Kelani Valley Plantations PLC CONTENTS REPORT PROFILE / 2 OUR LAND / 3 CORPORATE PROFILE / 4 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE / 5 MANAGING DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE / 7 BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 9 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT PROFILE / 11 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE / 13 RISK MANAGEMENT / 37 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY / 42 DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL / 45 STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES / 46 AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT / 47 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT / 49 MANAGING DIRECTOR’S, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S AND GENERAL MANAGER - FINANCE RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT / 50 FINANCIAL CALENDAR / 52 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT / 53 STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS / 56 STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / 57 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION / 58 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY / 60 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS / 61 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS / 63 INVESTOR INFORMATION / 112 GLOSSARY / 114 CORPORATE INFORMATION / 117 NOTICE OF MEETING / 118 FORM OF PROXY / 119 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC PB Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 1 VISION “Kelani Valley Plantations - Products of Excellence” MISSION To optimise plantation productivity and ensure highest quality by harnessing and developing employee potential, whilst improving the quality of life of the community and securing an acceptable return on investment. VALUE We strive to do our best for our stakeholders in the following ways: Our Customers: Our Suppliers: Our Competitors: We provide consistently good We establish mutually- We view our competitors as a quality products and excellent beneficial relationships with our source of inspiration for our service at competitive prices, suppliers based on trust, quality own advancement. We are whilst ensuring continuity of and reliability. We treat them as conscious of their strengths supplies. We are conscious of we wish to be treated ourselves. and weaknesses and compete customer requirements and for market superiority without ever-changing market trends Our Owners: resorting to unethical practices and orient our production to We enhance the reputation of while maintaining close suit specific needs. the Company by conforming cooperation on common issues. to high levels of conduct. We Our Employees: generate adequate return Our Country and the World: We care for our employees and and ensure security of their We conduct our business in a create a favourable environment investments by maintaining socially-responsible and ethical for their participation in high-viability, long-term manner. We are aware of the managing our affairs, thereby stability. changing environment and increasing productivity. We contribute towards enhancing develop and create individuals the quality of life for a better who feel contended and secure Sri Lanka and a better world. in their jobs. We recognise merit. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 2 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 3 REPORT PROFILE REPORT PROFILE DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT OF We, Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), are RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS REPORT pleased to present our Annual Report which The Board believes that this Annual Report sets out the performance for the financial has been prepared in accordance with year ended 31 March 2020. best practices and appropriately addresses material aspects of KVPL’s business and is a There has been no restatement of fair representation of the performance of the information from the previous Annual Report Company. and there are no significant changes to the list of material topics and topic boundaries. The Board unanimously approved the 2019/20 Annual Report on 09 June 2020, for This report contain financial position, results release to shareholders. for the year, the report of the Board of Directors and other statutory requirements. Managing Director – On behalf of Board of • Chairman’s Message Directors • Managing Director’s Message Date: 09 June 2020. • Board of Directors • Corporate Governance INQUIRIES AND FEEDBACK. • Risk Management We will be pleased to answer any questions • Annual Report of Board of Directors and clarifications on this report, the contact • Responsibility Statements and Reports of point at KVPL is: Committees. [email protected] POLICY ON ASSURANCE Messrs. Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants has issued an independent report on Financial Statements. Reporting Standards/Guideline/Frameworks • Sri Lanka Accounting Standards issued by The Institute of Charted Accounts of Sri Lanka; • Companies Act No. 07 of 2007; • Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Act No. 15 of 1995; • Listing Rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange; and • Code of Best Practice on Corporate Governance 2017 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. • Code of Best Practice on Related Party Transactions issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 2 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 3 OUR LAND 2019/20 No. of Elevation Crop Extent Factories (ft) Kgs'000 Kgs'000 Estate Tea Rubber Other crop Other Total Tea Rubber Pedro 544 - - 125 668 1 6,237 516 - Nuwara Eliya 189 - - 58 247 1 5,999 300 - Glassaugh 162 - - 66 228 1 5,074 251 - Uda Radella 157 - - 68 225 1 5,328 179 - Edinburgh 132 - - 47 179 1 5,075 156 - Oliphant 193 - - 171 364 1 6,440 154 - Ingestre 525 - - 305 830 2 4,723 489 - Fordyce 231 - - 172 403 1 4,599 266 - Annfield 222 - - 153 375 1 4,297 312 - Tillyrie 163 - - 171 334 1 4,264 139 - Invery 124 - - 182 306 1 4,310 193 - Robgill 181 - - 119 300 1 4,500 182 - Battalgalla 141 - - 120 261 1 4,300 159 - Halgolle 246 - 4 946 1,196 1 3,478 274 - Ederapolla 19 411 23 214 667 1 338 14 295 Kitulgala 37 - 93 452 582 - 1,003 45 - Kalupahana 54 158 3 297 512 - 1,500 61 104 Kelani 27 187 20 115 349 1 300 32 134 Dewalakande - 526 4 187 717 2 502 - 318 Panawatte 11 676 5 338 1,030 1 1,000 9 447 Urumiwella 3 426 14 279 722 1 800 6 229 Kiriporuwa 23 348 31 185 587 2 805 22 246 Lavant - 342 31 196 569 1 800 - 244 Ganapalla - 293 57 140 490 - 1,000 - 185 We Oya/ 24 708 32 223 987 - 1,000 11 507 Polatagama Total 3,408 4,075 317 5,328 13,128 24 3,769 2,710 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 4 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 5 CORPORATE PROFILE Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) was Mabroc Teas (Pvt) Ltd., our tea marketing incorporated as a regional plantation company, has a reach of over 50 countries Company on 18 June 1992 and listed on the and together with KVPL became a signatory main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange to the UN Global Compact, a member of in 1996. It is a subsidiary of Dipped Products the UNGC Charter and launched the unique PLC, a leading manufacturer of hand Single Origin Tea from selected garden marks. protection wear worldwide. It was recognised as ‘The First Ethical Tea Brand of the World’ for honouring the four Kelani Valley plantations comprises 25 main principles of UNGC; Human Rights, estates spanning three distinct agro-climatic Labour Standards, Environment and Anti- regions covering over 13,000 hectares of tea, Corruption. rubber, coconut, cinnamon and agro-forestry plantations. Pursuing a policy of diversification into other complementary business models, in 2003 All of KVPL’s black tea factories are ISO Kalupahana Power Company (Pvt) Ltd. was 22000:2005 certified and its tea plantations established to generate a 1 MW hydro power. are accredited with Rainforest Alliance The recent addition to this area of business Certification. Additionally, being a member was a solar power plant of 165 kWP in of Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), certifies the Dewalakanda Estate. Company’s commitment to good agricultural practices with highly-stringent adherence to The picturesque Oliphant Bungalow environmental best practices, while signifying luxury boutique resort in Nuwara Eliya is a responsible approach to augmenting surrounded by lush tea plantations and has ethical business practices in worker safety expanded KVPL’s portfolio into the leisure and health and preservation of bio-diversity sector with the incorporation of Kelani Valley within the plantations. Resorts (Pvt) Ltd. in 2017. In addition to black tea manufacturing The continuous search for excellence is Glassaugh factory produces green tea, while reflected in KVPL’s operational practices KVPL’s Nuwara Eliya factory specialises in the and the numerous subscriptions to non- production of Ready to Drink (RTD) tea. KVPL’s regulatory concepts of ethical business two Tea Centres, the Pedro Estate Ethical Tea management and internationally recognised Boutique in Nuwara Eliya as well as the ‘Tea accreditations. The Company’s present Train’ at Edinburgh Estate in position in the industry is a testimony to the Nanu oya add considerable brand value spirit of innovation and the commitment to KVPL’s credentials as a leading tea demonstrated by the 9,200 strong team, led manufacturer in the country. by a closely-knit management collective. The rubber plantations have been endorsed by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification and Organic Rubber Certifications (USDA/NOP and EU) while products of sole crepe, centrifuge latex and crepe rubber are certified with FSC chain of Custody Certification and Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) Certification. Designed to uplift the quality of life of our people in all aspects, a unique multi- dimensional initiative branded as “A Home for Every Plantation Worker” was launched in 2006 and has been featured at the UNGC Network Conference in Mexico in 2017. Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 4 Kelani Valley Plantations PLC 5 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Dear Shareholder, continued to remain a top performer in The first of its kind event was a major the national plantation sector. According plantation sector occasion attracting media It is my pleasure to present the annual to data published by the Colombo Stock headlines and reinforcing KVPL’s image as a report and audited accounts of Kelani Valley Exchange, KVPL rank No. 1 for rubber, and progressive employer.