Letter of Offer March 15, 2012 for Equity Shareholders of Our Company
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Letter of Offer March 15, 2012 For equity shareholders of our company LGB FORGE LIMITED Our Company was incorporated in India on June 7, 2006 as LGB Forge Limited under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Our Company received Certificate of Commencement of Business on June 21, 2006, issued by the Registrar of Companies, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Corporate Identification Number is L27310TZ2006PLC012830. For further details, please see section “History and Other Corporate Matters” on page 66 of this Letter of Offer. Registered Office: 6/16/13, Krishnarayapuram Road, Ganapathy Post, Coimbatore 641 006, Tamil Nadu, India Tel: +91 422 2532325; Fax: +91 422 2532333 Contact Person: Mr. A James Chandra Mohan, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.lgbforge.co.in PROMOTER OF THE COMPANY: MR. B. VIJAYAKUMAR FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION TO THE EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF OUR COMPANY ONLY ISSUE OF 50,000,517 EQUITY SHARES OF FACE VALUE OF ` 1 EACH AT A PREMIUM OF ` 1.75 PER EQUITY SHARE (“EQUITY SHARES”) FOR AN AMOUNT AGGREGATING ` 1,375.01 LACS ON A RIGHTS BASIS TO THE EXISTING EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF LGB FORGE LIMITED (“THE COMPANY” OR THE “ISSUER”) IN THE RATIO OF ONE EQUITY SHARE FOR EVERY TWO FULLY PAID-UP EQUITY SHARE(S) HELD (I.E., 1:2) BY THE EXISTING EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RECORD DATE, THAT IS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 (THE “ISSUE”). THE ISSUE PRICE IS 2.75 TIMES THE FACE VALUE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE SEE “TERMS OF THE ISSUE” ON PAGE 144 OF THIS LETTER OF OFFER. GENERAL RISK Investment 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 our Company and the Issue including the risks involved. The securities being offered in the Issue have not been recommended or approved by Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) nor does SEBI guarantee the accuracy or adequacy of this Letter of Offer. Investors are advised to refer to the “Risk Factors” on page ix of this Letter of Offer before making an investment in the Issue. COMPANY’S ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY Our Company, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for and confirms that this Letter of Offer contains all information with regard to our Company and the Issue, which is material in the context of the Issue, that the information contained in the 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 make this Letter of Offer as a whole or any of such information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect. LISTING The existing Equity Shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (“BSE”) and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”). We have received “in-principle” approvals from the BSE and the NSE for listing the Equity Shares arising from the Issue vide their letters dated December 26, 2011 and December 27, 2011, respectively. For the purposes of the Issue, the Designated Stock Exchange is BSE. LEAD MANAGER TO THE ISSUE REGISTRAR TO THE ISSUE Keynote Corporate Services Limited Cameo Corporate Services Limited 4th Floor, Balmer Lawrie Building, “Subramanian Building”, J.N. Heredia Marg, Ballard Estate, No 1, Club House Road, Mumbai – 400001 Chennai- 600 002 Tel: +91–22– 30266000-3 Tel: +91-44-28460390 Fax: +91–22– 22694323 Fax: +91-44-28460129 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.keynoteindia.net Website: www.cameoindia.com Contact Person: Mr. Chintan Hefa Contact Person: Mr. R.D Ramaswamy SEBI Registration No.: INM 000003606* SEBI Registration Number: INR000003753 ISSUE PROGRAMME ISSUE OPENS ON LAST DATE FOR REQUEST FOR SPLIT APPLICATION FORMS ISSUE CLOSES ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 * Pursuant to Regulation 9(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992 and in compliance with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/MIRSD/DR-2/SRP/Cir-2/2005 dated January 4, 2005, an application dated September 12, 2011 for renewal of the certificate of registration/ permanent registration, in the prescribed manner, was made by Keynote Corporate Services Limited to SEBI, three months before the expiry of the said certificate of registration i.e., December 15, 2011. The approval of SEBI in this regard is awaited. No communication has been received by Keynote Corporate Services Limited from SEBI rejecting the said application. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I – GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................................................. i DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... i NOTICE TO OVERSEAS SHAREHOLDERS .......................................................................................................................................... vi PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND USE OF MARKET DATA ............................................................... vii FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... viii SECTION II - RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................................................................................. ix PROMINENT NOTES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... xvii SECTION III – INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................ 1 SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 SUMMARY OF BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................................. 6 THE ISSUE.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CAPITAL STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 SECTION IV – PARTICULARS OF THE ISSUE ............................................................................................................................... 23 OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 BASIS OF ISSUE PRICE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 STATEMENT OF TAX BENEFITS .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 SECTION V – ABOUT US ............................................................................................................................................................................ 39 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 BUSINESS OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 KEY INDUSTRY REGULATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 57 HISTORY AND OTHER CORPORATE MATTERS ............................................................................................................................... 66 MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 PROMOTER AND PROMOTER GROUP ................................................................................................................................................