DIRECTORS’
REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015-2016
To,
The
Members,
Your
directors have pleasure in presenting their ____ Annual Report on the
business and operations of the company together with the Audited
Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, ____.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS (STANDALONE AND CONSOLIDATED)
During
the year under review, performance of your company as under:
Particulars
|
Year
ended 31st March 2016
|
Year
ended 31st March 2015
|
Turnover | ||
Profit/(Loss) before taxation | ||
Less: Tax Expense | ||
Profit/(Loss) after tax | ||
Add: Balance B/F from the previous year | ||
Balance Profit / (Loss) C/F to the next year |
The
consolidated performance of the group as per consolidated financial
statements is as under:
Particulars
|
Year
ended 31st March 2016
|
Year
ended 31st March 2015
|
Turnover | ||
Profit/(Loss) before taxation | ||
Less: Tax Expense | ||
Profit/(Loss) after tax | ||
Add: Balance B/F from the previous year | ||
Balance Profit / (Loss) C/F to the next year |
STATE
OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
Under
this heading, a brief description of the nature of business of the
company specifying growth in terms of volume of the key
products/services of the company which covers the bulk of the
operating profit.
It
may also specify details of the operational highlights indicating the
overall growth of the company and state any diversification if any
made during the year. Company’s plan to venture in other segments
may also be added.
CHANGE
IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
The
Board may provide details relating to change in the business carried
on by the company or its subsidiaries. This shall also contain
details pertaining to classes of business in which the company has an
interest.
DIVIDEND
During
the F.Y. 2015-16, the Company had declared an interim dividend of Rs
____ per equity shares of face value Rs ____ absorbing a sum of Rs
____. Your Directors are pleased to recommend a final dividend of Rs
____ per equity shares of face value Rs ____ which is provided for in
the accounts absorbing a sum of Rs ____ if approved by the members in
the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Or
However
with the view to conserve the resources of company the directors are
not recommending any dividend.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
In terms of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, any unclaimed or unpaid Dividend relating to the financial year…………is due for remittance on…………..to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government.
or
Since there was no unpaid/unclaimed Dividend declared and paid last year, the provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply.
or
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there was no dividend declared and paid last year.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
In terms of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, any unclaimed or unpaid Dividend relating to the financial year…………is due for remittance on…………..to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government.
or
Since there was no unpaid/unclaimed Dividend declared and paid last year, the provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply.
or
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there was no dividend declared and paid last year.
AMOUNTS
TRANSFERRED TO RESERVES
The
Board of the company has decided/proposed to carry Rs ____ to its
reserves.
CHANGES
IN SHARE CAPITAL, IF ANY
During
the Financial Year 2015-16, the share capital of the Company has been
increased from ____ to ____, pursuant to allotment of____ equity
shares of Rs ____ each under Private Placement/Preferential
allotment/Rights issue /Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Company.
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING ISSUE OF EQUITY SHARES WITH DIFFERENTIAL RIGHTS
Details
to be given as stated in Rule 4(4) of Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules, 2014) for the Financial Year in which such issue was
completed.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The Company did not employ any such person whose particulars are required to be given under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014.
or
The particulars of employees drawing a specified remuneration which are required to be given under under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 are furnished in Annexure …. and attached to this report.
or
The table containing the names and other Particulars of employees of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 is appended as Annexure ____of the Board’s report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The Company did not employ any such person whose particulars are required to be given under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014.
or
The particulars of employees drawing a specified remuneration which are required to be given under under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 are furnished in Annexure …. and attached to this report.
or
The table containing the names and other Particulars of employees of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 is appended as Annexure ____of the Board’s report.
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING ISSUE OF EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
Details
to be given as stated in Rule 12(9) of Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules, 2014).
DISCLOSURE
REGARDING ISSUE OF SWEAT EQUITY SHARES
In
case sweat equity shares have been issued during the Financial Year,
details as specified in Rule 8(13) of Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules, 2014) are to be given.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING BUY BACK OF SECURITIES
The Company has bought back …………..equity shares of Rs…..each for a total consideration of Rs……………in accordance with the provisions of Section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 17 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. The said buy back of shares constituted ……% of the total paid up Capital and free reserves.
or
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING BONUS SHARES
The Company has issued ……shares of Rs………as Bonus Shares to the existing shareholders of the Company in the proportion of ……share for every……shares held in accordance with the provisions of Section 63 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14 of the Companies(Share Capital and Debentures), Rules 2014.
or
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING BUY BACK OF SECURITIES
The Company has bought back …………..equity shares of Rs…..each for a total consideration of Rs……………in accordance with the provisions of Section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 17 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. The said buy back of shares constituted ……% of the total paid up Capital and free reserves.
or
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING BONUS SHARES
The Company has issued ……shares of Rs………as Bonus Shares to the existing shareholders of the Company in the proportion of ……share for every……shares held in accordance with the provisions of Section 63 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14 of the Companies(Share Capital and Debentures), Rules 2014.
or
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year under review.
EXTRACT
OF ANNUAL RETURN
The
details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT
9 is annexed herewith as “Annexure A”.
NUMBER
OF BOARD MEETINGS
During
the Financial Year 2015-16, The
Board of Directors of your Company, during the period under review
met _____ (in words) times on ______________,
2015, _____________, 2015, ______________, 2015 and ________________,
2016.
PARTICULARS
OF LOAN, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
Complete
details of LGSI covered under Sec 186 of CA, 2013. A suggestive
format is provided below to provide the required details:
DETAILS
OF LOANS:
Sr. No | Date of making loan | Details of Borrower | Amount | Purpose for which the loan is to be utilized by the recipient | Time period for which it is given | Date of BR | Date of SR (if required) | Rate of Interest | Security |
Or
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the
notes to the Financial Statements.
DETAILS
OF INVESTMENTS:-
Sr. No | Date of investment | Details of Investee | Amount | Purpose for which the proceeds from investment is proposed to be utilized by the recipient | Date of BR | Date of SR (if reqd) | Expected rate of return |
DETAILS
OF GUARANTEE / SECURITY PROVIDED:
Sr. No | Date of providing security/guarantee | Details of recipient | Amount | Purpose for which thesecurity / guarantee is proposed to be utilized by the recipient | Date of BR | Date of SR (if any) | Commission |
PARTICULARS
OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The
particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties
referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act 2013 for the
Financial Year 2015-16 in the prescribed format, AOC 2 has been
enclosed with the report.
Or
All
related party transactions pursuant to section 188 (1) of the
Companies Act, 2013, that were entered during the financial year were
in the ordinary course of the business of the Company. There were no
materially significant related party transactions entered by the
Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other
persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the
Company.
Since
there were no related party transaction during the year under review
except in the ordinary course of business, form AOC-2 as prescribed
under section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable
to the Company.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
The
observations of the Statutory Auditors in their report, read with the
relevant notes to the financial statement are self explanatory.
EXPLANATION
TO AUDITOR’S REMARKS
Explanation
or comment by the Board on every qualification, reservation, adverse
remark or disclaimer made by the statutory auditor in his report
and/or by the secretarial auditor in the secretarial Audit Report.
MATERIAL
CHANGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
Details
regarding any material changes / events, if any, occurring after
balance sheet date till the date of the report to be stated.
Or
No material changes and commitments have occurred between the end of financial year of the company and the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company as at March 31, 2016.
CONSERVATION
OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND
OUTGO
Considering the nature of the business of the Company, there are no particulars to be disclosed relating to the Conservation of Energy, Research and Development and Technology Absorption as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, during the year under review. There were no Foreign Exchange Earnings & outgo.
or
The
details of Energy, Technology, Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings
and Outgo are as under:
- Conservation of Energy:
Steps taken for conservation | |
Steps taken for utilizing alternate sources of energy | |
Capital investment on energy conservation equipments |
- Technology Absorption:
Efforts made for technology absorption | |
Benefits derived | |
Expenditure on Research & Development, if any | |
Details of technology imported, if any | |
Year of import | |
Whether imported technology fully absorbed | |
Areas where absorption of imported technology has not taken place, if any |
- Foreign Exchange Earnings/ Outgo:
Earnings | |
Outgo |
DETAILS
OF SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE OR ASSOCIATES
The
names of each of the companies which have become or ceased to be its
subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies during the year
along with the details of their performance and financial position,
to be mentioned separately.
For
Listed Companies, weblink of Policy determining ‘material’
subsidiaries to be provided.
or
There
is no holding and Subsidiary of the Company.
RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY
A
statement indicating the development and implementation of the risk
management policy of the company, identifying the elements of risks,
if any, which in the opinion of the board, may threaten the existence
of the company.
Moreover,
in case the Company has constituted a risk management committee, then
the constitution and the terms of reference of the same to be
disclosed.
DETAILS
OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
There
was no change in the Directors of the Company. Mr. ___________ and
Mrs. _____________ continue to be the Directors of the Company.
Or
Details of Directors and KMP appointed or resigned during the year. Provide Details
Details of directors retiring by rotation in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
COMPANY’S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES
The provisions of Section 178(1) relating to constitution of Nomination and Remuneration Committee are not applicable to the Company and hence the Company has not devised any policy relating to appointment of Directors, payment of Managerial remuneration, Directors qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Directors and other related matters as provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Or
The Company’s Policy relating to appointment of Directors, payment of Managerial remuneration, Directors’ qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Directors and other related matters as provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is furnished in Annexure …. and is attached to this report.
DETAILS
OF SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR
COURTS OR TRIBUNAL
There
are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts
which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its
future operations.’
VOLUNTARY
REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR BOARD’S REPORT
Detailed
reasons for voluntary revision of Financial Statements or Board’s
Report in respect of any of the 3 preceding financial years’ to be
disclosed. (However, this section is not yet enforced)
STATEMENT
IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL WITH REFERENCE
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ICAI
guidance note on adequacy on internal financial controls with
reference to financial statements can be referred for this purpose,
follow the link for the same
http://icai.org/new_post.html?post_id=11531&c_id=219
DEPOSITS
The
following details of deposits, covered under Chapter V of the act:
- Deposits Accepted during the year;
- Remained unpaid or unclaimed as at the end of the year;
- Whether there has been any default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year and if so, number of such cases and the total amount involved-
- At the beginning of the year;
- Maximum during the year;
- At the end of the year;
- The details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder.
RECEIPT
OF ANY COMMISSION BY MD / WTD FROM A COMPANY OR FOR RECEIPT OF
COMMISSION / REMUNERATION FROM IT HOLDING OR SUBSIDIARY
Disclosure
about receipt of any commission by MD / WTD from a Company and/or
receipt of commission / remuneration from it Holding or Subsidiary to
be provided.
DECLARATION
BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Declaration
to affirm the points given u/s 149(6) of CA, 2013 [applicable to
Listed and Select Public Cos)
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfil all the requirements as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves to be appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the relevant rules.
or
The provisions of Section 149 pertaining to the appointment of Independent Directors do not apply to
our Company.
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfil all the requirements as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves to be appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the relevant rules.
or
The provisions of Section 149 pertaining to the appointment of Independent Directors do not apply to
our Company.
RE-APPOINTMENT
OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Details
about re-appointment of ID after expiry of one term of 5 years.
SECRETARIAL
AUDIT REPORT
Secretarial
Audit Report in prescribed format MR 3 given by a PCS to be annexed
to the Board Report. [Applicable to every listed company and
select public companies]
CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) POLICY
Composition
of CSR committee, the details about the policy developed and
implemented by the company to be provided as per the prescribed
format under Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)
Rules, 2014, annexed below.
Or
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
or
The Company has made the relevant provisions for CSR activities in the Books of Accounts and has deposited the money in a separate Bank Account. The Company shall find out ways and means to spend the same in the coming months and shall submit the relevant report in the ensuing year. The Company could not spend the money before finalising this report as the time was too short to identify suitable projects for spending the same.
Or
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
or
The Company has made the relevant provisions for CSR activities in the Books of Accounts and has deposited the money in a separate Bank Account. The Company shall find out ways and means to spend the same in the coming months and shall submit the relevant report in the ensuing year. The Company could not spend the money before finalising this report as the time was too short to identify suitable projects for spending the same.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
Details
about composition of the Audit Committee along with its terms of
reference to be provided in brief. Details about non acceptance of
recommendations, if any, of the Audit Committee by the BoD along with
reasons therefor [Applicable to every listed company and select
public companies]
STATEMENT
INDICATING THE MANNER IN WHICH FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE
BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, ITS DIRECTORS, AND THAT OF ITS
COMMITTEES
To
be complied by every listed company and every other public company
having paid up capital of Rs 25 crores or more calculated at the end
of the preceding Financial Year.
NOMINATION
& REMUNERATION COMMITTEE POLICY
Details
pertaining to constitution of the Committee and its terms of
reference in brief to be provided
The
key points of the Policy formulated by NRC on director’s
appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and
other matters as specified u/s 178(3) of the CA, 2013 to be
disclosed. [Applicable only to Listed Companies and select public
companies]
LISTING
AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE:
- The Company shall disclose the criteria for performance evaluation as laid down by NRC, in the Board Report
- Further, Weblink of familiarization programme undertaken for Ids
DISCLOSURE
ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A VIGIL MECHANISM
Details
about establishment of vigil mechanism for directors and employees to
report their genuine concerns or grievance to be provided [Applicable
to every listed company and select public companies]
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
The
company shall obtain a Certificate/Report from either the auditors or
practicing company secretaries regarding compliance with SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
and annex the Certificate/Report on Corporate Governance with the
Board’s Report. This Certificate/Report shall also be sent to the
Stock Exchanges, where the shares of the Company are listed, along
with the annual report filed by the company. (Applicable to equity
listed companies)
Declaration
by CEO/CFO that the Board Members and SMPs have complied with the
Code of Conduct.
MANAGERIAL
REMUNERATION
Statistical
Disclosures pursuant to Rule 5 of Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are be made in the
Board’s Report. (Applicable to listed companies)
DISCLOSURES
UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,
PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The
number of cases filed, if any, during the Financial Year and their
disposal under the Act
FRAUD
REPORTING (REQUIRED BY COMPANIES AMENDMENT BILL, 2014)
Details
regarding fraud which have been reported to the Audit Committee /
Board but not to CG have to be disclosed.
STATUTORY
AUDITORS
Details
about Statutory Auditors of the company, any change made during the
year, whether existing auditor(s) is/are eligible for re-appointment,
etc
or
At
the AGM held on __________, 2016, M/s. __________, Chartered
Accountants (ICAI Registration No. __________), were appointed as the
Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion
of the AGM to be held in the calendar year 2019. In terms of the
first proviso to section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the
appointment of the auditors shall be placed for ratification at every
AGM. Accordingly, the appointment of M/s. __________________,
Chartered Accountants, as statutory auditors of the Company, is
placed for ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing AGM.
In
this regard, the Company has obtained a written consent under Section
139 of the Companies Act, 2013 from the Auditors to such continued
appointment and also a certificate from them to the effect that their
appointment, if ratified, would be in accordance with the conditions
prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made
thereunder, as may be applicable.
COST
AUDITORS
Prudent
to disclose details about appointment of Cost Auditor.
MANAGEMENT
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management
Discussion and Analysis Report [Applicable to listed companies]:
- The Management Discussion and Analysis should include discussion on the following matters within the limits set by the company’s competitive position:
- Industry structure and developments.
- Opportunities and threats.
- Segment-wise or product-wise performance.
- Outlook.
- Risks and concerns.
- Internal control systems and their adequacy.
- Discussion on financial performance with respect to operational performance.
- Material developments in Human Resources / Industrial Relations front, including number of people employed.
- Senior management shall make disclosures to the board relating to all material financial and commercial transactions, where they have personal interest, that may have a potential conflict with the interest of the company at large (for e.g. dealing in company shares, commercial dealings with bodies, which have shareholding of management and their relatives etc.)
Explanation:
For this purpose, the term "senior management" shall mean
personnel of the company who are members of its core management team
excluding the Board of Directors). This would also include all
members of management one level below the executive directors
including all functional heads.
- The Code of Conduct for the Board of Directors and the senior management shall be disclosed on the website of the company.
DIRECTORS
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In
accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act
2013, your directors confirm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
- the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2016 and of the profit /loss of the Company for that period;
- the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
- the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
- the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. [List of laws applicable to the company may be mentioned here]
- [additional point in case of Listed Entities] - the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The
Directors express their sincere appreciation to the valued
shareholders, bankers and clients for their support and also various
Central and State Government Departments, Organizations and Agencies
for the continued help and co-operation extended by them.
Registered
Office
_________________,
City
:
Pin
Code :
State
:
CIN:
_______________________
Contact
No. :______________ ________________
E-mail
: __________________
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors
______________
______________
Director
Director
DIN:
________ DIN: ___________ |
Place:
___________
Date:
______________-, 2016
|
Thanks
& Regards,
CS
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