C M Y K RED HERRING PROSPECTUS Please read Section 60B of the Companies Act, 1956 Dated February 8, 2006 100% Book Built Issue MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (Originally incorporated as Maxi Motors Financial Services Limited on January 1, 1991 under the Companies Act, 1956 as a public limited company and the name was changed to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited on November 3, 1992). Registered Office: Gateway Building, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai 400 001, Maharashtra, India Tel: 91 22 2202 1031; Fax: 91 22 2287 5485 Corporate Office: Sadhana House, 2nd Floor, Behind Mahindra Towers, 570, P. B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, Maharashtra, India Tel: 91 22 5652 6000; Fax: 91 22 2497 2741 E-mail:
[email protected]; Website: www.mahindrafinance.com Contact Person: Mr. V Ravi; Tel: 91 22 5652 6000 Public Issue of 20,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a price of Rs. [] per Equity Share aggregating Rs. [] million, comprising a Fresh Issue of 10,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each by Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (“Mahindra Finance”, the “Company” or the “Issuer”) and an Offer for Sale of 10,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each by Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (“M&M”) and certain other shareholders of the Company (together with M&M the “Selling Shareholders”). The Fresh Issue and the Offer for Sale are jointly referred to herein as the Issue (“the Issue”). The Issue will constitute 23.26% of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of the Company. PRICE BAND: RS.