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Auditor Report of De Nora India Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

Report on the Audit of the Ind AS Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of De Nora India Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, (herein after referred to as “Ind AS financial statements”).

Management''s Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.

This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, Management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless Management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor''s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS financial statements.

We are also responsible to conclude on the appropriateness of Management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in the auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2018, its profit, other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act.

e) On the basis of the written representations received from the Directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B”.

g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements; - Refer Note 32 to the Ind AS financial statements.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

iv. The disclosures in the financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2018. However amounts as appearing in the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 have been disclosed.

Annexure A to the Independent Auditor''s Report - 31 March 2018 (Referred to in our report of even date)

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance with this programme of physical verification, the Company has physically verified certain fixed assets during the year and we are informed that no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of immovable properties as disclosed in Note 3 to the Ind AS financial statements are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) The inventory, except goods in transit, have been physically verified by the Management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. No discrepancies have been noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records.

(iii) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(iv) I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loan, made any investments, given any guarantee or provided any security under Sections 185 and 186 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(v) I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits covered under the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148 (1) of the Act, for any of the services provided by the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Employees’ State Insurance, Provident fund, Income-tax, Duty of excise, Duty of customs, Goods and Service Tax, Sales tax/ Value added tax, Service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Employees’ State Insurance, Provident fund, Income tax, Duty of excise, Duty of customs, Sales tax, Value added tax, Service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2018 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Duty of customs, Sales tax/ Value added tax and Service tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Duty of excise have not been deposited as on 31 March 2018 by the Company on account of disputes.

Name of

Nature of the

Amount

Period to

Forum

the Statute

Dues

Rs.

which the amount relates

where dispute is pending

Central

Excise duty on

11,32,341

2003-2007

Appellate

Excise Act,

assessable value

Tribunal

1944

consequent to the benefit availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment scheme, 2005

Customs, Excise and Service Tax

(viii) The Company does not have any loans or borrowings from any financial institution, bank or Government, nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date. Accordingly, paragraph 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(ix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3(ix) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such cases by the Management.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has paid/provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

(xii) I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company as specified in Nidhi Rules, 2014. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the Ind AS financial statements as required under Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 24, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued thereunder.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into any noncash transactions with Directors or persons connected with them. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xvi) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

Annexure B to the Independent Auditor''s Report -31 March 2018 (Referred to in our report of even date)

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of De Nora India Limited (“the Company”) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company’s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements (the “Guidance Note”) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI’). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to Company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditor''s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under Section 143 (10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements

A Company’s internal financial control with reference to financial statements is a process 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. A Company’s internal financial control with reference to financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of Management and Directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control with reference to financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to financial statements were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, based on the internal control with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by ICAI.

For B S R & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No. 116231W/W-100024

Shabbir Readymadewala

Place: Mumbai Partner

Date: 08 May 2018 Membership No. 100060


Mar 31, 2016

To the Members of

De Nora India Limited

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of De Nora India Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the period beginning from 1 January 2015 and ended on 31 March 2016 (‘the period’), and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in sub-section 5 of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (“the Rules”). This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under sub-section 10 of Section 143 of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Company’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2016, and its profits and its cash flows for the period ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2015 (‘the Order’) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order.

As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:

a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e) on the basis of the written representations received from the Directors as on 31 March 2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2016 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act; and

f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies s (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - refer note 28 to the financial statements;

ii. the Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and

iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

Annexure to the Independent Auditors’ Report – 31m March 2016

With reference to the Annexure referred to in our report of even date, we report that:

i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme of physical verification, the Company has physically verified certain fixed assets during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

ii. (a) The inventory, except goods in transit, has been physically verified by the management during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

iiii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to Companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Accordingly paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.

iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company’s specialized requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold and services rendered are for the specialized requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

v. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits as per the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India under the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed there under. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable.

vi. According to the information and explanation given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148 of the Act for any of the activities carried out by the Company.

vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Employees’ State Insurance, Provident fund, Income tax, Duty of excise, Duty of customs, Sales tax/ Value added tax, Service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities except in few cases where there have been slight delays.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Employees’ State Insurance, Provident fund, Income tax, Duty of excise, Duty of customs, Sales tax, Value added tax, Service tax, cess and any other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Provident fund, Duty of customs, Sales tax/ Value added tax and Service tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Duty of excise have not been deposited as on 31 March 2016 by the Company on account of disputes.

Name of the Statute

Nature of the Dues

Amount

Rs.

Period to which the amount relates

Forum where dispute is pending

Central

Excise

Act,

1944

Excise duty on assessable value

consequent to the benefit availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment scheme,

2005

11,32,341

2003-2007

Additional Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa

(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues on account of Investor Education and Protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there under.

viii. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the current financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

ix. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debenture holders during the year.

x. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xi. The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm’s Registration No: 116231W/W-100024

Shabbir Readymadewala

Mumbai Partner

25 May 2016 Membership No: 100060


Dec 31, 2013

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of De Nora India Limited (''the Company''), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December, 2013, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors'' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India:

i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December, 2013;

ii) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

As required by Section 227(3) of the Companies Act, 1956, we report that:

a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the balance sheet, statement of profit and loss and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013; and

e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as at 31 December, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 December, 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of Clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.

Annexure to the Independent Auditors'' Report - 31 December, 2013

(Referred to in our report of even date)

i) a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Physical verification of fixed assets was not carried out during the current year.

c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and, therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

ii) a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and book records were not material.

iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act (''the Act'').

iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company''s specialized requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold and services rendered are for the specialized requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

v) a) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions for purchase and sale of certain items of inventories and sale of services which are made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of INR 5 lakhs with any party during the year are of a specialized nature for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

ix) a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Wealth Tax.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax and Customs Duty which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any disputes.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Excise Duty have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes.

Period to Name Forum where Nature of Amount which the of the dispute is the Dues Rs. amount Statute pending

Central Excise 1,467,590 2003-2007 Additional Excise duty on Commissio ner Act, assessable of Central 1944 value Excise, Goa consequent to the beneft availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment- cum-net present value compulsory payment scheme, 2005

x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institutions or debenture holders during the year.

xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society

xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies, firms and parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.: 101248W

Vijay Mathur

Mumbai Partner

12 February, 2014 Membership No.: 046476


Dec 31, 2012

We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of De Nora India Limited (''the Company'') as at 31 December 2012, and also the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act''), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of profit and Loss and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as at 31 December 2012 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 December 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2012;

ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the case of the Cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors'' Report - 31 December 2012

(Referred to in our report of even date)

i (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) The Company has not disposed off any fixed assets during the year.

ii (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

iii The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 (''the Act'').

iv In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company''s specialised requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold and services rendered are for the specialised requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any material weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

v (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions for purchase and sale of certain items of inventories and sale of services which are made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year are of a specialised nature for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

vi According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

vii In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

viii We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

ix (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Wealth Tax and Investor Education and Protection Fund.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2012 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax and Customs Duty, which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of disputes.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Excise Duty have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Period to Name Forum where Nature of Amount which the of the dispute is the Dues Rs. amount Statute pending relates

Central Excise 1,261,980 2003-2007 Additional Excise duty on 205,610 2006-2007 Commissioner Act, 1944 assessable of Central value Excise, Goa consequent to the benefit availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme,2005

x The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

xi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution or debentureholders during the year.

xii According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

xiii In our opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

xv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xvi The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xvii According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

xviii The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act.

xix The Company did not have any outstanding deben- tures during the year.

xx The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

xxi According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Firm''s Registration No.: 128901W

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

21 February, 2013 Membership No.: 042070


Dec 31, 2011

We have audited the attached Balance sheet of De Nora India Limited ('the Company') as at 31 December 2011 and the related Profit and loss account and the Cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 ('the Act'), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance sheet, Profit and loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the Balance sheet, Profit and loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as at 31 December 2011 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 December 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

i) in the case of the Balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2011;

ii) in the case of the Profit and loss account, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the case of the Cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors' Report - 31 December 2011

(Referred to in our report of even date)

i (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

ii (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

iii The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 ('the Act').

iv In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories are for the Company's specialised requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold and services rendered are for the specialised requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any material weakness in internal control system during the course of the audit.

v (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions for purchase and sale of items of inventories and purchase of services which are made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lakh with any party during the year are of a specialised nature for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

vi According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

vii In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

viii According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Act for any of the products manufactured/ services rendered by the Company.

ix (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income T ax, Sales T ax, Wealth T ax, Service T ax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Investor Education and Protection Fund.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax and Customs Duty, which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of disputes.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Excise Duty have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name Nature of the Amount Period to Forum where of the Dues Rs. which the dispute is Statute amount pending relates

Central Excise duty on 1,261,980 2003-2006 Additional Excise assessable value Commissioner Act, consequent to the of Central 1944 benefit availed Excise, Goa under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment- cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005

Central Excise duty on 205,610 2006-2007 Additional Excise assessable value Commissioner Act, consequent to the of Central 1944 benefit availed Excise, Goa under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment- cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005

x The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

xi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution or debentureholders during the year.

xii According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

xiii In our opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

xv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xvi The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xvii According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

xviii The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

xiv The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

xx The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

xxi According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Firm's Registration No: 128901W

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Place: Mumbai Partner

Dated : 15 February 2012 Membership No: 042070


Dec 31, 2010

We have audited the attached Balance sheet of De Nora India Limited (the Company) as at 31 December, 2010 and the related Profit and Loss account and the Cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signifcant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) in our opinion, the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors as at 31 December, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualifed as at 31 December, 2010 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

i) in the case of the Balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December, 2010;

ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss account, of the Profit for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the case of the Cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors report – 31 december, 2010 (Referred to in our report of even date)

i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verifcation of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verifed in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verifcation is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verifcation.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

ii. (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verifed by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verifcation is reasonable.

(b) The procedures for the physical verifcation of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verifcation between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

iii. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act).

iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and purchase of services are for the Companys specialised requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold and services rendered are for the specialised requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any material weakness in internal control system during the course of the audit.

v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions for purchase and sale of items of inventories and purchase of services which are made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year are of a specialised nature for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

vi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

viii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Act for any of the products manufactured/services rendered by the Company.

ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Investor Education and Protection Fund.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December, 2010 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

There were no dues on account of cess under section 441A of the Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into force has not yet been notifed by the Central Government.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax and Customs Duty, which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of disputes.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Excise Duty have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name Nature of the dues Amount period to Forum where of the Rs. which the dispute is statute amount pending relates

Central Excise duty on assessable 1,261,980 2003-2006 Additional Excise Act, value consequent to the Commissioner 1944 benefit availed under of Central the Goa Value Added Excise, Goa Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005

Central Excise duty on assessable 205,610 2006-2007 Additional Excise Act, value consequent to the Commissioner 1944 benefit availed under of Central the Goa Value Added Excise, Goa Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005

x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution or debentureholders during the year.

xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

xiii. In our opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xvi. The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/frms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

xix. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For B S R and Associates

Chartered Accountants

Firms Registration No.: 128901W

Vijay Mathur

Place : Mumbai Partner

Date : 17 February, 2011 Membership No.: 046476


Dec 31, 2009

1. We have audited the attached Balance sheet of De Nora India Limited (the Company) as at 31 December 2009 and the related Profit and Loss account and the Cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis forouropinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act), we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

a)we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b)in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c) the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d)in our opinion, the Balance sheet, Profit and Loss account and Cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in subsection (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;

e)on the basis of written representations received from the directors as at 31 December 2009 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as at 31 December 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act; and

f) in our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Act, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

i) in the case of the Balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2009;

ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss account, of the profit for the year ended on that date; and

iii) in the case of the Cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the AuditorsReport 31 December2009 (Referred to in our report of even date)

i a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

b)The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

ii a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable.

b)The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

c)The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

iii The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act).

iv In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventories and fixed assets are for the Companys specialised requirements and similarly certain items of inventories sold are for the specialised requirements of the buyers for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have not observed any material weakness in internal control system during the course of the audit.

v a)ln our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

b)ln our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions for purchase and sale of items of inventories, purchase and sales of services and purchase of fixed assets which are made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year are of a specialised nature for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

vi According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

vii In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

viii According to the information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Act for any of the products manufactured / services rendered by the Company.

ix a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Customs Duty, Service Tax, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty, Sales Tax, and other material statutory dues with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Investor Education and Protection Fund.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Service Tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2009 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

There were no dues on account of cess under section 441A of the Act since the date from which the aforesaid section comes into force has not yet been notified by the Central Government.

b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax and Customs Duty, which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of disputes.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Excise Duty have not been deposited by the. Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of the Dues Amount Statute Rs.

Central Excise Penalty 300,868 Act, 1944

Central Excise Excise duty on assessable 1,261,980 Act, 1944 value consequent to the benefit availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005

Central Excise Excise duty on assessable 205,610 Act, 1944 value consequent to the benefit availed under the Goa Value Added Tax Deferment-cum-net present value compulsory payment Scheme, 2005



Name of Period to Forum where the which the dispute is Statue amount pending relates

Central Excise Act, 1944 2002-2003 Customs, Excise and Service tax Appellate Tribunal

Central Excise Act, 1944 2003-2006 Joint Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa

Central Excise Act, 1944 2006-2007 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa

x The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial period and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

xi In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its bankers. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution or debentureholders during the year.

xii According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

xiii In our opinion and according to information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

xv According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

xvi The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

xvii According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term investment.

xviii The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.

xix The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

xx The Company has not raised any money by public issues.

xxi According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For BSR and Associates Chartered Accountants

Place:Mumbai Vijay Mathur

Date: March 12, 2010 Partner

Membership No: 046476

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