Letter of Offer Dated: January 30, 2014 For Eligible Equity Shareholders of our Company only
MUKAND LIMITED Mukand Limited (the “Company” or the “Issuer”) was incorporated on November 29, 1937 as Mukand Iron & Steel Works Limited under the provisions of Indian Companies Act VII of 1913 in (erstwhile) Bombay. Our Company’s name was changed on March 23, 1989 to Mukand Limited. Our Company had also changed its registered office from Kurla, Mumbai to Bajaj Bhawan, Nariman Point, Mumbai with effect from September 1, 2001. The corporate identification number of our Company is L99999MH1937PLC002726. For further details in respect of our Company, please see the section titled “History and Corporate Structure” beginning on page 79.
Registered Office: Bajaj Bhawan, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22- 6121 6666 Fax: +91-22- 2202 1174 Contact Person: Mr. K J Mallya, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer E mail: [email protected], Website: www.mukand.com Promoters: Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Mr. Rajesh V Shah and Mr. Suketu V Shah
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION TO THE ELIGIBLE EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF OUR COMPANY ONLY
ISSUE OF 7,31,14,129 EQUITY SHARES WITH A FACE VALUE OF RS.10/- EACH OF OUR COMPANY (THE “EQUITY SHARES”) FOR CASH AT A PRICE OF RS. 21 PER EQUITY SHARE (INCLUDING A PREMIUM OF RS. 11 PER EQUITY SHARE FOR AN AMOUNT AGGREGATING UP TO RS. 153.54 CRORES ON A RIGHTS BASIS TO THE EXISTING EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF OUR COMPANY IN THE RATIO OF ONE EQUITY SHARES FOR EVERY ONE FULLY PAID-UP EQUITY SHARES HELD BY THE EXISTING EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RECORD DATE, THAT IS ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014 (THE “ISSUE”). THE ISSUE PRICE IS 2.1 TIMES THE FACE VALUE OF THE EQUITY SHARES FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE THE SECTION TITLED “TERMS OF THE ISSUE” BEGINNING ON PAGE 228 OF THIS LETTER OF OFFER. GENERAL RISKS Investments in equity and equity related securities involve a degree of risk and Investors should not invest any funds in this Issue 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 this Issue. For taking an investment decision, Investors must rely on their own examination of the Issuer and the Issue including the risks involved. The securities have not been recommended or approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) nor does SEBI guarantee the accuracy or adequacy of this Letter of Offer. Investors are advised to see the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 before making an investment in this Issue. OUR COMPANY’S ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY The Issuer, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for and confirms that this Letter of Offer contains all information with regard to the Issuer and the Issue, which is material in the context of this Issue, that the information contained in this Letter of Offer is true and correct in all material aspects 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 Letter of Offer as a whole or any such information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect. LISTING The existing Equity Shares of our Company are listed on BSE Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). Our Company has received in-principle approvals from BSE and NSE vide their letters dated October 21, 2013 and October 18, 2013, respectively, for listing the Equity Shares arising from this Issue. BSE is the Designated Stock Exchange for the purposes of this Issue. LEAD MANAGER TO THE ISSUE REGISTRAR TO THE ISSUE
ICICI Securities Limited Karvy Computershare Private Limited ICICI Centre Plot No. 17 – 24, Vittal Rao Nagar H.T. Parekh Marg, Churchgate Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081 Mumbai 400 020, India Telephone: +91-40-4465 5000 Telephone: +91-22-2288 2460 Facsimile: +91-40-2343 1551 Facsimile: +91-22-2282 6580 Toll Free: 1-800-3454001 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Investor Grievance Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. M. Murali Krishna Website: www.icicisecurities.com Website: http://karisma.karvy.com Contact Person: Mr. Manvendra Tiwari / Mr. Ayush Jain SEBI Registration No: INR000000221 SEBI Registration No.: INM000011179 ISSUE PROGRAMME ISSUE OPENS ON LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING REQUEST ISSUE CLOSES ON OF SPLIT APPLICATION FORMS February 20, 2014 February 27, 2014 March 06, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PARTICULARS PAGE NO. SECTION I – GENERAL 2 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 2 NOTICE TO OVERSEAS SHAREHOLDERS 7 CERTAIN CONVENTIONS, USE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND MARKET DATA 8 CURRENCY OF PRESENTATION 9 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 10 SECTION II – RISK FACTORS 11 INTERNAL RISK FACTORS 11 EXTERNAL RISK FACTORS 22 PROMINENT NOTES 25 SECTION III – INTRODUCTION 27 THE ISSUE 27 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 28 GENERAL INFORMATION 34 CAPITAL STRUCTURE 40 OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE 47 STATEMENT OF TAX BENEFITS 54 SECTION IV – ABOUT OUR COMPANY 61 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 61 OUR BUSINESS 63 HISTORY AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY 79 OUR MANAGEMENT 84 SECTION V – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 89 FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS 89 AUDITORS REPORT 97 STOCK MARKET DATA FOR THE EQUITY SHARES OF OUR COMPANY 207 ACCOUNTING RATIO AND CAPITALISATION STATEMENT 209 CERTAIN OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION 211 SECTION VI – LEGAL AND OTHER INFORMATION 212 OUTSTANDING LITIGATIONS AND DEFAULTS 212 MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS 217 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER STATUTORY APPROVALS 218 SECTION VII - OTHER REGULATORY AND STATUTORY INFORMATION 221 SECTION VIII – OFFERING INFORMATION 228 TERMS OF THE ISSUE 228 SECTION VIII – STATUTORY AND OTHER INFORMATION 251 MATERIAL CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION 251 DECLARATION 252
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SECTION I - GENERAL
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the following terms shall have the meanings given below in this Letter of Offer. References to statutes, enactments or regulations shall include any amendments and supplements thereto made from time to time.
Issuer and Industry Related Terms
Term Description Articles/Articles of Association/AoA The articles of association of our Company, as amended from time to time Auditors The statutory auditors of our Company, being Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants Board/ Board of Directors/our Board Board of Directors of our Company or a duly constituted committee thereof, as the context may refer to Directors/our Directors The directors of our Company Equity Shares The equity shares of our Company of face value of Rs.10 each, which are listed on BSE and NSE Eligible Equity Shareholders The holders of fully paid-up Equity Shares, as on the Record Date i.e. February 11, 2014 Group Companies Companies, firms, ventures etc. promoted by the Promoters of our Company, irrespective of whether such entities are covered under Section 370(1B) of the Companies Act or not Joint Venture/JV Mukand Vini Mineral Limited Kalwe Plant Plant of our Company located within the local limits of Dighe and Kalwe at Thane district “Mukand Limited” or “the Company” or “our Company” Mukand Ltd., a public limited company incorporated under the or “the issuer” or “we” or “us” or “our” provisions of the Indian Companies Act VII of 1913 and therefore, an existing company under the Companies Act Memorandum/Memorandum of Association The memorandum of association of our Company, as amended from time to time Promoter Any one of the Promoters referred to individually Promoters The promoters of our Company, being Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Mr. Rajesh V Shah and Mr. Suketu V Shah, referred to collectively Promoter Group Includes the Promoters and Mr. Sanjivnayan Bajaj, Mr. Shekhar Bajaj, Mr. Madhur Bajaj, Mr. Anant Bajaj, Ms. Sunaina Kejriwal, Ms. Suman Jain, Mr. Narendra J Shah, Ms. Anjana Viren Shah (nee Anjana Munsif), Ms. Jyoti Shah, Ms. Bansri Rajesh Shah, Ms. Czaee Sukumar Shah, Ms. Priyaradhika Rajesh Shah, Mr. Kaustubh Rajesh Shah, Mr. Rishabh Sukumar Vir, Bajaj Auto Employees Welfare Fund (EWF), Mr. Surendra Bhaichand Jhaveri (Mukand EWF), Mr. Shekhar Bajaj (Bajaj Electricals EWF), Akhil Investments and Traders Private Limited, Bachhraj & Company Private Limited, Bachhraj Factories Private Limited, Bajaj Holdings & Investments Limited, Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited, Baroda Industries Private Limited, Jamnalal Sons Private Limited, Jeewan Limited, Mukand Engineers Limited, Niraj Holdings Private Limited, Sidya Investments Limited, Valiant Investments and Trades Private Limited and Bahar Mercantile Limited. Registered Office The registered office of our Company situated at Bajaj Bhawan, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, Maharashtra Subsidiaries Mukand Global Finance Limited, Vidyavihar Containers Limited, Mukand Vijayanagar Steel Limited, Mukand International Limited (U.K.), Mukand International FZE, Dubai and Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Limited.
Issue Related Terms and Abbreviations
Term Description Abridged Letter of Offer The abridged letter of offer to be sent to the Eligible Equity Shareholders, in accordance with the SEBI Regulations Allotment The allotment of Equity Shares pursuant to the Issue Allotment Date The date on which Allotment is made Allottee(s) An Investor who is Allotted Equity Shares pursuant to Allotment
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Application Application made between the Issue Opening Date and the Issue Closing Date, whether submitted by way of CAF or in the form of a plain-paper, in case of Investors to subscribe to the Equity Shares issued pursuant to the Issue at the Issue Price, including applications by way of the ASBA process Application Money The aggregate amount payable in respect of the Equity Shares applied for in the Issue at the Issue Price “ASBA” or “Application Supported by Blocked Application supported by blocked amount i.e., the Application (whether Amount” physical or electronic) used by an ASBA Investor to apply for Equity Shares in the Issue, together with an authorisation to an SCSB to block the Application Money in the ASBA Account ASBA Account An account maintained by an ASBA Investor with an SCSB, which will be blocked by such SCSB to the extent of the Application Money, as specified in the Applications ASBA Investor Eligible Equity Shareholders proposing to subscribe to the Issue through the ASBA process and who satisfies the ASBA Investor Eligibility Criteria (as defined in the section titled “Terms of the Issue” on page 228 Bankers to the Issue ICICI Bank Limited and IDBI Bank Limited CAF/ Composite Application Form The application form used by Investors to make an Application for Allotment Controlling Branches The branches of the SCSBs which coordinate with the Registrar to the Issue and the Stock Exchanges and a list of which is available at http://www.sebi.gov.in Consolidated Certificate The certificate issued by our Company in one folio for Equity Shares allotted to any Eligible Equity Shareholder in physical form Designated Branches Such branches of the SCSBs which shall collect the Application from the ASBA Investors and a list of which is available on ‘http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/home/list/5/33/0/0/Recognised- Intermediaries’ Demographic Details Demographic details of Eligible Equity Shareholders, including address, bank account details and occupation Depository A depository registered with the SEBI under the Depository Regulations DP Depository Participant Designated Stock Exchange BSE Draft Letter of Offer The Draft Letter of Offer dated September 18, 2013 issued by our Company in accordance with the SEBI Regulations and filed with SEBI Investor(s) Eligible Equity Shareholder(s) and Renouncee(s) applying in the Issue Issue/ the Issue/ this Issue Issue of 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares for cash at a price of Rs. 21 per Equity Share including a premium of Rs. 11 per Equity Share aggregating upto Rs.153.54 crores by our Company to the Eligible Equity Shareholders on a rights basis of one Equity Shares for every one Equity Shares held on the Record Date, i.e. February 11, 2014 Issue Closing Date March 06, 2014 Issue Opening Date February 20, 2014 Issue Price Rs. 21 per Equity Share Issue Proceeds The proceeds raised through the Issue available to our Company Lead Manager ICICI Securities Limited Letter of Offer This Letter of Offer dated January 30, 2014 filed with the Stock Exchanges after incorporating the observations received from SEBI on the Draft Letter of Offer Listing Agreement(s) The agreement(s) entered into between our Company and the Stock Exchanges Net Proceeds The Issue Proceeds less Issue related expenses Non – ASBA Investor All Investors other than ASBA Investors who intend to apply in the Issue otherwise than through the ASBA process Non – Institutional Investors An Investor other than Retail Individual Investors and Qualified Institutional Buyers QIBs/Qualified Institutional Buyers Public financial institutions as defined in Section 4A of the Companies Act, FIIs and sub-accounts (other than sub-accounts which are foreign corporates or foreign individuals) registered with SEBI, venture capital funds, alternate investment funds, foreign venture capital investors registered with SEBI, Mutual Funds, multilateral and bilateral development financial institutions, scheduled commercial banks, state industrial development corporations, insurance companies registered with the IRDA, provident funds and pension funds with a minimum corpus of Rs.25 crores, the NIF, insurance funds set up and managed by the army, navy or air force of the Union of India and insurance funds set
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up and managed by the Department of Posts, Government of India Record Date February 11, 2014 Registrar and Transfer Agent The registrar and transfer agent of our Company, being Karvy Computershare Private Limited Registrar/ Registrar to the Issue Karvy Computershare Private Limited Refund Bank IDBI Bank Limited Renouncees Persons, other than ASBA Investors, who have acquired Rights Entitlements from Eligible Equity Shareholders Retail Individual Investors Individual Investors who have applied for Equity Shares for an amount less than or equal to Rs. 200,000 in the Issue (including HUFs applying through the karta) Rights Entitlement One Equity Shares that an Equity Shareholder is entitled to under the Issue for every one fully paid up Equity Share(s) held as on the Record Date Self Certified Syndicate Bank or SCSB The banks which are registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Bankers to an Issue) Regulations, 1994, and offers services of ASBA, including blocking of bank account and a list of which is available on ‘http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/home/list/5/33/0/0/Recognised- Intermediaries’ Split Application Form(s) The application form(s) used in case of (a) renunciation in part by an Equity Shareholder in favour of one or more Renouncees; or (b) renunciation by an Equity Shareholder in favour of two or more Renouncees Stock Exchanges BSE and NSE where the Equity Shares are presently listed
Conventional/ General Terms and References to other Entities
Term Description Air Act The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Act/ Companies Act The Companies Act, 1956 CDR Cell A part of the CDR Mechanism in India mandated to assist the CDRSF and the CDREG in all their functions CESTAT Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Competition Act The Competition Act, 2002 Contract Labour Act The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 Depository Regulations The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996 Environment Protection Act The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 FCNR Account Foreign Currency Non Resident Account FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 FEMA Regulations The Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 FII(s) Foreign institutional investors registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investor) Regulations, 1995 Financial Year/ Fiscal/ FY Period of twelve months ended 31 March of that particular year IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards IT Act The Income Tax Act, 1961 Indian GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India Insider Trading Regulations The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 Mutual Fund Mutual fund registered with SEBI under the Mutual Fund Regulations Mutual Fund Regulations The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 NI Act Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 NRE Account Non Resident External Account NRI Non Resident Indian, is a person resident outside India, as defined under FEMA and the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 NRO Account Non Resident Ordinary Account “Non Resident” or “NR” Non-resident or person(s) resident outside India, as defined under the FEMA, including FIIs and FVCIs OCB A company, partnership, society or other corporate body owned directly or indirectly to the extent of at least 60% by NRIs including overseas trusts, in which not less than 60% of beneficial interest is irrevocably held by NRIs directly or indirectly as defined under the FEMA Regulations and which was in existence on October 3, 2003 and immediately before such date had taken benefits under the general permission granted to OCBs under the FEMA
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Regulation S Regulation S under the Securities Act “Re.” or “Rs.” or “INR” or “Rupees” Indian Rupees Rs.1 Crore Rs.10 million SEBI Act The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 SEBI Regulations The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 Securities Act The United States Securities Act of 1933 of the U.S. Takeover Code The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 Transfer of Property Act The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 U.S./ USA/ United States United States of America, including the territories or possessions thereof Water Act The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Abbreviations
Term Description AGM Annual General Meeting AS Accounting Standards AY Assessment Year BIFR Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction BSE BSE Limited BOF Basic Oxygen Furnace CAGR Compounded Annual Growth Rate CDR Corporate Debt Restructuring CDREG Corporate Debt Restructuring Empowered Group CDRSF Corporate Debt Restructuring Standing Forum CDSL Central Depository Services (India) Limited CEO Chief Executive Officer CETP Common Effluent Treatment Plant CFO Chief Financial Officer CIBIL Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited CHWTSDF Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility CPP Captive Power Plant CRAR Capital-to-Risk Asset Ratio CRR Cash Reserve Ratio DP ID Depository Participant’s Identification EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization EAF Electric Arc Furnace EOF Energy Optimising Furnace EOT Electric Overhead Traveling ECB External Commercial Borrowings ECS Electronic Clearing Service EGM Extraordinary General Meeting ELL Electric Level Luffing FDI Foreign Direct Investment FIR First Information Report GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GDP Gross Domestic Product GDR Global Depository Receipts GoI/ Government Government of India HUF Hindu Undivided Family IMD Industrial Machinary Division IPC The Indian Penal Code, 1860 IRDA Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority KIADB Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate MBF Mini Blast Furnace MIDC Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation MMT Million Metric Tonnes MSEDCL Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. MT Metric Tonnes MTD Machine Tools Division MTPA Metric Tonnnes Per Annum NECS National Electronic Clearing Services
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NEFT National Electronic Fund Transfer NH National Highway NHAI National Highways Authority of India NHDP National Highways Development Programme NIF National Investment Fund set up by resolution no. F. No. 2/3/2005-DDII dated November 23, 2005 of the Government of India published in the Gazette of India NPA Non Performing Asset NSDL National Securities Depositories Limited NSE National Stock Exchange of India Limited p.a. Per Annum PAN Permanent Account Number allotted under the IT Act PBDIT Profit before depreciation, interest and taxes RBI The Reserve Bank of India RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement SEBI The Securities and Exchange Board of India SICA The Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985 SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio SMS Steel Melting Shop STT Securities Transaction Tax UHP Ultra High Power VAT Value Added Tax
Notwithstanding the foregoing, capitalized terms and expressions in sections titled “History and Corporate Structure”, “Statement of Tax Benefits”, “Financial Statements”, “Outstanding Litigation and Defaults” and “Terms of the Issue” on pages 79, 54, 89, 212 and 132 respectively, have the meanings given to such terms in these respective sections. Furthermore, words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as is assigned to such terms under the Companies Act, SEBI Act, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the Depositories Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
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NOTICE TO OVERSEAS SHAREHOLDERS
The distribution of this Letter of Offer and the Issue to persons in certain jurisdictions outside India may be restricted by legal requirements prevailing in those jurisdictions. Persons who come into possession of this Letter of Offer are required to inform themselves about such requirements and observe such restrictions. Our Company is making the Issue to Eligible Equity Shareholders and will dispatch the Abridged Letter of Offer and CAF to only those Eligible Equity Shareholders who have an Indian address.
No action has been or will be taken to permit the Issue in any jurisdiction where action would be required for that purpose, except that this Letter of Offer has been filed with SEBI for observations. Accordingly, the Equity Shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and this Letter of Offer or any offering materials or advertisements in connection with the Issue may not be distributed, in any jurisdiction, except in accordance with legal requirements applicable in such jurisdiction. Receipt of this Letter of Offer will not constitute an offer in those jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to make such an offer and, in those circumstances, this Letter of Offer must be treated as sent for information only and should not be copied or redistributed. Accordingly, persons receiving a copy of this Letter of Offer should not, in connection with the Issue or the Rights Entitlements, distribute or send this Letter of Offer in or into jurisdictions where it would or might contravene local securities laws or regulations. If this Letter of Offer is received by any person in any such territory, or by their agent or nominee/s, they must not seek to subscribe to the Equity Shares or the Rights Entitlements referred to in this Letter of Offer. Neither the delivery of this Letter of Offer nor any sale hereunder, shall under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in our Company’s affairs from the date hereof or that the information contained herein is correct as at any time subsequent to this date.
NO OFFER IN THE UNITED STATES
The Rights Entitlement and the Equity Shares offered in this Issue have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered, sold, resold or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S), except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The offering to which this Letter of Offer relates is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, an offering of any Equity Shares or rights for sale in the United States or as a solicitation therein of an offer to buy any of the said Equity Shares offered in this Issue or Rights Entitlement. Accordingly, this Letter of Offer and the enclosed CAF should not be forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States at any time.
Neither we nor any person acting on behalf of us will accept subscriptions or renunciation from any person, or the agent of any person, who appears to be, or who we or any person acting on behalf of us has reason to believe is, either a U.S. Person or otherwise in the United States when the buy order is made. Envelopes containing a CAF should not be postmarked in the United States or otherwise dispatched from the United States or any other jurisdiction where it would be illegal to make an offer, and all persons subscribing for the Equity Shares in this Issue and wishing to hold such Equity Shares in registered form must provide an address for registration of the Equity Shares in India. We are making the Issue on a rights basis to Eligible Equity Shareholders and the Letter of Offer and CAF will be dispatched only to Eligible Equity Shareholders who have an Indian address. Any person who acquires rights and the Equity Shares offered in this Issue will be deemed to have declared, represented, warranted and agreed, (i) that it is not and that at the time of subscribing for such Equity Shares or the Rights Entitlements, it will not be, in the United States, (ii) it is not a U.S. Person and does not have a registered address (and is not otherwise located) in the United States when the buy order is made, and (iii) it is authorised to acquire the rights and the Equity Shares in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
We reserve the right to treat any CAF as invalid which: (i) does not include the certification set out in the CAF to the effect that the subscriber is not a U.S. Person and does not have a registered address (and is not otherwise located) in the United States and is authorized to acquire the Equity Shares offered in the Issue or Rights Entitlement in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; (ii) appears to us or our agents to have been executed in or dispatched from the United States; (iii) appears to us or our agents to have been executed by a U.S. Person; (iv) where a registered Indian address is not provided; or (v) where we believe that CAF is incomplete or acceptance of such CAF may infringe applicable legal or regulatory requirements; and we shall not be bound to allot or issue any Equity Shares or Rights Entitlement in respect of any such CAF.
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CERTAIN CONVENTIONS, USE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND MARKET DATA
Certain Conventions
Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all references to “India” in this Letter of Offer are to the Republic of India, together with its territories and possessions.
References to the singular also refer to the plural and one gender also refers to any other gender, wherever applicable.
Unless otherwise specified, references to installed capacities of our plants refer to manufacturer-rated capacities.
Financial Data
In this Letter of Offer, we have included our audited financial statements for the FY 2012 and FY 2013 as well as unaudited results subject to limited review of financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013. Unless otherwise specified, all financial numbers in this Letter of Offer have been mentioned in Rs. crores. Our FY commences on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the next year. Unless stated otherwise, reference herein to a particular “financial year” or “fiscal year” or “Fiscal” or “FY” are to the 12-month period ending March 31st of that year.
In this Letter of Offer, any discrepancies in any table between the total and the sum of the amounts listed are due to rounding.
Industry and Market Data
Unless stated otherwise, industry and market data used throughout this Letter of Offer have been derived from industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained in those publications has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but that their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed and their reliability cannot be assured. Although we believe that the industry and market data used in this Letter of Offer is reliable, neither we nor the Lead Manager nor any of its affiliates nor advisors have prepared or verified it independently. The extent to which the market and industry data used in this Letter of Offer is meaningful depends on the reader’s familiarity with and understanding of the methodologies used in compiling such data. Such data involves risks, uncertainties and numerous assumptions and is subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11. Accordingly, investment decisions should not be based on such information.
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CURRENCY OF PRESENTATION
All references to “Re.” or “Rs.” or “INR” or “Rupees” refer to Indian Rupees, the lawful currency of India. Any reference to “USD” or “US$” or “$” refers to the United States Dollar, the lawful currency of the United States. All references to “Euro” or “Eur” or “€” are to the single currency of the participating member states in the Third Stage of the European Economic and Monetary Union of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Exchange Rates:
The exchange rates of the USD and the Euro as on December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013, June 30, 2013, March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 are provided below:
Currrency Exchange Rate Exchange Rate into Exchange Rate Exchange Rate Exchange Rate into INR as on INR as on into INR as on into INR as on into INR as on December 31, 2013 September 30, 2013 June 30, 2013 March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 USD 61.8970 62.7770 59.6995 54.3893 51.1565 Euro 85.3635 84.6745 77.9760 69.5438 68.3403 (Source: www.rbi.org.in)
Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the INR and the USD will affect the USD equivalent of the INR price of the Equity Shares on the Stock Exchanges. These fluctuations may also affect the conversion into USD of any cash dividends paid in INR on the Equity Shares.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We have included statements in this Letter of Offer which contain words or phrases such as “will”, “aim”, “is likely to 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, strategies, plans or goals are also forward-looking statements.
All forward – looking statements in this Letter of Offer are based on our current plans and expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties, assumptions and risks that could significantly affect our current plans and expectations, and our future financial condition and results of operations and may differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to:
volatility in interest rates and other market conditions;
general political, economic and business conditions in India and other countries;
the performance of the Indian and global financial markets;
our ability to successfully implement our strategy, our growth and expansion plans and technological changes;
costs and availability of equipment, materials and fuel;
performance of industrial and automotive sectors in India;
changes in competition in the industries we operate in;
performance of the Indian debt and equity markets;
occurrence of natural calamities or natural disasters affecting the areas in which we have operations;
changes in laws and regulations that apply to companies in India; and
other factors discussed in this Letter of Offer, including in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11.
For a further discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ, see the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Our Business” on pages 11 and 63, respectively. By their nature, certain market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future. As a result, actual future gains or losses could materially differ from those that have been estimated.
Neither our Company, nor the Lead Manager, or any of their respective affiliates have any obligation 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 come to fruition. In accordance with the SEBI and Stock Exchange requirements, our Company will ensure that Investors in India are informed of material developments until the time of the grant of listing and trading permission by the Stock Exchanges.
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SECTION II - RISK FACTORS
An investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk. Investors should carefully consider all the information in this Letter of Offer, including the risks and uncertainties described below, before making an investment in our Equity Shares. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer, the price of our Equity Shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks that we currently face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The financial and other related implications of risks concerned, wherever quantifiable, have been disclosed in the risk factors mentioned below. However, there are risks where the effect is not quantifiable and hence has not been disclosed in the applicable risk factors. We have numbered the risk factors to facilitate ease of reading and reference.
Investment in equity and equity related securities involve a degree of risk and Investors should not invest any funds in this offer unless they can afford to take the risk of losing all or a part of their investment. Investors are advised to read the risk factors described below carefully before making an investment decision in this offering. In making an investment decision, prospective Investors must rely on their own examination of our Company and the terms of the Issue, including the merits and risks involved.
To obtain a complete understanding, this section should be read in conjunction with the section “Our Business” beginning on page 63.
This Letter of Offer also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including considerations described below and in the chapter entitled “Forward Looking Statements” on page 10. Unless otherwise stated, the financial information used in this section is derived from our audited financial statements for FY 2012 and FY 2013, prepared under Indian GAAP.
Internal Risk Factors
1. “Our Company has received a letter dated September 30, 2013, bearing no.4763/2/2/2012/CBI/EO-I/N.D. from the Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi, in respect of enquiry of PE 219/2012/E/0002 CBI/EO-I/New Delhi: Requisition for documents/information
We have received a letter dated September 30, 2013, bearing no.4763/2/2/2012/CBI/EO-I/N.D. from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi, in respect of enquiry of PE 219/2012/E/0002 CBI/EO-I/New Delhi: Requisition for documents/information. This letter is in respect of the application of the Company made with the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, during January 2007 for allocation of Behraband North Extension Coal Block for the Company’s plant in Ginigera. In respect of the said application, the Company had made a presentation before the Screening Committee and a feedback form was submitted during December 2007.
Vide this letter, the CBI has sought certain information / documents in respect of the said application made by the Company andhas called an official of the Company for a personal hearing. The Company submitted all the information / documents required by the CBI. Pursuant to the submission of information / document, the Company received another letter dated November 19, 2013 from the CBI, whereby the respresentative of the Company was called for a personal hearing for explaining the matter pertaining to Networth and Investment made as stated in the application and feedback form. The Company’s representative has clarified all the queries raised by CBI during the meeting.
However, we cannot today ascertain the outcome of the said enquiry. While, allocation of a captive coal block is expected to bring down the overall cost of steel production over a longer term, the outcome of the enquiry will not impact the current operations of the Ginigera plant.
2. Our primary business of manufacturing of steel is cyclical in nature and is affected sharply by the macroeconomic cycles both in India and internationally.
Steel as a commodity has a low price elasticity of both supply and demand, making it strongly pro-cyclical, which means that steel prices move up rapidly during macroeconomic expansions, and fall sharply during macroeconomic contractions. As all economies undergo cyclical expansion and contractions and since steel has strong co-movement at business cycle frequency and coupled with aforementioned low price elasticity, steel output rises and falls more than other economic activities. This also makes investment planning in the industry and therefore in our business difficult. Furthermore, majority of our Company’s output is consumed by the automotive industry, which in turn is highly cyclical in nature and is sensitive to interest rate cycles. The demand for steel products and, thus, the financial condition and results of operations of companies in the steel industry, including us, are generally affected by macroeconomic fluctuations in the world economy and the economies of steel-producing countries, including trends in the automotive industry. The ongoing effects of the global financial and European sovereign debt crises have affected steel prices, demand and volatility internationally including in India. This uncertainty and impact on global economic growth, may adversely affect future demand and prices for our products. The impact of potential longer-term sustained price shifts and shorter-term price volatility creates the risks that our financial and operating results and asset values will be materially and adversely affected by unforeseen declines in the prevailing prices of our steel products.
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3. Our statutory auditors have made qualifying statements / laid emphasis in the audited accounts for the year ended March 31, 2013.
Our Company’s statutory auditor has qualified the accounts for FY 2013, with the following statements:
(a) As more explained in Note 18(b) to the notes to the financial statements no provision has been made with regard to the realisability of the ‘Exposures’ in Vidyavihar Containers Limited (VCL), a subsidiary company, aggregating Rs. 76.37 crores (net) as at March 31, 2013 (Rs.76.37 crores (net) as at March 31, 2012), due to significant uncertainties in recovering its investment and loans which is dependent on the ultimate realization of the assets of VCL;
They have laid emphasis on the following without qualifying their statement:
(b) Note 18(a) to the notes to the financial statements relating to the Exposures in Bombay Forgings Limited (BFL), aggregating Rs.76.51 crores as at March 31, 2013, (Rs.70.85 crores as March 31, 2012) , where the management has, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relied upon the future earnings from the business activities of BFL.
(c) Note 18(c) to the notes to the financial statements relating to the ‘Exposures’ in Stainless India Limited (SIL), an associate company, aggregating Rs. 14.11crores (net) as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 40.28 crores (net) at March 31, 2012), where the networth of SIL has been completely eroded and there is no significant activities being carried out by SIL. The management has, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relied upon the valuation report prepared by the independent valuer for the sale of assets of SIL.
(d) Note 18(d) to the notes to the financial statements relating to the ‘Exposures’ in Mukand Global Finance Limited (MGFL), a subsidiary Company, aggregating Rs. 26.25 crores as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 26.25 crores as at March 31, 2012) where the management has barring any significant uncertainties in future relied upon the projected future earnings from the business activities of MGFL. ;
(e) Note 21(b) to the notes to the financial statements relating to the Exposures aggregating Rs. 141.68 crores as at March 31, 2013 (Rs.183.94 crores as at March 31, 2012), in respect of road construction activity and our reliance on the management’s expectation of its realisability.
As a result of such qualifications by our statutory auditor, the financial statements may be less reliable than they would be had we previously addressed the concerns raised by our statutory auditors in a satisfactory manner. For further details regarding the auditors’ qualifications, please see note nos: 18(a) to 18(d) under the section “Financial Statements” on page 125-126.
4. There are certain outstanding litigations against our Subsidiaries and us, which if determined against our Subsidiaries, or us could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In the ordinary course of our and our Subsidiaries’ businesses, claims may be brought against us and/or them for alleged defective or incomplete work, liabilities for defective products, personal injuries and deaths, damage to or destruction of property, breaches of warranty, delayed payments to our and/or their suppliers, sub-contractors or tax authorities. Such claims may be raised by way of civil proceedings involving damages or other claims or by way of proceedings under criminal laws. If we and/or our Subsidiaries are found to be liable on any of the claims, we and/or them would have to incur a charge against earnings to the extent a contingent liability reserve had not been established for the matter in our or their accounts, or to the extent the claims were not sufficiently covered by our and their insurance coverage. Both claims brought against us/our Subsidiaries and by us/our Subsidiaries, if not resolved through negotiation, are often subjected to lengthy and expensive litigation and/or arbitration proceedings. Charges associated with claims brought against us and write-downs associated with claims brought by us could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Moreover, legal proceedings resulting in judgments or findings against us may harm our reputation and damage our prospects for future contract awards. Additionally, we are also subject to ongoing examination and proceedings by the relevant tax authorities, should such examinations/proceedings by the tax authorities be determined against us and/or the Subsidiaries, the same may have adverse implications on our profitability and reputation. The brief details of the major outstanding litigations involving our Company and Subsidiaries are as follows:
Litigation against our Company
Category Number of Amount involved Proceedings (in Rs. crores)# Criminal Complaints/Proceedings 1 N.A. Civil Proceedings 6 16.60 Arbitrations 1 8.66 Indirect Tax Proceedings 3 3.42 Total 11 28.68
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Litigation by our Company
Category Number of Amount involved Proceedings (in Rs. crores)# Criminal Complaints/Proceedings 4 3.12 Civil Proceedings 9 18.46 Arbitrations 1 1.16 Indirect Tax Proceedings 3 6.41 Total 17 29.15
Litigation involving our Subsidiaries
Category Number of Amount involved Proceedings (in Rs. crores)# Direct/Indirect Tax Proceedings 5 27.12*
* Out of this Rs. 27.12 crores, Rs. 26.33 crores has already been disclosed as contingent liability for FY 2012-13. Please also refer to Risk Factor No. 37 on page 20 of this Letter of Offer # To the extent ascertainable
For further details of outstanding litigations please see the section titled “Outstanding Litigations and Defaults” beginning on page 212.
5. The Government has notified certain peripheral land including certain portions of the land in which our factory at Ginigera is situated for acquisition.
The Government has vide its notification published in the Gazette of India Part –III, Section – 3, Sub-Section –II under no. SO 2453 (E) dated August 13, 2013, pursuant to the Section 3D(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) with Amendment Act of 1997, acquired lands (identified in the said Gazette) for four laning of National Highway no.63 between Ankola – Hubli – Hospet section from km.0.000 to km 268.700 in the State of Karnataka.
On September 05, 2013, a public notice has been issued to the owners/interested persons of the lands to produce the relevant documents within 21 days therefrom.
Certain portions of the land in which our Ginigera plant is situated has been identified in the aforestated Gazette and in the public notice and may be acquired by the Government. Whilst we believe that such acquisition may not effect our operations at our plant in Ginigera, we cannot confirm the extent to which such acquisition may, upon its completion, impact the operations of our plant at Ginigera and consequently on our business as a whole.
6. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India’s directive banning the mining operations in the state of Karnataka in the year 2011 has adversely affected the operations of our plant at Ginigera. Although the Supreme Court has permitted the opening of a few mines in the state of Karnataka, the availability of raw material supply to our plant at Ginigera is still scarce.
Our Company’s plant at Ginigera, Karnataka produces special and alloy steel through the MBF route using iron ore as its major input and is dependent on the mines in Karnataka for its iron ore requirements. The Supreme Court of India’s directive of July - August 2011 banning the mining operations in the state of Karnataka had created severe paucity of iron ore in Karnataka. This has adversely affected the operations in our Ginigera plant, which had to be closed completely for 35 days during the second quarter and partially during the third and fourth quarter of FY 2011-12, thereby hampering our production. Although availability of iron ore has since then been eased vide subsequent orders of the Supreme Court permitting certain specified category mines to re-open, we still face hardships in iron ore procurement. Since the month of September 2011, iron ore is available in Karnataka only through e-auctions conducted by a public sector undertaking and at a much higher price as compared to previous years.
Such restrictive directives in future could make the procurement of our key raw material difficult and expensive and this could in turn have an adverse impact on our production and financial results. Although we attempt to optimize our stocks of raw materials, we may not always be able to safeguard against unanticipated interruptions in raw material supply or substantial increases in raw material costs by actions on the part of the government and/or judicial bodies.
7. Our financing arrangements with our lenders are recorded in agreements executed with them. In addition, we are subjected to the terms of the CDR package of 2003, 2009 and 2013. The terms of the CDR package and the restrictive covenants in the loan agreements contain conditions imposed on us, which could adversely affect our ability to react to changes in our business.
We are dependent on debt financing to fund our working capital. As on November 30, 2013 our Company’s outstanding indebtedness stood at Rs. 2327.02 crores, which included Rs.839.93 crores towards short-term debt and Rs. 1487.09 crores towards long-term debt on a standalone basis. Our loan agreements and the CDR package contain covenants that require us, inter-alia, (a) to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to service our debt; (b) to be continued to be substantially held by our Promoter Group, (c) to have a minimum leverage ratio, (d) to observe certain restrictions on the
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declaration of dividends and (e) to maintain a certain ratio of liabilities to net worth. Such conditions and more place us at a competitive disadvantage with respect to our competitors who have comparatively lesser exposure to debt in their books. Our failure to comply with these obligations or to seek satisfactory waivers or changes to our obligations to reflect our existing circumstances at the relevant time under our loan agreements and the provisions of our CDR package could result in an event of default under the relevant provisions therein. Additionally, our loan agreements contain cross default provisions, by which a failure to meet payment obligations or any default under any of our loan agreements could trigger a default under our other loan agreements. There can be no assurance that we will not be in breach of our loan and CDR covenants in the future or that any breach will not trigger the cross default and cross acceleration provisions under our other loan agreements. An event of default, if not cured or waived, will result in, among others, us incurring immediate payment obligations, which may adversely affect our business and financial condition, as well as our results of operations.
Our Company has in the past defaulted in payment of our interest and other repayment obligations to our lenders and have also overdrawn working capital limits. In 2002 and 2003, we were in breach of the financial covenants under our loan agreements with BNP Paribas and HDFC Bank Ltd., respectively. The account of our Company was classified as ‘willful defaulter’ in the year 2002 by BNP Paribas and by HDFC Bank Ltd. in the year 2003. BNP Paribas had also filed a suit for recovery of its dues against our Company in the year 2002, which suit stands settled as on date. Pursuant to the CDR package approved in the year 2003, we had paid Rs. 13.08 crores to BNP Paribas and post the rights issue brought by our Company in the year 2003, an amount of Rs. 16.86 crores were paid to HDFC Bank Ltd. as full and final settlement. We have no liabilities against BNP Paribas and HDFC Bank Ltd. We no longer appear in the RBI’s list of willful defaulter. There can however be no assurance that we will be able to meet with or that our lenders will waive any Covenants under the loan agreements and/or the CDR package in future. To the extent we are in breach of any of our covenants and our lenders do not waive compliance with such covenants and any cross default or cross acceleration provision that is triggered under other loan agreements and/or CDR package, we could be required to make unscheduled repayments of debt and be unable to draw down funds under our existing loan agreements or enter into new loan agreements on acceptable terms or at all. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and may restrict our Company’s ability to arrange for debt funding requirements.
For more information, see “Accounting Ratios & Capitalization Statement” and “Financial Statements – Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013” on pages 209 and 98-193, respectively.
8. Raw materials constitutes substantial portion of our cost of production and therefore, volatility in the prices of raw materials such as iron ore may have an adverse impact on our business and make the raw material price management in our business difficult.
We use iron ore, coking coal, nickel, molybdenum and thermal coal etc. as raw materials in our steel production process. While all the raw materials can be indigenously sourced, nickel cannot be sourced within India due to its unavailability. The price of these raw materials are subject to market conditions and foreign exchange fluctuations and other such conditions which are beyond our control such as, interruptions in production by suppliers, suppliers’ allocation of materials to other purchasers, industry trends, logistics, weather and natural disasters. Our operations are therefore exposed to fluctuations in the price of such raw materials since they constitute a substantial portion of the cost of our products, for instance, during FY2013 we consumed Rs. 1,126.04 crores (on consolidated basis) towards raw materials, which stood at 52.67% of our revenues from operations on a consolidated basis whereas in the FY2012 we had consumed Rs. 1,351.45 crores (on consolidated basis) towards raw materials, constituting 52.14% of our revenues from operations for that year on a consolidated basis. Additionally, we do not have a robust hedging strategy in place to hedge against our raw material price fluctuations. The forward contracts that are currently utilized by us in our ordinary course of business may not successfully hedge against future losses arising from price fluctuations in the underlying raw material. There is also no assurance that we will be able to compensate for any future increase in raw material cost by correspondingly raising the prices of our products. Such uncontrolled fluctuations in our raw material prices may adversely affect our production process and have a negative impact on profitability.
9. Uninterrupted and adequate supply of power at a reasonable cost is critical for our operations and the lack of it could adversely affect our business and consequently our financial condition.
Out of our two plants, we produce stainless steel at our Kalwe Plant through the UHP furnace route. This route of production requires continued access to uninterrupted electricity and fuel oil supply. Currently, we do not possess captive power resource and are dependent on the state’s supply of power for our operations. Any interruption to the supply of such utilities may bring our operations at Kalwe Plant to a standstill. Furthermore, we believe that the price at which we purchase such principal utility from the state is competitive in terms of the prevailing average market price of power; however, there is no assurance that such prices would remain competitive and the supply would be uninterrupted on a long-term basis. Any fluctuations both in supply and the prices may adversely affect our business, our operations and the profitability of our Company.
10. Our operations involve certain hazardous processes that can cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment, as a result of which we could suffer material liabilities, loss of revenues and increased expenses.
Our manufacturing process is industrial in nature and is subject to a variety of potentially severe operating risks associated with the inherently hazardous processes customarily involved in production of steel. Please see the manufacturing processes at our Kalwe Plant and our plant at Ginigera at pages 68 and 69, respectively. Hazards associated with our manufacturing processes include accidents caused by moving machinery, on-site transport, forklifts and overhead cranes, explosions and resulting fires in mini blast furnaces, coke ovens, steam generators and annealing furnaces; fires in control rooms, electrical switch rooms, cable
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tunnels and vaults, transformers and lubricating oil rooms; fires caused by contact of molten metal in blast furnaces, spills and spattering of molten materials; extreme temperatures, vibration and noise; and exposure to, through inhalation or contact with, hazardous chemicals including acids, ammonia, carbon monoxide and various dusts such as coal dust. In March 1995, a fatal accident occurred at the Kalwe Plant in which two of our employees died. This unfortunate incident led the Factory Inspector to file Criminal Complaint No. 2861/95 with the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thane, which was later withdrawn in November 1998. Although, we take all necessary precautions to avoid occurrences of such accidents, evident by the fact that no such industrial accident has taken place in the last three years, we cannot assure you that such an event will not occur in the future. Such accidents, if they occur in future, may cause severe damage to and destruction of our property and equipment, may lead to environmental damages and/or personal injury or even fatalities among our personnel. Such events therefore may result in temporary or lengthy interruptions of operations, damage to our business reputation and corporate image and the imposition of civil and criminal liabilities on us.
Moreover, due to the heavy-duty nature of our manufacturing process, we carry out planned shutdowns of our facilities for scheduled maintenance, statutory inspections and testing. During our planned shutdowns our production of steel is automatically diminished. Furthermore, as our operations involve a significant degree of integration; our results of operations are dependent on the successful operation of each facility. Although we take precautions to minimize the risk of any significant operational problems at our facilities, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected by any disruption of operations at our facilities.
11. We buy steel scrap from sources in India and abroad for manufacturing refined steel at our plants. Whilst we maintain strict vigilance over the materials purchased by us we cannot have effective control over some extraneous dangerous materials being supplied along with the raw materials purchased from these sources.
We use various types of scrap as our raw material and the types of scrap used by us are stainless steel scrap, shredded scrap, ship-breaking scrap, forging scrap cut ends and turnings. While we source majority of our requirement of scrap indigenously we also import some scrap. We have been subjected to criminal proceedings due to dangerous materials found in the scrap imported by us like in the year 1994, when while segregating the imported steel scrap some empty bombshells were found in the scrap. Against this, the Deputy Collector of Customs had filed Criminal Complaint No.10/CW/2002 before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, Mumbai under Section 135 (1)(a), (1)(b) read with Section 135(1)(ii) of the Customs Act, 1962 and under Section120-B of the IPC. For further details on this case, please see the section “Outstanding Litigations and Defaults” at page 212. There can be no assurance that such dangerous materials are not found in our scrap or other raw materials imported or purchased locally by us leading to prosecution of our Company and its officials or that accidents arising from the mishandling of such dangerous materials will not occur in the future. Such events may materially affect our operations and subject our Company to penalties and/or other civil and/or criminal liabilities.
12. Our Company has faced severe financial hardships in the past, which had led our Company to default on our repayment obligations towards our lenders.
As on November 30, 2013, our Company’s outstanding indebtedness stood at Rs. 2327.02 crores, which included Rs. 839.93 crores towards short-term debt and Rs. 1487.09 crores towards long-term debt on a standalone basis. During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, 9.13% of our Company’s total revenue was utilized towards interest payment to our lenders. At the end of November 30, 2013 we were in default of our repayment obligations to the extent of Rs. 45.71 crores towards principal and Rs.14.34 crores towards interest.
We have in the past defaulted on our loan related repayment obligations and have also overdrawn on the working capital limits. In the past, some of our then lender banks and financial institutions had even classified the account of our Company as NPA in their respective books. We had also approached our lenders for a financial restructuring package and were referred to the CDR Cell approved under the CDR Mechanism by the CDREG in the year 2003 and subsequently by the respective lenders individually. The restructuring package, inter-alia, included infusion of additional funds by the Promoters, funding of interest, reduction of interest rate, conversion of term loan into equity/ bond, etc. At the request of our Company, CDREG had further modified the CDR package in the year 2009 and once again in the year 2013. For further details regarding the progress made in the CDR package, please see page 96 and the Risk Factor No. 7 titled “Our financing arrangements with our lenders are recorded in agreements executed with them”. We are also subject to the terms of the CDR package of 2003, 2009 and 2013. The terms of the CDR package and the loan agreements contain conditions imposed on us, which could adversely affect our ability to react to changes in our business.”
Repeated references to the CDR Cell and defaults in the repayment of loan would affect our ability to arrange for working capital funds and also for short term and long-term funds for our business. Shortage of funds could materially and adversely affect our capital expenditure plans, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
13. Our Company’s current levels of indebtedness have considerable impact on our profitability and may adversely affect our future strategy and operations.
As at November 30, 2013 , our Company’s long-term borrowings were approximately Rs. 1040.20 crores and the long term debt equity ratio of our Company stood at 3.14:1. An amount of Rs. 215.38 crores equivalent to 10.13% and Rs. 56.98 crores equivalent to 9.13% of our total revenue is utilized to service the borrowings of our Company in FY 2013 and the quarter ended at September 30, 2013, respectively. Even though our Company is substantially leveraged, we may incur additional indebtedness in the future, including by the issuance of debt securities or entering into banking or other loan arrangements. Such levels of indebtedness could have adverse consequences for our Company’s business, including (a) limiting our Company’s ability to
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satisfy our debt obligations; (b) increasing cost of additional financing; (c) impairing our Company’s ability to obtain additional financing in the future for capital expenditure or general corporate purposes; (d) requiring our Company to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of its indebtedness, which would reduce the funds available for our operations; (e) limiting our Company’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the business and the industry in which our Company operates; and placing our Company at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have comparatively lesser debt.
14. Our commercial counterparties may fail to meet with their obligations, which may negatively impact our results.
We commercially engage with a large number of counterparties in our business viz. our customers, distributors, suppliers, and financial institutions. Whilst we have sound credit control mechanisms however it may not be sufficient to prevent losses due to credit exposure to customers especially in the wake of the current slowdown in the Indian and international economic conditions. Additionally, our suppliers, contractors or even business partners and counterparties of our Subsidiaries may fail to perform their contracts. Such events could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.
15. Our failure to upgrade and modernize may render our existing plant and machinery and our products less competitive.
Our ability to keep pace with upgradation and modernization of our existing plant and machinery and our products and services are pertinent for our success. Given the fast pace of modernization, we face the risk that our plant and machinery and products and services may become obsolete and less competitive and any upgradation and modernization of our plant and machinery may entail large investments. If we are unable to meet such expenditure requirements, or if we do not keep up with atleast the market prevalent technological levels of manufacturing expertise, our business could be adversely affected. Furthermore, if we make such requisite expenditure for modernization of our plants, we may increase our indebtedness leading to further interest outlays and increased liability, which may adversely affect our financial condition if such expenditure does not bring about the desired results.
16. Breaches in our information technology (IT) security processes may adversely impact the conduct of our business activities.
We maintain IT and communication networks and applications to support our business activities. These processes may not prevent future malicious actions or frauds by individuals or groups, resulting in the corruption of operating systems, theft of commercially sensitive data, misappropriation of funds and disruptions to our business operations. Such events may cause severe operational roadblocks in our business.
17. If we are not able to renew or maintain the statutory and regulatory permits and approvals required to operate our business it may have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are required to obtain approvals from relevant government authorities to operate our business. We are also required to renew our licences and approvals as they expire and obtain new licences and approvals when required. Please see the section titled “Government and Other Statutory Approvals” beginning on page 218 for more information on the licences and permits obtained by our Company. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully renew the licences, approvals or permits necessary for our operations upon expiration. Additionally, if the relevant authorities enact new regulations, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully meet with such requirements or that the relevant authorities will issue or renew the licences or approvals we require within the timeframe we anticipate or at all. If our Company fails to obtain the required approvals or renew them in time, we may be subjected to sanctions, such as fines, or be required to shut down a facility. Such failure to obtain or renew, any significant licence or approval that we may require to conduct our business and operations could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
18. Our industry is subject to long gestation periods, which exposes our production of steel to substantial price volatility.
The production of steel is capital intensive, with a high proportion of investment in fixed assets like plant and machinery. Furthermore, setting up of new capacities or expansion of existing capacities requires long lead times. Capacity expansions in the overall steel industry, if not matched with a corresponding growth in demand, may result in downward pressure on operating margins in the steel industry, including for our Company. At the same time if additional capacities are not built and if the demand grows then the prices tend to increase as the capacities to meet such demands cannot be built in a short period due to long gestation periods in capacity expansion in the steel industry. If such demand grows strongly then due to this long gestation period of manufacturing the same can lead to substantial price volatility. Accordingly, we may be impacted sometimes negatively by significant volatility in the alloy and stainless or special steel prices, particularly in the event of comparative excess production capacity in the Indian and global steel market.
19. Our Company’s research and development efforts and planned technology upgrades may be unsuccessful.
It is our Company’s constant endeavor to increase the proportion of high margin products in its product portfolio. We rely on our sales officers and research and development team to develop new production methods and processes to improve the quality of our products. However, such efforts require substantial time and capital investment and the benefits of any such investments may not yield immediate tangible benefits. Even if such efforts are successful, our Company may be unable to apply the new technology to the products in ways that are accepted by our existing or new customers. If our Company’s research and development efforts are ineffective, or if the markets do not accept such new products, our Company may fail to generate any
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returns from such expenditure on research and development and would also be unable to maintain or improve our competitive position leading to a slower growth of our business.
20. Our business requires significant amount of working capital and could be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain sufficient levels of working capital.
Steel industry is working capital-intensive and is generally known for its low inventory turnover ratio. Like others in the industry, a substantial portion of our working capital is utilized to purchase raw materials such as iron ore from third parties. An increase in the global prices of our raw materials therefore has an adverse affect on our operational costs and accordingly, increases our working capital requirements. In our case, we fund our operations principally through internal cash flows and short or long-term bank loans. As at March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately Rs. 26.27 crores and Rs. 21.06 crores on a standalone basis respectively and Rs. 33.48 crores and Rs. 26.13 crores on a consolidated basis, respectively, and the majority of our total borrowings comprised short-term borrowings. In the event that we are unable to obtain or secure sufficient borrowings or generate sufficient revenue from our operations, or if we fail to maintain sufficient cash to meet our operating requirements, we may not have sufficient cash flow to fund our operations and our business and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.
21. Certain land parcels occupied by our Company are state-owned / allocated land granted to our Company on long term lease. As a result, the use of these land properties by our Company may be terminated.
We occupy certain portion of our factory land at our Kalwe Plant, the entire factory land at Ginigera, Karnataka and Sinnar Maharashtra under leasehold rights from the respective state authorities such as MIDC and KIADB. They have been taken on lease for various periods ranging from 21 years to 95 years. These land properties are subject to strict use and have been leased with transfer restrictions and therefore have limited market value. Violation of any terms of usage or other conditions of lease may lead to imposition of fine and/or cancellation of such leasehold rights. Any of these situations would have a material and severe adverse effect on business, results of operations and financial condition of our Company.
22. Our Company does not own the entire manufacturing facility at Ginigera, Karnataka.
The steel plant of our Company at Ginigera, Karnataka is a joint effort of our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited. Under an arrangement, our Company owns an SMS and Kalyani Steels Limited owns a MBF and rolling mills in the Ginigera plant and production therein is shared between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited in the ratio of 58.62% and 41.38%, respectively. Kalyani Steels Limited makes hot metal in its MBF, whereas our Company converts it into steel bloom/billets in its SMS. The blooms/billet is rolled into rounds at Kalyani Steels Limited’s rolling mills. In case our understanding with Kalyani Steels Limited is terminated or does not continue as per the agreed terms, our production would be adversely affected and this would affect our overall revenue and profitability. Please see page 70 for further details on the arrangement between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited in respect of production and related matters for Ginigera plant.
23. We are dependent on additional financing to fund our operations and to support our future growth and due to our credit history or due to the prevailing market conditions at the relevant time, our Company may be unable to secure additional funding in the future.
Our Company may in future need to obtain additional external financing, which may include bank borrowings or issuance of debt securities to meet our capital expenditure plans. There is no assurance that our Company will be able to raise sufficient financing to fund our future capital requirements or at all. Failure to obtain sufficient financing could cause delay or abandonment of business development plans and can have a material adverse effect on our Company’s results of operations. Our past credit history may make it difficult for us to raise debt or make such funds more expensive for us than the market rate thereby increasing our interest expense, and this will have a material and adverse impact on our business, results of operations and prospects. Certain business opportunities that may increase our revenue or competitive edge may arise from time to time, and we may require additional funds to expand our capabilities and business through acquisitions, investments, joint-ventures and/or strategic partnerships with third parties to take advantage of such opportunities. If we are unable to secure additional financing for this purpose, our ability to expand our facilities or to incur large capital expenditure to meet our requirements may be adversely affected. In such event, our future financial performance may be adversely affected. On the other hand if our Company raises additional funds through debt, our interest and repayment obligations will increase, and we may be subject to additional covenants that could limit our ability to access cash flows from operations.
24. We have experienced negative cash flows in our business for the FY2013 and the FY2012 from operating, investing and from financing activities in the past.
We have recently experienced negative cash flows with respect to operating, investing and financing activities, on a consolidated basis as set forth in the table below: (Rs.in crores) FY 2013 FY2012 Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities (45.68) 100.98 Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities (98.54) (104.70) Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities 151.57 (24.56) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 7.35 (28.28)
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Sustained negative cash flows and losses incurred by our Company could have a negative impact on our reputation, on our performance and also on the relationship that we share with our bankers, creditors and customers. Any negative cash flow in the future could also adversely affect our Company’s results of operation and financial condition.
25. We have incurred losses in the past including the last six month ended September 2013 and the last two financial years and may incur losses in the future.
We have incurred a loss of Rs. 65.91 crores during the first half of the year ended on September 30, 2013, Rs. 224.02 crores (consolidated after consideration of exceptional items) for FY 2013 and Rs. 86.88 crores (consolidated) for the FY2012. We believe that subject to any unforeseen circumstances, taking into account our cash flows from operations, our income from our arrangements with our customers as well as our undrawn committed credit facilities, we will be able to meet our liabilities as and when they fall due. In the past as at March 31, 2003, our Company’s networth had eroded of more than 50% of its peak networth during the then immediately preceding four financial years. Our Company had therefore become a ‘potentially sick industrial company’ under SICA and a report as required under the provisions of SICA had been filed with BIFR pursuant to the approval of the Board in its meeting held on June 30, 2003. Our Company ceased to be a ‘potentially sick company’ as on March 31, 2005 under SICA.
The losses were mainly on account of paucity of supply or iron ore lump due to delay in the opening of the mines at Ginigera, Karnataka, continued volatility in the price of key imports like coking coal, metallurgical coke, scrap, nickel and molybdenum due to global demand and supply factors and high volatile Rupee-Dollar exchange rates, increased input cost due to inflationary pressure and the increase in finance costs and its impact on the increased borrowing by the company.
26. Our Company has not paid dividends since the last two years and may not be able to pay dividends in future.
Our Company has not paid any dividends to its Equity Shareholders for FY2012 and FY2013. The ability of our Company to pay dividend in the near future cannot be ascertained. We may be prohibited from making any distribution by way of dividends unless the relevant bank or financial institution has determined that such distribution will not affect our ability to repay their loans. Furthermore, our ability to declare dividends in relation to our Equity Shares will also depend on our future financial performance which, in turn, depends on successfully implementing our strategy and on financial, competitive, regulatory, technical and other factors, general economic conditions, and other factors specific to our industry or specific projects, many of which are beyond our control. Non-payment of dividends makes our Equity Shares less attractive to the Investors thereby reducing the volumes of trades in the Stock Exchanges for our Equity Shares.
27. Our Company has not been regularly depositing income tax deducted at source, TCS, cess, professional tax, pension fund and sales tax and that there has been a slight delay in many cases.
Our Auditors, in their report for the FY 2013 have stated that our company has not been regularly depositing income tax deducted at source, TCS, cess, professional tax, pension fund and sales tax and that there has been a slight delay in many cases. Such delayed deposition of statutory dues like Income Tax, Profession Tax, Pension Fund and Sales Tax could attract penal action from the statutory authorities and this could in turn have an impact on our revenues and profitability. For further details, please refer to note no. (ix) in the Auditors’ Notes on page 102.
28. Our Company has a portfolio of multiple businesses, which exposes us to challenges in managing its ancillary business segments.
Our Company’s core business of steel production is supplemented by three other business segments housed in different divisions of our Company: (i) Industrial Machinery Division (ii) Power Generation Division and (iii) Road Construction Division. Our Company’s management may experience difficulty ensuring that sufficient attention and support is provided to each of its ancillary businesses, and may also not possess the necessary expertise or be able to focus on what drives each business segment, in terms of factors such as preferred suppliers, operating costs and, the dynamics of the relevant industry. For example, we have sold all the operating assets of the Road Constructions Division, which therefore is now not operational. In addition, it may be difficult for our Company to concentrate on building out on any particular non-core business, which by extension may prevent our Company from retaining its leading position in steel production.
29. Information relating to our order book for IMD may not be representative of our future results.
IMD constitutes 7.51% of our total sales (excluding excise duty) for FY 2013. The order book size of IMD as on November 30, 2013 is Rs. 303.41 crores. Although projects in our order book for IMD represent business that we consider firm, however, defaults or scope adjustments by the customers or other unforeseen delays may occur. Because of these uncertainties, we cannot predict when or if the projects in our order book will be performed and will generate revenue. In addition, even where a project proceeds as scheduled, it is possible that contracting parties may default and fail to pay amounts owed or dispute the amounts owed to us. There is no assurance that we would be able to recover against such defaulting parties. There may also be delays associated with collection of receivables from customers.
30. Some of our Subsidiaries namely, Vidyavihar Containers Limited, Mukand Vijaynagar Steel, Mukand International Limited and Mukand International FZE have been incurring losses for the last 3 years. In addition, Mukand Vijaynagar
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Steel Limited, had accumulated losses of Rs. 6.97 crores which was more than 50% of its networth as at the end of FY 2013 and it has incurred cash losses for the FY 2013 and in the previous two FYs.
Our Subsidiaries, Vidyavihar Containers Limited, Mukand Vijaynagar Steel and Mukand International Limited have been incurring losses for the last three FYs as per details given hereunder: (As per audited results) Name FY 2011 FY2012 FY2013 Vidyavihar Containers Limited (Rs. in (15.13) NA (0.30) crores) Mukand Vijaynagar Steel Limited (Rs. in (0.0031) (0.0032) (0.0007) crores) Mukand International Limited ( IN US$) (5340) (3687) (5682) Mukand International FZE (IN US$) NA NA (79976)
Note: NA denotes that the company made profits during the relevant financial year.
31. Disputes with our Joint Venture or other business partners may adversely affect our business.
In the course of our business, we have formed joint ventures and other strategic relationships with third parties to jointly engage in certain business activities. We may bear joint and several liabilities to the joint venture and strategic partners under the relevant joint venture or other agreements. It is possible that the interest and objectives of our JV or other business partners are inconsistent with ours and they may therefore take actions contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies and objectives. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not have a serious dispute with our JV or other business partners, which may cause the loss of business opportunities or disruption to or termination of the relevant project or business venture. Such dispute may also give rise to arbitration, litigation or other legal proceedings whether commenced by us or against us, in India or in other jurisdictions, which will divert our management attention and other resources. In the event that we encounter any of the foregoing problems, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and/or adversely affected.
32. The interests of our principal shareholders may not be the same as those of our other shareholders.
As on December 31, 2013, the Promoter Group controlled voting rights for 39719442 Equity Shares, constituting 54.33% of our total paid up Equity Shares. Our Promoter Group therefore, has significant influence over the conduct of our business including matters relating to any sale of all or substantially all of our assets, the timing and distribution of dividends and the election of Directors. Our Promoter Group, because of its long-term interest, may have views, which, in the short term, may be in conflict with the interests of the other shareholders of our Company.
33. We may continue to be controlled by our Promoter Group, who by virtue of their aggregate shareholding collectively own a substantial portion of our issued Equity Shares, as a result of which, the remaining shareholders may not be able to effect the outcome of shareholder voting.
As of December 31, 2013, the Promoter Group’s shareholding in our Company stood at 54.33%. Furthermore, members of the Promoter Group have undertaken to subscribe to the unsubscribed portion in addition to their entitlement in the Issue to ensure that at least 90% of the Issue is subscribed. Consequently, the collective holdings of our Promoter Group may increase above their current holdings. Our Promoter Group will therefore have the ability to exercise a controlling influence over our business, which may cause us to take actions that may conflict with the interests of some of our shareholders.
34. A significant proportion of our Promoter Group shareholding in our Company is encumbered. Enforcement of such encumbrance could have significant effect on the controlling interests and therefore on the voting pattern on corporate actions.
The pre-Issue shareholding of our Promoter Group in our Company as on December 31, 2013 was 54.33%, of which 36.20% was under pledge or encumbrance to secure the respective borrowings of members of the Promoters and Promoter Group (and/or the companies with which such persons are associated) as well as the borrowings of our Company. In the event of enforcement of such encumbrances, such encumbered Equity Shares may be required to be transferred to the holders of such encumbrances, resulting in a change in our Company’s shareholding pattern and in altering our Company’s relationships with our Promoter Group. Such events may render our Promoter Group unable to vote in favor of any corporate actions that would be in our Company’s interest.
35. Our success depends largely on our senior management and our ability to attract and retain our key personnel.
Our success is, to a large extent, attributable to the vision, expertise and skills of our Directors and management team. In view of their experience in and knowledge of the steel and heavy equipment business, their combined involvement is important to our future prospects. Should any of our senior management cease to be involved in our operations, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. We also do not have a key-man insurance policy in place with respect to the senior management and key managerial personnel of our Company.
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The success of our business will also depend on our ability to identify, attract, hire, train, retain and motivate skilled personnel. If we fail to retain and hire sufficient number of qualified personnel for functions such as manufacturing, technical, finance, marketing and sales, operations and research and development, our business could be adversely affected.
36. Our Company’s insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover the risks related to its business operations.
As of November 30, 2013 , our property, plants, equipment and other assets are insured against fire and other casualty losses up to Rs. 2220.21 crores (including mediclaim cover for our employees). For more information, please see section “Our Business – Insurance” on page 78. Additionally, we carry general insurance for vehicles and accident compensation insurance for our employees to the extent we consider appropriate. This however is no guarantee that we will not incur expenditure or losses beyond the insurance coverage of our Company’s insurance policies. Having customary insurance that we have obtained does not preclude any claim, which may not be met by the insurance coverage at all and such instances may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
37. Our contingent liabilities may adversely affect our financial condition if they were to materialize.
The table below sets forth our contingent liabilities, as disclosed in our latest audited consolidated financial statements. (Rs.in crores)
Contingent liabilities not provided for March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 Income tax 48.12 53.94 Excise duty, customs duty etc., 3.80 4.53 Sales tax, works contract tax etc., 5.63 4.90 Others 0.24 0.24 Claims against our Company not acknowledged as debts 18.53 21.24 Bills discounted with bankers and others 10.96 9.80 Guarantees and counter guarantees given by our Company 69.90 73.90 Bonds/undertakings given by our Company 35.44 30.68 Share in the contingent liabilities of associates 1.44 1.59 Total 194.06 200.82
Any or all of these contingent liabilities may become actual liabilities. If any or all of these liabilities materialize, there may be an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Please see “Financial Statements” on page 89.
38. We have entered into transactions with related parties in FY 2013, which could potentially involve conflicts of interest with our Company.
We have entered into transactions with related parties in FY 2013, comprising, on a consolidated basis, Rs. 3.02 crores paid towards remuneration and perks, Rs. 49.59 crores paid towards purchase of goods and services, Rs. 15.61 crores received on sale of goods and services. Although we enter into transactions with related parties on arm’s length basis, we cannot assure you that we could not have achieved more favorable terms had such transactions been entered into with unrelated parties. There can be no assurance that such transactions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations, including because of potential conflicts of interest or otherwise. For more details regarding Related Party Transactions, please see note no.34 under Auditors Reports in the section “Financial Statements” on page 139-141.
39. Significant portion of our total trade receivables are more than six months old, and our inability to recover these can severely impact our financial health.
As at the end of FY 2013, our total trade receivables on a consolidated basis amounted to Rs. 927.05 crores of which Rs. 499.77 crores were pertaining to receivables, which were more than 6 months old. For the previous FY 2012, our total receivables amounted to Rs. 873.48 crores, of which Rs. 327.98 crores were more than 6 months old, and the recovery process of these could be slow, thereby impacting our operations and consequently our revenue and profitability.
40. We depend primarily on the Indian market for sales of our steel products and, accordingly, adverse economic and financial developments in India may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We focus and depend primarily on the Indian market for sales of our steel products. The proportion of our domestic sales (including excise) in our total sales is as provided in the table below: (Rs. in crores) For the year ended March 31, For year ended March 31, 2012 2013
Domestic sales 2128.69 2543.82 Total sales 2280.52 2760.77 Domestic sales as percentage of total sales (%) 93.34 92.14
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41. We derive a significant portion of our income from a few customers and a loss of one or more significant customers or a reduction in their demand for our products and services could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Aggregate sales attributable to our Company’s ten largest strategic customers represented 38.43% and 36.34% of our Company’s total revenue for the years ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, respectively. There can be no assurance that our Company will be able to maintain or improve its relationships with these customers, or that we will be able to continue to supply products to these customers at current levels or at all. Additionally, the term of sales contracts between our Company and most of our major customers is usually less than two years. The renewal of such contracts upon expiration of the term is not automatic but subject to mutual agreement between the relevant customer and our Company. If our Company is not able to maintain the sales contracts with our major customers on terms commercially acceptable to our Company or at all, our Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, demand for our Company’s products is affected by the performance of our customers in the international markets, and any decline in our major customers’ businesses in such markets could lead to a decline in purchase orders from these customers. If any of our Company’s ten largest customers were to substantially reduce the size or value of the orders it places with our Company or were to terminate its business relationship with our Company entirely, there can be no assurance that our Company would be able to obtain orders from other customers to replace any such lost sales on comparable terms or at all. If any of these relationships were to be so altered and our Company is unable to obtain replacement orders, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.
42. A significant portion of our production is used by end-users in the automotive industry, which exposes us to downturns in this industry.
A significant portion of our steel products are used by end-users in the automotive industry. The automotive industry is cyclical in nature and economic downturns and resulting pricing pressures experienced by our customers in this industry have in the past resulted in them reducing their capital and operating expenditures. A slowdown in this industry or the occurrence of any event that may adversely affect the industry such as the demand and supply for automobiles will result in a decrease in demand for steel products, and accordingly, our business, profitability and financial performance may be adversely affected. In particular, a significant decline in vehicle sales together with the deterioration in the global economic situation resulted in the postponement or cancellation of certain projects by our customers. Should such postponements of projects be prolonged or if we experience a significant postponement or cancellation of such confirmed projects, our business, profitability and financial performance will be adversely affected.
43. We sell our products in highly competitive markets and our inability to compete effectively may lead to lower market share or reduced operating margins, both of which may adversely affect our results of operations.
The markets in which steel companies operate are highly competitive. Our Company’s larger competitors may use their resources, which may be greater than our Company’s against us in a variety of ways including by making additional acquisitions, investing in the procurement and production of raw materials, investing more aggressively in product development and capacity increases and displacing demand for our Company’s products. There has been a trend towards industry consolidation in the domestic and international steel markets. In the international market, from October 1, 2012, Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. have merged to become Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, which is now the world’s second largest steelmaker by output. Even the largest steel maker of the world, Arcelor Mittal is a result of consolidation of two large steel manufacturers. In the domestic market, the regional consolidation and restructuring has taken pace with the completion of merger of JSW Steel and JSW Ispat Steel on June 1, 2013, making it the second largest steel producer in the country after state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited. Such consolidation allows our consolidating competitors to benefit from greater economies of scale, which may allow them to increase their market share by reduction of price. Such intense competition and consolidation could cause our Company to lose its market share or constrain us to reduce our prices and thereby causing material adverse effect on our Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
44. Competition from substitutes for steel could reduce market prices and demand for steel products and thereby have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Most of our output steel is utilized in the automotive sector. Currently, steel is the primary material in body and chassis structures. Shifts toward its substitutes like aluminum in the automotive industry or to cement, composites, glass, plastic and wood in other industries would significantly impact prices and demand for steel products. Our Company’s revenue and profitability may also be reduced by a decrease in market prices caused by competition from other materials that can substitute for steel and demand for steel products.
45. Regulations relating to environment safety and health evolve over time and stricter rules and regulations may significantly increase our Company’s cost of compliance.
Our Company’s steel manufacturing facilities involve potential environmental consequences, including generation of pollutants and storage and disposal of wastes and other hazardous materials. Our Company’s operations generate significant amounts of pollutants and waste, some of which are hazardous, such as sulphur oxide, organic compounds and multi component sludges containing heavy metals (chrome, copper, nickel and zinc). The discharge, storage and disposal of such hazardous waste are subject to environmental regulations, including some that require the clean-up of contamination. Our Company’s operations are also associated with the emission of carbon dioxide and other ‘greenhouse gases’. Ongoing international negotiations that aim to limit greenhouse gas emissions may result in the introduction of additional regulations in the future and may have an adverse
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impact on our Company’s operations. Additionally, there is a risk that in India stricter environmental legislation or regulations may be introduced. Continuation of the global trend towards stricter laws and regulations may result in significant increases in the cost of complying with (or failing to comply with) such environmental rules and regulations and could have a material adverse effect on our Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects. We are also subject to health and safety laws, regulations and standards. Our Company’s compliance with these environmental, health and safety laws and regulations necessitate a commitment of significant financial resources. These laws and regulations may allow governmental authorities and private parties to initiate litigation based upon damages to property and injury to persons resulting from environmental, health and safety incidents and other impacts of our Company’s past and current operations, all of which could have a material and adverse effect on our Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.
46. Problematic labour relations and/or change in labour or industrial relations laws, as well as increasing costs of skilled labour, could have a material adverse impact on our Company.
Our Company has enjoyed congenial labour relations with its employees in the past, a work slowdown or a work stoppage could occur at any of our Company’s facilities or in our Greenfield operations. We currently have one registered trade union viz., Kalwe Mukand Employees Union (“KMEU”) of daily waged workmen. Besides KMEU, there is another union, which belongs to Staff Members – Mukand Staff & Officers’ Association. Staff members are being paid emoluments in terms of an award dated June 30, 2006 by the Industrial Tribunal. Whilst we currently enjoy cordial relationship with the trade union, any work stoppages, disputes with employee unions or other labour related developments or disputes in future could result in a decrease in our Company’s production levels and/or an increase in costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects. In addition, competition for skilled labour is intense in the steel industry, and labour costs are increasing significantly. The demand for and hence costs associated with employing skilled engineers, construction workers and operators is likely to continue to increase, reflecting the significant demand from other industries and public infrastructure projects. Continued high demand for skilled labour and continuing increases in labour costs could make it difficult for our Company to attract qualified employees at a commercially reasonable cost or at all and such a difficulty could have a material adverse effect on our Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects.
47. We are subject to risks arising from currency exchange rate fluctuations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our total imports and exports for FY2013 totaled Rs. 335.42 crores and Rs. 151.83 crores, respectively. We are therefore exposed to foreign currency risk for our raw material imports and export sales, which may not be fully hedged. Accordingly, we are subject to currency exchange rate risk on account of:
(a) Imports – depreciation in the value of Indian Rupee may result in increase in the cost of raw materials. As at March 31, 2013, out of the total raw material cost of Rs.1121.24 crores, an amount of Rs. 302.94 crores was incurred on import of raw material, on a stand alone basis.
(b) Exports – Appreciation in the value of Indian Rupee may result in reduced sales. As at March 31, 2013, out of the income of Rs.2347.52 crores from total sale, an income of Rs. 151.83 crores was on account of export, on a stand alone basis.
48. We propose to utilise a part of the Net Proceeds for general corporate purposes and our management will have the discretion to deploy the funds to this end.
We propose to utilise the Net Proceeds for purposes identified in the section titled “Objects of the Issue” on page 47. The manner of deployment and allocation of such funds is entirely at the discretion of our management and our Board, subject to compliance with the necessary provisions of the Companies Act.
EXTERNAL RISK FACTORS
49. The impact of many proposed legislations viz., the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 and the Indian Direct Tax Code Bill, 2010 and recently enacted Companies Act, 2013 are uncertain and may impact our business adversely.
The Union Cabinet has approved a new mining legislation titled ‘The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011’, to replace the existing Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. This new bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 12, 2011 and as on the date of this Letter of Offer, it is still pending its approval. This proposed legislation, in its current form, significantly varies from the legislation of 1957 and introduces benefit-sharing mechanisms for the people affected by the mining operations. In its current form, the Bill proposes sharing of 26% of the profits after tax by the coal miners with the project affected people. For non-coal mining companies, the Bill proposes an amount equal to 100% of the royalty to be shared with local people. Iron ore and coal are the two main raw materials used for making steel and the provisions of this proposed legislation, upon its enactment and implementation is likely to increase the price of both coal and iron ore, thus increasing the cost of production of steel. Whilst it is uncertain as to how the provisions of this proposed legislation, upon its enactment, would be applied in practice, if it were passed in its current form, the provisions thereof may have an adverse impact on the profitability of our Company.
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Furthermore, the Indian Direct Tax Code Bill, 2010 is in the anvil of being transformed into legislation, however, the same is yet to be enacted. It is uncertain as to how the provisions of the proposed legislation, upon its enactment, would be applied in practice. This Bill upon enactment may have an adverse impact on the operations of our Company.
In addition, the new Companies Act, 2013 has been enacted to replace the Companies Act. However, at present, only limited provisions of the said legislation have been notified. We cannot ascertain as to how the provisions of this legislation, upon their notification, would be applied in practice and may require judicial interpretation for effective implementation.
50. The global economic conditions may continue to be sluggish negatively impacting our business.
The global economic downturn in recent years reduced worldwide demand for steel products. There can be no assurance that such recovery will continue. Difficulties affecting the U.S. and global financial sectors, adverse conditions and volatility in the U.S. and worldwide credit and financial markets, fluctuations in oil and commodity prices and the general weakness of the U.S. and global economy have increased the uncertainty of global economic prospects in general and have adversely affected the global and Indian economies. The global economic downturn in recent years had a pronounced negative effect on the global demand for steel products and their prices. In response to sluggish demand from our customers in industries adversely impacted by the deteriorating global economic conditions, such as the automotive and construction industries, we may have to reduce our steel production and sales prices. There can be no assurance that a recovery in the global financial markets will be swift, alleviating the production outlook of the global steel industry and global economic conditions in general. Deterioration of market conditions may result in changes in assumptions underlying the carrying value of certain assets, which in turn could result in impairment of such assets, including intangible assets such as goodwill. We expect fluctuation in demand for our steel products to continue to prevail at least in the near future, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
51. The alloy steel industry is highly competitive and our Company may not be able to compete successfully against our competitors.
Our Company’s competitors include major national and international steel producers. A number of our Company’s competitors have undertaken modernisation and expansion plans, which may make them more efficient, allow them to develop new products and enable them to decrease their prices. Our Company also faces price-based competition from other alloy and specialty steel manufacturers in other emerging market countries. Competitors may have advantages in terms of location and transportation routes. Moreover, the steel industry as a whole has in the past suffered from production overcapacity. The highly competitive nature of the industry, combined with periodic excess production capacity for some steel products, has exerted, and may in the future continue to exert, downward pressure on the prices of certain of our Company’s products. There can be no assurance that our Company will be able to compete effectively in the future due to these factors. If our Company fails to compete effectively with our competitors then business of our Company, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects could be adversely affected.
52. Wage increases in India may reduce our Company’s profit margins.
Wage costs in India have historically been significantly lower than wage costs for similarly skilled employees in more developed markets. Wage costs in India generally have been increasing and if wage costs continue to increase in India, and do so more rapidly in the future, and if our Company is not able to adjust its prices to recover such increases in costs, it could result in a reduction in our Company’s profit margins. Unless our Company is able to continue to increase the efficiency and productivity of our employees, wage increases could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects.
53. Political instability or changes in the economic policies by the GoI could impact our financial results and prospects.
India is a politically stable country. However, India has witnessed a spate of mild civil unrests in various parts mostly targeting the government in the recent past. It is widely believed that such situations have led the government to certain levels of inactions which have delayed major policy initiatives adversely effecting the economic environment of the country. Our Company’s assets and operations are located in India and we are subject to regulatory, economic, and social environment in India. Consequently, our Company’s financial performance is not only correlated with the economic conditions of India but also of its regulatory, social and political situations. For example, recent steep slide in the exchange rate of Rupee vis-à-vis USD, government policies, interest rates, commodity prices, social and civil unrest and other political events, in India have an impact on our business. Such situations also have a direct impact on the securities markets, which may have an adverse affect on the price of our Equity Shares.
54. Indian economy is facing relatively higher inflationary trends, which adversely affects our business. This trend may continue in future.
In the recent period, controlling inflation has been the cornerstone of monetary policy in India with continuing upside risk. Inflation in FY2012 was largely attributed to unsatisfactory monsoon, large upward revision in minimum support prices on the back of cost escalation and exchange rate depreciation. Steel sector has a direct correlation with the inflationary pressures, as it on the one side adversely affects demand, and at the same time it puts upward pressures on the raw material prices.
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In the first quarter for FY2014, the wholesale price index has been stable {at 171.5 for April 2013 and 171.6 for May 2013 (weight 100, base year 2004-05)} for all commodities, and for iron ore it is seen relatively moderating {at 616.7 for April 2013 and 613.3 for May 2013 (weight in index 0.24001, base year 2004-05, index weight 100)}. We cannot assure you that the economy in India will not be subject to periods of high inflation in the future. If such periods of high inflation occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.
55. India’s physical infrastructure is in poor condition, which on the long run may be lead to more demand for steel products; it may at the same time disrupt the growth of Indian economy and consequently our Company’s growth.
The physical infrastructure in India, including rail and road networks, power generation and transmission have not been adequately funded and maintained. Electricity shortages in some regions of India have seriously disrupted the local economies. The poor condition or further deterioration of India’s infrastructure may harm the economy, disrupt access to communications, increase the cost of doing business in India or disrupt business operations, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.
56. Excess capacity and oversupply in the steel industry globally may hamper the steel industry’s recovery and prolong the downward cycle.
During periods of economic downturn, global steel production capacity exceeds global steel consumption, resulting in manufacturers in certain countries exporting significant amounts of steel and steel products at very low prices. These can result in downward pressure on domestic steel prices in India, which could materially and adversely affect our Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. There can be no assurance that our Company will be able to continue to compete successfully in this economic environment or that production over-capacity will not have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.
57. Civil unrest, terrorist attacks or a war involving India could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The occurrence of events leading to large-scale violence or its very threats, caused by civil unrest, terrorist attacks or even low intensity or full-scale war may result in a loss of business confidence, which could potentially lead to economic recession and cause an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. India has in the past faced armed aggressions from its neighboring countries and has also faced limited civil unrest and regular terrorist attacks. Such events have both direct as well as indirect impact on our business and the environment in which our business is conducted. There is no assurance that such hostilites or acts of violence would not be witnessed in India in the future. If India were to be subjected to such hostilities then the same shall have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
58. India’s large geographical size makes it susceptible to various kinds of natural disasters. Also, there have been outbreaks of infectious diseases, all of which could severely disrupt the normal operation of our business.
Due to its geographical expanse, India is subjected to various natural conditions and has witnessed severe natural calamities in the past, which have had their impact on the Indian economy. India has experienced natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, droughts and floods in recent years. Because our operations are located in India, our business and operations could be interrupted or delayed as a result of a natural disaster in India, which could affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our Equity Shares. Furthermore, outbreak of an infectious disease as a consequences of such natural disasters or otherwise or any other serious public health concern, such as swine influenza, could have a negative impact on the Indian economy, financial markets and business activities, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our Equity Shares. Although, we have not been adversely affected by such outbreaks in the past, we can give you no assurance that a future outbreak of an infectious disease among humans or animals or any other serious public health concerns will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our Equity Shares.
59. Depreciation of the value of the Indian Rupee against the Dollar and other major foreign currencies may have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations and on the price of the Equity Shares.
The Indian Rupee has depreciated significantly against major currencies in recent months. The exchange rate for the Indian Rupee, as announced by the RBI, depreciated from Rs.51.1565 to US$1 as of March 31, 2012 to Rs 61.8970 to US$ as on December 31, 2013. Depreciation of the Indian Rupee may materially affect the results of our operations because, among other things, it causes an increase in Rupee terms, the costs of raw materials and equipment that we purchase from overseas sources and all costs, which are denominated primarily in Dollars. As the impact of such sudden and drastic depreciation of Indian Rupee is being felt in the Indian economy, the same may translate into adverse economic conditions for the business at large and for our business leading to a material adverse effect on the results of our operations and on the price of the Equity Shares.
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PROMINENT NOTES
Investors may contact the Lead Manager, i.e. ICICI Securities Ltd., for any complaints, information or clarifications pertaining to the Issue.
Our net worth (excluding revaluation reserves) was Rs. 456.89 crores and Rs. 417.47 crores as per the audited financial statements of our Company as on March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, respectively, on a standalone basis and Rs. 377.52 crores and Rs.154.23 as on March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, respectively, on a consolidated basis as disclosed in the section titled “Financial Statements” beginning on page 89.
The book value per Equity Share (excluding revaluation reserves) was Rs. 61.72 and Rs. 56.33 as on March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 respectively, on a stand-alone basis as included in the section titled “Financial Statements” beginning on page 89.
Issue is of 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares with a face value of Rs. 10 each at an Issue Price of Rs. 21 for an amount aggregating upto Rs. 153.54 crores on a rights basis to the existing Equity Shareholders of our Company in the ratio of one Equity Shares for every one fully paid-up Equity Shares held by the existing Equity Shareholders on the record date, that is on February 11, 2014.
The details of transactions of our Company with our Group Companies during the period from April 01, 2012 till March 31, 2013, the nature and cumulative value of such transactions, are as provided in the table below: (Rs in crores ) (Standalone basis) Others Companies KMPs and over which Nature of Transactions Subsidiaries JVs their Total control relatives exists
Purchase of goods 28.90 4.02 0 32.92 1 Sales 102.87 15.27 0 118.14 2 Transfer of Fixed 190.49 4.11 194.60 3 Assets Services Received 3.25 45.57 0 48.82 4 Services Rendered 0.16 0.30 0 0.46 5 Remuneration to MDs/ 3.02 3.02 6 former MD Interest/Dividend Paid (0.27) (3.26) 4.24 0.71 7 / Received (Net) Reimbursement of 0.01 0.01 8 Expenses – Payment Reimbursement of 3.35 0.06 0.12 3.53 9 Expenses – receipts Finance taken 43.45 43.45 10 including Equity Finance given 118.13 1.49 119.62 11 including Equity Bad Debts written off 25.29 25.29 12 Net Balance at the 25.89 57.91 0.47 (43.63) 40.64 13 close of the year Guarantees Given by 14.78 65.00 4.90 84.68 14 company Counter Guarantees 6.00 6,00 15 Given on behalf of company
# For further details please see “Related Party Transactions” as described in note no. 34 of “Notes forming part of the Accounts” of the Auditor’s Report on page 139-141.
Any clarification or information relating to the Issue shall be made available by the Lead Manager and our Company to the Investors at large and no selective or additional information would be available for a section of Investors in any manner whatsoever.
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All grievances relating to the ASBA process may be addressed to the Registrar to the Issue, with a copy to the relevant SCSB, along with complete details of the application in the Issue such as name, address of the Applicant, Rights Entitlement, number of Equity Shares applied for, ASBA Account number and the Designated Branch of the SCSB where the application was submitted by the ASBA Investor.
Our Company satisfies the following conditions as prescribed under Regulation 57(2) (b) of Part E of Schedule VIII of the SEBI Regulations.
(a) Our Company has been filing periodic reports, statements and information in compliance with the Listing Agreements for the last three years immediately preceding the date of filing this Letter of Offer with the Designated Stock Exchange.
(b) The reports, statements and information referred to sub-clause (a) above are available on the website of BSE and the NSE being two of the recognized stock exchanges with nationwide trading terminals.
(c) Our Company has investor grievance handling mechanism which includes meeting of the Shareholder’s or Investor’s Grievance Committee at frequent intervals, appropriate delegation of power by the Board as regards share transfer and have clearly laid down systems and procedures for timely and satisfactory redressal of investor grievances.
The Lead Manager and our Company shall update this Letter of Offer and keep the shareholders / public informed of any material changes till the listing and trading commencement and our Company shall continue to make all material disclosures as per the terms of the Listing Agreements.
There has been no financing arrangement whereby the Promoter Group, the Directors and their relatives have financed the purchase by any other person of our securities other than in the normal course of business of the financing entity during the period of six months immediately preceding the date of filing of the Letter of Offer with SEBI and the RoC.
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SECTION III - INTRODUCTION
THE ISSUE
Following is a summary of the Issue. This summary should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by, more detailed information in the section titled “Terms of the Issue” beginning on page 228.
Equity Shares proposed to be issued by our Company 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares Rights Entitlement One Equity Share for every one fully paid up Equity Share held on the Record Date Record Date February 11, 2014 Face Value per Equity Share Rs. 10 Issue Price per Equity Share Rs. 21 Equity Shares outstanding prior to the Issue 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares Issue Size 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each at Rs. 21 each aggregating upto Rs. 153.54 crores. Equity Shares outstanding after the Issue (assuming full 14,62,28,258 Equity Shares subscription for and allotment of the Rights Entitlement) Use of Issue Proceeds See the section titled “Objects of the Issue” on page 47 Terms of the Issue See the section titled “Terms of The Issue” on page 228 ISIN Code INE304A01026 BSE Scrip Code 500460 NSE Scrip Code MUKANDLTD
Terms of Payment
On Issue Application Rs. 21 which constitutes 100% of the issue price payable
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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table set forth below indicates a summary of the financial information derived from our financial statements as of and for the years ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012 prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP and the SEBI Regulations, and are presented in the chapter titled “Financial Statements” beginning on page 89. The summary financial information presented below should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.
STATEMENT OF AUDITED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (STANDALONE)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 I EQUITY AND LIABILITES 1 SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS (a) Share Capital 78.75 78.75 (b) Reserves & Surplus 2,003.27 2,047.08 2 NON CURRENT LIABILITIES (a) Long Term Borrowings 856.72 774.19 (b) Deferred Tax Liabilities ( Net) - - (c) Other Long Term Liabilities 12.03 12.19 (d) Long Term Provisions 30.05 28.49 3 CURRENT LIABILITIES (a) Short Term Borrowings 884.61 840.55 (b) Trade Payables 655.85 732.72 (c) Other Current Liabilities 639.31 438.77 (d) Short Term Provisions 2.91 4.53 Total 5,163.50 4,957.27 II ASSETS 1 NON CURRENT ASSETS (a) Fixed Assets (i) Tangible Assets 2,407.15 2,389.65 (ii) Intangible Assets 0.38 0.47 (iii) Work In Progress 146.10 104.22 (b) Non Current Investments 227.81 109.67 Deferred tax assets (net) 8.24 - (c) Long Term Loans and Advances 112.49 122.88 (d) Other Non Current Assets 48.28 48.28 2 CURRENT ASSETS (a) Current Investments 0.00 0.00 (b) Inventories 1,034.64 996.31 (c) Trade Receivables 935.26 876.98 (d) Cash and Bank Balances 74.80 78.69 (e) Short Term Loans and Advances 166.42 227.18 (f) Other Current Assets 1.93 2.94 Total 5,163.50 4,957.27
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF AUDITED PROFIT AND LOSS (STANDALONE)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS FY2012-2013 FY2011-2012 INCOME 1 Gross revenue from operations 2,347.52 2,800.42 Less: Excise Duty 221.28 234.46 2 Other Income 10.87 9.89 3 Total Revenue (1)+(2) 2,137.11 2,575.85 EXPENSES 4 Cost of Materials Consumed 1,121.24 1,351.70 5 Changes in inventories of finished goods and work - in - progress (61.13) (19.77) 6 Employee Benefits Expenses 136.53 131.85 7 Finance Costs 215.38 181.87 8 Depreciation and Amortization Expenses 64.15 65.72 9 Other Expenses 832.49 977.28 10 Expenditure transferred to Capital Accounts / Capital Work-in-Progress (15.52) (4.42) 11 Total Expenses (4)+(5)+(6)+(7)+(8)+(9)+(10) 2,293.14 2,684.23 PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS AND TAX (156.03) (108.38) 12 (3) - (11) Exceptional Items 108.33 - Profit before tax (net) (47.70) (108.38) 13 Tax Expenses Net Current Tax Deferred Tax (Charge) / Credit 8.24 14.65 Excess / (Short) provision for tax in respect of earlier years 0.23 14 PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR (12) - (13) (39.46) (93.50) Weighted average number of Equity Shares outstanding during the year 7,31,14,129 7,31,14,129 Basic and diluted earnings per share (in Rs.) (5.40) (12.79) Basic and diluted earnings per share excluding Exceptional Items (net (20.21) (12.79)
of tax) (in Rs.) Nominal Value of the Equity Share (In Rs.) 10 10
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AUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (STANDALONE)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS FY2012-2013 FY2011-2012 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Profit/(Loss) before tax and exceptional items (156.03) (108.38) Adjustment for: Depreciation 64.15 65.72 Interest & Dividend Received (0.74) (0.94) Interest/Lease charges 201.63 169.39 Other Non-cash Expenditure/(Income) – net (2.88) (2.54) Suplus/(Loss) on sale of assets 29.73 0.09 Operating profit before working capital changes 76.40 123.34 Adjustment for: Trade and other receivables (32.13) (114.05) Inventories (38.33) (71.15) (Decrease)/Increase in Trade payables (36.26) 155.64 Cash Generated from Operations (30.32) 93.78 Direct taxes refund/ (paid) (6.04) (19.41) Cash flow from operating activities before exceptional items (36.36) 74.37 Exceptional Items 47.96 - NET CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A) 11.60 74.37 CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of fixed assets (121.74) (104.62) Sale of Fixed Assets 41.72 1.78 Purchase of Investments Sale of Investment 1.01 - Decrease in Loans to Subsidiaries and Other Companies - 33.39 Capital Work In Progress (Included in Fixed Asset) Dividends received 0.74 0.94 NET CASH (USED IN)/FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B) (78.27) (68.51) CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from Borrowings 288.53 276.33 Dividend & Tax thereon Paid (8.45) Redemption of Debentures/Decrease in Term Loans (4.88) (81.48) Interest/ Lease Charges Paid (211.77) (222.61) NET CASH FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C) 71.88 (36.21) Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash & Cash equivalent (A+B+C) 5.21 (30.35) Opening Balance - Cash & Cash Equivalents 21.06 51.41 Closing Balance - Cash & Cash Equivalents 26.27 21.06
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STATEMENT OF AUDITED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONSOLIDATED)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012 I EQUITY AND LIABILITES 1 SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS (a) Share Capital 78.75 78.75 (b) Reserves 1740.03 1967.71 2 Minority Interest 80.32 - 3 NON CURRENT LIABILITIES (a) Long Term Borrowings 856.72 774.19 (b) Deferred Tax Liabilities ( Net) - (c) Other Long Term Liabilities 12.03 12.19 (d) Long Term Provisions 30.12 28.54 4 CURRENT LIABILITIES (a) Short Term Borrowings 968.58 919.17 (b) Trade Payables 657.00 733.45 (c) Other Current Liabilities 775.54 559.73 (d) Short Term Provisions 3.31 6.59 Total 5202.50 5080.32 II ASSETS 1 NON CURRENT ASSETS (a) Fixed Assets (i) Tangible Assets 2416.64 2,389.88 (ii) Intangible Assets 0.38 0.47 (iii) Capital Work In Progress 147.39 105.44 (b) Non Current Investments 53.58 52.22 (c) Deferred tax assets (net) 8.50 - (d) Long Term Loans and Advances 127.49 137.81 (e) Other Non Current Assets 48.28 48.28 2 CURRENT ASSETS (a) Inventories 1,034.63 996.28 (b) Trade Receivables 927.05 873.48 (c) Cash and Bank Balances 87.17 89.14 (d) Short Term Loans and Advances 339.37 376.69 (e) Other Current Assets 12.01 10.83 Total 5202.50 5080.32
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF AUDITED PROFIT AND LOSS (CONSOLIDATED)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS FY2012-2013 FY2011-2012 INCOME 1 Gross revenue from operations 2359.29 2826.30 Less: Excise Duty 221.29 234.45 2 Other Income 10.74 10.08 3 Total Revenue (1)+(2) 2148.74 2601.93 EXPENSES 4 Cost of Materials Consumed 1126.04 1351.45 5 Purchases of Stock In Trade 2.78 7.10 6 Changes in inventories of finished goods and work - in - progress (61.13) (19.78) 7 Employee Benefits Expenses 137.28 132.50 8 Finance Costs 226.02 178.02 9 Depreciation and Amortization Expenses 64.52 65.75 10 Other Expenses 844.97 993.56 11 Expenditure transferred to Capital Accounts / Capital Work-in-Progress (15.52) (4.41) 12 Total Expenses (4)+(5)+(6)+(7)+(8)+(9)+(10)+(11) 2324.96 2704.19 PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS AND TAX (176.22) (102.26) 13 (3) - (12) Exceptional Items-Expenditure (57.77) - Profit before tax (net) (233.99) (102.26) 14 Tax Expenses Net Current Tax (0.73) (0.41) Net Deferred Tax Credit 8.49 14.65 Excess / (Short) provision for tax in respect of earlier years 0.66 0.24 PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR BEFORE THE SHARE OF (225.57) (87.78) 15 PROFITS OF ASSOCIATES ( 13)-(14) 16 Less: Share of Profit in Associates ( Net) 1.34 0.90 Minority Interest 0.21 - 17 PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR (15) - (16) (224.02) (86.88) Weighted average number of Equity Shares outstanding during the year 7,31,14,129 7,31,14,129 Basic and diluted earnings per share (in Rs.) (30.64) (11.88) Basic and diluted earnings per share excluding Exceptional Items (net (22.74) (11.88)
of tax) (in Rs.) Nominal Value of the Equity Share (In Rs.) 10 10
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AUDITED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (CONSOLIDATED)
(Rs. in crores) PARTICULARS FY2012-2013 FY2011-2012 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Profit/(Loss) before tax and exceptional items (176.22) (102.28) Adjustment for: Depreciation 64.52 65.75 Finance and Lease charges- (Net) 202.57 157.32 Other Non-cash Expenditure/(Income) – net (4.09) 7.34 Suplus/(Loss) on sale of assets- Net (16.21) (0.09) Investment Income (0.47) (0.71) Profit on sale of Investments (0.02) - Operating profit before working capital changes 70.08 127.53 Adjustment for: Increase in Trade and other receivables (56.44) (131.52) Increase in Inventories (38.35) (71.03) (Decrease) in Trade payables (15.05) - Increase in Trade payables - (199.25) Direct taxes (paid) (5.92) (23.25)
NET CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A) (45.68) 100.98 CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of fixed assets (121.81) (104.72) Increase in Loans to Companies - (2.50) Sale of Fixed Assets 18.59 1.78 Purchase of Investments Sale of Investment (Net) 1.01 - Decrease in Loans to Companies 3.03 - Interest received on loans to companies 0.17 0.03 Dividends received 0.47 0.71 NET CASH (USED IN)/FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B) (98.54) (104.70) CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from Issue of shares to Minority Shareholders 80.71 - Increase in Term Lonas - (Net) 26.92 - Increase in Working Capital Loans from Banks - (Net) 97.97 195.86 Increase in other Uns - (Net) 163.65 80.47 Redemption of Debentures (4.88) (3.13) Decrease in Term Loans - (Net) - (78.35) Dividend Paid - (8.45) Finance and Lease Charges (Net) (212.80) (210.96) NET CASH FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C) 151.57 (24.56) Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash & Cash equivalent (A+B+C) 7.35 (28.28) Opening Balance - Cash & Cash Equivalents 26.13 54.41 Closing Balance - Cash & Cash Equivalents 33.48 26.13
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GENERAL INFORMATION Dear Equity Shareholder(s),
Our Company was incorporated as Mukand Iron & Steel Works Limited on November 29, 1937 under the Indian Companies Act, VII of 1913 in (erstwhile) Bombay with the object, inter alia, of acquiring and taking over the business of Late Lala Mukand Lal and his sons, carried on under the name and styles of M/s. Mukand Iron Works, M/s. Mukand Steel Rolling Mills and M/s. Mukand Steel Foundry at Lahore (now in Pakistan) and the business of Hindustan Iron & Steel Products Ltd., at (erstwhile) Bombay. The name of our Company was changed to Mukand Limited on March 23, 1989 and we received a fresh certificate of incorporation dated March 23, 1989 from the RoC, Mumbai, consequent to the change of name.
Pursuant to the resolution passed at the meeting of the Board held on June 06, 2013 and the shareholders meeting held on July 15, 2013, it has been decided to make a rights issue of Equity Shares to the Equity Shareholders of our Company with a right to renounce.
Registered Office of our Company
Bajaj Bhawan Jamnalal Bajaj Marg 226, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22- 6121 6666 Facsimile: +91-22- 2202 1174 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mukand.com Registration No: 2726 of 1937-38 CIN: L99999MH1937PLC002726
Registrar of Companies, Mumbai
100, Everest Building, Marine Drive, Mumbai – 400 002, Maharashtra, India.
The Equity Shares of our Company are listed on BSE and the NSE.
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Mr. K. J. Mallya Company Secretary Bajaj Bhawan Jamnalal Bajaj Marg 226, Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22- 6121 6666 Facsimile: 91-22- 2202 1174 E-mail: [email protected]
Note: Investors are advised to contact the Registrar to the Issue/Compliance Officer in case of any pre-Issue / post-Issue related problems such as non-receipt of Letters of Allotment/ Share Certificates/ credit of allotted Equity Shares in the respective beneficiary accounts, refund orders, etc.
Auditors of our Company
Haribhakti & Co. Chartered Accountants 701 Leela Business Park, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400 059 Telephone: +91-22-6672 9999 Facsimile: +91-22-6672 9777
Lead Manager to the Issue
ICICI Securities Limited ICICI Centre H.T. Parekh Marg, Churchgate Mumbai 400 020, India Telephone: +91-22- 2288 2460 Facsimile: +91-22- 2282 6580
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Email: [email protected] Investor Grievance Email: [email protected] Website: www.icicisecurities.com Contact Person: Mr. Manvendra Tiwari / Mr. Ayush Jain Compliance Officer: Mr. Subir Saha SEBI Registration No.: INM000011179
Registrar to the Issue
Karvy Computershare Private Limited Plot No. 17 – 24, Vittal Rao Nagar Madhapur, Hyderabad 500 081 Telephone: +91-40-4465 5000 Facsimile: +91-40-2343 1551 Toll Free: 1-800-3454001 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. M. Murali Krishna Website: http://karisma.karvy.com SEBI Registration No: INR000000221
Investors may contact the Registrar to the Issue/ in case of any pre-Issue/post Issue related problems.
Legal Advisor to the Issue
PDS & Associates Advocates & Solicitors 93 Sakhar Bhavan Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22-22810101/22850909 Facsimile: +91-22-22850504 Email: [email protected]
Bankers to our Company
Bank of India Branch: 92-93, Free Press House, 9th Floor Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22-22041562 Facsimile: +91-22-22041569 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr J.Y. Chavan
Canara Bank Branch: Leasing Division, SIR Section Recovery Wing, 112, J C Road, Bangalore - 560 002 Telephone: +91-80-22129628 Facsimile: +91-80-22237831 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. M Sridhara
Central Bank of India Branch: Chandermukhi, Ground Floor Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22-66361904 Facsimile: +91-22-66361919 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. S.D. Mahurkar
Corporation Bank Branch: Corporate Banking Branch, The Eagle’s Flight Surren Road, Andheri (East) Mumbai - 400 083 Telephone: +91-22-26830478 Facsimile: +91-22-26842450 Contact Person: Mr. S S Anandam Musiniri
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Dena Bank Branch: Corporate Business Branch Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 Telephone: +91-22-26545003 to 26545005 Facsimile: +91-22-26545017 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. Arun Kumar Paliwal
Exim Bank of India Limited Branch: Centre One Building, Floor 21 World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400 005 Telephone: +91-22-22172600 Facsimile: +91-22-22188076 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Ms Manjiri Balerao
HDFC Bank Ltd. Branch: Ramon House, 5th Floor H T Parekh Marg, 169, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020 Telephone: +91-22-66316000 Facsimile: +91-22-22811205
ICICI Bank Ltd. Branch: ICICI Bank, Towers 8th Floor Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai - 400 051 Telephone: +91-22-26531414 Facsimile: +91-22-26531122 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. Ashish Kashive
IDBI Bank Limited Branch: IDBI Tower, 9th Floor WEC Complex Cuffe Parade Mumbai - 400 005 Telephone: +91-22-6655 3355/22189111 Facsimile: +91-22-22180411 Contact Person: Mr. Sanat Bairi
Union Bank of India Branch: Union Bank Bhavan, Ground Floor 239, Vidhan Bhavan Marg, Mumbai- 400 021 Telephone: +91-22-22851168/22892000 Facsimile: +91-22-22821781 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. C B Jha
Vijaya Bank Branch: Maker Chamber IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: +91-22-22814898 Facsimile: +91-22-22814753 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr. Amber Saxena
Yes Bank Limited Branch: India Bulls Finance Centre, 23rd Floor, Tower - 2 Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (W), Mumbai - 400 013 Telephone: +91-22-33669000 Facsimile: +91-22-24214500 Contact Person: Mr. Mitul Shah
Bankers to the Issue
ICICI Bank Limited Capital Markets Division 122/1, Mistry Bhavan
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Backbay Reclamation Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020 Telephone: +91-22-22859905 Facsimile: +91-22-22611138 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr Anil Gadoo SEBI Registration No.: INBI00000004
IDBI Bank Limited Unit No.2, Corporate Park Sion Trombay Road, Chembur Mumbai - 400 071 Telephone: +91-22-66908400 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr V Jayananthan SEBI Registration No.: INBI00000076
Refund Banker
IDBI Bank Limited Unit No:2, Corporate Park Near Wastik Chambers Sion Trombay Road, Chembur Mumbai - 400 071 Telephone: +91-22-66908402 Facsimile: +91-22-66908424 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Person: Mr V Jayananthan - General Manager SEBI Registration No.: INBI00000076
Self-Certified Syndicate Bankers
The list of banks that have been notified by SEBI to act as SCSB for the ASBA Process are provided on http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/home/list/5/33/0/0/Recognised-Intermediaries. For details on designated branches of SCSBs collecting the ASBA Bid cum Application Form, please refer the above-mentioned website.
All grievances relating to the ASBA process may be addressed to the Registrar to the Issue, with a copy to the SCSB, giving full details such as name, address of the Applicant, number of Equity Shares applied for, amount blocked, ASBA Account number and the Designated Branch of the SCSB where the CAF was submitted by the ASBA Investors.
Experts
Except for the report of the Auditors provided under “Financial Statements” and the statement of tax benefits provided under “Statement of Possible Tax Benefits available to our Company & Shareholders” on pages 89 and 54 respectively, our Company has not obtained any expert opinions in respect of the Issue.
Issue Schedule
The subscription will open upon the commencement of the banking hours and will close upon the close of banking hours on the dates mentioned below:
Issue Opening Date February 20, 2014 Last Date for receiving request for Split Application Forms February 27, 2014 Issue Closing Date March 06, 2014
The Board or a duly authorized committee thereof may however decide to extend the Issue period, as it may determine from time to time, but not exceeding 30 days from the Issue Opening Date.
Statement of Responsibilities of the Lead Manager
ICICI Securities Limited is the sole Lead Manager to the Rights Issue and they shall perform matters relating to and coordination and other activities in relation to the Rights Issue.
1. Structuring of the Issue in conformity with the prevailing framework of guidelines issued by SEBI, the Stock Exchanges and the provisions of Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Companies Act. 2. Advising on the regulatory norms in securing approvals / exemptions wherever necessary from various regulatory agencies such
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as SEBI, RBI, Stock Exchanges etc. 3. Undertaking due diligence activities and preparing this Letter of Offer for filing with SEBI and the Letter of Offer, ensuring compliance with stipulated requirements and formalities of all regulatory authorities including, but not limited to SEBI, Stock Exchanges and RoC and responding promptly the queries, clarifications sought by regulatory authorities. 4. Assisting our Company in appointment of all intermediaries such as legal counsel, Registrar to the Issue, bankers to the Issue, printers and advertising agency etc. 5. Assistance in drafting and finalizing other documents such as CAF, newspaper announcements of the dispatch of Letter of Offer /CAF, advertisements and application to the Stock Exchanges. 6. Following up with Registrar to the Issue to get estimates of collection and advising our Company on the Issue performance. 7. Co-ordinating the printing of Issue related stationery and publishing of statutory and other issue related advertisements.
Credit Rating
As the Issue is of Equity Shares, credit rating is not required.
Grading
As the Issue is of Equity Shares on a rights basis, grading is not applicable.
Trustees
As the Issue is of Equity Shares, the appointment of trustees is not required.
Monitoring Agency
As per Regulation 16(1) of the SEBI Regulations the requirement of monitoring agency is not mandatory if the Issue size is below Rs.500 crores. Since the Issue size is less than Rs.500 crores, our Company has not appointed any monitoring agency for this Issue.
However, as per the Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements to be entered into with the Stock Exchanges upon listing of the Equity Shares and the corporate governance requirements, the audit committee of the Board would be monitoring the utilization of the proceeds of the Issue.
Appraising Entity
None of the purposes for which the Net Proceeds of the Issue are proposed to be utilised have been appraised by any independent body. All costs and other estimates that form a part of this Letter of Offer are based on management estimates.
Minimum Subscription
If our Company does not receive the minimum subscription of 90% of the Issue, or the subscription level falls below 90%, after the Issue Closing Date on account of cheques being returned unpaid or withdrawal of applications, our Company shall refund the entire subscription amount received within 15 days from the Issue Closing Date. If there is delay in the refund of the subscription amount by more than eight days after our Company becomes liable to pay the subscription amount (i.e. 15 days after the Issue Closing Date), our Company shall pay interest for the delayed period, at the rates prescribed under Section 39 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Listing of Securities
Our Equity Shares are listed on the BSE and the NSE. We have received in-principle approval from BSE vide its letter no. DCS/PREF/RD/IP-RT/369/13-14 dated October 21, 2013 and NSE vide its letter no. NSE/LIST/219091-3 dated October 18, 2013. For the purpose of this Issue, BSE is the Designated Stock Exchange. Our Company will also apply to the Stock Exchanges for final approval for the listing and trading of the Equity Shares.
Standby Underwriting Agreement / Subscription to the Issue by the Promoter & Promoter Group
The present Rights Issue is not underwritten. However, certain members of the Promoter Group Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Jamnalal Sons Private Limited and Bachhraj & Company Private Limited have confirmed vide their letter of undertaking dated September 13, 2013 that they intend to subscribe to the full extent of their entitlement in the Issue. These members of the Promoter Group intend to apply for additional Equity Shares in the Issue such that at least 90% of the Issue size is subscribed. As a result of this subscription and consequent allotment, these members of the Promoter Group may acquire Equity Shares over and above their entitlement in the Issue, which may result in their shareholding in our Company being above their current shareholding. The subscription by the members of the Promoter Group to the Equity Shares in the Issue and the allotment of the Equity Shares will not be in breach of minimum public shareholding requirement specified under Clause 40A of the Listing Agreement.
These members of the Promoter Group accordingly reserve the right to subscribe for their Rights Entitlement either by themselves and/or through one or more entities controlled by them, including by subscribing for Equity Shares pursuant to any renunciation made by any other member of the Promoter Group to another member of the Promoter Group. They have also undertaken to apply for the Equity Shares in addition to their Rights Entitlement to the extent of any undersubscribed portion of the Issue, subject to obtaining approvals required under applicable law, if any. Such subscription for Equity Shares over and above their Rights Entitlement, if
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allotted, may result in an increase in their percentage shareholding above their current percentage shareholding. Furthermore, such acquisition by them of additional Equity Shares shall (i) not result in a change of control of the management of our Company; and (ii) shall be subject to the compliance of the conditions stipulated in Regulation 10(4)(a) and 10(4)(b) of the Takeover Code and shall be exempt from the applicability of Regulations 3 and 4 of the Takeover Code.
Details of Principal Terms of Loans and Assets Charged as Security
For information on the principal terms of our loans and assets charged as security, please see “Financial Statements” and “Objects of the Issue” on pages 89 and 47 respectively.
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Our share capital structure and related information as on the date of filing of this Letter of Offer is set forth below: (In Rs.) Particulars Nominal Value Aggregate Value at the Issue Price A. Authorized Capital 15,30,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each 1,53,00,00,000 70,00,000 Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each 7,00,00,000
B. Issued Capital before the Issue 7,31,59,805 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each* 73,15,98,050 ] 56,26,320 Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each 5,62,63,200
C. Paid Up and Subscribed Capital before the Issue 7,31,14,129 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each 73,11,41,290 56,26,320 Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each# 5,62,63,200 Add: Forfeited Shares (amounts originally paid up) 1,15,597 1,15,597
D. Rights issue of existing Equity Shareholders in terms of this Letter of Offer 7,31,14,129 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each at Rs. 21 per Equity 73,11,41,290 153,53,96,709 Share
E. Paid-Up Capital after the Rights Issue^ 14,62,28,258 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid-up 146,22,82,580 226,65,37,999
F. Share Premium Account Existing Share Premium Account 225,58,43,154 Share Premium Account after the Issue assuming allotment of all 306,00,98,573 Equity Shares offered
* Includes 28,031 Equity Shares which have been kept in abeyance by BSE pursuant to the earlier rights issue in 2003 # The fractional Equity Share of ½ has been issued as one CRPS. ^ Post Issue shareholding is based on the assumption that all shareholders will subscribe in full to their entire Rights Entitlement.
Classes of Shares
Our Company has only one class of equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
Notes to the Capital Structure:
1. Pursuant to the order of the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay dated October 14, 2003, our Company had cancelled 22 ½ Equity Shares issued and unallotted and reduced 20% of the outstanding Equity Shares amounting to 5,626,320 Equity Shares. In lieu of cancelled Equity Shares, our Company had issued 5,626,320 0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) of Rs.10/- each entitled for cumulative preference dividend of 0.01% p.a. and redeemable in five equal annual installments starting from September 2019. In the event of liquidation of our Company before redemption, the holders of CRPS will have priority over Equity Shares in the payment of dividend and repayment of capital. The CRPS are listed on the Stock Exchanges.
2. Our Company has forfeited 7637 Equity Shares until 1967 of which 3647 Equity Shares forfeited were annulled. Hence by 1973; 3,990 Equity Shares have been forfeited. Our Company further forfeited 13655 Equity Shares in the year 2001-2002 in view of non payment of call money on the Equity Shares and the amount received on the forfeited Equity Shares amounts to Rs.0.0116 crores, including Rs.8000 for the Equity Shares forfeited until the year 1973.
3. Our Company does not have any outstanding warrants, options, convertible loans, debentures or any other securities convertible at a later date into Equity Shares, as on the date of this Letter of Offer, which would entitle the holders to acquire further Equity Shares.
4. The Equity Shares of our Company are fully paid up and there are no partly paid up Equity Shares as on the date of this Letter of Offer.
5. We have no intention to make a further issue of capital by way of issue of bonus shares, preferential allotment, rights issue or public issue which will affect the equity capital of our Company during the period commencing from the filing of this Letter of Offer with SEBI and the date on which the Equity Shares issued under this Letter of Offer are listed or Application Moneys are refunded on account of the failure of the Issue. We have not issued any Equity Shares during the last one-year.
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6. The present Issue being a rights issue, as per regulation 34(c) of the SEBI Regulations, the requirement of promoter’s contribution and lock-in are not applicable.
7. Certain members of the Promoter Group viz. Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Jamnalal Sons Private Limited and Bachhraj & Company Private Limited have provided undertakings dated September 13, 2013 that they intend to subscribe to the full extent of their entitlement in the Issue. These members of the Promoter Group intend to apply for additional Equity Shares in the Issue such that at least 90% of the Issue size is subscribed. As a result of this subscription and consequent allotment, these members of the Promoter Group may acquire Equity Shares over and above their entitlement in the Issue, which may result in their shareholding in our Company being above their current shareholding. These members of the Promoter Group accordingly reserve the right to subscribe for their Rights Entitlement either by themselves and/or through one or more entities controlled by them, including by subscribing for Equity Shares pursuant to any renunciation made by any other member of the Promoter Group to another member of the Promoter Group. They have also undertaken to apply for the Equity Shares in addition to their Rights Entitlement to the extent of any undersubscribed portion of the Issue, subject to obtaining approvals required under applicable law, if any. Such subscription for Equity Shares over and above their Rights Entitlement, if allotted, may result in an increase in their percentage shareholding above their current percentage shareholding. Furthermore, such acquisition by them of additional Equity Shares shall (i) not result in a change of control of the management of our Company; and (ii) shall be subject to the compliance of the conditions stipulated in Regulation 10(4)(a) and 10(4)(b) of the Takeover Code and shall be exempt from the applicability of Regulations 3 and 4 of the Takeover Code. The subscription by the members of the Promoter Group to the Equity Shares in the Issue and the allotment of the Equity Shares will not be in breach of minimum public shareholding requirement specified under Clause 40A of the Listing Agreement.
As such, other than meeting the requirements indicated in the section titled “Objects of the Issue” on page 47, there is no other intention or purpose for the Issue, including any intention to delist our Company, even if, as a result of any allotment in the Issue to the Promoters and/or members of the Promoter Group, the shareholding of the Promoters and/or Promoter Group in our Company exceeds the current shareholding. The Promoters and/or members of the Promoter Group intend to subscribe for any undersubscribed portion of the Issue as per the provisions of applicable law. Allotment to the Promoters and/or members of the Promoter Group of any undersubscribed portion, over and above their Rights Entitlement, shall be completed in compliance with Clause 40A of the Listing Agreements and other applicable laws prevailing at that time relating to continuous listing requirements prevailing at that time.
8. Shareholding pattern of our Company as filed with BSE as on December 31, 2013 is as under:
No. of Total Shares pledged or No. of Shares Shareholding as otherwise encumbered Category of No. of Sharehol Held in a % of Total Shareholders Shares ders Demat number of Form Shares As a % As a As a of No. of % of total % of (A+B+ Shares no. of (A+B) C) Shares
(A) Shareholding of Promoters and Promoter Group
(1) Indian
Individuals / Hindu 21 Undivided Family 13119184 13119184 17.94 17.94 6138545 46.79 Central Government / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State Government 36.38 Bodies Corporate 13 26600258 26600258 36.38 8238886 30.97
Financial Institutions / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Banks 0 Any others (Specify) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sub Total (A)(1) 34 39719442 39719442 54.33 54.33 14377431 36.20 (2) Foreign Individuals(NRIs/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foreign Individuals)
0 Bodies Corporate 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 Institutions 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qualified Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Investor Any Other (Please 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Specify) 0 Sub Total (A)(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total shareholding of Promoter and 34 Promoter Group (A) 39719442 39719442 54.33 54.33 14377431 36.20 (B) Public
Shareholding
(1) Institutions
Mutual Funds / UTI 7 6007 5006 0.01 0.01 0 0 Financial Institutions / 41 101439 96950 0.14 0.14 0 0 Banks Central Government / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State Government(s) Venture Captial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Funds Insurance Companies 3 7244583 7244583 9.91 9.91 0 0 Foreign Institutional 12 908621 877658 1.24 1.24 0 0 Investors Foreign Venture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Capital Investors Qualified Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Investor
Sub Total (B) (1) 63 8260650 8224197 11.30 11.30 0 0
(2) Non-Institutions
Bodies Corporate 607 8839285 8396405 12.09 12.09 0 0
Individuals
Individual shareholders holding 0 0 nominal share capital up to Rs.1 lac 44408 9141399 8161371 12.50 12.50 Individual shareholders holding 0 0 nominal share capital in excess of Rs.1 lac 163 6399670 6229602 8.75 8.75 Qualified Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Investor Any Others (Specify) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clearing Members 42 396376 396376 0.54 0.54 0 0 0.49 Non Resident Indians 0.49 0 0 227 357307 346062 Sub Total (B)(2) 45447 25134037 23529816 34.38 34.38 0 0 Total Public 0 0 shareholding (B) 45510 33394687 31754013 45.67 45.67 100.0 Total (A)+(B) 45544 73114129 71473455 0 100.00 14377431 19.66 (C) Shares held by Custodians and 0 against which 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depository Receipts have been issued (1) Promoter and 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoter Group 0 (2) Public 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sub Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total (A)+(B)+(C) 45544 73114129 71473455 100.00 14377431 19.66
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9. List of shareholders of our Company belonging to the category “Promoters and Promoter Group” as on December 31, 2013 is as under:
Name of the Details of Shares held Encumbered Details of Warrants Fully Shareholder Shares diluted basis# No. of As a % of Numbe As a No. of As a % of Shares Grand r of % Warrants the total Total shares number of (A+B+C) warrants of the same class Rahul Bajaj 102022 0.14 0 0 0 0 0.14 Niraj Bajaj 1843578 2.52 0 0 0 0 2.52 Rajesh V Shah 3644642 4.98 2910392 79.85 0 0 4.98 Suketu V Shah 3835668 5.25 2084544 54.35 0 0 5.25 Sanjivnayan Bajaj 787 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shekhar Bajaj 33047 0.05 0 0 0 0 0.05 Madhur Bajaj 3100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Late Ruparani Bajaj 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anant Bajaj 43200 0.06 0 0 0 0 0.06 SunainaKejriwal 363 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suman Jain 3744 0.01 0 0 0 0 0.01 Smt Anjana Viren 0 0 30634 0.04 0 0 0.04 Shah Narendra J Shah 99605 0.14 0 0 0 0 0.14
Jyoti Shah 21117 0.03 0 0 0 0 0.03 Bansri Rajesh Shah 677086 0.93 615586 90.92 0 0 0.93 Czaee Sukumar Shah 551882 0.75 0 0 0 0 0.75 Priyaradhika Rajesh 0 0 480023 0.66 480023 100 0.66 Shah Kaustubh Rajesh 0 0 48000 0.07 48000 100 0.07 Shah Shri Rishabh 191138 0.26 0 0 0 0 0.26 Sukumar Vir Bajaj Auto 0 0 Employees Welfare 1122796 1.54 0 0 1.54 Funds Shekharkumar 0 0 60711 0.08 0 0 0.08 Ramkrishnaji Bajaj Surendra Bhaichand 0 0 Jhaveri (Mukand 326041 0.45 0 0 0.45 EWF) Akhil Investments & 0 0 260 0 0 0 0 Traders Pvt Ltd Bachhraj & Company 0 0 1675346 2.29 0 0 2.29 Pvt.Ltd Bachhraj Factories 0 0 689084 0.94 0 0 0.94 Pvt Ltd Bajaj Holdings & 0 0 4056782 5.55 0 0 5.55 Investment Ltd Bajaj SevashramPvt 0 0 1250080 1.71 0 0 1.71 Ltd Baroda Industries Pvt 0 0 3616 0 0 0 0 Ltd Jamnalal Sons Pvt Ltd 13147761 17.98 3869090 29.43 0 0 17.98 Jeewan Ltd 4785369 6.55 3688336 77.08 0 0 6.55 Mukand Engineers 0 0 681200 0.93 681200 100 0.93 Ltd Niraj Holdings Pvt 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 Ltd Sidya Investments Ltd 160000 0.22 0 0 0 0 0.22
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Valiant Investments 0 0 260 0 260 100 0 & Trades Pvt Ltd Bahar Mercantile Ltd 150000 0.21 0 0 0 0 0.21 39719442 54.33 1437743 36.20 0 Total 0 54.33 1
# Total Shares including underlying shares assuming full conversion of warrants and convertible securities as a percentage of diluted share capital
10. Our Promoters and Promoter Group entities and directors of our Promoters have not sold / purchased any Equity Shares of our Company during the preceding twelve months from the date of filing of this Letter of Offer with SEBI except for the following:
Price/ Date of Number of Number of Mode of % to Equity Promoter Acquisition / Shares Equity Shares Acquisition / capital Share Purchase Purchased sold Sale (Rs.) Market Jeewan Ltd. August 30, 2012 537 - 25.87 0 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. August 31, 2012 5,289 - 26.27 0.01 Purchase September 3, Market Jeewan Ltd. 5,074 - 26.24 2012 0.01 Purchase September 5, Market Jeewan Ltd. 1,710 - 27.03 2012 0 Purchase September 6, Market Jeewan Ltd. 12,000 - 27.00 2012 0.02 Purchase September 7, Market Jeewan Ltd. 12,800 - 27.01 2012 0.02 Purchase September 8, Market Jeewan Ltd. 280 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase September 10, Market Jeewan Ltd. 100 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase September 11, Market Jeewan Ltd. 2,257 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase September 13, Market Jeewan Ltd. 600 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase September 14, Market Jeewan Ltd. 100 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase September 17, Market Jeewan Ltd. 50 - 27.06 2012 0 Purchase Bajaj Inter-se Sevashram September 25, Transfer 12,50,000 - 34.00 Private 2012 Limited 1.71 Baroda Inter-se Industries September 25, Transfer - 12,50,000 34.00 Private 2012 Limited 1.71 November 22, 5,00,000 0.68 Market Jeewan Ltd. - 24.56 2012 Purchase November 22, 3,00,000 0.41 Market Niraj Bajaj - 24.56 2012 Purchase Transferred by Anant Bajaj February 7, 2013 34,200 0.05 Trustees to - Beneficiary on
account of - dissolution of
Anant Trust
Rahulkumar Transferred by February 7, 2013 34,200 Bajaj 0.05 Trustees to
Beneficiary on - account of
dissolution of
Anant Trust
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Market Jeewan Ltd. February 20, 2013 28,456 - 27.80 0.04 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. February 21, 2013 6,544 - 27.62 0.01 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 7, 2013 5,000 - 28.06 0.01 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 21, 2013 12,547 - 28.04 0.02 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 22, 2013 15,000 - 28.02 0.02 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 25, 2013 7,500 - 27.46 0.01 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 26, 2013 17,500 - 26.79 0.02 Purchase Market Jeewan Ltd. March 28, 2013 6,957 - 26.74 0.01 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 10, 2013 2253 - 23.98 0.0031 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 11, 2013 4660 - 24.03 0.0064 Purchase Market Purchae Niraj Bajaj June 12, 2013 12867 - 0.0176 24.05 Market Niraj Bajaj June 13, 2013 19761 - 24.05 0.0270 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 14, 2013 15122 - 24.05 0.0207 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 25, 2013 5403 - 21.77 0.0074 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 26, 2013 21969 - 22.50 0.0300 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 27, 2013 9964 - 22.54 0.0136 Purchase Market Niraj Bajaj June 28, 2013 1938 - 22.55 0.0027 Purchase November 22, Off Market Rahul Bajaj 5192 - 0.00 2013 0.01 Inter-se transfer Rahul Bajaj November 22, Off Market - 5192 0.00 HUF 2013 0.01 Inter-se transfer December 13, Off market Rahul Bajaj 200 0 0.00 2013 0.00 December 30, Market Suketu Shah 188000 - 24.83 2013 0.26 December 31, Market Bansri R Shah 61500 - 25.10 2013 0.08 Rishabh December 30, 191138 - 24.93 Sukumar Vir 2013 0.26
Total 2764468 12,89,392 3.8315
* includes only the purchases made. The sale aggregates to 1.77%.
11. Details of the Public Shareholders holding more than five percent of the equity share capital of our Company as on December 31, 2013 are as under:
Name(s) of the shareholder(s) and the No. of Shares as % Total shares (including underlying Persons Acting in Concert (PAC) with Shares of Total No. shares assuming full conversion of them of Shares warrants and convertible securities) as a % of diluted share capital Life Insurance Corporation of India 7228076 9.89 9.89 Total 7228076 9.89 9.89
12. Details of the Public Shareholders holding more than one percent of the equity share capital of our Company as on December 31, 2013 are as under:
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Name of the shareholder No. of Shares Shares as % Total shares (including underlying Held of Total No. shares assuming full conversion of of Shares warrants and convertible securities) as a % of diluted share capital Life Insurance Corporation of India 7228076 9.89 9.89 Shinano Retail Pvt Ltd 3579056 4.90 4.90 Rakesh Sajjan Gupta 1867419 2.55 2.55 Fusion Investments and Financial Services 806180 1.10 1.10 Pvt Ltd CLSA Mauritius Ltd 796036 1.09 1.09 Total 14276767 19.53 19.53
13. Our Company has duly complied with the following during the last 3 financial years:
(a) Provisions of the Listing Agreement with respect to reporting and compliance under Clause 35, 40A, 41 and 49;
(b) Provisions of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997, with respect to reporting in terms of Regulation 8(3) pertaining to disclosure of changes in shareholding and Regulation 8A pertaining to disclosure of pledged shares;
(c) Provisions of Takeover Code, with respect to reporting in terms of Regulation 29, 30 and 31 of the Takeover Code pertaining to disclosure of changes in shareholding and disclosure of encumbered shares;
(d) Provisions of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992, with respect to reporting in terms of regulation 13.
14. Our Company does not have any employee stock option scheme as on the date of this Letter of Offer.
15. The ex-rights price of the Equity Shares as per regulation 10(4)(b) of the Takeover Code is Rs. 24.28.
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OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE
Our Company intends to use the Net Proceeds of the Issue to finance the fund requirements for:
(1). Payment of dues of the secured lenders i.e., banks and financial institutions; (2). Towards working capital requirement of our Company (inventory and debtors); and (3). Towards general corporate purpose.
The main objects clause of the Memorandum of Association enables us to utilize the monies raised through the Issue. In addition, the activities we have been carrying out until now are in accordance with the objects clause of the Memorandum of Association.
The funding requirements and deployment of the Net Proceeds are based on internal management estimates based on current conditions and have not been apprised by any bank, financial institution or any other external agency. They are based on the current circumstances of our business.
We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic market environment. Our funding requirements are subject to changes in external circumstances, our financial condition, business and strategy and we may have to change our funding requirements accordingly. Any such change in our plans may also require rescheduling of our expenditure within the heads indicated in the table below, at the discretion of our Board.
In case of variations in the actual utilization of funds earmarked for the purposes set forth above, increased fund requirements for a particular purpose may be financed by surplus funds, if any, available in respect of other purposes for which funds are being raised in this Issue.
Proceeds of the Issue
The details of the proceeds of the Issue are as under:
(Rs. in crores) Particulars Estimated Amount Gross Proceeds to be raised through the Issue 153.54 Less: Issue Related Expenses 1.18 Net proceeds of the Issue after deducting the Issue related Expenses (“Net 152.36 Proceeds”)
Fund Requirements
The Fund requirements are as under:
Particulars Amount in Rs. Crores Payment of dues of the secured lenders i.e., banks and financial institutions 70.00 Towards working capital requirement of our Company (inventory and debtors) 75.00 Towards general corporate purposes 7.36 Total 152.36
Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Rajesh V Shah, Mr. Suketu V Shah, Bachhraj & Company Private Limited, Bachhraj Factories Private Limited, Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited, Jamnalal Sons Private Limited, (part of the Promoter Group of the Company) have paid the Company an amount aggregating to Rs. 49 crores as advance share application money towards their entitlement under the Issue. The said advance money is free of any interest and any amount which shall be in excess or short towards their respective actual entitlement shall be adjusted or refunded from the final offer of the proposed Issue, after meeting any shortfall towards any undersubscribed portion. Our Company has utilized the monies brought in as advance share application money as follows:
Utilisation of the Advance share Application Money received by the Company
Sl. No. Utilisation Amount (In Rs.) 1. Payment of dues of the secured lenders (Banks & Financial Institution) 22,04,83,215 2. Towards working capital requirement of the Company 26,95,16,785
The Company confirms that the entire advance share application money is utilized towards the Objects of the Issue.
Details of the Objects
1. Repayment in part of dues of the secured lenders of our Company
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Our Company has availed facilities from various banks and financial institutions. We intend to utilise an amount of up to Rs. 70.00 crores out of the Net Proceeds to repay a portion of the dues outstanding against such lenders, which will fall for repayment before the end of FY2013-14. We believe that such repayment will help reduce our outstanding indebtedness. Additionally, there is no prepayment penalty payable on these outstanding as they are being paid on their respective due dates. Furthermore, the Issue will also result in an enhanced equity base, assisting us in maintaining a favourable debt equity ratio in the near future, as also mandated by the CDR package entered into by us with our lenders in the years 2003, 2009 and 2013 more particularly described in the section titled “Financial Indebtedness” on page 89. Below is the list of loans along with the amounts we propose to repay from the proceeds of the Issue:
A. Non-Convertible Debentures
Bank/ Party Name Sanctioned Date of Sanction Rate of Outstanding Balance Amount proposed to be amount letter/ issue of interest as on November 30, repaid from the (Rs. in crores) CP/NCDs/ICDs 2013 proceeds of the Issue ( ( Rs in crores) Rs. in crores) ICICI Bank 25.00 August 08, 2000 11.50%# 12.34 2.64 Industrial Finance 25.00 April 15, 1998 11.50%# 12.33 2.76 Corporation of India Vijaya Bank 8.00 April 02, 1998 11.50%# 3.95 0.69 Sub-Total (A) 28.62 6.09 * These are part of CDR package. # Revised rate of interest with effect from April 01, 2013
B. Term Loans
Bank/ Party Name Sanctioned Date of Sanction letter/ Rate of Outstanding Amount proposed amount issue of CP/NCDs/ICDs interest Balance as on to be repaid from (Rs. in November 30, 2013 the proceeds of the crores) (Rs. in crores) Issue ( Rs. in crores) CDR Cell letters dated Canara Bank 39.66 July 22, 2003 & June 25, 11.50%# 14.53 2.55 2009 Central Bank of India 100.00 June 4, 2009 13.25% 22.50 10.00 Central Bank of India 150.00 November 14, 2009 13.25% 56.25 15.00 Central Bank of India 125.00 March 24, 2011 12.25% 107.64 13.88 Corporation Bank 35.00 October 15, 2010 14.00% 25.09 2.32 Exim Bank of India 80.00 September 06, 2010 12.30% 52.08 3.54 CDR Cell letters dated IFCI (Assignee of 69.92 July 22, 2003 & June 25, 11.50%# 25.45 4.47 IIBI Ltd.) 2009 CDR Cell letters dated ICICI Bank 445.42 July 22, 2003 & June 25, 11.50%# 39.87 8.28 2009 April 15, 1998, Industrial Finance CDR Cell letters dated 75.22 11.50%# 23.58 3.84 Corporation of India July 22, 2003 & June 25, 2009 CDR Cell letters dated Vijaya Bank 2.66 July 22, 2003 & June 25, 11.50%# 0.08 0.03 2009 Sub-Total (B) 367.07 63.91 Total (A+B) 395.69 70.00 # Revised rate of interest with effect from April 01, 2013
Out of Rs. 70.00 Crores proposed to be repaid from the proceeds of the Issue, our Company has repaid an amount of Rs. 22.05 crores from the advance share application money as indicated below:
Bank/ Party Amount proposed to be repaid from the Amount repaid out of Advance Share Name proceeds of the Issue ( Rs. in crores) Application Money ( Rs. in crores) Debentures ICICI Bank 2.64 0.88 Industrial Finance 0.92 Corporation of 2.76 India Vijaya Bank 0.69 0.23
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Sub-Total (A) 6.09 2.03
Term Loan Canara Bank 2.55 0.85 Central Bank of 2.50 10.00 India Central Bank of 7.50 15.00 India Central Bank of 3.47 13.88 India Corporation Bank 2.32 0.58 Exim Bank of -- 4.80 India IFCI (Assignee of 1.50 4.50 IIBI Ltd.) ICICI Bank 6.99 2.33 Industrial Finance 1.28 Corporation of 3.84 India Vijaya Bank 0.03 0.01 Sub-Total (B) 63.91 20.02 Total (A+B) 70.00 22.05
Further with respect to the repayment of loans from proceeds of the Issue:
1. The proceeds of the Issue allocated towards “Repayment in part of dues of the secured lenders of the Company”, amounting to Rs. 70.00 Crores, will not be utilized towards repayment of any Inter Corporate Deposits (ICDs) or for any other re- payment other than that specified above.
2. The amount earmarked for repayment of loans (amounting to Rs. 70.00 Crores) from the Objects of the Issue, is only towards the principal amount of the loans, identified and listed above
3. Further, in respect of the aforementioned loans, there have been delays in interest payment and repayment of principal amount due, details of which are provided in the table below. However, as per the terms of the loan agreements, such delay did not result in a default, as the Company effected these payments of interest and principal before it became a non- performing asset in the books of the lenders.
The details of delay in interest payment and repayment of principal amount in respect of these loans, as on November 30, 2013 are as below:
A. Non-Convertible Debentures
Bank/ Party Sanctioned Outstanding Principal Interest Total payment Amount Name amount Balance as on overdue as on overdue as overdue as on proposed to be (Rs. in November 30, 2013 November 30, on November 30, repaid from the crores) (Rs in crores) 2013 November 2013 proceeds of the (Rs in crores) 30, 2013 (Rs in crores) Issue (Rs in (Rs in crores) crores) ICICI Bank 25.00 12.34 0.73 0.13 0.86 2.64 Industrial Finance Corporation of 25.00 12.33 0.72 0.16 0.88 2.76 India Vijaya Bank 8.00 3.95 0.23 0.03 0.26 0.69 Sub-Total (A) 28.62 1.68 0.32 2.00 6.09
B. Term Loans
Bank/ Party Sanctioned Outstanding Principal Interest Total payment Amount Name amount Balance as on overdue as on overdue as on overdue as on proposed to be (Rs. in November 30, November 30, November 30, November 30, repaid from the crores) 2013 2013 2013 2013 proceeds of the (Rs. in crores) (Rs in crores) (Rs in crores) (Rs in crores) Issue ( Rs in crores)
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Canara Bank 39.66 14.53 0.85 0.16 1.01 2.55
Central Bank of 100.00 22.50 7.50 0.86 8.36 10.00 India
Central Bank of 150.00 56.25 11.25 1.96 13.21 15.00 India
Central Bank of 125.00 107.64 10.42 3.56 13.98 13.88 India
Corporation Bank 35.00 25.09 1.76 0.83 2.59 2.32
Exim Bank of 80.00 52.08 5.21 1.80 7.01 4.80 India
IFCI (Assignee of 69.92 25.45 1.50 0.29 1.79 4.50 IIBI Ltd.)
ICICI Bank 445.42 39.87 2.48 0.31 2.79 6.99
Industrial Finance Corporation of 75.22 23.58 1.47 0.25 1.72 3.84 India Vijaya Bank 2.66 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 Sub-Total (B) 367.07 42.45 10.03 52.48 63.91 Total (A+B) 395.69 44.13 10.35 54.48 70.00
2. To meet the working capital requirements of our Company
Alloy Steel and Machine Building business are working capital intensive and we fund working capital requirement in the ordinary course of our business from banks, internal accruals and term loans.
We need to keep different grades and dimensions of specialized steel to meet varied needs of our customers. Also, the lead-time required for procuring inputs is high. Therefore, we have to maintain sufficient quantity of inputs in inventory to ensure the commitments to our customers. In the present days of cut-throat competition and liquidity problems in the economy, we are required to provide sufficient credit period to our customers.
In FY 2013-14, we expect increase in utilization of our production capacity and subsequent increase in our sales compared to FY2012- 2013 as the problems of iron ore availability faced by the Company during FY 2012-13 on account of Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order banning mining of iron ore in Karnataka, has now been lifted with certain pre-conditions.
Considering the envisaged growth, the working capital needs of our Company is expected to increase by Rs.562.22 crores during FY 2013-14. We intend to meet our working capital requirements to the extent of Rs. 75.00 crores out of the Net Proceeds of this Issue and the balance will be met from Bank borrowings, term loans and internal accruals as per the requirement.
As on date, our working capital lender’s consortium is led by Dena Bank and currently comprises of Dena Bank,, YES Bank, IDBI Bank, Bank of India, Corporation Bank, Union Bank of India and Central Bank of India, The working capital limits sanctioned under the Consortium arrangement is Rs.1,131.00 crores.
Justification for Holding Period Levels:
Inventories & While we expect increase in our volumes, we propose to improve the holding levels of Sundry Debtors inventory, debtors by reducing the same as compared to FY 2012-13. Creditors To ensure smooth supplies from our vendors and at competitive price, we would like to reduce our holding levels of creditors as compared to FY 2012-13.
Estimated working capital requirement and its basis is as under:
Particulars FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 Holding Rs. in Holding levels Rs. levels (No. of crores (No. of days) crores days) I CURRENT ASSETS 1 Inventories 182 1,034.64 148 1,352.60
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2 Sundry Debtors 150 935.26 94 1,030.48 3 Other Current Assets 243.15 233.94 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS (A) 2,213.05 2,617.02 II CURRENT LIABILITIES 1 Creditors 115 655.85 64 585.00 2 Other Current Liabilities 837.88 750.48 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES (B) 1,493.73 1,335.48 III WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT 719.32 1,281.54 (A)-(B) IV FUNDING PATTERN Increase in Working Capital 562.22 - Net Proceeds of the Issue 75.00 - Working Capital Facilities from Banks 179.00 - Loans / Internal Accruals 308.22
Out of Rs. 75.00 Crores from the proceeds of the Issue, proposed to be utilized towards working capital, our Company has utilized an amount of Rs.26.95 crores from the advance share application money towards working capital (Inventories).
3. General Corporate Purposes
The balance Net Proceeds, aggregating to Rs. 7.36 crores, will be utilized towards general corporate purposes including, strengthening of our marketing capabilities, entering into joint ventures, meeting exigencies, which our Company in the ordinary course of business may face, or any other purposes as approved by our Board.
As on date, we have not earmarked specific amounts from the Net Proceeds to be utilised for any or a combination of the abovementioned general corporate purposes. However, the amount allocated for these general corporate purposes shall not exceed 25% of the amount raised in the Issue.
Year wise deployment of funds
The entire fund requirements mentioned above shall be utilised in FY 2013-14.
Advance Share Application Money
Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Mr. Rajesh V Shah, Mr. Suketu V Shah, Bachhraj & Company Private Limited, Bachhraj Factories Private Limited, Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited, Jamnalal Sons Private Limited (part of the Promoter Group of the Company) have paid the Company an amount aggregating to Rs. 49 crores as advance share application money towards their entitlement under the Issue. The said advance money is free of any interest and any amount which shall be in excess or short towards their respective actual entitlement shall be adjusted or refunded from the final offer of the proposed Issue, after meeting any shortfall towards any undersubscribed portion. Our Company has utilized the monies brought in as advance share application money as follows:
Utilisation of the Advance share Application Money received by the Company
Sl. Utilisation Amount (In Rs.) No. 1. Payment of dues of the secured lenders (Banks & Financial Institution) 22,04,83,215 2. Towards working capital requirement of the Company 26,95,16,785
By a certificate dated January 9, 2014, Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants, the statutory auditors of the Company, have certified a cash flow statement in relation to the receipt and deployment of the Advance Share Application Money till date, the details of which are set out below:
Sr. Particulars Amount (In Rs.) Amount (In Rs.) No. 1. Receipt of Advance Share Application money: December 17, 2013 15,00,00,000 December 20, 2013 10,00,00,000 December 27, 2013 10,00,00,000 January 07, 2014 14,00,00,000 Total 49,00,00,000
2. Utilisation Towards payment to Secured Lenders 22,04,83,215 Towards working capital requirement 26,95,16,785 Total 49,00,00,000
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The Company confirms that the entire advance share application money is utilized towards the Objects of the Issue.
Issue related expenses
The total expenses of the Issue are estimated to be approximately Rs. 118.26 Lakhs. The expenses of this Issue include, among others, fees of the Lead Manager, fees of the Registrar to the Issue, legal fees, printing and stationery expenses, advertising, travelling and marketing expenses and other expenses. The estimated Issue expenses are as under:
Nature of Expenses Estimated As a % of Issue As a % of Total Expense Size Issue Expenses (Rs. in lacs) Fees of Lead Manager, Registrar to the Issue, Legal Advisor, 62.66 0.41 52.99 Company Law Consultant etc. Advertising & Marketing Expenses 1.29 0.01 1.09 Printing, stationery, distribution, postage, etc 32.74 0.21 27.68 Others (including but not limited to Stock Exchange and SEBI 21.57 0.14 18.24 filing fees) Total Estimated Issue Expenses 118.26 0.77 100.00
Appraisal
The objects have not been appraised by any banks, financial institutions or agency.
Monitoring of Utilization of Funds
There is no requirement for a monitoring agency as the Issue size is less than Rs. 500 crores. Our audit committee of the Board shall monitor the utilization of the proceeds of the Issue. We will disclose the utilization of the Net Proceeds, including interim use, under a separate head specifying the purpose for which such proceeds have been utilized along with details, if any, in relation to all such proceeds of the Issue that have not been utilised thereby also indicating investments, if any, of such unutilized proceeds of the Issue in our balance sheet for the relevant financial years commencing from FY2014.
We will disclose the details of the utilization of the Net Proceeds of the Issue, including interim use, under a separate head in our financial statements specifying the purpose for which such proceeds have been utilized or otherwise disclosed as per the disclosure requirements of our Listing Agreements with the Stock Exchanges. As per the requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements, we will disclose to the audit committee of our Board the uses/ applications of funds on a quarterly basis as part of our quarterly declaration of results. Furthermore, on an annual basis, we shall prepare a statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in this Letter of Offer and place it before the audit committee of our Board. The said disclosure shall be made till such time that the full proceeds raised through the Issue have been fully spent. The statement shall be certified by our Auditors. Furthermore, in terms of Clause 43A of the Listing Agreements, we will furnish to the Stock Exchanges on a quarterly basis, a statement indicating material deviations, if any, in the use of proceeds from the objects stated in this Letter of Offer. Additionally, this information shall be furnished to the Stock Exchanges along with the interim or annual financial results submitted under Clause 41 of the Listing Agreements and will be published in the newspapers simultaneously with the interim or annual financial results, after placing it before the audit committee in terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements.
Bridge loans
We have not raised any bridge loans against the Net Proceeds.
Details of funds already deployed and sources of funds deployed
The details of the funds deployed and means of finance thereof, towards the object of this issue as certified by the Auditors of our Company, vide their certificate dated January 09, 2014 is as under:
(a) Details of the funds already deployed:
Sl.No Particulars Amount deployed as on date ( Rs. in Crores) 1. Payment of dues of the secured lenders (Banks & Financial Institution) 22.05 2. Towards working capital requirement of the Company 26.95
(b) Source of funds deployed
Sl.No Particulars Amount (Rs. in Crores) 1 Advance Share Application Money 49.00
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Interim Use of Net Proceeds
Our Company’s management, in accordance with the policies set up by the Board, will have flexibility in deploying the Net Proceeds. Pending utilization for the purposes described above, we intend to temporarily invest the Net Proceeds in interest-bearing liquid instruments including deposits with banks, mutual funds or temporarily deploy the funds in investment grade interest bearing securities as may be approved by our Board or its committees. Such investments would be in accordance with the investment policies approved by our Board or its committees from time to time. We confirm that pending utilization of the Net Proceeds, we shall not use the funds for any investments in the equity markets.
Means of Finance
The requirements of the objects detailed above are intended to be funded from the Net Proceeds of the Issue. Accordingly, our Company confirms that there is no requirement to make firm arrangements of finance through verifiable means towards at least 75% of the stated means of finance, excluding the amount to be raised through the Issue.
Other confirmations
No part of the Net Proceeds will be paid by our Company as consideration to the Promoters, the Directors, Group Companies or members of the Promoter Group.
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STATEMENT OF TAX BENEFITS
STATEMENT OF POSSIBLE TAX BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AND SHAREHOLDERS
To The Board of Directors, Mukand Limited
Dear Sirs,
We hereby report that the attached Annexure states the possible tax benefits available to Mukand Limited (‘the Company’) and to the shareholders of the Company under the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Wealth Tax Act, 1957, presently in force in India, subject to the fact that several of these benefits are dependent on the Company or its shareholders fulfilling the conditions prescribed under the relevant tax laws. Hence the ability of the Company or its shareholders to derive the tax benefits is dependent upon fulfilling such conditions, which based on the business imperative, the Company may or may not choose to fulfil.
The benefits discussed in the Annexure are not exhaustive. This Statement is only intended to provide general information to the Investors and is neither designed nor intended to be a substitute for the professional tax advice. In view of the individual nature of the tax consequences and the changing tax laws, each investor is advised to consult his or her own tax consultant with respect to the specific tax implications arising out of their participations in the issue. We do not express any opinion or provide any assurance as to whether:
The Company or its shareholders will continue to obtain these benefits in future; or The conditions prescribed for availing of these benefits have been/ would be met with.
The contents of this Annexure are based on the information, explanations and representations obtained from the Company and on the basis of our understanding of the business activities and operations of the Company and interpretations of the current tax laws.
For Haribhakti & Co. Firm registration number: 103525W Chartered Accountants
Sumant M. Sakhardande Partner Membership No. 034828
Place: Mumbai Date: July 31, 2013
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ANNEXURE TO THE STATEMENT OF TAX BENEFITS
A. SPECIAL TAX BENEFITS
Special Tax Benefits Available to the Shareholders of the Company
There are no special tax benefits available to the shareholders of the Company.
B. GENERAL TAX BENEFITS
Under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”)
The following tax benefits shall, interalia, be available to the company and the prospective Shareholders under the Act.
General Tax Benefits Available to the Company
1. The corporate tax rate shall be 30% plus surcharge and education cess thereon. Minimum Alternate Tax (‘MAT’) rate is 18.5% plus surcharge and education cess thereon of book profits. MAT is also applicable on the profits derived by an undertaking of the company, which is entitled to tax holiday benefits under section 80IC of the Act.
2. Subject to compliance of certain conditions laid down in Section 32 of the Act, the Company will be entitled to a deduction for depreciation: -
a. In respect of tangible assets. b. In respect of intangible assets being in the nature of knowhow, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licenses, franchises or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature acquired after 31st day of March, 1998 at the rates prescribed under Income Tax Rules, 1962. c. In respect of any new machinery or plant (other than ships and aircraft which has been acquired and installed after 31st March, 2005, a further sum of 20% of the actual cost of such machinery or plant will be allowed as a deduction in the year of installation subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. d. Unabsorbed depreciation if any, for an Assessment Year can be carried forward & set off against any sources of income in the same year or any subsequent Assessment Years as per section 32(2) of the Act.
3. Under the provisions of section 35(1)(i) of the Act read with clause (iv) of this subsection, the Company shall be eligible for 100% deduction of any expenditure (except capital expenditure for acquisition of land) laid out or expended on scientific research related to the business of the company.
4. Under the provisions of section 35(1)(ii) of the Act, the Company shall be eligible for a weighted deduction of 175% of any sum paid to certain scientific research association or to a university, college or other institution to be used for scientific research, subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
5. Under the provisions of section 35(1)(iia) of the Act, the Company shall be eligible for a weighted deduction of 125% of any sum paid to a company to be used by it for scientific purpose, subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
6. Under the provisions of section 35(1)(iii) of the Act, the Company shall be eligible for a weighted deduction of 125% of any sum paid to a university, college or other institution to be used by it for research in social science or statistical research, subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
7. Under the provisions of section 35(2AB) (i) of the Act, the Company shall be eligible for a weighted deduction of 200% of any expenditure (excluding cost of land or building) incurred by the Company on in-house scientific research and development facility approved by the prescribed authority subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
8. Under the provisions of section 35AC of the Act, the Company shall be entitled to deduction of 100% for payment of any sum to a public sector company or to a local authority or to an association or institution approved by the National Committee for carrying out any eligible project or scheme or for any expenditure directly made by it on the eligible project or scheme subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
9. Under the provisions of section 35CCA of the Act, the Company shall be entitled to deduction of 100% for payment of any sum to an association or institution which has as its object the undertaking of any programme of rural development or training of persons for implementing such programmes approved by the prescribed authority or to a rural development fund or to the National Urban Poverty Eradication Fund set up and notified by the Central Government in this behalf subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
10. Under the provisions of section 35CCB of the Act, the Company shall be entitled to deduction for any expenditure by way of payment of any sum to an association or institution which has as its object the undertaking of any programme of conservation of natural resources or afforestation or to a fund for afforestation set up and notified by the Central Government subject to fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.
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11. Under Section 35D of the Act, the Company is eligible for deduction in respect of specified preliminary expenditure incurred by the Company in connection with extension of its undertaking or in connection with setting up a new unit for an amount equal to 1/5th of such expenses over 5 successive Assessment Years, subject to the conditions and limits specified in the section.
12. Under the provisions of section 54EC of the Act and subject to the conditions and to the extent specified therein, long term capital gains [not covered under the section 10(38) of the Act] arising on the transfer of long term capital assets by the Company will be exempt from capital gains tax if the capital gain are invested within a period of 6 months from the date of transfer in the bonds redeemable after 3 years and issued by- National Highway Authority of India constituted under section 3 of National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 on or after the 1st day of April 2006. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 on or after the 1st day of April, 2006 and notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purpose of this section.
If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, the exemption shall be proportionately reduced. The amount so exempted shall be chargeable to tax subsequently, if the specified assets are transferred or converted within three year from the date of their acquisition. However as per 1st Proviso to section 54EC(I), the investments made in the long Terms Specified Asset on or after April 1, 2007 by any assesses during the financial year should not exceed 50 Lakhs rupees.
13. Under section 72(1) of the Act, if the net result of the computation is a loss, such loss can be set off against any other income and the balance loss, if any, can be carried forward for 8 consecutive years and set off against business income.
14. Under section 80G of the Act, the Company is entitled to deduction either for whole of the sum paid as donation to specified funds or institutions or fifty percent of sums paid, subject to limits and conditions as provided in the section 80 G (5)
15. Under Section 112 of the Act and other relevant provisions of the Act, long term capital gains [not covered under section 10 (38) of the Act] arising on transfer of a long term capital asset, being listed securities, or specified units, and zero coupon bond, if held for a period exceeding 12 months, shall be taxed at a rate of 20% (plus applicable surcharge, educational cess and secondary & higher education cess on income-tax) after indexation as provided in the second proviso to section 48 or at 10% (plus applicable surcharge, educational cess and secondary & higher education cess on income-tax) (without indexation), at the option of the assessee.
16. Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) is a minimum tax which a company needs to pay when income-tax payable on the total income as computed under this Act is less than 18.5% of its book profit. Credit is allowable for the difference between MAT paid and the tax computed as per the normal provisions of the Act. MAT credit can be utilized to the extent of difference between any tax payable under the normal provisions and MAT payable for the relevant year. MAT credit in respect of MAT paid prior to AY 2006-07 shall be available for set-off upto 5 years succeeding the year in which the MAT credit initially arose. However, MAT credit in respect of MAT paid for AY 2006-07 or thereafter shall be available for set-off upto 7 years succeeding the year in which the MAT credit initially arose. Further, from AY 2010-2011, MAT credit for MAT paid for AY 2010-11 or thereafter shall be available for set-off upto 10 years succeeding the year in which the MAT credit initially arose.
17. In accordance with Section 115 O of the Act, any amount declared, distributed or paid by the company by way of dividends (whether interim or otherwise) on or after 1 April 2003, whether out of current or accumulated profits shall be charged to income tax at the rate of 15% (plus applicable surcharge and education cess), in addition to the income tax chargeable in respect of the total income of a domestic company for any assessment year.
Further section 115-O of the Act provides that, in order to compute the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) payable by a domestic holding Company, the amount of dividend paid by it would be reduced by the dividend received by it from its subsidiary company during the financial year, if: The subsidiary company has paid DDT @ 15% (plus applicable surcharge and education cess) on such dividend : and The Domestic Company is itself not a subsidiary of any company. For this purpose, a company would be considered as a subsidiary if the domestic company holds more than half of its nominal equity capital.
General Benefits Available to person other than company
(a) Available to Resident Shareholders
1. Under section 10(34) of the Act, income earned by way of dividend from domestic company referred to in section 115-O of the Act is exempt from income-tax in the hands of the shareholders. However, section 94(7) of the 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.
2. Computation of Capital Gains-Capital assets may be categorized into Short Term Capital Assets and Long Term Capital Assets based on the period of holding All capital assets (except shares held in a company or any other listed securities or units of UTI or specified Mutual Fund units) are considered to be long term capital assets if they are held for a period in excess of 36 months. Shares held in a company, any other listed securities, units of UTI and specified Mutual Fund units are considered as long term capital assets is these are held for a period exceeding 12 months. Consequently capital gains arising on sale of shares held in a company or any other listed securities, or units of UTI or specified Mutual Fund units held for more than 12 months are
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considered as “long term capital gains”. Section 48 of the Act, which prescribes the mode of computation of capital gains, provides for deduction of cost of acquisition / improvement and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of capital asset, from the sale consideration to arrive at the amount of capital gains. However, in respect of long term capital gains, it offers a benefit by permitting a substitution of cost of acquisition / improvement with the indexed cost of acquisition / improvement, which adjust the cost of acquisition / improvement by a cost inflation index as prescribed from time to time.
3. Under the provisions of section 10(38) of the Act, long term capital gain arising to the shareholder from transfer of a long term capital asset being an equity share in the company or unit of an equity oriented Mutual fund (i.e capital asset held for the period of twelve months or more) entered into on a recognized stock exchange in India after October 1, 2004 on which securities transaction tax has been paid, is exempt. However, from Financial Year 2006-2007, income by way of long-term capital gain of a company shall be taken into account in computing the book profit and income-tax payable under section 115JB of the Act.
4. Under section 111A of the Act, capital gains arising to a shareholder from transfer of short term capital assets, being an equity share in the company or unit of an equity oriented Mutual fund, entered into on a recognized stock exchange in India on which securities transaction tax has been paid will be subject to tax at the rate of 15% (plus applicable surcharge, educational cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess on income tax).
5. Short-terms capital loss on sale of shares can be set off against any capital gain income, long term or short term, in the same assessment year. It should be noted that such loss can be set off only against capital gain income and not against any other head of income. Balance short-term capital loss, if any, can be carried forward up to eight assessments years. In the subsequent year also, it can be set off against any capital gain income.
6. In terms of Section 88E of the Act, the Securities Transaction Tax paid by the shareholder in respect of the taxable securities transactions entered into in the course of the business would be eligible for rebate from the amount of income-tax (as computed in prescribed manner) on the income chargeable under the head ‘Profits and Gains under Business or Profession’ arising from taxable securities transactions. No deduction under this section shall be allowed in, or after, AY 2009-2010. However, in such a case, the said securities transaction tax would be allowed as deduction in computing the profits & gains from business or profession under the provisions of section 36(1)(xv) of the Act.
7. Under the provisions of section 54EC of the Act and subject to the conditions and to the extent specified therein, long term capital gains [not covered under the section 10(38) of the Act] arising on the transfer of long term capital assets by the Company will be exempt from capital gains tax if the capital gain are invested within a period of 6 months from the date of transfer in the bonds redeemable after 3 years and issued by- National Highway Authority of India constituted under section 3 of National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 on or after the 1st day of April 2006. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 on or after the 1st day of April, 2006 and notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purpose of this section. If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, the exemption shall be proportionately reduced. The amount so exempted shall be chargeable to tax subsequently, if the specified assets are transferred or converted within three year from the date of their acquisition. However as per 1st Proviso to section 54EC(I), the investments made in the long Terms Specified Asset on or after April 1, 2007 by any assesses during the financial year should not exceed 50 Lakhs rupees.
8. Under Section 54F of the Act, where in the case of an individual or Hindu Undivided Family (‘HUF’) capital gain arise from transfer of long term assets [other than a residential house and those exempt under section 10(38) of the Act] then such capital gain, subject to the conditions and to the extent specified therein, will be exempt if the net sales consideration from such transfer is utilized for purchase of a residential house property within a period of one year before or two year after the date on which the transfer took place or for construction of a residential house property within a period of three years after the date of transfer. If only a part of the net consideration is so reinvested, the exemption shall be proportionately reduced
(b) Mutual Funds
Under section 10 (23D) of the Act, all Mutual Funds set up by Public Sector Banks or Public Financial Institutions or Mutual Funds registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India or authorized by the Reserve Bank of India, subject to the conditions specified therein are eligible for exemption from income-tax on all their income, including income from investment in the equity shares of a company.
(c) Venture Capital Companies / Funds
Under section 10 (23FB) of the Act, all venture capital companies / funds registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India, subject to the conditions specified, are eligible for exemption from income-tax on all their income, including income from sale of shares of the company.
Company under the Wealth Tax Act, 1957
Wealth Tax is applicable if the net wealth (as defined) of a company or an individual or HUF exceeds Rs. 30 Lakhs as on the valuation date (i.e. March 31 of the relevant financial year). Wealth Tax shall be charged in respect of the net wealth of every company or an individual or HUF at the rate of 1% of the amount by which net wealth exceeds Rs. 30 lakhs.
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Shares of the company held by the shareholders will not treated as an asset within the meaning of Section 2(ea) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 and hence Wealth Tax will not be applicable.
(d). General Benefits Available to Non Resident Indians/Members other than FIIs and Foreign Venture Capital Investors
1. By virtue of Section 10(34) of the Act, income earned by way of divided income from a domestic company referred to in sect ion 115-O of the Act, is exempt from tax in the hands of the recipients.
2. Under Section 10(38) of Act, long term capital gain arising to the shareholder from transfer of a long term capital asset being an equity share in the company or unit of an equity oriented mutual fund (i.e. capital assets held for the period of twelve months or more) entered into a recognized stock exchange in India after October 1, 2004 on which securities transaction tax has been paid, is exempt. However, from Financial Year 2006-2007, income by way of long-term capital gain, in case of non resident member being a company, shall be taken into account in computing the book profit and income-tax payable under section 115JB of the Act.
3. Under the first proviso to section 48 of the Act, in case of a non resident, in computing the capital gains arising from transfer of shares 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.
4. In terms of Section 88E of the Act, the Securities Transaction Tax paid by the shareholder in respect of the taxable securities transactions entered into in the course of the business would be eligible for rebate from the amount of income-tax (as computed in prescribed manner) on the income chargeable under the head ‘Profits and Gains under Business or Profession’ arising from taxable securities transactions. No deduction under this section shall be allowed in, or after, AY 2009-2010. However, in such a case, the said securities transaction tax would be allowed as deduction in computing the profits & gains from business or profession under the provisions of section 36(1)(xv) of the Act.
5. Under the provisions of section 54EC of the Act and subject to the conditions and to the extent specified therein, long term capital gains [not covered under the section 10(38) of the Act] arising on the transfer of long term capital assets by the Company will be exempt from capital gains tax if the capital gain are invested within a period of 6 months from the date of transfer in the bonds redeemable after 3 years and issued by- National Highway Authority of India constituted under section 3 of National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 on or after the 1st day of April 2006. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, a company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956 on or after the 1st day of April, 2006 and notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purpose of this section.
If only part of the capital gain is so reinvested, the exemption shall be proportionately reduced. The amount so exempted shall be chargeable to tax subsequently, if the specified assets are transferred or converted within three year from the date of their acquisition. However as per 1st Proviso to section 54EC(I), the investments made in the long Terms Specified Asset on or after April 1, 2007 by any assesses during the financial year should not exceed 50 Lakhs rupees.
6. Under Section 54F of the Act, where in the case of an individual or Hindu Undivided Family (‘HUF’) capital gain arise from transfer of long term assets [other than a residential house and those exempt under section 10(38) of the Act] then such capital gain, subject to the conditions and to the extent specified therein, will be exempt if the net sales consideration from such transfer is utilized for purchase of a residential house property within a period of one year before or two year after the date on which the transfer took place or for construction of a residential house property within a period of three years after the date of transfer. If only a part of the net consideration is so reinvested, the exemption shall be proportionately reduced.
7. Under the provisions of section 111A of the Act, capital gains arising to a shareholder from transfer of short terms capital assets, being an equity share in the company or unit of an equity oriented Mutual fund, entered into in a recognized stock exchange in India on which securities transaction tax has been paid will be subject to tax at the rate of 15% (plus applicable surcharge, education cess and secondary & higher education cess on income-tax).
8. Under the provisions of Section 112 of the Act and other relevant provisions of the Act, long term capital gains [not covered under Section 10(38) of the Act] arising on transfer of unlisted shares in the Company, if shares are held for a period exceeding 12 months, shall be taxed at @ 20% (plus surcharge and education cess on income-tax) after indexation as provided in the second proviso to section 48 or (w.e.f. FY 2012-13) at 10% (plus applicable surcharge, educational cess and secondary & higher education cess on income-tax) (without indexation), at the option of the assessee.
9. Under the provisions of section 115E of the Act, capital gains arising to the non resident Indian on transfer of shares held for a period exceeding 12 months shall [in cases not covered under section 10(38) of the Act] be concessionally taxed at a flat rate of 10% (plus applicable surcharge, educational cess and secondary & higher education cess on Income-tax) without indexation benefit but with protection against foreign exchange fluctuation under the first proviso to section 48 of the Act, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions.
10. Under the provisions of section 115F of the Act, long term capital gains [not covered under section 10 (38) of the Act] arising to a non-resident Indian from the shares of the company subscribed to in convertible Foreign Exchange shall be exempt from income
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tax if the net consideration is reinvested in specified assets within six months of the date of transfer. If only 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 are transferred or converted into money within three years from the date of their acquisition.
11. Under the provisions of section 115G of the Act, it shall not be necessary for a non-resident Indian to furnish his return of income if his only source of income is investment income or long term capital gains or both arising out of specified assets acquired, purchased or subscribed in convertible foreign exchange and tax deductible at source has been deducted therefrom.
12. Under the provisions of section 115H of the Act, a non-resident Indian (i.e. an individual being a citizen of India or person of India Origin) has an option to be governed by the provision of Chapter XII A of the Act viz. “Special Provisions Relating to certain Income of Non-Resident”, even after the assessee becomes a reseident, if he furnishes to the Assessing Officer a declaration alongwith the return of income under section 139 of the Act.
13. Under the provision of section 115-I of the Act, a non resident Indian may elect not to be governed by the provisions of Chapter XII-A for any assessment year by furnishing his return of income under section 139 of the Act declaring therein that the provisions of the Chapter shall not apply to him for that assessment year and if he does so the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to him, instead the other provisions of the Act shall apply.
14. As per the provisions of Section 90(2) of the Act, the provisions of the act would prevails over the provisions of DTAA between India and the country in which the shareholder has fiscal domicile to the extent they are more beneficial to the non-resident.
(e) General Benefits Available to Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)
1. By virtue of section 10(34) of the Act, income earned by way of dividend income from a domestic company referred to in section 115-O of the Act, are exempt form tax in the hands of the institutional investor.
2. Under Section 10(38) of the Act, long term capital gain arising to the shareholder from transfer of a long term capital asset being an equity share in the company or unit of an equity oriented mutual fund (i.e. capital asset held for the period of twelve months or more) entered into in a recognized stock exchange in India after October 1, 2004 on which securities transaction tax has been paid, is exempt. However, from Financial Year 2006-2007, the income by way of long- term capital gain of a company shall be taken into account in computing the book profit and income-tax payable under section 115JB of the Act.
3. The provisions of section 36(i)(xv) of the Act allow deduction for STT paid, if the taxable securities transactions are taxable as ‘Business Income’.
4. The income realized by FIIs on sale of shares in the company by way of short term capital gains referred to in Section 111A of the Act would be taxed at the rate of 15% (plus applicable surcharge, education cess and secondary & higher education cess on income tax), on which the securities transaction tax has been paid.
5. Under Section 115AD of the Act, capital gain arising on transfer of short term capital assets, being an equity share in a company which is not subject to Securities Transaction Tax will be taxable under the Act at the rate of 30% (plus applicable surcharge, if any and education cess).
Further, as per Section 115AD of the Act, capital gain arising on transfer of long term capital assets, being shares in a company [not covered under Section 10(38) of the Act], are taxed at the rate of 10% (plus applicable surcharge, if any and education cess). Such capital gains would be computed without giving effect to the first and second proviso to Section 48 of the Act. In other words, the benefit of indexation, direct or indirect, as mentioned under the two provisos would not be allowed while computing the capital gains.
6. As per the provisions of Section 90(2) of the Act, the provisions of the act would prevails over the provisions of DTAA between India and the country in which the non-resident has fiscal domicile to the extent they are more beneficial to the non-resident.
Applicability of Wealth Tax Act, 1957
Wealth Tax is applicable if the net wealth (as defined) of a company or an individual or HUF exceeds Rs. 30 Lakhs as on the valuation date (i.e. March 31 of the relevant financial year). Wealth Tax shall be charged in respect of the net wealth of every company or an individual or HUF at the rate of 1% of the amount by which net wealth exceeds Rs. 30 lakhs. Shares of the company held by the shareholders will not treated as an asset within the meaning of Section 2(ea) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 and hence Wealth Tax will not be applicable.
Notes for consideration a) In respect of non-residents, taxability of capital gains mentioned above shall be further subject to any benefits available under the DTAA, if any between India and the country in which the non-resident has fiscal domicile or any other qualifying criteria.
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b) 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.
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SECTION IV – ABOUT OUR COMPANY
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Unless noted otherwise, the information in this section is derived from industry sources, online as well as offline published material and government publications. Our Company, the Lead Manager nor any other person connected with the Issue has independently verified this information. Industry sources and publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but their accuracy, completeness and underlying assumptions are not guaranteed and their reliability cannot be assured. Industry sources and publications are also prepared based on information as of specific dates and may no longer be current or reflect current trends. Industry sources and publications may also base their information on estimates, projections, forecasts and assumptions that may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, Investors should not place undue reliance on this information.
Overview of the Steel Industry
Alloy steel is mainly composed of iron, which is one of the most common metals in the earth’s crust and can be found almost everywhere. Other than iron ore, steel is composed of other metallic and or non-metallic elements, most prominent of which is carbon. These other elements such as manganese, chromium, silicon, and oxygen along with carbon are used to manufacture steel; composition of which elements is adjusted to produce different grades of steel. The industries that use steel include construction, automotive, transportation and engineering. Steel is also used in the production of power lines, pipelines, electrical and electronic appliances and containers.
Whilst there are various types of steel, it can be broadly divided into two major families based on its composition, alloy and non-alloy steel. Alloy steel is produced using alloying elements like manganese, silicon, nickel, lead, copper, chromium, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, vanadium etc. whereas non-alloy steel has no alloying component in them except those that are normally present such as carbon. Non-alloying steel is mainly of three types viz. mild steel (containing up to 0.3% carbon), medium carbon steel (contains between 0.3-0.6% carbon) and high carbon steel (contains more than 0.6% carbon). All types of steel other than mild steel are called special steel. It is called so mainly because a special care is taken in order to maintain particular level of chemical composition in such steels. Stainless steel is alloy steel. In India, non-alloy steel constitutes about 90 percent of the total steel production. (Source: Ministry of Steel, http://steel.gov.in/glossary.htm)
Steel making is primarily divided into two categories based on their shapes, i.e. flat and long products. Flat products include slabs, hot- rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, coated steel products, tinplate and heavy plate. On the other hand, long products include billets, blooms, rebars, wire rods, sections, rails, sheet piles and drawn wire. Special and alloy steel long products are used in automotive components, engineering, textiles, railways, defense etc. Auto sector is the largest consumer of special and alloy steel, followed by railways, engineering and other sectors. The alloy steel used in auto vehicles is further classified into bearing steel, cold heading quality steel, spring steel, semi or free cutting steels, micro alloy steels and specialty steels and are mainly used for the manufacture of automotive components like transmission, engine, steering and chassis, suspension and braking systems and bearings. Unlike the non-alloy steel industry, the alloy steel long product sector largely comprise of value added tailor made products. Hence, the demand supply dynamics of this sector varies from the rest of the steel industry, which has a chunk of commodity steel products. The main markets for these products are construction, mechanical engineering, energy and automotive. The alloy steel category is further bifurcated as stainless steel and special and alloy steel.
The alloy steel with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content is called stainless steel. This steel does not readily corrode, rust or stain with water as ordinary steel does. Stainless steel differs from carbon or other alloy steel by the amount of chromium present. (Source: Ministry of Steel, http://steel.gov.in/glossary.htm)
Changes in Global Steel Industry
Since 1990, crude steel production has seen different phases - during 1990-95 it has seen a de-growth of 0.5 per cent per annum; during 1995-2000 it has grown by 2.4 per cent per annum; during the next five years 2000-05, it has seen a robust growth of 6.2 per cent per annum; during 2005-10 its growth decelerated to 4.5 per cent; and since 2010 the growth decelerated even further in the wake of post-sub-prime issues and the Euro Zone debt crisis. Due to the decline in steel demand during the global financial crisis, steel producers have sought to cut production. The decline in output was sharper in the developed rather than emerging economies. In contrast, China’s steel production responded rapidly to increased domestic demand following the implementation of the Chinese government’s economic stimulus initiatives. As such, a larger proportion of global steel production shifted from the developed nations to the rapidly growing developing economies, thereby facilitating the product development and production upgrades for steel producers in the emerging markets. After the downturn of 2008, steel demand recovered in the second half of 2009 as steel producers resumed production in idled facilities. Global crude steel production increased from 1,536 million tonnes in 2011 to 1,547 million tonnes in 2012. (Source: World Steel In Figures 2013, World Steel Association)
Steel Sector - India
The Indian economy was one of the fastest growing economies in the post 2008 crisis period, however, India’s growth decelerated in 2011-12 after two years of relatively good performance. Various factors, domestic and international, have contributed to this drop. Global macroeconomic and financial uncertainty, inflation, widening twin deficits and falling investment have led to an adverse impact
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on growth. Last two years of high inflation amidst wide fiscal and current account deficits have led to monetary tightening by the RBI, which has in turn led to slow down in the economy to the lowest in the past nine years. Even though inflation moderated later in the year 2012, macro-economic risks increased with slowing growth and rising deficits, which coupled with fiscal slippage, has put heavy pressure on interest rates. In 2011-12, growth decelerated in each successive quarter. On the other hand, average inflation remained high, though it moderated in the last four months of the year. As per the RBI’s Annual Report for the year 2012, the slowdown in overall growth of the economy during 2011-12 is mainly attributable to weak industrial performance, potentially ascribable to both international and domestic factors. (Source: http://www.rbi.org.in)
Steel industry was delicensed and decontrolled in 1991 and 1992, respectively, and since then, as in the international markets, so in India, the steel sector has broadly followed the general macro-economic trends. Indian steel industry with its strong forward and backward linkages contributes significantly to overall growth and development of the economy. As per the report of the working group on steel industry for the twelfth five year plan (2012 – 2017) by Ministry of Steel, the steel industry directly contributes to 2% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) and its weightage in the official Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is 6.2%. Considering its relevance, the greater thrust is given on the growth of the Indian steel industry. From a country with a fledgling status of one million tonnes of capacity at the time of independence, India has today become the world’s 4th largest producer of crude steel preceded only by China, Japan and USA. However, the steel consumption in the country remains well below the world levels on per capita basis. The current low per capita consumption of steel of 59 kg in India compared to the world average of estimated 200 kg is almost 1/3rd of the global average per capita consumption of steel. This indicates that there is a lot of potential for increasing the steel consumption in India. (Source: http://planningcommission.gov.in/aboutus/committee/wrkgrp12/wg_steel2212.pdf, Annual Report 2013 – Ministry of Steel)
Production and Consumption of Steel in India
The table below shows the trend in production for sale, import, export and real consumption of total finished steel (alloy + non- alloy) in India:
Total Finished Steel (Alloy + Non-Alloy) (million tonnes or mt) Year Production for sale Import Export Real Consumption 2007-08 56.08 7.03 5.08 52.13 2008-09 57.16 5.84 4.44 52.35 2009-10 60.62 7.38 3.25 59.34 2010-11** 68.62 6.66 3.64 66.42 2011-12* 73.42 6.83 4.04 70.92 Apr-Dec2012-13* 56.72 5.79 3.78 53.53
(Source: Annual Report 2013 – Ministry of Steel, GoI, *prov., ** Revised Figures)
Alloy Steel and Stainless Steel
The table below shows the trend in production for sale for total finished steel (alloy / stainless steel in India) in India:
Total Finished Steel (‘000 tonnes) Year Production for sale Production for sale Production for sale (Non - Alloy) (Alloy / Stainless Steel) (Non-Alloy + Alloy) 2008-09 54152 3012 57164 2009-10 57092 3532 60624 2010-11 64251 4370 68621 2011-12* 68930 4486 73416 Apr-Dec2012-13* 53147 3574 56721 (Source: Annual Report 2013 – Ministry of Steel, GoI, *prov.)
Automobile Sector is the largest consumer of the alloy steel products. Recently, a slump in sales of major auto vehicle categories was observed due to high interest rates, hikes in petrol and diesel prices. If one considers the underlying factors for recent moderation in auto sector, the growth in the auto sector may be intact over medium to long term. This is also backed by the trends observed in the capex plans announced by many domestic and global auto manufacturers in India. The major global auto manufacturers already have presence in the country and they are expanding capacities in India. Also, many of them are interested in making their Indian manufacturing facilities the export hub for their global operations.
Opportunities for growth of Steel in Private Sector
The liberalization of industrial policy and other initiatives taken by the Government have given a definite impetus for entry, participation and growth of the private sector in the steel industry. As per the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, while the existing units are being modernized / expanded, a large number of new steel plants have also come up in different parts of the country based on modern, cost effective, state of-the-art technologies. In the last few years, the rapid and stable growth of the demand side has also prompted domestic entrepreneurs to set up fresh Greenfield projects in different states of the country.
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OUR BUSINESS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 and the respective notes to such statements, prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP and included elsewhere in this Letter of Offer.
Overview
We, one of the Bajaj group companies, are one of the leading manufacturers of alloy and stainless steel long products in India. We produced 2,09,349 MT of billets and blooms at our plant at Ginigera, Karnataka and 2,50,390 MT of specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) rolled products at our Kalwe Plant in FY2013 and 2,22,705 MT of billets and blooms at Ginigera, Karnataka and 3,01,197 MT of speciality steel (alloy and stainless steel) at our Kalwe Plant in FY2012. We sell our products primarily in the Indian market. Domestic sales accounted for Rs. 1707.71 crores (80.32% of our total revenue) in FY2013 and Rs. 2079.68 crores (81.04% of our total revenue) in FY2012.
Our export sales accounted for Rs. 140.37 crores (6.60% of our total revenue) in FY2013 and Rs. 193.20 crores (7.53% of our total revenue) in FY2012. Our major export market is Europe, European Union, South East Asia, Middle East, Far East, Australia and other Asian countries with Italy, Netherlands and Taiwan accounting for 42% of the exports, Turkey and Thailand accounting for 30% and rest of the countries namely, China UAE, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Iran, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Yemen, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Slovenia accounting for 28% of our total specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) export sales volume in FY 2013 and Italy, Netherlands and Taiwan accounting for 49%, Turkey and Thailand accounting for 24%, and the rest of the countries (China, Germany, UAE, USA, Iran, Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, Australia, Malaysia, Hong kong, Ukraine, Vietnam, Mexico, Columbia and Saudi Arabia) 27% of our total specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) export sales volume in FY 2012.
Apart from specialty steel, our Company manufactures cranes, material handling equipment and plant equipment in our IMD. We also have a Power Generation Division and a Road Construction Division. The Steel Division, IMD, Power Generation Division and Road Construction Division contributed 88.55%, 7.68%, 1.06% and 2.71% respectively, of our total revenues for the year ended March 31, 2013 and 89.02%, 10.20%, 0.78% and 0%, respectively, of our total revenues for the year ended March 31, 2012. For the years ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, our loss before tax was Rs. 47.70 crores and Rs. 108.38 crores, respectively on a standalone basis, and our net loss for the year were Rs. 39.46 crores and Rs. 93.50 crores, respectively on a stand alone basis.
The Steel Division and IMD are in conformation to the ISO 14001:2004 standard, which relates to the environment management system. The Steel Division is in conformity to the ISO/TS 16949 standard which is specific to steel suppliers for the global automotive industry while IMD conforms to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system. The quality control laboratories of the Steel Division are ISO/IEC 17025:2005 enabling it to be considered as an accredited system for undertaking any metallurgical analysis of global standards.
Subject to obtaining necessary approvals, we intend to set up a manufacturing unit at Sinnar Industrial Area, Nasik District, Maharashtra for manufacture of EOT cranes and other machineries for ferrous and non ferrous industries. We also propose to set up a 4 x 100 TPD sponge iron plant and sponge off-gas based cum dolchar based power plant forming part of 2 MTPA integrated steel plant in the state of Jharkhand. We are in the process of acquisition of land for setting up this plant.
Our Strengths
Market Leader in Specialty Steel: We have been a market leader in specialty steel long products in India. Out of total production of specialty steel for the year FY2013, in India aggregating to 4.56 MMT, we accounted for 5% (0.2 MMT). Out of total production of stainless steel for the year FY2013, in India aggregating to 0.9 MMT, we accounted for 6% (0.05 MMT) of the total stainless steel production. (Source: JPC flash report March 2013. www.jpcindiansteel.nic.in).
Innovation in Manufacturing Processes: We have introduced a number of innovative processes, like billet conditioning, spherodised annealing, automatic ultrasonic inspection, to ensure right quality for customers and have therefore been able to stay ahead of the competition. We have also repeatedly proven our capability for new product development and import substitution for our customers in India and our global customers have us as their first choice.
Cordial Industrial Relations: Our Company has maintained good and cordial relations with its workforce for over 25 years. Our Company continues to train and motivate all employees to participate in ‘Total Quality Management’ activities resulting in the recertification of all existing ISO systems. We have 1970 permanent employees on our rolls as at March 31, 2013 and have not had a single industrial dispute since 1984.
Faster Deliveries: We have a flexible manufacturing system to cater to the varied, timely and immediate requirement of our customers. In the past two years we have achieved drastic reduction in lead-time with automation in the rolling mill expecially brought about with the quicker change in various sections.
Superior Brand Image: We have been a market leader in supplying quality alloy steel for the past more than two decades and by maintaining our quality standards consistently we have become the preferred supplier to customers both in the domestic as well as in the global markets. We are also maintaining long-term strategic relationship with our key customers and they have been our customers and long-term partners for the last over two decades and this enable us to earn their goodwill.
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Fully Integrated Facilities: We are a fully integrated one stop shop providing the widest range of long products available in the steel sector. We provide different grades of steel products and are also capable of changing the diameter size of the products as per the specifications and requirements of the customers. We are also able to take short call orders and execute the same in a short time due to our fully integrated facilities.
Total Quality Management (TQM): Our plant continues to conform to ISO / TS 16949 standard which specially applies to a steel supplier for the automotive industry worldwide. Additionally, our IMD is certified with ISO 9001:2008 QMS. Both the steel plant and IMD have continued to confirm to the ISO 14000:2004 i.e. the Environmental regulations of the State and the Central Governments. This TQM approach has enabled us to develop several critical application products in house that were hitherto imported from first world nations.
Joint Venture with Sumitomo Corporation: We signed a master agreement with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan on October 29, 2012 for establishing a joint venture to carry on the business of cold finished bars and wires. This business, which was earlier housed within our Company, was transferred to a subsidiary of our Company, Technosys Metal Processing Ltd., which has now been renamed as Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Limited. Our joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation, adds much needed value to our products and with the increase in production capacity, we will be able to increase our market share.
Our Business Strategy
Initiation of Cost Reduction Strategies: We have simultaneously undertaken several cost reduction projects to the extent of Rs. 175 crores at both our Ginigera facility and Kalwe Plant, such as installation of sinter plant, hot blast stoves, pulverized coal injection system, etc. to enable us to use iron ore fines and lower the consumption of coke. With the expected relative improvement in availability of iron ore in coming months, our Company’s ability to utilize 70% of input of iron ore fines, reduction in coke consumption and other operating costs, it is anticipated that the cost of making steel will reduce considerably. We also continue to explore all areas to reduce our operating costs. Steps are being taken to reduce energy cost, improve productivity, introduce new products, reduce the consumption of energy and water etc. All these steps will have a positive effect on our Company’s performance in the coming years. The first phase of cost reduction project was completed by December 2012 and second phase has been completed by June 2013.
Our IMD has also taken a number of cost reduction measures in design and other costs so as to become more competitive in the current market. Cost reduction to the extent of 10% has been achieved through improved designs and better sourcing during the previous financial year. These efforts would also continue rigorously in the future.
Introduction of New Value Added Products and Development of new products in the Steel Sector: Our research and development department has developed various measures to introduce value added products like heat-treated, pickled etc., which has helped these products contribute significantly to our sales. We are also in the process of developing high-grade stainless steel and some of the products developed by us are duplex stainless steel, high alloy stainless steel, fastener grades like 302Q and 409 Ti/Nb ferritic grades for exhaust hanger.
Direct Dispatch of Products to Customers: We have installed finishing facilities at our Ginigera plant and dispatch the finished rolled products directly to our customers from our Ginigera plant, so as to reduce our transportation cost. This has resulted in a cost reduction of about Rs. 1,650 per MT and we have been able to save costs to the extent of Rs. 3.17 crores in the year ended March 31, 2013.
Ensuring Highest Levels of Safety: Zero accidents is our motto and we have taken all steps to improve safety measures in both our plants. Some of the steps taken by us include on the job safety training and training before induction to all our new employees. We also conduct emergency mock drills. The reportable accidents in the year 2011 were 25 and the same has reduced to 7 in the year 2012.
Our Corporate Structure
Please see next page for the corporate structure of our Company.
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Our Key Management Personnel
Mr. S B Jhaveri, Chief Financial Officer, 77 years. He started his career with our Company in 1956 and through his hard work and sheer competence have climbed the corporate ladder handling various responsibilities at various levels. Over the years he received various promotions and was designated as the Chief Financial Officer of our Company in 2010. In his long span of 57 years with our Company he has handled almost all finance related functions viz. accounts, banking, sales tax matters, income tax matters, funds mobilisation, project financing, and commercial negotiations.
Mr. A M Kulkarni, Chief Executive, steel plant, 62 years, joined our Company in 1974 as a management trainee. He handled materials management, purchase and logistics function of the Kalwe Plant from 1974 to 1990. He has been handling the sales and marketing function of our Company since 1990 and he is currently responsible for production, quality of steel products at Kalwe Plant and administration/ security of the Kalwe Plant.
Mr. R Jagannathan, Chief Executive, IMD, 63 years. He has over 38 years of work experience including a wide variety of experience in the materials function in steel plant, automobiles, electronics and engineering industries for over 15 years. He was previously employed at Rourkela Steel Plant modernisation as an in-charge of all commercial activities, progress and inspection. He has also worked as Chief Executive Officer in Mukand McNally Wellman Ltd an erstwhile joint venture of our Company and McNally Wellman of USA, dealing in bulk material equipment. He has been working as Chief Executive, IMD since 2005.
Mr. Sidharth Shah, Chief of Materials Management and Vice President, 65 years. He has over 39 years of work experience in the materials and logistics functions. He joined our Company as a Junior Engineer in 1974. He has worked as section in-charge of major inputs for steel foundry in our Company and for about 13 years he has been responsible for purchase and logistics of metallurgical coke, ferro alloys, and scrap for the Ginigera plant. He is the overall head of material management function. He was promoted to the post in Vice President in 2009.
Mr. C H Sharma, Technical Advisor, Steel, and Vice President, 65 years. After graduation, he started his career with our Company in 1972, as a trainee engineer. In his long span with our Company he has handled numerous responsibilities. In the initial 15 years, he was responsible for the production function of steel plant, steel melting and casting of steel. Subsequently, he has handled other responsibilities in the area of quality assurance and quality control of inputs such as raw materials and other inputs as per product manufactured. He was heading the bright bar production and coil finishing departments and was responsible for the product development for Ginigera plant. He is currently a Technical Advisor to Joint Managing Director for Ginigera plant operations. He was promoted to the post of Vice President in 2010.
Mr. V M Mashruwala, Head – Marketing, Steel Division, 53 years. He joined our Company in the year 1982 as graduate engineer trainee in IMD. From 1982 to 1990 he worked in various departments of the division, namely, estimation, marketing and planning. From 1990 to 1993 he was executive assistant to the Executive Director of our Company. In 1993 to 1996 he headed the production planning and control department of the Steel Division. From 1996 to 1998 he was transferred to head the bright bar division, which is one of the main profit centres of our Company. He presently looks after the marketing of alloy and stainless steel and is in the cadre of Vice President.
Mr. Virendra Kumar Mittal, appointed as Business Development Director in 2011, 65 years. He joined Kalyani Mukand Ltd (a joint venture between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited) in 1995 as President. Prior to this he worked for Ansal Properties and Industries Ltd as Vice President (International Division) in Russia, General Manager, Engineering & Projects of Hotel Leela Ventures Ltd and Project Manager in Welcome Group – Hotel Division of ITC Ltd. He is handling various projects including mining from inception to commissioning. He also looks into expansion and business opportunities for our Company. He has also worked as head of the Road Construction Division of our Company for implementing NHAI Projects. He has with him a total work experience of around 42 years.
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Our Company’s Divisions
Our Company has four internal divisions, Steel Division, IMD, Power Generation and Road Construction Division.
Steel Division
Manufacturing and selling of specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) long products is our primary business. It constituted 88.55% of our total revenues for the FY2013. We manufacture specialty steel products at our two plants at Kalwe and Ginigera. Within the Steel Division, we primarily manufacture and sell alloy and stainless steel long products in a variety of grades and sections to meet international specifications like Japanese, German, American and Indian standards. Our current steel making and rolling capacities are as follows:
Our Present Capacity (Kalwe) (In MTPA) Steel Making Capacity Stainless Steel 130,000 Special & Alloy Steel 370,000 Total 500,000
Wire rod mill – Coils (5.5 to 34 mm) 300,000 Bar mill – Rounds (24 to 90 mm) 160,000 Blooming Mill – Rounds (90 to 160 mm) 40,000 Total 500,000
We produce carbon and alloy steel, free cutting steel, semi free cutting steel, leaded free cutting steel, cold heading quality steel including boron steel, austenitic, ferritic and martensitic stainless steel, spring steel including chrome vanadium steel, high carbon steel, electrode quality steel and boiler quality steel. The steel is made and sold as billets, blooms, hot rolled billets/bars/wire rods/bright bars etc.
Size Range of our Company’s Products
Products Dimensions in mm dia Blooms as cast 160 / 200 / 250 mm sq. 240 x 280 mm rectangle Billets as cast 125 square mm Wire rods 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.3, 17.5, 18.3, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28.6 Round bars 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.5, 30.5, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50, 53, 56, 60, 63, 65, 70, 75, 80, 83, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 125, 130, 140, 150 Hexagons (mm A/F) 22.5, 23.5, 25.5, 27.5, 28.5, 30.5, 33.5, 38, 43, 48 Round corner squares 63, 75, 80, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 125, 130, 140, 150, 160, 182 Bright bars 3mm to 137mm Cold finished wires 3.4 to 22mm
Sales Revenues by Steel Products
FY 2013 FY 2012 Sales Sales Sales Sales Steel Products (Rs. in crores ) (%) (Rs. in crores) (%)
Alloy Steel 1275.18 65.18 1449.12 61.18 Stainless Steel 681.04 34.82 919.63 38.83 Total* 1956.22 100 2368.75 100 *Total reflects the aggregate sales of the Steel Division and % is calculated on the total sales of the Steel Division. Moreover the aforesaid sales revenue also includes excise.
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Sales Volume by Steel Products
FY 2013 FY 2012 Sales Sales Sales Sales Steel Products (in MT) (%) (in MT) (%)
Alloy Steel 192024 80 225148 77 Stainless Steel 47834 20 68618 23 Total* 239858 100 293766 100 *Total reflects the aggregate sales of the Steel Division and % is calculated on the total sales of the Steel Division. Moreover the aforesaid sales revenue also includes excise
Product Applications
The steel products of our Company are used in the manufacture of:
Transmission components Engine components Steering components Chassis components Suspension Braking system Bearings Gears, pinions, spokes and forgings for automobiles applications Seamless tubes, races and rings for bearings Kitchenware, umbrella ribs, spectacle frame and hairpins, surgical instruments Stainless steel for industrial applications Industrial fasteners
Our Company’s steel manufacturing facilities are located at Kalwe in Thane district of Maharashtra and at Ginigera, Koppal district of Karnataka. Carbon, alloy and stainless steel products are manufactured at the Kalwe Plant. The products manufactured at Kalwe are hot rolled blooms, billets, rounds, wire rods, bars, bright bars etc. Carbon steel and alloy steel are manufactured at Ginigera plant, which produces continuous cast blooms and billets of carbon and alloy steel and also rolled products of rounds and round cornered squares.
Kalwe Plant
The Kalwe Plant was set up in 1965 and received its ISO 9002 certification in 1994. The manufacturing process followed at the plant is EAF route to melt steel scrap to produce steel. Our Company has UHP based EAF complex at its Kalwe Plant, which is equipped with computerized process controls. The UHP furnace has a capacity of 42 MT and operates on a waste heat recovery system. As part of its configuration, it includes a top and bottom blown oxygen converter (capacity: 40MT), a Ladle Refining Furnace (LRF) (capacity: 40mt), vacuum degassing, Vacuum Oxygen Decarburisation (VOD) facilities, a bloom/billet caster, billet conditioning, blooming and bar mill, wire rod mills, heat treatment, finishing facilities, bright bar and wire drawing making facilities.
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Manufacturing Process at the Kalwe Plant
Our Company uses a variety of raw materials for the manufacture of steel at Kalwe Plant. This includes various types of scrap, sponge iron, pig iron, unwrought nickel, moly oxide and a variety of ferro alloys such as ferro chrome, ferro silicon and ferro manganese. Unwrought nickel, moly oxide and certain percentage of scrap is sourced from international companies and other raw materials such as sponge iron, pig iron and ferro alloys are sourced mostly from domestic manufacturers.
Capacity Utilization of the Steel Plant at Kalwe (In MT) Details FY2013 FY2012 Stainless Steel & Alloy Steel Stainless Steel & Alloy Steel Installed Capacity 500000 500000 Production 250390 301197 Sales 239858 293766
Product Wise Distribution of the Total Production of Kalwe Plant
FY 2013 FY 2012 Product Net Sales % Sales % Net Sales % Sales % (Rs. in (in MT) (Rs. in crores ) (in MT) crores) Alloy Steel 1137.60 65 192024 80.05 1315.51 61 225148 76.64 Stainless Steel 618.91 35 47834 19.95 850.55 39 68618 23.36 Total 1756.52 100 239858 100 2166.05 100 293766 100
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Ginigera Plant
Our plant at Ginigera, Karnataka is an integrated steel plant set up for the manufacture of alloy steel. Ginigera plant uses an alternate technology for the manufacture of alloy steel making the entire process less dependent on scrap and power by replacing the EAF with a MBF. This technology adopted at Ginigera plant uses iron ore and coke as the main raw materials for the manufacturing process instead of the scrap and power used by EAF.
Broadly, the steel making process at Ginigera plant is divided into three stages as under:
#The MBF and related utilities and accessories are owned by Kalyani Steels Ltd. ## SMS consisting of energy optimising furnace, ladle refining furnaces, vacuum degassing furnace and bloom and billet caster and related utilities and accessories are owned by our Company. ### The rolling mills and related utilities and accessories are owned by Kalyani Steel Ltd.
Manufacturing Process at the Ginigera Plant
Our Company uses iron ore, metallurgical coke and fluxes such as limestone, dolomite, and manganese ore etc. as the main raw materials at our plant at Ginigera. Iron ore were sourced from two iron ore mines leased from Mysore Minerals Ltd., with whom our Company had entered into an agreement. However, owing to the Supreme Court’s directive (please see risk factor no.6 at page 13 for further details on the Supreme Court’s directive), mining in these two mines have been stopped and our Company now sources iron ore through e-auctions.
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Capacity utilization of the steel plant at Ginigera*
FY2013 FY2012 Details Alloy Steel (MT) Alloy Steel (MT) Installed Capacity 700000 700000 Production 350524 387541 Mukand’s Share 209349 222705 * The Ginigera plant is under a production sharing arrangement with Kalyani Steels Limited.
Kalyani Steels Limited, Kalyani Ferrous Industries Limited (since merged with Kalyani Steels Limited) and our Company have entered into a strategic alliance to set up an integrated steel plant at Ginigera. The reason for having this arrangement with Kalyani Steels Limited was to have an economically viable annual capacity of 0.32 MMT, now increased to 0.70 MMT. As neither our Company nor Kalyani Steels Limited required significant addition to their existing capacities of manufacturing alloy steel, an alliance in the form of a production sharing agreement was perceived to be the most convenient and economic option to capitalise on their synergies. The production-sharing ratio between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited is 58.62% and 41.38%, respectively.
The total capital investment at Ginigera plant has been shared between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited on basis of the production-sharing ratio. For the purpose of managing the day-to-day operations at Ginigera, Hospet Steels Ltd. (HSL) - a management company, has been promoted by our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited to manage, supervise and operate the plant, in order to enable the facilities to function as one composite manufacturing unit. HSL has an issued and subscribed share capital of Rs. 0.25 crores held equally between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited.
All manpower and overheads (manufacturing and administrative) necessary in connection with the operation and management of the Ginigera plant are incurred by HSL and are shared between our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited in the production-sharing ratio.
As part of this strategy, Kalyani Steels Limited promoted a new company, Kalyani Ferrous Industries Limited (since merged with Kalyani Steels Limited) to set up MBF to manufacture hot metal, which is being entirely supplied to our Company’s steel plant at Ginigera. Our Company processes the hot metal in its steel plant and manufactures the various grades of steel billets and blooms, which are shared in the ratio mentioned above.
Methodology of operating the composite manufacturing unit at Ginigera plant
Each party is required to procure their raw materials and provide them to Kalyani Steels Limited for executing the production cycles. Accordingly, our Company procures its requirements of coke from the domestic markets and supplies it to Kalyani Steels Limited along with other inputs such as iron ore and limestone, dolomite and others, for the manufacture of hot metal. The entire process of production is executed in three phases:
Manufacture of hot metal in the MBF; Making of billets and blooms in the SMS; and Rolling of billets and blooms to rounds and squares in the rolling mills.
Thus, production cycle gives rise to the following transactions with respect to our Company:
Supply of raw materials and other inputs to Kalyani Steels Limited; Obtaining its share of hot metal by our Company from Kalyani Steels Limited on payment of ‘conversion cost’ as per the production sharing agreement; The hot metal relating to Kalyani Steels Limited’s share in the production is transferred by the Kalyani Steels Limited to our Company for processing in the SMS for which a ‘conversion cost’ is levied by our Company; Rolling charges payable by our Company to the Kalyani Steels Limited for use of Kalyani Steels Limited’s rolling facilities.
Business of our Steel Division
India is our most important market. Domestic sales accounted for Rs. 1707.71 crores (80.32% of our total revenue) in FY2013 and Rs. 2079.68 crores (81.04% of our total revenue) in FY2012. Our export sales accounted for Rs. 140.37 crores 6.60% of our total revenue) in FY2013 and Rs. 193.20 crores (7.53% of our total revenue) in FY2012.
The main products comprising the domestic stainless steel market include wire rods, which are sold in coil form in sizes ranging from 5.5 mm diameter to 28.6 mm diameter; and bars, which are sold in straight length sections and billets and blooms. Stainless steel is domestically consumed by:
Direct consumers who convert the stainless steel into components meant for industrial applications such as filters, meshes, pipefittings and other similar paraphernalia; Manufacturers who export stainless steel in the form of bright bars and wires after certain secondary processing such as heat treatment, drawing, grinding, peeling and polishing; and Traders who retail stainless steel in the domestic market.
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The total Indian market for specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) products amounted to 4.56 MMT in FY2013. Our Company sold a total of 0.2 MMT of specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) products in India in 2013, maintaining an overall domestic market share of approximately 5% for such period. (Source: JPC flash report March 2013. www.jpcindiansteel.nic.in)
Zone-wise Sales of our Products in the Domestic Markets
North Zone 1: Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab North Zone 2: Punjab and Chandigarh West Zone: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand and West Bengal South Zone1: Tamil Nadu and Kerala South Zone2: Karanataka and Andhra Pradesh
Total sales volume of alloy steel products in India decreased in FY2013 primarily due to the ban imposed by the Supreme Court on mining in Karnataka which impeded the supply of iron ore during such period. This severely affected our production from 2,22,705 MT in FY2012 to 2,09,349 MT in FY2013. Please see risk factor no. 6 at page 13 for further details on the Supreme Court’s directive banning mining operations in the state of Karnataka.
Our export sales accounted for Rs. 140.37 crores (6.60% of our total revenue) in FY2013 and Rs. 193.20 crores (7.53% of our total revenue) in FY2012. Our major export market is mainly concentrated in Europe, European Union, South East Asia, Middle East, Far East, Australia and other Asian Countries with Italy, Netherlands and Taiwan accounting for 42% of the Exports and Turkey and Thailand accounting for 30% and rest of the countries namely, China UAE, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Iran, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Yemen, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Slovenia accounting for 28% of our total specialty steel (alloy and stainless steel) export sales volume in FY 2013 and Italy, Netherlands and Taiwan accounting for 49%, Turkey and Thailand accounting for 24%, and the rest of the countries (China, Germany, UAE, USA, Iran, Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, Austrralia, Malaysia, Hongkong, Ukraine, Vietnam, Mexico, Columbia and Saudi Arabia) 27% of our total specialty steel ( alloy and stainless steel) export sales volume in FY 2012.
Export Sales in terms of Sales Volume of our Company’s Steel Products (By Geographical Market - Continent wise)
FY 2013 FY 2012 Region MT % MT % Asia 7522 53 10080 50 USA 35 576 3 EU 6624 47 9320 47 Latin America 0 0 62 0 Africa 0 0 0 0 Total 14181 100 20038 100
Export Sales in terms of Sales Volume of Our Company’s Steel Products
FY 2013 FY 2012 Specialty Steel Products MT % MT % Alloy Steel 175 1 2229 11 Stainless Steel 14006 99 17809 89 Total 14181 100 20038 100
Recent difficulties affecting the global financial sectors, adverse conditions and volatility in the worldwide credit and financial markets, oil and commodity prices and the general weakness of the global economies have increased the uncertainty of global economic prospects in general and have adversely affected the global and Indian economies.
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Raw Materials
Our Company uses a variety of raw materials for the manufacture of steel. This includes iron ore, coke and coal, scrap sponge iron, pig iron, unwrought nickel, moly oxide and a variety of ferro alloys such as ferro chrome, ferro silicon and ferro manganese. Unwrought nickel, and a small amount of scrap is sourced from international companies and other raw materials such as iron ore, coke, coal, sponge iron, pig iron and ferro alloys are sourced mostly from domestic sources. The various types of scrap used are stainless steel scrap, shredded scrap, ship breaking scrap, forging scrap, cutends and turnings.
Pricing Policy
We determine the sales price of our products based on market conditions. In setting prices, we take into account our costs, including those of raw materials, supply and demand in the domestic and international markets and exchange rates.
Marketing
A Vice President heads the Marketing Department and reports directly to the Co-Chairman & Managing Director of our Company. To bring about a special focus, the Marketing Department is separated for alloy and stainless steel. The Department is further sub-divided for domestic and export sales. The alloy and stainless steel marketing departments are each headed by a General Manager who report to the Vice President.
To service our customers effectively and ensure just in time delivery, we have opened stockyards at places where our customers have their manufacturing set up. At present, we have stockyards at Gandhinagar, Faridabad, Jodhpur, Ludhiana, Chennai and Bangalore. We also market our products through consignment agents. Currently, we have consignment agents in the states of Maharashtra (Sholapur), Madhya Pradesh (Indore) and Gujarat (Rajkot).
There is a completely separate set up for exports of stainless steel, which is headed by a General Manager who reports to the Vice President. In the international market, our Company markets its products through its wholly owned subsidiary Mukand International FZE.
We have entered into a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation, Japan and this joint venture is expected to increase our market presence in the future.
Our Customers
Automotive sector is our primary customer consuming 84% of our production of alloy steel.
Sector Wise Sale (Alloy Steel)
We cater mainly to the requirements of automotive sector. Our steel is approved by all OEMs of commercial vehicles, passenger cars and motorcycles and scooters as well as by component manufacturers. Being in the niche segment our steel goes into the making of critical components such as drive axle, transmission gears, timing gears, steering components, suspension springs and other suspension components, fuel injection pumps, braking system, bearings, wheel bolts, engine bolts and many other applications. We sell steel to some of the leading automobile manufacturers.
Our major customers include Hi-Tech Gears Limited, Lakshmi Precision Screws Limited, Omega Bright Steel Private Limited, Rajat Wires Private Limited, Right Tight Customers Private Limited, Stump Schuele & Somappa Springs Private Limited and Aurangabad Electricals Limited.
Opportunities
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Market for specialty carbon and alloy steel is likely to remain positive in the long run and the automobile sector is expected to continue a good growth rate. The demand projections for the year 2015 and 2020 in the automobile and auto component industry in India are given below.
Source: Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India
The demand for commercial vehicles is also likely to increase in the coming years due to emphasis on infrastructure segments. Moreover, India is emerging as a major automobile hub for exports of vehicles as well as components.
Our strategies to focus on customers, who have an appetite for growth, sound financials and leadership in their industry have paid off. The domestic demand for steel is growing very fast. The per capita consumption of steel in India is very low compared to the consumption of steel in the world. Hence, there is tremendous scope for promoting usage of steel in the coming years in India. India is still expected to grow much faster than rest of other economies in the world. This is not achievable unless infrastructure improves and this process has already begun. From power and oil, gas to roads, ports and airports, we expect huge investments in the coming years which will boost the overall demand for steel products and automobiles in India.
Direct and indirect export of our special and alloy steel products is likely to remain lower due to sluggish demand in Europe and America. But we hope to increase our exports to Asian countries where most of the countries have set up plants for manufacturing of auto components on account of low cost.
Weaknesses and Threats
The domestic steel industry is highly dependent on imports of key inputs like coking coal, metallurgical coke, scrap and ferro alloys like nickel and molybdenum. The prices for these inputs are determined by global demand and supply and continue to remain volatile.
Many of the existing special and alloy steel plants have expanded their capacity in the last one-year. There are several new entrants who have entered the market. This will lead to over capacity in the short run and is likely to exert pressure on our selling prices and market share.
The import duties for special and alloy steels have now been brought down to a very low level of 5%. There is a threat of dumping of cheaper steel from countries like China and Korea due to lower demand in Asian and European countries. Even Japan, Germany and France are increasing their exports of steel to India on account of low demand, both in their own and other European countries. However, if depreciation of Rupee continues, it may reduce the volume of imports.
Higher taxes, higher cost of finance, poor logistics, infrastructure, high cost of utilities have resulted into Indian products becoming uncompetitive in global markets when compared with countries like China and Thailand. High rate of inflation and higher interest rate may slow down growth of automobile industry in the short-term. But with the Government controls we expect inflation to be brought under control and demand to pick up.
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Competition
In special and alloy steel we face competition mainly from Usha Martin Industries Ltd, Sunflag Iron & Steel Ltd, ISMT Ltd, Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel Pvt Ltd, JSW Ltd, Jayaswals Neco Ltd and Vardhman Special Steels. We face competion also from imports mainly from China – Bao Steel, Korea – POSCO and Germany – Saarstahl.
Our Company has been a pioneer and market leader in developing niche products, which can meet customers’ stringent quality requirement for high-end applications. We have captured a major market share through long-term tie-ups with renowned OEMS and auto component manufacturers. With the growth story intact in the auto sector and our strong presence in the niche product segment coupled with implementation of our capex plan to meet stringent quality requirements, we are confident of seeing through competition.
IMD
Our Company’s IMD located at Kalwe was established in 1967, to manufacture EOT cranes. In 1980, the division expanded its manufacturing activities and diversified into other areas of engineering business. Products of our IMD are used to efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position or secure objects, machinery and loads. We are the domestic market leader in cranes, our principal line of products, which we believe provides us with a strategic advantage in selling our other products. We have achieved our leadership position through strategic acquisitions, our extensive and well-established distribution channels and our commitment to product innovation and quality.
Main products of IMD are: EOT cranes ranging from 5 MT to 500 MT capacity for various applications Port equipment, gantry cranes Bulk material handling equipment Steel, cement, aluminium and copper process plant equipment Turnkey projects for steel and non-ferrous industries
In the EOT cranes segment, IMD concentrates on the large capacity cranes of 100 MT and above. It has sold cranes of 100 MT and above capacity to many companies in steel, engineering, aluminium and cement industry.
IMD is equipped with automatic, semi automatic and computerised equipment for fabrication and machining jobs and assembly of large equipment. As a machine builder, our Company has supplied plant and equipment all over India. IMD is equipped with comprehensive and modern manufacturing facilities and computerized design, planning, procurement and monitoring capabilities and has developed indigenous technology for: Door extractor-cum-coke guide car Gear box for rolling mill Mill stand Rotating trolley crane Scrapper reclaimer Scrap transfer car Slag car
IMD has developed a large network of ancillary units in Mumbai and outside and its track record in its unique ‘firsts’ for India include: The largest India-designed and manufactured gantry crane of 80-tonne capacity and 60-metre span, with monobox girder and underslung trolley Four girder ladle crane Computer-controlled crane Ship loader and ship unloader A 34-metre long and 4.2-metre dia. rotary dryer, the largest now in use in Asia (for a Petrochemical Unit) A 40-metre high structure that moves on wheels, weighing about 700 MT, with multi-level folding platforms and remote- controlled doors for vertical assembly of augmented satellite launch vehicle (ASLV) – a ‘vertical workshop' with an array of electronically controlled equipment at various levels – for a Space Research Organisaion.
Capacity, Production and Sales of the Division
Details FY2013 (In MT) FY2012 (In MT) Installed Capacity 9410 9410 Production 5754 9422 Sales 6187 * 10668 * Net Revenue (Rs. in crores) 160.24^ 260.38^ *Includes sales from Trading of 433 MT and 1246 MT for FY 2013 and FY 2012 respectively ^Includes sales from trading of Rs. 27.13crores and Rs. 37.12 crores for FY 2013 and FY 2012 respectively
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The manufacturing facilities are fully equipped to do fabrication and machining of complex parts and assembly of large equipment.
Manufacturing facilities comprise of the following: Structural fabrication shop with facilities such as welding machines, plate bending machines, hydraulic presses, plate cutting machines, shot blasting, grinding and non-destructive test facilities. Heavy machine shop capable of doing machining of large fabrication/castings to very accurate levels. The shop is capable of handling very large jobs weighing around 100 MT and sizes as high as 10 mtrs*4mtrs. Vertical boring machines, horizontal boring machines, milling machines and drilling machines of various sizes and capacities have been installed in this shop. Light machine shop has gear hobbing machines, lathe machines, drilling machines etc. These facilities are being used for the manufacture of smaller components required for assembly of equipment. Handling facilities comprise of 27 nos. of EOT cranes to handle jobs up to 150 MT. Assembly shop is equipped with all jigs and fixtures required for the assembly of material handling equipment and process equipment being supplied to steel plants, cement plants, aluminium and copper plants. Heat treatment facilities, which include stress relieving and hardening furnaces, sorbitising facilities etc. Shot blasting facilities for surface preparation prior to finishing and painting.
IMD obtained the ISO 9001 certification in 1994. IMD employs about 279 workmen (welders, fitters, machine operators) and 290 staff and officers in different functions such as manufacturing, quality control, maintenance, design, marketing, purchase, planning departments. The division has an order position of Rs. 303.41 crores as on November 30, 2013. Please see Risk Factor no. 29 at page 18 for further details in the order book position of IMD.
Some of the equipments engineered, manufactured and supplied by IMD are as follows:
Over 1000 nos. cranes including steel mill duty shop cranes up to 350 MT capacity, 350 MT hot metal ladle crane and 250 MT hot metal ladle cranes supplied to steel plants are the biggest hot metal handling EOT cranes supplied by any manufacturer in India. 500 MT cranes to heavy engineering industries and 400MT plate rolling mill crane to a steel plant are the biggest workshop EOT cranes manufactured by a local manufacturer in the recent years. Over 60 nos. gantry cranes upto capacities of 80 MT and span of 60 mtrs to various customers. Grabbing duty electrical level luffing cranes upto 60 MT capacity to the ports in India. Continuous barge unloaders of 1250 MT per hour capacity. Coal stackers upto 4000 MT per hour capacity and coal reclaimers upto 2400 MT per hour capacity. Bucket wheel reclaimers, wagon tipplers and salt scrapper for steel and cement industries. Converters, hot metal mixers for steel plants. Ball mills, grinding tables, rotary kiln etc. for cement plants. E-mills for power plants. Slag granulation plant, rotary holding furnaces, anode refining furnace, lance handling system etc. for non-ferrous process plants. ELL cranes for a port. 10 MT ELL cranes for a harbour. Development of fuel carts for a public sector undertaking. Total package for copper plant for copper mines in Zambia. 100 MT hammer-head crane for a port.
Power Generation Division
We currently have 2 nos. 250M3 and 1 no. 350M3 MBFs at our plant at Ginigera. The Blast Furnace (BF) off-gases of the 2x250M3 MBF were being partly utilized for generating upto 9.4 MW power and some of the unused BF off-gases of these two MBFs were being flared.
The CPP has been commissioned to utilize the entire off-gases of the new 350M3 MBF and also add to it, the unused off-gases of the 2x250M3 MBFs. The total quantity of off-gases thus available for the off-gas based CPP would be approximately 60,000 Nm3/hr. The total power generated from this 15MW power plant can be 117,936,000/kwh per annum. The power generated in FY2012-13 was 37,497,000 kwh and in 2011-12 it was 33,662,000 kwh. This has been low on account of under utilization of steel making capacity in these two years due to non-availability of iron ore. The entire power generated from the CPP is used in the steel plant and it reduces the pollution level of the BFs.
Road Construction Division
During 2001, our Company diversified into road and highways construction business. Our Company undertook the road construction activity with a Russian company specialising in execution of infrastructure projects in roads, highways and airports sector, which was awarded a road construction project by NHAI. The project was a part of the NHDP and was intended for strengthening and four-laning of two sections of NH-2 aggregating to approximately 150 KM.
Our Company received ‘Defect Liability Certificate’ for the project from NHAI denoting completion during FY2012. The final bills raised have been submitted to NHAI and an amount of Rs. 34.47 crores has been recovered during FY 2013. Most of the plant and
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machinery procured for execution of these projects have been disposed off in view of the decision of our Company not to bid for further projects in this line of business.
Infrastructure Facilities
The following table sets forth details of our principal properties:
Freehold / Period of Facility Address Area Other Terms Leasehold Lease Registered Office Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor and basement, Jamanalal 3054 Owned N.A. Bajaj Marg, 226, Nariman sq. ft. Point, Mumbai – 400 021 Corporate Office Bajaj Bhawan, 2nd Floor 33 months Rental of Rs. 1,71,250 Leasehold - from Jamanalal Bajaj Marg, from January per month 685 Bachhraj & 226, Nariman Point, 01, 2012 sq.ft. Company Private Mumbai – 400 021 Limited
Share & Fixed Bajaj Bhawan, 4th floor For a period 3 Rental of Rs. 1,20,000 Deposit Jamanalal Bajaj Marg, 659 Rented from years from per month Department 226, Nariman Point, sq.ft. Gemdia Company June 1, 2012 Mumbai – 400 021 Works - Ginigera Ginigera, Taluka Koppal, 186 21 years from Premium: Rs.1.38 Dist. – Koppal, Karnataka – acres Leasehold - from October 17, crores 583 228 and 10 KIADB 1995 Yearly rent: Rs. 6,509 guntas Kalwe Thane Belapur Road, 55 For 95 years Premium: Rs.11.56 Leasehold from Dighe, Thane – 400 605. acres from crores MIDC - 55 acres and 1992/1993 Cost: Rs. 1.24 crores and Freehold 150 150 acres acres Sinnar A/77,Sinnar Industrial 99 years from Premium: Rs. 6.29 Area, Sinnar Taluka, Nasik 44 Leasehold from February crores District, acres MIDC 2009 Maharashtra Ginigera Several parcels of land 62 Rs. 2.93 crores Freehold from acres several N.A. and 28 individuals guntas Jharkhand - Sponge Village Barlanga, Freehold land Rs. 5.54 crores 152.83 Iron Unit Tehsil Gola, Dist. from several N.A. acres Ramgarh, Jharkhand individuals
Branch Office:
Freehold / Period of Facility Address Other Terms Leasehold Lease Office & Stockyard Plot no 74, Sector 25, Leasehold from Upto March Rental of Rs. 4,50,000 per Sales Faridabad 121 004 Belmarks P 31, 2018 month Limited Office & Stockyard Plot No 15-A, Industrial Leasehold from Upto June 30, Rental of Rs. 7,42,000 per Sales Estate, Ambattur – 600058 Modi Steel Wire 2017 month Manufacturing Co Office & Stockyard Plot no 70, 1st floor, Leasehold from Upto March Rental of Rs.4,20,000 per month Sales KIADB Jigani Anekal Essen Tool 31, 2014 Estate, Suppliers Bangalore Rural - 562 105 Office & Stockyard D-1/A, 6th Phase SIDCO, Leasehold from Upto May 31, Sales Hosur, Tamilnadu - 635126 Logesh Bright 2017 Rs.100 per MT Steel Office & Stockyard 32-A Sanchet Bhawan Leasehold from Upto February Rental of Rs. 95,000 per month Sales Bhagat Ki Kothi Extention Stainless India 28, 2014 Scheme, Jodhpur, Limited Rajasthan
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– 342005 Office & Stockyard Mukand Limited Leasehold from Upto March Rental of Rs. 25,000 per month Sales Plot No 3004/3 GIDC, Ruby 01, 2014 Chattral Taluka Kalol, Enterprises Gandhinagar - 389729 Office Mukand Limited, Chennai Leasehold from Upto March Rental of Rs. 12,000 per month No 1/62-3, First Street, Mrs Lalitha 31, 2014 Ravi Colony, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai – 600016 Office 50-20-03, GF -2, TPT Leasehold from Month to Rental of Rs. 6,000 per month Colony Seetammadhara Mrs K Indrani Month basis Visakhapatnam - 530013 Office 508, 5th floor, Pragati Leasehold from Upto October Rental of Rs. 66,425 per month House, 47-48 Nehru Place, Mr Simranjeet 31, 2016 New Delhi – 110019 Office P-593 Purandas Road Lesehold from Upto April 30, Rental of Rs. 12,000 per month Kolkata - 700029 Ms. Renu 2015 Chatterjee and others
Water
Our Company’s water requirement at its steel plant at Kalwe is around 2,000 cubic meters per day for the purposes of industrial cooling, boiler, industrial use, civil activities, drinking and sanitary purposes. The requirement is fulfilled by supply of around 1,600 cubic meters from MIDC and around 400 cubic meters of water recovery from affluent treatment plant. For meeting our Company’s water requirement at Ginigera plant it has arrangement for the supply of water from Tungabhadra reservoir, Munirabad, Koppal, Karnataka. Our Company and Kalyani Steels Ltd. can draw water to the extent of 4.8 million gallons per day from the reservoir.
Effluent Treatment
We have a process effluent treatment plant of a capacity of 40 cubic meters per day at our Kalwe Plant. Treated effluent is sent to CETP at Navi Mumbai for further treatment and disposal. Effluent treatment plant sludge is sent to CHWTSDF at Navi Mumbai. Steel plant at Ginigera generates effluents from its EOF, boiler, softener plant generation and power plants. Our Company has thickener and neutralization tank for treatment of effluents. The effluents are treated and treated water is used for dust suppression.
Power
The requirement of power for Kalwe Plant is 45 MVA, which is met by power supply from MSEDCL. The requirement of power for steel plant at Ginigera is about 39.5 MVA. Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (erstwhile, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.) has sanctioned 23 MVA to Kalyani Steels Limited., and 23 MVA to us at Ginigera. Our Company has about 7.5 MVA capacity D.G. sets for emergency power generation. Captive power plants of 8 MW have been established by Kalyani Steels Ltd., and 15 MW has been established by us and the captive power generated by these plants is used by our Ginigera plant. These power plants utilize gas generated from MBFs.
Fuel
We purchase furnace oil and light diesel oil from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. We procure LPG from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, which are used in the production processes.
Transportation
We have yearly arrangements with transport companies for bringing semi-finished steel in the form of billets and blooms from steel plant at Ginigera to Kalwe Plant. As regards arrangements for dispatch of steel to our various stockyards and consignment agents, we have yearly agreements with the transport companies. Similar arrangements are also in place for export of steel from the Kalwe Plant to the port at Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai. For the products of IMD, specific contracts are finalized depending on the dimension of the products to be dispatched for each customer of the division. IMD procures orders for delivering the machines at the specified plants of the customers. The relevant freight charges are recovered from customers.
Trade Unions
The recognized union at the Kalwe Plant is Kalwe Mukand Employees Union of daily waged workmen. The agreement with the said union for emoluments and other conditions of service is valid from November 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. The second union belongs to Staff Members – Mukand Staff & Officers’ Association. Staff members are being paid emoluments in terms of an award dated June 30, 2006 by Industrial Tribunal.
Research & Development
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We have a research and development centre located at both our plants. Our research and development center plays a pivotal role in developing value added products and adding new products/processes. Our research labs have received a national award from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. We have a laboratory with modern facilities including a scanning electron microscope. Our radiography laboratory has been approved by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and we also operate in collaboration with national laboratories and similar institutions in India and abroad.
Specific areas in which research and development was carried out by our Company include:
Two varieties of duplex stainless steel for electrode applications successfully developed as import substitution, Developed low carbon customized ferritic stainless steel with dual stabilization for welding electrode wire application for the export trade, Innovative alloying addition and chemistry optimization was done to develop high sub zero impact strength martensitic stainless steel for special shaft application, Steel making process improvements in terms of alloying additons and de-oxidation practice has resulted in production of high fatigue life spring steel grade, Alloy steel welding grades in seven special types developed for the domestic welding wire industry, Medium carbon microalloyed grade special steel for crankshaft has been successfully developed, A new martensitic stainless alloy which offers enhanced (superior) mechanical properties and higher corrosion resistance has been developed, Feasibility studies have been carried out on the development of super duplex stainless steels. High aluminium nitriding steel has been developed for meeting specific requirements of hardness and machinability for the auto component industry.
Insurance
All our assets, production plants are insured against fire, riot, strike and malicious damage risks with various insurers to the extent of Rs. 2220.21 crores (including mediclaim cover for our employees). Insurance policies also cover selected items of machinery for the risk of machinery breakdown. Our policy is to provide cover on reinstatement value of the assets in their present state. We have also insured the permanent employees of our company under Floater Mediclaim – Group Insurance. Personal accident is covered under the Group Accident Insurance Scheme of our Company. We believe that our insurance arrangements are consistent with industry standards for steel manufacturers in India. Our insurance cover is reviewed on a yearly basis.
Intellectual Property Rights
We believe that the trademarks which are of material importance and significance to our business are those using the words “Mukand”. We have however not registered this trademark. Furthermore, we do not own any other trademark or logo for our business.
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HISTORY AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Brief Corporate History of our Company
Our Company was incorporated as Mukand Iron & Steel Works Ltd. on November 29, 1937 under the Indian Companies Act VII of 1913 in (erstwhile) Bombay with the object, inter alia, of acquiring and taking over the business of Late Lala Mukand Lal and his sons, carried on under the name and style of M/s. Mukand Iron Works, M/s. Mukand Steel Rolling Mills and M/s. Mukand Steel Foundry at Lahore (now in Pakistan) and the business of Hindustan Iron & Steel Products Ltd., (erstwhile) Bombay. Our Company commenced its operations on February 9, 1938.
Subsequent to the partition of the country in 1947, the Government of West Punjab (Pakistan) requisitioned for the Lahore factory of our Company. In exchange for the Lahore factory, our Company received shares of Batala Engineering Company Limited, located at Batala (a municipal council in Gurdaspur district) in the state of Punjab, India, which became a subsidiary of our Company and was renamed as BECO Engineering Company Ltd. (BECO). BECO had machine shop, cast-iron foundry and a small re-rolling mill at Batala, Punjab. BECO had set up another facility for manufacturing machine tools in Ballabhgarh in 1965. The unit at Batala was closed down in 1987. Because of adverse business environment, BECO became a sick unit and was merged with our Company in 1992, pursuant to an order passed by the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction and it became a division, Machine Tool Division, of our Company and had facilities for manufacture of machine tools at Ballabhgarh, Haryana. As the machine tool sector continued to remain sluggish, the division was closed in the year 2002, after offering voluntary retirement opportunity to its employees.
In 1950, our Company started setting up a modern factory at Kurla, Mumbai for making alloy steel castings. After commencing business in 1953, the Reay Road factory was shifted to Kurla. At that time, its steel foundry was the largest in the private sector. Over a period of time, the foundry was modernised and had the capacity to make alloy steel castings weighing up to 6 MT per piece. It supplied high speed cast steel bogies and couplers to the Indian Railways, steel plants, sugar plants, paper plants, power plants, cement plants, pharmaceuticals plants and oil refineries. Our Company set up another foundry plant at Dighe/Kalwe, Thane, Maharashtra for manufacture of steel and alloy steel castings. In the wake of adverse business conditions since 1999-2000, our Company decided to dispose of Kurla unit, with machinery.
IMD was setup in 1967 at Dighe/Kalwe to manufacture EOT cranes. In 1980, the division expanded its products to gantry cranes, port cranes, EOT cranes of 250 MT capacity, equipment for steel, cement, aluminium, copper plants; bulk material handling equipment, turnkey projects for steel and non-ferrous industries.
In 1982, our Company embarked on a steel plant modernization programme with an outlay of Rs. 20 crores. The programme was completed in 1983-84. In 1984, our Company established its research and development section focusing on new grades of steel and castings etc. In 1986, research and development introduced ‘Super Steel-60’ bars. The coloured surface layer process was developed for colouring stainless steel and alloy steel components for decorative purposes.
In 1987 and 1988, our Company undertook another round of modernisation of steel plants.
Our Company’s name was changed on March 23, 1989, to Mukand Limited, as the earlier name was not commensurate with the then activities of our Company.
In 1991, IMD manufactured and supplied medium merchant and structural mill to a steel plant. Over time the division has supplied hundreds of cranes of various configurations to several companies and ports.
In 1992, our Company undertook modernization of the steel plant at Dighe/Kalwe with an outlay of Rs. 216 crores. Our Company installed annealing furnaces for annealing of cold-headed quality steel for fastener industry, and import substitution products were developed, for catering to markets such as Syria, South Africa, and South East Asian countries.
In 1995, our Company realised that the cost of steel scrap and power costs were making its operations uncompetitive due to EAF route, and decided to adopt the iron-ore based coke-fired blast furnace route to manufacture steel. Kalyani Steels Limited of Pune, Maharashtra, which was also engaged in the manufacturing of speciality steels decided to shift from EAF route to blast furnace route for manufacturing steel around the same time. In order to achieve better economies of scale and sharing of investment costs, both Kalyani Steels Limited and our Company joined hands to form a strategic alliance to set up an integrated steel plant of a total capacity of 320,000 MTPA of alloy/carbon steel at Ginigera, Karnataka. Our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited decided to share the production, expenses and returns on investment based on the production sharing ratio of 58.62 % and 41.38 %, respectively.
During 2001, our Company diversified into road and highways construction business. It undertook the road construction activity under a separate division - Road Construction Division, with a Russian company specialising in execution of infrastructure projects in roads, highways and airports sector. This division was awarded a road construction project under NHDP on a contract basis by NHAI.
We shifted our registered office from Kurla, Mumbai to Bajaj Bhawan, Nariman Point, Mumbai with effect from September 1, 2001.
On account of recessionary conditions in the domestic and international markets, cost and time overruns in implementation of the new project at Ginigera and consequently high interest costs, our Company incurred losses during 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2002- 03. We reached a stage where we were unable to service our debt obligations and our bank borrowings became irregular. Our Company then applied for admission under the CDR Scheme with the request to provide relief, primarily by way of reduction in
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interest rates and change in the repayment schedule and conversion of bank overdue into a term loan, so that our Company’s routine operations were not constrained and it was able to generate adequate cash accruals to service the debt contracted by it. The CDR Cell vide its letter dated July 22, 2003 approved the financial restructuring package of our Company. However, due to deterioration in the market conditions and non-availability of working capital, the operations deteriorated further and our Company once again approached the lenders for the reduction in interest rates.
We were unable to make repayments as per the CDR package, and approached our bankers once again to revise and relook the CDR package sanctioned in the year 2003. The CDR Cell, vide its letter-dated June 25, 2009 modified the earlier Package and once again modified in the year 2013 vide its letter dated June 20, 2013. The brief details of the CDR package are given on page 96.
During 2012, our Company, after completion of the highway projects undertaken in 2001, decided to discontinue operations of the Road Construction Division. In the same year our Company entered into a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan and incorporated Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Limited as our subsidiary to produce cold finished bars and wires.
Our Equity Shares are listed on the BSE and NSE. Our Equity Shares were voluntarily delisted from the Delhi Stock Exchange, Ahmedabad Stock Exchange and the Calcutta Stock Exchange from December 09, 2003, January 07, 2004 and July 06, 2005, respectively.
Awards, Certifications and Accreditations
We have received the following awards during the last two years:
1. SKFs Supplier Excellence Award 2012 for the quality of the wires and wire rods for tapered roller bearings. 2. Quality Silver Award from Bajaj Auto Limited for the year 2012. 3. An award for quality and delivery from Somic SF Components Limited 4. Our Ginigera Plant at Karnataka received safety awards instituted by the Government of Karnataka. These include first prize for Best Worker in Large Scale Industry Category for adopting Best Safe Practices in the year 2012. 5. Our plant at Ginigera, Karnataka received the CII- National Energy Management Award - 2010 (Excellent Energy Efficient Unit)
Our Main Objects
Our main objects as presently contained in our Memorandum, inter alia, include:
“(1). To produce, manufacture, purchase, refine, prepare, import, export, sell and generally to deal in iron and steel in all forms, and/or bye-products thereof, and in connection therewith:
(a). to acquire and take over the business of L. Mukand Lal and his Sons, carried on under the styles of Messrs. Mukand Iron Works, Mukand Steel Rolling Mills, and Mukand Steel Foundry and with a view thereto enter into the agreements referred to in Clause (a) of Article 3 of our Company's Articles of Association and to carry the same into effect with or without modification. (b). to acquire, and take over the business of the Hindustan Iron and Steel Products Ltd., of Bombay, and with a view thereto enter into the agreements referred to in clause (b) of Article 3 of our Company's Articles of Association, and to carry the same into effect, with or without modification. (c). to entrust the management of our Company to a firm of limited liability company subject to the provisions of the Indian Companies Act.
(2). To carry on the trades or business of iron masters, steel makers, steel converters, rolled steel makers, miners, smelters, engineers, tinplate makers and iron founders in all their respective branches and manufacturers of all sorts of bars, rods and other sections, sheets and plates, wires and wire products of iron, steel and other metals.
(3). To search for, get, work, make merchantable, sell and deal in iron steel and other metals, old or new, coal, minerals and substances.
(4). To construct, execute, carry out, improve, work, develop, administer, manage or control in India and elsewhere public works and conveniences of all kinds, which expression, in this memorandum includes railways, tramways, docks, harbours, piers, wharves canals, reservoirs, embankments, irrigation, reclamation, improvement, sewage, drainage, sanitary, water gas, electric light, telephonic, telegraphic, and power supply works and all other works or convenience of public utility.
(5). To apply for, purchase or otherwise, acquire, any contracts, decrees or concessions, for or in relation to the construction, execution, carrying out, equipment, improvement, management, administration or control of public works and conveniences and to undertake, execute, carry out, dispose of, or otherwise turn to account the same.
(6). To carry on the business of miners, metallurgists, builders and contractors, ship-owners, ship-builders, merchants, importers and exporters.
(7). To carry on the business of iron founders, coke manufacturers, mechanical engineers, manufacturers of agricultural implements and other machinery, tool makers, brass-founders, metal workers, boiler-makers, millwrights, machinists, iron
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and steel converters, smiths, painters, metallurgists, electrical engineers, water supply engineers, manufacturer of brass, copper and other metals and to buy, sell, manufacture, repair, convert, alter, let on hire and deal in machinery, implements, all sorts of metal scrap and hardware and hollow-ware of all kinds.
(8). To carry on any business relating to the mining and working of minerals, the production and working of metals, and production, manufacture and preparation of any other materials which may be usefully or conveniently combined with the engineering and manufacturing business of our Company or any contracts undertaken by our Company and either for the purpose only of such contracts or as an independent business.”
Amalgamations/ Mergers
The details of the subsidiaries and a joint venture of our Company are as under:
Subsidiaries
Our Company has six subsidiaries, the details of which are given below:
1. Mukand Global Finance Ltd
Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 100%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of June 23, 1979 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Business of the Subsidiary Non-banking financial company
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 41.61 39.33
PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 2.29 1.43
2. Vidyavihar Containers Limited
Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 100%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of July 01, 1971/April 01, 1999 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Business of the Subsidiary Real estate development
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (95.81) (95.56)
PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (0.30) 1.75
3. Mukand Vijayanagar Steel Limited Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in Crores ) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 100%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of September 08, 1995/ July 14, 2006 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Business of the Subsidiary To trade in steel products
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (6.89) (6.90)
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PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (0.0007) (0.0032)
4. Mukand International Limited
Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 100%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of January 27, 1997 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary 23A, Lyttelton Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, N2 ODN
Business of the Subsidiary To trade in steel products
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 0.01 0.04
PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (0.03) (0.02)
5. Mukand International FZE
Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 100%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of September 21, 2008/ January 09, 2011 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary P O Box No: 262832, Ground Floor, LOB Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai UAE
Business of the Subsidiary To trade in steel products
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 9.71 9.51
PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (0.44) (1.86)
6. Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Limited
Financials as on March 31, 2013 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the Subsidiary 59.50%
Date of Incorporation / Date of becoming Subsidiary of August 01, 2012 / October 29, 2012 our Company
Registered office of the Subsidiary Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Business of the Subsidiary To produce cold finished bars and wires
Net worth of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 198.33 -
PAT/Loss of the Subsidiary FY2013 FY2012 (0.52) -
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Joint Ventures
1. Mukand Vini Mineral Limited
Financials as on March 31, 2013 & March 31, 2012 (Rs. in crores) Shareholding of our Company in the JV 48.80%
JV Partner Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Limited
Date of Incorporated of the JV Vide Joint Venture Agreement dated September 01, 2008
Registered office of the JV Bajaj Bhawan, 3rd Floor, 226, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
Business of the JV In the Business of captive mining and distribution of coal pursuant to allotment of Rajhara Coal Block by the Government of India
Net worth of the JV FY2013 FY2012 1.36 1.36
PAT/Loss of the JV FY2013 FY2012 - NA
Shareholders’ Agreement
We have no shareholders agreement as on the date of this Letter of Offer.
Strategic Partners
Kalyani Steels Limited is our strategic partner with regard to our steel plant at Ginigera, Karnataka. We had entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Kalyani Steels Limited and Kalyani Ferrous Industries Limited (since merged with Kalyani Steels Limited) on May 16, 1998. Under the arrangement, our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited had proposed to set up a plant and to promote a company to exclusively manage, supervise and operate the plants with a view to achieve smooth functioning of all plants as one composite manufacturing unit. Kalyani Steels Limited and our Company had also agreed to share the production in the plant at Ginigera in the ratio of 41.38% and 58.62%, respectively. Towards this objective, the partners have formed a company, Hospet Steels Limited (HSL) at Ginigera, which manages the day-to-day operations at Ginigera. HSL, a management company, has been promoted by our Company and Kalyani Steels Limited to manage, supervise and operate the plant, in order to enable the facilities to function as one composite manufacturing unit. HSL has an issued and subscribed share capital of Rs 0.25 crores held equally between our Company / affiliates and Kalyani Steels Limited / affiliates. For further details on the arrangement, please see page 70.
Financial Partners
We have no financial partners as on the date of this Letter of Offer.
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OUR MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors
Under our Articles of Association, we are required to have not less than five Directors and not more than eighteen Directors. Our Company currently has eleven Directors.
The following table sets forth details regarding our Board as on the date of this Letter of Offer:
Name and other Particulars DIN Directorships in other companies Mr. Niraj Bajaj 00028261 (1) Bachhraj & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
(2) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. Age: 59 (3) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Designation: Chairman and Managing Director (4) Bajaj Auto Ltd. Occupation: Business Executive (5) Bajaj International Pvt. Ltd.
Address: Mount Unique, 62-A, Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg, (6) Bajaj Sevashram Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai 400 026 (7) Baroda Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Term: For a period of 3 years from July 05, 2011 (8) Bhoopati Shikshan Pratishan (9) Foundation for Promotion of Sports & Games
(10) Hind Rectifiers Ltd. (11) Hospet Steels Ltd. (12) Indian Merchants’ Chamber (13) Jamnalal Sons Pvt. Ltd. (14) Jeewan Ltd. (15) Kalyani Mukand Ltd. (16) Madhur Securities Pvt. Ltd. (17) Mahakalp Arogya Pratishan (18) Mukand Engineers Ltd. (19) Mukand International FZE (Dubai) (20) Niraj Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (21) Rahul Securities Pvt. Ltd. (22) SanrajNayan Investments Pvt. Ltd. (23) Shekhar Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (24) The Hindustan Housing Company Ltd. (25) Zensar Technologies Ltd. Mr. Rajesh V Shah 00033371 (1) Akhil Investments & Trades Pvt. Ltd.
(2) Amar Jyoti Agro Co. Pvt. Ltd. Age: 62 (3) Amivir Agro Co. Pvt. Ltd. Designation: Co- Chairman and Managing Director (4) Anant Jeewan Agro Co. Pvt. Ltd. Occupation: Business Executive (5) Bengal Port Pvt. Ltd.
Address: Flat No. 31, Apsara CHS Limited, NCPA (6) Eastern Gateway Terminals Pvt. Ltd. Complex, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021. (7) Jeewan Ltd.
Term: For a period of 3 years from July 05, 2011 (8) Jyoti Shah Premises & Investments Pvt. Ltd. (9) Kalyani Mukand Ltd. (10) Kshitij Holdings & Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (11) Kulpi Port Holding Pvt. Ltd. (12) KVS Energy Pvt. Ltd. (13) MIEL e-Security Private Ltd.
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(14) Mukand Engineers Ltd. (15) Mukand International FZE (Dubai) (16) Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Ltd. (17) Rajpriya Agro Co. Pvt. Ltd. (18) Rajvi Engineering & Investments Pvt. Ltd. (19) Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (20) Sunny days Agro Co. Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Dhirajlal S Mehta 00038366 (1) Bajaj Auto Ltd.
(2) Bajaj Finance Ltd. Age: 77 (3) Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. Designation: Independent Non Executive Director (4) Bhoopati Shikshan Pratishan Occupation: Business Executive (5) Janmabhoomi Newspapers Education Foundation
Address: 301/302 Goragandhi Apartment, 3, Laburnam (6) Mahakalp Arogya Pratishan Road, Gamdevi, Mumbai 400 007 (7) Niche Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.
Term: Subject to retirement by rotation (8) Sikkim Janseva Pratisthan P. Ltd. (9) The States People Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Suketu V Shah 00033407 (1) Adonis Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.
(2) Akhil Investments & Trades Pvt. Ltd. Age: 59 (3) Akshay Developers (Sion) Pvt. Ltd. Designation: Joint Managing Director (4) Alloy Steel Producers Association of India Occupation: Business Executive (5) Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd.
Address: A-52, Darshan Apartments, Mount Pleasant (6) Hospet Steels Ltd. Road, Mumbai 400 026 (7) Isarnan Steel Private Ltd.
Term: For a period of 3 years from July 05, 2011. (8) Jeewan Limited (9) JLS Realty Pvt. Ltd. (10) Jyoti Shah Premises & Investments Pvt. Ltd. (11) Kshitij Holdings & Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (12) Mukand International FZE (Dubai) (13) Mukand Vini Mineral Ltd. (14) Rajvi Engineering & Investments Pvt. Ltd. (15) Shahvir Agro Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Vinod S Shah 00033327 (1) Hospet Steels Ltd. Age: 83 (2) Jeewan Ltd. Designation: Non Executive Director Occupation: Business Executive (3) Sidya Investment Ltd. Address : 11, Om Surya Vihar Co-op. Housing Society Ltd., Road No. 25-B, Sion- Matunga Scheme No. 6, Sion (West), Mumbai 400 022. Term: Subject to retirement by rotation Dr N P Jain IFS (retd.) 00460220 Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Ltd. Age: 83 Designation: Independent Director Occupation: Diplomat & Economist Address: E, 50 Saket, Indore - 452 001 Term: Subject to retirement by rotation
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Mr. Narendra J Shah 00047403 (1) Safalya Investments & Trades Pvt. Ltd. Age: 85 (2) Suyojit Investment & Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Designation: Independent Director Occupation: Businessman Address: 43-B Meher Apartment, Altamount Road, Mumbai -400 026 Term: Subject to retire by rotation Mr. N C Sharma 00054922 (1) Asian Oilfield Services Ltd. Age: 71 (2) EskayK`n’ IT (India) Ltd. Designation: Independent Director Occupation: Executive (3) Reliable Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. Address : Flat No.605, Dosti Blossoms, Dosti Acres (4) PSL Limited Complex, Off. S.M. Road, Wadala (East), Mumbai 400 037 Term: Subject to retire by rotation Mr. Prakash V Mehta 0001366 (1) Advani Hotels & Resorts Ltd.
(2) Bharat Bijlee Ltd. Age:71 (3) Camphor and Allied Products Ltd. Designation: Independent Director (4) Credal Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. Occupation: Solicitor (5) G-corp Lotus Mall Pvt. Ltd.
Address: M/s. Malvi Ranchoddas & Co, Yusuf Building, (6) Hikal Ltd. M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 (7) India safety Vaults Pvt. Ltd.
Term: Subject to retire by rotation (8) Iris Investments Pvt. Ltd. (9) JBF Industries Ltd. (10) Lexserve India Pvt. Ltd. (11) Lotus Shopping Centres Pvt. Ltd. (12) Mukand Engineers Ltd. (13) Mukand Sumi Metal Processing Ltd. (14) PCS Technology Ltd. (15) Pegasus Assets Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. (16) Rajasvi Properties Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (17) Shopping Centre Management Services Pvt. Ltd. (18) Tulsidas Khimji Pvt. Ltd. (19) W.H. Brady & Co. Ltd. Mr. Pradip P Shah 00066242 (1) BASF India Ltd.
(2) C.D. Aviation (India) Pvt. Ltd. Age: 60 (3) Godrej & Boyce Mfg.Co. Ltd. Designation: Independent Director (4) Grindwell Norton Ltd. Occupation: Financial Advisor (5) Hardy Oil & Gas Limited (U.K.)
Address: 3, Scheherazade, Justice Vyas Road, Colaba, (6) Helios Green Tech Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai 400 005 (7) IndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Term: Subject to retire by rotation (8) Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (9) KSB Pumps Ltd. (10) Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd. (11) PangeaEcoNet Assets Pvt. Ltd. (12) Pfizer Ltd.
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(13) Shah Foods Ltd. (14) Sonata Software Ltd (15) Supra Advisors (BVI) Ltd. (British Virgin Islands) (16) Tata Investment Corporation Ltd. (17) Universal Trustees Pvt. Ltd. (18) Wyeth Ltd. Mr. Amit Yadav 02768784 Nil Age: 59 Designation: Independent Director Occupation: Executive Address: Life Insurance Corporation of India, Yogakshema Building, C.O., 5th Floor, West Wing, Jeevan Bima Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 Term: Subject to retire by rotation
All the Directors are Indian residents.
Note: Our Company, has no business or any relation whatsoever with Eskay K`n’ IT (India) Ltd in which Mr N C Sharma is a Director. This is in reference to the SEBI Query vide email dated December 10, 2013.
Brief Profile of our Directors
Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Chairman and Managing Director of our Company is a Commerce Graduate and MBA from Harvard Business School, U.S.A. He was the President of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber for the centenary year 2007-08. He joined the service of our Company in March 1983 as Senior Marketing Manager. Since then he has held positions of General Manager (Marketing), Deputy Chief Executive, Executive Director and Managing Director. He was elevated to the position of Chairman and Managing Director on July 14, 2007. He provides valuable inputs, advice, guidance on matters relating to strategic planning and performance, expansion, diversification, new business decisions of our Company subject to the superintendence, control and directions of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Rajesh V Shah, the Co-Chairman and Managing Director of our Company is an M.A. in Mathematics from Cambridge University, U.K. and MBA from University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A. He has completed a Programme for Management Development at Harvard Business School, USA. He was President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for the year 1998-99. He joined the services of our Company in 1977 as Sales Manager (Rolled Products) and since then he has held various positions as Chief Marketing Manager, Deputy Chief executive, Chief Executive, Executive Director and Managing Director. He was elevated to the position of Co-Chairman and Managing Director on July 14, 2007. He provides valuable inputs, advice, guidance on matters relating to strategic planning and performance, expansion, diversification, new business decisions of our Company subject to the superintendence, control and directions of the Board of our Company.
Mr. Suketu V Shah, the Joint Managing Director of our Company is B.Com. (Hons.) and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, U.S.A. He joined the services of our Company in December 1984 as Senior Manager. Since then he has held position of General Manager (Commercial) and Senior Vice- President and President of our Company. He helps in the strategic planning and decision of our Company. He was elected as the Chairman of CII, Western India Region in 2002. He has been the Joint Managing Director of our Company since July 14, 2007.
Mr. Vinod Shah, a Commerce Graduate, joined the services of our Company in the year 1953 and since then, has held various positions including that of General Manager, Dy. Chief Executive, Sr. Vice President, Jt. President, Advisor (Special Projects) and presently is a non-executive Director of our Company. He has been on the Board of our Company since 1989.
Mr. Dhirajlal S Mehta, is an independent Director of our Company since 1976. He has extensive experience in corporate laws, taxation, finance and investments. Mr. Mehta serves as a Director of Bajaj Auto Ltd., Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd.and Bajaj Finance Ltd. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Fellow Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is a member of the Shareholders / Investors Grievance Committee of our company.
Dr N P Jain (IFS) Retd., is an independent non-executive Director with our Company. Mr. Jain has been Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Indian Ambassador to the European Union, United Nations, Nepal, Belgium and Mexico. He has represented India at numerous International Conferences and at the UN on political, economic, environmental and spiritual issues. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of our Company.
Mr. Narendra J Shah, is an Arts Graduate. He joined our Company in the year 1948 as a Management Trainee and has held different managerial positions at different times. He was Assistant Chief Executive when he left our Company in 1969. He has been on the Board of our Company since 1989.
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Mr. N C Sharma, a post-graduate in English Literature, joined Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in 1965. Mr. Sharma was Managing Director of LIC during the years 2000 – 2002. Before taking over as Managing Director of LIC in November 2000, Mr. Sharma served as Zonal Manager, Western Zone and as Executive Director (Personnel) at the Corporate Office. He retired from LIC in November 2002. After his retirement from LIC, he has worked as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sahara Life Insurance Co Ltd. He had also earlier served as Director on the Board of Tata Chemicals Ltd., Punjab Tractors Limited and as Public Representative (SEBI Nominee) on the Board of Delhi Stock Exchange Association Ltd. Mr. Sharma writes extensively on subjects related to Life Insurance Industry. He had been on the Board of our Company for the period from June 30, 1998 to January 31, 2004. Mr. Sharma was re-appointed as Director w.e.f. September 7, 2004. He is the Chairman of the Shareholders/ Investors Grievance Committee of the Company
Mr. Prakash V Mehta, has been an independent non-executive Director of our Company since September 27, 2007. Mr. Mehta is a Managing Partner at M/s. Malvi Ranchoddas & Co., a law firm in Mumbai. Mr. Mehta has considerable experience in the field of law and has experience in property law, corporate law, joint ventures and foreign collaborations. He was appointed as a notary in 1996. He is a Member of the Maharashtra & Goa Bar Association and also a Member of the Managing Committee of the Bombay Incorporated Law Society. Mr. Mehta obtained a Bachelors Degree in Law from the University of Bombay in 1963 and is a Solicitor since 1966.
Mr. Pradip P Shah, B.Com, AICWA, ACA, MBA (Harvard), runs IndAsia, a corporate finance, private equity and investment advisory business. He is also the co-founder of www. Grow-Trees.com a web enabled social initiative and Universal Trustees Private Limited. Mr. Shah served as a consultant at United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Mr. Shah served as the founder Managing Director of The Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd. since 1988. In 1994, he helped establish the Indocean Fund, in association with the Chase Capital Partners and the Soros Fund Management. He assisted in founding the Housing Development Finance Corporation in 1977. He has over thirty eight years of professional experience in the areas of financial consultancy, corporate structuring/restructuring, public issues, private funding, foreign collaborations, management consultancy, taxation, valuation, property matters, accounting, auditing, company law and FEMA matters, etc. Mr. Shah is a member of various prestigious committees/commissions. He is a visiting faculty at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and a teaching Fellow at Harvard University.
Mr. Amit Yadav has been an independent Director of our Company since October 27, 2010. Mr. Yadav has a career spanning 31 years and was associated with Public Health Department of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) and U.P. State Electricity Board. He has wide and varied experience covering design, planning and project management of power and real estate projects. He joined Life Insurance Corporation of India in 1996 and at present is working as Executive Director (Engineering) at Central Office, Mumbai with overall responsibility for all engineering functions and development of real estate. Mr. Yadav is B.Sc. (Engr.) Civil with honours from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. Mr. Yadav is a Fellow Member of Institution of Engineers (India) and a member of the panel of Arbitrators of Construction Industry Arbitration Council, New Delhi.
Relationships between Directors
Mr. Rajesh V Shah and Mr. Suketu V Shah are brothers. Mr. Narendra J Shah is the uncle of Mr. Rajesh V Shah and Mr. Suketu V Shah. Except as stated above, none of our Directors is related to each other.
Details of Service Contracts
There are no service contracts entered into with any of the Directors for provision of benefits or payments of any amount upon termination of employment.
Details of current and past directorship(s) in listed companies whose shares have been/ were suspended from being traded on the BSE/ NSE and reasons for suspension.
None of our Directors are currently or have in the past five years, been on the board of directors of a listed company whose shares have been or were suspended from being traded on the BSE or NSE.
Details of current and past directorship(s) in listed companies, which have been/were delisted from the stock exchange(s) and reasons for delisting.
None of our Directors are currently or have been on the board of directors of a public listed company whose shares have been or were delisted from being traded on any stock exchange.
Arrangements and Understanding with Major Shareholders, Customers, Suppliers or others.
None of our Directors or members of our senior management have been appointed pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with our major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others.
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SECTION V - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS
Set forth below, is a brief summary of our Company’s outstanding borrowings, as on November 30, 2013, together with a brief description of certain significant terms of such financing arrangements.
Non-Convertible Debentures*
Bank/ Party Address of bank branch/Party Sanctioned Date of Sanction Rate of interest Security Outstanding Balance Name amount letter/ issue of as on November 30, (Rs. in crores) CP/NCDs/ICDs 2013 ( Rs. in crores) Industrial land located Plot No. B- 2, Trans Thane Creek Industrial Area (TTC Kalwa Industrial Estate), MIDC Dighe, off Thane Belapur Road, Village Dighe, Navi Mumbai, Taluka and District ICICI Bank Towers, Bandra - Kurla ICICI Bank 25.00 August 08, 2000 10.50%# Thane, Maharashtra (“Kalwe 12.34 Complex, Mumbai - 400 051 Property”)
Factory land located at Ginigera / Kanakapura, Taluka Kopal, District Ginigera in the state of Karnataka (“Ginigera Property”) Industrial Finance IDBI Tower, 9th Floor, WTC Complex, 25.00 April 15, 1998 10.50%# Kalwe and Ginigera Property 12.33 Corporation of Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400 005 India IV Maker Chamber, Nariman Point, Vijaya Bank 8.00 April 02, 1998 10.50%# Kalwe and Ginigera Property 3.95 Mumbai 400 021 Total 58.00 28.62
* These are part of CDR package. # Revised rate of interest with effect from April 01, 2013
Secured loans
A. Terms Loans
Bank/ Party Address of bank Sanctioned Date of Sanction Margin Rate of interest Security Outstanding Balance Name branch/Party amount letter/ issue of as on November 30, (Rs. in crores) CP/NCDs/ICDs 2013 (Rs. in crores)
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First and exclusive charge on industrial Bajaj Finserv land located at plot no. B-2, Trans Thane Corporate Office, 4th Creek Industrial Area (TTC Kalwa Bajaj Finance Floor, Off Pune – 25.00 January 5, 2012 Various 13.75% Industrial Estate), MIDC Dighe, off Thane 15.41 Ltd. Ahmednagar Road, Belapur Road, Village Dighe, Navi Viman Nagar, Pune – Mumbai, Taluka and District Thane, 411 014 Maharashtra. Bajaj Finserv 4th Floor, First and exclusive charge on the Off Pune – residential apartment no. 7C, Block 7, on Bajaj Finance Ahmednagar Road, 17.50 July 27, 2011 Various 13.35% second and third floors, area measuring 5.12 Ltd. Viman Nagar, Pune – 1967 sq. ft. situated at 23, Prithiviraj Road, 411 014 New Delhi. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, Prime Corporate CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants Branch II, Verma dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office Canara Bank Chambers, 2nd Floor, 39.66 Various 11.50%# 14.53 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical Homji Street Fort, 2009 installations and all other movable Mumbai 400 001 properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, Industrial Finance tangible movable assets including plants Branch, Nariman Central Bank of and machineries, furniture, articles, office Point, Chander Mukhi, 100.00 June 4, 2009 - 13.25% 22.50 India equipment, computers, electrical Ground Floor, installations and all other movable Mumbai - 400 021 properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. All that piece and parcel of land admeasuring about 2,00,000 sq. mtrs/50 Industrial Finance acres of land, bearing plot no: B-1, in the Branch, Nariman (Kalwe) Trans Thane Creek Industrial Central Bank of November 14, Point, Chander Mukhi, 150.00 - 13.25% Area, within the village limits of Dighe 56.25 India 2009 Ground Floor, and within the limits of Navi Mumbai Mumbai - 400 021 Municipal Corporation, Taluka and Registration - Sub-District Thane and Registration District Thane. and
Industrial Finance All that piece and parcel of land Central Bank of Branch, Nariman admeasuring about 2,00,000 sq. mtrs/50 India Point, Chander Mukhi, 125.00 March 24, 2011 - 12.25% acres of land, bearing plot no: B-1, in the 107.64
Ground Floor, (Kalwe) Trans Thane Creek Industrial
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Municipal Corporation, Taluka and Registration - Sub-District Thane and Registration District Thane.
Large Corporate Branch, 301-302 The Plant and machinery and other moveable Corporation Eagle Flights, Suren assets of captive power plant at 35.00 October 15, 2010 30.4 14.00% 25.09 Bank Road, Andheri Kurla Ginigera/Kanakapura, District Ginigera in Road, Andheri (E) the state of Karnataka. Mumbai - 400 093 Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, Corporate Business CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants Branch, C-10, G- dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office Dena Bank Block, Bandra Kurla 38.41 Various 11.50%# 6.78 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical Complex, Bandra, 2009 installations and all other movable Mumbai 400 051 properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Flat no.31 admeasuring 3476 sq.ft. on 3rd floor and flat no.143 admeasuring 2884 sq.ft. on 14th floor, Apsara CHS Ltd., NCPA Complex, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021
Centre 1 Bldg., Floor Flat no. 5A, Suneeta, Malabar Hills, Exim Bank of 21, World Trade September 06, 80.00 Various 12.30% Mumbai 52.08 India Centre, Cuffe Parade, 2010 Mumbai - 400 005 Office space admeasuring 6524 sq.ft. on 3rd floor, a storage room admeasuring 1124 sq.ft. and car parking for 7 cars in the basement, Bajaj Bhawan, plot No. 226, Block III, Narmian Point, Mumbai – 400 021
All that piece and parcel of land admeasuring about 2,00,000 sq. mtrs/50 Ramon House, H T acres of land, bearing plot no: B-1, in the Parekh Marg, 160, (Kalwe) Trans Thane Creek Industrial September 24, HDFC Ltd Backbay Reclamation, 50.00 Various 13.50% Area, within the village limits of Dighe 50.00 2012 Churchgate, Mumbai – and within the limits of Navi Mumbai 400 020 Municipal Corporation, Taluka and Registration - Sub-District Thane and Registration District Thane.
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All that piece and parcel of land admeasuring about 2,00,000 sq. mtrs/50 Ramon House, H T acres of land, bearing plot no: B-1, in the Parekh Marg, 160, (Kalwe) Trans Thane Creek Industrial HDFC Ltd Backbay Reclamation, 50.00 July 17, 2012 Various 13.50% Area, within the village limits of Dighe 50.00 Churchgate, Mumbai – and within the limits of Navi Mumbai 400 020 Municipal Corporation, Taluka and Registration - Sub-District Thane and Registration District Thane. All that piece and parcel of land admeasuring about 2,00,000 sq. mtrs/50 Ramon House, H T acres of land, bearing plot no: B-1, in the Parekh Marg, 160, (Kalwe) Trans Thane Creek Industrial HDFC Ltd Backbay Reclamation, 75.00 May 02, 2013 Various 14.25% Area, within the village limits of Dighe 75.00 Churchgate, Mumbai – and within the limits of Navi Mumbai 400 020 Municipal Corporation, Taluka and Registration - Sub-District Thane and Registration District Thane. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, IDBI Tower, 9th Floor, CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants WTC Complex, Cuffe dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office IDBI 139.66 Various 11.50%# 51.99 Parade, Mumbai - 400 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical 005 2009 installations and all other movable properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants IFCI Tower, 63, Nehru IFCI (Assignee dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office Place, New Delhi – 69.92 Various 11.50%# 25.45 of IIBI Ltd.) 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical 110 019 2009 installations and all other movable properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants Mukand Thane Belapur Road, dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office 20.41 Various 11.50%# 7.73 Engineers Ltd Dighe, Thane 400 605 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical 2009 installations and all other movable properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera.
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51K-51L, Paradise, SREI Equipment Bhulabhai Desai Road, Plant and machinery, spares, tools and April 15, 2012 & Finance Next to Benzer, 87.00 Various 14.50% accessories both present and future, as per 75.24 October 10, 2012 Breach Candy, deed of hypothecation and asset list. Mumbai 400 026 Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, ICICI Bank Towers, CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants Bandra - Kurla dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office ICICI Bank 445.42 Various 11.50%# 39.87 Complex, Mumbai - 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical 400 051 2009 installations and all other movable properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, April 15, 1998, Industrial IDBI Tower, 9th Floor, tangible movable assets including plants CDR Cell letters Finance WTC Complex, Cuffe and machineries, furniture, articles, office 75.22 dated July 22, Various 11.50%# 23.58 Corporation of Parade, Mumbai - 400 equipment, computers, electrical 2003 & June 25, India 005 installations and all other movable 2009 properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. Kalwe and Ginigera property and raw materials, present and future book debts, CDR Cell letters tangible movable assets including plants IV Maker Chamber, dated July 22, and machineries, furniture, articles, office Vijaya Bank Nariman Point, 2.66 Various 11.50%# 0.08 2003 & June 25, equipment, computers, electrical Mumbai 400 021 2009 installations and all other movable properties of lying at the premises/ factories at Kalwe and Ginigera. 209-210, Arcadia
Building, 2nd Floor, Flat A-52, Suneeta Apartment, Malabar GCIL Finance 4.00 October 26, 2012 Various 16% 4.00 195, Nariman Point, Hill CHS, Mumbai Ltd. Mumbai 400021 209-210, Arcadia WINRO Building, 2nd Floor, Flat A-52, Suneeta Apartment, Malabar 4.00 October 27, 2012 Various 16% 4.00 Commercial Ltd. 195, Nariman Point, Hill CHS, Mumbai Mumbai 400021 Total 1633.86 712.34
# Revised rate of interest with effect from April 01, 2013
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B. Working Capital Facilities
Our Company’s Rupee working capital lender’s consortium i.e. Dena Bank Consortium is currently governed by the consortium agreement dated November 27, 2012 and March 05, 2013 between our Company and the Dena Bank Consortium by virtue of which working capital limits of Rs. 1131.00 crores have been sanctioned by the Dena Bank Consortium. Provided below are details of our borrowings from the Dena Bank Consortium.
Name of the Date of Sanction Facility Amount Rate of Repayment Nature of security Lender Outstanding interest Schedule (Rs. in crores)# applicable Working capital facility of Rs. 370 1. First pari passu charge on whole of the current crores divided into fund based assets of our Company namely stock in trade 13.30% with working capital limit of Rs. 195 Repayable on consisting of raw materials, semi-finished Dena Bank January 16, 2012 212.71 a margin of goods and finished goods, stores and spares not crores and non-fund based working demand 10% relating to plant and machinery, bills receivable capital limit of Rs. 175 crores and book debts, all outstanding monies receivables, both present and future, situated at Working capital facility of Rs. 60 premises / factories at Kalwe/Dighe - crores divided into fund based Maharashtra and Ginigera/Kanakapura - 13.75% with September 04, working capital limit of Rs. 45 Repayable on Karnataka (excluding those of Road Yes Bank 45.12 a margin of 2012 crores and non fund based working demand Construction Division) 10% capital limit of Rs. 15 crores 2. First pari passu charge on all amounts owning Working capital facility of Rs. 221 to and received and receivable by our crores divided into fund based Company, book debts, trade receivables, 14% with a working capital limit of Rs. 116 Repayable on revenue, all cash flows and receivables and IDBI Bank August 17, 2012 116.95 margin of crores and non fund based working demand proceeds arising from and all rights, title and 10% capital limit of Rs. 105 crores interests in contracts, licenses, insurances, approvals, all project document, both present Working capital facility of Rs. 50 and future. crores divided into fund based April 23, 2012 14.75% with working capital limit of Rs. 30 Repayable on 3. Second pari passu charge on movable assets Bank of India 43.74 a margin of crores and non fund based working demand (excluding those of Road Construction 7.5% capital limit of Rs. 20 crores Division) including movable plant and machinery, machinery spares, tools, Working capital facility of Rs. 150 accessories, equipments, utilities, electrical crores divided into fund based installations, furniture & fixtures, computers 13.85% with Corporation December 17, working capital limit of Rs. 85 Repayable on and other movable assets, both present & future 86.31 a margin of Bank 2011 crores and non fund based working demand lying at factories / premises at Kalwe/Dighe - 7.50% capital limit of Rs. 65 crores Maharashtra and Ginigera/Kanakapura - Karnataka excluding:
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Working capital facility of Rs. 115 13.35% with Union Bank April 20, 2012 Repayable on (a) fixed assets of Road Construction Division crores divided into fund based 91.12 a margin of of India demand charged to Dena Bank; working capital limit of Rs. 75 10% (b) movable fixed assets of CPP at Ginigera, crores and non fund based working Karnataka charged to CBI; capital limit of Rs. 40 crores (c) movable fixed assets of Coke Oven Plant and Power Plant at Ginigera, Karnataka; (d) movable fixed assets of Sinter Plant at Working capital facility of Rs. 165 Ginigera, Karnataka December 29, crores divided into fund based 13.25% with Central Bank 2011 and June 7, Repayable on working capital limit of Rs. 75 94.50 a margin of of India 2012 demand crores and non fund based working 10%
capital limit of Rs. 90 crores
Total 690.45
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Unsecured Loans and Inter Corporate Deposits
We have availed ICDs from Bajaj group companies and other companies. The balance outstanding as on November 30, 2013 is Rs 599.47crores to the Bajaj group companies and the other companies to the extent of Rs. 149.49 crores. The rate of interest varies from 9% per annum to 17.50% per annum.
Restrictive covenants
Some of the material restrictive covenants that our Company is subject to, under the terms and conditions of the aforementioned financing documents are as follows:
(a) Ensure that the management control of our Company remains with the Promoters and associates; (b) Ensure that the Promoters and associates continue to hold shares in the Company; (c) Maintain certain financial ratios at certain levels, such as its debt service coverage ratio, its total debt to tangible net worth ratio and its total debt to EBIDTA; (d) Keep its lenders informed of the happening of any event likely to have a substantial effect on its production, sales, profits, such as labour problems, power cuts, etc and the remedial steps proposed to be taken in this regard by the Company; (e) Keep its lenders informed of any circumstances adversely affecting the financial position of its group companies, including any action taken by any creditor against any of the group companies; and (f) Maintain adequate security cover for the assets hypothecated/ pledged/ mortgaged to its lenders.
Furthermore, our Company may not, during the pendency of the aforementioned credit facilities:
(a) Enter into a single or a series of transactions (whether related or unrelated) to sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any assets (other than in the ordinary course of business), which, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds Rs. 0.5 crore; (b) Declare dividends without the prior approval of the lenders; (c) Undergo any change in its normal course of business; (d) Increase its capital exposure beyond certain limits; (e) Utilize the loan funds: For capital markets activities, including for the subscription/ purchase of shares; To repay dues of its Promoter/ group companies; To extend loans to associate/ group companies; For real estate activities; For any purpose prohibited by the RBI/ FEMA; and In any speculative businesses.
(f) Invest any funds outside its business; (g) Appoint any directors who are directors, or the near relative of any directors of any banking company which are scheduled commercial banks; and (h) Induct any director onto the Board, who is on the list of willful defaulters of the RBI/ CIBIL, except for nominee directors.
Non-compliance with Credit Facilities
We are currently not in compliance with certain financial covenants in our agreements with some of our lenders. These covenants require us to maintain certain financial ratios and certain financial parameters within mutually agreed limits during the pendency of the relevant credit facilities. For further details please see the risk factor no. 7 at page 13. As on the date of this Letter of Offer, our Company has not received any show cause notices from our lenders alleging any breach/ non-compliance by our Company of the terms and conditions of the financial covenants present in our agreements with such lenders, or for enforcing their rights in relation to breach of such covenants provided under the underlying loan agreements.
Corporate Debt Restructuring
In terms of the Financial Restructuring Package (FRP) approved by the CDR Cell in July 2003, April 2009 and June 2013, the terms of security, redemption and conversion of our loan arrangements have been rescheduled. The terms of the CDR package and the progress made as on date of this Letter of Offer are given below:
(i) Promoters/associates have pledged 75,57,686 Equity Shares and 546,502 CRPS out of their shareholding in our Company. (ii) Pledge of the Promoters’ shares of Bajaj Auto Limited to the tune of Rs.10.90 crores. (iii) Our Company will ensure balance realization of non-core assets and investments aggregating to Rs. 82.73 crores (net of amounts realized till March 31, 2013) over a specified time schedule ending on September 30, 2013. (iv) Lenders shall have a right of recompense upto 12% p.a. in excess of the effective IRR charge / credit in FRP for 8 years commencing from the date of approval. (v) In the event of default, as defined in the restructuring package, the lenders have the right to cancel, suspend, reduce or modify all or any of the relief and concessions or vary the terms and conditions thereof.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Members of Mukand Limited
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Mukand Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013, and 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.
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 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.
Auditors' 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 auditors' 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 qualified audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
As more explained in Note 18 (b) to the notes to the financial statements, no provision has been made with regard to the realisability of the 'Exposures' in Vidyavihar Containers Limited (VCL), a idiary company, aggregating Rs. 76.37 crore (net) as at 31March, 2013 (Rs. 76.37 crore (net) as hi 31, 2012), due to significant uncertainties in recovering its investment and loans which is epe tit on the ultimate realization of the assets of VCL.
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Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for the effects of the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, 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 Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and (c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter We draw attention to:
(a) Note 18 (a) to the notes to the financial statements, relating to the Exposures in Bombay Forging Limited (BFL) aggregating Rs. 76.51 crore as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 70.85 crore at March 31, 2012), where the management has, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relied upon the projected future earnings from the business activities of BFL.
(b) Note 18 (c) to the notes to the financial statements, relating to the Exposures in Stainless India Limited (SIL), a subsidiary company, aggregating Rs. 14.11 crore as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 40.28 crore at March 31, 2012), where the net worth of SIL has been fully eroded and there is no significant activities being carried out by SIL. The management has, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relied upon the valuation report prepared by the independent valuer for the sale of assets of SIL.
(c) Note 18 (d) to the notes to the financial statements, relating to the Exposures in Mukand Global Finance Limited (MGFL), a subsidiary company, aggregating Rs. 26.25 crore as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 26.25 crore at March 31, 2012), where the management has, barring any significant uncertainties in future, relied upon the projected future earnings from the business activities of MGFL.
(d) Note 21 (b) to the notes to the financial statements, relating to the Exposures aggregating Rs. 141.68 crore as at March 31, 2013 (Rs. 183.94 crore as at March 31, 2012), in respect of road construction activity and our reliance on the management's expectation of its realisibility.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors' 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.
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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 except for the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph;
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, and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. except for the possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion, in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act;
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 clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Act.
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ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT [Referred to in paragraph 1 under "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" in the Independent Auditors' Report of even date to the members of Mukand Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2013]
(i) (a) The Company has maintained the fixed assets register for quantitative details and situation of fixed assets. However, it is in the process of updating the same for accumulated depreciation and net block of the assets.
(b) All the fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but 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. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) During the year, company has transferred its coil finished bars and wires business to a subsidiary. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the transfer of said business has not affected the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern as the impact is not substantial.
(ii) (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been physically verified by the management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification carried out at the end of the year.
(iii) (a) As informed, 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. Accordingly, the provisions stated in paragraph 4 (iii) (b), (c) and (d) of the order are not applicable.
(b) The Company has taken secured loans from companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year was Rs. 14.40 crore and the year-end balance of loans taken from such companies was Rs. 12.91 crore.
(c) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for such loans are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(d) In respect of the aforesaid loans, the Company was generally regular in repaying of principal amounts as stipulated and has not been regular in payment of interest.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there exists an adequate internal control system 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 weakness in internal control system of the company.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so ntered.
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Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for certain items which are of technical nature and few others where the suitable alternate sources for obtaining comparative quotations are not available.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has complied with the provisions of Sections 58A or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal on the company in respect of the aforesaid deposits.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system which is commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Act and we are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate authorities except for payment of income tax deducted at source, TCS, cess, professional tax, pension fund and sales tax which have not been regularly deposited and there has been a slight delay in many cases.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, TCS, professional tax, wealth-tax, pension fund, service tax, sales- tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:
Name of Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where the statute dues (Rs. in the amount dispute is pending crore) relates Trade tax a UP Trade Tax, 0.13 2001-02 High Court Entry Tax Entry Tax Sales tax Local Sales 0.02 1988-89, 1989-90 Tribunal Tax, Central Sales Tax Sales tax Local Sales 0.02 1989-90, 1990- Deputy Tax, Central 91, 1991-92, Commissioner - Sales Tax 1996-97, 1998-99 Appeals Trade Tax UP Trade Tax 4.20 2002-03, 2003- Commissioner 04, 2007-08 (Appeals)
(x) In our opinion, the accumulated losses of the company are not more than fifty percent of its net worth. Further, the company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit, however the company has incurred cash losses in the immediately ceding financial year.
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(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks and debenture holders. The default towards principal being Rs. 31.59 Crore and interest being Rs. 13.25 Crore.
(xii) According to information and explanations given to us and based on document and records provided to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the company, for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions during the year, are not prejudicial to the interest of the company.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose for which the loans were raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, no debentures have been issued by the company during the year. Further, the Company has created security or charge in respect of debentures issued in earlier years. (o() The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during the year.
(xW) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the company, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the management.
For Haribhakti Et Co. Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No.103523W
-5- 'Suman . ande tt-RFD PG Partner Membership No. 034828
Mumbai: May 25, 2013
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BALANCE SHEET 31st March, 31st March, As at 31st March, 2013 Note No. 2013 2012 Rs in crore Rs in crore I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
(1) Shareholders' Funds
(a) Share Capital 1 78.75 78.75 (b) Reserves and surplus 2 2,003.27 2,047.08 2,082.02 2,125.83
(2) Non Current Liabilities
(a) Long-term borrowings 3 856.72 774.19 (b) Deferred tax liabilities (net) 4 (c) Other long term liabilities 5 12.03 12.19 (d) Long-term provisions 6 30.05 28.49 898.80 814.87
(3) Current Liabilities
(a) Short-term borrowings 7 884.61 840.55 (b) Trade payables 8 655.85 732.72 (c) Other current liabilities 9 639.31 438.77 (d) Short-term provisions 10 2.91 4.53 2,182.68 2,016.57
Total 5,163.50 4,957.27
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BALANCE SHEET 31st March, 31st March, As at 31st March, 2013 Note No. 2013 2012 Rs in crore Rs in crore
II. ASSETS
(1) Non Current Assets
(a) Fixed Assets 11 (i) Tangible assets 2,407.15 2,389.65 (ii) Intangible assets 0.38 0.47 (iii) Capital work-in-progress 146.10 104.22 2,553.63 2,494.34 (b) Non-current investments 12 227.81 109.67 (c) Deferred tax assets (net) 4 8.24 (d) Long-term loans and advances 13 112.49 122.88 (e) Other non-current assets 14 48.28 48.28 396.82 280.83
(2) Current Assets
(a) Inventories 15 1,034.64 996.31 (b) Trade receivables 16 935.26 876.98 (c) Cash and Bank Balances 17 74.80 78.69 (d) Short-term loans and advances 18 166.42 227.18 (e) Other Current Assets 19 1.93 2.94
2,213.05 2,182.10
Total 5,163.50 4,957.27 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies adopted by the Company and Notes forming part of the Financial Statements 1 to 38
Chairman & Managing Director
As per our attached report of even date
For Haribhakti & Co. Co-Chairman & Managing Director Chartered Accountants
Joint Managing Director
May 25, 201 Company Secretary Mumbai , May 25, 2013
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STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS Note No. For the year ended 31st March, 2013 2012-13 2011-12 Rs in crore Rs in crore
I) Gross Revenue from Operations 2,347.52 2,800.42 Less Excise Duty 221.28 234.46 Net Revenue from Operations 21 2,126.24 2,565.96
II) Other Income 22 10.87 9.89
HI) Total Revenue (I) + (II) 2,137.11 2,575.85
IV) Expenses a) Cost of Materials Consumed 23 1,121.24 1,351.70 b) Changes in inventories of finished goods , work-in progress 24 (61.13) (19.77) and Stock-in-Trade c) Employee benefits expenses 25 136.53 131.85 d) Finance costs 26 215.38 181.87 e) Depreciation and amortization expenses 64.15 65.72 f) Other expenses 27 832.49 977.28
Expenditure transferred to Capital Accounts / Capital Work- (15.52) (4.42) in-Progress Total Expenses 2,293.14 2,684.23
Profit/(Loss) before Exceptional items and tax (156.03) (108.38)
Add / (Less) : Exceptional Items (net) 28 108.33
V) Profit before tax, carried over (III) - (IV) (47.70) (108.38)
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STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS (Contd.)
For the year ended 31st March, 2013 Note No. 2012-13 2011-12 Rs in crore Rs in crore
V) Profit before tax , brought over (47.70) (108.38)
VI) Tax Expense:
Deferred Tax (Charge) / Credit 8.24 14.65 Excess / (Short) provision for tax in respect of earlier years 0.23 8.24 14.88
Profit/ (Loss) for the year (V) - (VI) (39.46) (93.50)
Weighted average number of Equity Shares outstanding 73,114,129 73,114,129 during the year
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in Rs.) 30 (5.40) (12.79)
Basic and diluted earnings per share excluding Exceptional Items (net of tax) (in Rs.) (20.21) (12.79)
Nominal value of share 10.00 10.00
Statement of Significant Accounting Policies adopted by the Company and Notes forming part of the Financial Statements 1 to 38
Chairman & Managing Director
As per our attached report of even date
For Haribhakti & Co. Co-Chairman & Managing Director Chartered Accountants
Joint Managing Director Partner Mum.; y25 20 Company Secretary Mumbai , May 25, 2013 r-
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