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Directors Report of Birla Cable Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Sixth Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2018.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS & STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS

Description

Amount (Rs. in lakhs)

2017-18

2016-17

Revenue from Operations

32868.69

22952.31

Other Income

130.53

316.41

Earnings before Finance Costs, Depreciation and Tax

3583.76

1669.74

Finance Costs

387.90

347.95

Profit before Depreciation and Tax

3195.86

1321.79

Depreciation and Amortization

794.07

772.77

Profit before Tax

2401.79

549.02

Tax Expenses / (Credit)

788.43

215.57

Net Profit for the year

1613.36

333.45

Your Company has adopted Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) with effect from April 1, 2017 (transition date being April 1, 2016). Accordingly, the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018 have been prepared in accordance with Ind AS in terms of the provisions of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended from time to time. Previous year figures have been restated as per Ind AS to make them comparable.

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, your Company achieved Gross Revenue from operations of Rs.32868.69 lakhs as compared to Rs.22952.31 lakhs in the previous year (an increase of about 43.20%). The increase in revenue was mainly due to robust orders received from various customers. The Profit before Depreciation and Tax for the year stood at Rs.3195.86 lakhs as compared to Rs.1321.79 lakhs in the previous year. The increase in profit was due to excellent order position enjoyed by the company during the year under review.

The Global optical fibre cable consumption has gone up to 493 million fibre-km in 2017, which is a clear increase of 14.9 % from the previous year. The overall growth in the global optical fibre market coupled with increasing Indian market demand primarily due to huge demand from Government driven rural broadband project and other Greenfield network expansion projects from private telecom players in the country. As a matter of fact, the Fibre demand in India mainly driven by the migration of 3G to 4G telecom network which warrants huge volumes of fibre cables to be deployed in backbone, access and premise network nodes. This even extends to the fiberisation requirements to cell sites due to heavy data driven networks with the high bandwidth demands.

The spurt in overall growth in the requirement of optical fibre cables is not only in the domestic segment, but also in the overseas market due to robust network roll-out by leading telcos all across the world. Almost one third of the revenue came from the export segment for the company, which clearly demonstrates the quality culture traditionally being nourished by the company on a long term basis.

DIVIDEND AND RESERVES

After considering the Company’s profitability, free cash flow and overall financial performance, the Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to recommend a Dividend of Rs.1/- (previous year '' Nil) per equity share of face value Rs.10/- each (i.e. 10%) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2018. The distribution of Dividend on equity shares, if approved by the Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will result in payout of Rs.300.00 lakhs excluding Tax on Dividend and Surcharge/Education Cess thereon.

SHARE CAPITAL

The paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as at March 31, 2018 stood at Rs.3000.00 lakhs. During the year under review, the Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor has granted stock options or sweat equity under any scheme. Further, none of the Directors of the Company holds investments convertible into equity shares of the Company as on March 31, 2018.

DEPOSITS/FINANCE

Your Company has not accepted any public deposits during the year within the meaning of Section(s) 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.

Your Company continued to optimise bank borrowings during the year by focusing on cash flows and working capital management. By availing alternate funding options like issuance of Buyer’s Credit and Supplier’s Credit, your Company ensured efficiency in its borrowing costs.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) read with Para C of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel with Company’s Code of Conduct and Auditors’ Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made a part of the Annual Report.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES

As a part of its initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken CSR activities in the areas of (i) Animal welfare and (ii) Education promoting employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children and livelihood enhancement projects. These activities are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and the Company’s CSR Policy.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure-I, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report. The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company i.e. www.birlacable.com.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:

(a) that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;

(b) that such accounting policies as mentioned in Notes to the Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgement and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018 and the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date. The Company adopted Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) effective from April 1, 2017 with transition date being April 1, 2016 and accordingly, the transition was carried out and applied in the accounting policies in accordance with the applicable Ind AS as stated in the Notes to Financial Statements. The impact of transition has been recorded in opening reserves as at April 1, 2016 and the periods presented have been restated accordingly;

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

(d) that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

(e) that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively; and

(f) that system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

The Company’s system of financial and compliance controls with reference to the financial statements and risk management is embedded in the business process by which the Company pursues its objectives. Additionally, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors assess the implementation of risk management and risk mitigation measures through their review of potential risks which could negatively impact the operations, the proposed budget and plan, the Company’s strategic framework besides inherent risks associated with the products/ goods dealt with by the Company. Your Company’s approach to address business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating and reporting mechanism of such risks. In the view of the Board of Directors, there are no material risks, which may threaten the existence of the Company.

The Board of Directors of the Company has laid down the policies and procedures for internal financial controls to be followed by the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, in order to achieve the strategic, operational and other objectives over a long period and that its exposure to risks are within acceptable limits decided by the Board. In addition, the policies and procedures have been designed with an intent to ensure safeguarding of Company’s assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy in completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.

The management is committed to ensure effective internal financial controls environment, which provides assurance on the efficiency of its business operations coupled with adherence to its established policies, safety/security of its assets besides orderly and legitimate conduct of Company’s business in the circumstances, which may reasonably be foreseen. The Company has defined organisation structure, authority levels delegated powers, internal procedures, rules and guidelines for conducting business transactions. The Company’s system and process relating to internal controls and procedures for financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes with the Companies Act, 2013, Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other relevant provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder and all other applicable regulatory/statutory guidelines, etc. for disclosures with reference to financial statements.

Your Company’s internal control systems are supplemented by an extensive program of internal audit by an independent firm of Chartered Accountants. Internal audits are conducted at regular intervals and a summary of the observations and recommendations of such audits are placed before the Audit Committee. The Internal Auditors, the Audit Committee as well as the Board of Directors conduct an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal financial controls system on an ongoing basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND SAFETY

Industrial relations remained cordial throughout the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees in the growth and performance of the Company during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing process at the Company’s plant and facilities to maintain high awareness levels. The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations so as to ensure safety of all concerned and compliance of applicable environmental regulations. The Company as a policy re-evaluates safety standards and practices from time to time in order to raise the bar of safety standards for its people as well as users and customers.

RECOGNITION

The Company’s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality Management System IS/ISO 9001:2008, TL9000R5.5/5.0H, Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:2007. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

During the year under review, the Company successfully obtained certification under Information Security Management System ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Standards from Bureau Veritas for design, development and manufacture of optical fibre cables, ribbon type optical fibre cables, polyethylene insulated jelly filled telecommunication cables, copper communication cables, insulated wire & cables, electric conductors, supply of accessories for optical fibre cables & copper cables and support processes.

DIRECTORS

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company’s Articles of Association, Shri D.R.Bansal [DIN: 00050612], Director shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as a Director of the Company. The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The brief resume and other details of Director seeking re-appointment as required under Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) are given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, which is being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

During the year under review, there was no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

Shri R Sridharan, Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Shri Somesh Laddha, General Manager (Accounts) & Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. During the year under review there was no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

All Independent Directors of your Company viz.Shri R.C.Tapuriah, Dr.Aravind Srinivasan,Shri Arun Kishore, Shri K.Raghuraman and Smt. Archana Capoor have individually and severally given a declaration pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 affirming compliance to the criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the declaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that all Independent Directors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions as specified in the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder as well as applicable provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.

MEETINGS OF BOARD AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES

During the year under review, the Board met six times viz. May 16, 2017, August 08, 2017, September 27, 2017, November 14, 2017, February 06, 2018 and March 09, 2018.

As required under Section 177(8) read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, and the rules framed thereunder, the composition and meetings of the Audit Committee were in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, details of which alongwith composition, number of meetings of all other Board Committees held during the year under review and attendance at the meetings are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, forming a part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, all the recommendations of the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS

Pursuant to the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and the Guidance Note on Board evaluation issued by SEBI, the Board of Directors of the Company carried out the formal annual evaluation of its own performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors, interalia, to assess the skill set and contribution that are desired, recognising that competencies and experiences evolves over time. The Directors were individually evaluated based on personal interaction to ascertain feedback on well defined parameters which, interalia, comprised of level of engagement and their contribution to strategic planning and other criteria based on performance and personal attributes of the Directors. During the process of evaluation, the Board of Directors also considered the criteria for evaluation of performance of Independent Directors and the Board of Directors formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Board of Directors also reviewed and discussed the annual performance evaluation of Directors carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and review of the performance of the Chairman (taking into account the views of non-executive directors), the Non-independent Directors and the Board as a whole carried out by the Independent Directors. A statement indicating the manner, in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of Directors, is given in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms a part of the Annual Report.

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REMUNERATION

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) has adopted a terms of reference which, interalia, deals with the criteria for identification of members of the Board of Directors and selection/appointment of the Key Managerial Personnel/Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The NRC recommends appointment of Director/appointment or re-appointment of Manager & CEO based on their qualifications, expertise, positive attributes and independence in accordance with prescribed provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The NRC, in addition to ensuring diversity of race and gender, also considers the impact the appointee would have on Board’s balance of professional experience, background, view points, skills and areas of expertise.

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also adopted the Remuneration Policy for the members of the Board and Executive Management. The guiding principles of the Remuneration Policy are stated in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of the Annual Report.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

In terms of the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has implemented a Vigil Mechanism which includes implementation of the Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mis-management, if any, and conducting business with integrity, including in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. No employee has been denied access to the Vigilance Officer as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The details of the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle Blower Policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the Company.

AUDITORS

In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 as amended vide the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018 respectively Messrs Jain Pramod Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 016746 N) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for a term of five (5) years until the conclusion of the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held for the financial year 2021-22 and their appointment is not required to be ratified each year at Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Auditors have confirmed to the Company that they continue to remain eligible to hold office as the Auditors and not disqualified for being so appointed under the Companies Act, 2013, the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the rules and regulations made thereunder.

The Board of Directors has re-appointed Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the accounting records maintained by the Company in respect of specified products of the Company covered under The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 and fixed their remuneration based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Auditors’ Report on the financial statements of the Company forms a part of the Annual Report. There is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark, disclaimer or modified opinion in the Auditors’ Report, which calls for any further comments or explanations. Further, during the year under review, the Auditors have not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore, no detail is required to be disclosed in pursuance to Section 134(3)(ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.

SECRETARIAL AUDITOR

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries (PCS Registration no.14474) were appointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2018. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is given in Annexure-II, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

No qualification or observation or other remarks have been made by Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates in the Secretarial Audit Report, which calls for any comments or explanations.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

The Company has proper system in place to ensure compliance with the provisions of applicable Secretarial Standards. During the year under review, your Company has complied with applicable provisions of Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions that were entered into by the Company during the financial year under review were generally on arms’ length basis and in the ordinary course of business. The disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in prescribed Form AOC-2 is given in Annexure-III, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report. There are no material significant related party transactions entered into by the Company with its Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

All related party transactions are placed before the meeting(s) of Audit Committee for its approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on an annual basis, for a financial year, for the transactions which are of a foreseen and repetitive in nature. The statement giving details of all related party transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval together with relevant documents/ information are placed before the Audit Committee for review and updation on quarterly basis. The Company’s Policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions, as approved by the Board of Directors, is uploaded on the Company’s website and can be accessed at weblink: http://www.birlacable.com/pdf/RPTPolicy_BCL.pdf.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investment in pursuance to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been disclosed in the financial statements read together with Notes annexed to and forming an integral part of the financial statements.

DISCLOSURE OF RATIO OF REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL, ETC.

As required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Statement of Disclosure of Remuneration and such other details as prescribed therein are given in Annexure-IV, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

An Extract of Annual Return as provided under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is given in Annexure-V, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not given, as none of the employees qualifies for such disclosure.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO

As required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014, the information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure-VI, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions or events on these items during the year under review:

(a) the Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor has granted stock options or sweat equity under any scheme. Further, none of the Directors of the Company holds investments convertible into equity shares of the Company as on March 31, 2018.

(b) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status of the Company and its operations in future.

(c) The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and Rules made thereunder. During the year under review, there were no cases filed or reported pursuant to the provisions of the said Act.

(d) There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.

(e) No frauds were reported by Auditors in terms of Section 143(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules, if any, made thereunder.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board of Directors desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, vendors, esteemed customers and other business associates. Your Directors also wish to place on record their sincere thanks and infinite appreciations to all the employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution in the performance of the Company.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman

(DIN: 00394094)

D.R.Bansal

(DIN: 00050612)

R.C.Tapuriah

(DIN: 00395997)

Aravind Srinivasan Directors

(DIN: 00088037)

Arun Kishore

(DIN: 00177831)

Archana Capoor

(DIN: 01204170)

New Delhi, May 24, 2018


Mar 31, 2017

Directors’ Report

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Fifth Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS & STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS

2016-17

2015-16

(Rs. in lacs)

(Rs. in lacs)

Revenue from Operations (Gross)

22952.31

27314.58

Other Income

300.04

266.29

23252.35

27580.87

The Year’s working shows -

Profit before Depreciation, Exceptional Item and Tax

1299.79

2253.13

Less : Depreciation and Amortization Expense

772.77

717.01

: Exceptional Item

-

477.52

Profit before Tax

527.02

1058.60

Less : Tax Expense/(Credit):

- Current Tax/Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

155.74

65.60

(Net of MAT Credit Entitlement, if any)

- Deferred Tax Charge

53.14

145.00

Net Profit for the year

318.14

848.0 0

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, the Company’s revenue from operations decreased to Rs.22952.31 lacs from Rs.27314.58 lacs in the previous year (a decrease of about 15.97%). The decrease in revenue was mainly due to less than expected orders received from various customers. The profit (before depreciation and tax) for the year decreased to Rs.1299.79 lacs as against Rs.2253.13 lacs in the previous year. The decrease in profit was mainly because of fall in turnover during the year under review.

Despite less than expected performance, the overall business sentiment of Optical Fibre Cable Industry is upbeat, as global Optical Fibre demand peaked to more than 461 million FKM as per CRU report during the year 2016. This is expected to grow by more than 10% during the year of 2017 mainly driven by China and US demand. In India also, the market is going to witness an upward trend due to recent push by the Government, driving big ticket telecom infrastructure projects, Smart City projects, where Optical Fibre Cable consumption is imminent. As the telecom networks are increasingly changing towards transporting bulk data requirements, the need of Optical Fibre Cables to wire up backbone, metro and access networks is increasing exponentially, which is going in sync with the telecom industry trends. With the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent networks, the consumption of Optical Fibre Cables bound to increase in the coming years giving tremendous scope for supply opportunities to the cable industry.

In line with the demand pattern globally, the requirement of Optical Fibre Cables for the Export segment is also picking up and the Company is poised to take its market share to a level, thereby reducing the dependency on the domestic market to a considerable extent. The company is doing exports to more than 60 countries spread across 6 continents.

DIVIDEND

Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any equity dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017 in order to conserve cash resources for future business requirements.

CHANGE OF NAME

During the year under review, name of the Company has been changed from “Birla Ericsson Optical Limited” to “Birla Cable Limited” in pursuance to a Special Resolution by the members of the Company at the 24th Annual General Meeting held on 19th August, 2016. Consequent to change of name, an amended/new “Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to change of name” was issued by the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies on 29th August, 2016.

The change in name was necessitated due to termination of Joint Venture Agreement entered into between Ericsson Cables AB, Sweden on one part and Universal Cables Ltd. and Vindhya Telelinks Limited on the other part, followed by divestment of the entire shareholding by Ericsson Cables AB, by way of interse transfer amongst the promoters.

DEPOSITS/FINANCE

Your Company has not accepted any public deposits during the year within the meaning of Section(s) 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.

Your Company continued to optimize bank borrowings during the year by focusing on cash flows and working capital management. By availing alternate funding options like issuance of Buyers Credit and Supplier’s Credit, your Company ensured efficiency in its borrowing costs.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) read with Para C of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel with Company’s Code of Conduct and Auditors’ Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made a part of the Annual Report.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES

As a part of its initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken CSR activities in the areas of

(i) Animal welfare; (ii) Education promoting employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children and livelihood enhancement projects; (iii) Ensuring environmental sustainability, conservation of natural resources and maintaining the quality of soil, air and water. These activities are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and the Company’s CSR Policy.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure-I, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report. The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company i.e. www.birlacable.com.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 :

(a) that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;

(b) that such accounting policies as mentioned in Notes to the Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2017 and the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

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

(d) that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

(e) that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively; and

(f) that system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively. RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

The Company’s system of financial and compliance controls with reference to the financial statements and risk management is embedded in the business process by which the Company pursues its objectives. Additionally, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors assess the implementation of risk management and risk mitigation measures through their review of potential risks which could negatively impact the operations, the proposed budget and plan, the Company’s strategic framework besides inherent risks associated with the products/ goods dealt with by the Company. Your Company’s approach to address business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating and reporting mechanism of such risks. In the view of the Board of Directors, there are no material risks, which may threaten the existence of the Company.

The Board of Directors of the Company has laid down the policies and procedures for internal financial controls to be followed by the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, in order to achieve the strategic, operational and other objectives over a long period and that its exposure to risks are within acceptable limits decided by the Board. In addition, the policies and procedures have been designed with an intent to ensure safeguarding of Company’s assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy in completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.

The management is committed to ensure effective internal financial controls environment, which provides assurance on the efficiency of its business operations coupled with adherence to its established policies, safety/security of its assets besides orderly and legitimate conduct of Company’s business in the circumstances, which may reasonably be foreseen. The Company has defined organization structure, authority levels delegated powers, internal procedures, rules and guidelines for conducting business transactions. The Company’s system and process relating to internal controls and procedures for financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in India, the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under and all other applicable regulatory / statutory guidelines, etc. for disclosure with reference to financial statements.

Your Company’s internal control systems are supplemented by an extensive program of internal audit by an independent firm of Chartered Accountants. Internal audits are conducted at regular intervals and a summary of the observations and recommendations of such audits are placed before the Audit Committee. The Internal Auditors, the Audit Committee as well as the Board of Directors conduct an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal financial controls system on an ongoing basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND SAFETY

Industrial relations remained cordial throughout the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees in the growth and performance of the Company during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing process at the Company’s plant and facilities to maintain high awareness levels. The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations so as to ensure safety of all concerned and compliance of applicable environmental regulations. The Company as a policy re-evaluates safety standards and practices from time to time in order to raise the bar of safety standards for its people as well as users and customers.

RECOGNITION

The Company’s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008, Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:2007. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

During the year under review, the Company successfully obtained certification under ISO 90001:2008/TL9000R5.5/R/5.0H Standards from Bureau Veritas for design, manufacture and supply of optical fibre cable which reflects capabilities of the Company to manufacture products by adhering to global standards.

DIRECTORS

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company’s Articles of Association, Shri Harsh V. Lodha [DIN: 00394094], Director shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as a Director of the Company. The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The brief resume and other details of Director seeking re-appointment as required under Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, which is being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

During the year under review, there was no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

Shri R Sridharan, Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Shri Somesh Laddha, Dy. General Manager (Finance and Accounts) & Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. During the year under review there was no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

All Independent Directors of your Company viz. Shri R.C.Tapuriah, Dr. Aravind Srinivasan, Shri Arun Kishore, Shri K.Raghuraman and Smt. Archana Capoor have individually and severally given a declaration pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 affirming compliance to the criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the declaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that all Independent Directors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions as specified in the Companies Act, 2013, rules made there under as well as applicable provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.

MEETINGS OF BOARD AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES

During the year under review the Board met five times viz. May 18, 2016, July 14, 2016, August 12, 2016, November 11, 2016 and February 9, 2017.

As required under Section 177(8) read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, and the rules framed there under, the composition and meetings of the Audit Committee were in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, details of which along with composition, number of meetings of all other Board Committees held during the year under review and attendance at the meetings are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, forming a part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, all the recommendations of the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS

Pursuant to the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and the Guidance Note on Board evaluation issued by SEBI, the Board of Directors of the Company carried out the formal annual evaluation of its own performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors, interalia, to assess the skill set and contribution that are desired, recognizing that competencies and experiences evolves over time. The Directors were individually evaluated based on personal interaction to ascertain feedback on well defined parameters which, interalia, comprised of level of engagement and their contribution to strategic planning and other criteria based on performance and personal attributes of the Directors. During the process of evaluation, the Board of Directors also considered the criteria for evaluation of performance of Independent Directors and the Board of Directors formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Board of Directors also reviewed and discussed the annual performance evaluation of Directors carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and review of the performance of the Chairman (taking into account the views of non-executive directors), the Non-independent Directors and the Board as a whole carried out by the Independent Directors. A statement indicating the manner, in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of Directors, is given in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms a part of the Annual Report.

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REMUNERATION

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) has adopted a terms of reference which, interalia, deals with the criteria for identification of members of the Board of Directors and selection/appointment of the Key Managerial Personnel/Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The NRC recommends appointment of Director/appointment or re-appointment of Manager & CEO based on their qualifications, expertise, positive attributes and independence in accordance with prescribed provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The NRC, in addition to ensuring diversity of race and gender, also considers the impact the appointee would have on Board’s balance of professional experience, background, view points, skills and areas of expertise.

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also adopted the Remuneration Policy for the members of the Board and Executive Management. The guiding principles of the Remuneration Policy are stated in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of the Annual Report.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

In terms of the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has implemented a Vigil Mechanism which includes implementation of the Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mis-management, if any, and conducting business with integrity, including in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. No employee has been denied access to the Vigilance Officer as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The details of the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the Company.

AUDITORS

Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.109208W) holds office of the Auditors of the Company until the conclusion of the ensuing 25th AGM of the Company. In terms of the provision of Section 139(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) and rules made there under, the Company is required to appoint new Auditors in place of the retiring Auditors.

Accordingly, the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Audit Committee has recommended to the members appointment of Messrs Jain Pramod Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 016746N) as Auditors of the Company for a term of five (5) years commencing from the conclusion of 25th AGM till the conclusion of the 30th AGM, subject to ratification by members every year, as may be applicable, in place of Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants.

Messrs Jain Pramod Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants have consented to the said appointment, and confirmed that their appointment, if made, would be within the limits specified under Section 141(3)(g) of the Act. They have further confirmed that they are not disqualified to be appointed as statutory auditors in terms of the provisions of the proviso to Section 139(1), Section 141(2) and Section 141(3) of the Act and the provisions of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

The Board placed on record its appreciation for the contribution of Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants, during their tenure as Statutory Auditors of the Company.

The Board of Directors has re-appointed Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the accounting records maintained by the Company in respect of specified products of the Company covered under The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 and fixed their remuneration based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Auditors’ Report on the financial statements of the Company forms a part of the Annual Report. There is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark, disclaimer or modified opinion in the Auditors’ Report, which calls for any further comments or explanations. Further, during the year under review, the Auditors have not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore, no detail is required to be disclosed in pursuance to Section 134(3)(ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.

SECRETARIAL AUDITOR

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries (PCS Registration no.14474) were appointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is given in Annexure-II, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

No qualification or observation or other remarks have been made by Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates in the Secretarial Audit Report, which calls for any comments or explanations.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions that were entered into by the Company during the financial year under review were generally on arms’ length basis and in the ordinary course of business. The disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in prescribed Form AOC-2 is given in Annexure-III, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report. There are no material significant related party transactions entered into by the Company with its Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

All related party transactions are placed before the meeting(s) of Audit Committee for its approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on an annual basis, for a financial year, for the transactions which are of a foreseen and repetitive in nature. The statement giving details of all related party transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval together with relevant documents/ information are placed before the Audit Committee for review and updating on quarterly basis. The Company’s Policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions, as approved by the Board of Directors, is uploaded on the Company’s website and can be accessed at we blink: http://www.birlacable.com/pdf/RPTPolicy_BCL.pdf

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments in pursuance to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been disclosed in the financial statements read together with Notes annexed to and forming an integral part of the financial statements.

DISCLOSURE OF RATIO OF REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL, ETC.

As required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Statement of Disclosure of Remuneration and such other details as prescribed therein are given in Annexure-IV, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

An Extract of Annual Return as provided under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is given in Annexure-V, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not given, as none of the employees qualifies for such disclosure.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO

As required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure-VI, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors’ Report.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions or events on these items during the year under review:

(a) the Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor has granted stock options or sweat equity under any scheme. Further, none of the Directors of the Company holds investments convertible into equity shares of the Company as on March 31, 2017.

(b) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status of the Company and its operations in future.

(c) The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and Rules made there under. During the year under review, there were no cases filed or reported pursuant to the provisions of the said Act.

(d) There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.

(e) No frauds were reported by Auditors in terms of Section 143(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules, if any, made there under. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board of Directors desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, vendors, esteemed customers and other business associates. Your Directors also wish to place on record their sincere thanks and infinite appreciations to all the employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution in the performance of the Company.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh. V.Lod ha Chairman

(DIN: 00394094)

D.R.Bansal (DIN: 00050612)

R.C.Tapuriah (DIN: 00395997)

Aravind Srinivasan (DIN: 00088037)

Directors

Arun Kishore (DIN: 00177831)

K.Raghuraman (DIN: 00320507)

Archana Capoor (DIN: 01204170)

New Delhi, May 16, 2017


Mar 31, 2016

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Fourth Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2016.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS & STATE OF COMPANY''S AFFAIRS

2015-16

2014-15

(Rs. in lacs)

(Rs. in lacs)

Revenue from operations (gross)

27314.58

28914.00

Other income

266.29

372.74

27580.87

29286.74

The year''s working shows a -

Profit before Depreciation Exceptional Item and Tax

2253.13

2444.40

Less : Depreciation and Amortization Expense

717.01

597.52

: Exceptional Item

477.52

-

Profit before Tax

1058.60

1846.88

Less : Tax Expense/(Credit):

-Current Tax/Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

65.60

565.28

(Net of MAT Credit Entitlement, if any)

-Deferred Tax charge

145.00

32.00

Net Profit for the year

848.00

1249.60

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, the Company''s revenue from operations decreased to Rs.27314.58 lacs from Rs.28914.00 lacs in the previous year (a decrease of about 5.53%). The decline in sales was mainly because of non-release of orders by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd.(BBNL) and less than expected orders received from other customers. The profit (before depreciation, exceptional item and tax) for the year decreased to Rs.2253.13 lacs as against Rs.2444.40 lacs in the previous year. The slight fall in profit was mainly due to decrease in turnover during the year under review.

Despite non-release of orders by BBNL, the coming years look to be promising as the second phase of the Optical Fibre Cable roll-out is expected to take place soon, as bulk cable orders are going to be released. This will definitely help the company to show good performance by way of supplying optical fibre cables in high volumes.

Although there is a marginal decrease in revenue, as compared to the previous year, the Company has developed innovative Optical Fibre Cable products for FTTH (Fibre-to-the-Home) segment and supplying these micro cables to various customers both in domestic and export markets. As the broadband connectivity for the masses, is the need of the hour, it is being catered to by not only telecom operators but also by various Internet Service Providers. This trend is well acknowledged by the Company and supplies of structured copper cable products and solutions have picked up and good increase in market share is achieved.

The penetration of smart phones in India is seeing a huge surge, as the masses are using these for all their daily needs and India is going to be the biggest user of smart phones in the world by 2018. As data is consumed in a big way by the usage of smart phones, fibre is only medium which can provide huge bandwidth requirements at high speed based on the latest 3G and 4g networks. All telecom service providers are augmenting their data delivery capabilities especially meant for high speed applications using optical fibre cables across their entire telecom network. The Company is well positioned to reap the benefits by way of offering innovative and cost effective optical fibre cable solutions suiting to the varied requirements of all telecom service providers, steps for which are taken at the plant level by continuous improvement drives.

As the hunger for data is a never ending phenomenon now-a-days, the old copper cable networks are getting replaced by optical fibre cables and it is being done on a continuous basis by all the telecom operators in India. Even power utility and energy companies have already started using optical fibre cables based on advanced technology platforms with customized designs of optical fibre cables. As the Company is very well prepared to address these requirements using its strong R & D activities, the growth opportunities are brighter and it will help the Company to generate more traction using this development.

Export segment is picking up very well as the company is able to cater to the varied requirements of all its customers by way of using innovative process technologies and at the same time cost competitive as well. This will greatly enhance the visibility of the Company in the global market and further drive up the exports which are already doing well.

DIVIDEND

After considering the Company''s profitability, free cash flow and overall financial performance, the Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to recommend a Dividend of Re.1/- (previous year Re.1/-) per equity share of face value Rs.10/- each (i.e.10%) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2016. The distribution of Dividend on equity shares, if approved by the Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will result in payout of Rs.300.00 lacs excluding Tax on Dividend and Surcharge/Education Cess thereon.

DEPOSITS/FINANCE

Your Company has not accepted any public deposits during the year within the meaning of Section(s) 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such no amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.

Your Company continued to optimize bank borrowings during the year by focusing on cash flows and working capital management. By availing alternate funding options like issuance of Buyers Credit and Supplier''s Credit, your Company ensured efficiency in its borrowing costs.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) read with Para C of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel with Company''s Code of Conduct and Auditors'' Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made a part of the Annual Report.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES

As a part of its initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken CSR activities in the areas of (i) promoting education and employment enhancing skills; (ii) ensuring environment sustainability "green belt development" and (iii) conservation of natural resources, in the area where the Company operates. These activities are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and the Company''s CSR Policy. The CSR activities during the year were implemented through Madhav Prasad Priyamvada Birla Apex Charitable Trust, a registered trust under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure-I, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report. The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company i.e. www.birlaericsson.com.

DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 :

- that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;

- that such accounting policies as mentioned in Notes to the Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2016 and the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

- that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

- that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

- that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;

- that system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

The Company''s system of financial and compliance controls with reference to the financial statements and risk management is embedded in the business process by which the Company pursues its objectives. Additionally, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors assess the implementation of risk management and risk mitigation measures through their review of potential risks which could negatively impact the operations, the proposed budget and plan, the Company''s strategic framework besides inherent risks associated with the products/goods dealt with by the Company. Your Company''s approach to address business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating and reporting mechanism of such risks. In the view of the Board of Directors, there are no material risks, which may threaten the existence of the Company.

The Board of Directors of the Company has laid down the policies and procedures for internal financial controls to be followed by the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, in order to achieve the strategic, operational and other objectives over a long period and that its exposure to risks are within acceptable limits decided by the Board. In addition, the policies and procedures have been designed with an intent to ensure safeguarding of Company''s assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy in completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.

The management is committed to ensure effective internal financial controls environment, which provides assurance on the efficiency of its business operations coupled with adherence to its established policies, safety/security of its assets besides orderly and legitimate conduct of Company''s business in the circumstances, which may reasonably be foreseen. The Company has defined organization structure; authority levels delegated powers, internal procedures, rules and guidelines for conducting business transactions. The Company''s system and process relating to internal controls and procedures for financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in India, the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under and all other applicable regulatory / statutory guidelines, etc. for disclosure with reference to financial statements.

Your Company''s internal control systems are supplemented by an extensive program of internal audit by an independent firm of Chartered Accountants. Internal audits are conducted at regular intervals and a summary of the observations and recommendations of such audits are placed before the Audit Committee. The Internal Auditors, the Audit Committee as well as the Board of Directors conduct an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal financial controls system on an ongoing basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND SAFETY

Industrial relations remained cordial throughout the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees in the growth and performance of the Company during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing process at the Company''s plant and facilities to maintain high awareness levels. The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations so as to ensure safety of all concerned and compliance of applicable environmental regulations. The Company as a policy re-evaluates safety standards and practices from time to time in order to raise the bar of safety standards for its people as well as users and customers.

RECOGNITION

The Company''s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008, ISO TS 16949:2009 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:2007. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

DIRECTORS

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company''s Articles of Association, Mr. D.R. Bansal [DIN: 00050612], Director shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The brief resume and other details of Director seeking re-appointment as required under Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, which is being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

During the year under review, there was no change in the Board of Directors of the Company.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

Mr. R Sridharan, Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Somesh Laddha, Dy. General Manager (Finance and Accounts) & Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. During the year under review there was no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

All Independent Directors of your Company viz. Mr. R.C.Tapuriah, Dr.Aravind Srinivasan, Mr.Arun Kishore, Mr. K.Raghuraman and Mrs. Archana Capoor have individually and severally given a declaration pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 affirming compliance to the criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the declaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that all Independent Directors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions as specified in the Companies Act, 2013, rules made there under as well as applicable provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.

MEETINGS OF BOARD AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES

During the year under review the Board met four times viz. May 15, 2015, August 10, 2015, November 05, 2015 and February 10, 2016.

As required under Section 177(8) read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, and the rules framed there under, the composition and meetings of the Audit Committee were in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, details of which along with composition, number of meetings of all other Board Committees held during the year under review and attendance at the meetings are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, forming a part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, all the recommendations of the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTORS

Pursuant to the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company carried out the formal annual evaluation of its own performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors, interalia, to assess the skill set and contribution that are desired, recognizing that competencies and experiences evolves over time. The process was conducted by allowing the Board to engage in candid discussions with each Director with the underlying objective of taking best possible decisions in the interest of the Company and its stakeholders. The Directors were individually evaluated based on personal interaction to ascertain feedback on well defined parameters which, interalia, comprised of level of engagement and their contribution to strategic planning and other criteria based on performance and personal attributes of the Directors. During the process of evaluation, the Board of Directors also considered the criteria for evaluation of performance of Independent Directors and the Board of Directors formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and review of the performance of the Chairman (taking into account the views of non-executive directors), the Non-independent Directors and the Board as a whole carried out by the Independent Directors. A statement indicating the manner, in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of Directors, is given in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms a part of the Annual Report.

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REMUNERATION

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) has adopted a terms of reference which, interalia, deals with the criteria for identification of members of the Board of Directors and selection/appointment of the Key Managerial Personnel/Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The NRC recommends appointment of Director/appointment or re-appointment of Manager & CEO based on their qualifications, expertise, positive attributes and independence in accordance with prescribed provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The NRC, in addition to ensuring diversity of race and gender, also considers the impact the appointee would have on Board''s balance of professional experience, background, view points, skills and areas of expertise.

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also adopted the Remuneration Policy for the members of the Board and Executive Management. The guiding principles of the Remuneration Policy are stated in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of the Annual Report.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

In terms of the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has implemented a Vigil Mechanism which includes implementation of the Whistle Blower Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mis-management, if any, and conducting business with integrity, including in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. No employee has been denied access to the Vigilance Officer as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The details of the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the Company.

AUDITORS

Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants (Registration No.109208W), were appointed as Statutory Auditors to hold office for a term of 3 (three) years until the conclusion of twenty fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held for the financial year 2016-17 subject to ratification of their appointment as such by the members at every Annual General Meeting. They have confirmed to the Company that their appointment, if ratified by the members at the ensuing twenty fourth Annual General Meeting, would be according to the terms and conditions prescribed under Section(s) 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed there under and that they are not disqualified for appointment as Auditors within the meaning of the said Act, The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the rules and regulations made there under.

The Board of Directors has re-appointed Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the cost records/accounts maintained by the Company in respect of specified products of the Company covered under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 and fixed their remuneration based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

AUDITORS'' REPORT

The Auditors'' Report on the financial statements of the Company forms a part of the Annual Report. There is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark, disclaimer or modified opinion in the Auditors'' Report, which calls for any further comments or explanations. Further, during the year under review, the Auditors have not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore, no detail is required to be disclosed in pursuance to Section 134(3)(ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries (PCS Registration no.14474) were appointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2016. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is given in Annexure-II, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

No qualification or observation or other remarks have been made by Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates in the Secretarial Audit Report, which calls for any comments or explanations.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions that were entered into by the Company during the financial year under review were on arms'' length basis and in the ordinary course of business. The disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 in prescribed Form AOC-2 is given in Annexure-III, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report. There are no material significant related party transactions entered into by the Company with its Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

All related party transactions are placed before the meeting(s) of Audit Committee for its approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on an annual basis for a financial year, for the transactions which are of a foreseen and repetitive in nature. The statement giving details of all related party transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval together with relevant documents/information are placed before the Audit Committee for review and updation on quarterly basis. The Company''s Policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions, as approved by the Board of Directors, is uploaded on the Company''s website and can be accessed at web link: http://www.birlaericsson.com/pdf/RPTPolicy_BEOL.pdf.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investment in pursuance to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been disclosed in the financial statements read together with Notes annexed to and forming an integral part of the financial statements.

DISCLOSURE OF RATIO OF REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL, ETC.

As required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Statement of Disclosure of Remuneration and such other details as prescribed therein are given in Annexure-IV, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

An Extract of Annual Return as provided under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is given in Annexure-V, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not given, as none of the employees qualifies for such disclosure.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO

As required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014, the information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure-VI, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions or events on these items during the year under review:

(a) the Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor has granted stock options or sweat equity under any scheme. Further, none of the Directors of the Company holds investments convertible into equity shares of the Company as on March 31, 2016.

(b) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status of the Company and its operations in future.

(c) The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rule made there under. During the year under review, there were no cases filed or reported pursuant to the provisions of the said Act.

(d) There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board of Directors desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, venders, esteemed customers and other business associates. Your Director wish to place on record their sincere thanks and indefinite appreciation to all the employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution. The Board also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and unstinted support received from venturer''s and promoter companies viz. Universal Cables Limited, Vindhya Telelinks Limited and Ericsson Cables AB, Sweden.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman

(DIN: 00394094)

D.R.Bansal \

(DIN: 00050612)

R.C.Tapuriah

(DIN: 00395997)

Aravind Srinivasan

(DIN: 00088037)

Directors

Arun Kishore

(DIN: 00177831)

K.Raghuraman

(DIN: 00320507)

Archana Capoor

(DIN: 01204170) /

New Delhi, May 18, 2016


Mar 31, 2015

Dear Members,

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Third Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2015.

ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MATTERS

2014-15 2013-14

(Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs)

Revenue from operations (gross) 28914.00 31945.23

Other income 372.74 219.88

29286.74 32117.47

The year''s working shows a -

Profit before Depreciation and Tax 2444.40 2810.94

Less: Depreciation and Amortisation 597.52 463.38 expense

Profit before tax 1846.88 2347.26

Current tax (MAT) 580.00 443.20

Less: Minimum alternate (14.72) (365.00) tax( MAT) credit entitlement

Net current tax 565.28 78.20

Deferred tax charge 32.00 345.00

Net Profit for the year 1249.60 1924.06

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, the Company''s revenue from operations decreased to Rs. 28914 lacs from Rs. 31945.23 lacs in the previous year (a decrease of about 9.49%). The decline in sales was mainly because of non-release of orders by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd.(BBNL) and less than expected orders received from Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. The gross profit for the year decreased to Rs. 2444.40 lacs as against Rs. 2810.94 lacs in the previous year. The fall in gross profit was mainly due to increase in interest cost and additional expenses incurred on restoration of production after the fire accident. With the ongoing National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) Project, which constitutes one of the nine pillars of Digital India mission, aims to connect 250,000 gram panchayats (GPs) with 100 Mpbs backhaul through optical Fibre. This augurs well for the Company''s growth, as the consumption of optical fibre cables increases multi-fold which is slated to cross more than 500,000 Kms during the coming years in terms of pan-India connectivity requirements.

Despite the decrease in revenue, as compared to the previous year, the Company is consistently getting good inflow of orders of various types from one of the leading Private Telecom Operator, building up a huge pan-India Greenfield network. Your Company''s brand name and product quality played a major important role in catering to the evolving requirements of the Telecom operators in terms of both supply of high fibre count optical fibre cables and also lower count innovative fibre cable designs. Even after the trend of replacing the copper telecom cables with optical fibre cables, your Company has increased the market penetration by way of supplying structured copper cables predominantly used in broadband network for providing internet services to customers by various ISP companies. The cost of manufacturing of various products is kept under control by way of innovative monitoring and control methodologies being continuously implemented at the plant level. This augured very well in manufacturing competitively priced products so as to attract the customers on a long term basis. The usage of smartphones has increased tremendously in India and is slated to continue in a robust manner which will catapult India as one of the largest users of smartphones in various types and costs. This obviously drives up the data consumption with reasonable speed of upload and download of data. The increase in data consumption necessitates the deployment of optical fibre cables in a big way throughout the network starting from transmission backhaul networks, access, metro and final last mile customer connectivity. All the telecom operators are even connecting the cell sites through optical fibre cables with various connection nodes. The entire 3G and 4G networks require optical fibre as the medium to cater to the needs of increased data consumption. This encouraging development enhances the consumption of optical fibre cables and the Company is well positioned to reap the benefits by way of having a lion''s share of the business opportunities.

Apart from the building of green field fibre networks by the operators, the replacement of old networks is also gaining momentum. This further boosts the requirement of optical fibre cables and the Company is catering to this segment as well. We have seen tremendous growth over the last two years in the field of Fibre -To -The- Home (FTTH) with the usage of typical, technologically advanced cable types, which is slated to continue for the years to come. India has very low broadband penetration, which provides a huge opportunity for optical fibre networks to be deployed in FTTH configurations in the urban, semi-urban scenarios. Moreover, increased adoption of applications such as e-medicine, video conferencing, e-Learning and security surveillance will increase capacity and bandwidth requirements which can be fulfilled by optical fibre cables only. This definitely places the Company in a leveraging position to take the advantage of increased deployment of optical fibre cable networks across the usage tiers.

Your Company is also well positioned to grab the best opportunities coming in its lap for Export markets by way of adopting innovative cable designs coupled with competitive pricing mainly due to the bulk sourcing of raw materials and quality processing which drive up the customer''s interest in company''s products. The growth in Exports is the ample proof of the work being done to enhance this potential further to reap the benefits for the Company.

DIVIDEND AND RESERVES

After considering the Company''s profitability, free cash flow and overall financial performance, the Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to recommend a Dividend of Re.1/- per equity share of Rs.10/- each (i.e. 10%) for the financial year ended March 31, 2015. The total quantum of Dividend on equity shares, if approved by the Members, will be about Rs. 300.00 lacs while about Rs. 61.07 lacs will be paid by the Company towards Tax on Dividend and Surcharge/ Education Cess thereon. Your Board also recommends a transfer to General Reserve of Rs. 300.00 lacs leaving a surplus of Rs. 1785.45 lacs in the statement of Profit and Loss to be carried forward.

DEPOSITS

Your Company has not accepted any Deposits within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board members and senior management personnel with Company''s Code of Conduct and Auditors'' Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made a part of the Annual Report.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES

As a part of its initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken CSR activities in the areas of promoting education and employment enhancing skills directed towards improving the quality of life and increasing the resources of the surrounding communities, in the area where the Company operates. These activities are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The CSR activities during the year were implemented through Madhav Prasad Priyamvada Birla Apex Charitable Trust, a registered trust under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure-I, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:-

* that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31,2015, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;

* that such accounting policies as mentioned in Notes to the Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgement and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2015 and the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

* that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

* that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

* that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;

* that system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

The Company''s system of financial and compliance controls with reference to the financial statements and risk management is embedded in the business process by which the Company pursues its objectives. Additionally, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors provide risk oversight through their review of potential risks which could negatively impact the operations, the proposed budget and plan, the Company''s strategic framework and any risks that may negatively impact it. The management is committed to ensure an effective internal control environment commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of the operations, which provides assurance on the efficiency of the Company''s operations and safety/security of its assets besides orderly and legitimate conduct of Company''s business in the circumstances, which may reasonably be foreseen. The Company has defined organisation structure, authority levels delegated powers, internal procedures, rules and guidelines for conducting business transactions.

The Company''s system and process relating to internal controls and procedures for financial reporting have been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in India, the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder and all other applicable regulatory / statutory guidelines, etc. for disclosure with reference to financial statements. The Company''s internal controls over financial reporting interalia includes the policies and procedures that pertain to maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets, provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP in India and in compliance to other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions, provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use or disposition of Company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities or deliberate mis-statements. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures and adequate internal controls over financial reporting with respect to financial statements besides its effectiveness in the context of applicable regulations. The Internal Auditor, the Audit Committee as well as the Board of Directors conduct from time to time an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal controls for financial reporting with respect to financial statements.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations remained cordial throughout the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees in the growth and performance of the Company during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing process at the Company''s plant and facilities to maintain high awareness levels. The Company as a policy re-evaluates safety standards and practices from time to time in order to raise the bar of safety for its people as well as users and customers.

RECOGNITION

The Company''s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008 & ISO TS 16949:2009 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

DIRECTORS

In terms of Section(s) 149, 152 and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for the purpose of determining the directors liable to retire by rotation, the Independent Directors shall not be included in the total number of directors of the Company. Accordingly, Mr. H.V Lodha [DIN: 00394094], Director shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Archana Capoor [DIN: 01204170] was appointed as an Additional Director (Non-executive Independent Women Director) w.e.f. 10th November, 2014 and she shall hold office up to the date of this Annual General Meeting. The Company has received requisite notice in writing from a member proposing appointment of Mrs. Archana Capoor as an Independent Director, not liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Your Board has deemed it prudent and recommended to the Shareholders her appointment of Mrs. Archana Capoor as Independent Director not liable to retire by rotation for a period of 5 years i.e. up to 31st March, 2020 at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Mrs. Archana Capoor is not disqualified from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The details of Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment as required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges are given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, which is being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

KEY MANAGRIAL PERSONNEL

Mr. R Sridharan, Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Somesh Laddha, Dy. General Manager (Finance and Accounts) & Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

All Independent Directors of your Company viz. Mr. R.C.Tapuriah, Dr. Aravind Srinivasan, Mr. Arun Kishore , Mr. K.Raghuraman and Mrs. Archana Capoor have individually and severally given a declaration pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 affirming compliance to the criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with stock exchanges. Based on the declaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that all Independent Directors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions as specified in the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder as well as concerning provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with stock exchanges.

MEETINGS OF BOARD AND COMMITTEES

During the year under review the Board five times viz. May 19, 2014, August 9, 2014, November 10, 2014, February 7, 2015 and March 31,2015. Details of all Board Committees along with their composition and meetings held during the year under review are given in the Report on Corporate Governance.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES & DIRECTORS

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company carried out the formal annual performance evaluation of all the Directors and also its self-evaluation process, interalia, to assess the skill set and contribution that are desired, recognising that competencies and experiences evolves over time. The process was conducted by allowing the Board to engage in candid discussions with each Director with the underlying objective of taking best possible decisions in the interest of the Company and its stakeholders. The Directors were individually evaluated based on structured self-assessment and personal interaction to ascertain feedback on well defined parameters which, interalia, comprised of level of engagement and their contribution to strategic planning and other criteria based on performance and personal attributes of the Directors. During the process of evaluation, the Board of Directors also reviewed and discussed the annual performance evaluation of Directors carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. A statement in detail indicating the manner, in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of Directors, is given in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms a part of the Annual Report.

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REMUNERATION

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) has adopted a terms of reference which, interalia, deals with the manner of selection of Directors and the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. The NRC recommends appointment of Director/appointment or re-appointment of Manager & Chief Executive Officer based on their qualifications, expertise, positive attributes and independence in accordance with prescribed provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder. The NRC, in addition to ensuring diversity of race and gender, also considers the impact the appointee would have on Board''s balance of professional experience, background, view points, skills and areas of expertise.

The Board of Directors in consonance with the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also adopted the Remuneration Policy for the members of the Board and Executive Management. The said policy earmark the principles of remuneration and ensures a well balanced and performance related compensation package taking into account shareholders'' interest, industry practices and relevant corporate regulations in India.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

The Company has a Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mis- management, if any, and conducting business with integrity, including in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The details of the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the Company.

AUDITORS

As per Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read together with other provisions of The Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in the last Annual General Meeting (22nd AGM), Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants (Registration No.109208W), were appointed as Statutory Auditors to hold office until the conclusion of the next third Annual General Meeting (25th AGM) of the Company subject to ratification by shareholders in the subsequent Annual General Meetings. Accordingly, the ratification of appointment of Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company would be considered by the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors has appointed Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the cost accounts maintained by the Company in respect of specified products of the Company covered under The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 and fixed their remuneration based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

AUDITORS'' REPORT

Notes to Financial Statements are self explanatory including with respect to Emphasis of Matter paragraph drawn by the Auditors in their report and therefore, do not call for any further comments or explanations.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries were appointed to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2015. There are no adverse remarks or observations made by Messrs R.K.Mishra & Associates in the Secretarial Audit Report. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is given in Annexure-II, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions entered into during the financial year under review by the Company were on an arm''s length basis and in the ordinary course of business. There are no material significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

All related party transactions are placed before the meeting(s) of Audit Committee for approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for the financial year for the transactions which are of a foreseen and repetitive in nature. The statement giving details of all related party transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval together with relevant documents/information are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval on quarterly basis. The company has developed a Policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions.

The policy on Policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealing with Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the company''s website and the same is available at the weblink http://www.birlaericsson.com/ pdf/RPTPolicy_BEOL.pdf

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investment in pursuance to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

DISCLOSURE OF RATIO OF REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL, ETC.

As required under Section 197(12) read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the details of the ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median employee''s remuneration and such other details as prescribed therein are given in Annexure-III, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

An extract of the Annual Return as per Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 in given Annexure IV, which is attached hereto and terms a part of the Directors'' Report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not given, as none of the employees qualifies for such disclosure.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO

As required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014, the information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure-V, which is attached hereto and forms a part of the Directors'' Report.

GENERAL

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:

(a) Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.

(b) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.

(c) No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.

(d) During the year under review, there were no cases filed or reported pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, suppliers, esteemed customers and other business associates. The Board also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and unstinted support received from venturer''s and promoter companies viz. Universal Cables Limited, Vindhya Telelinks Limited and Ericsson Cables AB, Sweden.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh. V.Lodha (DIN: 00394094) Chairman D.R.Bansal (DIN: 00050612)

R.C.Tapuriah (DIN: 00395997)

Aravind Srinivasan (DIN: 00088037) Directors Arun Kishore (DIN: 00177831)

K.Raghuraman (DIN: 00320507)

Archana Capoor (DIN: 01204170)



New Delhi, May 15, 2015


Mar 31, 2014

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Second Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2014.

ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MATTERS

2013-14 2012-13 (Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs)

Revenue from operations (gross) 31945.23 13561.41

Other income 219.88 314.47

32165.11 13875.88 The year''s working shows a

Gross Profit (after Interest) of - 2810.94 933.38

Less: Depreciation and Amortisation expense 463.68 364.70

Profit before tax 2347.26 568.68

Current tax (MAT) 443.20 -

Less: Minimum alternate tax credit entitlement (365.00) -

Net current tax 78.20 -

Deferred tax charge 345.00 -

Net Profit for the year 1924.06 568.68

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, your Company has achieved one of its best performances with optimism and renewed vigor despite a challenging macro economic environment. Your Company''s revenue from operations increased to Rs.31945.23 lacs in the current year from Rs.13561.41 lacs in the previous year (an increase of about 135%) and the gross Profit for the year signifi cantly increased to Rs.2810.94 lacs as against Rs.933.38 lacs in the previous year. With the investment plans announced by large operators in enhancing optical fi bre network and the take-off in National Optic Fibre Network(NOFN) from BBNL, etc. has put your Company in an advantageous position to achieve and realize the upward growth curve in telecom cables business in the immediate future.

The gross revenue from operations for the year under review substantially increased as compared to the previous year mainly due to increased off take of optical fi bre cables by the Company''s important private sector operators and domestic government customers coupled with a continuous sales growth in the export markets. Your Company has also supplied reasonably good volume of high fi bre count Optical Fibre Cables to a leading private sector customer during the year under review refl ecting Company''s strategy to remain consistently relevant to the evolving business needs of the customers. Despite evolving business preferences and intense competitive landscape in telecom cable industry, the traditional PIJF Cables and other specialty cables business have increased their share moderately in the overall revenue from operation of the Company. With the emphasis on control on the material consumption and monitoring of factory and other overheads, the Company has achieved a signifi cant increase in the gross Profit levels compared to the previous year fi gure. This was possible as the Company has been consistently working on reducing the costs at all levels and on improving the margins by continuous innovation and development of cost effective products.

Building the country''s new telecom infrastructure based on latest cost effective world-class technology and upgrading the existing network facilities is of paramount importance. The need for building a state-of-the-art telecom network is felt under various stages of planning and implementation by all stakeholders including the regulator and the government authorities. Some of the big ticket telecom projects announced includes National Optic Fibre Network from Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a special purpose vehicle promoted by public sector companies like BSNL, PGCIL and RailTel under USO funding mechanism. This ambitious project plans to bring rural India into the high-speed broadband network by way of connecting 250,000 villages using 400,000 km. of optical fi bre cables. Other private telecom operators are also in the anvil for upgrading the existing network in 2G and 3G and some are implementing ambitious Greenfield state-of-the-art network using latest technologies like 4G-LTE for high speed broadband applications to offer superior customer experience and delight. Lastly, it is proved that higher broadband penetration among the masses will uplift the economy of the country as a whole and will contribute in socio-economic development and inclusive growth. In order to achieve broadband penetration, it would be necessary that the last mile connectivity to the customers'' premises is capable to handle the high speed connectivity. This necessarily requires optical fi bre cables to be laid to homes or buildings or even to wireless transmission towers in the area. The National Telecom Policy, 2012 also provides for a strategy to encourage Fibre To The Home (FTTH) with enabling guidelines and policies favouring fast transformation of cities and towns into "Always Connected" societies which augers well for telecom cable industry in general.

Your Company is well positioned to grab these big opportunities which will lift the company to different league by way of using its best-in-class technologies in a cost effective manner and also developing new products especially for Export markets apart from catering to the needs of Domestic customers.

DIVIDEND

After considering the Company''s Profitability, cash fl ow and overall financial performance, the Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to recommend a Dividend of Re.1/- per equity share of Rs.10/- each (i.e. 10%) for the financial year ended 31st March, 2014. The total quantum of Dividend, if approved by the Members, will be about Rs.300.00 lacs while about Rs.50.99 lacs will be paid by the Company towards Dividend Distribution Tax and Surcharge thereon.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certifi cation by the Chief Executive officer (CEO) confi rming compliance by all the Board members and senior management personnel with Company''s Code of Conduct form a part of the Annual Report. A certifi cate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of this Directors'' Report.

DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your Directors to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, state that:- - In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2014, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

- The Company has selected such accounting policies, applied them consistently, 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 as at 31st March, 2014 and of the Profit for the year ended on that date;

- Proper and suffi cient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and

- The attached Annual Accounts have been prepared on a ''going concern'' basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations remained cordial through out the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees that ensured sustained improvement in operational effi ciencies of the Company in most diffi cult and challenging business environment during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing processes at the Company''s plant and facilities.

RECOGNITION

The Company''s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certifi ed by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008 & ISO TS 16949:2009 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004. During the year, the audits for these Certifi cations established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

DIRECTORS

In terms of Section(s) 149, 152 and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for the purpose of determining the directors liable to retire by rotation, the Independent Directors shall not be included in the total number of directors of the Company. Accordingly, Mr.Mats O.Hansson, Director shall retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and does not seek re-appointment. The Board has decided not to fill, for the time being, the vacancy caused due to his retirement.

Pursuant to Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, Directors are required to inform their status as to ''Independent Director'' (ID) in the first meeting of the Board of Directors held from April 1, 2014. Accordingly four of the Directors of your Company viz. (i) Mr.R.C.Tapuriah, (ii) Dr.Aravind Srinivasan, (iii) Mr.Arun Kishore and (iv) Mr.K.Raghuraman have declared their adherence to the criteria fi xed under Section 149(6) for ''Independent Directors''. The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 19th May, 2014 perused their declarations and other requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, as applicable, and found all of them to be meeting with criteria for Independent Director and same were taken on record. The relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 also provide that the IDs shall be appointed as such within a period of 12 months from April 1, 2014. Your Board has deemed it prudent and recommended to the Shareholders their appointment as ID for a period upto 5 years at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. All IDs shall not be liable to retire by rotation. None of the above mentioned persons is disqualifi ed from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Details of Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment as required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges are given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, which is being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

Mr.Magnus Kreuger, Director resigned from the Board of your Company with effect from 1st February, 2014 and Mr.Mats O.Hansson, retiring Director in the ensuing Annual General Meeting has expressed his unwillingness for re-appointment. The Board places on record its appreciation for the distinguished services rendered by Mr.Magnus Kreuger and Mr.Mats O.Hansson during their respective term as Director of the Company.

AUDITORS

Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants (Registration No.109208W), were appointed as Statutory Auditors to hold office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. Section 139 read together with other provisions of Chapter X of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, inter alia, provide that no listed company shall appoint/re-appoint an audit fi rm as auditor for more than two terms of five consecutive years. In other words, the Company can make appointment of auditor for five years at a time. Since Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co. has been functioning as Auditors of the Company since last nine consecutive years, the Board of Directors unanimously agreeing to the recommendation of the Audit Committee, further recommends re-appointment of Messrs V.Sankar Aiyar & Co. as Statutory Auditors of the Company upto three years to hold offi ce from the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting (22nd) till the conclusion of fourth consecutive Annual General Meeting(25th) hereafter, subject to ratification by shareholders in every Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors has appointed Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the cost accounts maintained by the Company in respect of cables and fixed their remuneration based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

The due date and actual date of fi ling of the Cost Audit Report of the Company for the financial year 2012-13 were 27.09.2013 and 02.09.2013 respectively.

AUDITORS'' REPORT

Notes to Financial Statements are self explanatory including with respect to Emphasis of Matter paragraph drawn by the Auditors in their report and therefore, do not call for any further comments or explanations.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are not given, as none of the employees qualify for such disclosure.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

As required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made therein, the concerned particulars relating to Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of the Directors'' Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board of Directors desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, suppliers, esteemed customers and other business associates. The Board also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and unstinted support received from venturer''s and promoter companies viz. Universal Cables Limited, Vindhya Telelinks Limited and Ericsson Cables AB, Sweden.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman

D.R.Bansal R.C.Tapuriah

Dr. Aravind Srinivasan Directors

Arun Kishore K.Raghuraman New Delhi, May 19, 2014


Mar 31, 2013

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty First Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2013.

ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MATTERS

2012-13 2011-12 (Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs)

Revenue from operations (gross) 13561.41 8112.27

Other income 314.47 226.28

13875.88 8338.55

The year''s working shows a

Gross Profit/(Loss) (after Interest) of - 933.38 (105.83)

Less: Depreciation and Amortisation expense 364.70 379.77

Profit/(Loss) before tax 568.68 (485.60)

Income tax and fringe benefit tax credit of earlier years (3.21)

Net Profit/(Loss) for the year 568.68 (482.39)

Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any equity dividend for the year in order to conserve cash resources for future business requirements.

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, your Company has delivered broadbased competitive growth and margin improvement despite a challenging environment. Your Company''s revenue from operations has stood at Rs.13561.41 lacs (Rs.8112.27 lacs) an increase of 67.17% and the gross profit has stood at Rs.933.38 lacs (Gross Loss - Rs.105.83 lacs), a positive swing of Rs.1039.21 lacs. This is quite commendable given the fact that the year 2012 witnessed the ultimate regulatory uncertainty in the telecom sector owing to various judicial pronouncements which had impacted financial health, sustainability and growth of this industry which is one of the major contributor towards the socio-economic and GDP growth in the country. However, the cheering news for 2013 will be the considerable growth, the sector will witness with the emergence of government initiatives for affordable broadband services through wireline backhauls and access networks, etc. which will eventually go a long way in your company taking advantage of the upward growth curve in the telecom cables sector.

The gross revenue from operations for the year under review increased as compared to the previous year mainly due to increased off take by the Company''s important domestic government customers and private operators coupled with a continuous sales growth in the export markets. With the emphasis on control on the material consumption and monitoring of factory and other overheads, the Company has achieved a reasonable increase in the gross profit levels compared to the previous year figure. This was possible as the Company has been consistently working on reducing the costs at all levels and on improving the margins despite overall sluggishness in the sector in which it operates.

A new generation high speed data services using 4 G LTE Technology which is under implementation by Private sector Telecom player is being viewed to revolutionize the way people communicate in our country. Under this project huge roll-out of Fibre is being undertaken which will continue for at least 3 - 5 years to come. Apart from this our Government has initiated Rural Broadband Connectivity Program in the name of "National Fibre Optic Network" (NFON) which will be implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Limited, a special purpose vehicle promoted for this project execution by the Government. This roll-out of Rural Fibre Network will be undertaken during 2-3 years period starting from mid 2013. The much awaited "Network for Spectrum" will also be kick-started by both Telecom Ministry and Defence Ministry from this year which will be undertaken for at least 2 - 3 years, by way of laying Optical Fibre Cables connecting all locations of our Armed Forces. Fiber-To-The- Home (FTTH) projects, which are under serious consideration by leading Private Telecom Players, will catapult the cable industry to a higher level with more fibre roll-outs in the access network.

Your Company is well positioned to grab these big opportunities which will lift the company to different league by way of using its best-in-class technologies in a cost effective manner and also developing new products especially for Export markets apart from catering to the needs of Domestic customers.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board members and senior management personnel with Company''s Code of Conduct form a part of the Annual Report. A certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of this Directors'' Report.

DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your Directors to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, state that:- - In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2013, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

- The Company has selected such accounting policies, applied them consistently, 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 as at 31st March, 2013 and of the profit for the year ended on that date;

- Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and

- The attached Annual Accounts have been prepared on a ''going concern'' basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations remained cordial through out the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the sincere and hard work, loyalty, dedicated efforts and contribution of all the employees that ensured sustained improvement in operational efficiencies of the Company in most difficult and challenging business environment during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing processes at the Company''s plant and facilities.

RECOGNITION

The Company''s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008 & ISO TS 16949:2009 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

Your Company is pleased to inform that Engineering Export Promotion Council, which is a body constituted under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has awarded the Star Performer in the export segment for the Company''s various products and services for the year 2009-10.

DIRECTORS

Mr.S.K.Daga and Mr.Dinesh Chanda acted as Alternate Directors to Mr.Mats O Hansson and Mr.Magnus Kreuger respectively during the year except on vacation of office u/s 313(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 and until re-appointment thereafter.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr.Magnus Kreuger, Dr. Aravind Srinivasan and Mr.Arun Kishore, Directors, are due to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers themselves for re-appointment.

AUDITORS

Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire as Auditors of the Company and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.

Your Company has appointed Messrs D.Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, 97/2, Suren Sarkar Road, Beleghata, Trikon Park, Kolkata - 700010 as Cost Auditors for conducting audit of the cost accounts maintained by the Company in respect of cables. The due date and actual date of filing of the cost audit report of the Company for the financial year 2011-12 are 31.01.2013 and 03.01.2013 respectively.

AUDITORS'' REPORT

Notes to Financial Statements are self explanatory including with respect to Emphasis of Matter paragraph drawn by the Auditors in their report and therefore, do not call for any further comments or explanations.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are not given, as none of the employees qualify for such disclosure.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

As required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made therein, the concerned particulars relating to Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of the Directors'' Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board of Directors desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, suppliers, esteemed customers and other business associates. The Board also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and unstinted support received from venturer''s and promoter companies viz. Universal Cables Limited, Vindhya Telelinks Limited and Ericsson Cables AB, Sweden.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman

D.R.Bansal

R.C.Tapuriah

Aravind Srinivasan Directors

Arun Kishore

K.Raghuraman

Dinesh Chanda Alternate Director

(Alternate to Mr.Magnus Kreuger)

New Delhi, May 21, 2013


Mar 31, 2011

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Nineteenth Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2011.

ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MATTERS 2010-11 2009-10 (Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs)

Turnover (Gross) 7055.23 10518.79

Other Income 371.17 174.78

7426.40 10693.57 The year’s working shows a Gross Profit/(Loss) (73.20) 586.59 (after Interest) of

Less: Depreciation/Amortisation 364.72 358.76

Profit/(Loss) before Tax (437.92) 227.83

(Excess) provision for tax in respect of earlier years (0.32) (0.37)

Net Profit/(Loss) for the year (437.60) 228.20

(Debit) Balance Brought Forward (24.84) (253.04)

(Deficit) carried to Balance Sheet (462.44) (24.84)

Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any equity dividend for the year under consideration.

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, your Company's domestic sales were adversely affected due to significantly lower sales volume in the traditional Jelly Filled Telephone Cables (JFTC) and also reduced off take of Optical Fibre Cables by a majority of telecom operators. In addition, the sale of Specialty Cables and Automobile Wires also decreased by Rs.1136.14 lacs due to sluggish demand. However, more off take from overseas customers has dramatically improved the export sales of JFTC/ Specialty Cables from Rs.380.38 lacs to Rs.1446.71 lacs in the year under review. This has been possible since your Company, in a pre-emptive move, has strengthened its presence in the overseas markets to offset the general fall in the volume of domestic market. The Company's renewed focus on overseas markets has already resulted in significant tractions in acquiring new customers, particularly in Middle East and SAARC regions. Market focus has also been extended to specific regions in Africa and Europe continents. These initiatives are expected to yield greater proportion of revenue from exports in the overall turnover of the Company in the years to come.

The gross turnover for the year under review decreased to Rs.7055.23 lacs as compared to Rs.10518.79 lacs last year. As the turnover dropped by almost 33%, the Company had to suffer a gross loss of Rs.73.20 lacs (loss before depreciation) as against the gross profit of Rs.586.59 lacs of the previous year. Despite the lower turnover, general control on material consumption, factory and other overheads along with higher interest income and gain in the exchange rate fluctuations have to a great extent restricted the loss. Several measures were also taken to rationalize costs and improve margins in the highly competitive product categories.

The year under report would have been substantially better with the expectation of a major contract to be awarded by BSNL to the Company and its consortium partner for a Defence OFC Network Project. However, despite of your Company alongwith its consortium partner being the lowest eligible bidder in one package of the said tender floated by BSNL, due to a multitude of reasons, the placement of orders have been postponed as the concerned tender has not yet been decided.

Despite the Indian telecom cable market being currently depressed, the driving force for future growth will emanate from the proposed new National Broadband Policy, which envisages a massive rollout of nationwide OFC Network down to the village level.

After the auction of 3G Spectrum, the winning companies have failed to undertake the network expansion plan with the speed anticipated by the cable industry. With a progressive increase in 3G usage the necessity of enhanced Optical Fibre connectivity will be felt by the end users. This huge untapped demand of connectivity through Optical Fibre Cable Network along with the announcement of new Broadband Policy and the setting up of National Broadband Network by the Government of India will generate substantial demand of Optical Fibre Cable across the country. Your Company having recognized its core business strength has already re-engineered itself by re-thinking its internal business processes and cannibalizing its internal systems using the best-in-class available technologies, to achieve cost reduction and productivity improvement. During the year, the Company also focused on building differentiated capability and strengthening its sales and technical delivery teams in order to strengthen its capability platform for future growth. Although the economic and business environments have not completely stabilized, yet your Directors are confident of the long term business prospects of the Company.

The Company regularly measures its progress and benchmarks itself against different competitors to change business strategies needed to create new revenue streams in order to keep growing, prioritize innovations and customer experience to be successful in the future. Continuous investment by the Company in contemporary management practices and manufacturing systems has resulted in significant enhancement in quality and productivity.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Managing Director (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board members and senior management personnel with Company's Code of Conduct form a part of the Annual Report. A certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of this Directors’ Report.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your Directors to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, state that:-

- In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

- The Company has selected such accounting policies, applied them consistently, 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 as at the end of the financial year 2010-11 and of the loss for the year ended 31st March, 2011;

- Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and

- The attached annual Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011 has been prepared on a 'going concern basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations remained cordial throughout the year. The Board wishes to place on record its sincere appreciation for the contribution made by the employees to the significant improvement in operational performance of the Company, their commitment and dedicated efforts in most difficult and challenging environment during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing processes at the Company's plant and facilities.

RECOGNITION

The Company's manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

DIRECTORS

Mr. Mats O. Hansson holds office as a Director only till the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting i.e. the date upto which Mr. Janne Sjoden in whose place he has been appointed would have held his office and being eligible offer himself for appointment. The resolution seeking his appointment as Director is included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Mr. S.K.Daga and Mr. Dinesh Chanda acted as Alternate Directors to Mr. Mats O. Hansson and Mr. Magnus Kreuger respectively during the year except on vacation of office u/s 313(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 and until re-appointment thereafter.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. R.C.Tapuriah, a Director, is due to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment.

AUDITORS

Messrs V. Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire as Auditors of the Company and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.

Messrs D.Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, have been appointed as Cost Auditors for Cost Audit in respect of Cables.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are not given, as none of the employees qualify for such disclosure.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

As required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made therein, the concerned particulars relating to Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of the Directors' Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, suppliers and esteemed customers and other business associates. The Board of Directors also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and cooperation extended by the Indian co-promoter companies, viz. Universal Cables Limited and Vindhya Telelinks Limited and unstinted support, technical assistance and guidance received from Ericsson Group Companies.

Yours faithfully,

Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman

R.C.Tapuriah Dr. Aravind Srinivasan } Directors Arun Kishore K.Raghuraman Dinesh Chanda Alternate Director [Alterante to Mr. Magnus Kreuger]

D.R. Bansal Managing Director

New Delhi, July 14, 2011


Mar 31, 2010

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their Eighteenth Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2010.

ACCOUNTS & FINANCIAL MATTERS

2009-10 2008-09 (Rs. in lacs) (Rs. in lacs) Turnover (Gross) 10518.79 13284.26 Other Income 182.29 156.54 10701.08 13440.80 The year’s working shows a Gross Profit/(Loss) (after Interest) of 586.59 (199.89) Less: Depreciation/Amortisation 358.76 370.83 Profit/(Loss) before Tax 227.83 (570.72) Provision for Tax - (Excess)/short provision for tax in respect of earlier years (0.37) (4.48) - Fringe Benefit Tax - 8.75 Net Profit/(Loss) for the year 228.20 (574.99) Credit/(Debit) Balance Brought Forward (253.04) 321.95 (Deficit) carried to Balance Sheet (24.84) (253.04)

Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any equity dividend for the year under consideration.

GENERAL & CORPORATE MATTERS

During the year under review, your Company’s domestic sales was adversely affected due to significantly lower sales volume in the traditional Jelly Filled Telephone Cables (JFTC) and also reduced offtake of Optical Fibre Cables by the majority of telecom operators. Despite the lower turnover, your directors are pleased to inform you that there has been an inspiring performance of the Company as compared to previous year due to excellent results in terms of cost management and by launching of new products like Specialty Cable, CAT-5 Cable, Auto Cable etc. During the year under review, your Company has further strengthened its presence in the export market by exporting JFTC and Optical Fibre Cables to certain prominent customers in South Asia and Middle East to partially offset a general fall in volume in domestic market. Also the expansion of customer base and the spurt in the export performance of the Company will form a platform for growth in the years to come.

The gross turnover for the year under review decreased to Rs.10518.79 lacs as compared to Rs.13284.26 lacs last year. However, inspite of lower turnover, the Company has earned a gross profit after interest of Rs.586.59 lacs as compared to a gross loss of Rs.199.89 lacs during the previous year. The change in product mix, accelerated cost optimization, general control in the employees cost and efficient working capital management added to beneficial impact on profitability.

Despite the Indian telecom cable market being currently depressed, the driving forces for the growth to be experienced will emanate from the impending auction of the 3G spectrum, whereby the prominent players in the Optical Fibre Cable segment will reap rich dividends and your Company is in the forefront of it.

The Communication industry is going through a monumental change with pressure coming from multiple directions. Suppliers from other industries are combining their wares with mobile and high-bandwidth fixed line connectivity to provide customer oriented, lifestyle changing goods and services. Recognizing its core business strength and the influence these strengths have within an dramatically evolving market, your Company has re-engineered itself by re-thinking its internal business processes, cannibalizing its internal systems using the best in class available technologies to take advantages of the tremendous cost reduction and productivity improvement. Although the economic and business environment have not completely stabilized, yet your Directors are confident of the longterm business prospects of the Company with greater emphasis on efficiency in materials, processes and other areas of business.

The Company regularly measures its progress and benchmarks itself against different competitors to change business strategies needed to create new revenue streams in order to keep growing, prioritize innovations and customer experience to be successful in the future. The Company has also put great emphasis on applying proven concepts such as ‘5S’ and ‘Kaizen’ to identify further opportunities of cost reduction and process improvement in order to provide a distinct, simple and responsive way to serve its customers.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Management Discussion & Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance and a certification by the Managing Director (CEO) confirming compliance by all the Board members and senior management personnel with Company’s Code of Conduct form a part of the Annual Report. A certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of this Directors’ Report.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your Directors to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, state that:- - In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2010, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

- The Company has selected such accounting policies, applied them consistently, 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 as at the end of the financial year 2009-10 and of the profit for the year ended 31st March, 2010;

- Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and

- The attached annual Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2010 has been prepared on a ‘going concern’ basis.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial relations remained cordial through out the year. The Board wishes to place on record its sincere appreciation for the contribution made by the employees to the significant improvement in operational performance of the Company, their commitment and dedicated efforts in most difficult and challenging environment during the year.

The Company continues to accord a very high priority to both industrial safety and environmental protection and these are ongoing processes at the Company’s plant and facilities.

RECOGNITION

During the year under review, your Company has received prestigious ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certification for manufacture of Insulated Wires & Cables from DET NORSKE VERITAS, USA. The Company’s manufacturing facilities continue to remain certified by independent and reputed external agency as being compliant as well as aligned with the external standards for Quality System IS/ISO 9001:2008 and Environmental Management Standards IS/ISO 14001:2004. During the year, the audits for these Certifications established continuous improvement in performance against these standards.

DIRECTORS

Mr.B.R.Nahar, Mr.Janne Sjoden and Mr.A.P.Dadoo, Directors resigned from the Board of your Company with effect from 11th May, 2009, 30th July, 2009 and 17th August, 2009 respectively. The Board places on record its appreciation for the distinguished service rendered by Mr.B.R.Nahar, Mr.Janne Sjoden and Mr.A.P.Dadoo during their respective tenure.

Mr.Arun Kishore, Mr.Mats O.Hansson and Mr.K.Raghuraman were appointed as Directors of the Company to fill in the casual vacancy caused by resignation of Mr.B.R.Nahar, Mr.Janne Sjoden and Mr.A.P.Dadoo with effect from 30th July, 2009, 30th July, 2009 and 30th October, 2009 respectively.

Mr.Arun Kishore holds office as a Director only till the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting i.e. the date upto which Mr.B.R.Nahar in whose place he has been appointed would have held his office and being eligible offer himself for appointment. The resolution seeking his appointment as Director is included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Mr.S.K.Daga and Mr.Dinesh Chanda acted as Alternate Directors to Mr.Mats O Hansson and Mr.Magnus Kreuger respectively during the year except on vacation of office u/s 313(2) of the Companies Act, 1956 and until re-appointment thereafter.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Dr.Aravind Srinivasan, a Director, is due to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment.

Mr.D.R.Bansal has been re-appointed as Managing Director of the Company for the period from 8th August, 2010 to 7th August, 2013, subject to the approval of shareholders. Details about Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment are given in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting being sent to the shareholders along with Annual Report.

AUDITORS

Messrs V.Sankar Aiyar & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire as Auditors of the Company and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.

Messrs D.Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants, have been appointed as Cost Auditors for Cost Audit in respect of Cables.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are not given, as none of the employees qualify for such disclosure.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

As required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made therein, the concerned particulars relating to Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in Annexure, which is attached hereto and forms part of the Directors’ Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Board desires to place on record its grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from the State Government and continued support extended to the Company by the bankers, investors, suppliers and esteemed customers and other business associates. The Board of Directors also expresses its appreciation of the assistance and cooperation extended by the Indian co-promoter companies, viz. Universal Cables Limited and Vindhya Telelinks Limited and unstinted support, technical assistance and guidance received from Ericsson Group Companies.

Yours faithfully, Harsh.V.Lodha Chairman Magnus Kreuger R.C.Tapuriah Dr. Aravind Srinivasan Directors Arun Kishore K.Raghuraman New Delhi, May 11, 2010 D.R. Bansal Managing Director

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