Press Release Etawah Chakeri (Kanpur) Highway Private Limited January 18, 2021 Ratings Facilities/Instruments Amount (Rs. crore) Ratings Rating Action Long Term Bank Facilities - - Withdrawn Total Bank Facilities 0.00 *Details of instruments/facilities in Annexure I. Detailed Rationale and Key Rating Drivers CARE has withdrawn the ratings assigned to the bank facilities of Etawah Chakeri (Kanpur) Highway Private Limited (ECKHPL) with immediate effect, as the company has surrendered the aforementioned bank facilities rated by us and there is no amount outstanding under the facility as on date. Analytical approach: Not Applicable Applicable Criteria Policy on Withdrawal of ratings About the Company-ECKHPL Etawah-Chakeri (Kanpur) Highway Private Limited (ECKHPL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which was promoted by Oriental Structural Engineers Private Limited (OSE, rated ‘CARE A; Credit watch with Negative Implications/CARE A1’) and Oriental Tollways Private Limited (OTPL, wholly owned subsidiary of OSE) to undertake augmentation and operation of 4-lane carriageway of the existing section of NH-2 to 6-laning of Etawah-Chakeri from km 323.475 to km 483.687 in the state of Uttar Pradesh (aggregate length of 160.21 km) under NHDP Phase V on DBFOT (Toll) basis. In June 2019, OSE has sold 5 assets to Oriental Infra Trust (Invit) of which ECKHPL was one of the assets As per the Concession Agreement (CA) signed between NHAI and ECKHPL on March 5, 2012, the concession period is 16 years (including a construction period of 2.5 years) from the appointed date (which is March 13, 2013). The company has considered completion of work on September 10, 2015 for preparation of financial statements. However, the company is yet to achieve final COD as the land for about 46.8 km of service road is not yet made available by NHAI. The toll collection had already commenced from the appointed date of the project. Furthermore, in August 2015, NHAI approved deferment of part of the premium payable, therefore, premium payment liability of the company has come down during FY16-FY25 (refers to the period April 01 to March 31). Brief Financials: ECKHPL-Standalone (Rs. Crore) FY18 (A) FY19 (A) Total operating income 286.87 337.40 PBILDT 228.17 287.47 PAT -207.69 -170.24 Overall gearing (times)* 16.76 NM Interest coverage (times) 0.65 0.94 A: Audited; *including deferred premium to NHAI as debt Status of non-cooperation with previous CRA: Not Applicable Any other information: Not Applicable Rating History for last three years: Please refer Annexure-2 1 CARE Ratings Limited Press Release Annexure-1: Details of Instruments/Facilities Size of the Name of the Date of Coupon Maturity Rating assigned along Issue Instrument Issuance Rate Date with Rating Outlook (Rs. crore) Fund-based - LT-Term Withdrawn - - - 0.00 Loan Un Supported Rating- Withdrawn Un Supported Rating - - - 0.00 (Long Term) Annexure-2: Rating History of last three years Current Ratings Rating history Date(s) & Date(s) & Date(s) & Name of the Type Rating Date(s) & Sr. Amount Rating(s) Rating(s) Rating(s) Instrument/Bank Rating(s) No. Outstanding assigned assigned assigned Facilities assigned in (Rs. crore) in 2020- in 2018- in 2017- 2019-2020 2021 2019 2018 1)CARE BBB+ (CE); Stable (18-Mar-20) 2)Provisional CARE BBB+ (CE); Stable (26-Nov-19) 1)CARE BB; 3)CARE BB Stable Fund-based - LT- 1. LT - - - (Under Credit - (30-Jan- Term Loan watch with 18) Developing Implications) (28-Aug-19) 4)CARE BB; Stable (05-Apr-19) 1)CARE BBB-; Stable Un Supported (18-Mar-20) 2. Rating-Un Supported LT - - - 2)CARE BBB-; - - Rating (Long Term) Stable (26-Nov-19) Annexure 3: Complexity level of various instruments rated for this Company Sr. Name of the Instrument Complexity Level No. 1. Fund-based - LT-Term Loan Simple 2. Un Supported Rating-Un Supported Rating (Long Term) Simple Note on complexity levels of the rated instrument: CARE has classified instruments rated by it on the basis of complexity. This classification is available at www.careratings.com. 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