid
and if he does so his vote shall not be counted but he shall be entitled to be present at the
meeting during the transaction of the business in relation to which he is precluded from
voting although he shall not be counted for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is
quorum of Director present. The provision shall not apply to any contract by or on behalf of
the Company to give to the Directors or the Managing Directors or any of them any security
by way of Indemnity against any loss which they or any of them suffer by becoming or being
sureties for the Company or to any contract or arrangements entered into or to be entered
into with a public Company, or private Company which is a subsidiary of a public Company
in which the interest of the Director aforesaid consists solely in his being a director of such
Company and the holder of not more than share of such number or value therein as is
requisite to qualify him for appointment as a director thereof, he having been nominated as
such Director by the Company or in his being member holding not more than 2% of its paid
up share capital.
2) A general notice that any Director is a Director or a member of any specified Company or
is a member of any specified firm and is to be regarded as interested in any subsequent
transaction be sufficient disclosure under this Article and after such general notice it shall
not be necessary to give any special notice relating to any particular transaction with such
Company or Firm.
3) A Director may be or become a Director or member of any Company promoted by this
Company or in which this Company may be interested as vendor, shareholder or otherwise
and no such Director shall be accountable to the Company for any benefits received as a
Director or member of such Company.
104. Except as otherwise provided in these Articles, all the Directors of the Company shall
have in all matters, equal rights and privileges and be subject to equal obligation and duties
in respect of the affairs of the Company.
105. a) The term ex-officio directors wherever occurring in these presents shall mean and
include the Managing Directors under Article 141 below and the Ex-officio Directors
declared under Article 113 Promoter Directors declared under Article 105b below and to
any Director appointed in pursuance of Article 136 below and referred to as nomination
Director.
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106. a) Not less than one-thirds of the total number of the Directors of the Company for the
time being holding office shall be Directors whose period of office is liable to be determined
by retirement by rotation and who shall be appointed by the Company in General Meeting.
b) At the first Annual general meeting of the Company the whole of the Board of Directors
except Ex-officio Directors shall retire from office and at the Annual General Meeting is
every subsequent year one-third of such of the Directors as are liable to retire by rotation
for time being or if their number is not three or multiple of three then the number nearest
to one-third shall retire from office.
107. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election and the Company at the Annual
General Meeting at which a Director retires in the manner aforesaid may fill up the vacated
office by electing a person thereto.
108. The Directors to retire in every year shall be those who have been longest in office
since their last election but as between persons who became directors on the same day
those to retire shall they otherwise agree among themselves be determined by lot.
109. Subject to the provisions of section 256 of the Act if at any Meeting at which an
election of Directors ought to take place, the place of the vacating Directors is not filled up
and the Meeting has not expressly resolved not to fill up the vacancy the Meeting shall
stand adjourned till the same day in next succeeding day which is not a public holiday at
the same time and place, and if at the adjourned Meeting the place of retiring Directors is
not filled up and the Meeting has also not expressly resolved not to fill up the vacancy then
the retiring Directors or such of them as have not had their places filled up shall be deemed
to have been reappointed at the adjourned Meeting.
110. . Subject to the provision of section 252, 255 and 259 of the Act the Company in
General Meeting may by ordinary resolution increase or reduce the number of its Directors
within the limit fixed by Article 93.
111. Subject to the provision of section 284 of the Act Company may by an ordinary
resolution in General Meeting remove any directors before the expiration of his period of
office and may by an ordinary resolution appointed another person in his stead the person
so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a director
on the day on which the director in whose he is appointed was last elected as director.
112. A person not being a retiring Director shall be eligible for appointment to the office of a
Director at any General Meeting if he or some other member intending to propose him as a
Director not less than 44 days before the meeting has left at the office of the Company a
notice in writing under his hand signifying his candidature for the office of the Director or
the intention of such member to propose him as a candidate for the office as the case may
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be, along with a deposit of a sum mentioned in section 257 of the Act. The deposit shall be
refunded to such person or as the case may be to such member if the person(s) succeeds in
getting elected as a Director.
113.The Company in General Meeting may when appointed a person as a Director declare
that his continued presence on the Board of Directors is of advantage to the Company and
that his office as Director shall not be determined by retirement by rotation for such period
or until the happening of such event or contingency as the Board may specify and
thereupon such Director shall not be liable for retirement by rotation but shall hold office
for the period or until the happening of any event or contingency set out in the said
resolution. Such directors shall hereinafter be referred to as “Ex-officio Director”.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTORS
114. 1) The Board of Directors shall meet at least once in every three calendar months for
the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings and proceedings as it
thinks fit provided that at least four such meetings shall be held in every year.
2) The Managing Director may at any time summon a meeting of the Board and the
Managing Director or a Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall at any time summon
a meeting of the Board. Notice in writing of every meeting of the Board shall be given to
every Director for the time being in India and at his usual address in India to every other
Director.
115. The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one-third of the total strength (any
fraction contained in that one-third being rounded off as one) or two Directors whichever is
higher provided that where at any time the number of interested Directors is equal to or
exceeds two-third of total strength the number of remaining Directors, that is to say the
number of Directors who are not interested present at the meeting being not less than two,
shall be the quorum during such time. The total strength of the Board shall mean the
number of Directors actually holding office as Directors on the date of the resolution or
meeting that is to say the total strength of Board after deducting there from the number of
directors. If any, whose places are vacant at the time.
116. 1) Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act a meeting of the Board for the time
being at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all or any of the
authorities powers and discretions by or under the regulations of the Company for the time
being vested in or exercisable by the Directors generally and all questions arising at any
meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the Board.
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2) In case of an equally of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote in
addition to his vote as a Director.
117. The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy if the Board but if and
so long as their number is reduced below three, the continuing Directors or Director may
act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to three or summoning a General
Meeting of the Company but for no other purpose.
118. 1) The Board may elect a Chairman of its meeting and determine the period for which
he is to hold office.
2) If no such chairman is elected or, if at any meeting the chairman is not present within
five minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Directors present may
choose one of their members to be Chairman of the meeting.
119. 1) The Board may, subject to the provisions of the Act delegate any of its powers to
committees consisting of such member or members of its body as it think fit.
2) Any Committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any
regulations that may be imposed on it by the Board.
120. 1) If the Chairman of the Board is a member of the Committee he shall preside over all
meetings of the Committee. If the Chairman is not a member thereof, the Committee may
elect a Chairman of its meeting. If no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the
Chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the
meeting the members present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the
Meeting.
2) The quorum of a Committee may be fixed by the Board of Directors and until so fixed if
the committee is of a single member or two member shall be one and if more than two
members, shall be two.
121. 1) A committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper.
2) questions arising at any meeting of committee shall be determined by the sole member of
the committee or by a majority of votes of the members present as the case may be and in
case of an equality of vote the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote in addition to
his vote as a member of the committee.
122. All acts done by any meeting of the Board or of a committee thereof or by any person
acting as a Director shall notwithstanding that it may be afterwards discovered that there
was some defect in the appointment of any one or more of such Directors or of any person
acting as aforesaid or that the or any of them were disqualified be as valid as if every such
director or such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
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123. Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act, a resolution in writing circulated in
draft together with the necessary papers, if any, to all the Directors or to all the members of
the Committee then in India, not being less in number than the quorum fixed for the
meeting of the Board or the committee as the case may be and to all other Directors or
members at their usual address in India and approved by such of the Directors as are then
in India or by a majority of such of them as are entitled to vote on the resolution shall be
valid and effectual as if it had been a resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Board or
committee duly, convened and held.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
124. The business of the Company shall be managed by the Board of Directors who may
exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or any statutory modification
thereof for the time being in force, or by these presents required to be exercised by the
Company in General Meeting, subject nevertheless to any regulation of these presents to
the provision of the said act, and to such regulations being not inconsistent with the
aforesaid regulations or provision as may be prescribed by the Company in General
Meeting, but no regulation made by Company in General Meeting shall invalidate any prior
act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation had not been made.
125. Without prejudice to the generally of the foregoing. It is hereby expressly declared that
the Directors shall have the following powers, that is to say, power;
1) To carry on and transact the several kinds of business specified in clause III of the
Memorandum of association of the Company.
2) To draw, accept, endorse, discount, negotiate, and discharge on behalf of the Company
all, bills of exchange, promissory notes, cheques, hundies, drafts, railway receipt dock
warrants delivery, orders, Government promissory notes, other Government instruments
bonds debenture stocks of Corporation Local Bodies port Trusts improvements Trusts or
other Corporate Bodies and to execute transfer deeds for transferring stocks, shares or
stock certificates of the Government and other local or corporate bodies in connection with
any business or any subject of the Company.
3) At their discretion, to pay for any property rights or privileges acquired by or services
rendered to the Company either wholly or partially in cash or in shares, bonds, debentures
or other securities of the Company and such shares may be issued either as fully paid up
or with such amount credited as paid up thereon as may be agreed upon, and such bonds
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debentures or other securities may be either specially charged upon all or any of the
property of the Company or not so charged.
4) To engage and in their discretion to remove, suspend, dismiss and remunerate bankers,
legal advisers, accountants, cashiers, agents commission agent dealers brokers foremen,
servants, employees of every description and to employ such professional or technical or
skilled assistants from time to time may in their option be necessary or advisable in the
interest of the Company and upon such terms as to duration of employment, remuneration
or otherwise and may be required security in such instance and such amount as the
Directors think fit.
5) To accept from any member, on such terms and conditions as shall be agreed, a
surrender of his shares or stock or any part thereof.
6) To secure the fulfillment of any contracts or agreements entered into by the Company, by
mortgage or charge of all or any property of the Company or such other manner as they
may think fit.
7) To institute, conduct, defend, compound, or abandon any action suits and legal
proceedings by against the Company, or otherwise concerning the affairs of the Company
and also to compound or compromise or submit to arbitration the same actions, suits and
legal proceedings.
8) To make and give receipts, released and other discharges for money payable to the
Company and for the claims and demand of the Company.
9) To determine who shall be entitled to sign on the Company’s behalf, bills of exchange,
promotes, dividend warrants, cheques and other negotiable instruments, receipts,
acceptance endorsements, releases, contracts, deeds and documents.
10) From time to time to regulate the affairs of the Company abroad in such manner as
they think fit and in particular to appoint any person to be attorneys or agents of the
Company either abroad or in India, with such powers including power to sub delegate and
upon such terms as may be through fit.
11) To invest and deal with any moneys of the Company not immediately require for the
purposes thereof upon securities as they think fit.
12) To execute in the name and on behalf of the Company in favour of any Director or other
person who may incur or be about to incur any personal liability for the benefits of the
Company, such mortgages of the Company’s property (present) and future, as they think fit
and such mortgage may contain a power of sale and such other powers, covenants and
provisions as shall be agreed upon.
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13) To give to any person employed by the Company, a commission on the profits or any
particular business or transactions or a share in the general profits of the Company and
such commission or share of profits shall be treated as part of the working expenses of the
Company.
14) From time to time, to make, vary and repeal bye-laws for the regulations of the business
of the Company, its officers and servants.
15) To enter into all such negotiations and contracts and rescind and vary all such
contracts and execute and do all such acts deeds and things in the name and on behalf of
the Company as they may consider expedient for or in relation to any of the matters
aforesaid or otherwise, for the purpose of the Company.
16) To pay gratuities, bonus, rewards, presents and gifts to employees or dependents of any
deceased employees to charitable institutions or purposes, to subscribe for provident funds
and other associations for the benefit of the employees.
126. Subject to the provisions of section 292 of the Act, and other provisions of the Act, the
Board may delegate from time to time and at any time to a committee formed out of the
directors all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in
the Board and any such delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such
conditions as the Board may think fit.
127. The Board may appoint at, any time and form time to time by a power of attorney
under the Company, seal, any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes
and with such powers authorities and directions not exceeding those vested in or exercised
by the Board under these Articles, and for such period and subjected to such conditions as
the Board may from time to time think fit and any such appointment may, if the Board
thinks fit be made in favour of the members or any of the members of any firm or Company,
or the members, directors, nominees, or managers of any firm or Company or otherwise in
favour of any body or persons whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board and
any such power of attorney may contain such provision for the protection or convenience of
persons dealing with such attorney as the Board may think fit.
128. The Board may authorized any such delegated or attorney as aforesaid to sub-delegate
all or any of the powers authorities and discretions for the time being vested in it.
129. 1) The board shall duly comply with the provisions of the Act and in particular, with
the provisions in regard to the registration of the particulars of the mortgages and charges
affecting the properties of the Company, or created by it and to keeping a Register of the
Director and to sending to the Registrar, and annual list of members and a summary of
particulars of shares and stock, and other copies of special resolutions and other resolution
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of the Board as the required to the filed with the Registrar under section 192 of the Act, and
a copy of the Register of Directors and notification of any change therein.
2) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Section 193 of the Act in respect of
keeping of the minutes of all proceedings of every General Meetings and of every meeting of
the Board or any Committee of the Board.
3) The Chairman of the meeting may exclude, at his absolute discretion such of the matters
as are or could reasonably be regarded as defamatory of any person irrelevant or immaterial
to the proceedings or determined to the interests of the Company.
130. The Board shall have power to appoint as the Secretary a person possessing the
prescribed qualification and fit in their opinion for the said office, for such period and on
such terms and conditions as regards remuneration and otherwise as they may determine.
The secretary shall have such powers and duties as may from time to time be delegated or
entrusted to him by the Directors.
131. Any branch or kind of business which by the Memorandum of Association of the
Company or these presents is expressly or by implication authorized to be undertaken by
the Company may be undertaken by the Board at such time or times as they shall think fit
and further may be suffered by them to be in abeyance whether such branch or kind of
business may have been actually commenced or not so long as the Board may deem it
expedient not to commence or proceed with such branch or kind of business.
132. Subject to the provisions of Section 292 the Board may delegate all or any of their
power to any Directors jointly or severally or to any one Director at their discretion.
BORROWING
133. 1) The Board of Director may from time to time but with such consent of the Company
in General Meeting as may be required under section 293 raise any moneys or sums of
money for the purpose of the Company provided that the moneys to be borrowed by the
Company apart from temporary loans obtained from the Company’s bankers in the ordinary
course of business shall not without the sanction of the Company at a General Meeting
exceed the aggregated of the paid up Capital of the Company and its free reserve that is to
say reserves not set apart for any specific purpose and in particular but subjects to the
provisions of section 292 of the Act, the Board may from time to time at their discretion
raise or borrow or secure the payment of any such sum of money for the purpose of the
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Company by the issue of the debentures perpetual or otherwise including debenture
convertible into shares of this or any other Company or perpetual annuities and in security
of any such money so borrowed raised or received mortgage pledge or charge the whole or
any part of the property assets or revenue or the Company present or further including its
uncalled capital by special assignment of otherwise or to transfer or convey the same
absolutely or in trust and to give the lenders powers of sale and other powers as may be
expedient and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities.
Provided, that every resolution passed by the Company in General Meeting in relation to the
exercise of the power to borrow as stated above shall specify the total amount up to which
moneys may be borrowed by the Board of Directors.
2) The Directors may by a resolution at a meeting of the Board delegate the above power to
borrow money otherwise than on debentures to a committee of Directors or the Managing
director if any, within the limits prescribed.
3) Subjects to the provision of the above sub-clause the directors may form time to time at
their discretion raise or borrow or secure the repayment of any sum or sums of money for
the purpose of the Company at such time and in such manner and upon such terms and
conditions in all respects as they think fit, and in particular by promissory notes or by
opening current accounts or by receiving deposits and advances with or without security or
by the issue of bonds perpetual or redeemable debentures or debentures stock of the
Company (both present and future) including its uncalled capital for the time being or by
mortgaging or charging or pledging any lands buildings goods or other property and
securities of the Company or by such other means as to them may seem expedient.
134. Such, debentures debenture-stock bonds or other securities may be made assignable
free from any equalities between the Company and the person to whom the same may be
issued.
135. a) Any such debentures, debenture-stock, bonds, or other securities may be issued at
a discount, premium or otherwise and with any special privileges as to redemption,
surrender, drawings allotment of shares of the Company, appointment of Directors or
otherwise, Debentures, debenture-stock, bonds, or other securities with a right of
conversion into or allotment of shares shall be issued only with a right of conversion into or
allotment of shares shall be issued only with the sanction of the Company in General
Meeting.
b) Any trust deed for the securing of any debentures – stock and or any mortgage deed and
or, other bond for securing payment of moneys borrowed by or due by the Company and or,
any contract or any agreement made by the Company with any person, firm, body
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corporate, Government, or authority who may render or agree to render any financial
assistance to the Company by way to loans advanced or by guaranteeing of any loan
borrowed or other obligations of the Company or by subscription to the share capital of the
Company or provide assistance in any other manner may provide for the appointment form
time to time by any such mortgage tender trustees, or holders of debentures or contracting
party as aforesaid of one or more persons to be a Director or Directors of the Company,
such trust deed mortgage deed, bond or contract may provide that the person appointing a
director as aforesaid may from time to time remove any director so appointed by him and
appoint any other person in his place and provide for filling up of any casual vacancy
created by such person vacating office as such director. Such power shall determine and
determinate on the discharge or repayment of the respective mortgage, loan or debt or
debenture or on the termination of such contract and any person so appointed as Director
under mortgage or bond or debenture trust deed or under such contract shall cease to hold
office as such Director on the discharge of the same. Such appointment and provision in
such document as aforesaid shall be valid and effective as in contained in these presents.
136. The Director or Directors so appointed by or under a mortgage deed, debenture trust
deed, or other bond or contract as aforesaid shall be called Nominated Directors. The words
Nominated Director shall mean the Director appointed as aforesaid and for the time being
holding such office. The Nominated Director shall not be required to hold any qualification
shares and shall not be liable to retire by rotation or to be removed from office by the
Company. Such mortgage deed or bond or trust deed or contract may contain such
ancillary provision as may be arranged between the Company and mortgage lender trustee
or contracting party as the case may be and all such provision shall have effect
notwithstanding any of the provisions herein contained but subject to the provisions of the
Act.
137. The Directors shall cause a proper register to be kept in accordance with the Act, of all
mortgages and charges specifically affecting the property of the Company and shall duly
Company with the requirements of the Act in regard to the registration of mortgages and
charges therein specific.
138. Where any uncalled capital of the Company is charged all persons taking any
subsequent charge thereon shall take the same subject to such prior charge and shall not
be titled by notice to the shareholders or otherwise to obtain priority over such prior charge.
139. If the Directors or any of them or any other persons, shall become personally liable for
the payment of any sum preliminary due from the Company the Board may execute or
cause to be executed any mortgage, charge or security over or affecting the whole or any
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part or the assets of the Company by way of indemnity to secure the Directors or the other
persons so becoming liable as a foresaid from any loss in respect of such liability.
140. 1) The Board of Directors shall exercise the following powers on behalf of the Company
and said powers shall exercised only by resolution passed at the meeting of the Board.
a) Power to make calls on shareholders in respect of moneys unpaid on their shares;
b) Power to issue debenture;
c) Power to borrow money otherwise than on debentures;
d) Power to invest the funds of the Company.
e) Power to make loans.
2) The Board of Directors may by a meeting delegate to any committee of the Directors or to
the managing Director the powers specified in sub clauses (c) (d) and (e) above
3) Every resolution delegating the power set out in sub clause (c) shall specify the total
amount upto which money may be borrowed by the said delegate.
4) Every resolution delegating the power referred to in sub-clause (d) above shall specify the
total amount upto which the funds may be invested and the nature of the investment which
may be made by the delegate.
5) Every resolution delegating the power referred to in sub-clause (e) above shall specify the
total amount upto which the loans may be made by the delegate the specify the total
amount upto which the loans may be made by the delegate the purposes for which the
loans may be made and the maximum amount of loans which may be made for each
purpose in individual cases.
MANAGING DIRECTORS / WHOLE TIME DIRECTORS
141. a) The Board may from time to time with such sanction of the Central Government as
may be required by law, appoint one or more of their body to the office of the Managing
Director or Managing Directors of whole time Director (s).
b) The Directors may from time to time resolve that there shall be either one or more
Managing Directors or Whole time Directors.
c) In the event of any vacancy arising in the office of Managing Director or Whole time
Director. If the Director resolve to increase the number of Managing Directors or whole time
Directors the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors and the Managing Director or
whole time Director so appointed shall hold the office for such period as the Board of
Directors may fix.
d) If a Managing Director or whole time Director ceases to hold office as Director, he shall
ipso facto and immediately cease to be a Managing Director / Whole time Director.
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e) The Managing Director or whole time Director shall not be liable to retirement by
rotation, as long as he holds office as Managing Director or whole time Director.
142. Managing Director / Whole time Director shall, subject to the supervision control and
direction of the Board and subject to the provision of the Act, exercise such powers as are
exercisable under these present, by the Board of Directors as they may think fit and confer
such power for such time and to be exercised for such objects, purposes and upon such
terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they may think expedient and they may
confer such power either collaterally with or to the exclusion of any such substitution for all
or any of the powers of the powers of the Board of Directors in that behalf and may from
time to time revoke withdraw after or vary all or any of such powers. The Managing Director
/ Whole time Directors, may exercise all the powers entrusted to them by the Board of
Directors in accordance with the Board’s Direction.
143. Subject to the Provision of the Act and subject to such sanction of the Central
Government as may be required for the purpose the Managing Directors/ Whole time
Directors shall receive such remuneration (whether by way or salary, commission or
participation in profits or partly in one way and partly in another), as the Company in
General Meeting may, from time to time determine.
144. The Managing Director / Whole time Director shall be entitled shall be paid for all
actual expenses. If any, which they may incur for or in connection with the business of the
Company, they shall be entitled to appoint part time employees in connection with the
management of the affairs of the Company and shall be entitled to be paid by the Company
any remuneration that they may pay to such part-time employees.
145. 1) The Managing Director/ Whole Director shall have subject to the supervision,
control and discretion of the Board the management of the whole of the business of the
Company and of all affairs and shall exercise all powers and perform all duties in relation to
the management of the affairs and transaction of the Company except such powers and
such duties as are required by law or by these parents to be exercised or done by the
Company in General Meeting, or by the Board or Directors and also subject to such
conditions or restrictions imposed by the Companies. Act or by these presents.
2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and subject to the supervision and
control of the Board of Directors the business of the Company shall be carried on by the
Managing Director/ Whole time Director and shall have and exercise all the powers set out
in Article 124 above except those which are by law or by these presents or by any resolution
of the Board required to be done by the Company in General Meeting or by the Board.
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3) The Board may from time to time delegate to the Managing Director or whole time
Director such of their powers and duties and subject to such limitation and conditions as
they may deem fit. The board may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all, or
any of the powers conferred on the Managing Director or whole time directors by the Board
or by these presents.
COMMON SEAL
146. The Board shall provide a common seal for the Company and they shall have power
from time to time to destroy the same and substitute a new seal in lieu thereof, and the
common seal shall be kept at the Registered Office of the Company and committed to the
custody of the Managing Director or the Secretary if there is one.
147. The seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by authority of a resolution of
the Board or of the committee and unless the Board otherwise determines, every deed or
other instrument to which the seal is required to be affixed shall, unless the same is
executed by a duly constituted attorney for the Company be signed by one Director at least
in whose presence the seal shall have been affixed and countersigned by the Managing
Director Secretary or such other person as may from time to time be authorised by the
Managing Director or by the Board, provided nevertheless that any instrument bearing the
seal of the Company and issued for valuable consideration shall be binding on the
Company notwithstanding any irregularity touching the authority to issue the same.
148. a) The profits of the Company subject to any special rights relating thereto, created or
authorised to be created by these presents and subject to the provisions of these presents
as to be Reserve Fund, shall be divisible among the members in proportion to the amount
of capital paid-up on the shares held by them respectively on the last day of the year of
account in respect of account in respect of which such dividend is declared and in case of
interim dividends, on the close of the last day of the period in respect of which such interim
dividend is paid.
b) Where capital is paid upon any shares in advance of calls upon the footing that the same
shall carry interest, such capital shall not whilst carrying interest confer a right to
participate in profits.
149. The Company in General Meeting may declare dividends but no dividend shall exceed
the amount recommended by the Board.
150. The Board may from time to time pay to the members such interim dividends appear
to them to be justified by the profits of the Company.
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151. No dividend shall be payable except out of the profit of the year or any other
undistributed profits except as provided by section 205 of the Act.
152. 1) The Board may before recommending any dividends set aside out of the profits of
the Company such sums as it think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall at the
discretion of the Board be applicable for any purpose to which the profits of the Company
may be property applied including provisions for meeting contingencies or for equalizing
dividends and pending such application may at the like discretion either be employed in the
business of the Company or be invested in such investments (other than shares of the
Company) as the Board may, from time to time think fit.
2) The Board may also carry forward any profits when it may think prudent not to divide,
without setting them aside as Reserve.
153. The Board may deduct from any dividend payable to any members, all sums of money,
if any presently payable by him to the Company on, account of calls or otherwise in relation
to the shares of the Company.
154. Any General Meeting declaring a dividend or bonus may makes a call on the members
of such amount as the meeting fixed, but so that the call on each member shall not exceed
the dividend payable to him and so that the call be made payable at the same time as the
dividend and the dividend may if so arranged between the Company and the members be
set off against the call.
155. 1) Any dividend interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be
paid by cheque or warrant sent through post direct to the registered address of the holder
or in the case of joint holders to the registered address of that one of the joint holder who is
first named on the register of members or to such person and to such address as the holder
or joint holders may in writing direct.
2) Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order or the person to whom
it is sent.
3) Every such cheque or warrant shall be posted within forty two days from the date of
declaration of dividend.
156. Any one of two or more joint holders of a share may give effectual receipt for any
dividends bonuses or other moneys payable in respect of such shares.
157. Notice of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to the persons
entitled to share thereto in the manner mentioned in the Act.
158. No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.
159. (1) Where dividend has been declared by the Company but has been declared by the
Company but has not been paid or the warrant in respect thereof has not been posted
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within Thirty days from date of declaration to any shareholder entitled to the payment of
dividend the Company shall within 7 days of expiry of the said period of Thirty days
transfer the total amount of dividend which remains unpaid or in relation to which no
dividend warrant has been posted within the said period of Thirty days to a special account
to be opened by the Company in that behalf in any scheduled Bank to be called “Unpaid
Dividend Account”
2) Any money transferred to the unpaid dividend account of the Company in pursuance of
sub-clause (1) which remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period seven years from the date of
such transfer shall be transferred by the Company to the Fund established under sub-
section (1) of Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956.
3) The Company shall, when making any transfer under sub-clause (2) to (the Fund
established under Section 205C) any unpaid or unclaimed dividend, furnish to such
authority or committee as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf a statement
in the prescribed form setting forth in respect of all sums included in such transfer the
nature of the sums, the names and last known address of the persons entitled to the sum,
the amount to which each person is entitled and the nature of his claim thereto and such
other particulars as may be prescribed.
4) The Company shall be entitled to a receipt from the authority or committee under sub-
section (4) of the Section 205 C of the Companies Act, 1956 for any money transferred by it
to the Fund and such a receipt shall be an effectual discharge of the Company in respect
thereof”.
160. Where an instrument of transfer has been made delivered to the Company for
Registration and transfer of such shares has not been registered by the Company it shall
a) Transfer the dividend in relation to such shares to the special account referred to in
Section 205A of the Act unless the Company is authorized by the registered holder of such
share(s) in writing to pay such dividend to the transferee specified in such instrument of
transfer and
b) Keep in abeyance in relation to such shares any offer either or right shares under Clause
(a0 of sub-section (1) of Section 81 of the Companies Act, 1956 and any issue if full paid up
bonus shares in pursuance to sub-section (3) of Section 205 of the Companies Act, 1956.
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CAPITALIZATION OF PROFITS
161. 1) The Company in General Meeting, may on recommendation of the Board, resolve.
a) That is desirable to capitalize any part of the amount for the time being standing to the
credit of the Company’s reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss accounts or
otherwise available for distribution and
b) That such sum is accordingly set free for distribution in the manner specified in sub-
clause (2) amongst the members who would have been entitled thereto distributed by way of
dividend and in the same proportion.
2) The sum aforesaid shall not be paid in cash but shall be applied subject to the provisions
contained in sub-clause (3) either in or towards;
i) Paying up any amounts for the time being unpaid on shares held by such members
respectively.
ii) Paying up in full un issued shares of the Company to be allotted and distributed credited
as fully paid up to and amongst such members in the proportions aforesaid; or
iii) Party in the way specified in sub-clause (i) and party in that specified in sub-clause (ii).
3) A share premium account and a capital redemption reserve fund may for the purposes of
this regulation only be applied in the playing up of un-issued shares to be issued to
members of the Company as fully paid bonus shares.
4) The Board shall give effect to the resolution passed by the Company in pursuance of this
regulation.
162. 1) Whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have been passed the Board shall;
a) Make all appropriations and applications of the undivided profits resolved to be
capitalized thereby and all allotments and issue of fully paid shares if any, and
b) Generally do all acts and things required to give effect thereto.
2) The Board shall have full power.
a) to make such provision by the issue of fractional certificates or by payments in cash or
otherwise a it thinks fit in the case of shares or debentures becoming distributable in
fraction; and also
b) to authorize any person to enter on behalf of all the members entitled thereto into an
agreement with the Company providing for the allotment to them respectively credited as
fully paid up of any further shares or debentures to which they may be entitled upon such
capitalization or (as the case may require) for the payment of by the Company on their
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behalf by the application thereto of their respectively proportions of the profits resolved to
be capitalized of the amounts or any part of the amounts remaining unpaid on the shares.
3) Any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such
members.
ACCOUNTS
163. 1) The Board of Directors shall cause true accounts to be kept of all sums of money
received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which such receipts
and expenditure takes place of all sale and purchases of goods by the Company and of the
assets, credits and liabilities of the Company.
2) If the Company shall have a Branch Office, whether in or outside proper books of
account relating to the transactions effect at that office shall be kept at that office and
proper summarized returns made up to date at intervals of not more than three months
shall be sent by the Branch Office to the Company at its Registered Office or to such other
place in India as the Board thinks fit, where the main books of the Company are kept.
3) All the aforesaid books shall give a fair and true view of the affairs of the Company or of
its branch office as the case may be with respect to the matters aforesaid and explain its
transaction.
164. The Books of accounts shall be kept at the Registered Office or at such other place in
India s the Directors think fit.
165. The Board of Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent
and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and
books and documents of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of the
members and no members (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any
account books or documents of the Company except as conferred by statute or authorized
by the Directors or by a resolution of the Company in general meeting.
166. The Board of Directors shall lay before each Annual General Meeting a Profit and Loss
Account for the financial year of the Company and a Balance Sheet made up as at the and
of the financial year which shall be date which shall not precede the day of the meeting by
more than six months or such extended period as shall have been granted by the Registrar
under the provision of the Act.
167. 1) Subject to the provisions of Section 211 of the Act every Balance Sheet and Profit
and Loss Account of the Company shall be in the forms set out in parts I and II respectively
of Schedule VI of the Act, or as near thereto as circumstances admit.
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2) So long as the Company is a holding Company having subsidiary, the Company shall
conform to Section 212 and other applicable provisions of the Act.
168. 1) Every Balance Sheet and every Profit and Loss Account of the Company shall be
signed on behalf of the Board by secretary if any and by not less than two Directors of the
Company one of whom shall be the Managing Director where there is one.
Provided that when only one Director is for the time being in India the Balance Sheet and
Profit and Loss Account shall be signed by such director and in such a case there shall be
attached to the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account a statement signed by him
explaining the reason of non compliance with the provision of sub-clause (1).
2) The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account shall be approved by the board of
Directors before they are signed on behalf of the Board in accordance with the provisions of
this Article and before they are submitted to the Auditors for their report thereon.
169. The Profit and Loss Account shall be annexed to the Balance Sheet and the Auditors
report shall be attached thereto.
170. 1) Every Balance Sheet laid before the Company in General Meeting shall have
attached to it a report by the Board of Directors with respect to the state of the Companies
affairs the amount if any which it proposes to carry to any Reserves in such Balance Sheet
and the amount if any which it recommends to be paid by way of dividend material changes
and commitments if any affecting the financial position of the Company which have
occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the Balance Sheet
relates and the date to the Report.
2) The Report shall so far as it is material for the appreciation of the state of the Companies
affairs by its members and will not in the Board opinion be harmful to the business of the
Company or of any of its subsidiaries deal with any changes which have occurred during
the financial year in the nature of the Company’s business or in the Company’s
subsidiaries or in the nature of the nature of the business carried on by them and generally
in the classes of business in which the Company has an interest.
3) The Board’s report shall also include a statement showing the name of every employee of
the Company who if employed throughout the financial year was in receipt of remuneration
for that year which is in the aggregate was not less than thirty six thousand rupees or if
employed for part of the financial year was in receipt of remuneration for any part of the
year at a rate which in the aggregate was not less than three thousand rupees per month.
The statement shall also indicate whether any such employee is a relative of any directors
or managers of the Company and if so the names of such Directors and other particulars
prescribed.
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4) The Board shall also give the fullest information and explanation in its report in cases
falling under the provision to Section 222(i) in an addendum to that report on every
reservation qualification or adverse remark contained in the Auditors Report.
5) The Boards Report and addendum (if any) thereto shall be signed by its Chairman if he is
authorised in that behalf by the Board and where he is not so authorised shall be signed by
such number of Directors as are required to sign the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss
Account of the Company by virtue of sub-clause (1) and (2) of Article 168.
6) The Board shall have the right to charge any person being a Director with the duty of
seeing that the provisions of sub-clause (1) to (3) of this article are complied with.
171. The Company shall comply with the requirements of section 219 of the Act.
ANNUAL RETURNS
172. The Company shall make the requisite Annual Returns in accordance with Section
159 and 162 of the Act.
AUDIT
173. Every Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account shall be audited by one or more
Auditors to be appointed as hereinafter set out.
174.1)The First auditor of the Company shall be appointed by the Board Of Directors within
one month of the date of registration of the Company and the auditor or auditors so
appointed shall hold office until the conclusion of the first annual general meeting.
Provided that:
a) The Company may at a General Meeting remove any such Auditor or all or any of
such Auditors and appoint in his or their places any other person or persons who
have been nominated for appointment by any member of the Company and of whose
nomination special notice has been given to the members of the Company not less
than seven days before the date of the meeting; and
b) If the Board fails to exercise its powers under this clause the Company in General
Meeting may appoint the first auditor or auditors.
2) The Company at the Annual General Meeting in each year shall appoint an Auditor or
Auditors to hold office from the conclusion of that meeting until the conclusion of the next
Annual General Meeting and every auditor shall be intimated of his appointment within
seven days. Provided that before the appointment or reappointment of Auditor or Auditors
is made by the Company at any General meeting proposed to be so appointed to the effect
that the appointment or appointments if made will be in accordance with the limits
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specified in sub section (i)(b) of section 224. Every auditor so appointed shall within 30
days of the receipt from the Company of the intimation of his appointment shall inform the
Registrar of Companies in writing that he has accepted or refused to accept the
appointment.
3) Subject to the provision of section 224(i) and section 224-A at any Annual General
Meeting retiring auditors by whatsoever authority appointed shall be reappointed unless
a) He is not qualified for re- appointment;
b) He has given the Company notice in writing of his unwillingness to be reappointed.
c)A resolution has been passed given of an intended resolution to appoint some person in
the place of a retiring Auditor and by reason of the death incapacity or disqualification of
that person or of all those persons, as the case may be the resolution cannot be proceeded
with.
4) Where at an Annual General Meeting no Auditors are appointed the Central Government
may appoint a persona to fill the Vacancy.
5) The Company shall within seven days of the Central Government Power under sub-
clause (4) becoming exercisable give notice of that fact to the Government.
6) The directors may fill any casual vacancy in the office of an Auditor, but while any such
vacancy continues the remaining Auditor or Auditors (if any) may act where such a vacancy
is caused by the resignation of an auditor the vacancy shall only be filled by the Company
in General Meeting.
7)A person other than a retiring Auditor shall not be capable of being appointed at an
Annual General Meeting unless special notice of a resolution of appointment of that person
to the office of Auditor has been given by a member to the Company not less than fourteen
days before the meeting in accordance with section 190 and the Company shall send a copy
of any such notice to the retiring Auditor and shall give notice thereof to the members in
accordance with the provision of section 190 and all the other provision of section 225 shall
apply in the matter. The provisions of this sub – clause shall also apply to a resolution that
a retiring auditor shall not be re-appointed.
8) The persons qualified for appointment as auditors shall be only those referred to in
section 226 of the Act.
9) None of the persons mentioned in section 226 of the Act as are not disqualified to be
appointed as Auditors shall be appointed as Auditors of the Company.
10) The Company or its Board of Directors shall not appoint or reappoint any person or firm
as its Auditors if such person or firm as at the date of such appointment or holds
appointment as Auditor of the specified number of companies or more than the specified
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number of companies or more than the specified number of companies provided that in the
case of the firm of auditors specified number of companies shall be construed as specified
number of companies per partner of the firm provided further that where any partner of the
firm is also a partner of any other firm of auditors the number of companies which may be
taken in to account y all the firms together in relation to such partner shall not exceed the
specified number in the aggregate. Provided also that where any partner of any other firm of
auditors is holding office in his individual capacity as auditor of one or more companies the
number of companies which may be taken into account in his case shall not exceed the
specified number in the aggregate. Specified number means in the case of a person or firm
holding appointment as auditor of a number of companies each of which has a paid up
share capital of less than Rs. 25 lakhs, 20 companies and the any other case 20 companies
out of which not more than ten shall be companies each of which has a paid up share
capital of Rs. 25 lakhs or more.
175. The Company shall comply with the provision of section 226 of the Act in relation to
the audit of the account s of Branch Offices of the Company.
176. The remuneration of the Auditors shall be fixed by the Company in General meeting
except the remuneration of any auditor appointed to fill any casual vacancy may be fixed by
the board.
177.1) Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to he books of
account and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitles to require from the Directors
and Officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the
performance of his duties as Auditor.
2) All notices of and other communications relating to any general meeting of the Company
which any member of the Company is entitled to have sent to him shall also be forwarded
to the auditor and the auditor shall be entitled to attend any General meeting and to be
heard at any General meeting which he attends on any part of the business which concerns
him as a Auditor.
3)The auditor shall make a report to the members of the Company on the accounts
examined by him and every Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss account and on every other
document declared by this act to be part of or annexed to the Balance Sheet or Profit and
Loss account which are laid before the Company in General Meeting during his tenure of
office and the Report shall state whether in his opinion and to the best of his information
and according to the explanations given to him the said accounts give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and given a true and fair view.
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i) In the case of the Balance Sheet of the state of the Company’s affairs as at the end of its
Financial Year; and
II) In the case of the Profit and Loss account of the profit or loss for its financial year.
4) The auditors report shall also state.
a) Whether he has obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of his
knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of this audit.
b)whether in his opinion proper books of account as required by Law have been kept by the
Company so far as appears from his examination of those books and proper returns
adequate for the purpose of his audit have been received fro branched not visited by him;
c)whether the report on the account of any Branch Office audited under section 228 by a
person other than the Company’s auditor has been forward to his and required by clause (c
) of sub section (3) of section 228 of the act and how he has dealt with the same in
preparing Auditors Report; and
d) Whether the Company’s Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt with by the
Report are in agreement with the books of accounts and returns.
5) Where any of the matters referred to in items (i) and (ii) of sub-clause (3) above are in
items (a), (b), (c) and (d) of sub-clause (4) above is answered in the negative or with a
qualification the Auditor’s report shall state the reason for the answer.
6) The accounts of the Company shall not be deemed as not having been properly drawn up
on the ground merely that the Company has not disclosed certain matters if-
a) Those matters are such as the Company is not required to disclose by virtue of any
provisions contained in the Companies Act and
b) Those provision are specified in the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of the
Company.
7) The auditors report shall be read before the Company in General Meeting and shall be
open to inspection by any member of the Company.
178. Every account of the Company when audited and approved by a General meeting shall
be conclusive except as regard any error discovered therein. Within three months next after
the approval thereof. Whenever any such error is discovered within that period the account
shall forth with be corrected and shall henceforth be conclusive.
179. A document may be served on the Company or an Officer thereof by sending it to the
Company or officer at the Registered Office of the Company by post under a certificate of
posting or by registered post, or by leaving it at its Registered Office.
180. 1) A document ( which expression for this purpose shall be deemed to include and
shall include any summons, notice, requisition, process, order, judgement or nay other
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documents in relation to or in the winding up of the Company may be served or sent by the
Company on or to any member, either personally or by sending it by post to him to his
Registered Office, or ( if he has no Registered Office in India ) to the address if any within
India supplied by him to the Company for the giving of notices to him
2) All notices shall, with respect to any registered shares to which persons are entitled
jointly, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register and notice so
given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such share.
3) Where a document is sent by post
a) Service thereof shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying and
posting a letter containing the notice provided that where a member has intimated to the
Company in advance that documents should be sent to him under a certificate of posting or
by registered post without acknowledgement due and has deposited with the Company a
sum sufficient to defray the expenses of doing so, service of the documents shall not be
deemed to be affected unless it is sent in the manner intimated by the member; and.
b) Unless the contrary is proved, such services shall be deemed to have been effected;
I) In case of a notice of a meeting, at the expiry of forty – eight hours after the letter
containing the notice is posted, and
II) In any other case, at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary
course of post.
181. Each registered holder of shares shall from time to time notify in writing to the
Company some place in India to be registered as his address and such registered place of
address shall for all purposes be deemed his place of residence.
182. If a member has not registered an address in India, and has not supplied to the
Company an address within India, for the giving of notices to him, a document advertised in
a newspaper circulating in the neighborhood of Registered Office of the Company shall be
deemed to be duly served on him on the day on which the advertisement appears.
183. A document may be, served by the Company on the persons entitled to a share in
consequence of the death or insolvency of a member by sending it through post in a
prepaid letter addressed to them by name or by the title or representative of the deceased or
assignees of the insolvent or by any like description at the address (if any) in India supplied
for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has
been so supplied) by serving the documents in any manner in which the same might have
been served if the death or insolvency had not occurred.
184. Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Articles, Notices of General meeting shall
be given
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i) To the members of the Company as provided by the Articles in any manner authorized by
Articles 180 and 182 as the case may be or as authorized by the Act;
ii) To the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or insolvency of a member
as provided by Articles 183 or as authorized by the Act;
iii) To the Auditor or Auditors for the time being of the Company in the manner authorized
by Articles 180 as in the case of any member or members of the Company.
185. Subject to the provisions of the act any documents required to be served or sent by the
Company on or the members, or any of them and not expressly provided for by these
presents, shall be deemed to be duly served or sent if advertised in a newspaper circulating
in the District in which the Registered Office is situate.
186. Every person who by the operation of law, transfer, or other means whatsoever, shall
become entitled to any shares shall be bound by every document in respect of such share
which previously to his name and address being entered on the Register shall have been
duly served or sent to the person from who he derived his title to such share.
187. Any notice to be given by the Company shall be signed by the Managing Director or by
such Director or Officer as Director may appoint. The signature to any notice to be given by
the Company may be written or printed or lithographed.
Authentication of Documents
188. Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act or these Articles, a document of
proceeding requiring authentication by the Company may be signed by a Director, The
Managing Director, the Manager, the Secretary or an authorized Officer of the Company
and need not be under its seal.
WINDING UP
189. Subject to the provisions of the Act as to preferential payment the assets of the
Company shall on its winding up, be applied in satisfaction of its liabilities pari passu and,
subject to such application shall, be distributed among the members according to their
rights and interests in the Company.
190. If the Company shall be wound up whether voluntarily or otherwise, the liquidators
may with the sanction of a special resolution divide among the contributories in specie or
kind any part of the assets of the Company, and may with the like sanction vest any part of
the assets of the Company in trustees upon such trusts for the benefits of the
contributories or any of them, as the liquidators with the like sanction shall think fit. In
case any shares to be divided as aforesaid involve a liability to calls or otherwise any
persons entitled under such division to any of the said shares may within ten days after the
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passing of the special resolution by notice in writing direct the liquidators to sell his
proportion and pay him the net proceeds and the liquidators shall, if practicable, act
accordingly.
INDEMNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
191.a) Subject the provisions of section 201of the Act, the Managing Director and every
Director, Manager, Secretary and other Office or employee of the Company shall be
indemnified by the Company against any liability and it shall be the duty of Directors, out
of the funds of the Company to pay all costs and losses and expenses( including travelling
expenses) which any such Director, Officer or Employee may incur or become liable to by
reason of any contract entered into or act or deed done by him as Such Managing Director,
Director, Officer or Employee or in any way in the discharge of his duties.
b) Subject as aforesaid the Managing Director and every Director, Manager, Secretary or
other office or employee of the Company shall be indemnified against any liability incurred
by them of him in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgement
is given in their or his favour or in which he is acquitted or discharged or in connection
with any application under section 633 of the act in which relief is given to him by the
court.
192.i) Subject to the provision of section 201 of the Act no Director or other Officer of the
Company shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director or
officer, or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity or for any loss or expense
happening to the Company through insufficiency or deficiency of little to any property
acquired by order of the Directors for or on behalf of the Company, or for the insufficiency
or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of the Company shall be
invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy. Insolvency or tortuous act
of any person, Company or corporation, with whom any moneys, securities or effects shall
be entrusted or deposited or for any loss occasioned by any error of judgement or oversight
on his part, or for any other loss or damage of misfortune whatever which shall happen in
the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto, unless the same happen
through his own willful act or default.
2) without prejudice to the generally of foregoing it is hereby expressly declared that any
filling fee or any documents required to be filled with the Registrar of Companies in respect
of any act done or required to be done by any Director or other office by reason of his
holding the said office shall be paid and borne by the Company.
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SECRECY CLAUSE
193. No member shall be entitled to inspect the Company’s works without the permission of
the Director or managing Director or to acquire discovery of or any information respecting
any detail of the Company’s trading or any matter which is or may be in the nature of a
trade secret, mystery of trade or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the
business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Directors it will be expedient in
the interest of the members of the Company to communicate to the public.
194. Every Director, Managing Director, manager, Secretary, Auditor, Trustee, Members of
a Committee, Officer, Servant, agent, accountant or other person employed in the business
of the Company shall if so required by the director before entering upon his duties or at any
time during his term of office sign a declaration pledging himself to observe strict secrecy
respecting all transaction of the Company and the state of accounts and in matters relating
thereto, and shall by such declaration pledge himself not to reveal any of the matters which
may come to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties except when required so to do by
the Directors or any meeting or by a court of Law or by the person to whom such matters
relate and except so far may be necessary in order to comply with any provision of these
Articles of Law.
His duties except when required so to do by the Directors or any meeting or by a court of
law or by the person to whom such matters relate and except so far may be necessary in
order to comply with any provision of these Articles of Law.
XVI. DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION
Copies of following documents are available at our registered office of D.No.25-2-1, Opp.
Mastan Darga, G.T.Road, Guntur – 522 004. for inspection on any working day (i.e. Monday
to Friday and not being a bank holiday in Mumbai) from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
1) Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company along with Certificate of
Incorporation and Certificate of Commencement of Business issued by Registrar of
Companies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
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2) The Order of Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated February 18th, 2010
sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement for demerger of Real Estate and
Infrastructure Business Undertaking of Virat Crane Industries Ltd in to the
Company.
3) Letters issued by BSE dated February 13, 2008 according their no objection to the
Scheme
4) Return of Allotment filed by the Company for allotment of Shares pursuant to the
Scheme
5) Copy of Tripartite Agreement with National Securities Depository Ltd and Central
Depository Services (India) Ltd
6) Memorandum of Understanding with the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent
7) Annual Report containing the Audited Accounts of the Company as on 31st March
2009 and 31.03.2010.
8) Resolution for appointment of Managing Director
XVII. DECLARATION
No statement made in this Information Memorandum contravenes any of the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules made thereunder. All the legal requirements
connected with the said issue as also the guidelines, instructions etc. issued by SEBI,
Government and any other competent authority in this behalf have been duly complied
with.
All the information contained in this document is true and correct.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
CRANE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
(G.V.S.L. Kantha Rao)
Managing Director
Place:
Date: June 10th 2010