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Annual Report 14 15
Annual Report 14 15
Its time.
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CO R P O R A T E
IN F O R M A T ION
Board of Directors
Registered Office
Corporate Office
Mr. S. Rajendran
Independent Non-executive Director
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Its time.
For FT 3.0
A new dream. A new vision. A new direction. A new name.
C ontent s
06 LETTER FROM CHAIRMANS DESK
08 Message FROM Managing Director
10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
16 DIRECTORS REPORT
54 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
60 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
88 FINANCIALS
N e w D i r e c ti o n
Jupiter
Revered as the most powerful in ancient civilizations.
Jupiter reflects the power of knowledge and intellect, who bestows power and
prosperity. He is considered as the intellect and speech of the Virat Purusha, a
seer who wrote one of the hymns of Rig-Veda. He is also known as Brihaspati
and is the mentor to the deities (Deva Guru) and leader of the Planets
(Ganapati) and presiding deity of mental powers. Legend says wife of Sage
Angirasa gave birth to him who is considered as the ruler of the Sun and Moon
and controls the movement of the Planets.
In ancient Greek mythology, planet Jupiter is ZEUS- the father of the Gods;
Romans consider Jupiter as the King of Gods. Egyptians regards it as Ammon,
and Babylonians and Chaldeans call it Merodach. Jupiter is considered to be the
Lord of Righteousness and Justice. It is also the symbol of wisdom.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system with two and a half times the
mass of all the other planets combined. It has also the largest number of moons.
Most refer to the number of Jupiter moons as 63 with recent discoveries increasing
the number. Four of moons, roughly the same size of the earths moon, are called
Galilean Moons since they were discovered by the Italian astronomer Galilio
Galilei. These four are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. This makes Jupiter with
the largest number of moons with reasonably secure orbits of any planet in the
solar system.
The moons of the Jupiter are so numerous and diverse that reflects the
expansiveness of the innovation and thought leadership. The large number of
satellites around the Jupiter reflects interplay of ideas and insights. The sheer size
is indicative of the leadership that it has among the universe. The attributes of
knowledge, wisdom, intellect, teaching, power and prosperity are essential traits
that make any institution great and successful.
It is these characteristics and attributes that Financial Technologies would like to
further reinforce in its new form with a new name: 63 MoonsTM.
It will endeavour to play a larger role and assume leadership in the digital
ecology that will govern the growth in the future.
our center
f o r t e c h n o vat i o n
www.jsinnovationlab.com
TM
With our sight firmly set on the surge ahead and the task at
hand, we would chart our future journey under the sail of 63
moonsTM, a new proposed name that symbolizes endless
possibilities, positivity and perpetuity. This renaming
takes inspiration from the largest known ecosystem in the
universe- that of the planet Jupiter and its 63 Moons. The
discovery of each of these moons has intrigued mankind
with the presence of water, hydrocarbons and oxygenthe basic blocks of life. This echoes the expanse of our
aspiration, which will make every effort to turn it into a reality.
For more than two decades, the cream of Indian talent has
written a new chapter in Global technology, innovation and
industry. But, India, as a nation, has basked in this reflected
glory as one of the largest consumer bases of multinational
giants. A much awaited impetus by the Government,
Corporate and skilled professionals is rewriting a new
chapter of growth, and India, powered by youth, is prepared
for a trajectory of independent, indigenous and innovative
progress. We have been blessed with the gift of foresight
in identifying and implementing benchmarks that set new
superlatives in the financial markets and have become
models of democratization. We wrote financial history in
trading through our path-breaking technology, laid and
nurtured the foundation for the multi-asset markets in India,
and, after etching a golden past in Indias business arena,
we now are poised to write the future.
Venkat Chary
Chairman, Independent Non-executive Director
V enkat C hary
Chairman,
Independent Non-executive Director
M es sa g e
FROM
M ana g in g
D irector
Dear Shareholders,
We are excited.
Technology, innovation and enterprise is the DNA through
which we built FT 1.0 (OMS) and FT 2.0 (exchanges,
exchange technology and exchange ecosystem). Technology
will continue to be the centre stone of 63 moonsTM. We will
build highly innovative IP that will fuel the dreams of digital
entrepreneurs and create competitive advantage for them.
We will selectively partner and collaborate with 108 such
digital ventures.
In this endeavour we look forward to the guidance,
cooperation and support of the government, development
agencies, financial institutions and banks, and you all as
shareholders, to realize our collective dream of creating
businesses that can contribute to the strength of India.
I take this opportunity to thank every shareholder of FTIL
for their patience and conviction and standing by your
company in its toughest period. We wont let you down.
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & CEO
P ra s h ant D e s a i
Managing Director & CEO
B oard of D irector s
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Prashant Desai,
Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Prashant Desai is an Associate Chartered Accountant. He is 4th ranker Graduate in Cost & Work Accountant (all
India 4th). He has over 20 years of rich experience.
Prior to joining FTIL, he was the founder of Seagull IR Solutions Pvt. Ltd., one of Indias leading Investor Relations
Companies, which represented various companies like FT, Pipavav Defense, Phoenix Mills, Talwalkars, Provogue,
Prozone CSC, Everstone, Dhunseri Petrochem, DQ Entertainment and Supreme Infrastructure among others.
Prior to that he worked closely with Mr. Kishore Biyani in Future Group in areas of strategy, capital raising and investor
relations raising several rounds of equity for Pantaloon and its subsidiaries. His last assignment was Head of Investment,
Future Consumer Enterprises Limited. During his tenure he invested in businesses like Capital Foods, BIBA, AND,
Turtle, Godrej Agrovet and IndusTree Crafts, among others. He was also the Board Member in Pantaloons Talwalkars,
Future Staples, Future E-Commerce, Pan-India Foods and Industree Crafts Limited.
Prior to that, he worked closely with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a veteran investor in India in Rare Enterprises.
Currently, he is MD and CEO of FTIL. Before the elevation, he was President and WTD, Mergers & Acquisition and
Investor Relations. He also represents FTIL on the Boards of Dubai Gold & Commodity Exchange, Bourse Africa,
Mauritius and Bahrain Financial Exchange, Bahrain.
Berjis Desai,
Non-independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Berjis Desai, Solicitor & Advocate, has been the Managing Partner of J. Sagar Associates, a national law firm
with more than 325 lawyers, since April 2003. Mr. Desai specializes in financial and international business laws and
international commercial arbitration. Mr. Desai is also a Director of leading companies including The Great Eastern
Shipping Company Limited, Praj Industries Limited, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, Edelweiss Financial Services
Limited and Adani Enterprises Limited.
Mr. Desai is a law graduate from the Mumbai University and a post-graduate in law from Cambridge University, U.K
Anil Singhvi,
Non-independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Anil Singhvi (54) is Chairman of Ican Investments Advisors Pvt Ltd. Mr. Singhvi, a Chartered Accountant, has over
30 years of experience in Corporate sector, out of which he spent 22 years spent with Ambuja Cements Ltd, where he
rose from Manager to Managing Director & CEO. He played a defining role in making of Ambuja Cements. Company
grew from less than one million to 20 million tonnes by organic and inorganic strategies. He played the pivotal role in
sale of Ambuja & ACC to Holcim in transaction value of over $2 billion. In 2011, Mr. Singhvi conceptualized and advised
merger of Enam, one of the largest investment banks in India, with Axis Bank, a deal involving around US$ 500 million.
In 2012 he founded IIAS (Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd), proxy advisory company for Institutional
Investors. This is a pioneering effort in India for improving Corporate Governance and accountability of the Corporates.
IIAS covers over 300 large Indian Corporates and advises Investors on the issues of corporate governance and voting.
Apart from being Corporate & PE Advisor, he is also on Board of various companies viz. are Hindustan Construction
Co. Ltd, Capital First Ltd, Subex Ltd, Greatship (India) Limited, Lavasa Corporation Ltd.
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S. Rajendran,
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. S. Rajendran, is a post graduate in Commerce and a CAIIB, with more than 36 years of rich experience as a senior
banking professional and multi-functional experience covering most areas of commercial banking and Enterprisewise Risk Management in particular including guiding banks on moving to Advanced Approaches. He has extensive
experience in Corporate Credit, Treasury and Investment Management, International Banking, Overseas Expansion,
Skill Development and Training, Business Development, Branch banking set-up and operations and Customer
Relationship Management, Internal controls, Regulatory Compliance and Audits and Training, Research and Knowledge
Management.
Nisha Dutt,
Independent Non-executive Director
Nisha Dutt has spent over a decade in consulting across both mainstream and development projects in over dozen
countries. She has a keen understanding of markets and consumer behavior at the base of the pyramid, and works
on addressing a range of challenges for clients across inclusive business divisions, international foundations and
development finance institutions. Nisha has an astute sensitivity for creating successful roadmaps into low-income
markets, and has been able to deploy both traditional and cutting edge technology-driven solutions with a firm focus
on the triple bottom line for her clients.
Nisha holds an M.S. and MBA degrees from Oklahoma State University and Ohio University respectively.
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Sunil Shah,
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Sunil Shah is the Managing Director of Motivation Engineers and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. He is also one of the
trustees of Ankur School Trust. He serves as Chairman of Vibrant Motivation and Development Foundation and Advisory
Board of Vedic-Vocational and Educational Development Institute of Calorax. Mr. Shah serves as Advisor to esteemed
organizations i.e. E-MBA programme of Ahmedabad University and MBA Programme of Kalol Institute of Technology,
as well as Government Polytechnic for Girls, Ahmedabad. He has penchant for delivering lectures at Oxford University
UK, NID Ahmedabad among other well-known institutions.
His vision and inspiration become a seed to create Gujarat Innovation Society to facilitate the culture of innovation
amongst MSMEs and Post-Graduate students of professional courses.
Miten Mehta,
Non-independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Miten Mehta is a specialist in technology start-up and finance domain with over 20 years of experience across
geographies i.e. the US, Europe & India. His proven P&L leadership has led to successful scaling of businesses,
delivering consistent growth, driving seamless innovation and creating enduring value for customers in fast growing
hyper-competitive markets. He has built and exited three successful start-ups including two in Silicon Valley (California,
US) and another in London (UK).
Mr. Mehta is passionate about mentoring and investing in start-ups that leverage Social, Mobile, Analytics, & Cloud
(SMAC) for creating tangible values in order to bring forth social impact across educational and healthcare domains.
He is member of TiE, Mumbai Angels and CodeForIndia among several other NGOs in the realm of entrepreneurship
and ecosystem ventures.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events/conferences that encourage youth to believe in their ideas to start their
dream ventures.
He served as President (New Ventures & Ecosystem Platform) under Strategic Initiatives department at FTIL. He is also
the co-founder of KloudData in Silicon Valley. As he decided to start his own consultancy firm, he resigned from FTIL
and consented to join the Board of FTIL w.e.f. November 20, 2014, as Non-Independent Non-executive Director.
Jigish Sonagara,
Whole-time Director
Mr. Jigish Sonagara is a leading Trading Transaction Technology Specialist, with over 14 years of professional
experience in implementing automation for all aspects of Trading Transaction Technologies for Broker to Exchanges.
Mr. Sonagara has strong functional, technical and operational expertise in diverse trading market verticals viz. Equity,
Commodity, Currency, Fixed Income and Power, and has spearheaded and provided complete exchange solutions to
various exchanges across the globe including Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), in Singapore, Bourse Africa in
Mauritius, Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX) in Bahrain, Bourse Africa in Botswana; and Multi Commodity Exchange
(MCX), MCX-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) and Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in India.
Mr. Sonagara currently heads the New Ventures, a division of FTIL, to see through vision of Digital India @ 2025 as
part of FT 3.0.
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Rajendra Mehta,
Whole-time Director
Mr. Rajendra Mehta, a Chartered Accountant, has over 22 years of professional experience in Capital Market, particularly
in Stock Broking and Investment Banking. He is a Market & Operations expert, with significant understanding of market
mechanics and regulatory perspectives. Prior to joining Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL), he was working
with CLSA India for both broking and investment business as Chief Operating Officer and Whole Time Director, where
he was part of the Executive Management Team. His responsibilities included providing support for deal structuring
and closure.
Mr. Mehta has represented the company in compliance and settlement meetings at the industry level as well as before the
regulatory authorities.
Mr. Mehta, currently, looks after a suite of products catering to Member Technology, banking and banking regulatory
solutions viz. ODIN, Match, STP, RiskCalculator, Treasury Back-office, ARISC, and Data Collector Solution, among
others.
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Directors
Report
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D I REC T OR S
RE P OR T
To,
The Members,
Your Directors present the Twenty Seventh Annual Report of your Company together with the Audited Statement of
Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2015.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Your Directors would like to inform you that because of the events occurred at National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
during the previous year, audit of NSEL Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2013 (as
amended) and for the year ended March 31, 2014 were delayed due to which the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2013 (as amended) and for the year ended March 31, 2014
could not finalized on time. Since now Consolidated Financial Statement of NSEL are available, the Consolidated
Financial Statements of your Company have been finalized and audited for the year ended March 31, 2013 (as
amended), for the year ended March 31, 2014 and for the year ended March 31, 2015.
Financial Results standalone and Consolidated
( in lacs, except per share data)
Particulars
Total Income
Total Operating expenditure
EBITDA
Finance costs
Depreciation/amortization
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional item
and tax
Exceptional Item
Profit / (Loss) before tax
Provision for taxation
Profit after Tax/Net Profit for the year
Add: Net share of profit in associates
Add: Net minority interest in profit of
subsidiaries
Profit after Tax/Net Profit for the year
Add: Balance brought forward from
previous year
Balance available for appropriation
Appropriations
Final dividend (proposed)
Interim dividend
Tax on dividend
Transfer to General reserve
Change in JV holding
Transfer to Statutory Reserve
Transfer to Security Guarantee Fund
Transfer from General Reserve
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
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Standalone
Current Year
Previous Year
2014-15
2013-14
Current Year
2014-15
Consolidated
Previous Year
2013-14
60,368.01
27,471.95
32,896.06
2,266.12
3,905.73
54,126.66
24,881.27
29,245.39
3,053.82
3,074.86
38,246.07
47,466.15
(9,220.08)
2,634.17
4,496.14
70,949.59
67,903.17
3,046.42
8,176.96
4,295.84
Previous Year
(as amended)
2012-13
95,138.66
62,697.22
32,441.44
9,799.95
3,268.15
26,724.21
24,282.09
51,006.30
6,492.42
44,513.88
23,116.71
(41,152.11)
(18,035.40)
4,819.45
(22,854.85)
(16,350.39)
65,631.14
49,280.75
6,648.20
42,632.55
(0.12)
(9,426.38)
94,436.33
85,009.95
4,846.76
80,163.19
6,347.53
19,373.34
19,373.34
12,469.37
6,903.97
10,097.89
44,513.88
(22,854.85)
39.25
42,671.68
440.03
86,950.75
339.61
17,341.47
177,089.54
221,603.42
204,257.15
181,402.30
181,799.93
224,471.61
100,592.88
187,543.63
90,900.50
108,241.97
2,303.93
5,529.42
469.03
921.57
2,764.71
626.48
213,301.04
177,089.54
2,303.93
5,529.42
469.03
(14,421.70)
230,590.94
921.57
2,764.71
626.48
1,419.82
11.11
181,799.93
921.57
2,764.71
616.92
3,253.00
8.24
84.66
100,592.88
96.60
96.30
(49.60)
(49.60)
92.61
92.31
188.70
188.09
37.63
36.79
Technology Business:
During the year, your Company re-negotiated the technology
contract with MCX and Metropolitan Stock Exchange
(formerly MCX-SX) and due to low volume on the respective
exchange, the revenue of your Company was impacted.
However, it is observed that during the past six months, the
volume has picked up on the exchanges and recent
announcement of making FT 3.0 the de facto powered by
technology augurs well for the future.
Divestments:
Without prejudice to its legal rights and remedies, your
Company has successfully completed the divestments of
its holdings in National Bulk Handling Corporation Limited
(NBHC), Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)
and Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited (MSEI).
In addition, your Company has entered into a definitive
agreement to sell its entire stake in Bourse Africa Limited
(BAL) and is in the process of selling its entire investment in
Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) alongwith an
irrevocable, companywide, fully paid up, perpetual, nonencumbered, non-transferable, non-assignable, license of the
PowerARMS Software installed in India, for internal use to IEX.
Business Outlook:
Your Company is going through challenging times as it tries
to reinvent itself into a pure play technology Company. Post
the crisis at NSEL trading platform, your Company has
decided to grow on its core strength innovation through
technology. Your Company continues to be a market leader
in the Member Technology business in India through its flagship
product ODIN. On the Exchange Technology Business, your
Company continues to provide technology to market leaders in
its space such as MCX, MCX-SX and IEX etc.
Member Technology Business has witnessed a challenging
year in 2014-15 in wake of the crisis at NSEL. However, the
business is stabilizing and the Company expects business
environment to improve in the coming years. With the
upturn in the economy and favorable policy environment,
Indian Capital markets are positioned for strong growth in
the coming years. Your Company is well positioned to take
advantage of the growth in the capital markets through its
Member Technology Business.
Without prejudice to its legal rights and remedies, your
Company took a strategic decision to exit the exchange/
regulated businesses both in India and around the world in
light of the crisis at NSELs trading platform. Since, the
Exchange Technology Business was primarily catering to
the exchanges seeded and nurtured by your Company, it
became imperative for your company to restructure the
business as a pure play technology service provider as it
divested its stake in various exchanges. Your Company
continues to provide technology to MCX, MCX-SX and IEX
etc. in spite of divesting its stake in the respective companies.
Your Company believes that it can become a significant
player in this space, given its proven pedigree in this space
and relatively few players in the space.
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D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Management Response:
DIVIDEND
The Company follows a stable dividend payout policy. Your
Company has paid consecutive dividends for the past 37
quarters which is in accordance with sustainable dividend
payout policy of the Company and linked to its long term
growth objectives. During the year under review, your
Company paid three interim dividends totaling ` 5,529.42.
Lacs (` 12 per share on par value of ` 2/- per share). The
Directors have recommended a final dividend of ` 5/- per
share, subject to the approval of the members at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The total dividend
including interim and final aggregates to ` 17/- per share,
for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015 (previous
year ` 8/- per share on par value of ` 2/- each). The total
appropriation on account of interim and final dividend and
tax thereon amounts to ` 8,302.38 Lacs.
The final dividend, if approved, will be paid to those
members whose names appear in the Register of Members
as on the date of the Annual General Meeting.
The break-up of the dividend payouts are as under:
(` in Lacs except dividend per share data)
Final
Dividend
Interim Dividends
Dividend
per share
Dividend
1st
Interim
2nd
Interim
2.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Total
17.00
Tax
TOTAL
3rd
Interim Proposed
-*
-*
-*
469.03
469.03
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
Your Company did not transfer any sum to General Reserve
for the year under review.
SHARE CAPITAL
There was no change in the Share Capital of the Company
during the year under review. As on 31st March, 2015, the
paid-up equity Share Capital of your Company stood at
` 921.57 Lacs comprising of 46,078,537 equity shares of
` 2/- each.
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Date of cessation
April 25, 2014
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014
September 15, 2014
March 26, 2015*
Date of cessation
May 7, 2014
May 19, 2014
May 28, 2014
June 10, 2014
January 19, 2015
January 24, 2015
Date of cessation
May 13, 2014
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
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One-time Incentive
paid to employees
during FY 2014-15
for divestment of assets
in 2014-15
Amount of commission
provision for FY 2014-15 to
Executive Directors, to be
paid in FY 2015-16 after
approval of Annual Accounts
by the shareholders.
Amount of salary as
cost to Company (CTC*)
payable for 2015-16
*CTC includes company
contribution to provident
fund, gratuity, insurance etc
Name of employee
Mr Paras Ajmera
Mr Prashant Desai*
Mr Jigish Sonagara*
Mr Dewang Neralla
Mr Manjay Shah
Mr Devendra Agrawal
Mr Ashish Kakade
Mr Jatin Doshi
Mr Hariraj Chouhan
Mr Sheetal Dhawan
Amount
(` Lacs)
720.0
480.0
100.0
38.5
38.5
25.0
20.0
10.0
7.5
5.0
Mr Jignesh Shah
450.0
Mr Prashant Desai*
325.0
Mr Jigish Sonagara*
125.0
Mr Rajendra Mehta*
100.0
Mr Prashant Desai*
Mr Jigish Sonagara*
Mr Rajendra Mehta*
Mr Dewang Neralla**
(MD&CEO of atom)
Mr Manjay Shah**
(MD of Tickerplant)
Mr Paras Ajmera
Mr Devendra Agrawal
Mr Hariraj Chouhan
Mr Jatin Doshi
Mr Ashish Kakade
Mr Sheetal Dhawan
180.0
180.0
120.0
180.0
240.0
240.0
80.0
41.0
35.0
32.0
27.5
*All Executive Directors of the Company have given their written consent to
the Remuneration Committee that they will only draw salaries with nominal
increment, if given, for the next two years.
** They have also given their consent that they will only draw salaries with
nominal increment, if given, for the next two years.
Designation
Whole-time Director
w.e.f. 21/11/2014
Whole-time Director
w.e.f. 21/11/2014
Company Secretary
w.e.f. 05/11/2014
BOARD EVALUATION
The Company has devised a Policy for performance
evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees
and other individual Directors which includes criteria for
performance evaluation of the non-executive directors and
executive directors. One of the key functions of the Board is
to monitor and review the board evaluation framework.
In a separate meeting held of Independent Directors, it was
agreed that since majority of the Board members are newly
inducted, it would be pre-mature to have a review of their
performance as only a very short period has elapsed since
their induction on the Board.
It was also agreed to have a set of parameters prepared
and circulated to all the non-executive Directors for their
review and comments and the current methods of
evaluation and parameters adopted by the Company for
Managing Director/Whole-time Directors would be
considered by the Board for their evaluation.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors of the Company met twenty nine
times during the financial year. The details of Board
Meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance
Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The details pertaining to composition of audit committee
are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which
forms part of this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS,
INVESTMENT BY COMPANY
GUARANTEES
OR
EMPLOYEES
AND
RELATED
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
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AUDITORS
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the
rules framed thereunder, M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates,
Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Regn. No. 109983W)
were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company
at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on September
23, 2014 for a period of five years, subject to ratification of
their appointment at every AGM.
The Company has received a confirmation from M/s. Sharp
& Tannan Associates to the effect that their appointment, if
ratified at the ensuing AGM would be in terms of Sections
139 and 141 of the Act and rules made thereunder. The
Board proposes to the members to ratify the said
appointment of M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates.
DETAILS OF FRAUD, IF ANY REPORTED BY THE
AUDITORS
There have been no instances of fraud reported by the Auditors
under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, the
Board has appointed M/s BNP & Associates, Practising
Company Secretaries, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the
financial year 2014-15. The Secretarial Audit Report for the
financial year ended March 31, 2015 is annexed herewith
marked as Annexure - VII and the same forms part of this
report. The observations made in the Secretarial Audit
Report are mentioned elsewhere in this report.
GENERAL
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is
required in respect of the following items as there were no
transactions on these items during the year under review:
Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of
the Act.
Issue of equity shares with differential voting rights as to
dividend, voting or otherwise.
Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-time
Directors of the Company receive any remuneration or
commission from any of its subsidiaries.
HUMAN RESOURCES
At Financial Technologies, we strongly believe in open
communication at all times, across levels. Varied communication
channels, such as Departmental meets, HOD meets, HR Zone
(e-HR), FTIL HR Communication and HR4U e-mail facility, have
ensured that the HR team is always around the corner and is
available to listen to and help human resources. All of our
processes are fully automated and online thus ensuring that
information is available at fingertips for employees as well as
speed in operations. As of 31st March 2015, FTIL had employee
strength of 872.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Government, clients, vendors, financial
institutions, bankers and business associates for the assistance and co-operation extended to your Company.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation for the continued support of investors, business associates
and the contribution made by the employees at all levels.
Venkat Chary
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
Prashant Desai
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Name of the
Subsidiary (includes
step down
Sr. subsidiaries)
No. company
1 IBS Forex Limited (IBS)
2 Riskraft Consulting
Limited (Riskraft)
3 atom Technologies
Limited (atom)
4 TickerPlant Limited
(TickerPlant)
5 FT Knowledge
Management
Company Limited
(FTKMCL)
6 National Spot Exchange
Limited (NSEL)
7 Indian Bullion Market Subsidiary of NSEL
Association Limited
(IBMA)
8 Westernghats Agro
Subsidiary of NSEL
Growers Company
Limited(WGAGL)
9 Farmer Agricultural
Subsidiary of NSEL
Integrated Development
Alliance Ltd (FAIDA)
10 Global Payment
Networks Limited
(GPNL)
11 Credit Market Services
Limited (CMSL)
12 Financial Technologies
Communications
Limited (FTCL)
13 FT Projects Limited.
(FTPL)
14 Apian Finance &
Investment Limited
(Apian)
15 Financial Technologies
Singapore Pte Limited
(FTSPL)
16 Knowledge Assets
Pvt. Ltd. (KAPL)
Exchange
Rate as at
March 31,
2015
-
62.5908
62.5908
Reporting
Currency
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
INR
USD
USD
6.26
51,539.41
431.44
5.00
5.00
525.00
100.00
10.00
5.00
1,453.89
6,000.00
375.00
2,442.64
2,898.94
Share
Capital
700.00
700.00
(46.89)
4,534.50
109.67
(6.97)
398.76
(531.78)
24.52
(9.41)
(32.16)
(4,970.36)
(5,114.21)
(234.72)
(2,275.76)
(2,340.98)
Reserves
& Surplus
(157.28)
(635.57)
4.96
56,235.62
2,469.56
3,000.03
435.80
16.14
124.80
9.47
7.25
7,325.26
39,725.96
151.87
1,301.92
1,562.79
Total
Assets
544.07
64.71
45.59
161.71
1,928.45
3,002.00
32.04
22.92
0.28
8.88
34.41
10,841.73
38,840.17
11.59
1,135.04
1,004.83
550.62
292.61
123.80
1.64
1.66
75.68
31.09
Total Details of
Liabilities investment
1.35
478.36
0.28
54.75
Part A: Subsidiaries
(48.13)
(685.56)
(673.76)
179.17
279.90
36,788.02
(9.57)
(5,184.21)
(286.34)
(1.60)
18.88
(3.24)
3.41
(12.21)
(3.05)
(2,669.98)
- (11,077.40)
4.55
1,974.87
1,935.28
Turnover
-
(45.96)
(685.56)
(673.76)
Profit /
(Loss)
after
taxation
(10.18)
1.29
(160.35)
1.30
(0.01)
(9.57)
(5,023.86)
(286.34)
(1.60)
17.58
(3.24)
3.41
(12.20)
(3.05)
(2,669.98)
- (11,077.40)
(2.17)
Profit /
(Loss)
before Provision
taxation for taxation
(10.18)
1.29
-
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
99.99%
100.00%
100.00%
51.00%
60.88%
99.99%
100.00%
100.00%
94.81%
Proposed
% of
dividend shareholding
86.29%
100.00%
Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of subsidiaries/associate companies/joint ventures
(Pursuant to first proviso to sub-section (3) of section 129 read with rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014)
Form AOC- I
Annexure - I
Mauritius
Singapore
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
Country
India
India
(` lacs)
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
f)
i)
j)
Indian rupee equivalents of the figures in foreign currencies in the accounts of the subsidiary companies, are based on the exchange rates as on March 31, 2015.
Note:
Name of the
Subsidiary (includes
Exchange
Profit /
Profit /
step down
Rate as at
(Loss)
(Loss)
Sr. subsidiaries)
Reporting March 31,
Share Reserves
Total
Total Details of
before Provision
after
No. company
Currency
2015
Capital & Surplus
Assets Liabilities investment
Turnover
taxation for taxation
taxation
17 ICX Platform (Pty)
ZAR
5.1686
0.01
(112.39)
98.08
210.46
42.70
42.70
Limited (ICX)
18 FT Group Investments
USD
62.5908 77,650.15 (84,462.77) 41,451.42 48,264.04
5,251.10
716.38 (63,241.90)
- (63,241.90)
Pvt. Ltd. (FTGIPL)
19 Bourse Africa (Botswana) Subsidiary of
USD
62.5908 17,224.99
44.35
4,111.81
50.07
(799.98)
(799.98)
Limited (BABL)
FTGIPL
(21,292.45)
20 Bahrain Financial
Subsidiary of
BHD
164.626 44,567.55
550.19
1,048.65
77.40 (9,559.36)
- (9,559.36)
Exchange BSC (c)
FTGIPL
(45,066.01)
(BFX)*
21 Bourse Africa Limited Subsidiary of
USD
62.5908 45,065.38
3,741.27
231.73
47.95 (6,658.04) (5,723.24)
(934.80)
(BAL)
FTGIPL
(41,555.84)
22 Bourse Africa Clear
Subsidiary of BAL
USD
62.5908
319.41
(46.84)
681.87
409.30
(30.68)
(30.68)
Limited (BACL)
23 Financial Technologies Subsidiary of
AED
17.0218 11,234.39 (11,030.83)
1,705.65
1,502.09
1,469.07
295.29 (6,054.56)
- (6,054.56)
Middle East DMCC
FTGIPL
(FTME)
24 Capricorn Fin-Tech
Subsidiary of FTME
AED
17.0218
1.02
(1.02)
(Private) Limited
- Bourse South Africa Limited, South Africa and Financial Technologies Projects Pvt. Ltd., Mauritius are under liquidation.
* Figures disclosed based on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Bahrain Financial Exchange BSC (c) and its subsidiary BFX Clearing & Depository Corporation BSC(c)
99.90% Kingdom of
Bahrain
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
99.98%
99.00% Bangladesh
U.A.E
Mauritius
Mauritius
Botswana
100.00%
Country
South
Africa
Mauritius
-
Proposed
% of
dividend shareholding
100.00%
(` lacs)
29
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of subsidiaries/associate companies/joint ventures
Part B: Joint-Venture
(` lacs)
Name of Joint Venture
31-Dec-14
No.
3999
6,073.62
Extend of Holding %
27.25%
N.A
30
i. Considered in Consolidation
(4,311.65)
Note:
Indian Energy Exchange Limited ( cease to be associate from May 13, 2014)
Venkat Chary
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
Prashant Desai
Annexure - II
ANNUAL REPORT ON CSR ACTIVITIES
1. A brief outline of the Companys CSR Policy, including overview of projects or programs proposed to be undertaken and
a reference to the web-link to the CSR policy and projects or programs.
The Company has framed a CSR Policy in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 (ACT) as
approved by the Board of Directors on October 11, 2014, which is available on the Companys website and the web link
is given below:.
http://www.ftindia.com/investors/corporategovernance/FTIL-CSR-policy.pdf
The Company has proposed to undertake activities relating to rural development, promoting education, employment
enhancing skills etc. and such other areas as may be decided by CSR Committee and covered under CSR Rules.
3. Average net profit of the Company for last three financial years is ` 26,863 lakhs (as per Section 198 of the Act)
4. Prescribed CSR Expenditure (two percent of the amount as in item 3 above)
The Company is required to spent ` 537.26 lakhs towards CSR for the F.Y. 2014-15.
The Board of Directors (Board) of the Company has on March 30, 2015, as recommended by the CSR Committee,
approved the following commitment as CSR spend for FY ending March 31, 2015:
(` lacs)
A) DN Polytechnic Education Trust
245.00
30.00
C) Jaybharti Foundation
50.00
(Health Awareness Activities, specially for economically underprivileged women,girls & children)
Total
325.00
To monitor the outflow and total spent of ` 537.26 lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2015, the Board decided to open
a separate Account for CSR Projects, which was opened on March 31, 2015 with HDFC Bank and the amount of
` 537.26 lakhs was transferred to that on that date.
In accordance with the Companys CSR policy and in compliance with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy) Rules 2014, your Company has hired a recognized Agency viz. Samhita Social Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and have
undertaken CSR projects.
31
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
6. In case the Company has failed to spend the two percent, of the average net profit of the latest three financial years or
any part thereof, the Company shall provide the reasons for not pending the amount in its Board report.
The outflow for the CSR projects from the specific Bank Account opened for CSR activities on March 31, 2015 has taken
place in the month of May 2015 and the Company has spent an amount of ` 271.06 lacs towards CSR activities
undertaken with DN Polytechnic Education Trust, Shrimati Savita Mahila Utkarsha Seva Sangh and Jaybharti Foundation
as detailed in 5 above
Further spent of ` 266.20 lacs is planned for disbursement towards August end/ September 2015
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Responsibility Statement of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company is
given below:
The implementation and monitoring of CSR policy, is in compliance with CSR objectives and policy of the Company.
32
Jigish Sonagara
S. Rajendran
Whole-time Director
DIN: 07024688
DIN: 02686150
Annexure - III
Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo
[Pursuant to Clause (m) of sub-section 3 of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014]
(A) Conservation of energy
(i) The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
LED lights are fitted at all the floors to reduce lighting energy consumption since one year and we got considerable
energy saving in lighting system.
Total 237470 KWH was saved in lighting due to LED fittings in last one year.
Two numbers of passenger lifts are being switched off on all Saturdays / Sundays.
Air conditioning run time has been reduced by rescheduling the start / stop timing of air conditioning system from
BMS system.
(ii) The steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of energy:
The water supply to urinals and WCs are being controlled to minimal by using urinal sensors and controlled flush
valves in WCs.
The water treatment plant is being run to the minimum hours to save electrical energy.
Water harvesting system has been operational through which the rain water is being used in water treatment
plant.
Other Initiatives:-
The heat energy is being saved in terms of electrical energy due to fitment of DGU glasses on faade and
window glasses of the building.
The lighting energy is being saved by installation of transparency type center canopy on terrace top.
Planned Preventive Maintenance of all electrical equipments / systems is being done to save considerable
electrical energy.
The technology absorption at the enterprise level has been in accordance with the Digital India 2025 vision
announced by the company. The strategy to achieve this includes creating new Digital Disruptors in the fields of
education, retail, healthcare, infrastructure and space among others. The focus of the efforts to achieve sustainable
architecture for these transformational disruptors has been in working towards achieving platform neutral product
and service offerings and having integrated workflow management for a highly predictable delivery roadmap. In
addition to the conventional models, a pilot to have IaaS, SaaS and PaaS offerings which are cloud aware have been
under consideration.
(ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution:
The benefits of having platform neutral offerings includes having a wide spectrum of potential customers including
retail and institutional both alike. The integrated workflow management has assisted in having improved delivery
efficiency, lower effort wastage, better risk management that aids improved governance. The architecture that is
IaaS, SaaS and PaaS aware offers an on-demand pick and choose model which helps in achieving a low TCO and
is generally more economically viable.
33
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
(iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year)
No Technology imported.
The aggregate amount of revenue expenditure incurred during the year on Research and Development as per
allocation made by the management and shown in the respective heads of the account is ` 1,071.79 lacs (Previous
Year ` 948.96 lacs). This has been relied upon by the auditors.
The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows during the year and the Foreign Exchange outgo during the year
in terms of actual outflows.
Total
Current Year
26.77
5.81
1,668.92
190.65
6.38
1.00
16.56
46.22
6.27
1,968.58
Previous Year
15.48
3.75
2,051.36
539.36
0.24
5.19
0.93
211.29
21.23
2,848.83
Previous Year
34.32
7,795.30
0.63
534.67
19.04
5,557.37
-
Total
Current Year
59.38
1,074.38
13.99
2,007.29
12,891.00
12,322.70
28,368.74
34
13,941.33
Venkat Chary
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
Prashant Desai
Annexure - IV
Form No. MGT-9
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
as on the financial year ended on 31.03.2015
[Pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014]
I. REGISTRATION AND OTHER DETAILS:
CIN
: L29142TN1988PLC015586
Registration Date
: Yes
All the business activities contributing 10 % or more of the total turnover of the company shall be stated:Sr. No. Name and Description of main products / services
1
% to total turnover
of the company
100%
CIN/GLN
Holding/
Subsidiary/
Associate
% of shares
held
Applicable
Section
U 65990MH1993PLC071004
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U72900MH2005PLC156695
Subsidiary
94.81
2(87)
U67190MH2008PLC179480
Subsidiary
99.99
2(87)
U72300MH2007PLC168679
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U80900MH2007PLC173924
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U70102MH2010PLC203336
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
35
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Sr.
No. Name and address of the Company
7
Global Payment Networks Limited
1st Floor, Malkani Chambers, Off Nehru Road,Vile Parle
(East), Mumbai, Maharashtra-400099
8
IBS Forex Limited
FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala,
Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
9
National Spot Exchange Limited
FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, 4th Floor, Suren Road,
Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
10 Riskraft Consulting Limited
FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala,
Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
11 TickerPlant Limited
FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala,
Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
12 Indian Bullion Market Association Limited
4th Floor, FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road,
Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
13 Farmer Agricultural Integrated Development Alliance Ltd
605-B, Ashiana Plaza, Budh Marg, Patna, Bihar 800001
14 Westernghats Agro Growers Company Limited
Building No. 28/716, Laxmi Amma and Kaveri Amma,
K. P Vallon Road, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala 682020
15 SME Exchange of India Limited
Exchange Square, Chakala, Suren Road, Andheri (East),
Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400093
16 Financial Technologies Middle East DMCC
1310, Tiffany Tower, JLT, P.O. Box 212010, Dubai
17 Capricorn Fin-Tech (Private) Limited
Chowdhury Centre, 5th Floor, 23/K New Esketon Road,
Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh
18 Bahrain Financial Exchange BSC (c )
10th Floor, West Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, King
Faisal Highway, P.O. Box. 1936, Manama, Kingdom of
Bahrain
19 FT Group Investments Pvt. Ltd.
C/o Kross Border, St Louis Business Centre,
Cnr Desroches & St Louis Streets, Port Louis, Mauritius
20 Bourse Africa (Botswana) Limited (BABL)
(Formerly Known as Bourse Africa Limited)
Plot No. 50664, Fairgrounds Office Park,
P.O. Box 4966, Gaborone, Botswana
21 Knowledge Assets Pvt. Ltd.
C/o Kross Border, St Louis Business Centre, Cnr
Desroches & St Louis Streets, Port Louis, Mauritius
22 Bourse Africa Limited (BAL)
(Formerly known as Global Board of Trade Limited)
Ebne House, 1st Floor, 33 Cybercity, Ebne,
Republic of Mauritius
23 Bourse Africa Clear Limited (BACL)
(Formerly known as GBOT Clear Limited)
Ebne House, 1st Floor, 33 Cybercity, Ebne,
Republic of Mauritius
24 Financial Technologies Singapore Pte Limited
163 Tras Street, #03-01 Lian Huat Building,
Singapore 079024
25 ICX Platform (Pty) Limited
South Africa, Ground Floor, Gleneagles, Fairway Office
Park, 52 Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, 2021
26 BFX Clearing & Depository Corporation BSC (c)
10th Floor, West Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, King Faisal
Highway, P.O. Box. 1936, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
27 Bourse South Africa Limited
Fairway Office Park, Gleneagles, 52 Grosvenor Road,
Bryanston, Johannesburg
36
CIN/GLN
Holding/
Subsidiary/
Associate
% of shares
held
Applicable
Section
U72900MH2007PLC168354
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U67190MH2001PLC130813
Subsidiary
86.29
2(87)
U51100MH2005PLC153384
Subsidiary
99.99
2(87)
U67140MH2005PLC157634
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U72900MH2005PLC151034
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U74900MH2007PLC171717
Step-down
Subsidiary
60.88
2(87)
U01110BR2012PLC019027
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
U51909KL2012PLC032065
Step-down
Subsidiary
84
2(87)
49
2(6)
100
2(87)
U74900MH2010PLC207641
Not applicable
Associate
(under
liquidation)
Step-down
Subsidiary
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
99.99
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
99.98
2(87)
Not applicable
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
Not applicable
Step-down
Subsidiary
100
2(87)
IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (Equity Share Capital Breakup as percentage of Total Equity)
Category of
Shareholders
A.Promoters
(1) Indian
a) Individual/ HUF
b) Central Govt
c) State Govt(s)
d) Bodies Corp.
e) Banks
/ Financial
Institutions
f) Any Other.
Sub-total (A) (1):(2) Foreign
a) NRIs Individuals
b) Other
Individuals
c) Bodies Corp.
d) Banks
/ Financial
Institutions
e) Any Other.
Sub-total (A) (2):Total shareholding
of Promoter (A)
= (A)(1)+(A)(2)
B. Public
Shareholding
1. Institutions
a) Mutual Funds
b) Banks
/ Financial
Institutions
c) Central Govt
d) State Govt(s)
e) Venture Capital
Funds
f) Insurance
Companies
g) Foreign
Institutional
Investors
h) Foreign Venture
Capital Funds
i) Others (specify)
Foreign Portfolio
Investors
Sub-total (B)(1):-
% Change
during the
year
8695910
0
0
12329968
0
0
0
0
0
0
8695910
0
0
12329968
0
18.87
0
0
26.76
0
8695910
0
0
12329968
0
0
0
0
0
0
8695910
0
0
12329968
0
18.87
0
0
26.76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21025878
0
0
0
21025878
0
45.63
0
21025878
0
0
0
21025878
0
45.63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21025878
0
0
0
0
0
21025878
0
0
45.63
0
0
21025878
0
0
0
0
0
21025878
0
0
45.63
0
0
0
1254
117721
0
2052
1254
119773
0.00
0.26
322
111796
0
2052
322
113848
0
0.25
0
-0.01
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10337750
10337750
22.44
7543612
7543612
16.37
-6.07
26081
26081
0.06
0.06
10456725
2052
10458777
22.70
7681811
2052
7683863
16.68
-6.02
37
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Category of
Shareholders
2. NonInstitutions
a) Bodies Corp.
i) Indian
ii) Overseas
b) Individuals
i) Individual
shareholders
holding nominal
share capital upto
` 1 lakh
ii) Individual
shareholders
holding nominal
share capital in
excess of `1 lakh
c) Others
(specify)
Clearing Member
Directors
Non Resident
Individuals
Trusts
Sub-total (B)(2):Total Public
Shareholding
(B)=(B)(1)+ (B)
(2)
Total (A+B)
C. Shares held
by Custodian for
GDRs & ADRs
Promoter and
Promoter Group
Public
Grand Total
(A+B+C)
38
% Change
during the
year
2526189
0
16006
0
2542195
0
5.52
0
2968911
0
16006
0
2984917
0
6.48
0
0.96
0
5557034
90521
5647555
12.26
8222741
89104
8311845
18.04
5.78
5730930
5730930
12.44
5257281
5257281
11.41
-1.03
333346
0
288121
0
0
22899
333346
0
311020
0.72
0
0.67
280899
3495
506155
0
0
22899
280899
3495
529054
0.61
0.01
1.15
-0.11
0.01
0.47
2355
14437975
24894700
0
129426
131478
2355
14567401
25026178
0.01
31.61
54.31
1305
17240787
24922598
0
128009
130061
1305
17368796
25052659
0.00
37.69
54.37
0
6.08
0.06
45920578
131478
46052056
99.94
45948476
130061
46078537
100.00
0.06
26481
45947059
0
131478
26481
46078537
0.06
100.00
0
45948476
0
130061
0
46078537
0.00
100.00
-0.06
0
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Shareholders Name
La-Fin Financial Services Pvt
Ltd
Jignesh P Shah
Manjay P Shah
Manish P Shah
Pushpa P Shah
Dewang Sunderraj Neralla
Rupal J Shah
Prakash B Shah
Mandar Neralla
Nakshi Manish Shah
18.08
0.17
0.16
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.08
0
0
8329585
76918
71538
60543
60374
56703
37351
1364
1036
18.08
0.17
0.16
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
iii) Change in Promoters Shareholding (please specify, if there is no change)
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
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iv) Shareholding Pattern of top ten Shareholders (other than Directors, Promoters and Holders of GDRs and ADRs):
Sr.
No.
1
6
7
40
Shareholding at the
beginning of the year
% of total
Name of the
shares of the
Shareholders
No. of shares
company
Blackstone GPV Capital
3235703
7.02
Partners Mauritius
VI FIIL
Ravi Kanaiyalal Sheth
2489762
5.40
Government Pension
1822261
3.95
Fund Global
Laxmi Shivanand
1350000
2.93
Mankekar
Bharat Kanaiyalal Sheth
1307739
2.84
Client Rosehill Limited
1265000
2.75
Merrill Lynch Capital
1184565
2.57
Markets Espana S.A.
S.V.
CVCIGP II Employee
710500
1.54
Rosehill Limited
Mukul Mahavir Prasad
400000
0.87
Agrawal
-
Change in Shareholding
Increase/
(Decrease) in
Date Shareholding
01/04/2014
-
Cumulative Shareholding
during the year
% of total
shares of the
Reason No. of shares
company
3235703
7.02
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
11/04/2014
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
(27149)
-
Transfer
-
3235703
2489762
2462613
2462613
1822261
7.02
5.40
5.34
5.34
3.95
11/04/2014
18/04/2014
25/04/2014
02/05/2014
09/05/2014
16/05/2014
21/11/2014
21/11/2014
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
(113051)
(168039)
(232475)
(248211)
(249993)
(147738)
662754
(662754)
-
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
-
1709210
1541171
1308696
1060485
810492
662754
1325508
662754
662754
1350000
3.71
3.34
2.84
2.30
1.76
1.44
2.88
1.44
1.44
2.93
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
11/04/2014
06/06/2014
13/06/2014
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
(27500)
(5000)
(5000)
-
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
-
1350000
1307739
1280239
1275239
1270239
1270239
1265000
1265000
1184565
2.93
2.84
2.78
2.77
2.76
2.76
2.75
2.75
2.57
04/04/2014
06/06/2014
31/10/2014
07/11/2014
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
(471000)
(86)
(456738)
(256543)
-
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
-
713565
713479
256741
198
198
710500
1.55
1.55
0.56
0.00
0.00
1.54
31/03/2015
01/04/2014
710500
400000
1.54
0.87
22/08/2014
19/09/2014
24/10/2014
31/03/2015
(100000)
(200000)
(100000)
-
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
-
300000
100000
0
0
0.65
0.22
0.00
0.00
Sr.
No.
10
Name of the
Shareholders
Kotak Mahindra Prime
Limited
Shareholding at the
beginning of the year
% of total
shares of the
No. of shares
company
378471
0.82
-
Change in Shareholding
Increase/
(Decrease) in
Date Shareholding
01/04/2014
-
Cumulative Shareholding
during the year
% of total
shares of the
Reason No. of shares
company
378471
0.82
04/04/2014
25/04/2014
02/05/2014
09/05/2014
23/05/2014
30/05/2014
06/06/2014
13/06/2014
20/06/2014
30/06/2014
31/03/2015
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
Transfer
-
1529
(40598)
7892
22067
10639
(117583)
34876
93939
(217453)
(173779)
-
380000
339402
347294
369361
380000
262417
297293
391232
173779
0
0
0.82
0.74
0.75
0.80
0.82
0.57
0.65
0.85
0.38
0.00
0.00
Sr.
No.
A
1
Name
DIRECTORS:
Jignesh Shah Manging
Director (Ceased to be
Managing Director on
20.11.2014)
Manjay Shah
Whole-time Director
(WTD)
(Ceased to be WTD on
20.11.2014)
Dewang Neralla
Whole-time Director
(WTD)
(Ceased to be WTD on
20.11.2014)
Prashant Desai
Managing Director &
CEO
(Appointed as Wholetime Director w.e.f.
07.11.2014 and
then appointed as
MD & CEO w.e.f. on
21.11.2014)
Jigish Sonagara
Whole-time
Director(WTD)
(Appointed as WTD
w.e.f. 21.11.2014)
Shareholding at the
beginning of the year
% of total
shares of the
No. of shares
company
Change in Shareholding
Increase/
(Decrease) in
Date Shareholding
Cumulative Shareholding
during the year
% of total
shares of the
Reason No. of shares
company
8329585
18.08
01/04/2014
8329585
18.08
20/11/2014
8329585
18.08
76918
0.17
01/04/2014
76918
0.17
20/11/2014
76918
0.17
60374
0.13
01/04/2014
60374
0.13
20/11/2014
60374
0.13
2080
0.00
07/11/2014
2080
0.00
31/03/2015
2080
0.00
1415
0.00
21/11/2014
1415
0.00
31/03/2015
1451
0.00
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Sr.
No.
B
Name
Key Managerial
Personnel (KMPs)
Hariraj Chouhan
Company Secretary
(Appointed as KMP
w.e.f. 05.11.2014)
Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
(Appointed as KMP
w.e.f. 05.11.2014)
Shareholding at the
beginning of the year
% of total
shares of the
No. of shares
company
Change in Shareholding
Increase/
(Decrease) in
Date Shareholding
Cumulative Shareholding
during the year
% of total
shares of the
Reason No. of shares
company
202
0.00
05/11/2014
202
0.00
31/03/2015
202
0.00
200
0.00
05/11/2014
200
0.00
31/03/2015
200
0.00
V. INDEBTEDNESS
Indebtedness of the Company including interest outstanding/accrued but not due for payment
(` lacs)
42
Secured
Loans
excluding
deposits
Unsecured
Loans
Deposits
46,126.60
223.38
46,349.98
1,911.84
1,911.84
48,038.44
221.04
48,259.48
Total
Indebtedness
46,126.60
223.38
46,349.98
1,911.84
1,911.84
48,038.44
221.04
48,259.48
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
393.02
392.77
Mr. Prashant Desai appointed as Whole-time Director w.e.f. 07.11.2014 and appointed as Managing Director and CEO w.e.f. 21.11.2014
(` lacs)
(420.12)
1,676.83
138.71
1,000.00
100.00
0.72
1,096.95
1,096.23
Total Amount
Gross salary
(a) Salary as per provisions
contained in section 17(1) of the
Income-tax Act, 1961
Note:
2
3
4
43
D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Sr.
No.
1.
Particulars of Remuneration
Independent Directors
Mr. Venkat Chary
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Mr. S. Rajendran
Ms. Nisha Dutt1
Just. Rajan Kochar (Retd.)
Mr. R.Devarajan2
Total (1)
2.
44
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Note:
Fee for
attending
board/
committee
meetings
Commission
paid for F.Y.
2013-14
Others,
please
specify
10.20
9.10
9.20
1.00
9.20
38.70
32
26
26
34
12
130
1.20
0.60
1.20
3.00
41.70
130
` 203.14
calculated
`2234.51
calculated
Total Amount
42.20
35.10
35.20
1.00
43.20
12.00
168.70
1.20
0.60
1.20
3.00
171.70
1848.53
Lacs (Being 1% of the net profit of the Company
as per section 198 of the Companies Act 2013)
lacs (Being 11% of the net profit of the Company
as per section 198 of the Companies Act 2013)
(a) The provision made for commission during the F.Y. 2013-14 is paid during the F.Y. 2014-15.
(b) The commission provision of ` 200 lacs for Non-Executive Directors for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 will be paid after adoption of the
Accounts by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
(c) Payment of `46.96 Lacs plus taxes were made to Mr. Miten Mehta and `8.73 Lacs plus taxes to Mr. Sunil Shah towards professional charges
during the period of their Directorship in the financial year 2014-15.
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Total
42.75
42.62
0.13
42.75
Type
A. COMPANY
Penalty
Punishment
Compounding
B. DIRECTORS
Penalty
Punishment
Compounding
C. OTHER OFFICERS IN DEFAULT
Penalty
Punishment
Compounding
Details of
Penalty/
Punishment/
Appeal made,
Compounding Authority (RD/ if any (give
Fees imposed NCLT/Court)
details)
Section of the
Companies
Act
Brief
Description
*During the FY. 2014-15 the Company/erstwhile directors has filed 9 (Nine) compounding applications with Registrar of Companies, Chennai.
Venkat Chary
Prashant Desai
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
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Annexure - V
Details of Ratio of Remuneration of Director [Section 197(12), r/w Rule 5 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel), Rules, 2014]
1.
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median Name of the Director
remuneration of the employees of the company for the financial year Jignesh Shah (upto 20.11.2014)
Dewang Neralla (upto 20.112014)
Manjay Shah (upto 20.112014)
Prashant Desai (upto 07.112014)
Jigish Sonagra (upto 21.112014)
Rajendra Mehta (upto 21.112014)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
All the Directors/ KMPs were appointed/ceased during the year and
they have received No increase during their tenure as Director/ KMP
The percentage increase in the median remuneration during the financial
year is 11.69%. This has been arrived at, by comparing the median
remuneration of the cost-to-the company as on March 31, 2014, and the
median remuneration of the cost-to-the Company as on March 31, 2015
The total number of employees as on March 31, 2015 was 872
During FY 2013-14, there was loss whereas in FY 2014-15 the Company
has net profit. An average increase of 12% was given, which is in line
with the industry benchmarks for that year.
The remuneration of the KMPs was 10.68% of the revenue and 3.86%
of the Profits.
Particulars
March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014
Share price at March 31
191.70
373.60
No. of Equity Shares
46078537
46078537
PE Ratio
1.98
NA
Market Capitalisation
8833.25
17214.94
(` in million)
10.
11.
12.
46
43
10-Dec-12
01-Oct-04
13-Aug-12
01-Oct-05
22-Sep-09
01-Nov-01
12-Dec-05
28-Dec-99
17-Oct-05
03-Sep-12
01-Apr-00
Name
(A) Employed for full year
Prashant Desai
Jigish Sonagara
Rajendra Mehta
Paras Ajmera
Shalaka Gadekar
Parag Ajmera
Devendra Agrawal
Pratap Polkam
Rohit Ambosta
Mehmood Vaid
Sameer M Vasani
03-Jan-02
01-Jul-13
01-Oct-14
01-Dec-14
Manjay Shah
Miten Mehta
Shreekant Javalgekar
Mihir Kamdar
34
60
44
46
Diploma in Electronics
Whole Time Director
B.E, Executive
President
Programme in E-Business
B.Com, MBA
President - Special
Affairs
B.Com, LLB, Solicitor
Head - Legal
B.E.
46
01-Jun-95
Dewang Neralla
Head - Exchange
Technology
Sr. Vice President
MD & CEO
Designation
Managing Director
B.E.
B.Com, MBA
PG in Computer
Maintenance Engg.
B.E.
B.E.
B.Com, M.Com, CA
B.Com, CA
B.E.
BA, LLB, PGC in HRM
Qualification
(B) Employed for part of the year with average salary above ` 5 lacs per month
Jignesh Shah
24-Jan-95
48
B.E.
40
42
39
42
46
45
49
42
49
39
Age
Date of
Joining
38
13
19
20
27
17
25
17
21
16
21
26
19
27
18
19
Experience
(No. of years)
22.66
108.18
180.11
67.05
148.16
637.38
66.32
82.73
77.36
74.73
80.89
98.40
197.52
948.44
59.04
373.33
937.24
Total
Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd
Udwadia and Udeshi &
Argus Partners
First Employment
Tej Technologies
Transworks Information
Service Ltd (AV Birla
Group Company)
Global Network
Technology
Mahindra British Telecom
Ltd.
Bonton Tours Pvt Ltd
Last Employment
Associate Partner
Technical Support
Engineer
Consultant
Director
Founder
Designations
(` lacs)
Information pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, for the year ended March 31, 2015
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Notes:
1. The above remuneration includes basic salary, allowances, taxable value of perquisities excluding company
contribution towards PF etc. Above also includes commission for the year to Executive Directors. It also excludes
gratuity and compensated absences which are actuarially valued and where separate amounts are not identifiable
and which are paid on termination of services. The term remuneration has meaning assigned to it in the explanation
to Section 198 of the Companies Act 2013.
2. Mr. Manjay Shah is a relative of Mr. Jignesh Shah - Managing Director of the Company.
3. Except Mr. Jignesh Shah, none of employees hold by himself or along with his spouse and dependent children
more than than two percent of the equity shares of the Company.
4. Nature of employment, in all cases is contractual.
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Venkat Chary
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
Prashant Desai
Annexure - VI
Pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme
and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 (the SEBI Guidelines) and as per applicable provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 following disclosures are made in connection with the Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Employee Stock Option Scheme 2009 and 2010.
Sr.
No.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
Description
Options granted out of the lapsed/cancelled stock options during the year
Exercise price per option
(` 167/- per stock option i.e. 25% discounted price, pursuant to the approval given by the
shareholders at the 26th AGM held on September 23, 2014)
Options vested
Options exercised
The total number of shares arising as a result of exercise of option
Options lapsed/forfeited
Variations of terms of options
ESOP 2009
ESOP-2010
Nil
Nil
` 167
` 167
5,12,907
4,64,546
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
70,485
1,07,713
Modification of exercise period of three
months from date of vest to three years from
the date of vest.
Modified exercise price to ` 167/- per stock
option.
Nil
Nil
5,44,010
4,95,693
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
96.30
96.30
109.41
109.41
139.71
139.71
The Companys net profit for the year
would have been lower by ` 3168.74 Lacs
and earnings per share as indicated as
below:
Adjusted EPS
- Basic
- Diluted
`
89.73
89.44
Description of the method and significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair
values of the options, including the following weighted average information:
i) Expected volatility
ii) Option life
Refer note no. 40 to Standalone Financial
iii) Dividend yield
Statements.
iv) Risk-free interest rate
To allow for the effects of early exercise, it is assumed that the employees would exercise the
options after vesting date. Expected volatility is based on the historic volatility of the share price
over the period that is commensurate with the expected term of options.
Also refer note no. 40 to the Standalone Financial Statements on stock based compensation.
Venkat Chary
Chairman
DIN: 00273036
DIN: 01578418
Prashant Desai
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D I REC T OR S RE P OR T
Annexure - VII
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
For the financial year ended 31st March, 2015
[Pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No.9 of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]
To
The Members
Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Shakti Tower 1, 7th Floor,
Premises E, 766, Anna Salai, Thousand Lights
Chennai 600002.
We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to corporate
practices by Financial Technologies (India) Limited (hereinafter called the Company) for the audit period covering the
financial year ended on 31st March, 2015. Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided us a reasonable basis
for evaluating the corporate conducts / statutory compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.
Based on our verification of the Companys books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records
maintained by the Company and also the information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized
representatives during the conduct of Secretarial Audit; we hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the
audit period generally complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the Company has proper Boardprocesses and compliance mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter.
We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the Company
for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2015 according to the provisions of:
(i) The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the Rules made thereunder;
(ii) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) and the Rules made thereunder;
(iii) The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;
(iv) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign
Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Commercial Borrowings;
(v) The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI
Act) :
(a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
(b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992;
(c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase
Scheme) Guidelines, 1999
(d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009;
(e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993
regarding the Companies Act and dealing with client;
(vi) Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder
We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the Listing Agreements entered into by the Company with
the Stock Exchanges.
During the period under review, the Company has generally complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations,
Guidelines etc. However, Mr. Miten Mehta (DIN: 06749055), Non-Executive Director of the Company was paid consultancy
fee for professional services rendered by him for which the Company is seeking approval of the shareholders required under
Section 188(1)(f) of the Act and a Notice dated 24th July, 2015 for voting by postal ballot on the same is issued by the
Company.
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During the period under review, provisions of the following regulations were not applicable to the Company:
(i) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009;
(ii) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008;
(iii) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998;
(iv) Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (since not approved by the Central
Government).
We further report thatThe Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive
Directors and Independent Directors. The changes in the composition of the Board of Directors that took place during the
period under review were carried out in compliance with the provisions of the Act.
The board meetings were called at shorter notices to transact business which were considered urgent by the management.
However, independent directors were present at such meetings as provided in Section 173(3) of the Act.
Decisions at the meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company were carried through on the basis of majority. There
were no dissenting views by any member of the Board of Directors during the period under review.
We further report thatThere are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with the size and operations of the Company
to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
We further report that during the audit period, the Company has:
(i) Sold 7,60,00,000 equity shares (of the face value of `10/- each) held in National Bulk Handling Corporation Limited for
`22,965 Lakhs;
(ii) Sold 1,32,59,575 equity shares (of the face value of `10/- each) held in Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited for
`89,045 Lakhs;
(iii) Sold 2,71,65,000 equity shares and 56,24,60,000 warrants held in MCX Stock Exchange Limited for `8,844 Lakhs;
(iv) Obtained approval from its Board to sell 77,75,515 equity shares (of the face value of `10/- each) held in Indian Energy
Exchange Limited;
(v) Approved via postal ballot to sell the entire stake held by FT Group Investments Private Limited (FTGIPL), a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company in Bourse Africa Limited, Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of FTGIPL.
We have not separately reported certain important developments affecting the Company as the same are disclosed vide
Note nos. 45 to 62 to the Notes forming part of the standalone financial statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2015.
Place: Pune
Date: August 8, 2015
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52
Management
Discussion
& Analysis
53
55
Fixed Assets:
Trade Payable:
At the end of the year, trade payables stood at
` 249.45 lacs as compared to ` 531.60 lacs at the end
of previous year.
Other Liabilities (current + non current)
Other liabilities at the end of the year amounted to
` 10,252.99 lacs as against of ` 25,060.52 lacs at
the end of previous year. It mainly includes advances
received from customers, income received in advance/
unearned revenue and other contractual obligations.
The decrease during the year is mainly on account
of decrease in advance from customers and income
received in advance/unearned revenue.
Provisions (short term + long term)
Total provisions as at the end of the year increased to
` 4,015.14 lacs as against of ` 2489.52 lacs at the
end of the previous year mainly due to proposed final
dividend.
Investments (current + non-current)
The total investments (net of provision) as at March
31, 2015 were at ` 236,189.65 lacs as compared to
` 127,715.90 lacs as at March 31, 2014. The
investments mainly comprised of investment in mutual
funds, bonds and investments in subsidiaries, joint
venture & associate companies. During the year, cash
reserves of the Company have substantially increased
on account of the sale of investments in MCX, NBHC
and MCX-SX. Cash reserve which includes cash and
bank balance, fixed deposit, investments in Mutual
funds and Bonds stood at ` 197,559 lacs as against
` 77543 Lacs in previous year. In view of the NSEL
event and considering the current scenario, the
Company has made an additional provision of ` 73227
lacs towards provision for diminution in the value of
investments which includes provision of `1,500.00 lacs
towards investments in NSEL.
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( lacs)
As on March 31,
2015
2014
Freehold Land
Buildings
Improvement To Leasehold Premises
Office Equipments
Computer Hardware
Furniture and Fixtures
Vehicles
Intangible assets including Software,
4666.60
30390.17
189.49
5572.45
4728.80
4836.61
673.33
3797.98
4666.60
30390.17
189.49
5489.41
4855.82
4843.62
682.39
3801.70
54855.43
11971.90
54919.20
8385.42
Amortisation
Net Block
42883.53
46533.78
Revenue Analysis
Profit/ (Loss)
Other Income
Cautionary Statements
This report may contain forward-looking statements
about Financial Technologies (India) Ltd. and its group
companies, including their business operations, strategy
and expected financial performance and condition.
Forward-looking statements include statements that
are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to
future events or conditions, or concern future financial
performance (including revenues, earnings or growth
rates), possible future Company plans and action.
Forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and understanding about future events.
They are inherently subject to, among other things, risks,
uncertainties and assumptions about the Company,
economic factors and the industry in general. The
Companys actual performance and events could differ
materially from those expressed or implied by forwardlooking statements made by the Company due to,
but not limited to, important factors such as general
economic, political and market factors in India and
internationally, competition, technological change and
changes in Government regulations.
Exceptional Items
During the year, exceptional items stood at profit of
` 24,282.09 lacs compared to loss of ` 41,152.11
lacs in previous year. Under the exceptional items
during the year includes (a) gain of ` 98789.50 lacs
on sale of investments in shares (net of expenses) of
MCX, NBHC and MCX-SX (b) provision for other than
temporary diminution in the value of investments and
loss on account of capital reduction in the investments
of subsidiaries were ` 73226.82 lacs and (c) provision
of ` 1280.59 lacs towards doubtful loans and advances
receivable from subsidiaries. The same was discussed
elsewhere in the notes to Accounts which forms parts of
the Annual report.
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Report
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C orporate
Governance
Report on Corporate Governance
In accordance with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the detailed report on Corporate
Governance for the Financial Year 2014-15 is set out hereunder:
The Corporate Governance philosophy of the Company has been strengthened with the continuous monitoring of
a Code of Conduct for Board of Directors and Senior Management and a Code for Prevention of Insider Trading.
Your Company adheres to the corporate practices as per Clause 49 and also constantly strives to adopt emerging
best practices globally.
Well informed and Independent Board to ensure highest standards of corporate governance;
Board overseeing function of FTILs Management and thus protects long term interests of stakeholders.
Governance Structure:
a. Board of Directors: The Board provides leadership, guidance, objective and independent view to the
Companys management to have long-term vision to improve the quality of governance and ensuring that
the management complies with ethics, transparency and disclosure requirements. The Company has an
established framework for the meetings of the Board and Board Committees. The Board periodically evaluates
the management policies and their effectiveness. The Board also reviews related party transactions, risk
mitigation measures, reports from Business heads, CFO and Company Secretary
b. Committees of the Board: The Board has constituted the following committees viz., Audit Committee,
Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and Stakeholders
Relationship Committee. Each of the Committees has been mandated to operate within a given framework.
Governance Policies:
The Company has adopted various codes and policies to carry out the duties in an ethical manner to ensure
transparency in dealing with all stakeholders. Some of the codes and policies are:
*The same has been replaced with a new code i.e. Code of conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by insiders and Code of Practices and
Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information w.e.f. 15th May, 2015.
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2.2
As on 31st March, 2015, the Board consists of twelve (12) professionally competent members comprising of
one Managing Director, two Whole-time Directors, five Independent and four Non-Independent Non-Executive
Directors. The composition of the Board during the financial year is as per the table given below:
1
2
3
4
5
Shareholding
in the Company
as of
31st March, 2015
(no. of shares14)
Name of Director
Director
Identification
Number (DIN)
Designation
Category
00064913
Managing Director12
8,329,585
00107134
Whole-time Director
60,374
01283910
Whole-time Director
Executive Director
76,918
00273036
Non-Executive Chairman
01578418
Executive Director
2,080
07024688
Whole-time Director
Executive Director
1,415
00390504
Whole-time Director
Executive Director
Nil
06710558
Director
Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
02107169
Director
Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
02686150
Director
Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
06465957
Additional Director
Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
00239589
Additional Director
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
00153675
Additional Director
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
02569359
Additional Director
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
06749055
Additional Director
Non-Independent, Non-Executive
Nil
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Nil
Independent Directors:
The Non-Executive Independent Directors fulfill the conditions of Independence specified in Section 149(6) of
the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder and meet the requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement. A formal letter of appointment stating the terms and conditions of the Independent Director as required
under the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is posted on the website of the Company
www.ftindia.com.
a)
The Board of Directors met twenty-nine (29) times during the year. The dates of meetings being 02nd April
2014, 25th April 2014, 02nd May 2014, 08th May 2014, 10th May 2014, 24th May 2014, 30th May 2014, 25th
June 2014, 20th July 2014, 09th August 2014, 13th August 2014, 26th August 2014, 15th September 2014,
25th September 2014, 22nd October 2014, 03rd November 2014, 05th November 2014, 07th November
2014, 12th November 2014, 15th November 2014, 20th November 2014, 25th November 2014, 06th January
2015, 23rd January 2015, 05th February 2015, 01st March 2015, 05th March 2015, 25th March 2015 and 30th
March 2015.
In accordance with provisions of the Act and with unanimous consent of the Independent Directors, certain
board meetings were called at shorter notices to transact business which were considered urgent by the
management, especially for compliance with certain regulatory directions for disinvestment of Companys
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shareholding in Exchanges, MCA draft order for merger of the Company with National Spot Exchange Ltd.
(NSEL), Company Law Petition for removal of your existing Directors.
The maximum time gap between any two meetings was not more than four calendar months.
b) Attendance at the Board Meetings and the last Annual General Meeting:
The table mentioned below gives the attendance record of Directors at the Board Meetings held during FY 201415 as well as the last Annual General Meeting. It also gives details of the number of other Directorships and
Chairmanship/Membership of Committees, such Directors hold in various Companies, as on 31st March, 2015.
Name of Director
Mr. Venkat Chary
Mr. Prashant Desai1
Mr. Jigish Sonagara2
Mr. Rajendra Mehta3
Justice R. J. Kochar
(Retd.)
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Mr. S. Rajendran
Ms. Nisha Dutt4
Mr. Anil Singhvi5
Mr. Berjis Desai6
Mr. Sunil Shah7
Mr. Miten Mehta8
No. of Board
Meetings
held during
respective
tenure of
Director
29
12
8
8
Attendance Particulars
Board
Meeting
29
10
7
8
Last AGM
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
26
No
--
--
--
29
29
8
12
12
8
8
28
29
4
6
3
6
4
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
-1
1
6
9
---
-3
-2
10
---
---4
3
---
1.
4.
2.
3.
The table mentioned below gives the attendance record of ex-Directors (i.e. those who ceased to be Directors
during the FY 2014-15) at the Board Meetings held during FY 2014-15 as well as the last Annual General Meeting.
It also gives details of the number of other Directorships and Chairmanship/Membership of Committees, such
Directors holds in various Companies, on the date of their cessation.
Name of Director
Mr. Jignesh Shah1
Mr. Manjay Shah2
Mr. Dewang Neralla3
1.
Notes:
1.
No. of Board
Meetings
held during
respective
tenure of
Director
21
21
21
2.
Attendance Particulars
Board
Meeting
11
11
21
Last AGM
Yes
No
Yes
3.
None of the Directors of the Company hold memberships of more than ten committees nor are they Chairpersons of more than five committees
(as specified in Clause 49), across all companies of which they are directors.
2. The committees considered for the above purpose are those as specified in the existing Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement i.e. Audit
3. The Company provided Video / Tele-conferencing facility to Directors who were present at other locations to participate in the meetings.
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c) Board Support:
The Company Secretary attends the Board/Committee meetings, records minutes of proceedings of each Board
and Committee meeting and advises on Compliances with applicable laws and governance.
The important decisions taken at Board/Committee meetings are communicated to the concerned departments/
divisions. Action-taken report on decision/minutes of the previous meeting(s) is placed at the succeeding
meeting for noting.
The Directors are provided with requisite Company documents, reports, brochures, policies to enable them to
familiarize with Company procedures. Presentations are made to the Board and the Committee from time to time
to update them. The Managing Director also has one on one discussion with the newly appointed Director to
familiarize with the Companys operations.
The details of such familiarization programme for Independent Directors are posted on the website of the
Company and can be accessed at http://www.ftindia.com/investors/corporate governance/FAMILIARIZATION_
PROGRAMME_FOR_INDEPENDENT_DIRECTORS.pdf
At the time of appointing a Director, a formal letter of appointment is given to the Directors, which explains the
role, function, duties and responsibilities expected from a Director of the Company. The Director is also explained
in details the compliance required under the Companies Act, 2013, Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement and other
relevant regulations and affirmation taken from the Directors, with respect to the same.
f) Code of Conduct:
g) Conflict of Interest
The Company has formulated and implemented a Code of Conduct for the Board of Directors and Senior
Management of the Company (one level below the Board). Annual affirmation of compliance with the Code
has been made by the Directors and Senior Management of the Company. The Code has also been posted on
the Companys website www.ftindia.com. The necessary declaration by the Managing Director & CEO of the
Company regarding compliance of the Code of Conduct by Directors and Senior Management of the Company
for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 forms a part of the Corporate Governance Report.
The Board members informs the Company on annual basis about their Directorship and Committee positions
in other companies including Chairmanship and notifies changes during the year. Members of the Board avoid
conflict of interest in the decision making process, while discharging their duties.
The Company has implemented the Insider Trading System called Financial Technologies (India) Limited - Code
of Conduct for prevention of Insider Trading (Share Dealing Code) to comply with the SEBI (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations 1992 issued by SEBI, as amended from time to time. The Code is amended from
time to time reflecting the changes brought in by SEBI in the Insider Trading Regulations.
Further, as per Regulation 8(1) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (the Regulations)
the Company has formulated a Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of unpublished Price
Sensitive Information in order to adhere to principles as set out in Schedule A to the aforesaid Regulations.
As per Regulation 9 (1) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (the Regulations) the
Company has formulated a code of conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by its employees and other
connected persons, towards achieving compliance with the said Regulations.
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2.4 The details of directorship of the Companys Directors in other Indian public Companies as on 31st March
2015 are given below:
Sr. No.
Nil
Nil
Nil
Justice R. J. Kochar
Nil
(Retd.)
6
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Nil
Mr. S. Rajendran
Subex Limited
(i) Hindustan Construction Company Limited, (ii) Institutional Investor Advisory Services
India Limited, (iii) HCC Infrastructure Company Limited, (iv) Subex Limited, (v) Greatship
(India) Limited, (vi) Lavasa Corporation Limited
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(i) Praj Industries Limited, (ii) Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, (iii) The Great Eastern
Shipping Co. Limited, (iv) Greatship (India) Limited, (v) Edelweiss Financial Services
Limited, (vi) Himatsingka Seide Limited, (vii) Man Infraconstruction Limited, (viii) Adani
Enterprises Limited, (ix) Praj HiPurity Systems Limited
11
Nil
12
Nil
The details of directorship of the Companys ex-Directors (i.e. those who ceased to be Directors during FY 2014-15)
in other Indian public Companies on the date of their cessation are given below:
Sr. No.
FT Projects Limited
(i) Riskraft Consulting Limited, (ii) Atom Technologies Limited, (iii) Tickerplant Limited,
(iv) Global Payment Networks Limited, (v) Financial Technologies Communications
Limited, (vi) FT Projects Limited, (vii) Takshashila Academia of Economic Research
Limited, (viii) Credit Market Services Limited
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The Board of the Company is presented with all the information whenever applicable and materially significant. This
information is submitted either as a part of agenda papers or tabled before the Board Meeting or circulated to the
members of the Board. This information inter-alia includes:
Annual Budget including the capital budget and operating plan of the business.
Information on recruitment and remuneration of senior employees, including appointment and removal of Chief
Finance Officer & Company Secretary.
Any material default in financial obligations to and by the Company or substantial non-payment for services
rendered by the Company.
Details of any Joint Venture or collaboration or any major new client wins.
Transactions which involves substantial payment towards goodwill, brand equity or intellectual property.
Any issue, which involves possible public liability claims of a substantial nature, including any judgment or order,
which may have passed strictures on the conduct of the Company or taken adverse view regarding another
enterprise that can have negative implications on the Company.
Any significant development in Human Resources / Industrial Relations front related right from recruitment to
retirement issues.
Sale of material nature of assets, investments, subsidiaries which is not in the normal course of business.
Non-compliance of any regulatory or statutory provisions or listing requirements as well as services related to
shareholders such as non-payment of dividend etc.
Quarterly details of foreign exchange exposures and the steps taken by management to limit the risks of adverse
exchange rate movement, if material.
Quarterly details of risk related areas which are material in nature and action initiated by the management to
mitigate the same.
3. BOARD COMMITTEES:
a) Audit Committee:
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4. AUDIT COMMITTEE
Designation
Attendance Particulars
Chairman/Member
Independent Director
Member
Independent Director
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Member
Independent Director
Mr. S. Rajendran
Member
Independent Director
The Composition of the Audit Committee is in compliance with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act
2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
To call for comments on Auditors Report, about internal control systems, the scope of the audit, including the
observations of the auditors and review of financial statements before their submission to the Board and may
also discuss any related issues with the internal and statutory auditors and the management of the Company.
To investigate any activity within its terms of reference and shall have full access to the information and records
of the Company.
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Audit Committee shall act in accordance with the terms of reference specified in writing by the Board which shall,
inter alia, include,
4.3.1 Oversight of the companys financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to
ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
4.3.2 Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
4.3.3 Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors;
4.3.4 Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditors report thereon before
submission to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
a. Matters required to be included in the Directors Responsibility Statement to be included in the Boards
report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, as may be
applicable.
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management
d. Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings
e. Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements
4.3.5 Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the board for
approval;
4.3.6 Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised through an issue
(public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than
those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency
monitoring the utilization of proceeds of a public or rights issue, and making appropriate recommendations
to the Board to take up steps in this matter;
4.3.7 Review and monitor the auditors independence and performance, and effectiveness of audit process;
4.3.8 Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
4.3.12 Reviewing with the management performance of statutory and internal auditors and adequacy of the internal
control systems;
4.3.13 Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit
department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and
frequency of internal audit;
4.3.14 Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on;
4.3.15 Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is
suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the
matter to the board;
4.3.16 Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well
as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
4.3.17 To look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders,
shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
4.3.19 Approval of appointment of CFO (i.e., the whole-time Finance Director or any other person heading the
finance function or discharging that function) after assessing the qualifications, experience and background,
etc. of the candidate;
4.3.20 Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the Audit Committee.
4.4.1 Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
4.4.3 Management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors;
4.4.5 The appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the Chief internal auditor shall be subject to review
by the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee met eight (8) times during the year. The maximum time gap between any two meetings was
not more than four calendar months. The Chief Finance Officer, Partners/Representatives of the Statutory Auditors
and the Internal Auditors were some of the invitees to the Audit Committee meetings. The Company Secretary of the
Company acts as the secretary to the Committee. The Internal Auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee.
The Company has appointed a firm of Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors to review and report on the
internal control system. The report of the Internal Auditors is reviewed by the Audit Committee. The Internal Auditors
submit their recommendations to the Audit Committee which provides a road map for future action.
Name of the Member
Attendance Particulars
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Mr. S. Rajendran
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5. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has laid down procedures about the risk assessment and its mitigation. The procedures are reviewed
periodically to ensure that risk is controlled through properly defined framework. For further details refer Directors Report.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been constituted to meet the requirements of Section 178 of the
Companies Act 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of three Independent Non-Executive Directors:
Name of the Member
Designation
Attendance Particulars
Chairman / Member
Independent Director
Chairman2 / Member
Independent Director
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Member
Independent Director
The Role, terms of reference and powers of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC), inter-alia, includes the
following:
6.2.1 To identify persons who are qualified to become Directors and who may be appointed in the senior
management;
6.2.2 To formulate a criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director;
6.2.3 To recommend to the Board, appointment and removal of the identified directors and senior management
personnel based on the laid down criteria and formulated policy;
6.2.4 To formulate criteria for evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board and shall carry out evaluation of
every directors performance;
6.2.5 To review the performance of the Managing Director and Whole-time Director and recommend to the Board
in this regard;
6.2.7 To recommend to the Board a policy relating to the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel
and other employees;
6.2.8 To review the overall compensation policy and service agreements of the Managing Director and Whole-time
Directors and other employees of appropriate cadres;
6.2.10 To monitor and implement the ESOS/ ESOP Scheme and also formulate such schemes hereafter for grant of
Stock Options to the employees including the Managing and the Whole-time Director (other than Promoter
Directors) in accordance with the relevant regulations in force at the time; To issue and allot equity shares
and recommend the same to the Board for its consideration and monitor proper implementation thereof.
6.2.11 The Committee shall discharge such other function(s) or exercise such power(s) as may be delegated to the
Committee by the Board from time to time.
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Attendance Particulars
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement and Section 178 of the Act, the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee has adopted a Nomination and Remuneration Policy which has following objectives:
a. guide and recommend to the Board in relation to appointment and removal of Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and Senior Management personnel.
b. to evaluate the performance of the members of the Board and provide necessary report to the Board for further
evaluation of the Board.
c. to recommend to the Board on Remuneration payable to the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior
Management Personnel and other employees.
The aggregate value of salary, perquisites paid for the year ended 31st March, 2015 to the Managing Director
and Whole-time Directors are as follows:
(Amount in )
Dewang
Neralla 2
Whole-time
Director
Manjay
Shah3
Whole-time
Director
18,712,970
14,809,461
17,985,376 6,226,562
25,300
6,900
Commission
45,000,000
Total
63,738,270
14,816,361
Particulars
Salaries and
Allowances*
Monetary value
of perquisites
Rajendra
Mehta5
Whole-time
Director
Jigish
Sonagara6
Whole-time
Director
Total ()
3,871,213
6,005,612
67,611,194
14,300
71,800
- 32,500,000
10,000,000
12,500,000
100,000,000
18,010,676 38,726,562
13,871,213
18,519,912
167,682,994
25,300 -
Prashant
Desai4
Managing
Director &
CEO
Jignesh
Shah 1
Managing
Director
*The above remuneration includes basic salary, allowances, taxable value of perquisities excluding company contribution towards PF
etc Above also includes commission for the year to executive Directors.It also excludes gratuity and compensated absences which are
actuarially valued and where separate amounts are not identifiable and which are paid on termination of services.
The Company pays sitting fees of ` 20,000/- per meeting to the Non-executive Directors for attending the meetings
of the Board and of the Audit Committee & Independent Directors meeting and ` 10,000/- per meeting to the
Non-executive Directors for attending the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship
Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Negotiation Committee and Restructuring Committee.
The gross sitting fees (including sitting fees paid for attending the meetings of the Directors Committee) for the
year ended 31st March, 2015 is as follows:
Name of the Director
Mr. Venkat Chary
Justice R. J. Kochar (Retd.)
Mr. A. Nagarajan
9,10,000
Mr. S. Rajendran
9,20,000
1,20,000
60,000
1,00,000
1,20,000
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The details of Commission paid to Directors during the year relating to previous financial year ended March 31,
2014 are provided in MGT-9 forming part of Directors Report. An amount of `200 lacs has been provided in the
books as Non- Executive Directors Commission to be paid during the current financial year after adoption of
accounts at the AGM. During the year, the Non-Executive Directors were not issued any stock options by the
Company. For the details of shares held by Directors, refer section 2.1 of this Report.
The composition of Stakeholders Relationships Committee is in compliance with Section 178(5) of the Companies Act
2013 and amended Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Designation
Category
Member
Whole-time Director
Member
Whole-time Director
Chairman/Member
Independent Director
Member
Independent Director
Member
Whole-time Director
Member
Mr. Hariraj S. Chouhan, Vice-President & Company Secretary is the Compliance Officer and can be contacted at FT
Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400 093.
7.3.1 Approval of transfer and transmission of shares, issuance of duplicate share certificates and reviews all
the matters connected with share transfers. The Committee also looks into the redressal of shareholders
/ investors complaints related to transfer of shares, non-receipt of Annual Report, non-receipt of dividends
etc. received directly or through SEBI (SCORES), Stock Exchanges, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Registrar
of Companies etc. Moreover, the Committee oversees the performance of the Registrar & Transfer Agent of
the Company.
7.3.2 Consideration and resolution / redressal of the grievances of the security holders of the Company
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The Committee met Four (4) times during the year under review.
Attendance Particulars
Mr . Jigish Sonagara
The status of nature of complaints received, resolved and pending during the financial year ended 31st
March, 2015.
Nature of Complaints
Received
Resolved
Pending
25
25
NIL
NIL
NIL
SEBI/BSE/NSE
32
32
NIL
Total
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NIL
During the year, no share transfer/ complaints remained pending for more than 30 days. Also, there were no
share transfers pending as on 31st March, 2015.
The Company constituted a committee namely Corporate Social Responsibility Committee as on 9th August 2014 in
terms of Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 read with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Designation
Category
Chairman/Member
Independent Director
Member
Whole-time Director
Mr. S. Rajendran
Chairman/Member
Independent Director
Mr. A. Nagarajan 4
Member
Independent Director
Member
Whole-time Director
Member
Whole-time Director
8.2.1 To recommend CSR Policy which inter-alia, elucidates activities to be undertaken by the Company as
specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013;
8.3 The Company has formulated CSR Policy, duly approved by the Board, which is uploaded on the website of the
Company (Weblink: http://www.ftindia.com/investors/corporategovernance/FTIL-CSR-policy.pdf)
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The CSR Committee met Two (2) times during the year under review.
Attendance Particulars
Mr. A. Nagarajan
Mr. S. Rajendran
The Companys Independent Directors meet at least once in every financial year without the presence of Executive
Directors or management personnel. The meeting shall review the performance of non-independent Directors and the
Board as a whole, review the performance of the Chairman of the Board, taking into account the views of the Executive
Directors and Non-executive Directors, assess the quality and timelines of flow of information between the Management
and the Board to effectively perform its duties.
At such meeting, the independent Directors discuss inter alia, the performance of the Company and risks faced by it,
governance, compliance, performance of executive members of the Board including the Chairman.
10.1 The date, time and venue for the last three Annual General Meetings (AGM) are mentioned hereunder:
Financial Year
Date
Time
2011-12
27-09-2012
10.30 a.m.
Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall ( Vani Mahal) 103, G.N. Chetty Road, T.
Nagar., Chennai 600017.
2012-13
25-09-2013
2.00 p.m.
Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall ( Vani Mahal) 103, G.N. Chetty Road, T.
Nagar., Chennai 600017.
21-02-2014*
2.00 p.m.
23-09-2014
2.00 p.m.
2013-14
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*Adjourned AGM
Particulars of Special Resolutions passed in the previous three Annual General Meetings:
Financial Year Date of AGM
Particulars
2011-12
27-09-2012
(24th AGM)
Particulars
2012-13
25-09-2013
(25th AGM)
i) Consent of the Shareholders for granting ESOPs exercisable into equity shares not
exceeding 900000 or 2% of paid-up share capital of the Company under ESOP
Scheme 2013 to the eligible employees of the Company.
ii) Consent of the Shareholders for granting ESOPs exercisable into equity shares not
exceeding 900000 or 2% of paid-up share capital of the Company under ESOP
Scheme 2013 to the eligible employees of the Subsidiary/ies.
iii) Consent of the Shareholders for issuance and allotment of shares or other securities
to Foreign/domestic investors in form of GDRs/ADRs, FCCBs etc. for an amount not
exceeding ` 1000 crores.
iv) Consent of the Shareholders for investment in securities of FT Projects Limited upto `
50 Crores and to give loans and/or guarantees and/or provide security under Section
372A of the Companies Act 1956 upto ` 100 Crores to FT Projects Limited, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
21-02-2014
(25th
adjourned
AGM)
23-09-2014
(26th AGM)
i) Consent of the Shareholders for re-pricing of un-exercised stock options granted under
ESOP Scheme 2009
ii) Consent of the Shareholders for re-pricing of un-exercised stock options granted under
ESOP Scheme 2010
2013-14
1. During the year under review, the Company successfully completed the process of obtaining the approval
of shareholders for special resolution pertaining to sale of business undertaking/shares/investments held by
the Company in Bourse Africa Limited, Mauritius, a step-down subsidiary of the Company through postal
ballot vide its Postal Ballot Notice dated January 06, 2015, sent to the Shareholders in accordance with the
rules issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
An e-voting facility was made available to the shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Company, appointed
Mr. B. Narasimhan, Proprietor M/s. BN & Associates, Company Secretaries, Mumbai, as Scrutinizer, for
conducting the said Postal Ballot process in a fair and transparent manner. Subsequent to the submission
of the Scrutinizers report, the results of the Postal Ballot were announced on February 20, 2015 at the
Corporate Office of the Company by the Chairman and the aforesaid resolution was passed with 99.97%
majority.
Description of Resolution
Sale of business
undertaking /shares/
investments held by the
Company in Bourse Africa
Limited, Mauritius, a stepdown subsidiary of the
Company
615
23283355 (99.975%)
5822 (0.025%)
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2. The Company is seeking approval of shareholders through postal ballot vide its Postal Ballot Notice dated
July 24, 2015 sent to the Shareholders in accordance with the rules issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs
on the following matters:
a. Appointment and remuneration of Mr. Prashant Desai as Managing Director & CEO
b. Appointment and remuneration of Mr. Rajendra Mehta and Mr. Jigish Sonagara as Whole-time Directors
d. Payment of remuneration to Managing Director of Atom Technologies Limited, subsidiary of the Company
e. Payment of remuneration to Managing Director of Tickerplant Limited, Wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company
f. Investment in National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) Subsidiary of the Company and approval of
Related Party Transaction
g. Approval of Related Party Transaction with Mr. Miten Mehta (Non-Executive & Non-Independent
Director)
An e-voting facility is made available to the shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Company, appointed
Mr. B. Narasimhan, Proprietor M/s. BN & Associates, Company Secretaries, Mumbai, as Scrutinizer, for
conducting the said Postal Ballot process in a fair and transparent manner. Subsequent to the submission
of the Scrutinizers report, the results of the Postal Ballot will be announced on September 01, 2015 at the
Corporate Office of the Company.
10.3 Disclosures:
10.3.1 The Company has complied with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 & Companies Act, 2013
Act, as applicable in the preparations of the financial statements of the Company.
10.3.2 The Company has not entered into any transaction of material nature with the Promoter, Directors
or Management, or their relatives which may have potential conflict of interest with the Company at
large. There were no material transactions with related parties that may have any potential conflict with
the interest of the Company at large. Apart from receiving sitting fees and Non-executive Directors
commission, subject to approval of shareholders, there is no pecuniary transaction with the Independent /
Non-Executive Directors. Transactions with related parties are disclosed in Note No. 37 to the Standalone
Accounts in the Annual Report. As duly approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
Audit Committee and the Board, and subject to approval of shareholders, the Company has paid fees
for professional services rendered by the following two non-executive and non-independent directors:
10.3.3 There were no instances of non-compliances of any matter related to the capital markets, no penalties
and strictures were imposed by Stock Exchanges or SEBI or any statutory authority during the last three
years, except compounding fees of ` 30,000/- and ` 60,000/- paid by the Company and its Officers
respectively to Ministry of Corporate Affairs in October 2012, for Section 224(8) of the Companies Act,
1956.
During the year under review the Company filed 9 (nine) compounding applications with the Registrar of
Companies, Chennai. Till date, none of the applications have come up for hearing.
10.3.4 Please refer to the Directors Report for the Auditors qualification and Management response thereto.
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The Company has a vigil mechanism and a Whistle Blower Policy under which the employees are free
to report violations of applicable laws and regulations and the Code of Conduct. Employees may also
report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. During the year under review, no personnel has been
denied access to the Audit Committee.
10.3.6 The Company has fulfilled the mandatory requirements as per Clause 49 and non-mandatory requirements
as prescribed in Annexure XIII of Clause 49, which are as under:
(a) Nomination and Remuneration Committee: For further details please refer clause 6 of this report.
(b) Auditors qualification: The Auditors qualifications and the management reply to the same have been
disclosed in the Directors Report. Therefore, to avoid the repetition, same are not being reproduced
here.
(c) Training of Board Members: The Board members are updated about the business model of the
Company and also its subsidiaries through presentations at various meetings and by circulating
news articles, research report, monthly bulletins etc.
The Audit Committee periodically reviews significant developments, transactions and arrangements entered into by
the unlisted subsidiary Companies. The Audit Committee also reviews on quarterly basis the investments made by the
Company into the unlisted Subsidiary Companies and reviews on yearly basis the consolidated financial statements of
the Company. The minutes of the Board meetings of the material unlisted subsidiary companies are periodically placed
before the Board of Directors of the Company.
12.1
The quarterly results are published in newspapers, namely New Indian Express in English and Dinamani in the
regional language.
12.2
The quarterly, half-yearly and annual financials appear on our corporate website www.ftindia.com under the
Investors section.
12.3
The Companys audited and un-audited financial results, press releases, other press coverage, press clippings,
stock information, Annual Reports, etc, are posted on the Companys Website www.ftindia.com
12.4
The Companys financial results, shareholding pattern, corporate announcements, etc., are filed electronically
on BSE Listing Centre, an electronic filing platform developed and provided by BSE. Similarly, filings like
shareholding pattern, corporate governance report etc are filed electronically on NEAPS, an electronic filing
application developed by NSE.
12.5 Managements Discussion and Analysis Report: This information is covered elsewhere in this Annual Report.
12.6
CEO / CFO Certification: This information is covered elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Date :
Time :
4.00 p.m.
Venue :
Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, New no. 168, T.T.K Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014
Financial Reporting for the quarter ending as per Stock Exchange Listing Agreement
(tentative and subject to change):
On or before 30th May, 2016 (audited figures) as per Stock Exchange Listing Agreement
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a) The Books shall be closed from 24th September 2015 to 30th September 2015 (both days inclusive) for the
purpose of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Dividend, if approved by the shareholders at the Annual
General Meeting, shall be paid to all shareholders whose names appear
as beneficial owners at the end of the business day on 23rd September 2015, as per the details available
with NSDL & CDSL, and
on the Register of Members as on 23rd September 2015, of owners holding shares in physical form.
b) Announcement of Dividend:
The Board of Directors have proposed a final dividend of ` 5 /- (i.e. 250%) per share subject to approval of
the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. This final dividend, if approved together with three
interim dividends paid during the year, aggregated to a total dividend of ` 17/- per share (i.e. 850 %) of Face
value of ` 2/- each.
Final dividend shall be remitted through National Electronic Clearing Service (NECS)/ Electronic Clearing
Service (ECS)/National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)/Direct Credit (DC) at approved locations, wherever
NECS/ECS/NEFT/DC details are available with the Company, and in all other cases, through warrants
payable at par. These warrants shall be valid for a period of 3 months from the date of issue. Post-expiry of
validity period, these may be sent to the Companys Corporate office at FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren
Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai -400 093, for issuance of Demand draft / Bankers cheque in lieu of
expired warrants.
13.4 Listing:
The equity shares of the Company are presently listed on the BSE Limited (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange
Ltd.) (BSE), National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE), During the year, the Companys shares has been
voluntary delisted from Madras Stock Exchange Limited and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Limited under SEBI
(Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009. This disclosure is being made under Clause 7(1)(d) of SEBI
(Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009. The Global Depository Receipts were listed on the official list of
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange and quoted on the International Order Book of the London Stock Exchange. The Global Depository
Receipts have been delisted from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange w.e.f. 05th June 2014.
a) Trading Symbol:
Name of the Stock Exchanges
Scrip Code
Reuters
Bloomberg
BSE Ltd
526881
FITE.BO
FTECH:IN
FINANTECH
FITE.NS
WTG
67641
FinTechnolIndia GDR ne
76
Equity share
INE111B01023
High Price
Low Price
High Price
Low Price
Volume Nos.
Apr-14
377.2
308.85
11,734,091
376.75
310
5,004,334
May-14
324.9
230
12,194,888
325.15
230
5,001,755
Jun-14
286.5
241.25
7,298,178
288
245
2,653,304
Jul-14
384.1
217
29,572,353
384
216.55
11,588,184
Aug-14
317.9
236.45
17,770,714
318
237
7,204,813
Sep-14
266
201.1
7,823,130
266
198.3
3,247,678
Oct-14
243.1
135.8
24,513,435
242.05
135.75
10,080,644
Nov-14
196.9
164
10,006,008
196.8
175.1
4,206,064
Dec-14
239.85
180
13,669,679
239
181.1
6,051,840
Jan-15
218.6
193.5
6,796,272
218.6
193.35
3,045,927
Feb-15
205.75
171.45
6,499,373
206
171.8
2,988,150
Mar-15
221.8
164.8
21,995,493
222.4
165
8,595,799
The market price data is given below, covering the period April 2014 to March 2015
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Performance of the Companys shares vis--vis Sensex and CNX Nifty at a common base of 100 for the yearended 31st March 2015 is given in the chart below:
Share Price
Sensex
140.00
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
Mar-15
Feb-15
Jan-15
Dec-14
Nov-14
Oct-14
Sep-14
Aug-14
Jul-14
Jun-14
May-14
Apr-14
Nifty
140.00
120.00
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
78
Mar-15
Feb-15
Jan-15
Dec-14
Nov-14
Oct-14
Sep-14
Aug-14
Jul-14
Jun-14
May-14
Apr-14
Nanakramguda, Serilingampally
F: +91-40-23001153| E: [email protected]
Shares sent for transfer in physical form are registered and returned within a period of 15 days from the date
of lodgment and demat requests are normally confirmed within an average period of 15 days, provided the
documents are clear in all respects.
The shares of the Company are compulsorily traded in dematerialized (electronic) form and available for trading
under both the Depositories viz. NSDL and CDSL. As on 31st March, 2015, a total of 45948476 equity shares of
the Company were dematerialised, forming 99.72% of the Companys total Share Capital.
Description
Physical
Electronic
Under NSDL
Under CDSL
Total
No. of
Shareholders
453
% of
Shareholders
0.71
No. of Equity
Shares
130,061
% of Shares
0.28
39,776
23,543
63,772
62.37
36.92
100.00
42,141,379
3,807,097
46,078,537
91.46
8.26
100.00
Go Green Initiative:
As a part of Green initiative, the Company has taken necessary steps by sending documents viz., Notice of
General Meeting, Annual Report etc. by e-mail. Accordingly, the members are requested to register their e-mail
address with Registrar & Transfer Agent/Depository to enable the Company to send the documents by electronic
mode. Physical copies shall be sent to all those members whose e-mail addresses are not registered with the
Company and to those who have informed the Company that they wish to receive the documents in physical
mode. Members may email their request to [email protected].
No. of Holders
60,623
1,646
810
228
106
92
130
137
63,772
% to Holders
95.06
2.58
1.27
0.36
0.17
0.14
0.20
0.21
100.00
No. of Shares
4,179,557
1,258,359
1,195,092
571,251
376,727
432,897
942,795
37,121,859
46,078,537
% to Equity
9.07
2.73
2.59
1.24
0.82
0.94
2.05
80.56
100.00
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Shareholding Pattern:
Shareholding Pattern of Financial Technologies (India) Limited (As on 31st March 2015)
A.
Particulars
Promoter's Holding
% of Shareholding
21,025,878
45.63
21,025,878
45.63
322
84,174
7,543,612
29,674
26,081
0.00
0.18
16.37
0.06
0.06
Non-Institutional Investors:
a) Private Corporate Bodies
b) Indian Public
c) NRIs
d) Clearing Members
e) Directors
f) Trusts
2,984,917
13,569,126
529,054
280,899
3,495
1,305
6.48
29.45
1.15
0.61
0.01
0.00
25,052,659
54.37
46,078,537
100.00
Indian Promoters :
(Promoters, Directors, their relatives and companies under their control)
Foreign Promoters
Sub Total (A)
B.
Notes:
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Public Shareholding:
Institutional Investors:
a) Mutual Funds
b) Banks
c) Foreign Institutional Investors
d) Financial Institutions
e) Foreign Portfolio Investors
1. The total foreign holding is 8,098,747 shares, i.e. 17.58% of the total share capital.
During the year, your Company has generally complied with the applicable provisions, filed all returns/ forms
and furnished all relevant particulars as required under the Companies Act, 2013 and allied Acts and Rules, the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Regulations and the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges
except matters referred in Clause 10.3.3.
13.13 Outstanding GDR /ADR / Warrants or any convertible instruments, conversion date and impact on equity:
13.13.1
As on 31st March 2015, 5,44,010 and 4,95,693 stock options under ESOP Scheme 2009 and ESOP
Scheme 2010 respectively, are in force. Pursuant to the approval given by the Shareholders at the 26th
Annual General Meeting held on September 23, 2014, for re-pricing of stock options, the Nomination
& Remuneration Committee at its meeting held on October 01, 2014, has re-priced the unexercised
5,71,175 and 5,46,314 stock options granted under ESOP 2009 and ESOP 2010 respectively, at a
25% discounted price of `167/- (i.e. 25% discount on the closing price of ` 223.25 on September
30, 2014 on NSE).None of the employees have exercised their stock options out of the aforesaid two
ESOP Schemes.
13.13.2
The GDRs were delisted from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange w.e.f. 5th June 2014.
13.14 Corporate Identity Number of the Company as allotted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs is L29142TN1988PLC015586.
Company is registered in state of Tamil Nadu.
1. Chennai: Shakti Tower -1, 7th Floor, Premises E, 766, Anna Salai, Thousand Lights, Chennai 600 002.
2. Mumbai: FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai- 400093.
All routine correspondence regarding transfer and transmission of shares, split, consolidation and issue of duplicate/
renewed share certificates, etc. should be addressed to the Companys Registrars and Share Transfer Agents.
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President & Company Secretary
FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093.
T: +91 22 6686 8010 | F: +91 22 67250257 | E: [email protected]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205A(5) of the Companies Act, 1956, dividend which remains unpaid or unclaimed
for a period of seven years from the date of its transfer to unpaid dividend account, is required to be transferred by
a company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), established by the Central Government under the
provisions of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956.
In terms of Clause 5A of the Listing Agreement, there are no equity shares lying in Suspense Account.
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During the year, your Company transferred amount to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) as per the table
below:
For FY
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Nature
Transfer to IEPF on
2006-07
6-Jun-14
297065.00
2007-08
19-Sep-14
101742.00
2006-07
Final
21-Nov-14
206964.00
2007-08
26-Dec-14
667198.00
2007-08
11-Mar-15
680704.00
Shareholders of the Company who have either not received or have not encashed their dividend warrants, for Final
Dividend 2007-08, Interim and Final Dividend 2008-09, Interim and Final Dividend 2009-10, Interim and Final Dividend
2010-11, Interim and Final Dividend 2011-12, Interim and final dividend 2012-13, Interim and Final Dividend for FY 201314 and Interim Dividend for FY 2014-15, are requested to claim the unpaid/unclaimed dividend from the Company /
Share Transfer Agent of the Company before it is transferred to the IEPF.
Particulars
Rate of Dividend
Date of Declaration
200%
200%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
23rdSeptember 2014
250%
250%
As stipulated by SEBI, a qualified Practising Company Secretary carries out Secretarial Audit to reconcile the total
admitted capital with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited
(CDSL) and the total issued and listed capital. This audit is carried out every quarter and the report thereon is submitted
to the Stock Exchanges, where the Companys shares are listed. The audit confirms that the total Listed and Paid-up
Capital is in agreement with the aggregate of the total number of shares in dematerialized form (held with NSDL and
CDSL) and total number of shares in physical form.
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, your Company has appointed M/s BNP & Associates, Practising
Company Secretaries, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2014-15. The Secretarial audit includes audit of
compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, and the Rules made under the Act, Listing Agreement and Regulations and
Guidelines prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India and any other applicable laws. The observations
made by the Secretarial Auditor are provided in the Directors Report.
Information as required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is detailed in the notice of AGM dated August 08,
2015.
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DECLARATION BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO UNDER CLAUSE 49 OF THE LISTING AGREEMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT
To the Members of
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) LIMITED
I hereby confirm that all the Directors and the Senior Management personnel of the Company have affirmed
compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015.
Place: Pawana Nagar, Pune
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & CEO
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CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
We, Prashant Desai, Managing Director & CEO, and Devendra Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
1. We have reviewed the financial statements and the cash flow statement for the year ended 31st March, 2015 and to the
best of our knowledge and belief;
these statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material fact or contain statements that
might be misleading
these statements together present a true and fair view of the companys affairs, and are in compliance with the
existing accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations
2. There are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions entered into by the Company during the year which
are fraudulent, illegal or in violation of the Companys Code of Conduct
3. We accept the responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial reporting. We have also
evaluated the effectiveness of the internal control systems of the Company with respect to financial reporting and
deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls, if any, have been disclosed to the Auditors and the Audit
Committee. They have been intimated about the steps we have taken or propose to take to rectify these deficiencies.
4. We have indicated to the Auditors and the Audit Committee of
ii. significant changes in accounting policies during the year; the same have been disclosed in the notes to the financial
statements; and
iii. instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware and the involvement therein, if any, of the management
or an employee who has a significant role in the Companys internal control system over financial reporting.
Prashant Desai
Devendra Agrawal
Place: Mumbai
Date: May 22, 2015
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Financials
Standalone
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Standalone
88
a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit.
b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss, and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books
of account.
d) in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act,
read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2015 taken on record by the board of directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i.
the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements
(refer note 29);
ii. the Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any,
on long-term contracts including derivative contracts; and
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company.
For Sharp & Tannan Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firms Registration no. 109983W
by the hand of
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No. (F) 037457
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(Referred to in other matters and paragraph 1 under Report on other legal and regulatory requirements of our report of even date)
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets have been physically verified by the management in accordance with a phased programme of verification which in our
opinion, is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets. The frequency of physical verification is reasonable
and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(ii) According to the process explained to us as followed by the Company, the Companys inventory items are directly delivered to its customers on
their procurement. Therefore the Company does not carry any inventory on a regular basis. Accordingly reporting on Paragraph 3 (ii) (a), (b)
and (c) is not required. On the basis of our examination, in our opinion, the Company has maintained proper records of its inventories.
(iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (iii) (a) and (b) of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) On the basis of verification of transactions carried out by us, we report that there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the
size of the Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and services. Further,
we have neither come across nor have been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system.
(v) According to the information and explanations given to us and records verified by us, the Company has not accepted any deposits during the
year from the public to which the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 and any other relevant
provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder apply. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (v) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (vi) of
the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the records verified by us, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund,
investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise
duty, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable to the Company, with the appropriate authorities. There are no
arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the details of dues of income
tax, sales tax, service tax and excise duty as at March 31, 2015 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute pending, are as
under:
90
Name of Statute
Nature of Dues
Amount involved*
(Rs. Lakhs)
Service Tax
165.92
2007-2008
Commissioner of
Service Tax
Excise duty
221.60
2005-2006
Superintendent
Central Excise
124.90
2005-2006 to 20102011
Joint Commissioner
of Sales Tax
(Appeal)
3.12
2006-2007
Joint Commissioner
of Sales Tax
(Appeal)
Income-tax
592.17
AY 2009 -2010
Commissioner
of Income Tax
(Appeals)
*Amounts are net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay/ appeal admitted, if any;
#
amount is including interest.
(c) During the year, there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
by the Company in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules made thereunder.
(viii)
Without considering the possible effects of our audit qualification reported in the Basis for Qualified Opinion in our accompanying Audit
Report which is not quantifiable, the Company does not have accumulated losses as at March 31, 2015 and it has not incurred cash losses
during current financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(ix)
According to the information and explanations given to us and as per the records of the Company examined by us, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. The Company has neither availed any assistance from financial institutions nor has issued any
debentures. Accordingly, the additional reporting under Paragraph 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
(Referred to in other matters and paragraph 1 under Report on other legal and regulatory requirements of our report of even date)
(x)
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company for loans taken by its subsidiary companies from banks and financial institutions are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interests
of the Company.
(xi)
During the year, the Company has not availed any additional term loan. As per the records of the Company examined by us, there has been
no additional utilization of the term loan, being external commercial borrowing by the Company during the year.
(xii)
Except for the matter(s) referred in the Basis for Qualified Opinion of our audit report which are subjudice and hence are inconclusive, to
the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations gives to us, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud
on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No. (F) 037457
91
Standalone
Balance Sheet
2 Non-current liabilities
(a) Long-term borrowings
(b) Deferred tax liabilities (net)
(c) Other long term liabilities
(d) Long-term provisions
3 Current liabilities
(a) Trade payables
(b) Other current liabilities
(c) Short-term provisions
Note No.
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
3
4
921.57
277,072.63
277,994.20
921.57
240,028.64
240,950.21
5
6
7
8
48,038.44
2,244.18
1,201.57
863.44
52,347.63
46,126.60
2,524.64
536.26
1,087.94
50,275.44
9
10
11
249.45
9,051.42
3,151.70
12,452.57
342,794.40
531.60
24,524.26
1,401.58
26,457.44
317,683.09
12A
12B
41,835.80
1,047.73
42,883.53
98,001.87
26,911.98
2,575.26
170,372.64
44,968.88
1,564.90
46,533.78
52,378.58
88,324.89
477.62
187,714.87
138,187.78
1,662.78
10,992.95
8,320.63
13,257.62
172,421.76
342,794.40
75,337.32
6,775.60
11,919.08
34,486.97
1,449.25
129,968.22
317,683.09
TOTAL
II. ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
(a) Fixed assets
(i) Tangible assets
(ii) Intangible assets
13
14
15
Current assets
(a) Current investments
(b) Trade receivables
(c) Cash and Cash equivalents
(d) Short-term loans and advances
(e) Other current assets
16
17
18
19
20
TOTAL
1 to 63
For and on behalf of the Board
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No:(F) 037457
Venkat R Chary
Chairman
DIN - 00273036
Hariraj Chouhan
Devendra Agrawal
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
& Company Secretary
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
92
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
DIN- 01578418
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
Year Ended
31.03.2015
Year Ended
31.03.2014
Income
Revenue from operations
Other income
Total revenue
21
22
16,103.11
44,264.90
60,368.01
33,471.49
20,655.17
54,126.66
Expenses
Purchases of stock-in-trade
Employee benefits expense
Finance costs
Depreciation and amortisation expense (Refer Note 44)
Other expenses
Total expenses
23
24
25
26
27
1.65
12,091.10
2,266.12
3,905.73
15,379.20
33,643.80
6.09
12,275.19
3,053.82
3,074.86
12,599.99
31,009.95
28
26,724.21
24,282.09
51,006.30
23,116.71
(41,152.11)
(18,035.40)
16,854.08
(10,081.20)
6,772.88
(280.46)
6,492.42
5,638.20
(960.51)
4,677.69
141.76
4,819.45
44,513.88
(22,854.85)
96.60
96.30
2.00
(49.60)
(49.60)
2.00
36
1 to 63
For and on behalf of the Board
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No:(F) 037457
Venkat R Chary
Chairman
DIN - 00273036
Hariraj Chouhan
Devendra Agrawal
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
& Company Secretary
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
DIN- 01578418
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
93
Standalone
A.
B.
94
51,006.30
(18,035.40)
3,905.73
(106,948.24)
3,074.86
(14,946.97)
42.71
18.14
6,000.06
67,226.76
40.87
534.75
11,444.44
32.14
1,280.59
9.38
36,704.87
(12,983.20)
(16,916.98)
54.79
2,266.12
2,181.24
574.00
(5,157.98)
62.81
5,884.43
(2,032.36)
(3,310.37)
(534.67)
(58,424.12)
(7,417.82)
3,852.07
(3,565.75)
(3,565.75)
3,053.82
3,351.17
(7,436.37)
809.00
(1,301.55)
32,048.59
14,013.19
(492.55)
13,520.64
(1,845.23)
11,675.41
(473.83)
95.03
14,616.47
(4,725.40)
-
(1,980.66)
57.41
(501.05)
7,125.62
(855,389.49)
831,208.19
(206,919.22)
297,054.08
(18,884.81)
17,194.03
2,845.16
(1,098.76)
26,912.36
14,662.08
167.96
27,128.99
(17,357.94)
9,771.05
(15,524.34)
14,323.26
5,875.92
(119,577.59)
37,874.90
3,310.37
1,661.83
22,780.53
(4,067.81)
18,712.72
C.
(C)
(A+B+C)
(6,451.00)
(156.62)
(2,217.36)
(8,824.98)
(2,619.68)
6,759.03
4,139.35
(20,534.85)
(3,686.28)
(626.48)
(3,442.34)
(28,289.95)
2,098.18
4,660.85
6,759.03
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No:(F) 037457
Venkat R Chary
Chairman
DIN - 00273036
Hariraj Chouhan
Devendra Agrawal
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
& Company Secretary
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
DIN- 01578418
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
95
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Financial Technologies (India) Limited, the Company, is among the global leaders in offering technology IP (Intellectual Property) and domain
expertise to create and trade on next-generation financial markets, that are transparent, efficient and liquid, across all asset classes including
equities, commodities, currencies and bonds among others. The Company is pioneer in end to end Straight Through Processing (STP) solution
that support high density transactions. It has developed proprietary technology platform benchmarked against global standard which give it a
decisive edge in driving mass disruptive innovation at the speed and cost of execution unmatched in the financial market industry.
B. Use of estimates
Assets taken/given on lease under which all the risks and rewards of ownership are effectively retained by the lessor are classified as
operating lease. Lease payments/income under operating leases are recognised as expenses/income on a straight line basis over the lease
term in accordance with the respective lease agreements.
Fixed assets which are not yet ready for their intended use are carried at cost, comprising direct cost, related incidental expenses and
attributable interest.
E. Operating leases
Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation / amortisation and impairment losses, if any. The cost of fixed assets comprises
its purchase price net of any trade discounts and rebates, any import duties and other taxes (other than those subsequently recoverable
from the tax authorities), any directly attributable expenditure on making the asset ready for its intended use, other incidental expenses and
interest on borrowings attributable to acquisition of qualifying fixed assets up to the date the asset is ready for its intended use. The Company
has adopted the provisions of para 46 / 46A of Accounting Standard-11, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, accordingly,
exchange differences arising on restatement / settlement of long-term foreign currency borrowings relating to acquisition of depreciable fixed
assets are adjusted to the cost of the respective assets and depreciated over the remaining useful life of such assets. Subsequent expenditure
on fixed assets after its purchase / completion is capitalised only if such expenditure results in an increase in the future benefits from such
asset beyond its previously assessed standard of performance.
D. Capital work-in-progress
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Indian GAAP requires the Management to make estimates and assumptions
considered in the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and the reported income and expenses during the
year. The Management believes that the estimates used in preparation of the financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Future results
could differ due to these estimates and the differences between the actual results and the estimates are recognised in the periods in which
the results are known / materialise.
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India (Indian
GAAP) to comply with the Accounting Standards notified under) Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the 2013 Act) read with Rule
7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and the relevant provisions of the 2013 Act. The financial statements have been prepared on
accrual basis under the historical cost convention except for certain financial instruments which are measured at fair value. The accounting
policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are consistent with those followed in the previous year.
I.
(iii) During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Management had revised the estimated useful life of the following categories of
assets as under.
Assets
Office Equipment
Electrical Installations
Computer Hardware
Furniture and Fixtures
Vehicles
96
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(iv) Accordingly, the unamortised depreciable amount of the aforesaid assets as on December 31, 2013 was charged to revenue over
the revised remaining useful lives (also Refer Note 44).
(v) The useful life of buildings is estimated as 58 years and leasehold land and improvement to leasehold premises continues to be
amortised over the period of lease.
(vi) Assets costing upto 5,000/- are fully depreciated in the year of acquisition.
II. Intangible assets are amortised over their estimated useful life as follows:
Assets
Patent and Trademarks
Technical know-how and computer software
G. Investments
Current investments are carried individually at the lower of cost and fair value. Long-term investments are carried individually at cost less
provision for diminution. Provision for diminution in the value of long-term investments is made only if such a decline is other than temporary
in the opinion of the Management. Cost of investments include acquisition charges such as brokerage, fees and duties. The difference between
carrying amount of the investment determined on average cost basis and sale proceeds, net of expenses, is recognised as gain or loss on
sale of investments.
H. Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised when no significant uncertainty as to determination and realisation exists. Income from software products (IPR based
licenses) and income from software services (project based contracts) for the use of software applications is recognised on delivery/granting
of right to use.
Revenue from fixed price service contracts is recognised based on milestones/acts performed as specified in the contracts or on a straight
line basis over the contract period where performance of several acts is required over that period.
In the case of time and material contracts, revenue is recognised on the basis of hours completed and material used.
Revenue from annual maintenance contracts, lease of licenses, IT infrastructure sharing income and Shared Business Support Services is
recognised proportionately over the period in which the services are rendered/licenses are leased.
Revenue from sale of traded goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards in respect of ownership of products are transferred
by the Company.
Sales are stated net of returns, VAT and service tax wherever applicable.
Other income
I.
Dividend income is recognised when the Companys right to receive dividend is established. Interest income is recognised on time proportion
basis. Insurance claim is recognised when such claim is admitted by the Insurance Company.
Foreign currency transactions are recorded at the exchange rates prevailing on the date of the transaction or at rates that closely approximate
the rate at the date of the transaction.
Monetary items denominated in foreign currency are restated using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences
relating to long term monetary items are dealt with in the following manner:
i.
ii. In other cases, such differences are accumulated in a Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account and amortised
to the statement of profit and loss over maturity period / upto the date of settlement of such monetary item, whichever is earlier. The
unamortised exchange difference is carried under Reserves and Surplus as Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference
Account (FCMITDA)
All other exchange differences are dealt with in the statement of profit and loss.
Foreign branches :
The translation of the financial statements of foreign branches (non-integral) is accounted for as under:
a) All revenues and expenses are translated at average rate.
b) All monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate prevailing on the balance sheet date.
c) Resulting exchange difference is accumulated in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve Account (FCTR) until the disposal of the net
investment in / closure of the said non-integral foreign operation, in which case the accumulated balance in FCTR is recognised as
income / expense in the same period in which the gain or loss on disposal / closure of branch is recognised.
Exchange differences arising during the year on settlement / restatement, in so far as they relate to the acquisition of a depreciable
capital asset are added to / deducted from the cost of the asset and depreciated over the remaining useful life of such assets.
97
Standalone
Notes
K. Derivative contracts
Premium / discount on forward exchange contracts, which are not intended for trading or speculation purposes, are amortised over the
period of the contracts if such contracts relate to monetary items as at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences on such contracts are
recognised in the statement of profit and loss.
The Company uses derivative financial contracts in the nature of forward foreign exchange contracts entered into for hedging the risks of
foreign currency exposure in respect of highly probable forecasted transactions / firm commitments and interest rate swap contracts to hedge
its risks associated with fluctuations in interest rate. As per principles of prudence as enunciated in Accounting Standard 1, Disclosure of
Accounting Policies, losses, if any, on Mark to Market basis, are recognised in the statement of profit and loss and gains are not recognised
until realised on grounds of prudence.
L. Employee Benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement schemes and other similar funds are expensed as incurred.
For defined benefit schemes and other long term benefit plans viz. gratuity and compensated absences expected to occur after twelve
months, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial valuations being carried out
at the balance sheet date. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full in the statement of profit and loss for the period in which
they occur. Past service cost is recognised immediately to the extent that the benefits are already vested, and otherwise is amortised
on a straight line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested. The retirement benefit obligation recognised in the
balance sheet represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognised past service cost, as reduced
by the fair value of scheme assets. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to past service cost, plus the present value of
the available refunds and reduction in future contributions to the scheme.
The undiscounted amount of short term employee benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the services rendered by employees is
recognised as an expense during the period when the employee renders those services. These benefits include compensated absences
such as leave expected to be availed within a year and performance incentives.
M. Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs that are attributable to the acquisition or construction of qualifying assets are capitalised as part of the cost of such assets.
A qualifying asset is one that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. Ancillary borrowing
costs are amortised to the statement of profit and loss over maturity period / upto the date of settlement of loan, whichever is earlier. All
other borrowing costs are charged to revenue.
N. Income taxes
Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standard 22 Accounting for Taxes on Income. Tax expense comprises
current tax and deferred tax. Current tax is the amount of tax payable on the taxable income for the year as determined in accordance with
the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Current tax assets and liabilities are offset if the Company has a legally enforceable right for
such set off and the Company intends to settle the asset and the liability on a net basis.
Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) credit is recognised as an asset only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the Company
will pay normal income tax during the specified period. In the year in which the MAT credit becomes eligible to be recognised as an asset in
accordance with the recommendations contained in Guidance Note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the said asset
is created by way of a credit to the statement of profit and loss and shown as MAT Credit Entitlement. The Company reviews the same at
each balance sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of MAT Credit Entitlement to the extent there is no longer convincing evidence
to the effect that Company will pay normal income tax during the specified period.
Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences, being the differences between the taxable income and the accounting income that originate
in one period and are capable of reversal in one or more subsequent periods. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and the tax laws
enacted or substantively enacted as at the reporting date. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all timing differences. Deferred tax assets
are recognised for timing differences of items other than unabsorbed depreciation and carry forward losses only to the extent that reasonable
certainty exists that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which these can be realised. However, if there are unabsorbed
depreciation and carry forward of losses, deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence
that there will be sufficient future taxable income available to realise the assets. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date
for their realisability.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if such items relate to taxes on income levied by the same governing tax laws and the Company
has a legally enforceable right for such set off.
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forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
The compensation cost of stock options granted to employees is measured by the intrinsic value method, i.e. difference between the market
price of the Companys shares on the date of grant of options and the exercise price to be paid by the option holders. The compensation
cost, if any, is amortised uniformly over the vesting period of the options.
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
P. Impairment of assets
The carrying values of assets / cash generating units at each balance sheet date are reviewed for impairment. If any indication of impairment
exists, the recoverable amount of such assets is estimated and impairment is recognised, if the carrying amount of these assets exceeds
their recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of the net selling price and their value in use. Value in use is arrived at by
discounting the future cash flows to their present value based on an appropriate discount factor. When there is indication that an impairment
loss recognised for an asset in earlier accounting periods no longer exists or may have decreased, such reversal of impairment loss is
recognised in the statement of profit and loss.
A provision is recognised when the Company has a present obligation as a result of past events and it is probable that an outflow of resources
will be required to settle the obligation in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made. Provisions (excluding retirement benefits) are not
discounted to their present value and are determined based on the best estimate required to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date.
These are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimates. Contingent liabilities are disclosed in the
Notes. Contingent assets are not recognised in the financial statements.
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the profit / (loss) after tax (including the post tax effect of extraordinary items, if any) by
the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the profit /
(loss) after tax (including the post tax effect of extraordinary items, if any) as adjusted for dividend, interest and other charges to expense
or income (net of any attributable taxes) relating to the dilutive potential equity shares, by the weighted average number of equity shares
considered for deriving basic earnings per share and the weighted average number of equity shares which could have been issued on the
conversion of all dilutive potential equity shares. Potential equity shares are deemed to be dilutive only if their conversion to equity shares
would decrease the net profit per share from continuing ordinary operations. Potential dilutive equity shares are deemed to be converted
as at the beginning of the period, unless they have been issued at a later date. The dilutive potential equity shares are adjusted for the
proceeds receivable had the shares been actually issued at fair value (i.e. average market value of the outstanding shares). Dilutive potential
equity shares are determined independently for each period presented. The number of equity shares and potentially dilutive equity shares are
adjusted for share splits / reverse share splits and bonus shares, as appropriate.
S. Operating Cycle
3.
Based on the nature of products / activities of the Company and the normal time between acquisition of assets and their realisation in cash or
cash equivalents, the Company has determined its operating cycle as 12 months for the purpose of classification of its assets and liabilities
as current and non-current.
As at 31.03.2015
Number of shares
Share capital
Authorised:
Equity shares of 2/- each
Issued, subscribed and fully paid up:
Equity shares of 2/- each
150,000,000
TOTAL
3,000.00
150,000,000
` lacs
3,000.00
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
(a) During the period of five years immediately preceding the reporting date, the Company has issued :
As at 31.03.2014
` lacs Number of shares
Nil (Previous Year 194,900) Equity shares of 2/- each fully paid-up to the employees under employee stock option (ESOP) schemes.
(b) The outstanding GDR as on March 31, 2015 are Nil (Previous Year 185,367) and the underlying equity shares as on March 31, 2015 are
Nil (Previous Year 26,481)
(c) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares:
The Company has only one class of shares referred to as equity shares having a par value of 2/- per share. Each holder of equity shares
is entitled to one vote per share. The Company declares and pays dividend in Indian Rupees. The dividend recommended by the Board of
Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting, except in the case of interim dividend. In the
event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company, after distribution
of all preferential amounts in the proportion of equity shares held.
99
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(d) Details of equity shares held by each shareholder holding more than 5% equity shares in the Company:
As at 31.03.2015
Number of Equity
% Holding
Shares held
12,329,968
26.76
8,329,585*
18.08*
2,162,613
5.34
3,235,703
7.02
As at 31.03.2014
Number of Equity
% Holding
Shares held
12,329,968
26.76
8,329,585*
18.08*
2,489,762
5.40
3,235,703
7.02
(e) As at March 31, 2015, 1,039,703 Options (Previous Year 1,217,901) are outstanding towards Employee Stock Options granted. For particulars
of options on unissued capital under employee stock option schemes, Refer Note 40.
(` lacs)
4
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
147.59
147.59
41,746.61
41,746.61
General reserve
Balance as per last Balance Sheet
26,413.15
26,413.15
1.04
(1.04)
-
(5,368.25)
(1,911.84)
2,170.33
(5,109.76)
(5,803.73)
(6,833.22)
7,268.70
(5,368.25)
574.00
574.00
177,089.54
44,513.88
204,257.15
(22,854.85)
5,529.42
2,303.93
469.03
8,302.38
213,301.04
277,072.63
2,764.71
921.57
626.48
4,312.76
177,089.54
240,028.64
TOTAL
* As per statutory provisions, tax payable on distribution of dividend is partly adjusted against tax payable on
dividend received from a foreign subsidiary company.
100
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Long-term borrowings
Unsecured term loans from banks
External commercial borrowings (ECB) in foreign currency
TOTAL
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
48,038.44
48,038.44
46,126.60
46,126.60
During the year ended March 31, 2012, the Company had availed three foreign currency term loans viz. external commercial borrowings aggregating
USD 110 million comprising of:
i)
ii) Loan of USD 25 million was repayable in nine semi-annual installments (first eight installments of 11% each and last installment of 12%)
starting from December 2014. During the previous year, the loan was refinanced with the same lender at reduced borrowing rate. Also the
Company prepaid USD 9.45 million during the previous year and balance USD 15.55 million is repayable in December 2017. This loan carried
interest at the rate of applicable quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 5% p.a. (4.8% p.a. on refinancing) which was reduced to quarterly LIBOR
plus margin of 4.3% p.a.
Loans of USD 35 million and USD 50 million which were repayable in three annual installments (first two installments of 33.33% each and
last installment of 33.34%) starting from April 2015 and June 2015 respectively. During the previous year, the Company partly prepaid USD
9.8 million out of loan of USD 35 million and balance USD 25.2 million is repayable in April 2017. Similarly, during the previous year, the
Company partly prepaid USD 14 million out of loan of USD 50 million and balance USD 36 million is repayable in May 2017. These loans
carried interest at the rate of applicable quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 3.5% p.a. which was reduced to quarterly LIBOR plus margin of
3.0% p.a. during the previous year; and
(` lacs)
6 Deferred tax liabilities (net)
(a) Deferred tax liability
Depreciation
Unamortised ancillary borrowing costs
(b)
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
2,511.39
164.12
2,675.51
2,749.57
237.46
2,987.03
TOTAL
141.48
18.96
270.89
431.33
2,244.18
198.08
264.31
462.39
2,524.64
TOTAL
1,179.75
21.82
1,201.57
508.31
27.95
536.26
407.23
457.51
TOTAL
456.21
863.44
630.43
1,087.94
TOTAL
14.01
235.44
249.45
4.94
526.66
531.60
Long-term provisions
Provision for employee benefits
Compensated absences
Other provisions
Provision for estimated loss on interest rate swap contracts
Trade payables
Other than acceptances
Dues to micro and small enterprises (Refer Note 32)
Others
101
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
10
*No amount due and outstanding to be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund
11
Short-term provisions
Provision for employee benefits
Compensated absences
Gratuity (Refer Note 41)
Other provisions
For taxation (net of advance tax there against)
Proposed dividend
Tax on proposed dividend
TOTAL
TOTAL
102
As at 31.03.2015
221.04
3,086.51
88.46
As at 31.03.2014
223.38
7,421.02
87.12
290.81
13.31
4,030.70
493.22
134.47
692.90
9,051.42
565.61
81.97
2,878.43
494.22
12,759.86
12.65
24,524.26
84.43
291.02
375.45
132.93
187.17
320.10
3.29
2,303.93
469.03
2,776.25
3,151.70
3.29
921.57
156.62
1,081.48
1,401.58
Buildings#
Office Equipment*
Computer Hardware
Vehicles
TOTAL
Previous Year
Computer Software
TOTAL
Previous Year
TOTAL
7.19
(7.19)
6.33
(6.33)
3,788.18
(3,706.71)
3,801.70
3,720.23
(-)
(-)
34.59
(81.47)
34.59
81.47
4,666.60
(4,666.60)
30,390.17
(29,120.83)
189.49
(108.99)
5,489.41
(5,286.28)
4,855.82
(4,716.24)
4,843.62
(4,841.00)
682.39
(657.90)
51,117.50
49,397.84
(-)
(-)
38.31
(-)
38.31
-
(-)
(-)
(-)
60.41
(1.43)
166.65
(73.74)
7.41
(46.78)
183.95
(130.10)
418.42
252.05
(-)
(1,269.34)
(80.50)
143.45
(204.56)
39.63
(213.32)
0.40
(49.40)
174.89
(154.59)
358.37
1,971.71
Cost as at
01.04.2014
7.19
(7.19)
6.33
(6.33)
3,784.46
(3,788.18)
3,797.98
3,801.70
4,666.60
(4,666.60)
30,390.17
(30,390.17)
189.49
(189.49)
5,572.45
(5,489.41)
4,728.80
(4,855.82)
4,836.61
(4,843.62)
673.33
(682.39)
51,057.45
51,117.50
Cost as at
31.03.2015
Buildings include ` 2,112.52 lacs (Previous Year ` 2,112.52 lacs) on long term leases between 56 to 95 years.
Technical Knowhow
Trade Mark
Freehold Land
GROSS BLOCK
Additions
during the
Deletion/
year Adjustments
5.62
(4.99)
6.33
(6.33)
2,224.85
(1,615.80)
2,236.80
1,627.12
(-)
1,570.58
(1,086.02)
118.37
(51.28)
1,118.92
(453.71)
2,151.38
(1,444.98)
1,010.25
(622.98)
179.12
(131.55)
6,148.62
3,790.52
0.55
(0.63)
(-)
551.22
(609.05)
551.77
609.68
(-)
495.29
(484.56)
29.39
(67.10)
1,428.28
(666.06)
680.19
(774.05)
644.05
(387.27)
76.76
(86.14)
3,353.96
2,465.18
(-)
(-)
38.32
(-)
38.32
-
(-)
(-)
(0.01)
37.83
(0.85)
154.80
(67.65)
2.02
(-)
86.28
(38.57)
280.93
107.08
Deletions/
Adjustments
DEPRECIATION / AMORTISATION
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
6.17
(5.62)
6.33
(6.33)
2,737.75
(2,224.85)
2,750.25
2,236.80
(-)
2,065.87
(1,570.58)
147.76
(118.37)
2,509.37
(1,118.92)
2,676.77
(2,151.38)
1,652.28
(1,010.25)
169.60
(179.12)
9,221.65
6,148.62
Upto
31.03.2015
1.02
(1.57)
(-)
1,046.71
(1,563.33)
1,047.73
1,564.90
42,883.53
4,666.60
(4,666.60)
28,324.30
(28,819.59)
41.73
(71.12)
3,063.08
(4,370.49)
2,052.03
(2,704.44)
3,184.33
(3,833.37)
503.73
(503.27)
41,835.80
44,968.88
As at
31.03.2015
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
1.57
(2.20)
(-)
1,563.33
(2,090.91)
1,564.90
2,093.11
46,533.78
4,666.60
(4,666.60)
28,819.59
(28,034.81)
71.12
(57.71)
4,370.49
(4,832.57)
2,704.44
(3,271.26)
3,833.37
(4,218.02)
503.27
(526.35)
44,968.88
45,607.32
As at
31.03.2014
NET BLOCK
(` lacs)
Notes
Particulars
(A) Tangible Assets
12 Fixed Assets
Notes
103
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
As at 31.03.2014
446.74
467.74
2,442.64
404.25
2,748.39
1,706.37
5.00
5.00
3.98
3.98
136.00
375.00
36,874.36
36,874.36
42,657.11
39,836.70
(b) In equity shares of a jointly controlled entity:
1,900 (Previous Year 1,900) Class B shares of USD 1,000/- each in Dubai Gold and
Commodities Exchange DMCC
828.78
828.78
(c) In Optionally Convertible Preference shares of a subsidiary company:
15,000,000 (Previous Year 15,000,000) 5% Optionally Convertible Preference shares
of USD 1/- each in FT Group Investments Pvt. Limited [at cost less provision for other
than temporary diminution in value 6,904.50 lacs (Previous Year 6,904.50 lacs)]
(Refer Note 51)
Total Trade Investments - Unquoted (A)
43,485.89
40,665.48
1,500.00
1,500.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
13,000.00
14,700.00
1,400.00
B) In bonds:
1 150 (Previous Year 150) Units of 1,000,000/- each of 9.5% IndusInd Bank Limited- Tier
II Bonds Issue (Series XIV)
2 200,000 (Previous Year 200,000) Non Convertible 7.38% REC 2027 Tax Free Series II
Bonds of 1,000/- each
3 200,000 (Previous Year 200,000) Non Convertible 7.36% PFC 2028 Tax Free Series II
Bonds of 1,000/- each
4 200,000 (Previous Year 200,000) Non Convertible 7.36% IIFCL 2028 Tax Free Series II
Bonds of 1,000/- each
5 1,300,000 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.40% IIFCL 2033 Tax Free Series III Bonds
of 1,000/- each
6 1,470,000 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.34% IRFC 2028 Tax Free Bonds of
1,000/- each
7 140 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.38% PFC 2027 Tax Free Bonds of
1,000,000/- each
104
As at 31.03.2015
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
As at 31.03.2015
(` lacs)
As at 31.03.2014
1,500.00
2,800.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,960.00
50,860.00
7,500.00
45.13
11.99
550.78
550.78
5.00
555.78
5.00
612.90
(b) In debentures of a subsidiary company:
30 (Previous Year 30) Unsecured, optionally fully convertible debentures of 10,000,000/each in FT Projects Limited
3,000.00
3,000.00
(c) In trust securities:
100 (Previous Year 100) Class A units of 100,000/- each towards capital contribution
of India Venture Trust- Fund I
100.00
100.00
0.20
0.20
500.00
54,515.98
98,001.87
11,713.10
52,378.58
177,520.77
64,911.28
98,001.87
52,378.58
50,860.00
126,660.78
8,000.00
56,911.28
47,141.88
44,378.58
79,518.90
12,532.70
10
11
12
13
14
150,000 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 8.67% PFC 2033 Tax Free Series IIIA Bonds
of 1,000/- each
280,000 ( Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 8.50% NHAI 2029 Tax Free Series IIA Bonds
of 1,000/- each
250 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 8.46% PFC 2028 Tax Free Bonds of 1,000,000/each
250 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 8.46% NHB 2028 Tax Free Bonds of
1,000,000/- each
1,500 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.50% WSPF 2020 Tax Free Bonds of
100,000/- each
150 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.38% IIFCL 2027 Tax Free Bonds of
1,000,000/- each
196,000 (Previous Year Nil) Non Convertible 7.19% IIFCL 2023 Tax Free Bonds of
1,000/- each
Total Investments in Bonds-Quoted (B)
C) Other than Trade (Unquoted):
(a) In equity shares of subsidiary companies:
1 100 (Previous Year 100) Equity Shares of Rand 1/- each in ICX Platform (Pty) Limited
[at cost less provision for other than temporary diminution in value 499.13 lacs
(Previous Year 454.00 lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
2 5,249,900 (Previous Year 5,249,900) Equity shares of 10/- each in Credit Market
Services Pvt. Limited [at cost less provision for other than temporary diminution in
value 524.99 lacs (Previous Year 513.00 lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
3 4,314,395 (Previous Year 4,313,845) Equity shares of 10/- each in Apian Finance
& Investment Limited
4 50,000 (Previous Year 50,000) Ordinary shares of 10/- each in FT Projects Limited
(d) In Government Securities:
National Savings Certificate - VIII Issue (deposited with sales tax authorities)
(e) In units of mutual funds (Unquoted):
Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of 10/- each of JP Morgan India Fixed Maturity
Plan Series 302 Growth
Total of other than trade - Unquoted (C)
Total Non - Current Investment (A+B+C)
105
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Less: Provision for doubtful loans and advances (Refer Notes 37, 51 and 53)
15
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
11.96
65.64
125.69
TOTAL
4,748.49
4,748.49
(4,748.49)
93.82
206.66
47.24
7,216.64
19,270.02
26,911.98
71,765.17
36,421.95
108,187.12
(36,421.95)
71,765.17
157.14
326.27
48.16
6,713.64
9,188.82
88,324.89
TOTAL
249.19
1.12
2,324.95
2,575.26
474.21
3.41
477.62
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
16 Current investments
(A) Current portion of long-term Investments (at cost):
In units of mutual funds (Unquoted):
1 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series
34 (392 days) Direct Growth
2 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Birla Sunlife Interval Income
Fund -Annual Plan VIII - Gr- Direct
3 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of DSP BlackRock FMP - Series
88- 12.5M-Dir-Growth
4 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of DSP BlackRock FMP - Series
89- 12M-Dir-Growth
5 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of DSP BlackRock FMP - Series
91 - 12M - Dir-Growth
6 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of HDFC FMP 371D July 2013
(1) - series 26 - Direct - Growth
7 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential FMP Series
67 - 371 Days Plan C Direct Plan Cumulative
8 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential FMP Series
67 - 371 Days Plan E Direct Plan Cumulative
9 Nil (Previous Year 10,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential FMP- Series
68- 368 Days - Plan G - Direct-Growth
10 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential FMP- Series
68- 369 Days - Plan I - Direct-Growth
11 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of IDBI FMP - 385 Days Series
III (March 2013) - B -Growth -Direct
12 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of JP Morgan India Fixed Maturity
Plan Series 21-Direct-Growth
106
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
13 5,000,000.00 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of JP Morgan India Fixed Maturity
Plan Series 302 Growth
14 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of L&T FMP - VII (March 13M
A)- Direct Plan Growth
15 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of L&T FMP - VII (March 381 D
A) Direct Plan Growth
16 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of L&T FMP Series 8 - Plan A
-Direct Growth
17 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of LIC Nomura Fixed Maturity plan
Series 58-392 Days- Direct Growth Plan
18 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of LIC Nomura Fixed Maturity plan
Series 59-392 Days- Direct Growth Plan
19 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of LIC Nomura MF Fixed Maturity
plan Series 66-371 Days- Direct Growth Plan
20 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Religare Fixed Maturity Plan Series XIX Plan C (367 days) Direct Plan Gr
21 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Religare Fixed Maturity Plan Series XVII Plan D (399 days) Direct
22 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Religare Fixed Maturity Plan Series XVIII-Plan B (386 days) Direct
23 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of SBI Debt Fund Series -366
Days 33 Direct Plan - Growth
24 Nil (Previous Year 3,500,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Sundaram Fixed Term Plan DH
378 Days Direct Growth
25 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Tata Fixed Maturity Plan Series
42 Scheme C- Direct Plan -Growth
26 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Taurus Fixed Maturity Plan 377
Days Series Z - Direct Plan
27 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of UTI Fixed Term Income Fund
Series XV - IX (366 days) Direct - Growth
28 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of 10/- each of UTI Fixed Term Income Fund
Series XV -VIII (368 days) Direct - Growth
Total current portion of long - term Investments (A)
B) Other current Investments (fully paid up, valued at lower of cost and fair value)
(a) In equity shares of subsidiary companies (Unquoted):
1 1,000,000 (Previous Year 1,000,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Global Payment
Networks Limited
2 Nil (Previous Year 50,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Takshashila Academia
of Economic Research Limited [at cost less provision for diminution (write down)
in value ` Nil (Previous Year ` 5.00 lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
3 Nil (Previous Year 50,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Boursa India Limited [at
cost less provision for diminution (write down) in value ` Nil (Previous Year ` 5.00
lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
4 Nil (Previous Year 76,000,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in National Bulk Handling
Corporation Limited (Refer Note 48)
5 7,000,000 (Previous Year 7,000,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Riskraft
Consulting Limited [at cost less provision for diminution (write down) in value `
635.57 lacs (Previous Year ` 634.00 lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
6 Nil (Previous Year 50,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Trans-Global Credit and
Finance Limited [at cost less provision for diminution (write down) in value ` Nil
(Previous Year ` 5.00 lacs)] (Refer Note 51)
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
350.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
13,850
13,850
100.00
100.00
8,221.15
64.43
66.00
164.43
8,387.15
107
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
(b) In equity shares of associate companies (Unquoted)
Nil (Previous Year 49,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in SME Exchange of India Limited
(c) In equity shares of other company (Quoted)
Nil (Previous Year 13,259,575) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Multi Commodity Exchange
of India Limited (Refer Note 45)
(d) In equity shares of other companies (Unquoted)
1 Nil (Previous Year 27,165,000) Equity shares of ` 1/- each in MCX Stock Exchange
Limited (Refer Note 46)
2 7,775,515 (Previous Year 7,775,515) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Indian Energy
Exchange Limited (Refer Note 47)
3 1,033,952 (Previous Year 1,033,952) Equity Shares of MUR 1/- each in Knowledge
Economies Limited. (Under Liquidation) [at cost less provision for diminution (write
down) in the value of investment of ` 80.85 lacs (Previous Year ` 80.85 lacs)]
4 1,496,500 (Previous Year 1,496,500) Equity shares of ` 1/- each in Delhi Stock
Exchange Limited (Refer Note 46) [at cost less provision for diminution (write down)
in the value of investment of ` 560.16 lacs (Previous Year `508.81 lacs)]
5 10,000 (Previous Year 10,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in National Stock
Exchange of India Limited (Refer Note 46)
6 49,000 (Previous Year Nil) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in SME Exchange of India
Limited (Under Liquidation)
7 5,750,000 (Previous Year 5,750,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in MCX-SX
Clearing Corporation Limited (Refer Note 46)
8 290,000 (Previous Year 290,000) Equity shares of ` 10/- each in Vadodara Stock
Exchange Limited (Refer Note 46)
(e) In warrants of other company
Nil (Previous Year 562,460,000) Warrants of ` 1/- each of MCX Stock Exchange Limited.
(MCX-SX) (Refer Note 46)
(f) In units of mutual funds (Unquoted):
1 Nil (Previous Year 42,384.14) units of ` 1000/- each of Axis Liquid Fund- Direct
Plan - Growth
2 Nil (Previous Year 200,344.58) units of ` 1000/- each of BOI Axa Liquid Fund Direct
Plan - Growth
3 Nil (Previous Year 7,707,026.32) units of ` 10/- each of Canara Robeco Income
-Direct Quarterly Dividend
4 Nil (Previous Year 27,328.71) units of ` 1000/- each of DSP BlackRock Liquidity
Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
5 9,081,497.36 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of HDFC Banking and PSU
Debt Fund Direct Growth
6 95,743,332.99 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of HDFC Income Fund Growth
7 Nil (Previous Year 78,279.58) units of ` 1000/- each of HSBC Cash Fund-Growth
Direct Plan
8 62,892,342.66 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential Income
Regular Plan Growth
9 Nil (Previous Year 1,372,271.53) units of ` 100/- each of ICICI Prudential LiquidDirect Plan - Growth
10 Nil (Previous Year 5,358,779.89) units of ` 10/- each of ICICI Prudential Regular
Savings Fund- Regular Plan - Quarterly Dividend [at cost less provision for diminution
(write down) in value ` Nil (Previous Year ` 8.72 lacs)]
108
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
4.90
4.90
1,060.77
1,060.77
271.65
777.55
777.55
59.59
59.59
487.39
538.74
278.47
278.47
4.90
575.00
575.00
134.85
134.85
2,317.75
2,635.85
5,624.60
5,624.60
601.71
2,957.08
1,007.38
500.89
1,000.00
30,549.97
1,000.00
27,507.35
2,601.94
546.64
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
11 Nil (Previous Year 22,612,702.80) units of ` 10/- each of IDBI Dynamic Bond Fund
-Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend Reinvestment
12 14,743,198.01 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of IDFC Super Saver Income
Fund Investment Plan Regular- Growth
13 52,097.56 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Indiabulls Liquid Fund- Direct
Plan Growth
14 111,512.45 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Indiabulls Ultra Short Term
Fund - Direct Plan Growth
15 10,454,296.25 (Previous Year 10,454,296.25) units of ` 10/- each of JM High
Liquidity Fund - Bonus Option -Principal (Bonus) Units
16 38,326,794.98 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Kotak Bond Scheme Plan
A - Growth ( Regular Plan)
17 10,810,594.26 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Kotak Gilt ( Investment
Regular) - Growth
18 35,275.35 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Kotak Liquid Scheme Plan
A - Direct Plan Growth
19 2,883,061.29 (Previous Year 2,883,061.29) units of ` 10/- each of L&T Floating
Rate Fund Direct - Growth -(Bonus)
20 52,299.00 (Previous Year 18,739.46) units of ` 1000/- each of L&T Liquid Fund
Direct Plan - Growth
21 1,340,928.35 (Previous Year 1,340,928.35) units of ` 10/- each of L&T Triple Ace
Bond Fund - Bonus- Original [at cost less provision for diminution (write down) in
value ` Nil (Previous Year ` 1.90 lacs)]
22 Nil (Previous Year 9,677,336.06) units of ` 10/- each of Morgan Stanley Active
Bond Fund- Direct - Quarterly Dividend [at cost less provision for diminution (write
down) in value ` Nil (Previous Year ` 22.59 lacs)]
23 Nil (Previous Year 7,235,881.65) units of ` 10/- each of Morgan Stanley Short Term
Bond Fund- Direct Growth
24 Nil (Previous Year 37,296,386.59) units of ` 10/- each of Peerless Liquid Fund
-Direct Plan Growth
25 65,171.63 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Peerless Liquid Fund -Direct
Plan Growth.
26 67,185.06 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Pramerica Liquid Fund Direct Plan - Growth
27 36,932,882.40 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Reliance Dynamic Bond
Fund - Growth Plan - Growth Option
28 27,902,902.68 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Reliance Gilt Securities
Fund - Growth Plan Growth Option
29 34,147,709.54 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Reliance Income Fund Growth Plan - Growth Option
30 Nil (Previous Year 100,040.11) units of ` 1000/- each of Reliance Liquid Fund
Treasury Plan - Direct Plan - Growth Plan - Growth Option
31 Nil (Previous Year 5,000,000.00) units of ` 10/- each of Reliance Yearly Interval
Fund - Series 5 -Direct Plan - Growth Plan
32 Nil (Previous Year 217,148.71) units of ` 1000/- each of Religare Invesco Liquid
Fund-Direct Plan Growth
33 132,895.40 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Religare Invesco Short
Term Fund -Direct Plan Growth
34 Nil (Previous Year 116,730.12) units of ` 1000/- each of SBI Premier Liquid FundDirect Plan Growth
35 163,070.34 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of SBI Ultra Short Term Debt
Fund -Direct Plan - Growth
36 Nil (Previous Year 14,665,398.18) units of ` 10/- each of Sundaram Money Fund
Direct Plan -Growth
37 3,026,671.03 (Previous Year 3,026,671.03) units of ` 10/- each of Sundaram Mthly
Income Plan Mod Bonus (PRINCIPAL Units) Bonus Units
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
2,425.62
5,014.93
705.20
1,500.00
1,024.91
1,024.91
15,000.00
5,142.11
1,000.00
333.33
333.33
1,000.00
329.14
166.67
164.77
1,131.75
987.39
5,241.34
1,000.00
1,000.00
7,000.00
5,012.56
15,492.70
3,124.92
500.00
3,827.58
2,500.00
2,351.98
2,922.54
3,964.53
333.33
333.33
109
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
38 8,281,779.26 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of Sundaram Select Debt
Short Term Asset Plan Direct Plan GR
39 66,261.74 (Previous Year 313,137.98) units of ` 1000/- each of Taurus Liquid Fund
-Direct Plan -Super Institutional Growth
40 40,875.22 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 1000/- each of Taurus Short Term Income
Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
41 Nil (Previous Year 52,460.74) units of ` 1000/- each of Templeton India Treasury
Management Account -Super Institutional Plan - Direct -Growth
42 Nil (Previous Year 242,243.80) units of ` 1000/- each of UTI - Money Market Fund
- Institutional Plan -Direct Plan -Growth
43 11,968,221.98 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of UTI -Bond Fund - Growth
44 6,050,924.58 (Previous Year Nil) units of ` 10/- each of UTI Short Term Income
Fund-Institutional Option-Direct Plan - Growth
Total other current Investments (B)
Total current Investments (A+B)
17 Trade receivables
Unsecured, considered good unless stated otherwise
(a) Trade receivables outstanding for a period exceeding six months from the date they were due
for payment
Considered good
Considered doubtful
110
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
2,000.00
1,000.00
4,338.19
1,000.00
1,001.87
3,477.76
5,000.00
1,000.00
135,205.60
137,687.78
138,187.78
43,774.05
61,487.32
75,337.32
139,143.20
1,060.77
64,985.18
75,548.42
138,187.78
74,276.55
500.00
138,643.20
13,850.00
61,698.42
137,687.78
60,426.55
955.42
1,271.87
185.26
268.94
454.20
(268.94)
185.26
1,477.52
1,662.78
230.42
432.54
662.96
(432.54)
230.42
6,545.18
6,775.60
1,524.52
4,773.86
576.37
2,041.72
4,142.61
37.56
1,951.73
6,763.15
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Provision for doubtful loans and advances (Refer Notes 37, 51 and 53)
Security deposits
Considered good
Considered doubtful
Loans and advances to employees
Considered good
Considered doubtful
Prepaid expenses
Balances with government authorities
Advances for supply of goods and services
Considered good
Considered doubtful
Less: Provision for doubtful advances for supply of goods and services
Other advances
TOTAL
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
4,913.02
2,123.74
1,848.86
2,945.07
88.46
6,850.34
10,992.95
87.12
5,155.93
11,919.08
4,868.41
146.71
5,015.12
(146.71)
4,868.41
30,770.63
274.87
31,045.50
(274.87)
30,770.63
15.06
12.14
27.20
(12.14)
15.06
379.14
27.25
406.39
(27.25)
379.14
32.37
32.37
32.37
704.56
1,212.26
103.57
0.60
104.17
(0.60)
103.57
1,127.49
969.22
1,487.97
1,487.97
1,487.97
8,320.63
1,113.53
14.67
1,128.20
(14.67)
1,113.53
23.39
34,486.97
111
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
20
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
517.10
225.01
179.61
345.46
2,375.37
1,406.05
2,254.90
65.46
27.44
5,861.22
13,257.62
40.63
224.40
170.18
259.07
247.16
140.21
199.64
167.96
1,449.25
Year Ended
31.03.2015
4,588.88
9,634.83
1,635.18
Year Ended
31.03.2014
6,995.26
23,338.26
2,330.48
3.43
3.43
4.01
3.59
7.60
231.77
9.02
16,103.11
730.31
69.58
33,471.49
871.23
1,608.78
2,508.24
151.90
17.83
5,157.98
376.64
696.01
6,330.32
33.40
7,436.37
12,322.70
2,491.19
2,724.04
2,103.08
16,916.97
69.49
511.84
3,310.37
(` lacs)
21 Revenue from operations
Income from software products (IPR based license)
Income from software services (Project based)
IT infrastructure income
Sale of traded goods
Computer hardware
Computer software
Other operating revenues
Business support services
Others
TOTAL
22
Other income
Interest income on
Bank deposits
Long-term investments
Loans to subsidiaries
Interest on overdue trade receivables / Other
Loans to employees
Dividend income
From long-term investments
In associates
In Subsidiary
Others
From current investments
In an associate company
Others
112
5.00
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Net
Year Ended
31.03.2015
Year Ended
31.03.2014
1,297.79
4,123.78
6,860.95
8,158.74
3,834.05
7,957.83
TOTAL
993.79
50.75
12,983.20
3.47
44,264.90
1,386.42
534.67
29.51
20,655.17
TOTAL
1.65
1.65
3.32
2.77
6.09
TOTAL
10,440.82
820.19
574.00
256.09
12,091.10
11,752.22
283.27
239.70
12,275.19
2,209.01
0.92
2,782.27
9.60
TOTAL
(174.22)
230.41
2,266.12
(469.23)
731.18
3,053.82
TOTAL
3,353.96
551.77
3,905.73
2,465.18
609.68
3,074.86
23 Purchases of stock-in-trade
Computer hardware
Computer software
24
25 Finance Costs
Interest expense on:
Borrowings
Delayed payment of tax
Other borrowing costs:
Reversal of provision for estimated loss on interest rate swap contracts
Amortisation of ancillary borrowing costs
113
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
27 Other expenses*
Electricity
Rent including lease rentals [Refer Note 30 (a)]
Repairs and maintenance- buildings
Repairs and maintenance- others
Insurance
Year Ended
31.03.2015
506.93
143.43
22.87
629.63
117.29
Year Ended
31.03.2014
491.19
190.94
10.29
668.78
73.45
54.61
400.51
521.82
2,127.03
18.14
7,147.99
663.10
270.84
350.24
42.71
159.52
296.56
536.12
2,922.56
534.75
4,008.09
650.96
27.70
364.53
40.87
84.88
(75.50)
9.38
70.86
264.94
166.00
1,112.50
12,599.99
202.51
170.37
32.14
537.26
350.15
141.35
200.00
1,101.16
15,379.20
TOTAL
* Net of recoveries on account of sharing of common expenses (Refer Note 37 for sharing of
common expenses with related parties)
28
Exceptional items
Net gain on sale of:
Current investments
Long-term investments
Less: Provision written back
98,797.62
6,989.14
(8.12)
98,789.50
6,989.14
(155.12)
147.00
(20,999.05)
14,998.99
(17,939.81)
17,939.81
Provision of doubtful loans & advances to and trade receivables from subsidiaries
(Refer Note 51, 53 and 54)
Provision for other than temporary diminution in value of long term investments in
subsidiaries (Refer Notes 51 and 52)
TOTAL
(6,000.06)
114
(1,280.59)
(36,696.81)
(67,226.76)
(11,444.44)
24,282.09
(41,152.11)
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
29 Contingent liabilities and commitments (to the extent not provided FOR)
Current Year
Previous Year
1 Contingent liabilities:
(a) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt
(i) Income tax demands against which the Company is in appeal [including adjustable
8,385.35
6,860.06
against Securities Premium account ` 6,511.11 lacs (Previous Year ` 4,971.06 lacs)].
(ii) MVAT, Service tax and Excise dues contested by the Company.
541.44
481.94
(iii) Refer Note 57 for pending writ petitions, public interest litigations, civil suits and
First Information Report.
(b) Guarantees
(i) Guarantees given to third parties by the Company on behalf of its subsidiary companies.
257.96
225.45
(ii) Letters of comfort issued to banks in respect of credit facilities availed by subsidiary
50.03
200.00
companies.
Future cash outflows in respect of the above matters are determinable only on receipt of
judgments / decisions pending at various forums / authorities.
2 Capital and other commitments
(i) Estimated amount of contracts to be executed on capital account and not provided for.
23.26
4.67
(ii) for commitments relating to lease (Refer Note 30) and for commitments relating to
derivatives (Refer Note 33)
(iii) The Company has provided letters committing continuing financial support to its subsidiaries viz. Bourse Africa Limited, Bahrain Financial
Exchange BSC, FT Group Investment Pvt. Ltd, Knowledge Assets Private Limited and Bourse Africa (Botswana) Limited to meet their
day to day obligations / loan obligations / commitments, to the extent these entities may be unable to meet their obligations.
30 Operating Lease
(a) The Company has entered into various cancellable and non-cancellable operating lease agreements as a lessee for various premises ranging
from 6 months to 60 months and may be renewed for further period based on mutual agreement of the parties. The lease rentals recognised
as an expense in the statement of profit and loss during the year are included in Note 27 under the head Rent including lease rental.
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
143.43
190.94
0.63
-
17.38
-
(b) The Company has entered into various cancellable and non-cancellable operating lease agreements as a lessor for various premises ranging
from 2 months to 60 months and may be renewed for further period based on mutual agreement of the parties. The lease rentals recognised
as income in the statement of profit and loss during the year are included in Note 22 under the head Rental income from operating leases.
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
993.79
1,386.42
1,636.67
1,333.11
-
735.04
1,271.60
-
11,924.57
859.58
194.37
11,924.57
665.21
194.37
*The Company is charging rent/amenities to group companies for utilising part of its building. It is not feasible to segregate cost and depreciation amount in
respect of fixed assets so utilised and hence it has not been included in this disclosure.
115
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Nature of Expenses
Travelling expenses
Legal and professional charges
Interest expenses on borrowings
Amortisation of ancillary borrowing costs
Insurance
Rent
Repairs and maintenance- others
IT Support Charges
Software license fees
Miscellaneous expenses
Total
Current Year
26.77
5.81
1,668.92
190.65
6.38
1.00
16.56
46.22
6.27
1,968.58
Previous Year
15.48
3.75
2,051.36
539.36
0.24
5.19
0.93
211.29
21.23
2,848.83
(` lacs)
Nature of Income
Income from software products (IPR based license)
Income from software services (Project based)
Sale of traded goods
Guarantee Fees
Interest on bank deposits
Interest on loans to subsidiaries
Advances received written back
Dividend Received
Total
Current Year
59.38
1,074.38
13.99
2,007.29
12,891.00
12,322.70
28,368.74
Previous Year
34.32
7,795.30
0.63
534.67
19.04
5,557.37
13,941.33
32 Disclosures required under Section 22 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006:
(a) An amount of ` 14.01 lacs (Previous Year ` 4.94 lacs) and ` NIL (Previous Year ` Nil) was due and outstanding to suppliers as at the
end of the accounting year on account of Principal and Interest respectively. (Refer Note 9)
(d) No amount of interest accrued and unpaid at the end of the accounting year.
The above information regarding Micro and Small Enterprises has been determined to the extent replies to the Companys communication have
been received from vendors/suppliers regarding their status under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. This has
been relied upon by the auditors.
116
Currency
USD
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
b) The year end foreign currency exposures that have not been hedged by a derivative instrument or otherwise are
given below
Particulars
Currency
Current Year
Foreign Currency
in lacs
` in Lacs
Previous Year
Foreign Currency
in lacs
` in Lacs
-USD
-USD
-AED
-USD
771.05
1.60
0.42
48,260.48
27.23
26.38
771.14
208.30
1.60
0.11
46,345.62
12,518.81
26.08
6.33
-SGD
-USD
-USD
-USD
48.07
0.41
-
3,009.01
25.40
-
0.43
1,787.28
2.81
3.48
20.42
107,414.90
168.78
208.89
34 Legal and professional charges includes payments to statutory auditors (net of service tax input credit)
Particulars
For audit (*includes ` 50.00 lacs pertaining to additional work in respect of year ended March
31, 2013)
For taxation matters
For limited reviews
For other services
Reimbursement of expenses
Total
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
33.00
69.00*
6.00
12.00
33.63
2.28
86.92
7.50
11.00
5.60
0.22
93.32
The aggregate amount of revenue expenditure incurred during the year on Research and Development as per allocation made by the management
and shown in the respective heads of the account is ` 1,071.79 lacs (Previous Year ` 948.96 lacs). This has been relied upon by the auditors.
(` lacs)
Current Year
44,513.88
Previous Year
(22,854.85)
46,078,537
146,267
46,224,804
96.60
96.30
2/-
46,078,537
46,078,537
(49.60)
(49.60)
2/-
117
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
I.
(i)
(ii)
(iii) Jointly Controlled Entity:
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX)
(iv) Key Management Personnel (KMP)
1 Mr. Jignesh Shah*
:
2 Mr. Dewang Neralla
:
3 Mr. Manjay Shah*
:
4 Mr. Prashant Desai
:
5 Mr. Rajendra Mehta
:
6 Mr. Jigish Sonagra
:
7 Mr. Devendra Agrawal
:
8 Mr. Hariraj Chouhan
:
118
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(v) Entity over which Key management personnel (referred in (iv) 1 above) and relative of the said KMP can exercise significant influence:
La-fin Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (La-fin)
II. Details of transactions with subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entity during the year ended March 31, 2015 and balances
outstanding as at March 31, 2015:
(` lacs)
Nature of Transaction
1
Loan given:
Opening balance
Others
Other Income
Interest income
Dividend Income
Guarantee fees
Associate
Companies #
Subsidiary
For the year /
Jointly
Companies as at the year end Controlled Entity
Total
137,040.00
(49,860.12)
1,098.76
(119,577.59)
27,299.23
(37,874.90)
86,407.20
(-)
17,940.81
(-)
259.07
(5,477.19)
6,750.59
(137,040.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
137,040.00
(49,860.12)
1,098.76
(119,577.59)
27,299.23
(37,874.90)
86,407.20
(-)
17,940.81
(-)
259.07
(5,477.19)
6,750.59
(137,040.00)
59.38
(34.32)
885.56
(7,861.52)
(-)
(0.53)
(40.83)
214.60
(7,391.48)
(566.69)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
59.38
(75.15)
1,100.16
(15,253.00)
(566.69)
(0.53)
220.89
(400.37)
(0.11)
(175.00)
(16.03)
(-)
(-)
220.89
(575.37)
(16.14)
2,474.95
(6,330.32)
258.92
(366.74)
12,322.70
(-)
12,840.93
(-)
(534.67)
(-)
(-)
(2,793.53)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
2,474.95
(6,330.32)
258.92
(366.74)
12,322.70
(2,793.53)
12,840.93
(-)
(534.67)
119
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Nature of Transaction
8
Other receivable
120
Subsidiary
Companies
18.79
(5.50)
0.23
(0.26)
Associate
Companies #
For the year /
Jointly
as at the year end Controlled Entity
(-)
(-)
(88.41)
(-)
Total
18.79
(5.50)
0.23
(88.67)
308.23
308.23
(740.42)
192.45
(73.54)
(197.58)
(5.34)
(-)
(-)
3,013.02
(2,190.46)
(2.16)
(-)
14.42
(15.89)
(664.49)
(12,470.71)
(-)
(138.67)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(938.00)
192.45
(78.88)
3,013.02
(2,192.62)
14.42
(15.89)
(803.16)
(12,470.71)
87.29
(289.72)
(341.54)
(39.81)
(3.66)
(-)
(-)
87.29
(329.53)
(345.20)
32.51
(22,506.75)
(92,302.46)
257.96
(225.45)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
32.51
(22,506.75)
(92,302.46)
257.96
(225.45)
91,132.60
(501.05)
(-)
126,770.79
(65,018.45)
(782.45)
(-)
828.78
(828.78)
91,132.60
(501.05)
127,599.57
(66,629.68)
80,393.46
80,393.46
(13,181.70)
46,377.33
(51,836.75)
(-)
(782.45)
(-)
828.78
(828.78)
(13,181.70)
47,206.11
(53,447.98)
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Nature of Transaction
18 Provision made during the year
Provision for other than temporary diminution in value
of investments
Associate
Companies #
Subsidiary
For the year /
Jointly
Companies as at the year end Controlled Entity
Total
67,226.76
67,226.76
(11,444.44)
1,269.19
(36,696.82)
11.40
(24.07)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(11,444.44)
1,269.19
(36,696.82)
11.40
(24.07)
80,393.46
80,393.46
(13,181.70)
4,895.20
(36,696.82)
33.64
(24.07)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(13,181.70)
4,895.20
(36,696.82)
33.64
(24.07)
*Includes payment to Mr. Manjay Shah, brother of Mr. Jignesh Shah, ` 79.58 lacs (Previous Year Nil) towards remuneration as director of a subsidiary company.
Notes:
In respect of MCX, transactions are reported upto December 31, 2013 and In respect of IEX, transactions are reported upto May 13, 2014.
The Company has derecognised / postponed the income receivable from its subsidiary NSEL and IBMA. (Refer Note 54)
Refer Note 29(1)(b)(ii) for letter of comforts issued and Note 29(2)(iii) for letters committing continuing financial support to its subsidiaries.
III Transactions with Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), relatives of KMP and Entity over which KMP and relative of KMP can excersise
significant influence:
(` lacs)
2.
3.
KMP
1,719.58
(1,283.55)
339.06
(677.35)
1,000.00
(450.00)
Relatives of
KMP
(-)
9.16*
(18.39)*
(-)
Entity over
which the
KMP and
relative of
KMP can
exercise
significant
influenceLa-Fin
(-)
493.20
(986.40)
(-)
Total
1,719.58
(1,283.55)
841.42
(1,682.14)
1,000.00
(450.00)
*Represents payments to Mrs. Rupal J. Shah, Mr. Manish P. Shah, Mrs. Pushpa P. Shah, Mr. Prakash B. Shah, Mrs. Bina M. Shah,
Mrs. Tejal M. Shah, Mr. Mandar Neralla and Ms. Nakshi Manish Shah.
121
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
IV Transactions with Individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power that gives control or significant influence,
and relatives of any such individuals (w.e.f. November 21, 2014)
(` lacs)
Nature of Transactions
Sale of Tangible Assets
Dividend
Relative
6.45#
30.60*
Total
14.90
2,096.56
*Represents payments to Mrs. Rupal J. Shah, Mr. Manish P. Shah, Mrs. Pushpa P. Shah, Mr.Prakash B. Shah, Mrs. Bina M. Shah, Mrs. Tejal M. Shah, Mr. Manjay
Shah and Ms. Nakshi Manish Shah.
Note: Out of the above items, transactions with related parties in excess of 10% of the total amount of that particular type of related
party transactions are:
122
Individual
Jignesh Shah
8.45
832.96
Entity over
which
individual
can exercise
significant
influenceLa-fin
1,233.00
(` lacs)
Key Managerial Personnel
637.38
(748.80)
148.16
(236.69)
180.11
(298.06)
387.27
(-)
185.20
(-)
333.18
(666.37)
Dividend Income
Interest Income
Others
Guarantee Fees
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
Tickerplant
(550.00)
1,243.62
(225.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
15.00
(60.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
32.81
(96.16)
150.00
(150.00)
(-)
16.11
(0.99)
(-)
141.26
(153.79)
79.81
(1.03)
(-)
(-)
(-)
Atom
(350.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
191.57
(240.77)
(-)
(-)
(-)
36.20
(42.84)
93.00
(93.00)
(-)
0.03
(0.79)
(-)
82.20
(66.83)
65.02
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
NBHC
(13,350.00)
4,500.00
(8,850.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
4.12
(60.00)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
10.83
(59.33)
(-)
2.49
(3.64)
(-)
12.18
(64.60)
(6.74)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(4,499.99)
1,109.62
(21,543.03)
11.40
(21.71)
1,500.00
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
FTKMCL
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(59.33)
(-)
(-)
0.23
(-)
(-)
(0.17)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
BAL
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
625.55
(2,648.85)
(-)
(0.53)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
39.55
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(6,929.37)
(14,989.89)
(-)
65,408.15
FTGIPL
(74,664.32)
(27,239.90)
86,407.20
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(534.67)
(-)
(-)
1,422.76
(4,503.08)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(68,802.46)
86,407.20
(-)
(` lacs)
Notes
(b) Party-wise details of transactions with subsidiaries, associates and a jointly controlled entity if it is in excess of 10% of the total amount of that particular type of related party transactions:
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
123
124
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
Takshashila
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
BFX
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(2,530.67)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
SMX
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(1,711.82)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
156.48
(-)
(-)
ICX
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
FTPL
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(500.00)
*Includes payment to Mr. Manjay Shah, brother of Mr. Jignesh Shah, ` 79.58 lacs (Previous Year Nil) towards remuneration as director of a subsidiary company.
Dividend Income
Interest Income
Others
Guarantee Fees
Bourse Africa
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
12,840.93
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
FTSPL
(9,165.58)
20,823.11
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
578.36
(1,048.58)
(-)
12,322.70
(-)
(-)
(-)
(181.18)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
IEX
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
214.60
(1,917.59)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(274.21)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(0.30)
(-)
(-)
(-)
(` lacs)
Notes
(b) Party-wise details of transactions with subsidiaries, associates and a jointly controlled entity if it is in excess of 10% of the total amount of that particular type of related party transactions:
Standalone
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
38 Segment Reporting:
The Company has identified Business segments as its primary segment and Geographical segments as its secondary segment taking into account
the nature of services, differing risks and returns, the organizational structure and the internal reporting system of the Company.
Revenues and direct expenses in relation to segments are categorized based on items that are individually identifiable to that segment or those
which can be reasonably allocated to the segment. All other expenses which are not attributable or allocable to segments have been disclosed
as unallocable expenses.
(` lacs)
Current Year
Particulars
Segment revenue (External)
Net Sales/ Income from operations
Segment result
Add : Unallocable income
Less: Unallocable expenses
Less: Finance costs
STP
Technologies/
Solutions
13,799.11
13,799.11
4,521.02
Others
2,304.00
2,304.00
1,013.33
Previous Year
Total
16,103.11
16,103.11
5,534.35
36,961.74
18,663.76
2,266.12
STP
Technologies/
Solutions
29,623.76
29,623.76
19,945.02
Others
3,847.73
3,847.73
1,964.50
Total
33,471.49
33,471.49
21,909.52
20,207.94
23,383.30
3,053.82
5,157.98
7,436.37
26,724.21
23,116.71
24,282.09
(41,152.11)
51,006.30
6,492.42
44,513.88
(18,035.40)
4,819.45
(22,854.85)
430.75
325.74
62.81
Notes:
1.
Due to diversified nature of business, significant portion of assets are interchangeably used between segments and the Management believes that its
segregation will not be meaningful.
2.
a)
STP Technologies/solutions segment represents straight through processing solutions and includes an integrated mix of various products, projects and
services incidental thereto.
b)
The businesses, which are not reportable segments during the year, have been grouped under the Others segment. This mainly represents trading
activities, process management services, risk consultancy activities, shared business support services and IT infrastructure sharing.
The Company has two geographical segments viz, within India and outside India. Significant portion of segment operational assets are in India.
Revenue from geographical segments based on domicile of the customers is outlined below:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Net Revenue/ Income from Operations
Within India
Outside India
Total
Current Year
Previous Year
14,969.35
1,133.76
16,103.11
25,641.24
7,830.25
33,471.49
125
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
39 Loans and advances in the nature of loans (as required by clause 32 of the listing agreement with the stock exchanges)
(` lacs)
Balance as on
31.03.2015
Balance as on
31.03.2014
Subsidiary (Subsidiary
upto April 25, 2014)
4,599.48
Subsidiary
4,719.84
21,543.04
TickerPlant Ltd.
Subsidiary
16.06
1,313.64
Subsidiary
20.70
633.43
Subsidiary
2.25
Subsidiary
2,778.50
87,781.38
Subsidiary
9.88
Subsidiary (Subsidiary
upto August 19, 2014)
1.51
Subsidiary
1,957.64
1,958.55
Subsidiary
22.09
19.38
Subsidiary (Subsidiary
upto September 15, 2014)
140.22
13.87
58.09
16.50
Subsidiary
0.58
0.78
Subsidiary
230.51
215.27
3.79
3.79
Subsidiary
20,931.85
FT Projects Limited
Subsidiary
0.03
1.41
2.16
22.70
0.68
9,763.61
139,255.99
Total
126
Notes:
i)
ii)
None of the loanees have made investments in the shares of the Company.
iv) Figures disclosed above are without reducing amount of provision made for doubtful loans and advances.
v)
Figures in respect of maximum amount outstanding during the Previous Year are given in brackets.
Maximum amount
outstanding during
the year
4,599.48
(10,200.45)
24,616.93
(22,592.70)
1,617.55
(1,375.10)
2,009.70
(660.99)
8.85
(9.57)
87,781.41
(133,942.29)
9.88
(14.94)
1.52
(1.58)
2,059.18
(3,475.52)
22.14
(20.61)
332.00
(140.41)
71.37
(58.09)
16.73
(22.17)
2.54
(0.79)
221.45
(409.52)
3.79
(13.39)
20,052.78
(20,931.85)
0.03
(-)
1.41
(11.00)
9.68
(4.26)
(51.00)
(2.38)
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
a) During the financial year 2011-12, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company had granted 900,000 Stock Options each
under the Employee Stock Option Scheme 2009 & 2010 totalling to 1,800,000 options at a price of ` 770/- to the eligible employees /
Directors of the Company in terms of SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 as
amended from time to time and as approved by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meetings of the Company held on September 25,
2009 & September 29, 2010 respectively.
During the financial year 2012-13, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company at their meeting held on March 05, 2013 has
considered and approved the grant from reissue of lapsed / cancelled options of 1,86,630 Stock Options under the Employee Stock Option
Schemes of which 74,350 options are granted under scheme-2009 and 1,12,280 options under scheme-2010 at a price of ` 807.70 to the
eligible employees / Directors of the Company in terms of SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme)
Guidelines, 1999 as amended from time to time.
Details of the Option granted under stock option schemes are as under:
No. of Options
Granted
900,000
March 14,
2012
Schemes
ESOP 2009
Grant Date
ESOP 2010
March 14,
2012
900,000
ESOP 2009
(reissue of lapsed / cancelled options)
March 05,
2013
74,350
ESOP 2010
(reissue of lapsed / cancelled options)
March 05,
2013
112,280
Exercise
Price in `
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
Vesting Period
14.03.2012-13.03.2013
14.03.2012-13.03.2014
14.03.2012-13.03.2015
14.03.2012-13.03.2013
14.03.2012-13.03.2014
14.03.2012-13.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2014
05.03.2013-04.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2016
05.03.2013-04.03.2014
05.03.2013-04.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2016
Each option entitles the holder to exercise the right to apply for and seek allotment of one equity share of ` 2/- each. The Intrinsic value
of each option was nil, since the options were granted at the market price of the equity shares on the date of grant. The options shall vest
in three installments of 20%, 30% and 50% at the end of 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year respectively from the date of the grant and were
to be exercised within three months from vesting of options or as may be determined by the Remuneration and Compensation Committee.
During the year, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company has approved the modification of exercise period of 3 months
from date of vest to three years from the date of vest (hereinafter referred as Modification 1). As approved by the Shareholders at the Annual
General Meetings of the Company held on September 23, 2014, the Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company at their
meeting held on October 01, 2014 has approved the modification of exercise price from ` 770.00 to ` 167.00 for grant dated March 14,
2012 and from ` 807.70 to ` 167.00 for grant dated March 05, 2013 (hereinafter referred as Modification 2). The tenure of the Schemes
is for maximum period of five years from the date of grant of options.
The particulars of the options granted, lapsed and cancelled under aforementioned schemes are as follows:
Particulars
Options outstanding as at the beginning of the year
Options granted during the year
Options exercised during the year
Options lapsed / forfeited / cancelled during the year
Options outstanding as at the year-end
Options exercisable as at the year-end
127
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
b) The Company is following the intrinsic value-based method of accounting for stock option and accordingly has recognised 574.00 as
expenses on employee stock option (ESOP) schemes in the Statement of Profit & Loss.
Had the compensation cost of the Companys stock based compensation plans been determined as per fair value approach using Black &
Scholes model :
(a) the incremental cost, in addition to the amount based on the grant date fair value of the stock options, for the year due to:
(i) Modification 1 would have been 2,671.73 lacs.
(ii) Modification 2 would have been 774.54 lacs.
(b) the Companys net profit for the year would have been lower by 3,168.74 lacs (Previous Year net loss would have been higher by
303.33 lacs).
(c) earnings per share for the year would have been lower and earnings (i.e. loss) per share for the previous year would have been higher
as indicated below:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Net profit / (loss) for the year ( lacs)
Less: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value
based method
Adjusted net profit for basic & diluted EPS
Weighted average no. of shares :
Basic
Add: Effect of dilutive stock options
Diluted
Basic and diluted earnings per share (face value 2 /- per share)
- As reported (in ) : Basic
: Diluted
- As adjusted (in ) : Basic
: Diluted
Previous Year
(22,854.85)
3,168.74
303.33
41,345.14
(23,158.18)
46,078,537
146,267
46,224,804
46,078,537
46,078,537
96.60
96.30
89.73
89.44
(49.60)
(49.60)
(50.26)
(50.26)
The details of pre modification and post modification values in respect of Modification 1 and Modification 2 are given below:
(` per option)
Scheme
Name
ESOP
2009 &
ESOP
2010
ESOP
2009 &
ESOP
2010
Incremental value
due to
Modification 1
Incremental value
due to
Modification 2
Total incremental
value
Grant Date
Fair value
on date of
grant
14/03/2012
249.05
(136.64)
80.45
217.09
47.72
109.41
61.69
278.78
05/03/2013
238.67
(51.43)
104.27
155.70
62.12
139.71
77.59
233.29
Following parameters have been considered for calculating the weighted average fair value of each option using the Black-Scholes Option
Pricing Formula:
(a) On the date of grant during F.Y. 2011-12 and reissue during F.Y. 2012-13
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
128
Current Year
44,513.88
The weighted average fair value of each option on the date of grant / reissue is ` 249.05 / ` 238.67 respectively for options
granted in F.Y. 2011-12 and F.Y.2012-13 respectively.
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
(d) To allow for the effects of early exercise, it is assumed that the employees would exercise the options after vesting date.
(e) Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the share prices over the period that is commensurate with the expected
term of the option.
Defined contribution plans: The Company makes Provident Fund and Employee State Insurance Scheme contributions which are defined contributions
plans, for qualifying employees. Under the schemes, the Company is required to contribute a specified percentage of the payroll costs to fund the
benefits. The Company has recognised following amounts as contributions in the statement of profit and loss as part of contribution to provident
fund and other funds in Note 24 Employee benefits expenses.
Contribution to PF
Contribution to ESIC :
Gratuity Plan (Included as part of contribution to provident fund and other funds in Note 24 Employee benefits expense): The Company makes
annual contributions to the Employees Group Gratuity Assurance Scheme administered by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a funded
defined benefit plan for qualifying employees. The scheme provides for lump sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death while in
employment or on termination of employment of an amount equivalent to fifteen days salary payable for each completed year of service or part
thereof in excess of six months. Vesting occurs on completion of five years of service.
The following table sets out the funded status of the gratuity plan and amount recognised in the financial statements.
Particulars
I. Change in defined benefit obligation during the year:
Present Value of defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the year
Interest Cost
Current Service Cost
Benefits Paid
Actuarial (gain) / loss on obligations
Obligation transferred
Present Value of defined benefit obligation at the end of the year
II.
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
1,084.61
100.98
143.39
(327.09)
235.77
(19.21)
1,218.45
1,162.41
92.96
171.90
(135.56)
(202.01)
(5.09)
1,084.61
897.44
83.55
311.35
(327.09)
841.12
73.14
129.09
(135.56)
129
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Particulars
Obligation transferred
Actuarial gain/ (loss) on plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year
Excess of obligation over plan assets
III.
Actuarial assumptions
Discount rate
Salary escalation rate
Expected rate of return on plan assets
Attrition rate
Mortality rates
130
2015
1,218.45
927.44
291.01
15.30
(18.61)
Current Year
(19.21)
(18.61)
927.44
(291.01)
Previous Year
(5.09)
(5.26)
897.44
(187.17)
143.39
100.98
(83.55)
254.39
415.20
171.90
92.96
(73.14)
(196.75)
(5.03)
64.94
67.88
927.44
897.44
927.44
897.44
7.96%
9.31%
7.50%
7.50%
7.96%
9.31%
For service 4 yrs & For service 4 yrs &
Below 6.00% p.a. & Below 6.00% p.a. &
2% p.a. thereafter
2% p.a. thereafter
Indian Assured Lives Indian Assured Lives
Mortality (2006-08) Mortality (2006-08)
Ultimate
Ultimate
2014
2013
2012
2011
1,084.61 1,162.41
947.81
775.73
897.44
841.12
721.41
593.88
187.17
321.29
226.40
181.85
(51.87)
22.61
71.26
68.23
(5.26)
0.93
5.17
6.01
The expected rate of return on plan assets is based on expectation of the average long term rate of return expected to prevail over the estimated
term of the obligation on the type of the investments assumed to be held by LIC, since the fund is managed by LIC.
The estimate of future salary increases, considered in actuarial valuation, takes into account the inflation, seniority, promotion, increments and
other relevant factors, such as supply and demand in the employment market.
The Company expects to contribute ` 334.11 lacs (Previous Year ` 330.56 lacs) to the plan assets in the immediate next year.
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
The Companys share of interest in the assets, liabilities, income, expenses, contingent liabilities and capital and other commitments with
respect to JCE as at and for the year ended March 31, 2015 based on unaudited financial statements of JCE:
of the Company :
: Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange DMCC (DGCX)
: United Arab Emirates
: 12.95% (Previous Year upto July 30, 2013 18.58%, w.e.f. July 31, 2013 12.95%)
The amounts are translated at the year end rate for assets and liabilities and average rate for income and expenses for DGCX.
Particulars
I. Assets
1. Fixed Assets
` lacs
1,118.44
(1,057.02)
1,545.57
(-)
2. Current Investments
3. Current Assets
a) Trade receivables
b) Cash and cash equivalents
II. Liabilities
1. Short-term borrowings
2. Trade payables
4. Provisions
Liabilities
III. Income
1. Admission Fees
2. Transaction Fees
3. Interest Income
4. Other Income
Income
IV. Expenses
1. Employee benefits expense
2. Finance cost
3. Other expenses
137.49
(99.12)
7,988.03
(7,745.21)
35.22
(29.52)
(38.90)
10,824.75
(8,969.77)
251.27
(-)
181.73
(202.59)
9,434.88
(7,336.08)
283.34
(214.23)
10,151.22
(7,752.90)
113.41
(72.83)
548.34
(717.04)
139.80
(108.67)
37.49
(28.53)
839.04
(927.08)
564.09
(540.68)
2.88
(-)
697.68
(691.02)
161.23
(128.91)
1,425.88
(1,360.61)
131
Standalone
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
The Company has paid dividend, during the year, in respect of shares held by non-resident shareholders including Foreign Institutional Investors
and GDR custodian. The total amount remitted as stated below represents amount paid into Indian bank as per mandate/direction given by the
non-resident shareholders. Consequently, the exact amount of dividend remitted in foreign currency cannot be ascertained.
8,902,244
7,959,111
7,933,461
8,943,494
178.04
397.96
396.67
178.87
887
870
802
916
9,513,366
8,948,625
9,306,760
8,898,984
190.27
178.97
186.14
177.98
44 With effect from January 1, 2014, the Company has revised the estimated useful life of certain fixed assets as stated in Note 2(F). As a result,
the depreciation expense and loss before tax for the previous year were both higher by ` 556.07 lacs.
45 During the Previous Year, the Company had received an order dated December 17, 2013 passed by the Forward Markets Commission (FMC)
holding the Company not a fit and proper person to continue to be a shareholder of 2% or more of the paid up equity capital of Multi-Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX). Further, FMC has issued revised norms regarding Shareholding, Ownership, Net worth, Fit and Proper Criteria, etc.
on May 6, 2014 and has, inter alia, provided that no person shall, directly or indirectly, acquire or hold equity shares of a commodity exchange
unless he is fit and proper person and in the event of any person ceasing to be a fit and proper person or being declared so by the Commission,
such person shall forthwith divest his shareholding.
The Company has challenged the Order dated December 17, 2013 passed by the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) holding the Company not
a fit and proper person to continue to be a shareholder of Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) by way of a Writ Petition before the
Honble Bombay High Court. On February 28, 2014, prayer for ad-interim relief was rejected by Honble High Court but was pleased to admit
the said Writ Petition. On November 17, 2014, the Honble Bombay High Court rejected Notice of Motion filed by the Company due to change in
circumstances for seeking stay on the FMC order. The Company filed SLP on November 27, 2014 before Honble Supreme Court against order
dated February 28, 2014 and November 17, 2014. On February 6, 2015 the Company withdrew the SLP. The Writ Petition is pending for hearing
before the Honble Bombay High Court. Without prejudice to legal rights available within the law, the Company has divested its stake in MCX
during the year and consequent profit of ` 85,262.70 lacs (Net of attributable expenses of ` 2,722.02 lacs) is grouped under Net gain on sale
of Current Investments in Exceptional items (Refer Note 28). The Companys shareholding in MCX has become NIL.
46 During the Previous Year, SEBI has passed an Order on March 19, 2014 declaring the Company not a Fit and Proper person and directed the
Company to divest the equity shares or any instrument that provides for rights over the equity shares held by the Company in MCX-SX, MCX-SX
Clearing Corporation Limited (MCX-SX CCL), Delhi Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE), the Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited (VSE) and National Stock
Exchange of India Limited (NSEIL). The Company had filed an appeal in the Security Appellate Tribunal (SAT) against the said order which was
rejected by SAT. The Company has filed Civil Appeal before Honble Supreme Court challenging the SEBI Order and SAT Order. The Honble
Supreme Court admitted the Civil Appeal and Civil Appeal is pending for hearing. Without prejudice to the legal rights and remedies available
under the law, the Company entered into Share and Warrant Purchase Agreements (SWPA)/ Warrant Purchase Agreements (WPA) with certain
investors for sale of its 100% stake in MCX Stock Exchange Ltd (MCX-SX) and resultant profit of ` 1,282.46 lacs (net of attributable expense of
` 1,665.66 lacs) is grouped under Net gain on sale of Current Investments in Exceptional items (Refer Note 28). The Companys shareholding
in MCX-SX has become NIL. In meanwhile, the Company has filed an appeal before the SAT against the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) order for rejecting Companys request for extension for divestment in recognized stock exchanges. The said appeal is pending before
SAT for hearing. The investment in the aforesaid entities are continued to be classified as current investment at the lower of cost and fair value.
MCX-SX CCL is not considered as an associate company from the date of order i.e. March 19, 2014. According to the Managements view, on
the basis of the information available including latest financial statements/ results and/or latest transactions carried out, the fair value of above
investments exceeds the cost of the investments. In case of investments where the book value is less than the investment amount, the Company
has made appropriate provision for the same.
132
Notes
forming part of the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
47 As per the Regulatory requirement under Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) (CERC) Regulations 2010, the Company
had to reduce its holding in an associate company viz. Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) to 25%. Accordingly, during the Previous Year, the
Company had divested part of its investments aggregating 1,364,787 equity shares of ` 10 each in IEX. The resulting profit of ` 6,989.14 lacs
(net of directly attributable expenses of ` 164.05 lacs) is regrouped under Net gain on sale of Current Investments in Exceptional items (Refer
Note 28).
Subsequently, during the year , the Company received communication from IEX vide its letter dated May 19, 2014 informing that CERC vide their
order dated May 13, 2014 stated that the Company cannot be considered as fit and proper person to hold the shares in power exchanges in
view of FMC Order & SEBI Order and inter alia directed IEX a) to ensure that the Company divests its entire shareholding from IEX by September
30, 2014, b) pending divestment of shares, the voting rights of the Company shall stand extinguished and any corporate benefit in lieu of such
shareholding shall be kept in abeyance or withheld by the exchange and c) IEX shall ensure that no nominee of the Company is represented in
the Board of IEX. The above directions of CERC were binding with immediate effect. The Company had challenged the said CERC Order before
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. The Appellate Tribunal has dismissed the appeal filed by the Company on February 4, 2015. On April 17, 2015
the Ld. Central Commission passed an order in Suo-Motu Petition No. SM/341/2013 inter alia directing the Company to complete divestment of
its shareholding in IEX by May 9, 2015. The Company filed Civil Appeal before Honble Supreme Court challenging the CERC Order, Appellate
Tribunal Order and Order dated April 17, 2015 which is pending for hearing. On May 8, 2015, the Honble Supreme Court has issued notice in
both the matters. Further, on May 19, 2015, Appellate Tribunal has granted time till June 18, 2015 for completing the divestment in IEX based
on the application filled by the Company. IEX is not considered as an associate company from the date of order i.e. May 13, 2014.
Without prejudice to the legal rights and remedies available under the law, during financial year, the Company has entered into Share Purchase
Agreement (SPA) with certain Investors for sale of entire 25.64% equity stake on a fully diluted basis in Indian Energy Exchange Ltd (IEX). The
said transaction is subject to fulfillment of certain condition precedents. Post completion of the above said transaction, the Companys shareholding
in IEX will become NIL.
48 During the Previous Year, the Company along with other shareholders entered into a share purchase agreement for sale of 100% equity shares of
National Bulk Handling Corporation Limited (NBHC) to IVF Trustee Company Limited, which sale transaction was completed during the year and
the resultant profit of ` 12,252.34 lacs (net of attributable expense of ` 2,491.80 lacs) is grouped under Net gain on sale of Current Investments
in Exceptional items (Refer Note 28).
49 The Company received letter from Financial Services Commission (FSC) in May, 2014 informing that FSC does not consider the Company as fit
& proper, pursuant to Section 23(3) of the Financial Services Act, 2007 of Mauritius and directed the Company to dispose of its shareholding
in Bourse Africa Limited, Mauritius (BAL). During the year, the Board of FT Group Investments Pvt, Ltd. Mauritius., (FTGIPL), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company has entered into Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for sale of 100% of its stake in Bourse Africa Limited, Mauritius
(together with its wholly owned subsidiary Bourse Africa Clear Ltd.) to Continental Africa Holdings Limited (CAHL), Mauritius subject to certain
conditions precedents including regulatory approvals. The shareholders of FTIL with 99.975% majority approved the said transaction on February
20, 2015.
50 During the previous year, Financial Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd (FTSPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, sold 100% of FTSPLs
equity ownership in its wholly owned subsidiaries, Singapore Mercantile Exchange Pte. Ltd. (SMX) and Singapore Mercantile Exchange Clearing
Corporation Pte. Ltd. (SMXCC) to ICE Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd, an entity owned by Intercontinental Exchange Group, Inc. (ICE).
51 As at March 31, 2015, the Companys investment in certain subsidiaries and a jointly controlled entity aggregating ` 84,069.44 lacs (Previous
Year 12,590.95 lacs) and loans and advances / recoverables from these entities aggregating `3,321.18 lacs (Previous Year ` 90,758.89 lacs)
(excluding NSEL and its subsidiaries) which presently have accumulated losses, [share of aggregate losses till March 31, 2015 ` 106,979.33
lacs (Previous year ` 112,881.99 lacs)].
During the year, FTGIPL a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has carried out capital reduction of USD 35.0 million out of its accumulated
losses and reduced its stated capital. Consequently the Companys investment in the subsidiary is reduced by ` 20,999.05 lacs which is shown
in Exceptional items (Refer Note 28). On a conservative basis the Company has made an additional provision of ` 65,726.76 lacs (Previous Year
` 6,944.45 lacs) towards provision for other than temporary diminution in the value of long term investments including provision (write down)
in value of investments of ` Nil (Previous Year ` 15.00 lacs) in respect of investments reclassified during the previous year from long-term
(non-current) to current investments, and ` 159.57 lacs (Previous Year ` 15,150.00 lacs) towards doubtful loans and advances. Accordingly,
total provision of ` 74,393.47 lacs (Previous Year ` 8,681.71 lacs) for other than temporary diminution in the value of long term investments
excluding NSEL and provision of ` 178.57 lacs (Previous Year ` 15,150.00 lacs) for doubtful loans and advances excluding NSEL as at the year
ended on March 31, 2015 is considered to be adequate for these investments and loans and advances / receivables.
52 In view of the developments in respect of its subsidiary NSEL, during the Previous year, on conservative basis, then the Company had made a
provision towards diminution other than temporary in value of long term investments of ` 4,499.99 lacs for its investment in NSEL. In order to
meet the working capital requirements of NSEL, the Company has subscribed to the right issue made by NSEL to the extent of ` 1,500.00 lacs.
On conservative basis, the Company has made a provision towards diminution other than temporary in value of long term investments of the
same (Refer Note No. 28).
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53 During the previous year, to protect the interest of the large number of small clients of the trading members of the NSEL who had to receive
money from its defaulting members, NSEL had requested the Company to give a bridge loan, which request was accepted by the Companys
Board of Directors as a goodwill gesture without admitting any liability on behalf of NSEL and a onetime bridge loan amounting to ` 17,939.81
lacs was given which NSEL will have to repay to the Company from the receipt of the amounts from defaulting members after paying to all the
investors. The ongoing recovery process by NSEL from its defaulting members seems long drawn process as major amounts are in litigation. In
view of the current status of recovery in NSEL, possibility of recovery of the said loan amount from NSEL seems very remote and difficult. Hence
the Company has written off the said bridge loan of ` 17,939.81 lacs, without prejudice to its right to recover the loan and interest amount from
NSEL in future, for which the provision was made during the Previous Year (Refer Note No. 28).
Further during the previous year, the Company had provided corporate guarantee of ` 22,500.00 lacs on behalf of NSEL for availing banking
facility in relation to procurement of cotton on behalf of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED). In view of
the developments at NSEL, the bank recalled the credit facility granted to NSEL and invoked the guarantee to the extent of outstanding balance
of ` 3,143.25 lacs including interest thereon and debited the said amount from the Companys bank account and, accordingly, the Company
has debited the same to NSELs account as loan. Recovery of the said loan amount is dependent on the recovery by NSEL from NAFED. On
conservative basis the Company had made provision of the said amount during the previous year.
Further, during the year, an additional loan of ` 1,098.76 lacs (Previous Year ` 350.00 Lacs) has been provided to NSEL for its working capital.
On conservative basis, the Company has made provision of additional loan given ` 1,098.76 lacs (Previous Year ` 350.00 lacs).
54 During the year the Company has raised invoices / debit notes for income from rent, interest and reimbursement of expenses. In view of the
developments at NSEL, the Company is unable to assess the ultimate collection with reasonable certainty, and on a prudent basis, the Company,
to the extent of uncertainty involved, during the year the Company derecognised interest income of ` 1,761.29 lacs (Previous Year ` 1,003.22
lacs) and rent income ` 24.00 lacs (Previous Year ` 164.63 lacs). The additional amount receivable from NSEL towards taxes as applicable
and reimbursement of expenses is ` 22.26 lacs (Previous Year ` 131.68 lacs) for which, on conservative basis, the Company has made further
provision of ` 22.26 lacs (Previous Year ` 131.68 lacs) during the year ended March 31, 2015
55 The Company has received Draft Order of amalgamation of National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) with the Company under Section 396 (1) of
the Companies Act, 1956 from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on October 21, 2014. The Company has filed a Writ Petition before the Honble
Bombay High Court, interalia challenging the draft Order issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated October 21, 2014, for proposed forced
amalgamation of National Spot Exchange Limited with the Company. The Honble High Court, Bombay, granted status quo in the said matter till
February 4, 2015. On February 4, 2015, the Honble High Court passed order inter alia stating that:
a) the Company and other parties mentioned in the Order may file their objections within 30 days and within 4 weeks thereafter Central Govt.
may pass appropriate order after giving brief hearing to all the interested parties.
b) it is further clarified that if any adverse order is passed by the Central Govt, then same shall not be notified for a period of two weeks after
the order is communicated to the Company
c) the Central Govt may give brief hearing to the parties mentioned in Section 396 of the Companies Act 1956.
d) in view of the above, the order of the status quo passed by the Honble High Court on November 27, 2014 is vacated.
e) notice of Motion by the Union of India and others is accordingly disposed off
As per the above Order, the Company filed its objection with MCA. In meanwhile, MCA has filed Chamber Summons in March 2015 seeking
extension of time granted to the Central Government for considering 19,000 suggestions and objections received and to pass order thereto and
to complete the procedure as contemplated u/s 396 of the Companies Act, 1956 till July 31, 2015. The Honble Bombay High Court has allowed
said Chamber Summons filed by MCA.
56 The Union of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has filed the Company Petition under Sections 397 and 398 read with Sections 388B,
388C, 401, 402, 403, 406 and 408 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) before the Principal Bench of the Company Law Board at New Delhi
(the CLB). The Petition has been filed inter alia seeking removal and supersession of the Board of Directors of FTIL. The Company appeared
before CLB protesting the action initiated by MCA. The matter is pending before CLB for consideration. No notice has yet been issued in the
matter.
57 a) During the Previous Year, Writ Petitions (WP), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Civil Suits have been filed against the Company in relation to
NSEL event, wherein the Company has been made a party in the Civil Suits and the WP. In the said proceedings certain reliefs have been
claimed against the Company, inter alia, on the ground that the Company is the holding company of NSEL. These matters are pending before
the Honble Bombay High Court for adjudication. The Company has denied all the claims and contentions in its reply. There is no privity of
contract between the Company and the Petitioners. Based on legal advice, the management is of the view that the parties who have filed the
WP, PIL and Civil Suits would not be able to sustain any claim against the Company. The matter is pending for hearing before the Honble
Bombay High Court.
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b) First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against various parties, including the Company, with the Economic Offences Wing of
the Mumbai Police (EOW) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the NSEL event. After investigation, EOW has filed
charge-sheet on January 06, 2014, June 04, 2014 and August 04, 2014. It is pertinent to note that the Company has not been named in
the said charge-sheets. EOW investigation is in progress.
58 During the year, the Company received letter from the Registrar of Companies, Chennai (ROC), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) regarding
a notice for inspection under section 209A of the Companies Act, 1956 (Companies Act) and technical scrutiny of the Companys balance
sheet FY12-13 and explanation sought under section 234(1) of Companies Act. The inspection conducted by Dy. ROC and Company submitted
requested information to MCA. After inspection, RoC issued show cause notices to the Company stating that the Company contravened certain
compliance stipulated under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. The Company has replied to the said show cause notices from RoC.
59 An FIR has been registered with the M.I.D.C Police station, District: Mumbai against the Company and others on the basis of complaint filed by
one Mr. Ketan Shah on the basis of a report dated April 21, 2014 of PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited (PwC), uploaded by Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) on the website of BSE Ltd on May 26, 2014, purported to be a Special Audit Report on MCX at the direction of
Forward Market Commission. The matter is under investigation by the police.
The Company believes that the said FIR is misguided and misconceived based on information in PwC Report as the report is not an audit report
since PwC being Private Ltd Company is not an audit firm but provides advisory services. The alleged report was prepared by PwC based on a
limited one-sided information without verifying the authenticity of the data, without following the procedure in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards or attestation standards and without taking any responsibility towards any person who acts in reliance of the contents of the
Report. The Company is exploring appropriate legal options regarding the said FIR.
60 On February 28, 2015, the Chief Investigating Officer of the SIT, Economic Offences Wing, CB, CID, Mumbai (EOW) issued a letter directing
FTIL, inter alia, and not to dispose of, alienate, encumber, part with possession of, or create any third party right, title, and/or interest in, to,
upon or in respect of any of assets of FTIL, its subsidiaries, and its step down subsidiaries except for the payment of statutory dues, amounts
for the preservation, maintenance and protection of their assets and wages and salaries under intimation to the Investigating agency and in the
case of immovable properties, without the orders of the trial Court. The Company is seeking legal advice on the aforesaid letter from EOW.
61 The Company has a total MAT credit entitlement of ` 19,270.02 lacs as at March 31, 2015 including recognition of ` 10,081.20 lacs during the
year ended March 31, 2015. The management of the Company is confident that the Company will be able to utilize unexpired MAT entitlement
in future projected years.
62 As per Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee has been formed by the Company. The
earmarked funds were transferred to a separate bank account and the same shall be utilized on activities which are specified in Schedule VII of
the Companies Act, 2013.
63 Previous years figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to correspond with the current years classification/disclosure.
Venkat R Chary
Chairman
DIN - 00273036
Prashant Desai
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
DIN- 01578418
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President
& Company Secretary
Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
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T h i s Pa g e i s i n t e n t i o n a l ly L e f t b l a n k .
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In this regard, the Management and those charged with Governance have represented to us that other than as stated in the said note to the
Statement, there are no claims, litigations, potential settlements involving the Holding Company directly or indirectly which require adjustments
to/disclosures in the Statement.
In the light of the above representations regarding the ongoing investigations and matters, the outcome of which is not known and is uncertain
at this stage, we are unable to comment on the consequential impact in respect of the same on the results for the quarter and year ended
March 31, 2015.
2. We reproduce hereunder the Basis for Qualified Opinion issued by the independent auditor(s) of a subsidiary viz. National Spot Exchange Limited
(NSEL) vide their audit report on the consolidated financial statements of NSEL, which also forms the basis for qualified opinion in our audit
report on the accompanying Statement of the FTIL Group:
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a) As stated in note no. 53 of the Consolidated Financial Statements pertaining to the issue of warehousing receipts and as per the explanations
given by the Management, investigating agencies are investigating genuineness of the warehouse receipt issued by the Company. Its impact
on financial statements, if any, can be ascertained only after investigations are concluded and order obtained from the court. Enforcement
Directorate (ED) has applied provision of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) on defaulting members and the Company.
Investigations are in progress as on the date of the Audit Report. In case of any adverse findings against the Company, the same may
have an effect on the financial position of one or more financial years. [Refer note 68 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL
Group]
b) As stated in note no. 56 read with note no. 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements which refers to the matter pertaining to regulatory
framework for Spot Exchange and related compliance issues with respect to the Exemption Notification No. S.O. 906(E) dated June 5,
2007 (issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India,
under section 27 of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952). The doubts have been raised as to alleged non-compliance of two of
the conditions specified in the said Exemption Notification. While the Company has responded to Show Cause Notice (SCN) dated April 27,
2012 vide letter dated May 23, 2012 and further correspondences made in August, 2012 and July, 2013, the adjudication thereof is pending
from respective authorities and hence the possible consequences arising out of same on the Company are not presently ascertainable. It
is further stated that the Ministry of Finance, the Government of India, has withdrawn the aforesaid exemption notification w.e.f. September
19, 2014. [Refer note 73 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group]
c) As stated in note no. 60 & 61 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has been served with notices/letters/summons from
various statutory authorities/regulators/government departments and some purported aggrieved parties. There are some Writ Petitions, Public
Interest Litigations, Civil Suits including in representative capacity filed by and against the Company. Such matters against the Company
are either in progress or sub judice before different forums. The Company may have civil/criminal liability arising out of one or more of the
proceedings initiated against the Company. [Refer note 75 and 76 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group]
d) As stated in note no. 58 & 59 to the Consolidated Financial Statements the issue of legality of contracts traded on the Spot Exchange,
the management has clarified that all the contracts carried out on the Exchange were proper and in consonance with the local applicable
laws and that there was no violation thereto. As far as availability of commodities are concerned, it is stated that there were systems and
processes in place for deposit of commodities and generation of warehouse receipts and allocation of the same. NSEL believed existence of
commodities in warehouse on account of the Depositing members declarations, invoices submitted by the depositing members, the officials
concerned in the NSEL at the relevant time being satisfied that there were commodities deposited, generation of warehouse receipt by the
concerned officials. Further, due to various events, arising during FY 2013-14, the Company had appointed an Internal Inquiry Committee (IIC)
and also two forensic auditors after July 31, 2013 for verification of certain aspects of accounting, internal controls, propriety of accounting
policies etc. Pursuant to findings from investigations related to the Company by aforesaid committee/forensic auditors, material weaknesses
were reported in certain areas of internal control system pertaining to Spot Exchange related services. There were instances where the
commodities were found missing and there were instances of commodities being available partly or fully. This is part of the investigations
by EOW, other investigation agencies. [Refer note 67 and 72 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group]
e) As stated in note no. 63 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in respect of effectiveness of internal controls, instances of circumventing
of internal controls in some areas of operations on the Spot Exchange and in one of the group company viz. Indian Bullion Market Association
Limited (IBMA), weakness in effectiveness of internal controls systems and control over financial reporting have been observed. Such
instances were unearthed by various investigations carried out by IIC in the month of August 2013 and by a forensic auditor M/s. Grant
Thornton India LLP in the month of September 2013 and by another forensic auditor M/s. Chokshi and Chokshi, Chartered Accountants in
the month of February 2014.
There were irregularities which have been observed arising out of misuse of powers by ex-MD & CEO along with some senior officials of
the Company. As per explanations given by the current management of the Company, some of the controls which were circumvented by the
erstwhile management were lack of compliance with Rules, Bye laws and Business Rules of the Exchange by the defaulting members, laxity
in terms of exemption from margin requirement to members, oversight over commodities which were stored in the warehouses belonging
to certain members etc., the ex-MD & CEO at the relevant time had failed to disclose non-compliance issues to the Board of Directors of
the Company. As the final outcomes of such investigations are pending, we are unable to comment on the consequential impact, if any, in
respect of the same in the Financial Statements.
As per group company viz. IBMA the holding Company NSEL had appointed Internal Inquiry Committee (IIC) which had examined certain
transactions pertaining to SnP and had recommended further inquiry into the matter. As stated in Note no 63 of the Consolidated Financial
Statements, in respect of effectiveness of internal controls systems and controls over the financial reporting, following weaknesses were
observed in the findings carried out by forensic auditors Grant Thornton India LLP and Chokshi & Chokshi, Chartered Accountants in relation
to transactions carried out with one related party SnP were not disclosed and segregation and earmarking of client margin was not done
as was required under NSELs bye laws, which was required of IBMA as an Institutional Trade and Clearing Member (ITCM) of NSEL. The
weakness had been identified after the Balance Sheet date by subsequent investigations carried out by forensic auditors in this regards.
Since the matter is for separate investigation and pending such investigation, we are unable to comment on the classification of such
transaction in the books of accounts of IBMA.
The matters stated above could also have a consequential impact on the measurement and disclosure of information provided under, but
not limited to statement of profit and loss, provision for tax, cash flow statement, segment information, and earnings per share for the year
ended March 31, 2015 in these Financial Statements. [Refer note 78 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group]
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f) The trade receivables and other receivables are subject to confirmation and reconciliation. During the course of preparation of Financial
Statements of respective Company, letter of confirmations have been sent to various parties by the respective company with a request to
confirm the balances as on March 31, 2015. However, few confirmations have been received. The management, however, does not expect
any material changes on account of such reconciliation/ non receipt of the confirmation from parties. However the balances between The
Company and IBMA in respect of Exchange Operations are subject to reconciliation. In many cases legal notices have been sent to parties;
however we are unable to form any opinion on recoverability of the outstanding balances of such parties.
g) As stated in note no. 41 of notes to accounts, in earlier financial years the IBMA had rendered services to one M/s SnP Designs Pvt.
Ltd. (SnP) relating to trade in future commodity contracts. At the end of the year a sum of Rs. 77,47,18,046/- was due and receivable on
account of such services from SnP. The Managing Director and majority shareholder of SnP is Mrs. Shalini Sinha, the wife of Mr. Anjani
Sinha (then Director and KMP of NSEL as well as IBMA).Such relationship was not informed by Mr. Anjani Sinha. No money has been
received from SnP despite of substantial amounts due and outstanding. SnP denied having any liability to pay to the IBMA and the matter is
under dispute. It has been informed by management that such transactions were carried out on the instruction issued by erstwhile director
of Company Mr. Anjani Sinha who was managing the affairs of company. [Refer note 66(c) of the consolidated financial statements of the
FTIL Group]
h) As stated in 5(b) of basis of qualification in Auditors report of IBMA, IBMA has made provision for bad and doubtful debts for
Rs. 20,49,66,433/- in case of receivables for sale and services entered by the IBMA. As per opinion formed by IBMAs Auditor, the Company
should have provided 100% of all its bad and doubtful debts and other receivables. Accordingly, had this provided for entire amount as
provision for bad and doubtful debts (including other receivables) the amount of provisions should have been higher by Rs. 40,97,93,241/-.
i)
The Company may be exposed to liabilities in case of any adverse outcome of these investigations/enquiries or legal cases or any other
investigations as referred to in 2(a) to 2(e) above enquires or suits which may arise at a later date. In the light of the above, the outcome
of which is not presently known and is uncertain at this stage, we are not able to comment on the impact in respect of the same on
these Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, the matters stated above could also have a consequential impact on the measurement and
disclosure of information provided, but not limited to, profit/(loss) before tax, provision for tax, cash flow statement, segment information
and earnings per share for the year ended March 31, 2015 in these Consolidated Financial Statements.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and based on the consolidation of the reports of
the other auditors referred to in Other Matters paragraph below, except for the possible effects of the matters specified under Basis for Qualified
Opinion paragraph, the accompanying consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India:
a) in the case of the consolidated balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the FTIL Group as at March 31, 2015;
b) in the case of the consolidated statement of profit and loss, of the profit of the FTIL Group for the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the consolidated cash flow statement, of the cash flows of the FTIL Group for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
3. We draw attention to Note 58 to the consolidated financial statement, regarding utilisation of unexpired MAT credit entitlement by the Holding
Company. The Holding Company has a total MAT credit entitlement of Rs. 19,270.02 Lakhs as at March 31, 2015 including recognition of Rs.
10,081.20 Lakhs during the year ended March 31, 2015. Based on the projections made by the Holding Companys management regarding
income-tax liability of the Holding Company, Management is of the view that the Holding Company will be able to utilise the unexpired MAT credit
entitlement in projected years.
4. We draw attention to Note 54 to the consolidated financial statement, which describes the receipt of the draft order proposing amalgamation of
National Spot Exchange Limited with the Holding Company. The Holding Company has filed a Writ Petition before the Honourable Bombay High
Court challenging the said order.
5. We draw attention to Note 55 to the consolidated financial statement. Government of India has filed the Company Petition before the Principal
Bench of the Company Law Board, under the Companies Act, 1956, seeking inter alia removal and supersession of the Board of Directors of the
Holding Company, which has been protested by the Holding Company and the matter is pending before CLB for consideration.
6. We reproduce hereunder the Emphasis of Matter paragraphs issued by the independent auditor(s) of a subsidiary viz. NSEL vide their audit report
on the consolidated financial statements of NSEL, which also forms the Emphasis of Matter paragraphs in our audit report on the accompanying
Statement of the FTIL Group:
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a) We draw attention to note no. 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. The reconstituted Board of Directors of the Company is of the view
that in the short term its main challenge is to recover the money from defaulting members. As explained by the management, the Company
is making all out efforts in recovering the amounts from defaulter members for settlement as well as its trade and other receivables. The
holding company has committed to provide financial and other resources to NSEL for administrative and day to day expenses including legal
and salary cost. The Company has continuing support from its holding company and on the basis of such support, business plans of the
b) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India has issued on October 21, 2014, a draft order of Amalgamation of the
Company with its holding company, Financial Technologies (India) Limited, u/s. 396 of the Companies Act, 1956. The holding company has
contested the same before the Bombay High Court and is currently sub-judice. As per the draft order of MCA, it has sought suggestions
and objections of each of the stakeholders and the final outcome is pending. [Refer note 54 of the consolidated financial statements of the
FTIL Group]
c) As stated in note no. 62, 63 and 66 of the Consolidated Financial Statements, there are some Writ Petitions, Public Interest Litigations,
Civil Suits including in representative capacity filed by and against the Company. In the light of some of the litigations made against the
Company by seller members, trading and clearing members as also defaulter members, holding the Company responsible as third party/
central party counter guarantor, for ensuring payments towards pending settlements on Spot Exchange, which have arisen during financial
year. In this regard, the management and those charged with the governance, have represented to us that there are no claims/litigations/
potential settlements involving the Company directly or indirectly, which may require adjustments in the Financial Statements. In this regards
the management believes that as per legal advice received from an expert, no such third party/central party counter guarantee was ever
provided by the Company, and hence there shall not be any liability arising there from against the Company.
On October 21, 2014, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, issued a draft order suggesting that NSEL be amalgamated
with FTIL as it is essential in public interest under Section 396 of Companies Act, 1956.
The governments draft order has been challenged by FTIL and certain shareholders of FTIL by way of Writ Petition in the Bombay High
Court. Honble Bombay High Court in its order passed on February 4, 2015 has inter alia ordered that the Central Government may consider
passing final order after hearing contentions of NSEL and all other interested parties. NSEL is required to file their objections to the said draft
order within 30 days and within 4 weeks thereafter Central Government to pass order after giving hearing to all interested parties. The High
Court has further clarified that if any adverse order is passed by the Central Government, the same shall not be notified for a period of two
weeks after the order is communicated. [Refer note 54 and 76 of the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group]
d) We have solely relied on representation received from the Management in relation to the status of the Trade Receivable and Trade Payables,
as few confirmations were available from the parties under Trade Receivable and Trade Payables.
e) IBMA has recorded a loss of Rs. 26,69,98,212 for the year and has resulted in complete erosion of the net worth of the Company as at
March 31, 2015. There has been discontinuation of most of the activities carried out by the Company after July 31, 2013. There have been
ongoing litigations and civil proceedings initiated against the Company. While the Company had defaulted in payments of dues to various tax
authorities /affiliated members constituents etc, as at March 31, 2015 due to lower cash inflows from existing receivable and virtual stoppage
of major sources of income after July 31, 2013, there are fears of default in meeting such obligations in future. The management of the
Company has agreed to provide all the required financial help to IBMA subject to compliance of Court/Regulatory requirements. Necessary
adjustments may have to be made to the value of assets and liabilities in case the going concern concept is vitiated. The accompanying
Financial Statements have been prepared based on cumulative impact of following mitigating factors to consider the Company as a going
concern basis despite of accumulated losses.
i.
ii. Repayment of loan(s) received in subsequent financial year and interest accrued and due to holding Company is sought to be restructured
with the support of the holding Company.
iii. Payment of liability on account of trading activity due to holding Company is sought to be restructured with the support of holding
Company.
iv. The IBMA expect to receive continuing support from the Company, as was received in past.
v. The IBMA has prayed before high court to permit Company to infuse capital or loan to IBMA for payments of statutory dues, amount of
preservation, maintenance and protection of their assets and wage and salaries which have been restrained in view of the earlier Court
Orders..
IBMA has appointed a whole time director in April 2015 to look into the day to day affairs of the company and the company has plans
to take steps for revival or restoration of few of the business operations and to recover the outstanding receivables, in near future.
f) Due to various events occurred during the earlier year, the operations of the Company have been adversely affected. Forward Market
Commission (FMC) has given directions on August 14, 2013 to the Company not to transfer any amount to the IBMA including the amounts
due and recoverable for earlier commercial transactions already carried out with NSEL. The Bombay High Court, while examining the issue
of diversion of funds from certain types of contracts to payments for e-series contracts, had given directions to the Company vide its order
dated October 7, 2013 had given directions to not to dispose of, alienate, encumber, part with possession of or create any third party right,
title and/ or interest in, upon or in respect of any of the assets, except for the payment of statutory dues, amounts for the preservation,
maintenance and protection of their assets and wages and salaries without the written permission of the FMC and in the case of immovable
properties, without the orders of the Bombay High Court. Hence Company could not make any payment to the IBMA. The IBMA has approached
Honble Bombay High Court praying inter-alia to permit company to infuse capital or loan to IBMA for payment of statutory dues, amounts
for preservation, maintenance and protection of assets and wages and salaries. [Refer note 76 (h) and 76(i) of the consolidated financial
statements of the FTIL Group]
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We draw attention to Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements which describe the basis of preparing these consolidated financial statements
and the fair value of investments.
8. We reproduce hereunder the Emphasis of Matter paragraph issued by the independent auditor(s) of an associate viz. SME Exchange of India
Limited (SME) (treated as an associate till January 21, 2015) vide their audit report on the financial statements of SME, which also forms the
Emphasis of Matter paragraphs in our audit report on the accompanying Statement of the FTIL Group:
We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the financial statements:
Note No. 1 of the Financial Statement which, describes that Board of directors in their meeting held on January 19, 2015 recommended that the
company be wounded up and decided January 21, 2015 as its cut-off date. Since the Company is under process for Voluntary winding up, the
assumptions of going concern is not considered while drawing up Financial statements of the Company. The financial statements of the Company
have been prepared for the Period April 1, 2014 to January 21, 2015.
Other matters
We did not audit the financial statements of thirteen subsidiaries and consolidated financial statements of two subsidiaries included in the consolidated
financial statements of the FTIL Group, whose financial statements/consolidated financial statement reflect total assets of Rs.143,190.96 Lakhs as
at March 31, 2015; as well as the total revenue of Rs.43,602.28 Lakhs and net cash outflow amounting to Rs.(21,315.81) Lakhs for the year then
ended. We further report that in respect of two associates, we did not carry out the audit. The consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group
include the net carrying cost of investment of Rs. Nil Lakhs and current year share of net profit/(loss) of Rs. Nil Lakhs in respect of these associates.
These financial statements/consolidated financial statements have been audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our
opinion on the accompanying Statement, to the extent they have been derived from such financial statements/consolidated financial statements is
based solely on the report of such auditors.
We further report that in respect of one joint venture included in the consolidated financial statements of the FTIL Group, whose consolidated financial
statement reflect total assets of Rs.22,777.95 Lakhs as at March 31, 2015; as well as the total revenue of Rs.1,765.55 Lakhs and net cash outflow
amounting to Rs.(244.02) Lakhs for the year then ended, has been certified by management and has been furnished to us, and in our opinion,
insofar as it relates to the amounts included in respect of this joint venture, is based solely on this certified consolidated financial statement. Since
the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2015, which were compiled by management of this company, were not
audited, any adjustments to their balances could have consequential effects on the attached Statement. However, the size of this joint venture, in the
consolidated position is not significant in relative terms.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of other matters.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2015 (the Order), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section
(11) of section 143 of the Act, based on the comments in the auditors reports of the Holding Company, subsidiary companies and associate
company, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable, that:
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(a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit of the aforesaid consolidated financial statements;
(b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law relating to preparation of the aforesaid consolidated financial statements have
been kept so far as it appears from our examination of those books and the reports of the other auditors;
(c) the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated statement of profit and loss and the consolidated cash flow statement dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the relevant books of account maintained for the purpose of preparation of the consolidated financial statements;
(d) in our opinion, the aforesaid consolidated financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act,
read with rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
(e) on the basis of the written representations received from the directors of the Holding Company as on March 31, 2015 taken on record by
the board of directors of the Holding Company and the reports of the statutory auditors of its subsidiary companies and associate company,
none of the directors of the FTIL Group companies and its associate company is disqualified as on March 31, 2015 from being appointed
as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act; and
(f) with respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in accordance with rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i.
the consolidated financial statements disclose the impact of pending litigations on the consolidated financial position of the FTIL Group (refer
note 31);
ii. provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material
foreseeable losses, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts; and
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the FTIL Group.
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No. (F) 037457
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Consolidated
(Referred to in other matters and paragraph 1 under Report on other legal and regulatory requirements of our report of even date)
The following statement is based on the comments in the Auditors reports on the standalone financial statements of the Holding Company, subsidiary
companies, jointly controlled companies and associate companies incorporated in India.
(i) (a) The Group is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of all fixed assets;
(b) We are informed that the fixed assets have been physically verified by the management of respective companies at reasonable intervals and
no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(ii) (a) The management of respective companies has carried out the physical verification of inventories at reasonable intervals. In certain cases
verification of inventories has been carried out by the management on the basis of statement received from depository participants or
warehouse receipts in respect of commodities held as stock-in-trade in physical or in demat form.
(b) Procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by the management of respective companies are reasonable and adequate in relation
to the size of the Company and nature of its business.
(c) The Group is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the companies in the Group have not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the Paragraph 3 (iii) (a) and (b)
of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) There are adequate internal control systems commensurate with the size of the respective companies in the Group and the nature of their
businesses for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for sale of goods and services. Further, on the basis of the examination carried
out by the statutory auditors of the books and records of the respective companies in the Group, we have neither come across nor have we
been informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control systems.
(v) The Group has not accepted deposits from the public to which the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section
73 to 76, or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder apply. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not
applicable.
(vi) The Central Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act to the companies in the Group.
(vii) (a) The Group is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable,
with the appropriate authorities. The extent of the arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at March 31, 2015 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable are as follows:
Name of Statute
Nature of Dues
TDS
Service Tax
As per return
22.36
2.24
FY 14-15
387.03
FY 13-14
844.83
FY 13-14
452.39
FY 13-14
72.34
FY 14-15
4.88
FY 14-15
1,786.07
(b) The particulars of income tax, service tax, sales tax, excise duty and value added tax as at March 31, 2015 which have not been deposited
on account of dispute pending are as under:
Name of the Statute
Nature of the
disputed dues
144
Total
Amount
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Service Tax
Amount
(Rs. in Lakhs)*
Forum where
disputes are pending
707.02
AY 09-10 & AY
11-12
Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeals)
4.40
AY 10-11
165.92
FY 07-08
Commissioner of
Service Tax
0.06
3.12
FY 06-07
Joint Commissioner
of Sales Tax (Appeal)
(Referred to in other matters and paragraph 1 under Report on other legal and regulatory requirements of our report of even date)
Nature of the
disputed dues
Amount
(Rs. in Lakhs)*
221.60
FY 05-06
124.90
FY 05-06 to
FY 10-11
Joint Commissioner
of Sales Tax (Appeal)
660.52
FY 12-13
25.90
35.68
FY 10-11
2,602.50
1.10.2012 to
31.12.2012
Punjab Appellate
Tribunal
455.29
FY 09-10 to
FY 11-12
28.36
FY 11-12
Forum where
disputes are pending
Superintendent
Central Excise
Deputy Commissioner
of Commercial Tax,
Gujarat
*Amounts are net of pre-deposit paid in getting the stay/ appeal admitted, if any;
amount is including interest.
(c) The amount required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made thereunder has been transferred to such fund within prescribed time.
(viii)
The Group has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2015. The Group has incurred cash losses in the current financial year and in the
immediately preceding financial year.
(ix)
The Group has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture holder as at the balance sheet date.
(x)
The terms and conditions of the guarantees given by certain companies in the Group for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are prima facie not prejudicial to the interests of the Group.
(xi)
Certain companies in the group have availed the term loans and have applied it for the purpose for which they were obtained.
(xii)
Except for the matter(s) referred in the Basis for Qualified Opinion of our audit report which are subjudice and hence are inconclusive,
to the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations gives to us, no fraud by the respective companies in the
group and no material fraud on the respective companies in the group has been noticed or reported during the year.
Tirtharaj Khot
Partner
Membership No. (F) 037457
145
Consolidated
Note No.
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
3
4
921.57
291,905.61
292,827.18
921.57
255,166.12
256,087.69
161.53
598.99
5
6
7
8
48,038.44
2,256.68
1,170.64
997.71
52,463.47
46,879.66
2,768.13
584.36
1,347.53
51,579.68
9
10
11
12
528.74
3,434.06
42,978.99
3,808.51
50,750.30
396,202.48
2,491.73
5,626.60
40,113.37
2,050.58
50,282.28
358,548.64
13 A
13 B
43,125.87
2,435.50
1.80
45,563.17
111.28
51,587.07
31,586.23
6,467.22
135,314.97
51,032.84
1,745.44
439.03
53,217.31
465.58
8,146.55
22,385.24
5,060.00
89,274.68
149,224.37
639.94
4,384.05
53,495.37
33,253.35
19,890.43
260,887.51
396,202.48
108,503.88
5,561.51
13,605.76
78,531.31
38,752.93
24,318.57
269,273.96
358,548.64
Minority interest
3 Non-current liabilities
(a) Long-term borrowings
(b) Deferred tax liabilities (net)
(c) Other long term liabilities
(d) Long-term provisions
4 Current liabilities
(a) Short-term borrowings
(b) Trade payables
(c) Other current liabilities
(d) Short-term provisions
TOTAL
II. ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
(a) Fixed assets
(i) Tangible assets
(ii) Intangible assets
(iii) Capital work-in-progress
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Goodwill on consolidation
Non-current investments
Long-term loans and advances
Other non-current assets
14
15
16
Current assets
(a) Current investments
(b) Inventories
(c) Trade receivables
(d) Cash and cash equivalents
(e) Short-term loans and advances
(f) Other current assets
17
18
19
20
21
22
TOTAL
1 to 80
Tirtharaj Khot
Venkat R Chary
Prashant Desai
Partner
Chairman
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Membership No:(F) 037457 DIN - 00273036 DIN- 01578418
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President
& Company Secretary
Place : Mumbai
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015 Date : May 22, 2015
146
Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Note No.
Year Ended
31.03.2015
Year Ended
31.03.2014
23
24
20,950.50
17,295.57
38,246.07
56,793.44
14,156.15
70,949.59
25
26
27
28
29
30
2.18
0.43
17,180.10
2,634.17
4,496.14
30,283.44
54,596.46
14.37
(1.19)
23,602.47
8,176.96
4,295.84
44,287.52
80,375.97
(16,350.39)
(9,426.38)
65,631.14
49,280.75
94,436.33
85,009.95
17,013.06
(10,081.20)
3.16
6,935.02
(286.82)
6,648.20
5,798.40
(1,002.64)
39.89
(8.20)
4,827.45
19.31
4,846.76
42,632.55
(0.12)
39.25
42,671.68
80,163.19
6,347.53
440.03
86,950.75
92.61
92.31
2
188.70
188.09
2
36
1 to 80
Tirtharaj Khot
Venkat R Chary
Prashant Desai
Partner
Chairman
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Membership No:(F) 037457 DIN - 00273036 DIN- 01578418
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President
& Company Secretary
Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Place : Mumbai
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015 Date : May 22, 2015
147
Consolidated
148
49,280.75
85,009.95
4,496.14
(8,341.80)
4,295.84
(7,991.18)
168.43
(65,631.14)
3,244.96
234.13
(94,436.33)
299.94
4,986.57
2,687.19
54.79
(4,683.01)
2,634.17
574.00
2,171.19
(3,097.81)
534.76
270.95
6,911.85
1,369.57
(65,722.89)
(16,442.14)
8,552.37
(7,889.77)
(201.56)
(8,091.33)
(1,322.57)
8,176.96
7,264.11
(2,424.84)
31,921.11
16,460.77
(87,180.75)
(80,382.61)
4,627.34
(38,798.87)
(34,171.53)
(4,250.41)
(38,421.94)
(1,371.65)
106.96
-
(5,725.75)
101.33
7,125.63
(10.00)
29,094.56
(860,998.80)
834,100.16
438.96
1,717.65
2,428.11
5,505.95
(17,357.95)
(11,852.00)
73,585.55
(417,723.63)
507,616.85
17,338.81
3,160.42
2,793.53
1,322.57
189,595.31
(4,067.81)
185,527.50
5,131.85
(6,607.61)
54.69
(90,271.55)
(20,423.59)
(4,312.76)
358.11
(2,576.35)
(3,997.42)
3,366.17
(6,963.38)
(118,247.00)
(23,940.75)
52,457.13
28,516.38
28,858.56
23,598.57
52,457.13
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
Cash and Cash equivalents
28,516.38
52,457.13
Effect on exchange differences on restatement of foreign currency cash and cash equivalents
7,233.02
5,762.05
Cash and cash equivalents (Refer Note 20)
35,749.40
58,219.18
Fixed deposits with banks with maturity period of more than three months are classified and grouped in investing activities and not included in
cash and cash equivalents.
3. The Cash Flow Statement has been prepared under the Indirect Method as set out in Accounting Standard AS-3 Cash Flow Statement.
1
2.
Tirtharaj Khot
Venkat R Chary
Prashant Desai
Partner
Chairman
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Membership No:(F) 037457 DIN - 00273036 DIN- 01578418
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President
& Company Secretary
Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Place : Mumbai
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015 Date : May 22, 2015
149
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Financial Technologies group is among the global leaders in offering technology IP (Intellectual Property) and domain expertise to create
and trade on next-generation financial markets, that are transparent, efficient and liquid, across all asset classes including equities, commodities,
currencies and bonds among others. The group is pioneer in end to end Straight Through Processing (STP) solution that support high density
transactions. It has developed proprietary technology platform benchmarked against global standard which give it a decisive edge in driving mass
disruptive innovation at the speed and cost of execution unmatched in the financial market industry.
The consolidated financial statements of Financial Technologies (India) Limited (the Parent Company) and its subsidiary companies, associate
companies and joint venture company (Refer Note C below for list of entities included in consolidated financial statements) (the Parent
Company, its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entity constitute the Group) have been prepared under the historical cost convention in
accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in India.
The financial statements of subsidiaries and associates used in the consolidation are drawn upto the same reporting date as that of the Parent
Company, viz March 31, 2015. In respect of the financial statements of a jointly controlled entity group used in the consolidation, whose
reporting date is of December 31, 2014 and different from the reporting date of the Parent Company, in terms of Accounting Standard 27,
adjustments have been made for transactions of this jointly controlled entity group for the periods from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015
and January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014, on the basis of its management accounts for the said periods. (see note no 2(C )(iii) below).
B. Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires estimates and assumptions to be
made that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Differences between actual results and estimates are recognized in the period in which the results
are known / materialize.
C. Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standard (AS-21) Consolidated Financial Statements,
Accounting Standard (AS-23) Accounting for Investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Standard (AS27) Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures as notified under the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 on the following basis:
a) The financial statements of the Parent Company and its subsidiaries are combined on line-by-line basis by adding together the book
values of like items of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses, after elimination of intra group balances, intra group transactions
and unrealised profits or losses on balances remaining within the Group. These financial statements have been prepared using
uniform accounting policies for like transactions and other events in similar circumstances.
b) In case of foreign subsidiaries, being non-integral foreign operations, translation of financial statements for consolidation is done in
accordance with the policy stated in Note M below.
c) The difference between the cost of investment in the subsidiaries, and the share of equity in the subsidiaries, on acquisition date,
is recognised in the financial statements as goodwill or capital reserve, as the case may be.
d) Minority interest in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries consists of:
i. The amount of equity attributable to minorities at the date the parent-subsidiary relationship came into existence and
ii. The minorities share of movement in equity since the date the parent-subsidiary relationship came into existence.
e) Minority interests share of net profit/loss of consolidated subsidiaries is identified and adjusted against the profit of the group.
Minority interests share of net assets of consolidated subsidiaries is identified and presented in the consolidated balance sheet
separately from liabilities and equity of the Parent Companys shareholders.
f) The subsidiary companies considered in the presentation of the consolidated financial statements are:
Sr. No.
1
2
3
4
5
150
Name of Subsidiaries
atom Technologies Limited (atom)
IBS Forex Limited (IBS)
National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
Indian Bullion Market Association Limited (IBMA)
(subsidiary of NSEL)
*National Bulk Handling Corporation Limited (NBHC)
(sold w.e.f. April 25, 2014)
Country of
incorporation
India
India
India
India
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Current year)
94.81%
86.29%
99.99%
60.88%
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Previous year)
94.68%
86.29%
99.99%
60.88%
India
95.00%
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Sr. No.
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Name of Subsidiaries
Farmer Agricultural Integrated Development Alliance Ltd.
(FAIDA) (subsidiary of NSEL)
Westernghats Agro Growers Company Limited (WGAGL)
TickerPlant Limited (TickerPlant)
Riskraft Consulting Limited (Riskraft)
Financial Technologies Middle East DMCC (FTME) (subsidiary
of FTGIPL)
Financial Technologies Projects Pvt. Ltd. (FTPPL) (under
liquidation)
Capricorn Fin-Tech (Private) Limited (Subsidiary of FTME)
Bahrain Financial Exchange BSC (c) (BFX) (subsidiary of
FTGIPL)
Financial Technologies Communications Limited (FTCL)
Global Payment Networks Limited (GPNL)
FT Knowledge Management Company Limited (FTKMCL)
Trans-Global Credit & Finance Limited (TGCFL) (sold w.e.f.
August 19, 2014)
FT Group Investments Pvt. Ltd. (FTGIPL)
Bourse Africa (Botswana) Limited (BABL) (Formerly
Known as Bourse Africa Limited) (BAL) (subsidiary of
FTGIPL)
Knowledge Assets Pvt. Ltd. (KAPL)
Bourse Africa Limited (BAL) (subsidiary of FTGIPL)
Bourse Africa Clear Limited (BACL)
Financial Technologies Singapore Pte Limited (FTSPL)
ICX Platform (Pty) Limited (ICX)
Credit Market Services Limited (CMSL)
Apian Finance & Investment Limited (Apian)
Takshashila Academia of Economic Research Limited
(TAER) (sold w.e.f. September 15, 2014)
FT Projects Limited. (FTPL)
Boursa India Ltd (BIL) (sold w.e.f. August 19, 2014)
BFX Clearing & Depository Corporation BSC (c)
(subsidiary of BFX)
Bourse Tanzania Limited (Subsidiary of BAL) (liquidated
w.e.f. May 28,2014)
Bourse Uganda Limited (subsidiary of BAL) (liquidated
w.e.f. June 10,2014)
Bourse Africa ( Kenya) Limited (subsidiary of BAL)
(liquidated w.e.f. May 07,2014)
Bourse Exchange Nigeria Limited (subsidiary of BAL)
(sold in w.e.f. January 19, 2015)
Bourse Zambia Limited (subsidiary of BAL) (liquidated
w.e.f. January 24,2015)
ICX Africa Limited (subsidiary of BAL) (w.e.f July 26,
2011)(liquidated w.e.f. May 19,2014)
Bourse South Africa Limited (subsidiary of BAL) (under
liquidation)
Country of
incorporation
India
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Current year)
100.00%
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Previous year)
100.00%
India
India
India
U.A.E.
84.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
51.00%
97.59%
100.00%
100.00%
Mauritius
100.00%
100.00%
Bangladesh
Kingdom of
Bahrain
India
India
India
India
99.99%
100.00%
99.99%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Mauritius
Botswana
100.00%
99.98%
100.00%
99.98%
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius
Singapore
South Africa
India
India
India
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
99.99%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
99.99%
100.00%
100.00%
India
India
Bahrain
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Tanzania
100.00%
100.00%
Uganda
100.00%
100.00%
Kenya
100.00%
100.00%
Nigeria
100.00%
100.00%
Zambia
100.00%
100.00%
Botswana
100.00%
100.00%
Botswana
100.00%
100.00%
Note: *Sale transaction of NBHC was concluded on April 25, 2014, hence based on materiality financial statements of NBHC for
the period April 1, 2014 to April 25, 2014 have not been considered for consolidation.
i)
In respect of direct subsidiaries listed in Sr. No. 1,2,3,8,11,16,17,18,20,25,26,27,28 & 29 of para (f) above, financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis, where accumulated losses aggregate ` 38,125.47 lacs which is inter alia
dependent on availability of funds to finance future operations, achievement of projected higher growth and continued financial
support from the ultimate holding company.
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Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
ii) The Board of Directors of the NSEL is of the view that in the short term its main challenge is to recover the money from the
defaulting members. NSEL is making all out efforts in monetizing its trade and other receivables. At appropriate time, NSEL is
contemplating to commence one of the activities as specified in the Memorandum of Association, subject to necessary regulatory
approvals. Parent Company had given assurance to provide financial and other resources to NSEL for administrative and day
to day expenses including legal and salary cost. In addition the Parent Company has infused equity capital of ` 1,500 lacs
and this has resulted in maintaining net worth of NSEL. On the above basis NSELs financial statements have been prepared
on Going Concern basis.
FTGIPL along with its subsidiaries has accumulated consolidated losses of ` 21,866.42 lacs, where their auditors have drawn
emphasis of matter paragraph in their report.
A group company viz (IBMA) has made a fair estimate of the ability of the company to carry on business for near term period.
The holding company, NSEL has agreed to provide all required financial help to the company subject to compliance of Court/
regulatory requirements. In view of the above support and reduction in the operating costs IBMA believes that it will have
sustainable cash flow which in near term will support IBMAs future plans. Accordingly, the Financial Statements have been
prepared on the basis that IBMA is a going concern and that no adjustments are required to the carrying value of assets and
liabilities.
a) The consolidated financial statements include the share of profit/loss of associate companies, accounted under the Equity method under
which the Group originally records its investment at cost and the carrying amount is increased/ decreased to recognize the Groups
share of profits/ losses/changes directly included in associates equity after the date of acquisition. An associate is an enterprise in
which the investor has significant influence and which is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture.
b) The difference between the cost/carrying value of investment in the associates and the share of net assets at the time of acquisition is
identified as goodwill or capital reserve, as the case may be and included in the carrying amount of investment and disclosed separately.
(Refer Note 33 and 45)
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Current year)
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Previous year)
India
26.00%
India
25.64%
25.64%
India
23.00%
India
49.00%
49.00%
Note:
IEX was cease to be associate from May 13, 2014, hence based on materiality financial statements of IEX for the period April 1,
2014 to May 13, 2014 have not been considered for consolidation.
The financial statement of SME has been prepared for the period April 1, 2014 to January 21, 2015, since SME is under process
for voluntary winding up.
The Groups interest in joint venture companies is accounted using proportionate consolidation method and translated (in case of nonintegral foreign joint venture company) using the translation principles stated in Note M below.
Name of Entity
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange DMCC (DGCX) (including its
subsidiary viz. Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation
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Country of
incorporation
Country of
Incorporation
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Current year)
Proportion of
Ownership
Interest
(Previous year)
U.A.E.
27.25%
27.25%
Held by the Parent Company 12.95% and FTGIPL 14.30%: (Previous Year 12.95% and 14.30% respectively)
Refer Note 34 for the statement of the Groups share of interest in the assets, liabilities, income and expenses with respect to a joint
controlled entity group, Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange DMCC Group (DGCX).
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(iv) Disclosures mandated by schedule III of Companies act 2013, by way of additional information:
II.
Parent Company
Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Subsidiaries
a. Indian Subsidiaries:
National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL)
(on consolidated basis)
Apian Finance and Investments Ltd.(APIAN)
TickerPlant Ltd. (TickerPlant)
atom Technologies Ltd. (atom)
Riskraft Consulting Ltd. (Riskraft)
Financial Technologies Communications Ltd.
(FTCL)
Global Payment Networks Ltd.(GPNL)
FT Knowledge Management Company
Ltd(FTKMCL)
IBS Forex Ltd. (IBS)
FT Projects Ltd. (FTPL)
Credit Market Services Ltd. (CMSL)
Trans-Global Credit & Finance Ltd.(TGCFL)
(subsidiary up to August 19, 2014)
Boursa India Ltd. (BIL) (subsidiary up to
August 19, 2014)
Takshashila Academia of Economic Research
Ltd. (TAER) (subsidiary up to September
15,2014)
b. Foreign Subsidiaries :
FT Group Investments Pvt. Ltd. (FTGIPL)
(on Consolidated basis)
Financial Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd. (FTSPL)
Knowledge Assets Pvt. Ltd. (KAPL)
ICX Platform (Pty) Ltd. (ICX)
Financial Technologies Projects Pvt. Ltd.
(FTPPL)
III.
Amount
94.93
277,994.26
104.41
44,513.90
2.02
5,910.14
(21.86)
(9,319.34)
0.18
0.06
0.19
0.02
541.11
166.89
557.96
64.43
(0.67)
(1.61)
(1.58)
0.00
(286.34)
(685.56)
(673.76)
1.29
0.14
403.76
0.04
17.58
0.04
124.52
0.01
3.41
0.05
140.28
(0.11)
(45.96)
0.19
(0.00)
(0.00)
542.72
(1.97)
(6.78)
(0.02)
(0.00)
(0.01)
(10.18)
(1.60)
(3.24)
(0.00)
(5.94)
(0.00)
(0.05)
(0.00)
(1.91)
(0.00)
(0.20)
(0.05)
(148.33)
(0.01)
(2.19)
(6.63)
(19,426.55)
(50.46)
(21,510.84)
19.15
(0.01)
(0.04)
56,073.91
(40.63)
(108.36)
(12.25)
(0.02)
0.11
(5,221.28)
(9.35)
45.62
(0.00)
(1.01)
0.48
1,417.26
324,195.78
(2.90)
(1,234.84)
5,577.07
(10.71)
(31,368.60)
86.92
37,055.48
0.09
(0.00)
42,632.55
39.25
(0.12)
42,671.68
292,827.18
161.53
153
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Fixed assets are stated at cost of acquisition or construction and carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any.
E. Intangible assets
Intangible assets are recognised only if it is probable that the future economic benefits that are attributable to the assets will flow to the
enterprise and the cost of the assets can be measured reliably. Expenditure on an intangible item is expensed when incurred unless it forms
part of the cost of intangible asset that meets the recognition criteria. Intangible assets are stated at cost of acquisition and are carried at
cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment loss, if any.
F. Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs that are attributable to the acquisition or construction of qualifying assets are capitalised as part of the cost of such assets.
A qualifying asset is one that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. Premium relating to
redemption of zero coupon convertible bonds is debited to Securities Premium Account as permitted under section 52 of the Companies
Act, 2013. Ancillary borrowing costs are amortised over the period of loan. All other borrowing costs are charged to revenue.
G. Operating leases
Assets taken/given on lease under which all the risks and rewards of ownership are effectively retained by the lessor are classified as
operating lease. Lease payments/income under operating lease are recognized as expenses/income on a straight line basis over the lease
term in accordance with the respective lease agreements.
H. Derivative instruments
The Group uses derivative financial instruments such as forward foreign exchange contracts entered into for hedging the risks of foreign
currency exposure (in respect of highly probable forecasted transactions / firm commitments) and interest rate swaps to hedge its risks
associated with fluctuations in interest rate. As per principles of prudence as enunciated in Accounting Standard 1 (AS-1), Disclosure of
Accounting Policies, losses, if any, on Mark to Market basis, are recognised in the statement of Profit and Loss and gains are not recognised
on prudent basis.
I.
a)
(ii) During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Management has revised the estimated useful life of the following categories of assets under.
Assets
Office Equipment
Computer Hardware
Furniture and Fixtures
Vehicles
Trade mark and Copyrights
Technical knowhow
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Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(iii) Accordingly, the unamortised depreciable amount of the aforesaid assets as on December 31, 2013 is being charged to revenue
over the revised remaining useful lives.
(iv) Depreciation on buildings continues to be provided at the rates prescribed in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013 and leasehold
land and improvement to leasehold premises continues to be amortized over the period of lease.
(v) Assets amounting upto ` 5000 are fully depreciated in the year of acquisition.
b) Goodwill arising on consolidation is not amortised but is tested for impairment in accordance with the accounting policy stated in Para
Q below.
J. Investments
Current investments are carried at the lower of cost and fair value. Long-term investments other than in Associates are stated at cost less
provision for diminution. Provision for diminution in the value of long-term investments is made only if such a decline is other than temporary
in the opinion of the management. Associates are accounted using the equity method as stated in policy C (ii) above. The difference between
carrying amount of the investments determined on the basis of average cost and sale proceeds, net of expense, is recognised as profit or
loss on sale of investments.
K. Revenue recognition
b) Revenues are stated net of returns, trade discounts, VAT, lease tax and service tax wherever applicable.
c) Income from software products (IPR based and licenses) and income from software services (project based) for the use of software
applications is recognised on delivery/granting of right to use.
Revenue from fixed price service contracts is recognised based on milestones/acts performed as specified in the contracts or on a
straight line basis over the contract period where performance of several acts is required over that period. In the case of time and
material contracts, revenue is recognised on the basis of hours completed and material used.
Revenue from annual maintenance contracts, lease of licenses, IT infrastructure sharing income and Shared Business Support Services
is recognised proportionately over the period in which the services are rendered/licenses are leased.
Revenue from sale of traded goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards in respect of ownership of products are
transferred by the Group.
d) Income from Procurement service charges are levied on value of procurement and are recognised on accrual basis on completion of
procurement and processing activity. Commitment fees are recognised upfront as per the terms of agreement with clients.
e) In case of exchange related business, Admission fees (nonrefundable) to the exchange collected from new members for joining the
exchange are recognised when the membership is approved. Advances against membership application are only recognised as income
when the application has been approved. Annual subscription fees (nonrefundable) are collected from members and accrued annually.
Transaction fees are charged to members based on the volume of transactions entered into by the members through the exchange.
These are accrued when orders placed by members on the network are matched and confirmed. Revenue from terminal charges is
accrued on creation of new chargeable user identification.
f) Delivery fees relating to NSEL are charged to members on the basis of trades executed. In case seller members, delivery fees are
recognised on accrual basis and in case of buyer members, delivery fees are recognised at the time of withdrawals of commodities
from the exchange/exchange accredited warehouses.
g) Income from consultancy services is recognised when the services are provided.
h) Service charges include income from various services viz. IT infrastructure income, collateral management services, delivery fees, POS
service charges, gateway service charges, demat, revenue from broking, commission, revenue sharing income, coaching and training
fees, internet telecommunication charges, data fee and message services which are recognised as and when services are rendered and
in the case of gateway service income, on completion of the transaction.
i)
j) Dividend income is recognised when the Groups right to receive the dividend is established. Interest income is recognised on time
proportion basis. Insurance claim receivable is recognised when such claim is admitted by the Insurance Company.
k) Income from derivatives comprises of profit/loss on buy/sell of commodity derivative instruments. Profit/Loss on commodity derivative
transactions is accounted for on final settlement or on squaring up of contracts. Profit or Loss is calculated as the difference between
settlement /squaring up price and the contract price.
The compensation cost of stock options granted by the Group is measured by the intrinsic value method, i.e. the difference, if any, between
the market price/fair value, as the case may be, of the underlying shares on the date of the grant of options and the exercise price to be
paid by the option holders, is amortised uniformly over the vesting period of the options. (Refer Note 39).
155
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Foreign currency transactions are recorded at the exchange rates prevailing on the date of the transaction.
Monetary items denominated in foreign currency are restated using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences
relating to long term monetary items are dealt with in the following manner:
i.
ii. In other cases, such differences are accumulated in a Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account and amortised
to the Statement of Profit and Loss over the balance life of the long-term monetary item.
All other exchange differences are dealt with in the statement of profit and loss.
Foreign operations :
The translation of the financial statements of non-integral foreign operations (including branches) is accounted for as under::
a) All revenues and expenses are translated at average rate.
b) All monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate prevailing on the balance sheet date.
c) Resulting exchange difference is accumulated in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve Account until the disposal of the net investment
in the said non integral foreign operation.
d) Foreign subsidiaries (non-integral foreign operations) financial statements are prepared in the currency of country in which they are
domiciled except when another currency is considered appropriate based on revenue and cost stream.
Exchange differences arising during the year, in so far as they relate to the acquisition of a depreciable capital asset are added to /
deducted from the cost of the asset and depreciated over the balance life of the asset.
N. Employee Benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement schemes viz. provident fund and employee state insurance are expensed as incurred.
For defined benefit schemes and other long term benefit plans viz. gratuity and compensated absences expected to occur after twelve
months, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial valuations being carried out
at the balance sheet date. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the period in which
they occur. Past service cost is recognised immediately to the extent that the benefits are already vested, and otherwise is amortised
on a straight line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested. The retirement benefit obligation recognised in the
balance sheet represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognised past service cost, as reduced
by the fair value of scheme assets. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of the available refunds and
reduction in contributions to the scheme.
The undiscounted amount of short term employee benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the services rendered by employees is
recognised as an expense during the period when the employee renders those services. These benefits include compensated absences
such as leave expected to be availed within a year and performance incentives.
O. Income taxes
Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standard (AS-22) Accounting for Taxes on Income. Tax expense comprises
current tax and deferred tax. Current tax is the amount of tax payable on the taxable income for the year as determined in accordance with
the applicable tax laws. The Group recognises deferred tax (subject to consideration of prudence) based on the tax effect of timing differences,
being differences between taxable income and accounting income that originate in one period and are capable of reversal in one or more
subsequent periods. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognised in the statement of profit and
loss using the tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets are
not recognised on unabsorbed depreciation and carry forward of losses unless there is virtual certainty that sufficient future taxable income
will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised.
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Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) credit is recognised as an asset only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the entity will
pay normal income tax during the specified period. In the year in which the MAT credit becomes eligible to be recognised as an asset in
accordance with the recommendations contained in Guidance Note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the said asset
is created by way of a credit to the Statement of Profit and Loss and shown as MAT Credit Entitlement. The Group reviews the same at each
balance sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of MAT Credit Entitlement to the extent there is no longer convincing evidence to
the effect that entity will pay normal income tax during the specified period.
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
P. Inventories
Inventories are valued at lower of cost on First in First out (FIFO) basis or net realizable value. Cost comprises of cost of purchase and
other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their respective present location and condition. In case of defective and obsolete items,
due allowance is estimated and provided for wherever necessary.
Packing materials - Fumigation Sheets and Dunnage: Fumigation sheets and dunnage has a useful life of three years and two years respectively.
Accordingly cost of fumigation sheets and dunnages are being written off over the period of three years and two years respectively from the
date of put to use.
Q. Impairment of assets
The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists,
the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the assets. If such recoverable amount of the asset or the recoverable amount of the cash
generating unit to which the asset belongs is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. The
reduction is treated as an impairment loss and is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. If at the balance sheet date there is an
indication that if a previously assessed impairment loss no longer exists, the recoverable amount is reassessed and the asset is reflected at
lower of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised and recoverable amount.
Provisions involving substantial degree of estimation in measurement are recognised when there is a present obligation as a result of past
events and it is probable that there will be an outflow of resources. Contingent liabilities are not recognised but disclosed by way of notes
to the accounts. Contingent assets are neither recognised nor disclosed in the financial statements.
As at 31.03.2015
Number of shares
3. Share capital
Authorised:
Equity shares of 2/- each
Issued, subscribed and fully paid up:
Equity shares of 2/- each
150,000,000
TOTAL
` lacs
3,000.00
150,000,000
3,000.00
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
46,078,537
921.57
(a) During the period of five years immediately preceding the reporting date, the Parent company has issued :
As at 31.03.2014
` lacs Number of shares
Nil (Previous Year 1,94,900) Equity shares of ` 2/- each fully paid-up to the employees under employee stock option (ESOP) schemes.
(b) The outstanding GDR as on March 31, 2015 are Nil (Previous Year 185,367) and the underlying equity shares as on March 31, 2015 are
Nil (Previous Year 26,481)
(c) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares:
The Parent company has only one class of shares referred to as equity shares having a par value of ` 2/- per share. Each holder of equity
shares is entitled to one vote per share. The Parent company declares and pays dividend in Indian Rupees. The dividend recommended by
the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting, except in the case of interim
dividend. In the event of liquidation of the Parent company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the
Parent company, after distribution of all preferential amounts in the proportion of equity shares held.
(d) Details of equity shares held by each shareholder holding more than 5% equity shares in the Parent company:
As at 31.03.2015
Number of Equity
% Holding
Shares held
12,329,968
26.76
8,329,585*
18.08*
2,162,613
5.34
3,235,703
7.02
As at 31.03.2014
Number of Equity
% Holding
Shares held
12,329,968
26.76
8,329,585
18.08
2,489,762
5.40
3,235,703
7.02
(e) As at March 31, 2015, 1,039,703 Options (Previous Year 1,217,901) are outstanding towards Employee Stock Options granted.
For particulars of options on unissued capital under employee stock option schemes, Refer Note 39.
157
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
As at 31.03.2015
147.59
General reserve
Balance as per last Balance Sheet
Less: Transferred to Statement of Profit and Loss
Statutory reserve
Balance as per last Balance Sheet
Add: Transferred from Statement of Profit and Loss
Security Guarantee Fund
Share Options Outstanding Account
Balance as per Last Financial Statements
Add: Amounts recorded on modification during the year
Surplus in Statement of Profit and Loss
Balance as per last Balance Sheet
Profit for the year
Less: Appropriations
Interim Dividend [` 12/- per share (Previous Year ` 6/- per share)]
Final Dividend (Proposed) [` 5/- per share (Previous Year ` 2/- per share)]
Tax on Dividend
Changes in holding in JV
Transfer to Statutory reserve
Total Appropriations
158
As at 31.03.2014
147.59
6,652.72
1,150.77
(185.44)
6,467.28
5,501.95
6,652.72
41,746.61
41,746.61
40,834.85
14,421.70
26,413.15
40,834.85
40,834.85
(10,769.98)
1,723.13
(9,046.85)
(3,412.09)
(7,357.89)
(10,769.98)
38.00
38.00
26.89
11.11
38.00
84.66
84.66
574.00
574.00
(5,368.26)
258.49
(5,109.77)
(5,803.74)
435.48
(5,368.26)
181,799.93
42,671.69
100,592.88
86,950.74
5,529.42
2,303.93
469.03
8,302.38
34,369.31
14,421.70
48,791.01
230,590.94
291,905.61
2,764.71
921.57
626.48
1,419.82
11.11
5,743.69
81,207.05
81,207.05
181,799.93
255,166.12
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
5 Long-term borrowings
Secured borrowings
Indian rupee term loan from banks [Refer Note (b) below]
Unsecured term loans from banks
External commercial borrowings in foreign currency [Refer Note (a) below]
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
753.06
48,038.44
48,038.44
46,126.60
46,879.66
(a) During the year ended March 31, 2012, the Parent Company had availed three foreign currency term loans viz. external commercial borrowings
aggregating USD 110 million comprising of:
i)
ii) Loan of USD 25 million was repayable in nine semi-annual installments (first eight installments of 11% each and last installment of
12%) starting from December 2014. During the previous year, the loan was refinanced with the same lender at reduced borrowing rate.
Also the Parent company prepaid USD 9.45 million during the previous year and balance USD 15.55 million is repayable in December
2017. This loan carried interest at the rate of applicable quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 5% p.a. (4.8% p.a. on refinancing) which was
reduced to quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 4.3% p.a.
Loans of USD 35 million and USD 50 million which were repayable in three annual installments (first two installments of 33.33% each
and last installment of 33.34%) starting from April 2015 and June 2015 respectively. During the previous year, the Parent company partly
prepaid USD 9.8 million out of loan of USD 35 million and balance USD 25.2 million is repayable in April 2017. Similarly, during the
previous year, the Parent company partly prepaid USD 14 million out of loan of USD 50 million and balance USD 36 million is repayable
in May 2017. These loans carried interest at the rate of applicable quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 3.5% p.a. which was reduced to
quarterly LIBOR plus margin of 3.0% p.a. during the previous year; and
(b) In Previous Year , a group Company viz. NBHC, has taken a secured Indian rupee loan from bank, during the financial year 2011-2012 which
carries fixed interest @ 10.25 % p.a. The principal amount of loan is payable in 84 equal monthly installments of ` 7.11 lacs each [w.e.f
April 30, 2012]. In respect of financial year 2012 - 13, NBHC has taken an additional Indian rupee loan from bank on October 31, 2012
and carries interest @ 10.25 % p.a. fixed for the tenor of loan. The principal amount of loan is payable in 78 equal monthly installments
of ` 5.65 lacs w.e.f. January 31, 2013. Interest is to be serviced separately as and when applied. In case of term loan in lieu of subsidy:
Bullet payment to be made on the date coinciding with date of final installment for original term loan. The loan is secured Primarily; exclusive
first charge on all the assets including land, building and other assets, created out of the term loan. Collateral: extension of charge on the
assets of NBHC created out of other term loans. Installments falling due in respect of this loan upto March 31, 2014 have been group under
current maturities of secured long-term borrowings (Refer Note 11).
(` lacs)
6 Deferred tax liabilities
(a) Deferred tax liability
Depreciation
Unamortised ancillary borrowing costs
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
2,527.75
164.12
2,691.87
2,995.81
237.46
3,233.27
TOTAL
141.48
22.82
270.89
435.19
2,256.68
198.08
267.06
465.14
2,768.13
TOTAL
1,148.82
21.82
1,170.64
503.95
2.46
50.00
27.95
584.36
463.54
77.96
541.50
615.03
102.07
717.10
(b) Deferred tax asset
Provision for doubtful trade receivables, advances etc.
Diminution in the value of current investments
Provision for compensated absences and gratuity
8 Long-term provisions
Provision for employee benefits
Compensated absences
Others
159
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Other provisions
Provision for estimated loss on interest rate swap contracts
TOTAL
9 Short-term borrowings
Secured borrowings
Short term loans from banks
Other loans
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
456.21
997.71
630.43
1,347.53
528.74
528.74
2,491.73
2,491.73
3,434.06
3,434.06
5,626.60
5,626.60
221.04
3,723.25
88.46
153.27
223.38
7,487.67
87.12
2,334.20
13.31
4,040.87
24,199.12
6,360.48
493.22
1,505.04
42,978.99
2,786.25
81.97
3,389.04
20,104.05
4,515.78
494.22
790.62
40,113.37
131.25
304.79
596.22
1,032.26
297.90
195.35
450.80
944.05
3.29
2,772.96
2,776.25
3,808.51
28.34
1,078.19
1,106.53
2,050.58
During the year, in Joint Venture DGCX, has taken loan from Dubai Multi Commodity Center
carries interest at 2.75 BPS plus EIBOR rate.
In Previous Year A group Company viz. NBHC, has taken short term buyers credit and cash credit
facilities also short term loan from various banks which carries interest rate between 9.50% 11.25%, these loans are for the tenor between 60 -270 days. Short term loans and cash credit
facilities are secured by-Pari-passu charge on the current assets of NBHC.
10 Trade payables
Other than acceptances
TOTAL
11 Other current liabilities
Current maturities of secured long-term borrowings [Refer Note 5 (a)]
Interest accrued but not due on borrowings
Income received in advance / unearned revenue
Unclaimed dividend*
Other payables :
Statutory remittances
Payables on purchase of fixed assets
Payable to employees and Contractual obligations
Members liabilities (Refer Note 51 and 59)
Advances from customers
Security deposits
Others
TOTAL
*No amount due and outstanding to be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund
12 Short-term provisions
Provision for employee benefits
Compensated absences
Gratuity (Refer Note 40)
Others
Other provisions
For taxation (net of advance tax there against)
Proposed dividend (including tax)
TOTAL
160
TOTAL
(-)
(-)
788.56
(1,903.75)
788.56
(1,903.75)
(-)
(20.36)
(2,664.80)
(85.04)
512.10
(527.16)
229.00
(510.19)
3.18
(53.01)
192.15
(157.59)
936.43
(4,018.15)
(-)
(-)
77.56
130.07
77.56
(130.07)
(-)
(-)
(-)
12.62
(91.93)
(253.81)
101.81
(146.71)
10.64
(105.48)
(-)
125.06
(597.92)
1.12
(6.22)
(-)
127.02
(2,168.50)
128.14
(2,174.72)
535.44
(-)
356.42
(-)
2,907.00
(0.03)
263.41
(559.70)
517.63
(1,522.45)
737.94
(393.28)
98.81
(901.69)
286.22
(164.84)
5,702.87
(3,542.00)
25.19
(26.31)
14.33
(14.33)
3,602.75
(2,863.93)
3,642.27
(2,904.57)
4,666.61
(5,202.05)
0.00
(356.41)
30,406.80
(33,313.79)
506.52
(757.31)
5,354.41
(5,359.94)
9,384.28
(9,791.41)
5,110.23
(5,195.22)
733.94
(828.01)
56,162.78
(60,804.15)
Cost as at
31.03.2015
16.70
(17.06)
9.59
(9.59)
1,132.56
(2,628.80)
1,158.85
(2,655.44)
(-)
6.73
(3.30)
1,655.95
(1,146.01)
562.97
(868.34)
2,594.32
(2,550.98)
3,461.61
(2,692.53)
1,243.17
(1,284.27)
246.56
(192.72)
9,771.31
(8,738.15)
Upto
31.03.2014
3.66
(3.95)
(-)
354.51
(606.61)
358.18
(575.89)
(-)
(3.43)
495.29
(509.94)
29.39
(129.19)
1,023.36
(1,337.49)
1,843.41
(970.21)
662.26
(532.73)
84.24
(106.42)
4,137.96
(3,589.41)
(-)
(-)
57.00
(-2297.61)
57.00
(-2,297.61)
(-)
(-)
(-)
12.62
(71.61)
(150.37)
75.08
(89.07)
8.24
(65.31)
(-)
95.94
(376.36)
0.85
(4.31)
(-)
252.41
(4,365.51)
253.25
(4,369.81)
(-)
6.73
(-)
68.76
(-)
140.19
(506.18)
433.07
(1,444.52)
130.11
(290.20)
45.64
(639.14)
143.81
(52.58)
968.30
(2,932.61)
19.52
(16.70)
9.59
(9.59)
1,177.67
(1,167.54)
1,206.77
(1,159.14)
(-)
(6.73)
2,082.49
(1,655.95)
464.78
(562.96)
3,184.61
(2,594.32)
5,249.99
(3,461.71)
1,868.04
(1,243.17)
187.00
(246.56)
13,036.92
(9,771.31)
For the
Other
Deletions/
Upto
year Adjustments Adjustments 31.03.2015
[Refer
footnote
(ii)]
DEPRECIATION / AMORTISATION
(` lacs)
As at
31.03.2014
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
9.61
(15.47)
4.74
(4.74)
1,731.09
(369.81)
1,745.44
(390.03)
439.03
53,217.31
5.68
(9.61)
4.74
(4.74)
2,425.08
(1,696.39)
2,435.50
(1,745.44)
1.80
45,563.17
4,666.61
5,202.05
(5,202.05) (5,202.05)
0.00
349.69
(349.68)
(332.77)
28,324.31
31,657.84
(31,657.84) (29,503.02)
41.73
194.35
(194.35)
(271.69)
2,169.80
2,765.62
(2,765.62) (3,550.44)
4,134.29
6,329.80
(6,329.71) (6,835.28)
3,242.19
3,952.05
(3,952.05) (4,654.15)
546.94
581.45
(581.45)
(642.54)
43,125.87
51,032.84
(51,032.84) (50,991.95)
As at
31.03.2015
NET BLOCK
Notes:
(i)Equipment includes office equipment, networking equipment, fumigation & laboratory equipment and electrical installation.
(ii) Other Adjustments are adjustments on account of exchange rate fluctuations on translation of Foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures fixed assets into Rupees incase of non-integral operations as per AS 11.
(iii) Previous Year figures are in brackets.
# Building includes ` 843.18 lacs (Previous Year ` 843.18 lacs) on long term lease of 95 years.
TOTAL
Computer Software
Previous Year
Capital Work-inProgress
Technical Knowhow
Trade Mark
26.31
(32.53)
14.33
(14.33)
2,863.65
(2,998.61)
2,904.29
(3,045.48)
5,202.05
(5,202.05)
356.42
Leasehold Land
(336.06)
33,313.79 #
Buildings
(30,649.03) #
757.31
Improvement To Leasehold
Premises
(1,140.04)
5,359.94
Computer Hardware
(6,101.42)
9,791.41
Equipment [Refer footnote
(i)]
(9,527.79)
5,195.22
Furniture and Fixtures
(5,938.42)
828.01
Vehicles
(835.26)
TOTAL 60,804.15
Previous Year
(59,730.07)
Freehold Land
Cost as at
01.04.2014
GROSS BLOCK
Additions
during the
Other
Deletion/
year Adjustments Adjustments
[Refer
footnote
(ii)]
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Notes
Particulars
13 Fixed Assets
Notes
161
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
b) In Government and Trust Securities (Unquoted)
[Includes Nil (Previous Year ` 5.91 lacs) pledged with APMC and sales tax authority]
c) In Debentures and Bonds:
Quoted
Unquoted
3,844.64
3,833.74
(3,833.74)
TOTAL
17 Current investments
(A) Current portion of long-term investments (at cost):
In Debentures and Bonds (Unquoted)
In units of mutual funds (Unquoted)
Total current portion of long - term investments (A)
162
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
0.88
625.99
626.87
0.88
39.90
40.78
100.20
105.77
50,860.00
50,860.00
51,587.07
50,860.88
726.19
7,500.00
7,500.00
500.00
8,146.55
0.88
8,145.67
3,011.96
67.93
93.82
75.66
231.26
407.79
0.25
8,427.54
19,270.02
31,586.23
4,346.85
260.51
157.79
94.41
334.30
155.29
7.87
7,839.40
9,188.82
22,385.24
249.19
7.22
2,324.95
41.22
474.21
9.94
0.44
100.11
333.70
3,844.64
6,467.22
4,141.60
1,380.53
(1,380.53)
5,060.00
3,477.27
532.25
4,009.52
450.00
14,305.76
14,755.76
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
7,050.72
7,050.72
8,659.32
8,659.32
136,555.53
145,214.85
31,020.13
4,880.04
35,900.17
1.55
45,171.08
88,123.52
149,224.37
5,624.60
108,503.88
149,224.37
92.84
31,020.13
64,985.18
77,483.75
92.84
639.94
639.94
225.93
5,335.58
5,561.51
1,521.41
2,242.27
(2,194.36)
1,569.32
1,890.31
2,223.59
(1,825.71)
2,288.19
2,817.87
(3.14)
2,814.73
4,384.05
11,316.95
162.12
(161.50)
11,317.57
13,605.76
0.70
-
2.86
61.02
10,763.89
22,366.72
54,173.00
1,401.09
576.37
2,041.72
35,749.40
37.56
2,543.65
58,219.18
B) Other current investments (fully paid up, valued at lower of cost and fair value)
In equity shares of associate companies (Refer Note 43 and 45)
Unquoted
C) In warrants (Unquoted) (Refer Note 44))
Aggregate
Aggregate
Aggregate
Aggregate
163
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
164
As at 31.03.2015
As at 31.03.2014
4,963.02
11,563.68
2,193.60
18,031.41
1,130.81
88.46
17,745.97
53,495.37
87.12
20,312.13
78,531.31
30.60
12.14
(12.14)
30.60
592.08
27.25
(27.25)
592.08
40.35
40.35
1,248.87
929.21
1,392.26
1,361.25
11.96
163.50
0.60
(0.60)
163.50
1,363.51
1,560.42
1,322.55
3,706.13
155.52
-
28,238.85
0.40
(0.40)
28,238.85
33,253.35
29,889.22
14.67
(14.67)
29,889.22
38,752.93
517.10
225.01
416.61
1,406.05
2,375.37
179.61
5,861.22
82.18
224.40
192.31
259.07
0.82
14,802.12
6,626.65
6,808.35
455.28
(455.28)
6,808.35
6,626.65
455.28
(455.28)
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Rent receivable
Other receivables
TOTAL
As at 31.03.2015
2,282.81
19,890.43
As at 31.03.2014
199.64
1,749.68
24,318.57
Year Ended
31.03.2015
Year Ended
31.03.2014
4,818.24
7,321.34
Income from software services (Project based)
Storage and allied services
Income from procurement services (Refer Note 49)
Membership admission fees
Annual subscription fees
Delivery fees
Transaction fees
Service charges [Refer Note 2(K)(h)]
10,621.63
(68.04)
316.80
20.90
1,181.80
3,849.84
17,709.07
13,996.43
(5.30)
311.99
164.58
25.31
2,143.90
14,035.91
2.71
3.43
6.14
23.05
3.59
26.64
15.00
179.17
9.02
20,950.50
329.94
197.95
535.68
56,793.44
1,295.20
1,608.78
0.07
193.76
3,097.81
1,464.69
759.01
2.60
198.54
2,424.84
2,491.19
2,191.82
4,683.01
1,322.57
1,322.57
1.69
8,340.11
8,341.80
4,124.28
3,866.90
7,991.18
94.04
142.27
703.22
403.05
8.05
-
745.71
190.93
17,295.57
1,027.01
276.23
14,156.15
Sale of traded goods
Computer hardware
Computer software
Other operating revenues
Business support services
Income relating to NBFC activities
Others
TOTAL
24 Other income
Interest income on
On bank deposits
On long-term investments
On income- tax refund
Others
165
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Year Ended
31.03.2015
Year Ended
31.03.2014
TOTAL
0.53
1.65
2.18
11.60
2.77
14.37
TOTAL
13.00
12.57
0.43
11.81
13.00
(1.19)
TOTAL
15,352.44
874.62
35.84
574.00
343.20
17,180.10
22,455.36
570.60
75.89
500.62
23,602.47
2,563.32
9.97
6,431.81
9.60
(174.22)
230.41
4.69
2,634.17
(469.23)
2,144.14
60.63
8,176.96
4,137.96
358.18
4,496.14
3,589.41
575.89
130.54
4,295.84
563.33
340.35
22.87
665.64
129.97
324.04
568.87
991.96
10,272.62
1,057.15
1,180.40
385.62
669.86
7,662.59
19.83
800.47
493.19
169.65
926.58
1,233.41
9,206.22
1,619.76
601.22
2,261.52
98.08
25 Purchases of stock-in-trade
Computer hardware
Computer software
27
28 Finance costs
Interest expense on:
Borrowings
Delayed payment of tax
30 Other expenses
Electricity
Rent (Refer Note 32 (a))
Repairs and maintenance- buildings
Repairs and maintenance- others
Insurance
Rates and taxes, excluding taxes on income
Travelling and conveyance
Communication expenses
Legal and professional charges (Refer Note 37)
Software development expenses and license fees
Stores, spares, consumables and packing materials
Advertisement and Business promotion / development expenses
Office expenses
166
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Year Ended
31.03.2015
404.12
168.43
1,005.93
152.31
311.08
(170.37)
140.71
3,104.25
97.49
976.46
2,119.70
2,687.19
537.26
353.29
200.00
1,833.48
30,283.44
Year Ended
31.03.2014
872.24
242.18
1,051.38
526.77
3,911.92
(510.73)
3,401.19
1,585.38
1,337.41
489.08
3,671.25
534.75
289.94
166.00
4,357.57
44,287.52
Current Year
(` lacs)
Previous Year
8,500.19
7,083.31
541.44
3,808.25
-
481.94
49,405.12
549.31
97.87
127.31
129.06
91.71
13,076.81
For commitments relating to lease arrangements, see Note 32(a) and for derivative contracts, see Note 35.
57,738.70
Brokerage and commission charges
Loss on disposal/write off of fixed assets (net)
Data feed expenses
Security charges
Bad trade receivables / advances written off
Less: Provision held
Provision for doubtful trade receivables / advances
Labour charges
Software support charges
Exchange rate fluctuations (net)
Write down in value of current investments (net)
CSR related Expenses
Donation
Provision for commission to non-executive directors
Miscellaneous expenses
TOTAL
31 Contingent liabilities and commitments (to the extent not provided for):
(A) Contingent liabilities:
1 Claims not acknowledged as debt
(a) Income tax demands against which the Group is in appeal [(including adjustable
against Securities Premium account `6,511.11 lacs (Previous Year ` 4,971,.06
lacs)]#
(b) MVAT, Service tax and excise dues contested by the Parent Company.
(c) Sales tax demand of subsidiaries##
(d) Others
(e) Refer Note 53 for the parent company and refer note 75 and 76 for NSEL and its
subsidiaries for pending writ petitions, public interest litigations, civil suits and First
Information Report.
2 Corporate guarantees given by subsidiaries
Future cash outflows in respect of the above matters are determinable only on receipt
of judgements / decisions pending at various forums / authorities.
(B) Capital and other commitments:
1 Estimated amount of contracts to be executed on capital account and not provided for
(net of advances)
The Income Tax Department had carried out a special audit of NSEL & IBMA under section 142 (2A) of the Income tax Act 1961 for AY 2011-12 and
from AY 2008-09 to 2011-12 respectively. Addition of ` 894.77 lacs resulted in reduction in carried forward losses in NSEL and ` 305.25 lacs resulting
in a demand of ` 108.39 lacs in IBMA. As the matter is currently under appeal before Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Mumbai hence, disclosed
as contingent liability.
##
In a Group Company viz, BABL One of the employees has filed a case with district labour office for unfair retrenchment. The matter is pending in the
court.
In FTGIPL, is subject to claim of MUR 100m (equivalent to USD 2.9m) from a former employee for an alleged unfair dismissal. Based on legal advices,the
directors consider that this claim has no merit and consequently no provision id required in FTGIPL.
Includes ` 3,298.70 lacs (Previous year ` 43,828.73 lacs) pertaining to IBMA, for purchases as an agent for Member/ Clients of IBMA and ` 509.55
lacs (Previous year ` 509.55 lacs) for purchases for own merchandise activities of IBMA.
167
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
32 Operating Leases
(a) The Group has entered into various cancellable and non cancellable operating lease agreements for various premises having average lease
term of 6 months to 60 months. The lease rentals recognised in the statement of profit and loss during the year and the future minimum
lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease are as follows:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Lease expenditure
Lease rentals (Refer Note 30 Rent)
Obligations on non-cancellable leases
Not later than one year
Later than one year and not later than five years
Later than five years
Sublease Income (included in Note 23 'Storage and allied services')
Current Year
Previous Year
497.26
1,171.11
151.44
-
1,178.52
1,817.57
111.63
7.33
(b) The Group has entered into operating lease agreements as a lessor for various premises ranging from 2 months to 60 months. The lease
rentals recognised as income in the statement of profit and loss during the year and the future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable
operating lease are as follows:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Lease Income
Lease rentals
(Refer Note 24 Rental income from operating leases)
Receivables on non-cancellable leases
Not later than one year
Later than one year and not later than five years
Later than five years
Fixed Assets
Gross Carrying amount of leased assets
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation recognised
Current Year
Previous Year
627.06
1,027.02
1,636.67
1,333.11
-
735.04
1,271.60
-
11,924.57
859.58
194.37
11,924.57
665.21
194.37
168
Original Cost
777.55
(777.55)
4.90
(4.90)
Capital Reserve
1,092.61
(1,092.61)
(-)
(` lacs)
Carrying Amount
7,046.06
(7,046.06)
4.54
(4.66)
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(a) Groups share of interest in the assets, liabilities, income and expenses and contingent liabilities and commitments with respect to JCE (each
without eliminations of the effects of transactions between the Group and JCE) on the basis of unaudited financial statements of the JCE as
at and for the year ended March 31, 2015:
The amounts are translated at the year end rate for assets and liabilities and average rate for income and expenses for DGCX.
Particulars
I. Assets
1. Fixed Assets
` lacs
2,353.47
(2,224.24)
2. Current Assets
a) Trade receivables
289.31
(208.58)
16,808.79
(16,379.67)
74.11
(62.11)
II. Liabilities
1. Trade payables
3. Provisions
382.41
(426.31)
19,853.32
(15,436.92)
596.22
(450.80)
III. Income
1. Admission Fees
2. Transaction Fees
3. Interest Income
4. Other Income
238.65
(142.58)
1,153.84
(1,354.32)
294.16
(208.01)
78.89
(55.29)
IV. Expenses
1. Employee benefits expense
3. Other expenses
1,186.98
(1,016.28)
339.27
(248.37)
1,468.09
(1,312.54)
(b) The movement in Groups share of post-acquisition reserves of jointly controlled entity is as follows:
Particulars
Proportionate Reserves and Surplus as at the beginning of the year
Proportionate deficit in statement of profit and loss for the year
Movement in Translation Reserve
Proportionate Reserves and Surplus as at the end of the year
(` lacs)
Current Year
(5,484.73)
(1,234.84)
(256.48)
(6,976.06)
Previous Year
(6,052.61)
(816.99)
1,384.88
(5,484.73)
169
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Currency
USD
(` lacs)
Current Year
42,671.68
42,671.68
Previous Year
86,950.75
282.12
86,668.63
46,078,537
146,267
46,224,804
92.61
92.31
2/-
46,078,537
46,078,537
188.70
188.09
2/-
37 Legal and professional charges ( Refer Note 30 ) includes payments to auditors (net of service tax input credit) :
(` lacs)
Particulars
As auditors - statutory audit
For limited reviews
For taxation matters
For other services
Reimbursement of expenses
Total
Current Year
107.06
12.00
14.94
33.66
2.28
169.94
1. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) (upto December 25, 2013, Refer Note 43)
2. Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. (IEX) (upto May 13, 2014, Refer Note 45)
3. MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Ltd. (MCXSX-CCL) (upto March 18, 2014, Refer Note 44)
170
Managing director & Chief Executive Officer (w.e.f. November 21, 2014)
Previous Year
143.87
11.00
14.19
16.60
1.60
187.26
Notes
(d) Relative of the Key Management Personnel where transactions have taken place
II
(e) Entity over which Key Management Personnel is able to exercise significant influence
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
(` lacs)
Current Year
Previous Year
40.83
214.60
5,473.89
1,917.59
Service charges
- MCX
- IEX
955.78
2.64
566.69
175.00
16.03
172.00
24.39
1.46
31.45
0.30
0.22
88.41
2.16
138.67
Trade receivables
- MCX
- IEX
69.83
43.47
Dividend received
- MCX
- IEX
2,519.32
274.21
171
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Note:
The Parent Company has identified Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the reporting enterprise as the KMP of the Group.
*In respect of MCX, transactions are reported upto December 31, 2013 and In respect of IEX, transactions are reported upto May 13, 2014.
(III) Transactions with Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), relatives of KMP and Entity over which KMP and relative of KMP can exercise
significant influence:
(` lacs)
2.
3.
Relatives of
KMP
(-)
9.16*
(18.39)*
(-)
Total
1,719.58
(1,283.55)
841.42
(1,682.14)
1,000.00
(450.00)
*Represents payments to Mrs. Rupal J. Shah, Mr. Manish P. Shah, Mrs. Pushpa P. Shah, Mr. Prakash B. Shah, Mrs. Bina M. Shah, Mrs. Tejal M. Shah,
Mr. Mandar Neralla and Ms. Nakshi Manish Shah.
(IV) Transactions with Individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power that gives control or significant influence,
and relatives of any such individuals (w.e.f. November 21, 2014)
(` lacs)
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
#
Nature of Transactions
Salary and Allowances
Sale of Tangible Assets
Dividend
Individual
Jignesh Shah
8.45
832.96
Entity over
which individual
can exercise
significant
Relative of
influenceKMP
La-fin
101.11#
6.45#
30.60*
1,233.00
Total
101.11
14.90
2,096.56
*Represents payments to Mrs. Rupal J. Shah, Mr. Manish P. Shah, Mrs. Pushpa P. Shah, Mr. Prakash B. Shah, Mrs. Bina M. Shah, Mrs. Tejal M. Shah,
Mr. Manjay Shah and Ms. Nakshi Manish Shah.
Note: Out of the above items, transactions with related parties in excess of 10% of the total amount of that particular type of related party transactions are:
172
KMP
1,719.58
(1,283.55)
339.06
(677.35)
1,000.00
(450.00)
(` lacs)
Key Managerial Personnel
637.38
(748.80)
148.16
(236.69)
180.11
(298.06)
387.27
(-)
185.20
(-)
333.18
(666.37)
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(a) During the financial year 2011-12, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company had granted 900,000 Stock Options each
under the Employee Stock Option Scheme 2009 & 2010 totalling to 1,800,000 options at a price of ` 770 to the eligible employees /
Directors of the Company in terms of SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 as
amended from time to time and as approved by the Shareholders at the Annual General Meetings of the Company held on September 25,
2009 & September 29, 2010 respectively.
During the financial year 2012-13, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company at their meeting held on March 05, 2013 has
considered and approved the grant from reissue of lapsed / cancelled options of 1,86,630 Stock Options under the Employee Stock Option
Schemes of which 74,350 options are granted under scheme-2009 and 1,12,280 options under scheme-2010 at a price of ` 807.70 to the
eligible employees / Directors of the Company in terms of SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme)
Guidelines, 1999 as amended from time to time.
Details of the Option granted under stock option schemes are as under:
Schemes
ESOP 2009
ESOP 2010
ESOP 2009
(reissue of lapsed / cancelled options)
ESOP 2010
(reissue of lapsed / cancelled options)
Grant Date
March 14,
2012
March 14,
2012
March 05,
2013
March 05,
2013
No. of Options
Granted
900,000
900,000
74,350
112,280
Exercise
Price in `
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
770.00
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
807.70
Vesting Period
14.03.2012-13.03.2013
14.03.2012-13.03.2014
14.03.2012-13.03.2015
14.03.2012-13.03.2013
14.03.2012-13.03.2014
14.03.2012-13.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2014
05.03.2013-04.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2016
05.03.2013-04.03.2014
05.03.2013-04.03.2015
05.03.2013-04.03.2016
Each option entitles the holder to exercise the right to apply for and seek allotment of one equity share of ` 2 each. The Intrinsic value of
each option was nil, since the options were granted at the market price of the equity shares on the date of grant. The options shall vest
in three instalments of 20%, 30% and 50% at the end of 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year respectively from the date of the grant and were
to be exercised within three months from vesting of options or as may be determined by the Remuneration and Compensation Committee.
During the year, Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company has approved the modification of exercise period of 3 months
from date of vest to three years from the date of vest (hereinafter referred as Modification 1). As approved by the Shareholders at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on September 23, 2014, the Remuneration and Compensation Committee of the Company at their
meeting held on October 01, 2014 has approved the modification of exercise price from ` 770.00 to ` 167.00 for grant dated March 14,
2012 and from ` 807.70 to ` 167.00 for grant dated March 05, 2013 (hereinafter referred as Modification 2). The tenure of the Schemes
is for maximum period of five years from the date of grant of options.
The particulars of the options granted, lapsed and cancelled under aforementioned schemes are as follows:
Particulars
Options outstanding as at the beginning of the year
Options granted during the year
Options exercised during the year
Options lapsed / forfeited / cancelled during the year
Options outstanding as at the year-end
Options exercisable as at the year-end
173
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(b) The Company is following the intrinsic value-based method of accounting for stock option and accordingly has recognised ` 574.00 as
expenses on employee stock option (ESOP) schemes in the Statement of Profit & Loss. Had the compensation cost of the Companys stock
based compensation plans been determined as per fair value approach using Black & Scholes model :
(a) the incremental cost, in addition to the amount based on the grant date fair value of the stock options, for the year due to:
(b) the Companys net profit for the year would have been lower by ` 3,168.74 lacs (Previous Year net loss would have been higher by `
303.33 lacs).
(c) earnings per share for the year would have been lower and earnings (i.e. loss) per share for the previous year would have been higher
as indicated below:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Net profit for the year (` lacs)
Less: Adjustment for stock options of associate company
Net profit for the year for Diluted EPS (` lacs)
Net profit for the year (` lacs)
Less: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value
based method
Adjusted net profit for basic & diluted EPS
Weighted average no. of shares : Basic
: Diluted
Basic and diluted earnings per share (face value ` 2/- per share)
- As reported (in `)
: Basic
: Diluted
- As adjusted (in `)
: Basic
: Diluted
Previous Year
86,950.75
282.12
86,668.63
86,950.75
3,168.74
303.33
39,502.95
46,078,537
46,224,804
84,662.24
46,078,537
46,078,537
92.61
92.31
85.73
85.46
188.70
188.09
187.43
187.43
The details of pre modification and post modification values in respect of Modification 1 and Modification 2 are given below:
` per option
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
Scheme
Name
ESOP 2009
& ESOP
2010
ESOP 2009
& ESOP
2010
Grant Date
Incremental
Incremental
Fair value Fair value
value Fair value Fair value
value
Fair value
prepostdue to
prepostdue to
Total
on date of Modification Modification Modification Modification Modification Modification incremental
grant
1
1
1
2
2
2
value
14/03/2012
249.05
(136.64)
80.45
217.09
47.72
109.41
61.69
278.78
05/03/2013
238.67
(51.43)
104.27
155.70
62.12
139.71
77.59
233.29
Following parameters have been considered for calculating the weighted average fair value of each option using the Black-Scholes Option
Pricing Formula:
(a) On the date of grant during F.Y. 2011-12 and reissue during F.Y. 2012-13
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
174
Current Year
42,671.69
42,671.69
42,671.69
The weighted average fair value of each option on the date of grant / reissue is ` 249.05 / ` 238.67 respectively for options granted
in F.Y. 2011-12 and F.Y.2012-13 respectively.
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
Particulars
(i) Expected volatility
(ii) Option life
(iii) Dividend yield
(iv) Risk-free interest rate
(d) To allow for the effects of early exercise, it is assumed that the employees would exercise the options after vesting date.
(e) Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the share prices over the period that is commensurate with the expected
term of the option.
Gratuity Plan: The Company makes annual contributions to the Employees Group Gratuity Assurance Scheme administered by the Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC), a funded defined benefit plan for qualifying employees. The scheme provides for lump sum payment to vested
employees at retirement, death while in employment or on termination of employment of an amount equivalent to fifteen days salary payable for
each completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months. Vesting occurs on completion of five years of service.
The following table sets out the status of the gratuity plan as required under AS -15 (Revised):
(` lacs)
Particulars
I. Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year
Interest Cost
Current Service Cost
Benefits Paid
Cost of plan amendment / Liability Transfer In
Actuarial loss / (gain) on obligations
Obligation transferred / settled
Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year
II.
Current Year
Previous Year
1,211.38
112.78
165.79
(374.40)
17.96
250.71
1,384.22
1,497.64
120.20
252.64
(224.76)
(5.03)
(258.59)
1,382.10
1,033.29
96.20
326.71
(374.40)
16.20
(18.57)
1,079.43
304.79
1,152.57
99.43
170.29
(224.76)
(5.09)
(5.69)
1,186.75
195.35
175
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
(` lacs)
Particulars
III. Gratuity expense for the year
Current service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Net actuarial (gain) / loss recognized
Current Year
Previous Year
165.79
112.78
(96.20)
269.28
451.64
252.64
120.20
(99.43)
(252.91)
20.50
77.63
82.07
1,079.43
1,186.75
1,079.43
1,186.75
7.96% to 9.31%
7.50%
7.96% to 9.31%
8.25% to 9.31%
7.50%
9.14% to 9.31%
Total
176
2015
1,384.22
1,079.43
304.79
250.71
(18.57)
2014
1,382.10
1,185.23
195.35
(258.59)
(5.69)
2013
1,497.64
1,152.57
345.07
37.76
7.27
2012
1,202.49
966.91
235.58
107.91
6.91
2011
1,018.19
805.21
212.98
68.54
6.87
Expected rate of return on plan assets is based on expectation of the average long term rate of return expected to prevail over the estimated
term of the obligation on the type of the investments assumed to be held by LIC, since the fund is managed by LIC.
The estimates of future salary increases, considered in actuarial valuation, takes into account inflation, seniority, promotions and other relevant
factors, such as supply and demand in the employment market.
The Group expect to contribute ` 337.54 lacs to the plan assets during financial year 2015-16.
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
41 Segment Reporting:
The Group has identified Business segments as its primary segment and Geographical segments as its secondary segment taking into account the
nature of services, differing risks and returns, the organizational structure and the internal reporting system of the Group. Inter-company transfers
are accounted for at market /negotiated prices in case of transactions of special nature for which suitable alternative sources do not exist.
Revenues and direct expenses in relation to segments are categorized based on items that are individually identifiable to that segment or those
which can be reasonably allocated to the segment. Depreciation and other expenses which relate to the group as a whole and which cannot be
reasonably allocated to any segment have been disclosed as unallocated expenses.
Particulars
External revenue
Inter-segment revenue
Net Sales/ Income
from operations
Segment result
(` lacs)
STP Technologies/
solutions
17,134.75
(32,960.71)
340.78
(565.34)
17,475.53
(33,526.05)
1,846.83
(18,255.44)
Exchange
Storage &
based Allied Services
1,182.68
(3,081.61)
625.55
(7,533.38)
1,808.23
(10,614.99)
-12,999.18
(-26,626.32)
(13,772.77)
(99.62)
(13,872.39)
-16.46
(7,019.26)
Others
Elimination
Total
2,633.08
(6,978.35)
1.20
(8.42)
2,634.28
(6,986.77)
-5,735.63
(-9,875.35)
(-)
967.53
(8,206.76)
967.53
(8,206.76)
-8,955.06
(-14,497.5)
20,950.50
(56,793.44)
(-)
20,950.50
(56,793.44)
-7,949.38
(3,270.53)
14,197.74
(11,731.31)
23,062.39
(18,676.12)
2,634.17
(8,176.96)
3,097.81
(2,424.84)
49,280.75
(85,009.95)
6,648.20
(4,846.76)
42,632.55
(80,163.19)
Notes:
1. Due to diversified nature of business, significant portion of assets are interchangeably used between segments and the management
believes that its segregation will not be meaningful.
a) STP Technologies/solutions segment represents straight through processing solutions and includes an integrated mix of various
products, projects and services incidental thereto. Exchange Based segment represents trading platform for multi asset class like
commodity, equity, equity derivatives and forex based derivatives etc. Storage and Allied services represents warehousing and
collateral management services.
b) The businesses, which are not reportable segments during the year, have been grouped under the Others segment. This mainly
comprises of various services towards trading, procurement, process management, risk consultancy activities, Shared Business
Support Services, IT Infrastructure Sharing, NBFC related activities, internet telecommunication services and Training, Certification
and Franchise Fees.
3. Previous year figures are given in brackets and are regrouped to confirm to current years classification and segment loss is indicated
by -ve sign.
177
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
The Group has two geographical segments viz, within India and outside India. Significant portion of segment operational assets are in India.
Revenue from geographical segments based on domicile of the customers is outlined below:
(` lacs)
Particulars
Net Revenue/ Income from Operations
Within India
Outside India
Total
Current Year
Previous Year
19,142.27
1,808.23
20,950.50
54,734.97
2,058.47
56,793.44
42 The aggregate amount of revenue expenditure incurred during the year on Research and Development and shown in the respective heads of the
account is ` 1401.83 lacs (Previous Year ` 1,221.90 lacs).
43. During the previous year, the Parent Company had received an order dated December 17, 2013 passed by the Forward Markets Commission
(FMC) holding the Parent Company not a fit and proper person to continue to be a shareholder of 2% or more of the paid up equity capital of
Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX). Further, FMC has issued revised norms regarding Shareholding, Ownership, Net worth, Fit and
Proper Criteria, etc. on May 6, 2014 and has, inter alia, provided that no person shall, directly or indirectly, acquire or hold equity shares of a
commodity exchange unless he is fit and proper person and in the event of any person ceasing to be a fit and proper person or being declared
so by the Commission, such person shall forthwith divest his shareholding.
The Parent Company has challenged the Order dated December 17, 2013 passed by the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) holding the Company
not a fit and proper person to continue to be a shareholder of Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) by way of a Writ Petition before
the Honble Bombay High Court. On February 28, 2014, prayer for ad-interim relief was rejected but was pleased to admit the said Writ Petition.
On November 17, 2014, the Honble Bombay High Court rejected Notice of Motion filed by the Company due to change in circumstances for
seeking stay on the FMC order. The Parent Company filed SLP on November 27, 2014 before the Honble Supreme Court against order dated
February 28, 2014 and November 17, 2014. On February 6, 2015 the Parent Company withdrew the SLP. The Writ Petition is pending for hearing
before the Honble Bombay High Court. Without prejudice to legal rights available within the law, the Parent Company has divested its stake in
MCX during the year consequent profit of ` 55,303.33 lacs (Net of attributable expenses of ` 2,722.02 lacs) are grouped under in Exceptional
items. The companys shareholding in MCX has become NIL.
44. During the Previous Year, SEBI has passed an Order on March 19, 2014 declaring the Parent Company not a Fit and Proper person and directed
the Parent Company to divest the equity shares or any instrument that provides for rights over the equity shares held by the Parent Company
in MCX-SX, MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Limited (MCX-SX CCL), Delhi Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE), the Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited (VSE)
and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSEIL). The Parent Company had filed an appeal in the Security Appellate Tribunal (SAT) against
the said order which was rejected by SAT. The Parent Company has filed Civil Appeal before the Honble Supreme Court challenging the SEBI
order and SAT Order. The Honble Supreme Court admitted the Civil Appeal and Civil Appeal is pending for hearing. Without prejudice to the
legal rights and remedies available under the law, the Parent Company entered into Share and Warrant Purchase Agreements (SWPA)/ Warrant
Purchase Agreements (WPA) with certain investors for sale of its 100% stake in stake in MCX Stock Exchange Ltd (MCX-SX) and resultant profit
of ` 1,282.46 lacs (net of attributable expense of ` 1,665.66 lacs) is grouped under in Exceptional items. The Parent Companys shareholding in
MCX-SX has become NIL. In the meanwhile, the Parent Company has filed an appeal before the SAT against the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) order for rejecting Companys request for extension for divestment in recognized stock exchanges. The said matter is pending
before SAT for hearing. The investment in the aforesaid entities are continued to be classified as current investment at the lower of cost and fair
value. MCX-SX CCL is not considered as an associate company from the date of order i.e. March 19, 2014. According to the Managements
view, on the basis of the information available including latest financial statements/ results and/or latest transactions carried out, the fair value of
above investments exceeds the cost of the investments. In case of investments where the book value is less than the investment amount, the
Parent Company has made appropriate provision for the same.
45. As per the Regulatory requirement under Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) (CERC) Regulations 2010, the Parent Company
had to reduce its holding in an associate company viz. Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) to 25%. Accordingly, during the previous year,
the Parent Company had divested part of its investments aggregating 1,364,787 equity shares of ` 10 each in IEX. The resulting profit of `
5,893.57/- lacs (net of directly attributable expenses of ` 164.05 lacs) is grouped under in Exceptional items.
178
Subsequently, during the year, the Parent Company received communication from IEX vide its letter dated May 19, 2014 informing that CERC
vide their order dated May 13, 2014 stated that the Parent Company cannot be considered as fit and proper person to hold the shares in power
exchanges in view of FMC Order & SEBI Order and inter alia directed IEX a) to ensure that the Parent Company divests its entire shareholding
from IEX by September 30, 2014, b) pending divestment of shares, the voting rights of the Parent Company shall stand extinguished and any
corporate benefit in lieu of such shareholding shall be kept in abeyance or withheld by the exchange and c) IEX shall ensure that no nominee of
the Parent Company is represented in the Board of IEX. The above directions of CERC were binding with immediate effect. The Parent Company
had challenged the said CERC order before Appellate Tribunal for electricity. The Appellate Tribunal dismissed the appeal filed by the Parent
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Company on February 4, 2015. On April 17, 2015 the Ld. Central Commission passed an order in Suo-Motu Petition No. SM/341/2013 inter
alia directing FTIL to complete divestment of its shareholding in IEX by May 9, 2015. The Company filed Civil Appeal before Honble Supreme
Court challenging the CERC Order; Appellate Tribunal Order and Order dated April 17, 2015 which is pending for hearing. On May 8, 2015, the
Honble Supreme Court has issued notice in both the matters. Further, on May 19, 2015, Appellate Tribunal has granted time till June 18, 2015
for completing the divestment in IEX based on the application filled by the Company. IEX is not considered as an associate company from the
date of order i.e. May 13, 2014.
Without prejudice to the legal rights and remedies available under the law, during the financial year, the Parent Company has entered into Share
Purchase Agreement (SPA) with certain Investors for sale of entire 25.64% equity stake on a fully diluted basis in Indian Energy Exchange Ltd
(IEX). The said transaction is subject to fulfillment of certain condition precedents. Post completion of the above said transaction, the Parent
Companys shareholding in IEX will become NIL.
In view of the aforesaid process of divestment and communication, the entire investment in IEX has been reclassified as current investment in
other company from long term (non-current) investment in an associate company at carrying cost of Investment.
46 During the year, the Parent Company along with other shareholders entered into a share purchase agreement for sale of 100% equity shares of
National Bulk Handling Corporation Limited (NBHC) to IVF Trustee Company Limited, which sale transaction was completed during the year and
the resultant profit of ` 9,224.55 lacs (net of attributable expense of ` 2,491.80 lacs) is grouped under Exceptional items.
47 The Parent Company received letter from Financial Services Commission (FSC) in May, 2014 informing that FSC does not consider the Parent
Company as fit & proper, pursuant to Section 23(3) of the Financial Services Act, 2007 of Mauritius and directed the Parent Company to dispose
of its shareholding in Bourse Africa Limited, Mauritius. During the year, the Board of FT Group Investments Pvt. Ltd. Mauritius., (FTGIPL), a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for sale of 100% of its stake in Bourse Africa Limited,
Mauritius (together with its wholly owned subsidiary Bourse Africa Clear Ltd.) to Continental Africa Holdings Limited (CAHL), Mauritius subject to
certain conditions precedents including regulatory approvals. The shareholders of FTIL with 99.975% majority approved the said transaction on
February 20, 2015.
48 During the previous year, Financial Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. (FTSPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Company, sold 100% of
FTSPLs equity ownership in its wholly owned subsidiaries, Singapore Mercantile Exchange Pte. Ltd. (SMX) and Singapore Mercantile Exchange
Clearing Corporation Pte. Ltd. (SMXCC), which had accumulated losses of USD 77.40 million as on January 31, 2014 (` 48,357.04 lacs), to
ICE Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd, an entity owned by Intercontinental Exchange Group, Inc. (ICE) for an amount of USD 150 million. The resultant
profit is grouped under Net gain on sale of shares / warrants Investments in Exceptional Items.
49 The Group Companies viz. NBHC and NSEL carry out the activities of procurement and/or processing of commodities on behalf of principals.
The activity yields a guaranteed price on delivery of these procured/processed commodities. Hence, the companies do not have to carry price
fluctuation risk related to market activity and therefore the procurement activity carried out is not in the nature of trading activity and the processing
activity outsourced by the companies to the processors is also not the manufacturing activity of the said companies. The procurement activity
carried out is by the companies own/borrowed funds. The risk and rewards to the companies are operational, executional and incidental to the
activities of procurement.
(` lacs)
Sr. No.
A.
B.
C.
Particulars
Sale of traded goods
Cost of goods sold
Income from procurement services
Current Year
36,788.02
36,856.06
(68.04)
Previous Year
1,34,065.22
1,34,070.52
(5.30)
50 Goodwill on consolidation includes amount aggregating ` 111.28 lacs (Previous Year ` 465.58 lacs) in respect of certain subsidiaries acquired
in earlier years.
51 In BACL, deposits from members of USD 6,05,556 [equivalent to `379.02 lacs (Previous year ` 677.40 lacs)] relate to settlement guarantee fund
which is refundable to the members and is included in Note 11 under Members liabilities. The bank balance relating to the same is included in
Note 20 under cash and cash equivalents.
52 A Group company FTME holds 20 % stake in Audit Control and Expertise Global Ltd, Audit Control and Enterprise Ltd and Commodity Risk
Management technology Pte. Ltd. Total carrying cost of such investment included in non-current investments in equity shares is USD 5 million
(equivalent to ` 3,129.54 lacs) [Previous Year USD 5 million (equivalent to ` 3,004.99 lacs)]. The shares have an embedded purchaser put
option exercisable from June 2009 June 2010. Since the said companies were not able to meet the projections mentioned in the share purchase
agreement, management exercised the put option and called for money paid under share purchase agreement. Pursuant to erstwhile shareholder viz.
179
Consolidated
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
Dakin International Ltd.s failure to repay said amount, management invoked the arbitration clause and filed an arbitration claim with international
Chamber of Commerce, London as per the share purchase agreement. The Arbitrator vide his award dated April 14, 2011 allowed the Claim of
FTME and directed Audit Control and Expertise Global Limited (ACE) and Mr. Anfre Soumah, Chairman of ACE to pay FTME USD 5 million along
with the legal cost, cost of arbitration and interest. The Arbitrator has also held that once the payment is received by FTME, FTME shall transfer
to ACE the 20% stake in CRM and the ACE Group currently owned by the FTME. Pursuant to the award passed, FTME has initiated execution
proceedings in Switzerland, England and France for enforcement of the award. FTME has attached of properties of Mr. Soumah (Chairman of
ACE) in France and Switzerland which would be liquidated in due course. The value of the Groups investments in unquoted securities which
are carried at cost less impairment was reassessed at the reporting date. The recoverable values of the investments were reassessed by the
management based on the current market conditions. On reassessment of fair value, USD 39,96,985 (equivalent to ` 2,444.04 lacs) has been
provided for in respect of stake in Audit Control and Expertise Global Ltd.
53 (a) During the Previous Year, Writ Petitions (WP), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Civil Suits have been filed against the Parent Company in relation
to NSEL event, wherein the Parent Company has been made a party in the Civil Suits and the WP. In the said proceedings certain reliefs
have been claimed against the Parent Company, inter alia, on the ground that the Parent Company is the holding company of NSEL. These
matters are pending before the Honble Bombay High Court for adjudication. The Parent Company has denied all the claims and contentions
in its reply. There is no privity of contract between FTIL and the Petitioners. Based on legal advice, the management is of the view that the
parties who have filed the WP, PIL and Civil Suits would not be able to sustain any claim against the Parent Company. The matter is pending
for hearing before the Honble Bombay High Court.
(b) First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against various parties, including the Parent Company, with the Economic Offences Wing
of the Mumbai Police (EOW) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the NSEL event. After investigation, EOW has filed
charge-sheets on January 06, 2014, June 04, 2014 and August 04, 2014. It is pertinent to note that so far the Parent Company has not
been named in the said charge-sheets. EOW investigation is in progress.
54 The Parent Company has received Draft Order of amalgamation of National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) with the Company under Section 396
(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on October 21, 2014. The Company has filed a Writ Petition before
the Honble Bombay High Court, interalia challenging the draft Order issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated October 21, 2014, for
proposed forced amalgamation of National Spot Exchange Limited with the Company. The Honble High Court, Bombay, granted status quo in the
said matter till February 4, 2015. On February 4,2015, the Honble High Court passed order inter alia stating that:
a) the Parent Company and other parties mentioned in the Order may file their objections within 30 days and within 4 weeks thereafter Central
Govt may pass appropriate order after giving brief hearing to all the interested parties.
b) it is further clarified that if any adverse order is passed by the Central Govt, then same shall not be notified for a period of two weeks after
the order is communicated to the Company
c) the Central Govt may give brief hearing to the parties mentioned in Section 396 of the Companies Act 1956.
d) in view of the above, the order of the status quo passed by the Honble High Court on November 27, 2014 is vacated.
e) notice of Motion by the Union of India and others is accordingly disposed off.
As per the above Order, the Company filed its objection with MCA. In meanwhile, MCA has filed Chamber Summons in March, 2015 seeking
extension of time granted to the Central Government for considering 19,000 suggestions and objections received and to pass order thereto and
to complete the procedure as contemplated u/s 396 of the Companies Act, 1956 till July 31,2015. The Honble Bombay High Court has allowed
said Chamber Summons filed by MCA.
55 The Union of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has filed the Company Petition under Sections 397 and 398 read with Sections 388B,
388C, 401, 402, 403, 406 and 408 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) before the Principal Bench of the Company Law Board at New Delhi
(the CLB). The Petition has been filed inter alia seeking removal and supersession of the Board of Directors of FTIL. The Company appeared
before CLB protesting the action initiated by MCA. The matter is pending before CLB for consideration. No notice has yet been issued in the
matter.
56 An FIR has been registered with the M.I.D.C Police station, District: Mumbai against the Parent Company and others on the basis of complaint
filed by one Mr. Ketan Shah on the basis of a report dated April 21, 2014 of PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited (PwC), uploaded by Multi
Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) on the website of BSE Ltd on May 26, 2014, purported to be a Special Audit Report on MCX at the
direction of Forward Market Commission. The matter is under investigation by the police.
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The Parent Company believes that the said FIR is misguided and misconceived based on information in PwC Report as the report is not an audit
report since PwC being Private Ltd Parent Company is not an audit firm but provides advisory services. The alleged report was prepared by
PwC based on a limited one-sided information without verifying the authenticity of the data, without following the procedure in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards or attestation standards and without taking any responsibility towards any person who acts in reliance of
the contents of the Report. The Parent Company is exploring appropriate legal options regarding the said FIR.
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
57 On February 28, 2015, the Chief Investigating Officer of the SIT, Economic Offences Wing, CB, CID, Mumbai (EOW) issued a letter directing
FTIL, inter alia, and not to dispose of, alienate, encumber, part with possession of, or create any third party right, title, and/or interest in, to,
upon or in respect of any of assets of FTIL, its subsidiaries, and its step down subsidiaries except for the payment of statutory dues, amounts
for the preservation, maintenance and protection of their assets and wages and salaries under intimation to the Investigating agency and in the
case of immovable properties, without the orders of the trial Court. The Parent Company is seeking legal advice on the aforesaid letter from
EOW.
58 The Parent company has a total MAT credit entitlement of ` 19,270.02 lacs as at March 31, 2015 including recognition of ` 10,081.20 lacs
during the year ended March 31, 2015. The management of the Company is confident that the Company will be able to utilize unexpired MAT
entitlement in future projected years.
59 As per Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) committee has been formed by the Company. The
earmarked funds were transferred to a separate bank account and the same shall be utilized on activities which are specified in Schedule VII of
the Companies Act, 2013.
Various updates and relevant notes relating to NSEL and its subsidiary companies: (Note No 60 to 79)
NSEL has a separate Settlement Guarantee Fund, which is created out of Members Contribution (SGF-MC) in respect of the activities carried
out on the spot trading in various contracts on Exchange. The members are required to contribute to the fund in the form of security deposit
and interest free margin money in the form of cash and non-cash, which forms part of the SGF-MC. The margin money was refundable,
subject to adjustments, if any and exposure of members. The cash margin money forming part of SGF-MC was ` 3,746.09 lacs (Previous
year ` 3746.09 lacs) (included in of Note 7 Other Long term Liabilities under Members liabilities & Note 11 on other current liabilities under
members liabilities). NSEL had also collected non cash portion of the SGF-MC comprising of collaterals such as bank guarantees, securities
and fixed deposits receipts received from the members amounting to ` NIL (Previous year ` 42.50 lacs).
(` lacs)
Initial Margin
Cash Margin
Non Cash Margin- FDR
Non Cash Margin- Bank Guarantee
Total
As at
March 31,2015
3,746.09
3,746.09
As at
March 31,2014
3,746.09
32.50
10.00
3,788.59
It is a practice in India among the Stock and Commodity Exchanges that SGF-MC consists of aforesaid 2 components viz. cash and noncash, collected from the members as security deposit and margin money. Cash Component shall form part of liabilities in Balance Sheet.
Non cash component is disclosed by way of Notes to Accounts.
(ii) Utilization of SGF-MC during the year:
On July 31, 2013 Exchange suspended all the contracts except e-series and merged the delivery and settlement of all pending contracts.
Members who did not settle their settlement liability on account of unsettled contracts, their Margin money were adjusted against their
settlement liability. Net liability of such members as at March 31, 2015 was ` 5,331.54 Crores.
Cash margin shown in note no. 60(i) above with exchange as on March 31, 2015 was ` 3,746.09 lacs. This margin money belongs to
non-defaulting members. However utilized the said cash margin for payouts to other members when payment default occurred during the
year by defaulting members.
(iii) The SGF-MC currently shows a net outstanding amount of ` 3,746.09 lacs (Previous year ` 3,746.09 lacs) which is pertaining to the existing
non-defaulting clearing Members. While the exchange has taken many legal, regulatory and commercials measures against the defaulters, it
is not clear how much money would be eventually recovered and by when, as the entire process is sub-judice. In case the Exchange fails
to secure the balance money or there is undue delay in recovery then the exchange would as per the bye laws call for the balance amount
as may be considered appropriate to be recovered from the all non-defaulting clearing members as per its bye law number 12.9.2 and 12.10
besides other applicable bye laws for settlement of claims. However, this decision would be taken post the legal adjudication of pending legal
cases wherein this subject matter is being adjudicated or at an appropriate time when considered suitable by the Board of NSEL.
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(iv) Compliance to Byelaws
NSEL had ensured SGF-MC of ` 100.00 lacs before commencement of trading in FY 2008-2009 and the same was always greater than
` 100.00 lacs as was required as per the bye-laws of the Exchange. The amount outstanding at the end of each year in SGF-MC account
received from members as margin money was as under.
(` Crores)
As on the Date
31.03.2009
31.03.2010
31.03.2011
31.03.2012
31.03.2013
31.03.2014
Amount
8.95
11.23
70.31
328.93
706.90
37.89
In NSEL, as on the date of the Balance Sheet, amounts to be recovered from defaulting members was ` 5,331.54 Crores (Previous Year `
5,359.53 Crores) and amount to be paid to non-defaulting members is ` 4,905.60 Crores (Previous Year ` 4,925.64 Crores). Apart from this,
an amount of ` 209.11 Crores (Previous Year ` 209.11 Crores) is payable to certain seller Members after completion of required documentation
on part of seller Members. However major portion of the same is yet to be recovered from buying members and such unrecovered amount is
included in amount recoverable from defaulting members. None of the amounts payable to members are liabilities of NSEL, as the Exchange is
only a provider of platform to its members for trading.
62 Bad Debts and Provision for doubtful debts of NAFED against procurement transactions:
In NSEL, outstanding recoverable from National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) against procurement of
cotton as on March 31, 2015 was ` 10,333.68 lacs (before write off and provisions for doubtful advances). NAFED had acknowledged NSELs
claim of only ` 7,232.18 lacs (` 6,837.04 lacs) for Price Support Scheme (PSS) 2012-13 and ` 395.14 lacs for PSS 2008-09 vide there letter
dated September 2, 2014, September 12, 2014 and December 11, 2014 in their books. NSEL had been interacting with NAFED officials and
management estimated that an amount of ` 2,646.22 lacs is irrecoverable, accordingly on prudence basis written off said amount during the
previous year,2013-14. NSEL had already made a provision of ` 455.28 lacs for PSS 2008-09 during the earlier years and the management of
NSEL believes that provision needs to be continued in books of account.
The balance recoverable amount of ` 6,984.72 lacs (net of provision ` 6,529.44 lacs) has been included under Other Current Assets and `
702.74 lacs were been shown under Trade receivables.
NSEL had taken various steps including meeting with the representative of debtors, notices to the debtors for making payment, reminders to pay
the dues, legal cases against dishonours of cheques etc. NSEL has reviewed the recoverability of various amounts from debtors toward sales and
services rendered from time to time. In cases, where receivables are old and NSEL has taken enough steps to recover and yet there is no positive
outcome of such efforts, the management of NSEL is of the view that such Debts have become bad and cannot be recovered. Accordingly an
amount of ` Nil (Previous year ` 435.23 lacs) has been written off as bad debts after adjusting a provision of ` Nil (Previous year ` 435.23
lacs) which was made in earlier years. NSEL has written off above amounts without prejudice to its legal right to recover the same.
64 Provision for Doubtful Debts and loans and advances (other than NAFED)
NSEL and IBMA have evaluated the various events and its effect on various receivables as on March 31, 2015. The likelihood of recoverability
of such receivables has been impacted due to the abrupt closure of the business, loss of credibility and several other factors. Both NSEL and
IBMA are following up with the parties to recover such outstanding amount and exploring legal options to proceed against them. Based on that
evaluation, NSEL and IBMA has made additional provision during the year for doubtful debts of ` 1,117.78 lacs (Previous year ` 298.59 lacs)
and provision for doubtful other receivables of ` 1,916.87 lacs (Previous year ` 536.33 lacs) by charging the same to the Statement of Profit
and Loss.
65 NSEL had incurred losses of ` Nil (Previous Year ` 155.84 lacs) on account of shortage due to evaporation, moisture loss in content, spoilage
and deterioration in quality of traded commodities. Such losses were incidental and were within normal range and the same have been adjusted
against cost of goods sold. There was no Inventory held by NSEL as on March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.
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forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
a) all transactions carried out for and on behalf of constituents are carried out on an agency basis and such purchases and sales are not
included in purchases/sales made by IBMA.
b) As an ITCM the IBMA had received margin money from its constituent trading members and clients. The outstanding margin amount as on
the balance sheet date was ` 244.28 Lacs (Previous year ` 244.28 lacs) and is shown under the head Other Current Liabilities.
c) IBMA had entered into an agreement with one M/s Snp Design Pvt ltd (SNP) on March 01, 2012 and renewed such agreement on March
01, 2013 to carry out commodity derivative transactions for and on their behalf. As on March 31, 2014 a sum of ` 7,747.18 lacs is due
and recoverable from SNP, as per the terms and conditions of the agreement. On demanding the amount from the party, SNP replied through
their lawyers disputing the entire amount as payable to IBMA. IBMAs board has approved to initiate action to proceed on the matter legally.
Grant Thornton India LLP had observed vide their forensic report that Mrs. Shalini Sinha, wife of Mr. Anjani Sinha, was a Managing Director
and a majority shareholder of SNP. In view of the said discrepancies and irregularities investigations are in progress. Mr. Anjani Sinha had
been removed from the board of directors of IBMA on October 23, 2013 and was arrested on account of complaint against him in other
matter pertaining to IBMA. Pursuant to such findings by Grant Thorton India LLP about shareholding and management interests in SNP, and
on the basis of information available on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs,IBMA has included such transactions carried out with
SNP for disclosures required to be made as per AS 18.No such communication thereto was received from such related party disclosing the
requiste information to IBMA.
d) IBMA had entered into a procurement agreement with Harley Carmbel Pvt Ltd. (Harley) for buying spices and other commodities in the state
of Kerala. As per the terms of agreement, IBMA was to buy commodities on behalf of Harley, sell the commodities to Harley as per their
needs on credit, and Harley was to pay back IBMA after the credit period. Subsequently the transactions were carried by IBMA as per the
terms but Harley failed to make full payment of its obligations. An amount of ` 293.58 lacs is outstanding from the party as on balance sheet
date. IBMA had sent legal notice to the party but the party denied owing any amount to IBMA. An application has been made for proceeding
under 156(3) of Cr P.C. 1973, before Court of additional chief metropolitan magistrates 47th Court at Esplanade for getting process issued
against Harley, under sections 409,420,465,467,468,471,474,477-A r/w 34 & 120-B of Indian Penal code.
e) In Case of IBMA Post the receipt of no objection from FMC, NSEL had initiated the rematerialization process and financial close out of the E
series units. As per the said process the unit holders could take physical delivery of their respective units or could participate in the financial
closure process whereby their units would be auctioned to bidders as per the competitive bidding process. IBMA as an authorized dealer
had to act as a facilitator for conversion of E-series units in to physical commodities. During this process the IBMA raised sales invoices at
the applicable clearing rate on delivery of the underlying physical commodity to the extent of ` 36,585.97 lacs in the current year.
f) IBMA has not recognized income in cases where services have been rendered but its ultimate collection is not reasonably certain. The revenue
recognition in these cases has been postponed pending significant uncertainties resulting out of suspension of trading at NSEL exchange
platform and the subsequent defaults,In line with Accounting standard 9 on Revenue Recognition.
g) In case of IBMA, there is no open Interest in Commodity Futures outstanding as at the Balance Sheet date.
67 In NSEL, the commodities lying in the designated delivery centers relating to transactions carried out by Members on Exchange platform were
not the property of the NSEL and hence such inventory of commodities is not getting reflected in the books of accounts of NSEL. Similarly, such
inventory was never purchased by NSEL and hence any liability thereto was neither liability of NSEL nor contingent liability of NSEL requiring any
disclosure. This is an admitted fact in various proceedings pending before various forums. This is also the industry practice in this regards.
As far as availability of commodity is concerned, it was confirmed by earlier management of NSEL that there were systems and processes in
place for deposit of commodities and generation of warehouse receipts and charging for the same. NSEL believed that existence of commodities
in warehouse on the following grounds:
a)
b)
c)
d)
It has come to the notice later when the matter was investigated by Audit/others that there were instances where the commodities were found
missing and there were instances of commodities being available partly or fully. This is now part of the investigations by EOW and other
investigation agencies.
The commodities lying in the designated delivery centers relating to transactions carried out by Members on Exchange platform were not the
property of NSEL and hence such inventory of commodities is not getting reflected in the books of accounts of NSEL. Similarly, such inventory
was never purchased by NSEL and hence any liability thereto was neither liability of NSEL nor contigent liability of NSEL requiring and disclosure
in the accounts or notes to account of NSEL.
68 In NSEL, with regard to internal controls relating to storage of goods and issuance of warehouse receipts pertaining to previous year, it is the
case of NSEL that the concerned officials in management prima facie might have colluded with the defaulting members and apparently facilitated
issuance of warehouse receipts purportedly without adequate underlying stocks, which is under investigation. It is a fact that there were cases
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Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
where stocks were available and in some cases adequate stock was not available. The Members were satisfied with the same, without any
demur as some of them in fact visited the concerned warehouses. The verification of reconciliation of the commodities claimed to have been
made available by erstwhile management with the other corroborative documents, contemporaneously maintained at various levels is possible only
after investigations are concluded. The relevant documents and other records have been seized by investigation agencies and the exact nature
of malfeasance and mismatch if any, cannot be ascertained at this stage. Investigating agencies are investigating genuineness of the warehouse
receipts issued by the Exchange and impact on financials if any can be ascertained after investigations are concluded and orders are obtained
from the Court. Enforcement Directorate has applied provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) on defaulting members and
NSEL.
69 In NSEL, during the year appointed SGS & Group 4 securities to survey & secure stocks at various warehouses. Wherever the agency could find
the commodities, NSEL took said commodities in its possession for liquidating the same. NSEL is in process of liquidating the commodities by
following auction process under supervision and direction from FMC and HCC.
70 In NSEL, during the year, the management on prudent basis written-off service tax credit amount of ` 269.38 lacs. The decision is based on the
review and reconciliation of books of account with service tax returns filed with the service-tax department and corresponding lapse of service
tax credit benefit to NSEL. Although, NSEL is trying its best to resolve the issue and get the credit benefit of the same.
71 In IBMA, a subsidiary of NSEL,
a) As on July 31, 2013 ` 1,17,009.86 lacs was the settlement payout receivable by IBMA, from NSEL on account of trades executed by its
affiliated members and clients that were part of the revised settlement plan. Up to March 4, 2015, NSEL has completed 65 weekly payouts
and has released ` 11,036.90 lacs towards the obligation of IBMAs affiliated members and clients. Payout after November 20, 2013 has
been made by NSEL directly to constituent members and clients of IBMA. The amount receivable by affiliated members and clients were not
fully received from NSEL as per the revised settlement plan. On the basis of the legal opinion received by NSEL, and as NSEL acted as the
member broker, NSEL may not has any liability on net basis towards such unsettled obligation to its members and clients. In view thereof,
no provision for the same is made in the books of accounts of the IBMA.
b) An amount of `3,128.43 lacs pertaining to VAT on unsettled trades on NSEL exchange platform is outstanding as on balance sheet date.
This amount is receivable from the defaulting members on NSEL exchange platform and is in turn payable to the constituent members and
clients of the company as part of outstanding settlement obligation.
c) Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range ltd., was registered as a client with IBMA to trade on Exchange platform. As per the revised settlement
plan IBMA had to receive obligation from NSEL on account of the trades executed by the client. However SEBI vide letter dated March 11,
2014, had directed NSEL to retain payouts to Sahara group companies and hold the same in a deposit account with any public sector bank
until further instructions. Accordingly payouts up to the balance sheet date, amounting to ` 829.36 lacs pertaining to the client have been
deposited into Fixed deposits by NSEL and equivalent amount is reduced from the exchanges obligation to IBMA. Accordingly IBMA has
reduced such amount from both receivable from NSEL and payable to the said client.
All contracts traded on the exchange platform were proper and in consonance with the applicable laws and there were no violations in this regard.
NSEL had obtained a legal opinion on the legality of the contracts. In this regard NSEL refers to the affidavit filed by Department of Consumer
Affairs (DCA) in writ petition no. 2340/2013, wherein the following points are mentioned:
Extracts from Affidavit of MCrA in Writ Petition (Lodge) No. 2340 of 2013
- Para 28, Pg 31 The NSEL instead of adhering to the conditions of exemption quoted practical difficulties and also contended that the
exemption is not confined to any specific section of FCRA, rather it extends to all provisions of FCRA was taken into account. Also
the fact which emanated from FMCs communication that the other exchange that is, NCDEX Spot Exchange, which was also granted
exemption under section 27 of FCRA was violating the conditions of the exemption order.
Para 29, Pg 31 pending legal advice with respect to withdrawal of exemption granted under section 27 of the FCR Act, the answering
respondent on July 12,2013 directed NSEL to give an undertaking
Para 31, Pg 32 FMC in its detailed response dated July 19,2013 has stated.. exemption from operation of the provisions of the said
Act .. are silent whether the exemption is applicable to all or specific provisions of the Act
Para-wise Reply 9, Pg 54 this direction was issued in public interest to ensure that all the existing obligation is honoured on due date
and the exchange is stopped from entering any fresh contract as to ensure that till a proper decision in the matter is taken, the exchange
should not be allowed to invite and promote fresh contracts.
It may be highlighted here that Government while issue the further notifications dated August 06,2013 and September 19,2014 didnt adjudicate
the SCN dated April 27,2012 by declaring the NSEL contracts illegal.
Para-wise Reply 9, Pg 57 it was appropriately thought by the answering respondent that additional conditions be imposed to restore the
market sanctity as well as to allay the fears in the minds of the people that NSEL is unregulated.
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This proves the point that in the eye of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the NSEL was a regulated entity even in August, 2013.
Notes
The
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
73 Legal and Regulatory framework for spot Exchange and related issues in NSEL:
NSEL had commenced trading on October 15, 2008 pursuant to a notification of exemption no. S.O. No. 906 (E) dated June 05, 2007 issued by
the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India (MCrA) (Notification). The Forward Markets Commission (FMC)
was nominated as the Designated Agency w.e.f. August 5, 2011 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs vide letter S.No.(3)/f.No. 12/3/2003-IT(Pt).
The 2007 notification has been withdrawn by the Central Government through Notification SO 2529(E) on September 19, 2014 with immediate
effect; consequently the Notification SO 228(E) dated February 6, 2012 and Notification SO 2406(E) dated August 6, 2013 cease to be in force
w.e.f. September 19, 2014.
NSEL received Show Cause Notice (SCN) dated April 27, 2012 from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government
of India, alleging inter-alia that NSEL was running contracts with more than 11 days delivery period and enabling short sales. NSEL filed detailed
reply to the SCN vide its letter dated May 23, 2012 and followed up later on dated August 11, 2012 and July 08, 2013. The market was also
informed about the show-cause notice dated April 27, 2012, and its response vide communication dated October 3, 2012.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution, Government of India, vide its letter dated July 12, 2013 directed NSEL to submit an
undertaking in the context of the said SCN stating that:
a) No further/fresh contracts shall be launched until further instructions from the concerned authority.
a) We undertake not to launch any further/fresh contracts in new commodities and/or at new places till further instruction from concerned
authority.
b) We undertake that we shall settle all the contracts traded on the Exchange on their respective settlement due dates, as per contract
specification notified by the Exchange.
In view of the above, there was loss of trading interest among the participants due to uncertainties leading to trade in-equilibrium. There was
possibility of payment and settlement defaults at NSEL exchange platform by some Members, which came to the notice of Board on July 30,
2013. Therefore, NSEL issued a circular on July 31, 2013, informing its members inter-alia that with immediate effect all one day forward contracts
would be suspended till further instructions; however the trading in e-series contracts, e-auction, e-procurement, MSP operations on behalf of
Government agencies (NAFED and SFAC), etc. would continue.
The operating activities of NSEL was suspended w.e.f. August 7, 2013 under directive from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution, Government of India dated August 6, 2013 in continuation of its earlier directive dated July 12, 2013. NSEL has been also facing
enquiries/investigations from Government agencies in relation to alleged fraud at NSEL. Further, MCrA has issued notification vide no. F.No.12/3/2003IT(Vol. II) dated August 6, 2013 to NSEL to stop e-series.
The Government by Gazette Notification SO 2529(E) dated September 19, 2014 has withdrawn the Gazette Notification SO 906 (E) dated June 5,
2007 (by which NSEL was granted exemption u/s. 27 of the FCR Act, 1952 for trading of forward contracts of one day duration) with immediate
effect and consequently the notification SO(E) 228 dated February 6, 2012 and notification SO 2406 (E) dated August 6, 2013 ceased to be in
force w.e.f. September 19, 2014, as informed to NSEL by the FMC vide letter dated November 5, 2014.
In view of the alleged fraud perpetrated by the defaulting members in collusion with the erstwhile MD & CEO of NSEL and other senior officials.
Due to sudden stoppage of the trading activities on Exchange platform, settlement payment default to the tune of ` 5,689.50 Crores occurred.
NSEL has launched complaints against the ex-MD & CEO and other senior officials with Mumbai Police. Relevant documents and other records
have been seized by investigating agencies and the exact nature of malfeasance and mismatch, if any, as to commodities cannot be ascertained
at this stage. Without completion of investigation, impact if any, of the said irregularities on NSEL, cannot be ascertained. Since matter is under
investigation by EOW, CBI and ED, neither the nature of irregularity involved in such misuse of powers, nor the amount involved can be presently
ascertained as in all matters investigation is under progress or matter is sub judice. NSEL also suspended services of erstwhile MD & CEO and
other senior officials of NSEL on August 20, 2013 and terminated services immediately thereafter, as remedial measures.
The availability of commodities sold and purchased by members on the exchange platform on March 31, 2013 was not under any doubt since
there were no disputes on the availability of stock and all settlement obligations were smoothly completed including the delivery of commodities.
The erstwhile NSELs management had regularly provided details of warehouse receipts assigned to different trades. The Members were satisfied
with the same, without any demur, as some of them in fact visited the concerned warehouses to verify the physical stock. The then NSELs MD &
CEO submitted to the Board of NSEL as well as FMC, the stock position as on July 31, 2013 which has reported adequacy of value of stock to
cover the trades. Further then NSELs MD & CEO and other senior official always maintained in various reports that the seller had deposited stocks
in the designated warehouses. NSEL understand that the reconciliation of the commodities claimed to have been available by erstwhile NSELs
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management team with the other corroborative documents contemporaneously maintained at various levels is possible only after investigations
are concluded. The relevant documents and other records have been seized by investigation agencies and the exact nature of malfeasance and
mismatch, if any cannot be ascertained at this stage. Investigating agencies are investigating genuineness of the warehouse receipts issued by
the Exchange and impact on financials, if any, can be ascertained after investigations are concluded and orders are obtained from the Court.
Enforcement Directorate has applied provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) on defaulting members and exchange
and investigation are in progress.
75 Notices / Inspections / Audits / Investigations in NSEL and its subsidiary IBMA:
a) NSEL has been served with notices / letters / summons from various statutory authorities / regulators / government departments and some
purported aggrieved parties. Most of the matters against NSEL are sub-judice before different forums. NSEL may have civil / criminal liability
arising out of one or more of the proceedings initiated against NSEL.
b) NSEL is in process of surrendering Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) licenses in view of the fact that it is no more operational
and has initiated the process for the same.
c) An inspection of NSEL under section 209A of the Companies Act, 1956 was carried out. Pursuant to such inspection, NSEL has received
certain notices of non-compliances with certain provision of the Companies Act, 1956 from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and prosecution
has been launched. NSEL has replied to all such notices. NSEL has filed applications for compounding of all compoundable violations as per
the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. These proceedings may result in payment of certain monetary penalties under the Companies Act
1956. The amount of penalty cannot be accurately ascertained at this stage. NSEL has taken suitable steps to avoid such non compliances.
d) On the direction of FMC, NSEL had appointed Grant Thornton India LLP (GT), a forensic auditor for carrying out audit of the affairs of NSEL
for the preceding 5 quarters ended June 30, 2013. GT had furnished their forensic audit report and a detailed response was sent by NSEL
to the FMC with its observations on most of the issues raised in the said audit report.
e) NSEL had appointed M/s Sharp and Tannan Associates, Chartered Accountants for verifying physical stocks of precious metals & base metals
traded under e-Series contracts. As per their report no discrepancies were observed in the physical stock positions of these metal contracts
except minor issues relating to reconciliation on account of rounding off etc. These commodities did not belong to NSEL.
f) Further the FMC had appointed M/s Chokshi & Chokshi, Chartered Accountants, to conduct forensic audit pursuant to the order dated October
28, 2013 passed by the Honble Bombay High Court. The said audit did not bring out any adverse finding with reference to the e-Series
contracts. Consequently, as per directives of the FMC, as on date, about 98% e-Series free holdings have been settled to approximately
40,000 e-Series investors by way of re-materialization/financial closure.
g) Some of the irregularities which have been observed arising out of misuse of power by ex-MD and CEO and erstwhile senior officials of
NSEL, are under investigation by Mumbai police in response to complaint made by NSEL and other against such employees as also by others
against the employees and NSEL. They were seemingly involved in misinforming the Board of Directors about risk management steps taken
by them including collection of margin money, security deposit and availability of commodities. They had also colluded and conspired with
defaulting members to defraud the members other than the defrauding members. Relevant documents and other records have been seized
by investigating agencies and the exact nature of malfeasance and mismatch if any as to commodities of members cannot be ascertained
at this stage. Without completion of investigation, impact if any, of the said irregularities on NSEL, cannot be ascertained. Since matter is
under investigation by EOW, CBI, ED etc., neither the nature of irregularity involved in such misuse of powers nor the amount involved can
be presently ascertained as either investigation is under progress or matter is subjudice.
76. Civil Suits / Complaints / Writs / Public Interest Litigations in NSEL and its subsidiary IBMA :
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a) Some of the defaulting members of the Exchange have filed cases against NSEL. These case are in the nature of
(i) disowning their pay in liability for the trades done on Exchange platform
b) There are some writ petitions, Public Interest Litigations (PILs), civil suits including in representative capacity filed by and against NSEL.
c) NSEL filed third party claims against the defaulting Members in the existing civil litigation for recovery of their pay-in obligation.
d) These matters are currently sub judice before Bombay High Court and other forums and are at various stages. The writ petitions and civil
suits are primarily against the various defaulting members of NSEL. However, claims have also been made against NSEL alleging that NSEL
was responsible as guarantor of such settlement and payment as also alleging deficiency of certain services rendered by NSEL. NSEL had
disputed all such claims , interalia on the ground that,the obligation of NSEL is to settle the trade using the SGF-MC created out of members
contribution and the procedures stipulated in the bye laws is to be followed for obtaining the additional contribution from non-defaulter
members to complete the pay-outs.
e) Post the defaults that occurred in July/Aug 2013, it has been revealed that the contracts in respect of which the default occurred may be hit
by the proviso to bye-laws 5.26 of bye-laws* of the Exchange. NSEL has contested various claims from various parties that it ever acted
as central counterparty to the contracts. The matters are currently sub-judice. NSEL would follow the procedure stipulated in Chapter 12 of
bye-laws to call in required contribution from the non-defaulter members, after excluding the transactions which are hit by proviso to bye-law
5.26. NSEL had not offered any corporate guarantee to complete the settlement out of its funds, therefore there is no liabilities of NSEL on
these grounds.
Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
f) NSEL received a legal opinion to the effect that NSEL is not liable for payment under the provisions of SGF in the bye-laws. Further in
case of e-Series contract related transactions, no major infirmity in underlying physical stock was observed. Therefore, at this stage and in
the opinion of the Management of NSEL, relying upon the legal advices, and as per the provisions of bye-laws of the exchange, there are
no direct ascertainable financial claims against NSEL, is sought to be made in the books of accounts of NSEL. NSEL may be exposed to
liabilities in case of any adverse outcome of these investigations/ enquiries or legal cases or any other investigations/enquires or suits which
may arise at a later date.
g) NSEL took various actions including, arranging a joint meeting of Members with outstanding and receivable dues with FMC, appointing SGS
& Group 4 securities to survey & secure stocks at various warehouses, appointing Sharp and Tannan Associates, Chartered Accountants
for audit of outstanding dues, appointed officer on special duty to assist the management of NSEL, declaring members as defaulters under
bye-laws, terminating the services of ex-MD & CEO and other few senior officials, filed criminal complaints against the defaulters and exsenior officials of NSEL and initiated various recovery proceedings against defaulting members. The High court of Bombay is seized of the
recovery matter and has appointed a committee to assist them in recovery proceedings. The High court appointed a Committee (HCC) with
powers mentioned in the Bombay High Court order dated September 2, 2014.
NSEL is fully cooperating with HCC in the recovery proceedings. The proceedings against defaulting members are at various stages and no
tangible recovery could be done so far.
h) In case of IBMA on writ petition filed in Bombay High Court by one Mr. Tarun Amarchand Jain HUF and others, the Honble Court had vide
their order dated October 7, 2013 directed NSEL to not process any application for re-materialization of e-series stock in respect of entities
associated with NSEL and the Company including their employees and relatives. Further IBMA was directed to not settle any re-materialization
in respect of such entities. As a result of such an order, a temporary stay was granted on rematerialization of IBMA proprietary holdings in
e-series. The Honble High court vide their order dated October 28, 2013 had directed FMC to initiate a forensic audit in respect of E series
contracts. M/s Chokshi & Chokshi, Chartered Accountants were accordingly appointed by FMC to conduct the forensic audit. The audit report
confirmed the stock underlying the e-series to be intact and made no adverse observations of diversion of funds from contracts traded on
NSEL exchange platform for buying the underlying commodities. The e-series rematerialization and financial settlement for non-associated
entities was initiated by FMC post the receipt of audit report. Consequently, approximately 98.5% of the outstanding e-series contracts have
been settled by May 16, 2015 and payment made to approximately 33,000 e-Series investors through re-materialization / financial closure process.
i)
IBMA had filed a notice of motion with the Honble Bombay High Court on February 20, 2015 praying inter-alia to modify the above referred
order dated October 7, 2013, directing NSEL to process application of rematerialization if any made by the company in respect of e-series
contracts and to permit NSEL to infuse capital or loan to IBMA for payment of statutory dues, amounts for preservation, maintenance and
protection of their assets and wages and salaries.
77 In respect of previous year, as reported by members that there are large number of small clients of the Members who had to receive money
from the respective defaulting members, NSEL had requested its Holding company (FTIL) to give a interest bearing bridge loan of ` 17,939.81
lacs without admission of the liability of NSEL to pay the dues on behalf of defaulters. Accordingly FTIL, purely as a goodwill gesture, without
admitting any liability and without prejudice, granted interest bearing loan of ` 17,939.81 lacs to NSEL, repayable to FTIL from future income/
accrual / recoveries. Out of such loan, NSEL had paid, without prejudice, to small clients of the Members in full whose dues were less than or
unto ` 2.00 lacs and 50% of the amount to those, whose dues were between ` 2.00 lacs and ` 10.00 lacs. The same was executed under
intimation to the FMC and under guidance from FMC. NSEL has a right to recompense from the proceeds of recovery of the defaulted members.
It is stated that such dues were the amounts payable by the buying members (pay-in) to selling members (pay-out) and that since buying
members had defaulted in making payments to selling members and in the larger interest of the small clients of the selling members, NSEL had
made such payments to Members and in turn to small clients of such Members, under intimation to the FMC and under guidance from the FMC
/ Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.
78 Steps taken by NSEL & IBMA Post settlement default:
a) While NSEL had internal control system commensurate with the size of NSEL and nature of the business carried on by NSEL, based on an
internal investigation and enquiry conducted by the Internal Inquiry Committee (IIC) appointed by the Board of directors of NSEL between late
August, 2013 and October, 2013, forensic audits conducted by M/s Grant Thornton LLP and M/s Chokshi and Chokshi, Chartered Accountants
and special audit conducted by M/s Sharp and Tannan Associates, Chartered Accountants, certain irregularities were identified.
b) The investigations also revealed that few of the senior officials of NSEL headed by the former MD & CEO of NSEL (hereinafter referred
to as the erstwhile Management) had adopted improper methods, by allowing trading in contracts wrongfully, not verifying the underlying
commodities lying at warehouses attached to the members etc. The investigations further primafacie found that the above was done by the
erstwhile Management of NSEL in collusion with various defaulting members. The findings of the investigations prima facie suggest that the
erstwhile Management of NSEL was hand in glove with the defaulting members and had carried out such irregularities for some extraneous
gains from members which are also stated in the charge sheet filed by the EOW on January 06, 2014, against the employees of NSEL and
some of the defaulting members.
c) The Mumbai Police, EOW has been investigating the matter and had arrested few of the employees of NSEL and two Directors of NSEL for
interrogation. Two charge sheets have been filed against erstwhile MD and CEO of NSEL and one Director and other officers of NSEL under
the provisions of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 (MPID) and under Indian penal
Code, 1860 (IPC). Similarly investigations are also under progress by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED),
the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Mumbai, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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Notes
forming part of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015
d) The forensic audits as above were carried out during August 2013 to February 2014 focused on the period from April 01, 2012 to July 31,
2013. In certain instances, the forensic auditors conducted investigation procedures outside this period. The forensic investigations primafacie reveal that the (acting through the erstwhile NSELs Management) some of the well-defined internal control systems in NSEL of verifying
commodity with members, the trade positions taken by them, correctness of declaration by members about availability of commodities were
circumvented. The current Management of NSEL is of the view that these irregularities were perpetrated by the erstwhile Management of
NSEL in charges of the affairs of NSEL (i.e. NSELs Former MD& CEO) aided and abetted by few other senior officials and employees of
NSEL and in collusion with various defaulting members of Exchange.
e) The current Management of NSEL, in the light of the report of internal committee and the reports of two forensic auditors, has evaluated
the effectiveness of internal control systems and controls over the financial reporting of NSEL. It was noted that many established controls
had been circumvented by the erstwhile Management of NSEL which colluded with, and was aided and abetted by, some of the employees
of NSEL and the defaulting trading and clearing members (TCM). The current Management of NSEL, understands that the controls that were
circumvented by the erstwhile the Management of NSEL were as follows:
(i) Lack of compliance with Rules, Byelaws and Business Rule of the Exchange by the defaulting members,
(iii) Oversight over commodities which were stored in the warehouses managed by the defaulting Members.
(iv) MD & CEO of NSEL at the relevant time failed to disclose non-compliance issues to the Board of Directors of NSEL and as also to the
statutory auditors of NSEL.
(v) As per the Rules and Byelaws of the Exchange all powers and responsibilities had vested with the MD & CEO of NSEL. Thus, the
entire operations of NSEL were under direct supervision and control of the then MD & CEO of NSEL and his team members consisting
of different heads of departments. Cases have been filed against the aforesaid employees of NSEL by EOW as also by several other
parties. Charge sheets have been filed against few of the aforesaid employees of NSEL by EOW and the matter is at various stages of
admission, hearing, and adjudication before several courts.
(vi) Misuse of powers vested with Ex-MD & CEO of NSEL in terms grant of third party guarantees, turning blind eye to the Members violation
of Rules and Byelaws of NSEL, unilateral relaxation in Rules pertaining to certain Exchange related transactions.
79 As per the assessment of the Management of NSEL, necessary disclosures arising from the irregularities as stated above have been made in the
financial statements. Since matters relating to several of the irregularities are sub-judice and the various investigations are ongoing, any further
adjustments/disclosures,if required, be made in the financial statements of the NSEL as and when the outcome of the above uncertainities is
known and the consequential adjustments/disclosures are identified. However following risks are still not fully covered.
In view of the specific scope of the forensic audits and the limitations in the forensic audits and investigations, there is inherent a risk that
material errors, fraud and other illegal acts may exist that could remain undetected.
Several agencies such as the Police (EOW), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCrA), Enforcement Directorate (ED), CBI and the Income Tax
Department etc. are currently investigating/enquiring the extent of alleged irregularities and any breach of law. The matters are also sub-judice
before various forums including the Honble Mumbai High Court. NSEL may be exposed to liabilities in case of any adverse outcome of
these investigations or any other investigations which may arise at a later date.
80 Previous years figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to correspond with the current years classification / disclosure.
Venkat R Chary
Prashant Desai
Chairman
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
DIN - 00273036 DIN- 01578418
Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President
& Company Secretary
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 22, 2015
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Devendra Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Twenty Seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of Financial Technologies
(India) Limited ("the Company") will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall,
The Music Academy, New no. 168, T.T.K Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014 to transact the following business:
ORDINARY BUSINESS:
1. To receive, consider and adopt:
a) the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 and the Reports of
the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon; and
b) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 and the
Report of the Auditors thereon.
2. To confirm the payment of Interim Dividends on equity shares and to declare a Final Dividend on equity shares for the
financial year 2014-15.
3. To ratify the appointment of statutory auditors of the Company and to fix their remuneration and in this regard, to
consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution;
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of section 139, 142 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 and other applicable rules, if any
(including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) and pursuant to the
resolution passed by the members at the twenty sixth AGM of the Company held on September 23, 2014, the
appointment of M/s. Sharp & Tannan Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Registration No. 109983W) as the Statutory
Auditors of the Company for the period of five years (i.e. up to the conclusion of thirty first AGM), be and is hereby
ratified at an annual remuneration plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, if any, as may be mutually agreed to,
between the Board of Directors and the Statutory Auditors.
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
4. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment thereof for the time being in force), Mr. Anil Singhvi (DIN: 00239589) who was appointed as an Additional
Director with effect from November 07, 2014, by the Board of Directors of the Company and who in terms of Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013, holds office upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, being eligible
for appointment and having consented to act as Director of the Company and in respect of whom the Company has
received a notice in writing from a member under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing his candidature
for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the
Company, liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or Company Secretary
of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized to do all acts and take all such steps as may be necessary,
proper or expedient to give effect to this resolution.
5. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment thereof for the time being in force), Mr. Berjis Desai (DIN: 00153675) who was appointed as an Additional
Director with effect from November 07, 2014, by the Board of Directors of the Company and who in terms of Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013, holds office upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, being eligible
for appointment and having consented to act as Director of the Company and in respect of whom the Company has
received a notice in writing from a member under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing his candidature
for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the
Company, liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or Company Secretary
of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized to do all acts and take all such steps as may be necessary,
proper or expedient to give effect to this resolution.
6. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT Ms. Nisha Dutt (DIN: 06465957), who was appointed as an Additional Director with effect from
November 20, 2014 by the Board of Directors and who holds office upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting, being eligible for appointment and having consented to act as Director of the Company and in respect of
whom the Company has received a notice in writing under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 from a Member
proposing her candidature for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as an Independent Director of the
Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT pursuant to provisions of Sections 149, 152, read with Schedule IV and the Companies
(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies
Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) and Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement, Ms. Nisha Dutt (DIN: 06465957), a Non-Executive Director of the Company, who has submitted
a declaration that she meets the criteria of independence under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and under
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement and who is eligible for appointment, be and is hereby appointed as Independent
Director of the Company, to hold office for five consecutive years commencing from September 30, 2015, subject to
Ms. Nisha Dutt satisfying the criteria of independence in terms of the Companies Act 2013 and the Listing Agreement,
and shall not be liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or Company Secretary
of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized to do all acts and take all such steps as may be necessary,
proper or expedient to give effect to this resolution.
7. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment thereof for the time being in force), Mr. Sunil Shah (DIN:02569359) who was appointed as an Additional
Director with effect from November 20, 2014, by the Board of Directors of the Company and who in terms of Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013, holds office upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, being eligible
for appointment and having consented to act as Director of the Company and in respect of whom the Company has
received a notice in writing from a member under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing his candidature
for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the
Company, liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or Company Secretary
of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized to do all acts and take all such steps as may be necessary,
proper or expedient to give effect to this resolution.
8. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification, the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment thereof for the time being in force), Mr. Miten Mehta (DIN:06749055) who was appointed as an Additional
Director with effect from November 20, 2014, by the Board of Directors of the Company and who in terms of Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013, holds office upto the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, being eligible
for appointment and having consented to act as Director of the Company and in respect of whom the Company has
received a notice in writing from a member under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing his candidature
for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the
Company, liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or Company Secretary
of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized to do all acts and take all such steps as may be necessary,
proper or expedient to give effect to this resolution.
sd/-
Hariraj Chouhan
NOTES:
1. The Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of Item Nos. 4,5,6,7 and 8
of the Notice is annexed hereto, and forms part of the Notice.
2. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is also entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead
of himself / herself and such proxy need not be a member of the Company. A person appointed as proxy, shall act
as a proxy for not more than 50 members and holding in aggregate not more than 10% of the total paid up share
capital of the Company. A member holding more than 10% of the paid up share capital of the Company may
appoint a single person as proxy and such person appointed cannot act as proxy for any other member.
3. Instrument of proxy, in order to be effective, must be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company not less than
forty-eight hours before the commencement of the meeting.
4. Members/Proxies are requested to fill in the enclosed attendance slip and deposit it at the entrance of the meeting hall.
5. The relevant details as required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the Stock Exchanges, of
Directors seeking appointment are annexed herewith.
6. All relevant documents referred to in the accompanying Notice and statutory registers are open for inspection by the
members at the Registered Office of the Company and copies of the same are open for inspection at the Corporate
Office on all working days (except Saturdays) from 11.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. upto the date of the meeting.
7. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from September 24, 2015 to
September 30, 2015 (both days inclusive) in terms of the provisions of Section 91 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
the applicable clauses of the Listing Agreement entered into with the stock exchanges.
8. If the Final Dividend, as recommended by the Board of Directors is approved by the members at the meeting, payment
of such dividend will be made to those Members whose names shall appear on the Companys Register of Members
after entertaining all valid requests for transfer of shares lodged on or before September 23, 2015. In respect of the
shares held in electronic form, the dividend will be payable on the basis of beneficial ownership, as per details
furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited as on September
23, 2015.
9. Pursuant to the provisions of section 205A(5) and 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has during the
year transferred unpaid/unclaimed fourth interim dividend (F.Y. 2006-07), final dividend (F.Y. 2006-07), and three interim
dividends (F.Y. 2007-08) to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government.
Pursuant to the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and
unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, the Company has uploaded the details of unpaid and
unclaimed amounts lying with the Company as on September 23, 2014 (date of last Annual General Meeting) on the
website of the Company i.e. www.ftindia.com under Investors section.
10. Those Members who have so far not encashed their dividend warrants from the financial year 2008-09 onwards, may
approach the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent, M/s. Karvy Computershare Private Limited at the address mentioned
elsewhere in the Notice for the payment without further delay as the said unpaid dividend will be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund of the Central Government, as and when due. Shareholders are requested to
note that no claim shall lie against the said Fund or the Company in respect of any amounts which were unclaimed
and unpaid for a period of 7 years and transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund of the Central
Government. Members attention is particularly drawn to the Corporate Governance section of the Annual Report in
respect of unclaimed dividend.
11. The Company is pleased to provide remote e-voting facility to its members in terms of Section 108 of the Companies
Act 2013 read with Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014 and Clause 35B of the Listing
Agreement. This facility is provided to the members to enable them to cast their votes electronically in respect of the
businesses to be transacted at this Annual General Meeting through systems provided by Companys Registrar & Share
Transfer Agent M/s Karvy Computershare Private Limited (Karvy). The Board of Directors have appointed Mr. B.
Narasimhan, Proprietor M/s. BN & Associates, Company Secretaries, Mumbai, as the Scrutinizer for conducting the
e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner.
The e-voting facility will be available during the following voting period:
Commencement of e-voting
End of e-voting
The cut-off date for the purpose of e-voting is September 23, 2015.
The remote e-Voting module shall be disabled by Karvy for voting after 5:00 pm on September 29, 2015. Once the
vote on a resolution is cast by the member, member shall not be allowed to change it subsequently. E-voting shall not
be allowed beyond the abovementioned date and time.
Any person who acquires shares of the Company and becomes member of the Company after the dispatch of the
Notice of AGM and holding shares as on the cut-off date i.e. September 23, 2015, may obtain the user ID and
password by sending an email request to Karvy at [email protected]. Members can also contact Karvy at 1800 345
4001 (toll free). If you are already registered with Karvy for e-voting then you can use your existing user ID and
password/PIN for casting your vote.
12. In terms of the recent amendment to the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 with respect to the
voting through electronic means, the Company is also offering the facility for voting by way of physical ballot at the
AGM. The members attending the meeting should note that those who are entitled to vote but have not exercised their
right to vote by e-voting, may vote at the AGM through ballot for all businesses specified in the accompanying Notice.
In case of joint holders attending the meeting, only such joint holder who is higher in the order of names will be
entitled to vote. The Members who have exercised their right to vote by e-voting may attend the AGM but shall not be
entitled to vote at the AGM through ballot. The voting rights of the members shall be in proportion to their shares in the
paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on cut-off date i.e. September 23, 2015. A person who was not a
member as on the Cut-off date should treat this notice for information purposes only.
13. The Login ID and password for e-voting along with the process, manner and instructions for e-voting along with the
physical copy of the Notice of the AGM is being sent to the members, who have not registered their e-mail IDs with
the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company / Depository Participants. Those members who have registered
their e-mail IDs with the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent / their respective Depository Participants are being
forwarded the Login ID and password for e-voting along with the process, manner and instructions over e-mail.
14. Members holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to intimate all changes pertaining to their bank mandates,
nominations, power of attorney, change/updation of address, e-mail address, consolidation of holdings, change in
residential status (from NRI to resident Indian or vice-versa) etc., to their respective Depository Participants. Changes
intimated to the Depository Participants will be automatically reflected in the Companys record which will help the
Company and RTA to provide efficient and better services. Members holding shares in physical form are also requested
to intimate such changes to the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent under the signatures of first/joint holder(s).
15. Corporate Members are requested to send a duly certified copy of the Board Resolution or Power Of Attorney duly
authorizing their representative to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
16. The Certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company certifying that the Employees Stock Option Scheme of the
Company is being implemented in accordance with the SEBI guidelines as amended from time to time, and in
accordance with the resolution(s) of the general meeting will be available for inspection to Members at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting.
17. Members seeking any further information relating to the Accounts should write to the CFO of the Company at its
Corporate Office at FT Tower, CTS No. 256 & 257, Suren Road, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093, or send
an e-mail at [email protected] atleast seven days prior to the AGM.
18. Members are requested to bring their copies of Annual Report for the meeting. Members holding shares in physical
form are requested to get them dematerialized; as the shares of the Company are traded under compulsory demat
system.
19. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified that, submission of Permanent Account Number (PAN)
is compulsorily required for participating in the securities market, deletion of name of deceased shareholder or
transmission/transposition of shares. Members holding shares in dematerialized mode are requested to submit their
PAN details to their Depository Participant, whereas members holding shares in physical form are requested to submit
the PAN details to the Companys Registrars and Transfer Agents.
20. Electronic copy of the Annual Report is being sent to all the members whose email IDs are registered with the
Registrar and Share Transfer Agent/Depository Participant(s) for communication purposes unless any member has
requested for a hard copy of the same. For members who have not registered their email address, physical copies of
the Annual Report is being sent in the permitted mode. As per Green Initiative in Corporate Governance initiated by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, members are requested to register their e-mail address with the Companys Registrar and
Share Transfer Agent, M/s. KARVY Computershare Private Limited to receive the Annual Report and other
Communication(s) from the Company in electronic mode. The Notice of the Annual General Meeting is also available on
the website of the Company i.e. www.ftindia.com and the website of Karvy i.e. https://evoting.karvy.com.
21. The results on above resolutions shall be declared within stipulated time limit and such results along with Scrutinizers
report, will be uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. www.ftindia.com and on service providers website i.e.
https://evoting.karvy.com and shall also be displayed on the Notice Board of the Company at its Registered Office/
Corporate Office. The results shall also be simultaneously communicated to BSE Limited and the National Stock
Exchange of India Limited. The resolutions will be deemed to be passed on the AGM date subject to receipt of the
requisite number of votes in favour of the Resolutions.
sd/-
Hariraj Chouhan
Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 setting out material facts
relating to special business;
Item No. 4 & 5:
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on November 07, 2014, on the recommendation of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee appointed Mr. Anil Singhvi (DIN: 00239589) and Mr. Berjis Desai (DIN: 00153675) as Additional
Directors in terms of Section 161 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 to hold office up to
the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company. The Company has received a notice in writing
from members along with the deposit of requisite amount under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing the
candidature of Mr. Anil Singhvi and Mr. Berjis Desai for the office of Directors of the Company. Both Mr. Anil Singhvi and
Mr. Berjis Desai are not disqualified from being appointed as Directors in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act,
2013.
The detailed profiles of Mr. Anil Singhvi and Mr. Berjis Desai, Directorships and Committee positions held by them in other
Companies is included separately in this Notice. The Board of Directors propose the appointment of both Mr. Anil Singhvi
and Mr. Berjis Desai as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Directors of the Company and recommend the Ordinary
Resolutions as set out in Item No. 4 & 5 of this Notice for the approval of the members. Other than Mr. Anil Singhvi and
Mr. Berjis Desai, in their respective resolutions, none of the other Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or their relatives is in
any way, concerned or interested, in the proposed Ordinary Resolution.
Item No. 6:
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on November 20, 2014, on the recommendation of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee appointed Ms. Nisha Dutt (DIN: 06465957) as an Additional Director in terms of Section 161 and
other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 to hold office up to the date of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of the Company. The Company has received a notice in writing from a member along with the deposit of
requisite amount under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing the candidature of Ms. Nisha Dutt for the office
of Independent Director to be appointed pursuant to provisions of section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The detailed profile of Ms. Nisha Dutt, Directorship and Committee position held by her in other Companies is included
separately in this Notice. In the opinion of Board of Directors, Ms. Nisha Dutt fulfills the conditions specified in the
Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Agreement for being an independent director and hence, propose her appointment as a
Non-Executive and Independent Director on the Board of the Company for the period of 5 years and recommend the
Ordinary Resolution as set out in Item No. 6 of the Notice for the approval of the members. Ms. Nisha Dutt brings along
vast experience in consulting and technology in both mainstream and development projects which in the opinion of the
Board, shall be a great resource for the Company. Other than Ms. Nisha Dutt, none of the other Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel or their relatives is in any way, concerned or interested, in the proposed resolution.
sd/-
Hariraj Chouhan
DIN
00239589
00153675
06465957
02569359
06749055
Age
55 years
58 years
39 years
55 years
45 years
Date of Birth
August 2, 1956
February 16,
1976
Date of
Appointment on
the Board
November 7,
2014
November 7,
2014
November 20,
2014
November 20,
2014
November 20,
2014
Qualifications
Chartered
Accountant
Law Graduate,
Mumbai
University and
Post-Graduate in
Law, Cambridge
University, U.K
M.S., Oklahoma
State University
and MBA, Ohio
University
Bachelor of
Engineering,
University of
Pune, Dartmouth
E-commerce
Program, Kellogg
Executive Program
Specialization
in financial and
international
business laws
and international
commercial
arbitration.
Expert in
developing
startup
ecosystems for
creating large
scale impact,
and market
development
Strategic Advisor
and Motivational
Specialist
Specialist in
technology
start-up ventures,
ecosystem
partnerships,
Angel/seed
investments
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Expertise in
Corporate & PE
specific functional Advisor
area
Relationship with
other Directors,
Manager and
other Key
Managerial
Personnel
Nil
Name of the
Director
Directorship
held in other
Companies
(excluding foreign
Companies)
(i) Ican
Investments Pvt
Ltd.,
(i) Man
Infraconstruction
Ltd.,
(ii) Praj Industries
Ltd.,
(i) Motivation
Engineers
Infrastructure Pvt
Ltd.,
NIL
(ii) Hindustan
Construction
Company Ltd.,
(i) Intellecap
Software
Technologies Pvt
Ltd.,
(ii) Intellectual
Capital Advisory
Services Pvt Ltd.,
(ii) Vibrant
Motivation and
Development
Foundation
(iii) Institutional
Investor Advisory
Services India
Ltd.,
(iv) HCC
Infrastructure
Company Ltd.,
(v) Subex Ltd.,
(vi) Greatship
(India) Ltd.,
(vii) Lavasa
Corporation Ltd.
(iii) Emcure
Pharmaceuticals
Ltd.,
(iv) The Great
Eastern Shipping
Co. Ltd.,
(v) Greatship
(India) Ltd.,
(vi) Edelweiss
Financial Services
Ltd.,
(vii) Himatsingka
Seide Ltd.,
(viii) Adani
Enterprises Ltd.,
(ix) Inventurus
Knowledge
Solutions Pvt Ltd.,
(x) Centrum Fiscal
Pvt Ltd.,
(xi) Capricorn
Studfarm Pvt Ltd.,
(xii) Capricorn
Agrifarms &
Developers Pvt
Ltd.,
(xiii) Equine
Bloodstock Pvt
Ltd.,
(xiv) Praj HiPurity
Systems Limited
10
Name of the
Director
Chairmanship/
Membership of
committees of
other Companies
(includes Audit
Committee,
Stakeholders
Relationship
Committee and
Nomination and
remuneration
Committee)
Chairmanship
of Board
Committees:
Chairmanship
of Board
committees:
1.Praj Industries
Limited Audit Committee
and Remuneration
Committee
2. Man
Infraconstruction
Ltd Stakeholders
Relation
Committee
Member of Board
Committees:
1. The Great
Eastern Shipping
Co. Limited
Audit Committee
and Remuneration
Committee
2. Edelweiss
Financial
Services Limited
Shareholders
/ Investors
Grievance
Committee, Audit
Committee
3. Man
Infraconstruction
Limited Audit
Committee
4. Greatship
(India) Limited
Audit Committee
and Remuneration
Committee
5. Emcure
Pharmaceuticals
Limited Audit
Committee and
Remuneration
Committee
NIL
NIL
NIL
Number of Board
6
Meetings attended
during the financial
year
No of shares held
in the Company
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
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Regd. Office: Shakti Tower-1, 7th Floor, Premises-E, 766, Anna Salai, Thousand Lights, Chennai 600 002.
Tel: +91-22-6686 8010 | Fax: +91-22-6725 0257 | E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.ftindia.com
CIN: L29142TN1988PLC015586
ATTENDANCE SLIP
I / We record my / our presence at the TWENTY SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company to be held on Wednesday, September
30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, New no. 168, T.T.K Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014.
Full Name of the Member(s) /Proxy (In Block Letters):................
No. of Shares held .......Folio No. / DP ID and Client ID..............
Signature(s) of the Member(s) / Proxy 1 ....................... 2 .......................
Note: 1. Members attending the meeting in-person or by proxy are requested to complete the attendance slip and deposit with the Company Officials at the venue of the Meeting.
2. Members are requested to bring their copies of the Annual Report at the AGM.
PROXY FORM
[Pursuant to section 105(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 19(3) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014]
Name of the Member (s):
Registered address:
E-mail ID:
Folio No./Client ID- DP ID:
I/We, being the member(s) of ____________________ shares of the above named company, hereby appoint;
1. Name:
E-mail Id:
Address:
Signature:________________, or failing him/her;
2. Name:
E-mail Id:
Address:
Signature:________________, or failing him/her;
3. Name:
E-mail Id:
Address:
Signature: _______________________________
as my / our proxy to attend and vote (on a poll) for me / us and on my / our behalf at the Twenty Seventh Annual General Meeting of the
Company, to be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 4:00 pm at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy, New no. 168, T.T.K Road,
Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014 and at any adjournment thereof in respect of such resolutions as are indicated below:
Sr. no.
Resolution
Ordinary Business:
1
Adoption of Audited Financial Statement (Standalone & Consolidated), Reports of
the Board of Directors and Auditors for the F.Y ended March 31, 2015
2
Confirmation of payment of Interim Dividend(s) and to declare a Final Dividend on
For
Equity Shares.
3
Appointment of Statutory Auditors and authorize Board to fix their remuneration.
Special Business:
4
Appointment of Mr. Anil Singhvi as Director, liable to retire by rotation.
5
Appointment of Mr. Berjis Desai as Director, liable to retire by rotation.
6
Appointment of Ms. Nisha Dutt as an Independent Director, not liable to retire by
rotation.
7
Appointment of Mr. Sunil Shah as Director, liable to retire by rotation.
8
Appointment of Mr. Miten Mehta as Director, liable to retire by rotation.
Signed this _____________ day of ________ 2015.
Signature of shareholder : _____________________
Affix
Revenue
Stamp
Note: 1) This proxy form in order to be effective should be duly completed and deposited at the Registered Office of the Company, not less than 48 hours before the
commencement of the Meeting.
2) It is optional to put a in the appropriate column against the Resolutions indicated in the Box. If you leave the 'for', 'against' or 'abstain' column blank against any
or all of the resolutions, your proxy will be entitled to vote in the manner as he/she may deem appropriate.
Dear Member,
Sub: Voting through electronic means
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014 and Clause 35B of the Listing Agreement, Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL or the
Company) is offering e-voting facility to its members in respect of the businesses to be transacted at the Twenty Seventh Annual
General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
The Company has engaged the services of Karvy Computershare Private Limited (KCPL or Karvy) as the authorised agency
to provide e-voting facility. The e-voting particulars are set out below:
Even (E-Voting Event Number)
USER ID
PASSWORD/PIN
The e-voting facility will be available during the following voting period:
Commencement of e-voting
End of e-voting
The cut-off date for the purpose of e-voting is September 23, 2015.
Any person who acquires shares of the Company and becomes member of the Company after the dispatch of the Notice of AGM
and holds shares as on the cut-off date i.e. September 23, 2015, may obtain the user ID and password by sending an email request
to Karvy at [email protected]. Members can also contact Karvy at 1800 345 4001 (toll free).
Please read the instructions printed overleaf before exercising the vote. This communication forms an integral part of the Notice
dated August 08, 2015 for the Twenty Seventh Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on September 30, 2015, which is
being mailed to you along with the full Annual Report for the financial year 2014-15 of the Company. Attention is invited to the
statement in the accompanying Notice that the business of the meeting may be transacted through electronic voting system and
that the Company is providing facility for voting by electronic means.The Notice of the Annual General Meeting and this
Communication are also available on the website of the Company i.e. www.ftindia.com.
Yours faithfully,
For Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Sd/Hariraj Chouhan
Vice President & Company Secretary
In case a Member receives an email from Karvy [for members whose email IDs are registered with the Company/
Depository Participant(s)]:
i.
ii.
Enter the login credentials (i.e. User ID and password mentioned overleaf). Your Folio No./DP ID- Client ID will be your
User ID. However, if you are already registered with Karvy for e-voting, you can use your existing User ID and password for
casting your vote.
iii.
iv.
You will now reach password change Menu wherein you are required to mandatorily change your password. The new
password shall comprise minimum 8 characters with at least one upper case (A-Z), one lower case (a-z), one numeric (0-9)
and a special character (@,#,$,etc.). The system will prompt you to change your password and update your contact details
like mobile number, email ID, etc. on first login. You may also enter a secret question and answer of your choice to retrieve
your password in case you forget it. It is strongly recommended that you do not share your password with any other
person and that you take utmost care to keep your password confidential.
v.
vi.
On successful login, the system will prompt you to select the E-Voting Event Number for Financial Technologies (India)
Limited.
vii. On the voting page enter the number of shares (which represents the number of votes) as on the cut-off date under
FOR/AGAINST or alternatively, you may partially enter any number in FOR and partially in AGAINST but the total
number in FOR/AGAINST taken together should not exceed your total shareholding as mentioned overleaf. You may also
choose the option ABSTAIN and the shares held will not be counted under either head.
viii. Members holding multiple folios / demat accounts shall choose the voting process separately for each of the folios / demat
accounts.
ix.
Voting has to be done for each item of the Notice separately. In case you do not desire to cast your vote on any specific item
it will be treated as abstained.
x.
You may then cast your vote by selecting an appropriate option and click on Submit.
xi.
A confirmation box will be displayed. Click OK to confirm else CANCEL to modify. Once you confirm, you will not be
allowed to modify your vote. During the voting period, Members can login any number of times till they have voted on the
Resolution(s).
xii. Corporate / Institutional Members (i.e. other than Individuals, HUF, NRI, etc.) are also required to send scanned certified
true copy (PDF Format) of the Board Resolution / Authority Letter, etc., together with attested specimen signature(s) of the
duly authorized representative(s), to the Scrutinizer at e-mail ID: [email protected]. They may also
upload the same in the e-voting module in their login. The scanned image of the above mentioned documents should be in
the naming format Corporate Name_EVENT NO.
A.
B.
In case a Member receives physical copy of the Annual General Meeting Notice by Post [for members whose email IDs
are not registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s)]:
i.
ii.
Please follow all steps from Sr.No.(i) to (xii) as mentioned in (A) above, to cast your vote.
C.
Once the vote on a resolution is cast by a Member, the Member shall not be allowed to change it subsequently. Further, the
Members who have cast their vote electronically shall not be allowed to vote on the said items again at the Meeting. In case a
member casts votes by both modes, then voting done through evoting shall prevail.
D.
In case of any query pertaining to e-voting, please visit Help & FAQs section available at Karvys website:
https://evoting.karvy.com. In case of any grievances connected with e-voting, members may kindly contact Mr. P.A.
Varghese of Karvy Computershare Pvt. Ltd. at Tel. no. 040-67162222.
E.
The voting rights of the Members shall be in proportion to their shares in the paid-up equity share capital of the Company as
on the cut-off date i.e. September 23, 2015.
F.
The Board of Directors has appointed Shri B. Narasimhan, Proprietor- BN & Associates, Practicing Company
Secretaries, Mumbai, as a Scrutinizer to scrutinize the e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner.
G.
The Scrutinizer shall within a period not exceeding two days from the conclusion of the meeting unblock the votes in the
presence of at least two witnesses not in the employment of the Company and will make a Scrutinizers Report of the votes
cast in favour or against, if any, forthwith to the Chairman of the meeting.
H.
The Results on resolutions shall be declared within stipulated time limit after the Annual General Meeting of the Company
and the resolutions will be deemed to be passed on the Annual General Meeting date subject to receipt of the requisite
number of votes in favour of the Resolutions.
I.
The Results declared along with the Scrutinizers Report(s) will be available on the website of the Company i.e.
www.ftindia.com and on Karvys website i.e. https://evoting.karvy.com and shall also be displayed on the Notice Board of
the Companyat its Registered Office/Corporate Office.