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Directors Report of Dhunseri Tea & Industries Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

Directors'' Report

We have pleasure in presenting the 21st Annual Report together with the Financial Statement of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2018.

1.

Fianancial Results :

(Rs.in lakhs)

Particulars

Standalone

Consolidated

Accounting year ended

Accounting year ended

31.03.2018

31.03.2017

31.03.2018

31.03.2017

1

Income

a

Revenue from Operations

17701.63

18,773.04

28708.19

30,183.29

b

Other Income

186.31

221.46

1139.57

788.70

Total Income from Operations

17887.94

18,994.50

29847.76

30,971.99

2

Expenses

a

Cost of Materials Consumed #

3540.84

3362.50

3698.88

3,513.00

b

Changes in Inventories of finished goods

126.22

185.89

(69.86)

156.31

c

Changes in Inventories of biological assets

(12.62)

(1.16)

34.69

(1.04)

d

Employee benefits expense

6270.31

6270.24

7667.14

7437.36

e

Finance costs

446.76

326.32

899.73

808.72

f

Depreciation and amortization expense

743.90

723.58

1744.99

2088.89

g

Other expenses

6111.45

6601.13

13055.79

13410.41

Total expenses

17226.86

17468.50

27031.36

27413.65

3

Profit / (Loss) before tax (1-2)

661.08

1526.00

2816.40

3558.34

Tax expense

Current Tax

130.06 367.53

486.03

996.63

Deferred Tax

(292.37)

(22.35)

(570.03)

(151.17)

4

Tax expense (credit)

(162.31)

345.18

(84.00)

845.46

5

Profit / (Loss) for the period (3-4)

823.39

1180.82

2900.40

2712.88

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss Re measurement of post employment benefit obligations

131.02

(115.68)

131.02

(115.68)

Fair valuation of equity investments

850.07

1156.99

850.07

1157.12

Income Tax relating to these items

(139.98)

36.84

(139.98)

36.84

Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

.

.

(1167.09)

(2037.57)

6

Other comprehensive income for the year (net of tax)

841.11

1078.15

(325.98)

(959.29)

7

Total comprehensive income for the period

1664.50

2258.97

2574.42

1753.59

8

Paid-up equity share capital (Face value Rs.10/- each)

700.50

700.50

700.50

700.50

9

Earnings per share (of Rs 10/- each)

(a) Basic (Rs)

11.75 16.86

41.40

38.73

(b) Diluted (Rs)

11.75 16.86

41.40

38.73

# Cost of materials consumed represents Green Leaf purchased from third parties.

2. Dividend:

The Directors recommend a dividend of Rs. 8.00 per equity share i.e. @ 80 % for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018 subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend on equity shares, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of Rs. 675.59 lakhs including dividend tax.

3. Transfer to reserves

The directors have decided to retain the entire amount of Rs. 442.35 lakhs in the retained earnings.

4. Operations:

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the Indian operations for the year under review was 10.07 and 10.12 mn kg. as against 10.36 and 10.62 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production for the year under review was comparatively less. The sales in terms of volume was also comparatively less. The average realization was comparatively less during the year under review in comparison to the previous year.

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the African operations for the year under review was about 8.70 and 8.52 mn kg. as against 8.70 and 8.64 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production was almost equal to the previous year but the sales were comparatively less during the year under review. The average realization was almost equal to the previous year.

The production and sale of macadamia in terms of volume was about 0.30 and 0.28 mn. kg as against 0.26 and 0.28 mn kg respectively in the previous year. The production of macadamia during the year under review was comparatively more whereas the sales were almost similar in comparison to the previous year.

5. Subsidiary Companies

The Company has following four wholly owned subsidiaries as on March 31, 2018 :

i) Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd (DPTPL)

ii) Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd (MTCEL)

iii) Kawalazi Estate Company Ltd (KECL)

iv) A.M. Henderson & Sons Ltd. (AMHSL)

The entire share capital of the subsidiary AMHSL is held by MTCEL and that of MTCEL and KECL are held by DPTPL and that of DPTPL is held by the Company, making them 100% wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company incorporated outside India.

There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

During the year M/s. Elfin Heights Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary was disposed of by the Company.

There are no associate companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"). Pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement in Form AOC-1 containing the salient features of the financial statements of the Company''s subsidiaries is attached to the financial statements of the Company.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the website of the Company.

6. Listing

The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE and NSE.

7. Directors'' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirm:

(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;

(ii) that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;

(iii) that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(iv) that they have prepared the annual accounts on a ''going concern'' basis.

(v) that they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.

(vi) that they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

The work performed by the internal auditor, statutory auditor and secretarial auditor and the reviews performed by management and the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2017-18.

8. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel

Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia (DIN: 00132070) resigned w.e.f.

10.8.2017.

Mr. Basudeo Beriwala (DIN: 00119319) resigned with effect

from the conclusion of the board meeting held on 21st May,

2018.

Mr. Vivek Goenka (DIN: 00042285) and Prof. Ashoke Kumar Dutta (DIN: 00045170) were appointed as Additional Directors of the Company at the Board Meetings held on 30th August, 2017 and 21st May, 2018 respectively. They shall hold office till the conclusion of the ensuing AGM of the Company. Mr.Vivek Goenka and Prof. Ashoke Kumar Dutta are proposed to be appointed as Independent Directors at the ensuing 21st AGM of the Company for a consecutive period of five years w.e.f. 30th August, 2017 and 21st May, 2018 respectively.

Section 149(13) states that the provisions of sub-section (6) and (7) of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to retirement of directors by rotation is not applicable to the independent directors.

The Company has received declarations from its Independent Directors under Section 149(7) confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Mr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma (DIN: 05197101), retires by rotation at the ensuing 21st Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment.

Mr. Vikash Jain was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 14.12.2017 in place of Mrs. Bhavana Khemka who resigned.

9. Number of Meetings of the Board

The Board met four times during the financial year 2017-18. The details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report in terms of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 which is annexed to this Report.

10. Board evaluation

An annual evaluation of the performances of the Board, its committees and that of the individual directors was undertaken during the year on the basis of the criteria such as the composition, structure, functioning, effectiveness of the Board, the Committee Meetings, the contribution and preparedness of individual directors to the board and committees etc after seeking inputs from all the directors.

In a separate meeting of the Independent Directors the performance of non-independent directors, the Chairman and the Board as a whole was evaluated.

11. Policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration and other details

The Company''s policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the corporate governance report.

12. Internal financial control systems and their adequacy

The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion & Analysis, which forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

13. Audit committee

The details pertaining to composition of audit committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report.

14. Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules framed thereunder, M/s. Lovelock & Lewes, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years at the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 8th September, 2014, subject to ratification of their appointment at every AGM. Their reappointment for the year 2018-19 is required to be ratified by the shareholders at the ensuing 21st AGM of the Company.

15. Auditors'' report and secretarial auditors'' report

The auditors'' report and secretarial auditors'' report are self-explanatory and does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks and have been annexed to the report.

16. Risk management

Although the requirement of Risk Management Committee is not mandatory for your Company, the management has to constantly monitor the risks and functions and systematically

address them through mitigating actions on a continuous basis. The audit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls.

The development and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in the management discussion and analysis, which forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

17. Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments

The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.

18. Transactions with Related Parties

All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.

Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note No. 40 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.

19. Management''s Discussion And Analysis Report

The Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

20. Corporate Social Responsibility

The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set out in Annexure I of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The policy is available on the Company''s website: www.dhunseritea.com.

21. Extract of Annual Return

As stipulated under Section 92(3) of the Act, an extract of annual return is given in Annexure II in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.

22. Particulars of employees

The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:

a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year:

Non-executive Directors

Remuneration for the Year ended 31.03.2018 (Rs)

Ratio to median remuneration

1. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka (till 14.02.2018)

20,000

*

2. Mr. R.K. Sharma

40,000

0.66:1

3. Mr. Bharat Bajoria

65,000

1.07:1

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala

95,000

1.56:1

5. Ms. Nandini Khaitan

65,000

1.07:1

6. Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia (upto 10.08.2017)

Nil

*

7. Mr. Vivek Goenka (w.e.f 30.08.2018)

60,000

*

Executive Directors

1. Mr. C.K. Dhanuka

29,37,727

48.16:1

2. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka (w.e.f. 14.02.2018)

3,86,590

*

Since this information is for part of the year, the same is not comparable.

The median remuneration of employees for financial year 2017-18 is Rs. 0.61 lacs.

b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year:

Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

% increase in remuneration in the financial year

1

Mr. C. K. Dhanuka, Managing Director

-23.63

2.

Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka, Executive Director (w.e.f.14. 02.2018)

*

3

Mr. Bharat Bajoria

No change

4.

Mr. Basudeo Beriwala

No change

5.

Ms. Nandini Khaitan

No change

6

Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia (upto 10.08.2017)

*

7.

Mr. R. K. Sharma

No change

8. Mr. Vivek Goenka (w.e.f. 30.08.2017)

*

9.

Mr. P. C. Dhandhania, Chief Executive Officer

0.21

10.

Ms. Bhavna Khemka, Chief Financial Officer (upto 14.12.2017)

*

11.

Mr. Vikash Jain, Chief Financial Officer (w.e.f. 14.12.2017)

*

12.

Mr. R. Mahadevan, Company Secretary

10.35

* Since this information is for part of the year, the same is not comparable.

c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: 5.36 %.

d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 5025.

e. Average percentile increase / decrease already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase/decrease in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration :

Average percentile increase / decrease already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the financial year 2017-18 was - 0.17 % and in the case of managerial remuneration the increase / decrease was - 37.00 %. The remuneration payable to executive directors has variable component which is dependent on the profit of the Company and other employees remuneration has fixed pay which depends on his/ her performance.

f. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company: The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

g. The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is set out in Annexure IV forming part of this report.

23. Disclosure requirements

As stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the corporate governance report along with the auditors'' certificate thereon and management discussion and analysis are attached, which form part of this report.

The code of conduct for the board of directors and the senior management adopted by the Company is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/investors-investors/code-of-conduct/)

Details of the familiarization programme of the independent directors are available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/06/ Familiarisation-Programme-of-lndependent-Directors.pdf).

Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the Company is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/ wp-content/uploads/2015/ 03/policy-for-determining-material-subsidiary.pdf).

Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Related-party-transaction-policy.pdf).

The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the said policy is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vigil-mechanism.pdf).

24. Deposits from public

The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.

25. State of Company''s affairs

The present state of the company''s affairs is progressive enough viz-a-viz the industry and there is no any development which could result in an adverse situation for the company in the near future. There is neither any change in the nature of business of the Company nor any significant and material orders was passed by any regulator or court or tribunals impacting the going concern status affecting the company''s operation in future.

26. Reporting of frauds by auditors

During the year under review, the statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to the audit committee, under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, the details of which need to be mentioned in the Board''s report.

27. Secretarial Standards

The Company complies with all applicable secretarial standards.

28. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the Company

There are no such material changes and commitments which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.

29. Particulars regarding conservation of energy & technology absorption etc

The particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in Annexure III which forms part of this report.

30. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company has set up Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There were no complaints received and /or disposed off during 2017-18. The Committee met once during the year.

31. Green Initiatives

As part of our green initiative, the electronic copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 21st AGM are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the Company/ Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their email addresses, physical copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 21st AGM are sent by permitted mode.

The Company is providing e-voting facility to all its members to enable them to cast their votes electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. This is pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The instructions for e-voting is provided in Note 10 annexed to the Notice.

32. Acknowledgement

Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and cooperation received from the banks and other authorities. Your Directors also thank the employees of the Company for their valuable service and support during the year. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge with thanks the cooperation and support received from the shareholders of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Kolkata

C.K.DHANUKA

21st May, 2018

Chairman

Annexure - I

ANNUAL REPORT ON CSR ACTIVITIES

1. A brief outline of the Company''s CSR policy, including overview of projects or programme proposed to be undertaken and a reference to the web-link to the CSR policy and projects or programme :

The Company aims at carrying out directly or indirectly various CSR activities either through Dhanuka Dhunseri Foundation (DDF) or through any other implementing agency as may be recommended to the Board by the CSR Committee.

The CSR policy of the Company encompasses the following activities :

Extending financial support to institutions for promoting education.

Hostel for students.

Day care centres and such other activities including measures for mitigating the inequalities amongst the socially and economically backward groups.

Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition.

Health care (including preventive health care) and sanitation (including contribution to such programs of the Government for promotion of sanitation).

Making available safe drinking water.

The Company regularly provides financial assistance in association with various organizations to carry out CSR activities in these areas.

An amount of Rs.39.36 lakhs (approx.) was disbursed to DDF by the Company during the year 2017-18 which is engaged in various philanthropic activities as aforementioned.

2. The composition of the CSR committee: The Company has a CSR Committee of directors comprising of Mr. Basudeo Beriwala, Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Chandra Kumar Dhanuka and Ms. Nandini Khaitan.

3. Average net profit of the company for last three financial years for the purpose of computation of CSR: Rs.1959.79 lakhs (approx.)

4. Prescribed CSR Expenditure (two per cent of the amount as in item 3 above): Rs.39.20 lakhs (approx.)

5. Details of CSR spent during the financial year

a. Total amount to be spent for the financial year: Rs.39.36 lakhs

b. Amount unspent: Nil

c. Manner in which the amount spent during the financial year: Attached

6. In case the Company has failed to spend the two per cent of the average net profit of the last three financial years or any part thereof, the company shall provide the reasons for not spending the amount in its Board report: Nil / NA

7. A responsibility statement of the CSR committee that the implementation and monitoring of CSR policy, is in compliance with CSR objectives and policy of the Company.

We hereby declare that implementation and monitoring of the CSR policy are in compliance with CSR objectives and policy of the Company.

P.C. Dhandhania

Chief Executive Officer

Basudeo Beriwala Chairman, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

C.K.Dhanuka

Chairman

Sr. No.

CSR Project or Activity identified

Sector in which the project is covered

Project or programs (1) Local area or other (2) Specify the State and district where project or programs was undertaken

Amount Outlay (budget) project or programs wise (Rs. )

Amount spent on the projects or programs Subheads: (1) Direct Expenditure (2) Overheads (Rs.)

Cumulative Expenditure upto the reporting period (Rs.)

Amount Spent: Direct or through implementing agency

1

Nature Cure & Yoga Centre

Healthcare (including preventive healthcare)

Diamond Harbour Road Bishnupur, Joka, State: West Bengal Dist. 24 Parganas(South)

39,35,785

39,35,785

39,35,785

Through Dhanuka Dhunseri Foundation (DDF) Implementing Agency

Annexure - II

FORM NO. MGT-9 EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

as on the financial year ended on 31st March, 2018

[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 :

i)

CIN

:-

L15500WB1997PLC085661

(ii)

Registration Date

:-

07/10/1997

(iii)

Name of the Company

:-

DHUNSERI TEA & INDUSTRIES LIMITED (DTIL)

(iv)

Category/Sub-Category of the Company

Company limited by shares/ Non Government Company

(V)

Address of the Registered Office and contact details

"DHUNSERI HOUSE", 4A, WOODBURN PARK, KOLKATA - 700 020

Tel : 91 033 2280 1950 (5 lines) , Fax: 91 033 2287 8350/9274 Email : [email protected]; Website : www.dhunseritea.com

(vi)

Whether listed company

YES

(vii)

Name, Address and Contact Details of Registrar and Transfer Agent, if any

MAHESHWARI DATAMATICS PVT LTD. 23, R. N. Mukherjee Road, 5th Floor, Kolkata - 700 001 Tel : 91 033 2243 5029, 91 033 2248 2248 Fax: 91 033 2248 4787

Email : [email protected]; Website : www.mdpl.in

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY

All the business activities contributing 10% or more of the total turnover of the company shall be stated

SI. No.

Name and Description of main products/services

NIC Code of the product/ service % to total turnover of the company

1

Growing of Tea

1271

65

2

Manufacture of Tea

1079

25

3

Tea Processing & Blending

10791

10

PARTICULARS OF HOLDINGS, SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

SI. No.

Name and Address of the Company

CIN/GLN

Holding/Subsidiary/ Associates

% of shares held

Applicable Section

1

Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd. 160, Robinson Road # 17-01, SBF Center Singapore 068914

201136419H

SUBSIDIARY

100%

2(87)

2

Kawalazi Estate Co. Ltd. Thunga Estate Makandi, Thyolo Road, Malawi

2135

SUBSIDIARY

100%

2(87)

3

Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd. Thunga Estate Makandi, Thyolo Road, Malawi

2868

SUBSIDIARY

100%

2(87)

4

A.M. Henderson & Sons Ltd. Chiwale Estate, Sharpe Road, Thunga, Thyolo, P.O. Box 5247, Limbe

542

SUBSIDIARY

100%

2(87)

The entire issued and paid up share capital of Company 4 above is held by Company 3 and that of Companies 2 & 3 above are held by Company 1 and that of Company 1 above is held by this Company.

IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (Equity Share Capital Breakup as percentage of Total Equity) i) Category-wise Share Holding

Category of Shareholders

No of Shares held at the beginning of the year [As on 01.04.2017]

No of Shares held at the end of the year [As on 31.03.2018]

% change during the year

Demat

Physical

Total

% of total share

Demat

Physical

Total

% of total share

A. Promoters

(1) Indian

a) Individual/ HUF

181476

0

181476

2.5907

181476

0

181476

2.5907

0.0000

b) Central Govt

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

c) State Govt(s)

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

d) Bodies Corporate

4459398

0

4459398

63.6607

4497142

0

4497142

64.1995

0.5388

e) Banks/FI

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000 0.0000

f) Any other

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

Sub-total (A)(l)

4640874

0

4640874

66.2514

4678618

0

4678618

66.7902

0.5388

(2) Foreign

a) NRIs - Individuals

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

b) Other - Individuals

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

c) Bodies Corporate

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

d) Banks/FI

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

e) Any other

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

Sub-total (A)(2)

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

Total shareholding of Promoter

(A)=(A)(1) (A)(2)

4640874

0

4640874

66.2514

4678618

0

4678618

66.7902

0.5388

B. Public Shareholding

1. Institutions

a) Mutual Funds

194782

0

194782

2.7806

240

0

240

0.0034

-2.7772

b) Banks/FI

7174

413

7587

0.1083

1515

402

1917

0.0274

-0.0809

c) Central Govt

200

0

200

0.0029

200

0

200

0.0029

0.0000

d) State Govt(s)

0

35

35

0.0005

0

35

35

0.0000

0.0000

e) Venture Capital Funds

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

f) Insurance Companies

377839

0

377839

5.3939

354093

0

354093

5.0549

-0.3390

g) Flls

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

h) Foreign Venture Capital Funds

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

i) Others (specify)

Alternate Investment Funds

Foreign Portfolio Investors

7820

0

7820

0.1116

23255

0

23255

0.3320

0.2204

Provident Funds/ Pension Funds

Qualified Foreign Investor

Sub-total (B)(l)

587815

448

588263

8.3978

379303

437

379740

5.4211

-2.9767

2. Non-Institutions

a) Bodies Corporate

i) Indian

423969

2278

426247

6.0849

395242

938

396180

5.6557

-0.4292

ii) Overseas

0

0

0

0.0000

0

0

0

0.0000

0.0000

b) Individuals

i) Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital upto Rs. 1 lakh

970259

78509

1048768

14.9718

1160942

53884

1214826

17.3424

2.3706

ii) Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 1 lakh

242706

0

242706

3.4648

195108

0

195108

2.7853

-0.6795

No. of Shares held at the beginning of the year [As on 01.04.2017]

No. of Shares held at the end of the year [As on 31.03.2018]

% change during the year

Category of Shareholders

Demat

Physical

Total

% of total share

Demat

Physical

Total

% of total share

c) Others (Specify)

Non Resident Indians

34607

1618

36225

0.5171

23573

40

23613

0.3371

-0.1800

Qualified Foreign Investor

Custodian of Enemy Property

221

221

0.0032

221

221

0.0032

0.0000

Foreign Nationals

0

266

266

0.0038

0

122

122

0.0017

-0.0021

Clearing Members

18796

0

18796

0.2683

39856

0

39856

0.5690

0.3007

Trusts

60

31

91

0.0013

60

31

91

0.0013

0.0000

Foreign Bodies-D R

Foreign Portfolio Investors

NBFCs registered with RBI

2494

0

2494

0.0356

76576

0

76576

1.0931

1.0575

Employee Trusts

Domestic Corporate Unclaimed Shares Account

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority

Sub-total(B)(2)

1693112

82702

1775814

25.3508

1891578

55015

1946593

27.7888

2.4380

Total Public Shareholding (B)=(B)(1) (B)(2)

2280927

83150

2364077

33.7486

2270881

55452

2326333

33.2098

-0.5388

C. Shares held by Custodian for GDRs & ADRs

Grand Total (A B C)

6921801

83150

7004951

100.0000

6949499

55452

7004951

100.0000

0.0000

Shareholding of Promoters

Shareholding held at the beginning of the year [As on 01.04.2017]

Shareholding held at the end of the year [As on 31.03.2018]

%

change in share holding during the Year

SI. No.

Shareholder''s Name

No. of shares

% of total shares of the Company

% of shares pledged/ encumbered to total shares

No. of shares

% of total shares of the Company

% of shares pledged/ encumbered .to total shares

1

Dhunseri Investments Ltd

3206397

45.7733 0.0000

3206397

45.7733

0.0000

0.0000

2

Naga Dhunseri Group Limited

615751

8.7902

0.0000

615751

8.7902

0.0000

0.0000

3

Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd

265000

3.7831

0.0000

302744

4.3219

0.0000

0.5388

4

Mint Investments Limited

296425

4.2316

0.0000

296425

4.2316

0.0000

0.0000

5

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka Karta of Shankarlal Chandra Kumar (Huf)

80000

1.1420

0.0000

80000

1.1420

0.0000

0.0000

6

Trimplex Investments Limited

57625

0.8226

0.0000

57625

0.8226

0.0000

0.0000

7

Mrigank Dhanuka

23184

0.3310

0.0000

23184

0.3310

0.0000

0.0000

8

Madhuting Tea Private Limited

18200

0.2598

0.0000

18200

0.2598

0.0000

0.0000

9

Mrigank Dhanuka C/O. Aayan Dhanuka Trust

18000

0.2570

0.0000

18000

0.2570

0.0000

0.0000

10

MRIGANK DHANUKA C/O. Aman Dhanuka Trust

18000

0.2570

0.0000

18000

0.2570

0.0000

0.0000

11

Aruna Dhanuka

16502

0.2356

0.0000

16502

0.2356

0.0000

0.0000

12

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka

9400

0.1342

0.0000

9400

0.1342

0.0000

0.0000

13

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka

9104

0.1300

0.0000

9104

0.1300

0.0000

0.0000

14

Tarulika Khaitan C/O. Tarugreve Trust

4000

0.0571

0.0000

4000

0.0571

0.0000

0.0000

15

Tarulika Khaitan

2400

0.0343

0.0000

2400

0.0343

0.0000

0.0000

16

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka C/O Sew Bhagwan & Sons.

886

0.0126

0.0000 886

0.0126

0.0000

0.0000

Total

4640874

66.2513

0.0000

4678618

66.7902

0.0000

0.5388

iii) Change in Promoters'' Shareholding (please specify, if there is no change)

SI. No.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31.03.2018]

Increase/ Decrease in shareholding

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018]

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

1

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka C/o Shree Shaligram Trust

01.04.2017

9400

0.1342

31.03.2018

9400

0.1342

No Change

9400

0.1342

2

Mrigank Dhanuka C/o Aman Dhanuka Trust

01.04.2017

18000

0.2570

31.03.2018

18000

0.2570

No Change

18000

0.2570

3

Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd

01.04.2017

2650000

3.7831

23/02/2018 -Transfer

37744

0.5388

302744

4.3219

31.03.2018

302744

4.3219

37744

302744

4.3219

4

Dhunseri Investments Limited

01.04.2017

3206397

45.7733

31.03.2018

3206397

45.7733

No Change

3206397

45.7733

5

Naga Dhunseri Group Limited

01.04.2017

615751

8.7902

31.03.2018

615751

8.7902

No Change

615751

8.7902

6

Trimplex Investments Limited

01.04.2017

57625

0.8226

31.03.2018

57625

0.8226

No Change 57625

0.8226

7

Tarulika Khaitan C/o Tarugreve Trust

01.04.2017

4000

0.0571

31.03.2018

4000

0.0571

No Change

4000

0.0571

8

Madhuting Tea Private Limited

01.04.2017

18200

0.2598

31.03.2018

18200

0.2598

No Change

18200

0.2598

9

Mint Investments Limited

01.04.2017

296425

4.2316

31.03.2018

296425

4.2316

No Change

296425

4.2316

10

Mrigank Dhanuka C/o Ayaan Dhanuka Trust

01.04.2017

18000

0.2570

31.03.2018

18000

0.2570

No Change 18000

0.2570

11

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka C/o Sew Bhagwan & Sons

01.04.2017

886

0.0126

31.03.2018

886

0.0126

No Change

886

0.0126

12

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka Karta of Shankarlal Chandra Kumar (HUF)

01.04.2017

80000

1.1420

31.03.2018

80000

1.1420

No Change

80000

1.1420

SI. No.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31. 03.2018]

Increase/ Decrease in shareholding

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018]

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

13

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka

01.04.2017

9104

0.1300

31.03.2018

9104

0.1300

No Change

9104

0.1300

14

Mrigank Dhanuka

01.04.2017

23184

0.3310

31.03.2018

23184

0.3310

No Change

23184

0.3310

15

Aruna Dhanuka

01.04.2017

16502

0.2356

31.03.2018

16502

0.2356

No Change

16502

0.2356

16

Tarulika Khaitan

01.04.2017

2400

0.0343

31.03.2018

2400

0.0343

No Change

2400

0.0343

iv. Shareholding Pattern of top ten Shareholders

(Other than Directors, Promoters and Holders of GDRs and ADRs):

SI.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31.03.2018]

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018]

No.

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

1

GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA

01.04.2017

144000

2.0557

31.03.2018

144000

2.0557

144000

2.0557

2

LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA

01.04.2017

68605

0.9794

31.03.2018

68605

0.9794

68605

0.9794

3

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

01.04.2017

165234

2.3588

28.07.2017 -Transfer

-23746

0.3390

141488

2.0198

31.03.2018

141488

2.0198

141488

2.0198

4

PARAM CAPITAL RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED#

01.04.2017

35000

0.4996

21.04.2017 -Transfer

-2750

0.0393

32250

0.4604

28.04.2017 -Transfer

-5262

0.0751

26988

0.3853

05.05.2017 -Transfer

-9028

0.1289

17960

0.2564

12.05.2017 -Transfer

-5792

0.0827

12168

0.1737

19.05.2017 -Transfer

-12168

0.1737

0

0.0000

31.03.2018

0

0.0000

0

0.0000

5

WEST BENGAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD

01.04.2017

183000

2.6124

31.03.2018

183000

2.6124

183000

2.6124

SI. No.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31.03.2018]

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018]

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

6

L & T MUTUAL FUND TRUSTEE LTD # 01.04.2017

190590

2.7208

14.04. 2017 -Transfer

10000

0.1428

200590

2.8635

21.04. 2017 -Transfer

5000

0.0714

205590

2.9349

12.05.2017 -Transfer

-1813

0.0259

203777

2.9090

19.05.2017 -Transfer

-7944

0.1134

195833

2.7956

26.05.2017 -Transfer

-4996

0.0713

190837

2.7243

16.06.2017 -Transfer

-2796

0.0399

188041

2.6844

23.06.2017 -Transfer

-108

0.0015

187933

2.6829

30.06.2017 -Transfer

-1128

0.0161

186805

2.6668

07.07.2017 -Transfer

-2869

0.0410

183936

2.6258

14.07.2017 -Transfer

-21586

0.3082

162350

2.3176

21.07.2017 -Transfer

-4726

0.0675

157624

2.2502

28.07.2017 -Transfer

-12310

0.1757

145314

2.0744

04.08.2017 -Transfer

-200

0.0029

145114

2.0716

11.08.2017 -Transfer

-1557

0.0222

143557

2.0494

18.08.2017 -Transfer

-1290

0.0184

142267

2.0309

25.08.2017 -Transfer

-591

0.0084

141676

2.0225

01.09.2017 -Transfer

-8541

0.1219

133135

1.9006

20.10.2017 -Transfer

-4104

0.0586

129031

1.8420

27.10.2017 -Transfer

-223

0.0032

128808

1.8388

10.11.2017 -Transfer

-25747

0.3676

103061

1.4713

17.11.2017 -Transfer

-1162

0.0166

101899

1.4547

24.11.2017 -Transfer

-101899

1.4547

0

0.0000

31.03.2018

0

0.0000

0

0.0000

7

GYAN TRADERS LIMITED

01.04.2017

74498

1.0635

18.08.2017 -Transfer

200

0.0029

74698

1.0664

08.09.2017 -Transfer

302

0.0043

75000

1.0707

30.03.2018 -Transfer

1576

0.0225

76576

1.0932

31.03.2018

76576

1.0932

76576

1.0932

8

MEENAKSHI MERCENTILES LTD *

01.04.2017

0

0.0000

09.02.2018 -Transfer

50000

0.7138

50000

0.7138

31.03.2018

50000

0.7138

50000

0.7138

SI. No.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31.03.2018]

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04. 2017 to 31.03.2018]

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

9

MAHESH TEJRAJ INANI *

01.04.2017

20535

0.2931

02.06.2017 -Transfer

499

0.0071

21034

0.3003

18.08.2017 -Transfer

1000

0.0143

22034

0.3145

25.08.2017 -Transfer

2500

0.0357

24534

0.3502

08.09.2017 -Transfer

3500

0.0500

28034

0.4002

02.02.2018 -Transfer

-6328

0.0903

21706

0.3099

09.02.2018 -Transfer

-541

0.0077

21165

0.3021

23.02.2018 -Transfer

1100

0.0157

22265

0.3178

31.03.2018

22265

0.3178

22265

0.3178

10

DR RAMESH CHIMANLAL SHAH

01.04.2017

32350

0.4618

07.07.2017 -Transfer

-1000

0.0143

31350

0.4475

14.07.2017 -Transfer

-1350

0.0193

30000

0.4283

15.12.2017 -Transfer

-1000

0.0143

29000

0.4140

12.01.2018 -Transfer

-1000

0.0143

28000

0.3997

19.01.2018 -Transfer

-1500

0.0214

26500

0.3783

31.03.2018

26500

0.3783

26500

0.3783

11

HARSHADKUMAR PRABHUDAS TANNA *

01.04.2017

22580

0.3223

02.06.2017 -Transfer

2046

0.0292

24626

0.3516

12.01.2018 -Transfer

861

0.0123

25487

0.3638

31.03.2018

25487

0.3638

25487

0.3638

12

ASHA MUKUL AGRAWAL #

01.04.2017

52721

0.7526

21.04. 2017 -Transfer

-4130

0.0590

48591

0.6937

16. 06. 2017 -Transfer

-6201

0.0885

42390

0.6051

23.06. 2017 -Transfer

-11390

0.1626

31000

0.4425

07.07.2017 -Transfer

-881

0.0126

30119

0.4300

14.07.2017 -Transfer

-5119

0.0731

25000

0.3569

08.09.2017 -Transfer

-6841

0.0977

18159

0.2592

15.09.2017 -Transfer

-2004

0.0286

16155

0.2306

22. 09. 2017 -Transfer

-3423

0.0489

12732

0.1818

30. 09. 2017 -Transfer

-19

0.0003

12713

0.1815

06.10.2017 -Transfer

-280

0.0040

12433

0.1775

13.10.2017 -Transfer

-12433

0.1775

0

0.0000

31.03.2018

0

0.0000

0

0.0000

13

LINCOLN P COELHO

01.04.2017

30000

0.4283

31.03.2018

30000

0.4283

30000

0.4283

31.03.2017

0

0.0000

0

0.0000

#

Not in the list of Top 10 shareholders as on 01/04/2017 The same has been reflected above since the shareholder was one of the Top 10 shareholders as on 31/03/2018.

Ceased to be in the list of Top 10 shareholders as on 31/03/2018. The same is reflected above since the shareholder was one of the Top 10 shareholders as on 01/04/2017.

v) Shareholding of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

SI.

Shareholder''s Name

Shareholding at the beginning [01.04.2017]/ end of the year [31.03.2018]

Cumulative Shareholding during the year [01.04. 2017 to 31.03.2018]

No.

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

No. of Shares

% of total shares of the Company

10

BHAVANA KHEMKA

- Chief Financial Officer (till 14.12.2017)

At the beginning of the year- 01.04.2017

0

0.0000

At the end of the year - 31.03.2018

0

0.0000

11

VIKASH JAIN

- Chief Financial Officer (w.e.f. 14.12.2017)

At the begning of the year - 01.04.2017

0

0.0000

At the end of the year - 31.03.2018

0

0.0000

12

R MAHADEVAN IYER

- Company Secretary

At the beginning of the year- 01.04.2017

6

0.0000

At the end of the year -31.03.2018

6

0.0000

V. INDEBTEDNESS

Indebtedness of the Company including interest outstanding/accrued but not due for payment ( Rs. in lacs)

Secured Loans excluding deposits

Unsecured Loans

Deposit

Total Indebtedness

Indebtedness at the beginning of the financial year

(i) Principal Amount

1524.20

2184.95

3709.15

(ii) Interest due but not paid

-

-

-

(iii) Interest accrued but not due

-

20.46

20.46

Total (i ii iii)

1524.20

2205.41

-

3729.61

Change in Indebtedness during the financial year

Addition

141.86

-

-

141.86

Reduction

-

(85.68)

-

(85.68)

Net Change

141.86

(85.68)

-

56.18

Indebtedness at the end of the financial year

(i) Principal Amount

1666.06

2112.45

-

3778.51

(ii) Interest due but not paid

-

-

-

-

(iii) Interest accrued but not due

-

7.28

-

7.28

Total (i ii iii)

1666.06

2119.73

-

3785.79

VI. REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL, PERSONNEL A. Remuneration to Managing Director, Whole-time Directors and/or Manager

SI.

Particulars of Remuneration

Total Amount (Rs.)

No.

Mr. C K Dhanuka Managing Director

Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka Executive Director

1.

Gross Salary

(a) Salary as per provisions contained in Section 17(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961

10,53,667

1,72,769

(b) Value of perquisites u/s 17(2) Income-tax Act, 1961

11,40,505

(c) Profits in lieu of salary under Section 179(3) Income-tax Act, 1961

2.

Stock Option

3.

Sweat Equity

4.

Commision

as % of profit

4,00,000

2,00,000

others, specify..

5.

Others, please specify #

3,43,555

13,821

Total

29,37,727

3,86,590

Ceiling as per the Act

10% of the net profits calculated u/s 198 of the Act

Mr. C. K. Dhanuka was appointed Managing Director for 5 years w.e.f. 09.09.2014 and Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka was appointed as an Executive Director for 5 years w.e.f. 14.02.2018.

# Includes Companies contribution to Provident Fund, Superannuation & Gratuity Fund.

B. Remuneration to other Directors

Particulars of Remuneration

Name of the Directors

Total Amount (Rs)

3.

Independent Directors

Basudeo Beriwala

Bharat Bajoria

Nandini Khaitan *

Vivek Goenka

i) Fee for attending Board meeting

40,000

40,000

40,000

30,000

150,000

ii) Fee for attending Committee meetings

55,000

25,000

25,000

30,000

135,000

Commission

-

-

-

-

-

Others, please specify

-

-

-

-

-

Total (1)

95,000

65,000

65,000

60,000

2,85,000

4.

Other Non-Executve Director

Mrigank Dhanuka#

Rajiv Kr Sharma

Fee for attending Board meeting

20,000

40,000

-

-

60,000

Commission

-

-

-

-

-

Others, please specify

-

-

-

-

-

Total (2)

20,000

40,000

-

-

60,000

Total B = (1 2)

1,15,000

1,05,000

65,000

60,000

3,45,000

Total Managerial Remuneration

Overall Ceiling as per the Act

* Paid to Khaitan & Co. LLP

# No sitting fee was payable to Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka since his appointment as an Executive Director w.e.f.14.02.2018.

C. Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel other than MD / Manager / WTD

Particulars of Remuneration

Key Managerial Personnel

Total Amount (Rs.)

P C Dhandhania

Bhavana Khemka*

Vikash Jain*

R Mahadevan

CEO

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

Company Secretary

1.

Gross Salary

(a) Salary as per provisions contained in Section 17(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961

13,20,000

6,03,663

5,50,000

6,84,000

31,57,663

(b) Value of perquisites u/s 17(2) Income-tax Act, 1961

69,752

42,750

56,600

187,670 3,56,772

(c) Profits in lieu of salary under Section 179(3) Income-tax Act, 1961

2.

Stock Option

3.

Sweat Equity

4.

Commision

as % of profit

others, specify..

5.

Others, please specify#

3,39,200

84,637

71,155

113,460

6,08,452

Total

17,28,952

7,31,050

6,77,755

9,85,130

41,22,887

* Employed for part of the year; Mr. Vikash Jain was appointed CFO w.e.f. 14.12.2017 in place of Ms. Bhavana Khemka who resigned.

# Includes Company''s contribution to Provident Fund, Gratuity Fund & Superannuation Fund (where applicable).

VII. PENALTIES/PUNISHMENT/COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES :

Type

Section of the Companies Act

Brief Description

Details of Penalty/ Punishment/ Compounding fees imposed

Authority [RD/NCLT/ COURT]

Appeal made, if any (give details)

A.

COMPANY

Penalty

Punishment

None

Compounding

B.

DIRECTORS

Penalty

Punishment

None

Compounding

C.

OTHER OFFICERS IN DEFAULT

Penalty

Punishment

None

Compounding

Annexure -

Information pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read

with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and forming part of the

Directors'' Report for the year ended 31st March, 2018.

A. Conservation of Energy:

i) Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:

Old Generator sets which were replaced with fuel efficient new Generator sets resulted in more KWH per litre of diesel in Tea Estates and contained the Power & Fuel cost.

The CFL / LED Bulbs which replaced the condensed bulbs in the factories and bungalows helped in reducing the energy consumption.

Supply of high calorific value coal from North-East Coalfields (Marghereta) with less ash content helped to maintain the required temperature for improvement in Quality as well as reduction in coal consumption.

Automatic Voltage Regulator have been installed at Dhunseri Tea Estate to utilize efficiently the grid supply to overcome the low voltage supply.

Capacitors are used to improve the power factor to 90 and above in most of the factories.

Interlocking of machineries have been initiated to reduce the connected load wherever possible and to minimize demand charges.

ii) Steps taken by the Company for using alternate sources of energy:

a) Tufflex sheets are used for natural light to reduce the consumption of electricity in all the factory buildings and stores.

b) Sunlight Powered bulbs made from plastic bottles to light up stores and other areas in the factory during day time will save energy.

iii) Capital investment on energy conservation equipment:

Trial runs of the continuous physical withering (CPW) machines at its tea factories at Dhunseri and Bahipookri was initiated last year. However, the same will be fully operational this year and is expected to bring quality improvement by even withering.

B. Technology Absorption:

(i) The efforts made towards technology absorption:

Indigenously developed technologies for the improvement of production both in field and factory were adopted and required modifications and innovations were done on a continuous basis.

(ii) The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution:

Garden has used pruning machines to save on manpower and utilise the saved manpower for other development works.

Augor machines are used for digging pits for planting to save manpower and also speed up the planting work.

Machine plucking harvester are being undertaken and it is proposed to cover larger areas during the current Season. Quality parameters for machine plucking is monitored and action is being taken to improve the same.

(iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year)

(a) The details of technology imported: Nil

(b) The year of import: Nil

(c) Whether the technology been fully absorbed: Not applicable

(d) If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place and the reasons therefore : Not applicable.

(iv) The expenditure incurred on Research and Development:

The Company subscribes to Tea Research Associations, which does R & D work for the tea industries and their expert advice is also being obtained through visits by their Advisory Officers to the garden from time to time.

C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:

Earnings in foreign exchange Rs. 15.59 lakhs (Previous year Rs.16.34 lakhs)

Foreign Exchange Outgo Rs.102.58 Lakhs (Previous year Rs.49.58 lakhs)

Annexure - IV

Details Pertaining to Employees as required under Section 197(12) of the

Companies Act, 2013

STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF SECTION 197(12) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 READ WITH COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014

SI.

Name

Qualification

Designation

Date of Birth

Date of Joining

Remuneration (Rs.)

1

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka

B.Com

Chairman & Managing Director

19-01-54

07-02-75

29,37,727

2

Kailash Kumar Tibrewalla

M.Com

Senior Vice President

22-07-50

01-07-69

19,93,410

3

Prakash Chandra Dhandhania

M.Sc (Agriculture)

Chief Executive Officer

06-09-61

25-04-07

17,28,952

4

Vivek Bhasin

B.Com(Hons)

Chief Executive Plantations

27-12-62

01-04-06

14,29,057

5

Anuj Kumar Jha

B.Sc (Stat)

Marketing Manager

01-11-60

14-06-12

13,09,274

6

Ashwin Ohri

B.Sc. (Botany)

General Manager

31-07-59

08-07-12

12,31,300

7

Raja Shah

B.Com(Hons)

Purchase Manager

26-06-69

08-05-14

10,69,240

8

Jiten Kumar Gogol

B.Sc (Geology)

Manager

16-03-65

26-10-10

9,94,500

9

R. Mahadevan

M.Com; LLB; A.I.C.W.A; A.C.S

Company Secretary

07-07-53

09-09-14

9,85,130

10

Gokul Bhuyan

MA (History)

General Manager

24-05-60

22-06-02

9,83,100

Persons in service for the whole year and drawing emoluments more than Rs. 1,02,00,000/- per annum, other than above

NIL

Persons employed for part of the year drawing emoluments more than Rs. 8,50,000/- per month

NIL

Note: 1) None of the employees listed above is a relative of any director of the Company.

2) Other than Mr. C. K. Dhanuka, who holds 9104 shares and Mr. R.Mahadevan who holds 6 shares, none of the other employees listed above hold any equity shares in the Company.

3) Nature of employment is contractual.

Form No. MR-3 SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT

For the financial year ended on 31st March, 2018

[Pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,

The Members,

Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited CIN: L15500WB1997PLC085661 Dhunseri House, 4A, Woodburn Park, Kolkata - 700 020

I have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by Dhunseri Tea & Industries Limited (hereinafter referred as ''the Company''). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided me a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts/statutory compliances and expressing my opinion thereon.

Based on my verification of the Company''s 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, I hereby report that in my opinion, the Company has, during the audit period covering the financial year ended on 31 March 2018 (''Audit Period'') complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter:

I have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the Company for the financial year ended on 31 March 2018, according to the provisions of:

(i) The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made thereunder and Companies Act, 1956, to the extent not repealed;

(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 - Not applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

(v) The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (''SEBI Act1):

(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, 2015;

(c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2009);- Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period

(d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 and The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 notified on 28 October 2014 - Not applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

(e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008- Not applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

(f) 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;

(g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 - Not applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

(h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 - Not applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

(i) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations 2015 (herewith referred as Listing Regulations); and

I have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

I have relied on the representation made by the Company and its Officers for systems and mechanism formed by the Company for compliances under other applicable Acts, Laws and Regulations to the Company.

During the period under review, the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Standards, etc. mentioned above.

I further report that:

• The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors and Independent Directors including a Woman Director. 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.

• Adequate notice is given to all directors for the Board Meetings, including Committees thereof, along with agenda and detailed notes on agenda at least seven days in advance, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the meeting by the directors.

• All decisions at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings are carried out unanimously and recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors or Committee of the Board, as the case may be.

I further report that there 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.

I further report that during the audit period, there was no other event/action having major bearing on the Company''s affairs.

For M Shahnawaz & Associates

Practicing Company Secretaries

Md. Shahnawaz

Proprietor

Kolkata

Membership No.: 21427

May 21, 2018

CP No.: 15076


Mar 31, 2017

We have pleasure in presenting the 20th Annual Report together with the financial results of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2017.

1. Financial Results: (Rs. in lakhs)

Particulars

Standalone

Consolidated

Accounting year ended

Accounting year ended

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

31.03.2017

31.03.2016

1 Income from Operations

A Net Sales/Income from Operations

18772.07

18,261.39

30182.32

27,307.93

B Other Operating Income

0.97

47.63

0.97

47.63

Total Income from Operations

18773.04

18,309.02

30183.29

27,355.56

2 Expenses

A Cost of Materials Consumed

3362.49

3,464.95

3513.00

3,464.95

B Changes in Inventories of finished goods and stock in trade

170.14

(510.41)

163.50

(433.02)

C Employee Benefits Expense

6385.92

5,779.18

7553.04

6,962.15

D Depreciation expense

723.58

538.56

1681.09

888.78

E Freight, Delivery & Selling Expenses

1539.42

1,193.35

1827.69

1,882.93

F Power & Fuel

1754.18

1,721.34

2859.86

3,536.00

G Other Expenses

3302.98

3,403.50

8769.39

8,264.56

Total Expenses

17238.71

15,590.47

24,566.35

26367.57

3 Profit from Operations before Other Income, Finance costs and Exceptional items (1-2)

1534.33

2,718.55

3815.72

2,789.21

4 Other Income

189.16

342.62

798.44

1,284.98

5 Profit from Ordinary activities before Finance costs (3 4)

1723.49

3,061.17

4614.16

4,074.19

6 Finance costs

338.30

280.71

820.70

873.03

7 Profit from Ordinary activities before tax (5-6)

1385.19

2,780.46

3793.46

3,201.16

8 Tax Expense :

Current Year

330.00

615.00

959.10

640.35

Adjustment for earlier years

0.70

33.98

0.70

37.24

Deferred Tax

43.37

(90.27)

111.89

(7.31)

9 Net Profit after Tax (7 - 8)

1011.12

2,221.75

2721.77

2,530.88

10 Paid up Equity Share Capital

(Face Value Rs 10/- per share)

700.50

700.50

700.50

700.50

11 Reserve Excluding Revaluation Reserve

16936.12

15,925.01

13554.48

11,356.36

12 Earnings per share (of Rs 10/- each) (not annualized):

(a) Basic(Rs.)

14.43

31.72

38.85

36.13

(b) Diluted (Rs.)

14.43

31.72

38.85

36.13

2. Dividend:

The Directors recommend a dividend of f 8.00 per equity share i.e. @80% for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017 subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend on equity shares, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of Rs. 674.48 lakhs including dividend tax.

3. Transfer to Reserves:

The Company proposes to transfer Rs.500.00 lakhs to the general reserve out of the amount available for appropriation and an amount of Rs. 1682.91 lakhs is proposed to be retained in the profit and loss account.

4. Operations:

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the Indian operations for the year under review was 10.36 and 10.62 mn kg. as against 10.18 and 9.62 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production for the year under review was comparatively more by about 1.75%. The sales in terms of volume were more by about 10.41% and the average realizations were less by about 6.79% for the year under review in comparison to the previous year.

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the African operations for the year under review was about 8.70 and 8.64 mn kg. as against 7.47 and 7.41 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The manufacture and sale of tea were more for the year under review. The tea sales in terms of volume were also more by about 14% and the average realization was more by about 11% in comparison to the previous year.

The production and sale of macadamia in terms of volume was about 0.26 and 0.28 mn. kg as against 0.36 and 0.38 mn kg respectively in the previous year. The production of macadamia in terms of volume was less by about 39% and the sales in terms of volume was less by about 25% in comparison to the previous year.

5. Subsidiary Companies:

The Company has following five wholly owned subsidiaries as on March 31, 2017 :

i) Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd (DPTPL):

ii) Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd (MTCEL)

iii) Kawalazi Estate Company Ltd (KECL)

iv) A.M. Henderson & Sons Ltd. (AMHSL)

v) Elfin Heights Private Limited (EHPL).

The entire share capital of the subsidiaries i.e. AMHSL, is held by MTCEL and that of MTCEL and KECL are held by DPTPL and that of DPTPL and EHPL are held by the Company, making them 100% wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

There are no associate companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”).

Pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement in Form AOC-1 containing the salient features of the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries is attached to the financial statements of the Company. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the website of the Company.

6. Listing:

The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE and NSE.

7. Directors’ Responsibility Statement:

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirm:

(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;

(ii) that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;

(iii) that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(iv) that they have prepared the annual accounts on a ''going concern’ basis.

(v) that they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.

(vi) that they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

The work performed by the internal auditor, statutory auditor and secretarial auditor and the reviews performed by management and the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company’s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2016-17.

8. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel:

Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka, retires by rotation at the ensuing 20th Annual General Meeting, and being eligible offers himself for reappointment.

Section 149(13) states that the provisions of sub-section (6) and (7) of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to retirement of directors by rotation shall not be applicable to the independent directors.

Further, declaration under Section 149(7) have been received from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013. There has been no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company during the year.

9. Number of Meetings of the Board :

The Board met four times during the financial year 2016

17. The details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report in terms of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 which is annexed to this Report.

10. Board Evaluation :

An annual evaluation of the performances of the Board, its committees and individual directors was undertaken during the year and has been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report.

11. Policy on directors’ appointment and remuneration and other details :

The Company’s policy on directors’ appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report.

12. Internal financial control systems and their adequacy :

The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion & Analysis, which forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

13. Audit Committee :

The details pertaining to composition of audit committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report.

14. Auditors:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules framed there under, M/s. Lovelock & Lewes, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years at the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 8th September, 2014, subject to ratification of their appointment at every AGM. Their reappointment for the year 2017-18 is required to be ratified by the shareholders at the ensuing 20th AGM of the Company.

15. Auditors’ Report and Secretarial Auditors’ Report

The Auditors’ Report and Secretarial Auditors’ Report are self-explanatory and does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks and have been annexed to the report.

16. Risk Management:

The Board of the Company has formed a risk management committee to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. The committee is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.

The development and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in the management discussion and analysis, which forms part of this report.

17. Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments :

The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.

18. Transactions with Related Parties :

All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm’s length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.

Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note No. 32 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.

19. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report

The Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.

20. Corporate Social Responsibility

The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set out in Annexure I of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The policy is available on the Company’s website:www.dhunsertea.com.

21. Extract of annual return

As stipulated under Section 92(3) of the Act, an extract of annual return is given in Annexure II in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.

22. Particulars of employees

The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:

a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year:

Non-executive Directors

Remuneration for the Year ended 31.03.2017 (Rs.)

Ratio to median remuneration

1. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka

30,000

0.52 : 1

2. Mr. R.K. Sharma

30,000

0.52 : 1

3. Mr. Bharat Bajoria

65,000

1.12 : 1

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala

60,000

1.03:1

5. Ms. Nandini Khaitan

40,000

0.69 : 1

6. Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia

75,000

1.29 : 1

Executive Director

1. Mr. C.K. Dhanuka

52,76,665

90.98 : 1

The median remuneration of employees for financial year2016-17 isRs.0.58 lacs.

b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year:

Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

% increase in remuneration in the financial year

1 Mr. C. K.Dhanuka, Managing Director

-46.69

2. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka, Director

33.33

3. Mr. Bharat Bajoria, Director

No change

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala, Director

-33.33

5 Ms. Nandini Khaitan, Director

No change

6 Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia, Director

73.33

7. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Director

No change

8. Mr. P C. Dhandhania, Chief Executive Officer

No change

9. Ms. Bhavana Khemka, Chief Financial Officer

6.24

10. Mr. R. Mahadevan, Company Secretary

8.96

c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: 8.50%.

d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 5053

e. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:

Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the financial year 2016-17 was 13.01% and in the case of managerial remuneration the increase / (decrease) was (46.69)%. The remuneration payable to executive director has variable component which is dependent on the profit of the Company and other employees remuneration has fixed pay which depends on his/her performance.

f. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:

The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

g. The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is set out in Annexure IV forming part of this report.

23. Disclosure requirements:

As stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Corporate Governance Report along with the auditors’ certificate thereon and management discussion and analysis are attached, which form part of this report.

The code of conduct for the Board of Directors and the senior management adopted by the Company is available on the company’s website (http://dhunseritea.com/investors-investors/code-of-conduct/)

Details of the familiarization programme of the independent directors are available on the Company’s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ Familiarisation-Programme-of-Independent-Directors.pdf). Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the Company is available on the Company’s website : (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/policy-for-determining-material-subsidiary.pdf).

Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the Company’s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Related-party-transaction-policy.pdf). The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the said policy is available on the Company’s website : (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vigil- mechanism.pdf).

24. Deposits from public:

The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.

25. State of Company’s affairs:

The present state of the Company’s affairs is progressive enough viz-a-viz the industry and there is no any development which could result in an adverse situation for the Company in the near future. There is neither any change in the nature of business of the Company nor any significant and material orders was passed by any regulator or court or tribunals impacting the going concern status affecting the Company’s operation in future.

26. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the Company:

There are no such material changes and commitments which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.

27. Particulars regarding conservation of energy & technology absorption etc:

The particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in Annexure III which forms part of this report.

28. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:

The Company has set up an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There were no complaints received and / or disposed off during 2016-17. The Committee met once during the financial year 2016-17.

29. Green Initiatives:

As part of our green initiative, the electronic copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 20th AGM are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their email addresses, physical copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 20th AGM are sent by permitted mode.

The Company is providing e-voting facility to all its members to enable them to cast their votes electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. This is pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies ( Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The instructions for e-voting is provided in Note 10 annexed to the Notice.

30. Acknowledgement:

Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and cooperation received from the banks and other authorities. Your Directors also thank the employees of the Company for their valuable service and support during the year. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge with thanks the cooperation and support received from the shareholders of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Kolkata C.K.DHANUKA

22nd May, 2017 Chairman


Mar 31, 2016

Directors'' Report

We have pleasure in presenting the 19th Annual Report together with the Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2016.

1. Financial Results (Rs.In Lakhs)

Particulars

STANDALONE

CONSOLIDATED

Accounting year ended

Accounting year ended

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

31.03.2016

31.03.2015

1

Income from Operations

a. Net Sales/ Income from Operations

18,261.39

16,379.21

27,307.93

26,754.58

b. Other Operating Income

47.63

42 .71

47.63

42.71

Total Income from Operations

18,309.02

16,421.92

27,355.56

26,797.29

2

Expenses

a. Cost of Materials Consumed

3,464.95

3,397.29

3,464.95

3,397.29

b. Changes in Inventories of finished goods and stock in trade

(510.41)

(320.62)

(433.02)

(8.75)

c. Employee Benefits Expense

5,779.18

4644.42

6,962.15

5,762.53

d. Depreciation Expense

538.56

612.36

888.78

979.88

e. Freight, Delivery & Selling Expenses

1,193.35

896.70

1,882.93

1,400.30

f. Power & Fuel

1,721.34

1,774.50

3,536.00

3,000.31

g. Other Expenses

3,403.50

3,283.94

8,264.56

9,001.72

Total Expenses

15,590.47

14,288.59

24,566.35

23,533.28

3

Profit from Operations before Other Income, Finance costs and Exceptional items (1-2)

2,718.55

2,133.33

2,789.21

3,264.01

4

Other Income

342.62

297.54

1,284.98

778.69

5

Profit from Ordinary activities before Finance costs (3 4)

3,061.17

2,430.87

4,074.19

4,042.70

6

Finance costs

280.71

358.98

873.03

818.57

7

Profit from Ordinary activities before tax (5-6)

2,780.46

2,071.89

3,201.16

3,224.13

8

Tax Expense :

Current Year

615.00

435.00

640.35

435.00

Adjustment for earlier years

33.98

(67.99)

37.24

(67.99)

Deferred Tax

(90.27)

(51.76)

(7.31)

26.27

9

Net Profit after Tax (7 - 8)

2,221.75

1,756.64

2,530.88

2,830.85

10

Paid up Equity Share Capital (Face Value Rs.10/- per share)

700.50

700.50

700.50

700.50

11

Reserve

Excluding Revaluation Reserve

15,925.01

14,377.74

11,356.36

11,481.28

12

Earnings per share (of Rs.10/- each):

(a) Basic (Rs.)

31.72

25.08

36.13

40.41

(b) Diluted (Rs.)

31.72

25.08

36.13

40.41

2. Dividend

The Directors recommend a dividend of Rs.8.00 per equity share i.e. @ 80% for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016 subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend on equity shares, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of Rs.674.48 lakhs including dividend tax.

3. Transfer to reserves

The Company proposes to transfer Rs.1,000.00 lakhs to the general reserve out of the amount available for appropriation and an amount of Rs. 1,171.79 lakhs is proposed to be retained in the profit and loss account.

4. Operations

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the Indian operations for the year under review was 10.18 and 9.62 mn kg. as against 9.74 and 9.35 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production for the year under review was comparatively more by about 4.60%. The sales in terms of volume were more by about 2.94% and the average realizations were also more by about 8.00% for the year under review in comparison to the previous year.

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the African operations for the year under review was about 7.47 and 7.41 mn kg. as against 8.50 and 9.15 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The manufacture and sale of tea were less for the year under review . The tea sales in terms of volume were also less by about 19% although the average realization was marginally better in comparison to the previous year.

The production and sale of macadamia in terms of volume was about 0.58 and 0.60 mn. Kg as against 0.61 and 0.60 mn kg respectively in the previous year. The production of macadamia in terms of volume was less by about 5% whereas the sales in terms of volume was almost similar in comparison to the previous year.

5. Subsidiary Companies

The Company has following three wholly owned subsidiaries as on March 31, 2016 :

i) Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd (DPTPL):

ii) Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd (MTCEL) &

iii) Kawalazi Estate Company Ltd (KECL)

The entire share capital of the subsidiaries i.e. MTCEL and KECL are held by DPTPL and that of DPTPL are held by the Company, making them 100% wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.

There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

There are no associate companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act").

Pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the Company''s subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the website of the Company.

6. Listing

The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE and NSE.

7. Directors'' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirm:

(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;

(ii) that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;

(iii) that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(iv) that they have prepared the annual accounts on a ''going concern'' basis.

(v) that they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.

(vi) that they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

The work performed by the internal auditor, statutory auditor and secretarial auditor and the reviews performed by management and the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2015-16.

8. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel

Mr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma, who was appointed as a director of the Company on 9th September, 2014, in a casual vacancy, retires by rotation at the ensuing 19th Annual General Meeting, and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. The Board recommends his reappointment.

Mr Basudeo Beriwala, Ms. Nandini Khaitan and Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia, were appointed at the last AGM as independent directors of the Company for a term of five consecutive years w.e.f. 9th September, 2014. Mr. Bharat Bajoria, was earlier appointed as an independent director for five consecutive years w.e.f. 8th September, 2014.

The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Act.

There has been no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company during the year.

9. Number of Meetings of the Board

The Board met four times during the financial year 2015-16. The details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report in terms of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 which is annexed to this Report.

10. Board evaluation

An annual evaluation of the performances of the Board, its committees and individual directors was undertaken during the year.

11. Policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration and other details

The Company''s policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Directors'' Report.

12. Internal financial control systems and their adequacy

The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion & Analysis, which forms part of this Report.

13. Audit committee

The details pertaining to composition of audit committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.

14. Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules framed there under, M/s. Lovelock & Lewes, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years at the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 8th September, 2014, subject to ratification of their appointment at every AGM. Their reappointment for the year 2016-17 is required to be ratified by the shareholders at the ensuing 19th AGM of the Company.

16. Auditors'' report and secretarial auditors'' report

The auditors'' report and secretarial auditors'' report does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks and have been annexed to the Report.

17. Risk management

The Board of the Company has formed a risk management committee to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. The committee is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.

The development and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this Report.

18. Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments

The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.

19. Transactions with Related Parties

All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.

Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note No. 32 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.

20. Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report

The Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 , is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.

21. Corporate social responsibility

The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set out in Annexure I of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The policy is available on the Company''s website:www.dhunsertea.com.

22. Extract of annual return

As stipulated under Section 92(3) of the Act, an extract of annual return is given in Annexure II in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this Report.

23. Particulars of employees

The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:

a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year:

Non-executive directors

Remuneration for the Year ended 31.03.2016 (Rs.)

Ratio to median remuneration

1. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka

20,000

0.38 :1

2. Mr. R.K. Sharma

30,000

0.57 :1

3. Mr. Bharat Bajoria

65,000

1.23 :1

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala

80,000

1.51 :1

5. Ms. Nandini Khaitan

40,000

0.75 :1

6. Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia

20,000

0.38 :1

Executive director

1. Mr. C.K. Dhanuka

98,98,147

186.76 :1

The median renumeration of employees for financial year 2015-16 is Rs.0.53 Lacs

b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year:

Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

% increase in remuneration in the financial year

1

Mr. C. K. Dhanuka Managing Director#

37

2.

Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka#

No increase

3.

Mr. Bharat Bajoria#

333

4.

Mr. Basudeo Beriwala#

300

5.

Ms. Nandini Khaitan#

166

6.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia#

(43)

7.

Mr. R.K. Sharma

50

8.

Mr. P. C. Dhandhania Chief Executive Office

No change

9

Ms. Bhavna Khemka Chief Financial Officer

11

10.

Mr. R. Mahadevan Company Secretary#

70

# During previous year the remuneration paid to directors & KMP were for part of the year.

c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: 25%.

d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 5144

e. The explanation on the relationship between average increase in remuneration and Company performance:

On an average, employees received an annual increase of about 25%. The individual increments varied from about 10% to 25% based on individual performance.

The increase in remuneration is in line with the market trends. In order to ensure that remuneration reflects Company performance, the performance pay is also linked to organization performance apart from an individual''s performance.

f. Comparison of the remuneration of the key managerial personnel (KMP) against the performance of the Company:

Aggregate remuneration of KMP in FY16 (Rs. Lakhs)

136.42

Revenue (Rs. Lakhs)

18261

Remuneration of KMPs (as % of revenue)

0.74

Profit before Tax (PBT) (Rs. Lakhs)

2221

Remuneration of KMP (as % of PBT)

6.05

g. Variations in the market capitalization of the Company, price earnings ratio as at the closing date of the current financial year and previous financial year:

Particulars

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2015*

% Change

Market Capitalization (Rs. lakhs)#

17162.13

14402.18

19.16

Price Earnings Ratio#

7.72

8.20

(0.48)

(# Based on BSE figures)

h. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:

Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the financial year 2015-16 was 19.83% and in the case of managerial remuneration the increase was 30.10%. The remuneration payable to executive director has variable component which is dependent on the profit of the Company and other employees remuneration has fixed pay which depends on his/ her performance.

i. Comparison of each remuneration of the key managerial personnel against the performance of the Company:

(Rs. In lakhs)

Mr.C.K.

Dhanuka

Managing

Director

Mr. P.C. Dhandhania Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Bhavana Khemka Chief Financial Officer

Mr. R. Mahadevan Company Secretary

Remuneration in FY16

98.98

17.30

9.92

8.13

Revenue

18261

Remuneration (% of revenue)

0.54

0.09

0.05

0.04

Profit before Tax (PBT)

2221

Remuneration (% of PBT)

4.46

0.78

0.45

0.37

j. The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration availed by the directors:

There is no variable component of remuneration in case of non-executive directors as only sitting fees is paid to them for attending Board / Committee Meetings. But in case of executive director the variable component is commission which depends on the profit of the Company.

k. The ratio of the remuneration of the highest paid director to that of the employees who are not directors but receive remuneration in excess of the highest paid director during the year: None.

l. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:

The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

m. The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is set out in Annexure IV forming part of this Report.

24. Disclosure requirements

As stipulated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Corporate Governance Report along with the auditors'' certificate thereon and Management Discussion and Analysis are attached, which form part of this Report.

The code of conduct for the Board of Directors and the senior management adopted by the Company is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/investors-investors/ code-of-conduct/)

Details of the familiarization programme of the independent directors are available on the Company''s website (http:// dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Familiarisation-Programme-of-Independent-Directors.pdf).

Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the Company is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/ wp-content/uploads/2015/03/policy-for-determining-material-subsidiary.pdf).

Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/04/Related-party-transaction-policy.pdf).

The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the said policy is available on the Company''s website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vigil-mechanism.pdf).

25. Deposits from public

The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.

26. State of Company''s affairs

The present state of the Company''s affairs is progressive enough viz-a-viz the industry and there is no other development which could result in an adverse situation for the Company in the near future. There is neither any change in the nature of business of the Company nor any significant and material orders was passed by any regulator or court or tribunals impacting the going concern status affecting the Company''s operation in future.

27. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the Company

There are no such material changes and commitments which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the Report.

28. Particulars regarding conservation of energy & technology absorption etc.

The particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in Annexure III which forms part of this Report.

29. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company has set up Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There were no complaints received and /or disposed off during 2015-16.

30. Green Initiatives

As part of our green initiative, the electronic copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 19th AGM are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their email addresses, physical copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 19th AGM are sent by permitted mode.

The Company is providing e-voting facility to all its members to enable them to cast their votes electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. This is pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The instructions for e-voting is provided in Note 10 annexed to the Notice.

31. Acknowledgement

Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and cooperation received from the banks and other authorities. Your Directors also thank the employees of the Company for their valuable service and support during the year. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge with thanks the cooperation and support received from the shareholders of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Kolkata, C.K. Dhanuka

27th May, 2016 Chairman


Mar 31, 2015

Dear Members,

We have pleasure in presenting the 18th Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2015.

1. Financial Results

(Rs in Lakhs) Particulars STANDALONE CONSOLIDATED Accounting year ended Accounting year ended 31/03/2015 31/03/2015

1 Income from Operations

a Net Sales / Income from Operations 16,379.21 26,754.58

b Other Operating Income 42.71 42.71

Total Income from Operations 16,421.92 26,797.29

2 Expenses

a Cost of Materials Consumed 3,397.29 3,397.29

b Changes in Inventories of finished goods and stock in trade (320.62) (8.75)

c Employee Benefits Expense 4,644.42 5,762.53

d Depreciation expense 612.36 979.88

e Freight, Delivery & Selling Expenses 896.70 1,400.30

f Power & Fuel 1,774.50 3,000.31

g Other Expenses 3,283.94 9,001.72

Total Expenses 14,288.59 23,533.28

3 Profit from Operations before Other Income, 2,133.33 3,264.01

Finance costs and Exceptional items (1-2)

4 Other Income 297.54 778.69

5 Profit from Ordinary activities before Finance costs and Exceptional 2,430.87 4,042.70

items (3 4)

6 Finance costs 358.98 818.57

7 Profit from Ordinary activities after Finance costs but before 2,071.89 3,224.13

Exceptional items (5-6)

8 Exceptional items - -

9 Profit from Ordinary Activities before Tax (7 - 8) 2,071.89 3,224.13

Particulars STANDALONE CONSOLIDATED Accounting year ended Accounting year ended 31/03/2015 31/03/2015

10 Tax Expense :

Current Year 435.00 435.00

Adjustment for earlier years (67.99) (67.99)

Deferred Tax (51.76) 26.27

11 Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after Tax (9 - 10) 1,756.64 2,830.85

12 Extraordinary Items (net of tax expense) - -

13 Net Profit for the period (11 - 12) 1,756.64 2,830.85

14 Paid up Equity Share Capital 700.50 700.50

(Face Value C10/- per share)

15 Earnings per share (of C10/- each) (not annualised):

(a) Basic (C) 25.08 40.41

(b) Diluted (C) 25.08 40.41

2. Dividend

The Directors recommend a dividend of C 7.50 per equity share

i.e. @ 75% for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015 subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend on equity shares, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of C 632.32 lakhs including dividend tax.

3. Transfer to reserves

The Company proposes to transfer C 500.00 lakhs to the general reserve out of the amount available for appropriation and an amount of C 624.52 lakhs is proposed to be retained in the Profit and Loss Account.

4. Operations

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the Indian operations for the year under review was 9.74 mn kg. and 9.35 mn kg. as against 10.10 mn kg. and 10.59 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production for the year under review was less due to adverse weather conditions. The sales in terms of volume were less by about 12% and the realisations were more by about 9.55% for the year under review in comparison to the previous year.

The total tea manufacturing and sales in respect of the African operations for the year under review was about 8.50 mn kg. and 9.15 mn kg. as against 8.81 mn kg. and 8.19 mn kg. respectively in the previous year. The production of tea for the year under review was less due to late arrival of monsoon which impacted the production in the fourth quarter. The tea sales in terms of volume were more by about 12% and the average realisation was less by about 14% in comparison to the previous year.

The production and sale of macadamia in terms of volume was about 0.61 mn kg. and 0.60 mn kg. as against 0.47 mn kg. and 0. 43 mn kg respectively in the previous year. The production and sale of macadamia in terms of volume was more by about 30% and 40% respectively in comparison to the previous year. The average realisation was also more by about 8% for the year under review in comparison to the previous year.

5. Subsidiary Companies

The Company has following three wholly owned subsidiaries as on March 31, 2015 :

i) Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Pte Ltd (DPTPL)

ii) Makandi Tea & Coffee Estates Ltd (MTCEL)

iii) Kawalazi Estate Company Ltd (KECL)

Upon demerger of the Tea Division of erstwhile Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited in favour of the Company as per the Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta, the above subsidiaries are vested with the Company.

The entire share capital of the subsidiaries i.e. MTCEL and KECL are held by DPTPL and that of DPTPL are held by the Company, making them 100% wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.

There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

There are no associate companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act").

Pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the Company's website: www.dhunseritea.com.

6. Scheme of Arrangement

The scheme of arrangement which inter-alia provided for the demerger of the tea division of erstwhile Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited to the Company, was sanctioned by the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta by an Order dated 7th August, 2014.

The said scheme became effective from the appointed date

1. e.1st April, 2014 and the Reports and Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015 also contains the merged figures of the operations of all these Companies.

In terms of the scheme the Company had issued and allotted 70,04,951 equity shares of C10/- each on 22.09.2015 to the shareholders of erstwhile Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited (DPTL), credited as fully paid up, in the ratio of 1 equity share of C10/- each fully paid up of the Company for every 5 equity shares of C10/- each fully paid up and held by them in DPTL as on the record date i.e. 19th September, 2014. The entire 50,000 equity shares of C10/- each fully paid up of the Company, which was held by DPTL as on 01.04.2014 stood cancelled upon issue and allotment of the aforesaid new equity shares by the Company.

All the required action have been taken by the Company in terms of the Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta by its Order dated 07.08.2014.

7. Listing

The equity shares of the Company was listed and admitted to trading on the exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE with effect from 20th January, 2015.

8. Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors confirm:

(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have been made from the same;

(ii) that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;

(iii) that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(iv) that they have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going concern' basis;

(v) that they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively;

(vi) that they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

The work performed by the internal auditor, statutory auditor and secretarial auditor and the reviews performed by management and the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2014-15.

9. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel

Mr. Bharat Bajoria was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company at the Board Meeting held on 19th May, 2014. At the 17th AGM held on 8th September, 2014 he was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company to hold office for five consecutive years w.e.f. the date of the said AGM.

To enable the restructuring of the Board, Mr. K. K. Tibrewalla and Mr. P. C. Dhandhania resigned from the directorship of the Company on 9th September, 2014. Mr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma and Mr. Basudeo Beriwala were appointed as directors of the Company in the said casual vacancies with effect from 9th September, 2014. Mr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma shall hold office only so long as the vacating director would have held the same if no vacancy had occurred and shall be eligible for reappointment.

Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka, who was appointed as a director of the Company on 1st February, 2014, in a casual vacancy, retires by rotation at the ensuing 18th Annual General Meeting, and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. The Board recommends his reappointment.

Mr. Chandra Kumar Dhanuka who was appointed in a casual vacancy, as a director of the Company on 1st, February, 2014, was subsequently appointed as the Managing Director of the Company, by the Board at its meeting held on 9th September, 2014 for a period of five years w.e.f. 9th September, 2014 on terms and conditions and subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing 18th AGM of the Company.

Ms. Nandini Khaitan, and Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia were appointed as Additional Directors of the Company at the Board Meeting held on 9th September, 2014.

The Companies Act, 2013 provides for appointment of independent directors. Sub-section (10) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that independent directors shall hold office for a term of upto five consecutive years on the Board of a company and shall be eligible for re-appointment on passing a special resolution by the shareholders of the company.

Sub-section (11) states that no independent director shall hold office for more than two consecutive terms but such independent director shall be eligible for appointment after the expiration of three years of ceasing to become an independent director.

Section 149 (13) states that the provisions of sub-sections (6) and (7) of Section 152 in respect of retirement of directors by rotation shall not be applicable to the appointment of independent directors.

Mr. Basudeo Beriwala, Ms. Nandini Khaitan and Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia, who were inducted as non-executive directors of the Company at the Board Meeting held on 9th September, 2014, are now proposed to be appointed as independent directors of the Company for a term of five consecutive years w.e.f. 9th September, 2014 subject to members approval at the ensuing 18th AGM. The Board of Directors recommend their appointment.

The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges.

The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 9th September,

2014 appointed Mr. R. Mahadevan as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer and Mrs. Bhavana Khemka as, Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from that date.

The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 6th February, 2015 appointed Mr. P. C. Dhandhania as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from that date.

10. Number of Meetings of the Board

The Board met five times during the financial year 2014-15. The details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report in terms of Clause 49 of the listing agreement, which is annexed to this Report.

11. Board evaluation

The Company is yet to initiate necessary steps with regard to annual evaluation of the performances of the Board, its committees and individual directors. It is proposed to carry out the annual performance evaluation of the Board, its committees and individual directors after the completion of one year from the date of the constitution of the Board / Committees etc.

12. Policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other details

The Company's policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act has been disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Directors' Report.

13. Internal financial control systems and their adequacy

The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion & Analysis, which forms part of this report.

14. Audit committee

The details pertaining to composition of audit committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this report.

15. Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules framed thereunder, M/s. Lovelock & Lewes, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years at the 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 8th September, 2014, subject to ratification of their appointment at every AGM. Their appointment for the year 2015-16 is required to be ratified by the shareholders at the ensuing 18th AGM of the Company.

16. Auditors' report and Secretarial auditors' report

The auditors' report and secretarial auditors' report does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks and have been annexed to the report.

17. Risk management

The Board of the Company has formed a risk management committee to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. The committee is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.

The development and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this report.

18. Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments

The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.

19. Transactions with Related Parties

All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/ arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.

Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note 32 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.

20. Management's Discussion and Analysis Report

Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.

21. Corporate Social Responsibility

The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set out in Annexure I of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The policy is available on the Company's website: www.dhunseritea.com.

22. Extract of annual return

As provided under Section 92(3) of the Act, an extract of annual return is given in Annexure II in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.

23. Particulars of employees

The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:

a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year:

Non-executive Directors Ratio to median remuneration*

1. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka # -

2. Mr.R.K.Sharma (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

3. Mr.Bharat Bajoria (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

5. Ms. Nandini Khaitan (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

6. Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

Executive directors

1. Mr. C. K. Dhanuka (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretary in the financial year:

Director,Chief Executive officer, % increase in remuneration Chief Finacial officer in the financial year* and Company Secretary

1 Mr.C.K.Dhanuka Managing Director ( w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

2. Mr. Mrigank Dhanuka # -

3. Mr. Bharat Bajoria (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

4. Mr. Basudeo Beriwala (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

5. Ms. Nandini Khaitan (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

6. Mr. Ashok Kumar Lohia (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

7. Mr. R. K. Sharma (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

8. Mr. P. C. Dhandhania Chief Executive Officer (w.e.f.06.02.2015) -

9. Ms. Bhavna Khemka Chief Financial Officer (w.e.f.09.09.2014) -

10. Mr. R. Mahadevan Company Secretary (w.e.f. 09.09.2014) -

c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: 8.07%

d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 5153

e. The explanation on the relationship between average increase in remuneration and Company performance:

On an average, employees received an annual increase of about 7 % . The individual increments varied from about 6% to 8%, based on individual performance.

The increase in remuneration is in line with the market trends. In order to ensure that remuneration reflects Company performance, the same is also linked to organisation performance apart from an individual's performance.

f. Comparison of the remuneration of the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) against the performance of the Company:

Aggregate remuneration of KMP in Financial Year 2015 (C lakhs) 103.25

Revenue (C lakhs) 16379

Remuneration of KMPs (as % of revenue) 0.63

Profit before Tax (PBT) (C lakhs) 2072

Remuneration of KMP (as % of PBT) 4.98

g. Variations in the market capitalisation of the Company, price earnings ratio as at the closing date of the current financial year and previous financial year:

Particulars March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014 * % Change

Market 14402.18 - - Capitalisation (Rs lakhs)

Price Earnings Ratio 8.20 - -

h. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:

The average annual increase was around 7%. However, during the course of the year, the total increase is approximately 8%, after accounting for promotions and other event based compensation revisions.

Increase in the managerial remuneration for the year : Since this information is for part of the year, the same is not comparable.

i. Comparison of each remuneration of the key managerial personnel against the performance of the Company:

(C in lakhs)

Mr.C.K.Dhanuka Mr.P.C.Dhandhania Ms.Bhavana Khemka Mr.R.Mahadevan Managing Chief Executive Chief Financial Company Director Officer Officer Secretary*

Remun eration in FY15 72.24 17.30 8.94 4.77

Revenue 16,379

Remune ration as 0.44 0.11 0.05 0.03 % of revenue

Profit before 2,072 Tax (PBT)

Remune 3.49 0.83 0.43 0.23 ration (as % of PBT)

j. The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration availed by the directors:

There is no variable component of remuneration availed by non-executive directors of the Company. They are entitled to only sitting fees for attending Board / Committee Meetings.

k. The ratio of the remuneration of the highest paid director to that of the employees who are not directors but receive remuneration in excess of the highest paid director during the year: None.

l. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:

The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

m. The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is set out in Annexure IV forming part of this report.

24. Disclosure requirements

As per Clause 49 of the listing agreements entered into with the stock exchanges, Corporate Governance Report with Auditors' Certificate thereon and Management Discussion and Analysis are attached, which form part of this report.

Details of the familiarisation programme of the independent directors are available on the Company's website (http:// dhunseritea.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Familiarisation- Programme-of-Independent-Directors.pdf).

Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the Company is available on the Company's website (http://dhunseritea.com/ wp-content/uploads/2015/03/policy-for-determining-material- subsidiary.pdf).

Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the Company's website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/04/Related-party-transaction-policy.pdf).

The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy are in line with the provisions of the Section 177(9) of the Act and the revised Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with stock exchanges and the said policy is available on the Company's website (http://dhunseritea.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/vigil-mechanism.pdf).

25. Deposits from public

The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.

26. State of Company's affairs

The present state of the Company's affairs is progressive enough viz-a-viz the industry and there is no any development which could result in an adverse situation for the Company in the near future. There is neither any change in the nature of business of the Company nor any significant and material orders were passed by any regulator or court or tribunals impacting the going concern status affecting the Company's operation in future.

27. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the Company

There are no such material changes and commitments which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.

28. Particulars regarding conservation of energy & technology absorption etc

The particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in Annexure III which forms part of this report.

29. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company has set up Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There were no complaints received and /or disposed off during 2014-15.

30. Green Initiatives

As part of our green initiative, the electronic copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 18th AGM are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their email addresses, physical copies of this Annual Report including the Notice of the 18th AGM are sent by permitted mode.

The Company is providing e-voting facility to all its members to enable them to cast their votes electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. This is pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The instructions for e-voting is provided in Note 10 annexed to the Notice.

31. Acknowledgement

Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and cooperation received from the banks and other authorities. Your Directors also thank the employees of the Company for their valuable service and support during the year. Your Directors also gratefully acknowledge with thanks the cooperation and support received from the shareholders of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Kolkata, C.K.Dhanuka 29th May, 2015 Chairman

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