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Directors Report of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

The Directors are pleased to present the 10th Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2018.

1. Financial Results:

(Rs. In lakhs)

Particulars	For the Year ended 31.03.2018	For the Year ended 31.03.2017
Revenue from Operations (Net of Indirect Taxes)	1,33,225.95	1,08,679.27
Profit before finance cost, depreciation & tax	26,182.05	19,815.72
Less: Finance Costs	853.13	982.48
Profit before depreciation & tax	25,328.92	18,833.24
Less: Depreciation/Amortization	1,043.31	725.04
Profit Before Taxation	24,285.61	18,108.20
Taxation:
Current Tax	7,828.37	6,267.45
Deferred Tax	601.54	85.23
Profit After Taxation	15,855.70	11,755.52
Balance brought forward from previous year	17,490.33	11,136.05
Appropriations:
Interim Dividend paid on Equity Shares for the year	(1,988.00)	(1,736.81)
Dividend distribution Tax on Interim Dividend	(404.71)	(353.57)
Final Dividend paid on Equity Shares for the year	(2,484.44)	(1,984.37)
Dividend distribution Tax on Final Dividend	(505.77)	(403.97)
Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)	14.34	(22.52)
Transfer to General Reserve	(1,000.00)	(900.00)
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet	26,977.45	17,490.33

Performance Highlights:

The Company has continued its growth trajectory by outperforming the industry and has delivered a Net Revenue growth of 22.6%, EBITDA growth of 32.6%, PBT growth of 34.1% and PAT growth of 34.9% for the year over the last financial year.

Net revenues for the year2017-18 was Rs.1,33,225.95 lakhs (Rs.1,08,679.27 lakhs in the previous year), Profit before tax for the year 2017-18 was Rs.24,285.61 lakhs (Rs.18,108.20 lakhs in the previous year). EBITDA has shown healthy growth of 32.6% YOY.

Profit after tax for the year was Rs.15,855.70 lakhs (Previous year Rs.11,755.52 lakhs) resulting in an Earnings Per Share (Basic) of Rs.31.92 (Previous year Rs.23.70).

Performance highlights are discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis and forming an integral part of this Report.

2. Dividend:

The Board of Directors of the Company had approved the Dividend Distribution Policy in line with Regulation 43A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The policy is separately provided as Annexure E forming an integral part of this Report and is also uploaded on the website of the Company at http://www.gulfoilindia.com

In line with the Policy, the Board has recommended a final dividend of Rs.6.50 per equity share (325% on the Face Value of Rs.2/- per share) for the year 201718. The final dividend of Rs.3,236.37 lakhs, if approved by the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be paid to all the Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the Register of Members as on the date of the Book Closure. Earlier the Board at their meeting held on February 6, 2018, had declared an Interim Dividend of Rs.4/- per share i.e. 200% of the Face Value of Rs.2/- per share. The said Interim Dividend was paid to all eligible shareholders on February 26, 2018.

With this, the total dividend for the full year 2017-18 shall stand at Rs.10.50 per share (525% on Face Value of Rs.2/- per share).

3. Transfer to Reserve:

During the year, Board has appropriated Rs.1,000 lakhs to General Reserves. (Previous year Rs.900 lakhs)

4. Share Capital:

During the year there has been an increase in the paid-up equity share capital due to equity shares being allotted to eligible employees under Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited- Employee Stock Option Scheme- 2015. The paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2018 was Rs.994.00 lakhs (previous year Rs.992.68 lakhs). The authorized capital of the Company as on March 31, 2018 was Rs.10,46,27,228 divided into 5,23,13,614 equity shares of Rs.2/- each. There was no change in the authorized capital of the Company during the year.

5. Management Discussion and Analysis:

Management discussion and Analysis is provided separately, forming an integral part of this Report.

6. Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy:

The Company has adopted Whistle Blower and Vigil Mechanism policy for Directors and Employees of the Company. The Company has established a secured system to enable Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns, generally impacting / affecting business of our Company, including but not limited to improper or unethical behavior / misconduct/ actual or suspected frauds / violation of Companyâs code of conduct. All protected disclosures concerning financial or accounting matters should be addressed, in writing, to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Company for investigation.

In respect of all other protected disclosures, those concerning the Ombudsman and employees at the levels of senior Vice President and above should be addressed to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Company and those concerning other employees should be addressed to the Ombudsman of the Company. The Ombudsman may refer the matter to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee depending upon the importance of the matter. Your Company hereby affirms that no Director or employee has been denied access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. During the year no complaints were received under vigil mechanism.

7. Public Deposits:

The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year from the Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

8. Research & Development:

The Company has recently set up a global standard R&D Centre at Chennai, which is fast emerging as a major automobile hub.

This R&D facility has five laboratories, viz. Rheology Lab, Performance Testing Lab, Tribology Lab, Analytical Lab and Chemical Lab, which are designed as per international Laboratory and HSE Standards and equipped with the state-of-the art testing equipment for development of lubricants and specialties. This facility provides an excellent ambience for scientists and technologists to pursue innovative and high quality research & development work.

Government of India had decided to leapfrog from BS IV to BS VI (Euro VI equivalent) emission norms pan India effective 1st April 2020 to improve the air quality by reducing the noxious vehicular pollution. Further, Government of India implemented the fuel economy norms for both passenger and commercial vehicles and initiated steps to encourage deployment of electric vehicles and generation of power based on renewable energy sources to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and thereby global warming.

To meet these new challenges, the new R&D Centre is ready for designing futuristic lubricants and specialties for both conventional and electric vehicles and industrial applications by focussing on fuel economy, equipment life and environment protection.

The Company is well prepared to not only retain and further improve on the long drain oil trend set by it for over a decade in the commercial vehicle and motorcycle segments but also to adopt the new global products by optimising the formulations suiting to local engines and operating conditions based on local raw materials to ensure improved fuel economy while protecting the durability of engines/equipment to reduce the carbon footprint.

Though the Company receives global product formulations from Gulf Oil International under the license agreement, the R&D Centre has adopted the global formulations required for future BS VI vehicles fitted with after treatment devices and initiated evaluation in local vehicles and operating conditions to ensure their suitability not only for future BS VI vehicles but also backward compatibility in existing vehicles. It is staffed with well qualified and experience scientists and technologists for development of product formulations. The Company recovers cost spent on R&D from Gulf Oil International under the agreement.

9. Subsidiaries/Joint Venture/Associates:

The Company does not have any subsidiary/Joint Venture/ Associates as on March 31, 2018.

10. Human Resources / Industrial Relations, ESOP Scheme:

The Company believes in creating the supporting environment for its biggest asset - Human Capital. The employee wellbeing & safety is critical along with the achievement of the business objectives. We have a large diversified workforce spread across the locations.

The Company has put âSafety Firstâ programme to promote safety practises across plant & non plant locations.

The Company has put in place the Human Capital strategy in line with its vision & overall business plan. The important pillars of the strategy includes, Leadership development, Culture building, Talent Development & Organisation alignment.

The focus on employee development and efforts to enhance competency levels through training programs continued. Detailed information on this section has been provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which is forming an integral part of this Report.

Employees Stock Option Scheme:

During the year under review, your Company has allotted 66,115 equity shares under âGulf Oil Lubricants India Limited- Employees Stock Option Scheme-2015â to eligible employees of the Company. The total Stock Options outstanding as of March 31, 2018 are 6,63,329. The information as required under Regulation 14 of the SEBI(Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 are disclosed on the website of the Company at weblink http://www.gulfoilindia.com/investors/ investor-information/investor-disclosures/

11. Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy:

Your Company has adopted Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policy. A separate internal Committee has been constituted under the policy. No complaints were received under POSH during the year ended March 31, 2018.

12. Remuneration Policy:

The Board has adopted a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The policy also lays down the criteria for selection and appointment of Board members. The details of the policy are provided in the âReport on Corporate Governanceâ Annexure F to this Report.

13. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives and Programs:

The Company has continued its programs under CSR initiatives in the area of vocational training, road safety awareness, education and promoting healthcare in and around its area of operations and local area at Silvassa, DNH. These projects are in accordance with schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companyâs CSR policy. A report on CSR activities as required under Companies (Corporate social responsibilities Policy) Rules, 2014 is set out in Annexure A, forming part of this Report.

The Company instilled and guided by the values of our Group Founder, Shri. Parmanand Deepchand Hindujaâs belief, âMy dharma (duty) is to work, so that I can giveâ. The Company actively engaged in various programs under CSR during the year. The brief summary of the same are given below:

a) Mobile Medical Unit: Being a multi-year program, the Company continued its support for mobile medical unit during the current year in the remote villages near Silvassa, DNH. This CSR project provides much needed free medical support to the tribal population residing in the villages near Silvassa. The program is administered through Hinduja Foundation and Hinduja Hospital. The state of the art medical facilities available to the villagers free of cost, in the mobile van which includes diagnostic facility, laboratory test, medicine dispensing.

b) Road Safety Drive: The Company supported road safety campaign to promote education and awareness on road safety amongst bike riders. During the campaign, safety helmets were distributed to traffic police at various cities in Maharashtra like Mumbai and Ahmednagar. The Company also supported a road safety rally and awareness programs initiated by Mukul Madhav Foundation at Ahmednagar jointly with Ahmednagar city police and other corporates and distributed 500 helmets to Ahmednagar city police.

During the year, the Company initiated road safety awareness rally in association with K.P.B. Hinduja College (during Panaah fest) which was inaugurated by Shri Diwakar Raote, Hon. Minister of Transport, Government of Maharashtra and in the presence of film actor Mr. Abhinav Shukla. More than 250 helmets were distributed to the students of various colleges who participated in the awareness rally. Flash mob on road safety competition was also organised wherein 16 colleges had participated and award was distributed to the winner in the presence of Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director of the Company. Employees from various functions were participated in the initiative.

c) Kushal Mechanic Program: The Companyâs initiative on vocational training known as âKushal Mechanic Programâ for two wheeler mechanics who are lacking in formal education and training has gained momentum. During the year, the Company added one more training centre with the help of M/s TVS Training Institute for imparting training for the benefit of mechanics based in southern part of India. Our association with MITCON Centre for CSR and Skill Development continued during the year. During the financial year more than 492 mechanics were benefited with this program. This being a multi-year program, which will be further implemented in other regions in future.

d) Other Programs: Few other programs were undertaken during the year in the area of Community development (through Gift of Life Adventure, Night run for Woman safety (through U Active) and Computer Education support for children.

14. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel:

During the year under review, in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (âActâ) and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN: 07128441) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, offers his candidature for re-appointment as a Director.

The resolutions seeking approval of the members of the Company for the re-appointment of Mr. Shom A. Hinduja, Non-Executive Director have been incorporated in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company alongwith his brief profile.

I n accordance with section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, each Independent Director has given a written declaration to the Company confirming that he/ she meets the criteria of independence as mentioned under section 149(6) of the Act.

The Company had issued formal letter of appointment to all Independent Directors and the terms and conditions of their appointment have been disclosed on the website of the Company.

Your Company follows a structured orientation and familiarization program through various reports/ codes/ internal policies for all the Directors with a view to update them on the Companyâs policies and procedures on a regular basis. The details of familiarization program have been posted on the website of the Company under the web link http:// www.gulfoilindia.com/investors/investor-information/ corporate-governance/

Key Managerial Personnel:

The following persons have been continued as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company pursuant to section 2(51) and section 203 of the Act, read with rules framed thereunder: 1) Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director 2) Mr. Manish Kumar Gangwal, Chief Financial Officer and 3) Mr. Vinayak Joshi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer. None of the Key Managerial Personnel have resigned during the year under review.

15. Board Evaluation:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015 a Board evaluation process was completed through a process of structured questionnaire and taking into consideration various aspects of the Boardâs functioning, composition, culture, obligation and governance. The criteria for performance evaluation have been detailed in Corporate Governance Report, Annexure F to this Report and is also uploaded on the website of the Company at http://www.gulfoilindia.com. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

16. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:

The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required pursuant to section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure B and forming an integral part of this Report.

17. Business Responsibility Report:

Pursuant to Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Business Responsibility Report is provided separately in the Annexure- C and forms an integral part of this Report.

18. Information on Stock Exchanges:

The Companyâs equity shares are listed on BSE Limited (Designated Exchange) and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

19. Extract of Annual Return:

The details of extracts of Annual Return in Form MGT-9, as required under section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 are enclosed as Annexure D and forming an integral part of this Report. The same is also available on Companyâs website http://www.gulfoilindia.com.

20. Corporate Governance:

As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance is given separately in Annexure F forming an integral part of this Report, together with compliance certificate issued by Practicing Company Secretary.

21. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013:

The details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments outstanding as on March 31, 2018 under Section 186(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in Note 4, 5, 12 and 39 to the Financial Statements.

22. Material Changes and Commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between March 31, 2018 and the date of this Report:

There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year (March 31, 2018) and the date of this Report. Further, there was no change in the business of the Company during the Financial Year 2017-18.

23. Risk Management Policy:

The Company has implemented an integrated risk management approach through which it reviews and assesses significant risks on regular basis to ensure that a robust system of risk controls and mitigation is in place. Senior management periodically reviews this risk management framework to keep updated and addresses emerging challenges. Risk Management framework followed by the Company is elaborately detailed in the Management Discussion and Analysis section, forming an integral part of this Report.

24. Internal Control Systems and their Adequacy:

The Company has well defined and adequate internal control system, commensurate with size, scale and complexity of its operations. The internal financials controls are adequate and are operating effectively so as to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of business operations. During the year, Internal Financial Controls (IFC) testing process was done in order to review adequacy and strength of IFC followed by the Company. As per the assessment, no major concerns and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operation were observed. The Board has also put in place requisite legal compliance framework to ensure compliance of all the applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. The details of internal control system and adequacy are mentioned in the Management Discussion and Analysis section, forming an integral part of this Report.

25. Meetings:

Five meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year. The details of number of meetings of the Board held during the financial year 2017-18 are provided in Corporate Governance Report Annexure F which forms an integral part of this Report.

26. Transactions With Related Parties:

The policy on Related party transactions as approved by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company, http:// www.gulfoilindia.com. The transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval were placed before the Audit Committee and Board on quarterly basis. Pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 there were no new material transactions, contracts or arrangements entered with Related Party as on March 31, 2018. None of the Independent Directors have any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company except sitting fees, commission as per Companies Act, 2013. A statement showing Related Party Transactions entered during the year is given under Note 46 to the Financial Statements.

27. Significant and Material Orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals:

There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

28. Directors Responsibility Statement:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability confirm that:

a) in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

b) the Board have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2018;

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

d) the annual financial statement for the year ended March 31, 2018 have been prepared on a going concern basis; and

e) the Board have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively and

f) The Board have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

29. Auditors

Statutory Auditor:

M/s Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants (Firm registration No.: 301112E) were appointed as statutory auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the 11th Annual General Meeting of the Company. As required under Section 139 of Companies Act, 2013, the Company has obtained a written consent from the statutory auditor to their continuous appointment and a certificate from them to the extent that their existing appointment is in accordance with the conditions prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder. The Auditorâs Report to the shareholders on standalone financials for the year ended March 31, 2018 does not contain any qualification, observation or adverse comments. During the year under review, the Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Cost Auditor:

As per the requirements of Central Government and pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, your Company has been carrying out audit of cost records relating to Lubricants business and accordingly such accounts and records are made and maintained by the Company.

The Board, on recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Dhananjay V. Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No.000030), as Cost Auditors of the Company to audit the cost records of the Company for the financial year 2018-19 for a remuneration of Rs.2,75,000/- (Rupees Two lakhs seventy five thousands only) plus taxes as applicable and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses . As required, under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking Members approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the 10th Annual General Meeting of the Company. There are no audit qualifications or reservations or adverse comments for the year under review.

Secretarial Auditor:

Pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Company has appointed M/s BS & Company, Company Secretaries LLP (Firm Registration No AAE-0638.) to carry out secretarial Audit of the Company. The secretarial audit Report is enclosed as Annexure H and forming an integral part of this Report. There are no audit qualifications or reservations or adverse comments for the year under review.

30. Particulars of Employees and Related Disclosures:

Pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided in the separate Annexure-G forming part of the Boardâs Report.

Having regard to the provisions of Section 136(1), the Annual Report excluding the statement of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and particulars of employees (under section 197(12 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is being sent to the members of the Company. The said information is available for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company during working hours and any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished without any fee and free of cost.

31. Acknowledgement:

Your Directors would like to acknowledge and place on record their sincere appreciation to all stakeholders of the Company viz. various Government and other statutory bodies, customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year and also the valuable assistance and advice received from all the stakeholders including Hinduja Group. The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation to all employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board

Sanjay G. Hinduja

Place: Mumbai Chairman

Date: August 7, 2018 (DIN: 00291692)

Mar 31, 2017

BOARD''S REPORT

The Directors are pleased to present the 9^th Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2017.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Rs, Lakhs

Particulars	For the Year ended 31.03.2017	For the Year ended 31.03.2016
Revenue from Operations (Net)	113,105.67	101,135.42
Profit before finance cost, depreciation & tax	20,191.37	17,709.33
Less: Finance Cost	973.69	1,778.92
Profit before depreciation & tax	19,217.68	15,930.41
Less: Depreciation/Amortization	725.04	604.15
Profit Before Taxation	18,492.64	15,326.26
Taxation:
Current Tax	6,267.46	5,224.27
Deferred Tax	117.45	70.52
Profit After Taxation	12,107.73	10,031.47
Balance brought forward from previous year	8,967.92	3,862.94
Balance available for appropriation	21,075.65	13,894.41
Appropriations:
Interim Dividend paid on Equity Shares for the year	1,736.81	1,487.17
Dividend distribution Tax on Interim Dividend	353.57	302.75
Proposed Final Dividend on Equity Shares for the year	----	1,982.90
Dividend distribution Tax on Final Dividend	----	403.67
Final Dividend on shares issued under employee stock option scheme	1.47
Dividend distribution Tax on Final Dividend on shares issued under employee stock option scheme	0.30
Transfer to General Reserve	900.00	750.00
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet	18,083.50	8,967.92

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

The Company has continued its growth trajectory by outperforming the industry and has delivered a Net Revenue growth of 11.8%, EBITDA growth of 13.4%, PBT growth of 20.7% and PAT growth of 20.7% for the year over the last financial year.

Net revenues for the year 2016-17 was Rs, 113,105.67 lakhs (Previous year Rs, 101,135.42 lakhs), Profit before tax for the year 2016-17 was Rs, 18,492.64 lakhs (Previous year Rs, 15,326.26 lakhs). EBITDA has shown healthy growth of 13.4% YOY with EBITDA margins at 161% an improvement of 22 bps for the year over previous year.

Profit after tax for the year was Rs, 12,107.73 lakhs (Previous year Rs, 10,031.47 lakhs) resulting in an Earnings Per Share (Basic) of Rs, 24.41 (Previous year Rs, 20.24). During the year under review, there was no change in the nature of business.

Key Performance highlights are discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis forming an integral part of this Report.

2. DIVIDEND:

During the year, the Board of Director of the Company had approved the Dividend Distribution Policy in line with Regulation 43A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The policy is separately provided as Annexure E forming an integral part of this Report and is also uploaded on the website of the Company at http:// www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/dividend-distribution-policy17.pdf .

In line with the Policy, the Board has recommended a final dividend of Rs, 5/- per equity share (250% on the Face Value of Rs, 2/- per share) for the year 2016-17. The final dividend of Rs, 2,481.69 lakhs, if approved by the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be paid out of the profits for the current year to all the Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the Register of Members as on the date of the Book Closure. The Board at their meeting held on February 3, 2017, declared an Interim Dividend of Rs, 3.50 per share i.e. 175% of the Face Value of Rs, 2/- per share. The said Interim Dividend was paid to all eligible shareholders on February 23, 2017.

With this, the total dividend for the full year 2016-17 shall stand at Rs, 8.50 per share (425% on Face Value of Rs, 2/- per share).

3. TRANSFER TO RESERVE:

During the year, Board has appropriated Rs, 900 lakhs to General Reserves. (Previous year Rs, 750 lakhs)

4. SHARE CAPITAL:

During the year there has been an increase in the paid-up equity share capital due to equity shares being allotted to eligible employees under Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited-Employee Stock Option Scheme- 2015. The paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2017 was Rs, 992.68 lakhs (previous year Rs, 991.45 lakhs). The authorized capital of the Company as on March 31, 2017 was Rs, 10,46,27,228 divided into 5,23,13,614 equity shares of Rs, 2/- each. There was no change in the authorized capital of the Company during the year.

5. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:

Management discussion and Analysis is provided separately, forming an integral part of this Report.

6. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has adopted Whistle Blower and Vigil Mechanism policy for Directors and Employees of the Company. The Company has established a secured system to enable Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns, generally impacting / affecting business of our Company, including but not limited to improper or unethical behavior / misconduct / actual or suspected frauds / violation of Company''s code of conduct. All protected disclosures concerning financial or accounting matters should be addressed, in writing, to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Company for investigation.

7. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year from the Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

8. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

Company''s Research & Development (R&D) and quality control facility located at Silvassa has comprehensive testing facilities for testing and development of automotive and industrial lubricants. It is staffed with well qualified & experienced scientists and technologists for development of product formulations.

Although Company receives global product formulations from Gulf Oil International under the license agreement, the R&D Centre located at Silvassa adopts the global product formulations based on local raw materials and operating conditions meeting the specific needs of local OEM''s and lubricants market in India.

9. SUBSIDIARIES/JOINT VENTURE/ASSOCIATES:

The Company does not have any subsidiary/Joint Venture/ Associates as on March 31, 2017.

10. HUMAN RESOURCES / INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, ESOP SCHEME:

The Company successfully grew its talent acquisition, retention and development plans during the year, Cordial industrial relation and low absenteeism contributed to higher output levels. The focus on employee development and efforts to enhance competency levels through training programs continued. Detailed information on this section has been provided in the "Management Discussion and Analysis, which is forming an integral part of this Report.

EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME:

During the year under review, your Company has allotted 61,300 equity shares under "Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited-Employees Stock Option Scheme-2015" to eligible employees of the Company. The total Stock Options outstanding as of March 31, 2017 are 6,27,531. The information as required under Regulation 14 of the SEBI(Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 are disclosed on the website of the Company at we blink http://www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/golil-esop. pdf.

11. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY:

12. REMUNERATION POLICY:

The Board has adopted a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The policy also lays down the criteria for selection and appointment of Board members. The details of the policy are provided in the "Report on Corporate Governance" Annexure F to this Report.

13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS:

The Company has initiated activities under CSR initiatives in the area of education, vocational training, rural development and promoting healthcare in and around its area of operations and local area at Silvassa, DNH. These projects are in accordance with schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Company''s CSR policy.

A report on CSR activities as required under Companies (Corporate social responsibilities Policy) Rules, 2014 is set out in Annexure A, forming part of this Report.

The Company instilled and guided by the values of our Group Founder, Shri. Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja''s belief, "My dharma (duty) is to work, so that I can give", . The Company actively engaged in various programs under CSR during the year. The details of the same are given below:

a) Mobile Medical Unit: Being a multi-year program, the Company continued its support for mobile medical unit during the current year in the remote villages near Silvassa, DNH. This CSR project provides much needed free medical support to the tribal population residing in the villages near Silvassa. The program is administered through Hinduja Foundation and Hinduja Hospital. During the year, more than 8,400 villagers were treated under the project free of cost. The state of the art facilities available to the villagers free of cost, in the mobile van which includes diagnostic facility, laboratory test, medicine dispensing.

b) Road Safety Drive: The Company supported road safety campaign to promote education and awareness on road safety amongst bike riders. During the campaign, safety helmets were distributed to traffic police at various cities in Maharashtra like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Aurangabad, Solapur and Amravati. The Company also supported a road safety rally and awareness programs initiated by Mukul Madhav Foundation at Pune jointly with Pune city police and other corporate. The Company distributed more than 3,000 safety helmets to traffic police in various cities of Maharashtra.

c) Primary Education to Children: For last two years, the Company is focusing on one of the critical area of community as educational support to economically challenged children through Mukul Madhav Foundation. During the year, initiatives were taken to develop primary education infrastructure for economically challenged children in Wagholi, Pune and village Gholap, Ratnagiri.

d) Kushal Mechanic Program: In this year, the Company initiated two wheeler mechanic vocational training program known as "Kushal Mechanic Program" for two wheeler mechanics who are lacking of formal education and training. Two wheeler mechanic vocational training was provided through MITCON Centre for CSR and Skill Development, Pune and the participants were awarded training completion certificate jointly by Mitcon and Company. During the financial year more than 150 mechanics were benefited with this program. This being a multi-year program, which will be further implemented in other regions in future.

e) Other Programs: Few other programs were undertaken during the year in the area of Community development (through Make-A-Wish Foundation, Woman safety (through U-Active) and water conservation (through Bhagwat Foundation)

14. DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

During the year under review, in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Sanjay G. Hinduja (DIN: 00291692) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, offers his candidature for re-appointment as a Director.

In accordance with section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, each Independent Director has given a written declaration to the Company confirming that he/ she meets the criteria of independence as mentioned under section 149(6) of the Act.

On recommendation and approval of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on May 14, 2017, re-appointed Mr. Ravi Chawla as Managing Director of the Company for further period of 3 (three) years effective from June 6, 2017 and the terms of his re-appointment including the remuneration, subject to approval of the Members of the Company at AGM.

The resolutions seeking approval of the members of the Company for the re-appointment of Mr. Sanjay G. Hinduja, Chairman and re-appointment of Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director have been incorporated in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company along with their brief Profile about them.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The following persons have been continued as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company pursuant to section 2(51) and section 203 of the Act, read with rules framed there under: 1) Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director 2) Mr. Manish Kumar Gangwal, Chief Financial Officer and 3) Mr. Vinayak Joshi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer. None of the Key Managerial Personnel have resigned during the year under review.

15. BOARD EVALUATION:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015 a Board evaluation process was completed through a process of structured questionnaire and taking into consideration various aspects of the Board''s functioning, composition, culture, obligation and governance. The criteria for performance evaluation have been detailed in Corporate Governance Report, Annexure F to this Report. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

16. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

17. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT:

Pursuant to Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Business Responsibility Report is applicable for the first time to the company and provided separately in the Annexure- C forming an integral part of this Report.

18. INFORMATION ON STOCK EXCHANGES:

The Company''s equity shares are listed on BSE Limited (Designated Exchange) and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

19. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The details of extracts of Annual Return in Form MGT-9, as required under section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 are enclosed as Annexure D and forming an integral part of this Report.

20. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance together with compliance certificate issued by Practicing Company Secretary is given separately in Annexure F forming an integral part of this Report.

21. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments outstanding as on March 31, 2017 under Section 186(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in Note 11 and 25 to the Financial Statements.

22. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN MARCH 31, 2017 AND THE DATE OF THIS REPORT:

There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year (March 31, 2017) and the date of this Report.

23. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:

24. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Company has well defined and adequate internal control system, commensurate with size, scale and complexity of its operations. The internal financials controls are adequate and are operating effectively so as to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of business operations. During the year, Internal Financial Controls (IFC) testing process was done in order to review adequacy and strength of IFC followed by the company. As per the assessment, there are no major concerns and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operation were observed. The Board has also put in place requisite legal compliance framework to ensure compliance of all the applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. The details of Internal control system and adequacy are mentioned in the Management Discussion and Analysis section, forming an integral part of this Report.

25. MEETINGS:

The details of number of meetings of the Board held during the Financial year 2016-17 are provided in Corporate Governance Report (Annexure F).

26. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All related party transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which were of routine and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval were placed before the Audit Committee and Board on quarterly basis. The policy on Related party transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company, www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/policy-on-materiality-and-dealings.pdf. Pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 there were no new material transactions, contracts or arrangements entered with Related Party as on March 31, 2017. None of the Directors have any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company except sitting fees, commission as per Companies Act, 2013. A statement showing Related Party Transactions entered during the year is given under Note 31 to the Financial Statements.

27. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:

There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

28. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by us, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013:

a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

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

c) the Board had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d) the Board had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and

e) the Board had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively and

f) the Board had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

29. AUDITORS INCLUDING COST AUDITORS, SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:

At the Annual General Meeting held on June 4, 2014, M/s Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as statutory auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the 11^th Annual General Meeting of the Company subject to ratification of appointment at every Annual General meeting of the Company. Accordingly, the appointment of M/s. Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants, as statutory auditors of the Company, is placed for ratification by the shareholders. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have recommended their appointment for the financial year

2017-18. The necessary resolution is being placed before the Members for approval. As required under the provisions of section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has obtained written confirmation from M/s Price Waterhouse, that their appointment, if made, would be in conformity with the limits specified in the said section. The Auditor''s Report to the shareholders on standalone financials for the year ended March 31, 2017 does not contain any qualification, observation or adverse comments.

Cost Auditors:

The Board, on recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Dhananjay V. Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No.000030), as Cost Auditors of the Company to audit the cost records of the company for the financial year 2017-18 for a remuneration of '' 2,75,000/-(Rupees Two lakhs seventy five thousands only) plus taxes as applicable and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses . As required, under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking Members approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the 9^th Annual General meeting of the Company.

Secretarial Auditor:

Pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company has appointed M/s BS & Company, Company Secretaries LLP (Firm Registration No AAE-0638.) to carry out secretarial Audit of the Company. The secretarial audit Report is enclosed as Annexure G and forming an integral part of this Report. There are no audit qualifications or reservations or adverse comments for the year under review.

30. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:

Pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5 (1),5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided in the separate annexure forming part of the Board''s Report. Having regard to the provisions of Section 136(1), the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company. The said information is available for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company during working hours and any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished without any fee and free of cost.

31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Your Directors thank the various Government and other statutory bodies for the continued help and co-operation extended by them to your Company. The Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year. The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation to all employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board

Sanjay G. Hinduja Chairman (DIN: 00291692)

Mumbai

Date: July 24, 2017

Mar 31, 2016

The Directors are pleased to present the 8th Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2016.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS

(Rs. Lakhs)

Particulars For the For the Year ended Year ended 31.03.2016 31.03.2015

Revenue from Operations (Net) 1,01,135.42 96,748.17

Profit before finance cost, 17,709.33 13,861.35 depreciation & tax

Less: Finance Cost 1,778.92 1,775.35

Profit before depreciation & 15,930.41 12,086.00 tax

Less: Depreciation/ 604.15 482.12 Amortization

Profit Before Taxation 15,326.26 11,603.88

Taxation:

Current Tax 5,224.27 3,531.13

Deferred Tax 70.52 331.79

Profit After Taxation 10,031.47 7,740.96

Balance brought forward 3,862.94 (0.78) from previous year

Less :Transitional - 129.05 Depreciation on revision of useful life of Fixed assets, debited to opening Reserves and Surplus (Net of Tax)

Balance available for 13,894.41 7,611.13 appropriation

Appropriations:

Interim Dividend paid on 1,487.17 991.45 Equity Shares for the year

Dividend distribution Tax on 302.75 168.49 Interim Dividend

Proposed Final Dividend on 1,982.90 1,735.04 Equity Shares for the year

Dividend distribution Tax on 403.67 353.21 proposed Final Dividend

Transfer to General Reserve 750.00 500.00

Balance Carried to Balance 8,967.92 3,862.94 Sheet

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

The Company has continued it''s growth trajectory by outperforming the industry and has delivered a Net Revenue growth of 4.5%, EBITDA growth of 22.5%, PBT growth of 32.1% and PAT growth of 29.6% for the year over the last financial year.

Net revenues for the year 2015-16 was Rs.101,135.42 lakhs (Rs. 96,748.17 lakhs in the previous year), Profit before tax for the year 2015-16 was Rs.15,326.26 lakhs (Rs. 11,603.88 lakhs in the previous year). EBITDA has shown a healthy growth of 22.5% YOY with EBITDA margins at 15.9% an improvement of 230 bps for the year over previous year.

Profit after tax for the year was Rs.10,031.47 lakhs (Previous year Rs.7,740.96 lakhs) resulting in an Earnings Per Share (Basic) of Rs.20.24 (Previous year Rs.15.62).

Detailed Performance highlights are discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis enclosed as Annexure A and forming integral part of this Report.

2. DIVIDEND:

During the year, the Board at their meeting held on February 9, 2016, declared an Interim Dividend of '' 3/- per share i.e. 150% of the Face Value of the Equity Share. The said Interim Dividend was paid to all eligible shareholders on February 25, 2016. The Board has recommended a final dividend of Rs.4 per equity share (200% on the Face Value of Rs.2 per share) for the year 2015-16. The final dividend of Rs.1,982.90 lakhs, if approved by the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be paid out of the profits for the current year to all Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the Register of Members as on the date of the Book Closure.

With this, the total dividend for the full year 2015-16 shall stand at Rs.7/- per share (350 % on Face Value of '' 2/-).

3. TRANSFER TO GENERAL RESERVE:

During the year, Board has appropriated Rs.750 lakhs to General Reserves. (Previous year Rs.500 lakhs.)

4. SHARE CAPITAL:

The paid up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2016 was Rs.991.45 lakhs. There was no change in the equity share capital of the Company during the year. During the year, the authorised capital of the Company has been increased to Rs.10,46,27,228 divided into 5,23,13,614 equity shares of Rs.2/- each.

5. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:

Management discussion and Analysis Report is provided separately in the Annexure A forming integral part of this Report.

6. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has adopted Whistle Blower and Vigil Mechanism policy for Directors and Employees of the Company. The Company has established a secured system to enable Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns, generally impacting / affecting business of our Company, including but not limited to improper or unethical behavior / misconduct / actual or suspected frauds / violation of Company''s code of conduct. All protected disclosures concerning financial or accounting matters should be addressed, in writing, to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company for investigation.

In respect of all other protected disclosures, those concerning the Ombudsman and employees at the levels of senior Vice President and above should be addressed to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and those concerning other employees should be addressed to the Ombudsman of the Company. The Ombudsman may refer the matter to the Chairman of the Audit Committee depending upon the importance of the matter. Further details are posted on the website of the Company www.gulfoilindia.com. During the year, no complaints were received under vigil mechanism.

7. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year from the Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

8. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

Company''s Research & Development (R&D) and Quality Control facility located at Silvassa has comprehensive testing facilities for testing and development of automotive and industrial lubricants. It is staffed with well qualified & experienced scientists and technologists for development of product formulations.

Although Company receives global product formulations from Gulf Oil International under the license agreement, the R&D Centre located at Silvassa adopts the global product formulations based on local raw materials and operating conditions meeting the specific needs of local OEM''s and lubricants market in India.

9. SUBSIDIARIES:

The Company does not have any subsidiary as on March 31, 2016.

10. HUMAN RESOURCES / INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS/ ESOP SCHEME:

The Company successfully grew its talent acquisition, retention and development plans during the year, Cordial industrial relation and low absenteeism contributed to higher output levels. The focus on employee development and efforts to enhance competency levels through training programs continued. Detailed information on this section has been provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis in the Annexure A, which is forming integral part of this Report.

EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME:

During the year under review, your Company has granted 7,19,215 stock options under "Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited-Employees Stock Option Scheme-2015" to eligible employees of the Company. The total Stock Options outstanding as of March 31, 2016 are 7,19,215. The information as required under Regulation 14 of the SEBI(Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 are disclosed on the website of the Company weblink http://www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/golil- esop.pdf.

11. DISCLOSURE UNDER PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY (POSH):

The Company has adopted Prevention Of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policy. An internal Committee has been constituted under the policy. No complaints were received under POSH during the year ended March 31, 2016.

12. REMUNERATION POLICY:

The Board has adopted a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The policy also lays down the criteria for selection and appointment of Board members. The details of the policy are provided in the "Report on Corporate Governance", Annexure F to this Report.

13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS:

The Company has started several activities under CSR initiatives in the area of education, rural development and promoting health care in and around its area of operations and local area at Silvassa, DNH. These projects are in accordance with schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Company''s CSR policy.

A report on CSR activities as required under Companies (Corporate Social Responsibilities Policy) Rules, 2014 is set out in Annexure B, forming part of this Report.

During the year, following initiatives were undertaken under CSR initiatives:

a) Mobile Medical Unit: The Company funded Mobile Medical unit was operative in the remote villages near Silvassa, DNH. This CSR project was conceived in conjunction with the Hinduja Foundation and provides much needed free medical support to the tribal of remote villages near Silvassa, DNH. The state of the art facilities available to the villagers free of cost, in the mobile van which includes diagnostic facility, laboratory tests, medicine dispensing and health checkup.

As of the date of this Report, more than 2,000 patients were treated under the project free of cost.

This is a multi-year project which will be continued for the needy people near Silvassa, DNH.

b) Foster a Child Rally: The Company organizes " Foster a Child Drive" a unique, one of its kind CSR initiatives for the benefit of underprivileged children. This is the 7th year of the project wherein nearly 60 underprivileged children participated this year.

c) Primary Education: CSR initiatives was undertaken through Mukul Madhav Foundation for providing primary educational support to the underprivileged children at Bhatkya Vimukta Jati Shikshan Sanstha (BVJSS), Wagholi, Pune.

d) Road safety drive: one of the CSR initiative was undertaken for creating awareness about Road safety drive wherein safety helmets were distributed among Mumbai Police and briefed them about safety measures. A rally was conducted in Mumbai for creating awareness among youths about road safety measures.

This is the second year of separate operations for the Company and wherein few CSR areas have been identified and the projects were initiated during the year. During the year, the Board has not been able to spend full CSR amount as contemplated in the guidelines and has taken up various steps to identify additional CSR projects to meaningfully spend full amount under CSR in the coming years.

14. DIRECTORS & KMPs:

The Board of Directors at their meeting held on August 3, 2016 appointed Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN:07128441) as an Additional Non-executive Director on the Board of the Company effective from same date upon recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Under section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013, he continues to hold office of a Director of the Company upto conclusion of ensuing 8th Annual General Meeting of the Company. As required under section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has received a Notice from a Member signifying his intention to propose Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN:07128441) as a candidature for the office of the Director of the Company alongwith requisite deposit.

Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN:07128441) does not hold any equity shares of the Company. Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN:07128441) has given his consent to act as Director and is not disqualified from being appointed as a Director in terms of section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013. Brief profile of Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN :07128441) in terms of SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 has been provided at the end of the Notice for AGM.

Save and except Mr. Shom A. Hinduja & Mr. Sanjay G. Hinduja and their relatives, to the extent of their shareholding interest, if any, in the Company, none of the other Directors / Key Managerial Personnel of the Company /their relatives are, in any way, concern or interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at item No.5 of the Notice.

Your Board recommends appointment of Mr. Shom A. Hinduja (DIN:07128441) as a Director of the Company, liable to retire by rotation as per resolution No.5 of the Notice of ensuing 8th Annual General Meeting of the Company.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Sanjay G. Hinduja (DIN: 00291692) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, offers his candidature for re-appointment as a Director.

In accordance with section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, each independent Director has given a written declaration to the Company confirming that he/ she meets the criteria of independence as mentioned under section 149(6) of the Act.

During the year, Mr. R. P. Hinduja ceased to be a Director of the Company effective from September 22, 2015 and the Board places on record its appreciation for contributions made by Mr. R. P. Hinduja during his tenure as a Director.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The following persons have been continued as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company pursuant to section 2(51) and section 203 of the Act, read with rules framed thereunder. 1) Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director, 2) Mr. Manish Kumar Gangwal, Chief Financial Officer and 3) Mr. Vinayak Joshi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer. None of the Key Managerial Personnel have resigned during the year under review.

15. BOARD EVALUATION:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, Board evaluation was completed through a process of structured questionnaire and taking into consideration various aspects of the Board''s functioning, composition, culture, obligation and governance. The criteria for performance evaluation have been detailed in Corporate Governance Report, Annexure F to this Report. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

16. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required pursuant to section 134(3) of the companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure C and forming integral part of this Report.

17. INFORMATION ON STOCK EXCHANGES:

The Company''s equity shares are listed on BSE Limited (Designated Exchange) and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

18. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance together with compliance certificate issued by Practicing Company Secretary is given separately in Annexure F forming an integral part of this Report.

19. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments outstanding as on March 31, 2016 under Section 186(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in Note 11 and 25 to the Financial Statements.

20. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN MARCH 31, 2016 AND (AUGUST 3, 2016). (DATE OF THE REPORT):

There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year (March 31, 2016) and the date of the Report (August 3, 2016).

21. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:

The Company has implemented an integrated risk management approach through which it reviews and assesses significant risks on regular basis to ensure that a robust system of risk controls and mitigation is in place. Senior management periodically reviews this risk management framework to keep updated and addresses emerging challenges. Risk Management policy followed by the company is elaborately detailed in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Annexure A forming an integral part of this Report.

22. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK

The Company has well defined and adequate internal control system, commensurate with size, scale and complexity of its operations. The internal financials controls are adequate and are operating effectively so as to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of business operations. During the year, Internal Financial Controls (IFC) testing process was done in order to review adequacy and strength of IFC followed by the company. As per the assessment, there are no major concerns and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operation were observed. The Board has also put in place requisite legal compliance framework to ensure compliance of all the applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. The details of Internal control system and adequacy are mentioned in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Annexure A forming an integral part of this Report.

23. MEETINGS:

The details of number of meetings of the Board held during the Financial year 2015-16 are provided in Corporate Governance Report (Annexure F).

24. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All related party transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which were of routine and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval were placed before the Audit Committee and Board on quarterly basis. The policy on Related party transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company, www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/policy-on-materiality- and-dealings.pdf. Pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounting) Rules, 2014 there were no material transactions, contracts or arrangements entered with Related Party as on March 31, 2016. None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company except as disclosed at appropriate places. A statement showing Related Party Transactions entered during the year is given under Note 31 to the Financial Statements.

25. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:

There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators /Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

26. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by us, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013:

a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

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

c) the Board had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d) the Board had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

e) the Board had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and

f) the Board had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

27. AUDITORS INCLUDING COST AUDITORS, SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:

M/s Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 301112E) who are the Statutory Auditors of the Company hold office upto the ensuing 8th Annual General Meeting. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have recommended their re-appointment for the financial year 2016-17. The necessary resolution is being placed before the Members for approval. As required under the provisions of section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has obtained written confirmation from M/s Price Waterhouse, that their appointment, if made, would be in conformity with the limits specified in the said section.

Cost Auditors:

As per the requirements of Central Government and pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, your Company has been carrying out audit of cost records relating to Company.

The Board, on recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Dhananjay V. Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No.000030), as Cost Auditors of the Company to audit the cost records of the company for the financial year 2016-17 for a remuneration of Rs.2,75,000/- (Rupees Two lakhs Seventy Five Thousand only) plus service tax as applicable and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses . As required, under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking Members approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the 8th Annual General meeting of the Company.

Secretarial Auditor:

Pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, the Company has appointed M/s BS & Company, Company Secretaries LLP (Firm Registration No AAE-0638.) to carry out secretarial Audit of the Company. The secretarial audit Report enclosed as Annexure D and forming integral part of this Report.

There are no audit qualifications for the year under review.

28. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The details of extracts of Annual Return in Form MGT-9, as required under section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 are enclosed as Annexure E and forming integral part of this Report.

29. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:

Pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) to 5(3) and pursuant to section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 and relevant rules thereto, the disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details of employees of the Company are made available for inspection at the Registered office of the Company with the Company Secretary during working hours and any Member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same shall be provided without any fee.

30. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Your Directors thank the various Government and other statutory bodies for the continued help and co-operation extended by them to your Company. The Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year. The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation to all employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board

Sanjay G. Hinduja

Chairman

(DIN: 00291692)

Place: Mumbai

Date: August 3, 2016

Mar 31, 2015

The Directors are pleased to present the seventh Annual Report and Audited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2015. This Report and Audited Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 2015 are being presented for the first time after demerger of Lubricants Business of earlier Gulf Oil Corporation Limited into the Company with Appointed Date 1st April, 2014, as per Scheme of Arrangement between Gulf Oil Corporation Limited ("Transferor Company/ Demerged Company/GOCL") and Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited ("Transferee Company" / "Resulting Company" / "GOLIL"/"Company"") and their respective shareholders and creditors. Hence, the financial results for the year 2014-15 are not comparable to the previous year figures.

1 FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Rs. Lakhs

2014-15 2013-14

Profit Before Taxation 11,603.88 (0.57)

Taxation:

Current Tax 3,531.13

Deferred Tax 331.79

Profit After Taxation 7,740.96 (0.57)

Balance brought forward (0.78) (0.21) from previous year

Less Transitional 129.05 Depreciation on revision of useful life of Fixed assets, debited to opening Reserves and Surplus(Net of Tax)

Balance available for 7,611.13 (0.78) appropriation

Appropriations:

Interim Dividend paid on 991.45 Equity Shares for the year

Dividend distribution Tax on 168.49 Interim Dividend

Proposed Final Dividend on 1,735.04 Equity Shares for the year

Dividend distribution Tax on 353.21 Final Dividend

Transfer to General Reserve 500.00

Balance Carried to Balance 3,862.94 (0.78) Sheet

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Demerger of lubricants business (w.e.f. 01st April 2014) with the vision of creating a pure play stand alone separately listed Lubricant Company i.e. GOLIL has turned to be a step in the right direction and has unlocked a significant value for the Shareholders.

The lubricants business in form of a separate entity has continued to tread on a growth trajectory by outperforming the industry and has delivered a Net Revenue growth of 12.2% and growth in Profit before tax of 13.6% for the year over the last financial year. Net Revenues for the year 2014-15 was Rs. 96,748.17 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 86,261.09 Lakhs in the previous year and Profit Before Tax was Rs. 11,603.88 Lakhs (Rs. 10,216.32 Lakhs in the previous year) as Lubricants Division. Company''s EBIDTA has shown a healthy growth of 21% YoY with EBIDTA margins at 13.6%, an improvement of 100 bps for the year over previous year for Lubricants business.

Profit After Tax for the year was Rs. 7,740.96 Lakhs resulting in an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of Rs. 15.62 for the year.

Performance highlights are discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis enclosed as Annexure A and forming integral part of this Report.

2 DIVIDEND:

During the year, the Board at their meeting held on September 25, 2014, declared an Interim Dividend of Rs.2/- per share i.e. 100% of the Face Value of the Equity Share. The said Interim Dividend was paid to all eligible shareholders on October 17, 2014. The Board has recommended a final dividend of Rs. 3.50 (175% on the Face Value of Rs. 2 per share) per equity share for the year 2014-15. The final dividend of Rs. 1,735.04 Lakhs, if approved by the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be paid out of the profits for the current year to all Shareholders of the Company whose names appear on the Register of Members as on the date of the Book Closure.

With this, the total dividend for the full year 2014-15 shall stand at Rs. 5.50 per share ( 275% on Face Value of Rs.2/-).

3 SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT AND LISTING OF SHARES:

The Hon''ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh, vide its order dated April 16, 2014 has approved the Scheme of Arrangement between Gulf Oil Corporation Limited ("Transferor Company/Demerged Company/GOCL") and Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited ("Transferee Company" / "Resulting Company" / "GOLIL"/"Company"") and their respective shareholders and creditors. The Scheme provided for demerger and transfer of the Lubricants Undertaking of Gulf Oil Corporation Limited to Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited, w.e.f. April 1, 2014 (the appointed date under the Scheme) pursuant to Section 391 to 394 read with Sections 78, 100 to 104 of the Companies Act, 1956. Upon filing the Order of the High Court with the Registrar of Companies at Hyderabad, the Scheme became effective on May 31, 2014.

Pursuant of Scheme of Arrangement, shareholders of GOCL have been allotted 1 (one) fully paid equity share of face value Rs.2/- each in Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited for every 2 (two) equity shares held in GOCL and simultaneous effect was given to capital reduction / reorganization in GOCL by allotting 1 (one) new GOCL fully paid equity share of face value Rs.2/- each for every such two old GOCL shares. These GOCL and GOLIL shares have been issued and allotted on June 12, 2014 to the eligible shareholders of GOCL whose names appeared on the Register of Members as on the Record Date i.e. June 5, 2014. New share certificates of GOLIL have been dispatched to all the Shareholders on June 18, 2014 and dematerialsed shares have been credited to the demat accounts of the shareholders by Central Depository Services India Limited on June 20, 2014 and National Securities Depository Limited on June 21, 2014. The Company has been admitted for listing and trading on BSE Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange India Limited (NSE) with effect from July 31, 2014.

4 SHARE CAPITAL:

During the year, the Authorised share capital has increased to Rs. 9,96,44,980/- divided into 4,98,22,490 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each from Rs. 5,00,000/- divided into 50,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each, pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement. Further the Company allotted 4,95,72,490 equity shares of Rs.2/-each on June 12, 2014 and the earlier paid-up capital of Rs.5,00,000 divided into 50,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- were cancelled pursuant to the scheme of arrangement . For details of share capital of the Company, please refer Note 2 to the Financial Statements.

Subsequent to the year end, with effect from May 13, 2015, the authorized share capital of the Company further increased to Rs. 10,46,27,228 divided into 5,23,13,614 equity shares of Rs.2/- each.

5 REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY:

Subsequent to the year end, the approval of the Shareholders was obtained on May 13, 2015, through Postal Ballot process for shifting of Registered Office of the Company from Hyderabad, State of Telangana to Mumbai, the State of Maharashtra.

The approval of Regional Director was received on July 3, 2015 approving the shifting of Registered Office

of the Company to Mumbai, State of Maharashtra. The new address of the Registered Office of the Company is "IN Centre, 49/50, M.I.D.C., 12th Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai Â 400 093, Maharashtra, India.

6 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:

Management discussion and Analysis Report is provided separately in the Annexure A forming integral part of this Report.

7 VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has adopted Whistle Blower and Vigil Mechanism policy for Directors and Employees of the Company. The Company has established a secured system to enable Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns, generally impacting / affecting business of our Company, including but not limited to improper or unethical behavior / misconduct / actual or suspected frauds / violation of Company''s code of conduct. All protected disclosures concerning financial or accounting matters should be addressed, in writing, to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company for investigation.

In respect of all other protected disclosures, those concerning the Ombudsman and employees at the levels of senior Vice President and above should be addressed to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and those concerning other employees should be addressed to the Ombudsman of the Company. The Ombudsman may refer the matter to the Chairman of the Audit Committee depending upon the importance of the matter. Further details are posted on the website of the Company www.gulfoilindia.com .

8 PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year from the Public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

9 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

Company''s Research & Development (R&D) and quality control facility located at Silvassa has comprehensive testing facilities for testing and development of automotive and industrial lubricants. It is staffed with well qualified & experienced scientists and technologists for development of product formulations.

Although Company receives global product formulations from Gulf Oil International under the license agreement, the R&D Centre located at Silvassa adopts the global product formulations based on local raw materials and operating conditions meeting the specific needs of local OEM''s and lubricants market in India.

10 SUBSIDIARIES:

The Company does not have any subsidiary as on March 31, 2015.

11 HUMAN RESOURCES / INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, ESOP SCHEME:

The Company successfully grew its talent acquisition, retention and development plans during the year, Cordial industrial retention and low absenteeism contributed to higher output levels. The focus on employee development and efforts to enhance competency levels through training programs continued. Detailed information on this section has been provided in the "Management Discussion and Analysis in the Annexure A, which is forming integral part of this Report.

12 DISCLOSURE UNDER PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY:

During the year under review and post completion of de- merger process, the Company adopted Prevention Of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policy. A separate internal Committee has been constituted under the policy. No complaints were received under POSH during the year ended March 31, 2015.

13 REMUNERATION POLICY:

The Board has adopted a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and senior Management of the Company. The policy also lays down the criteria for selection and appointment of Board members. The details of the policy are provided in the Annexure F to this Report.

14 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS:

Post de-merger, the Company constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee on June 6, 2014. The Company has initiated activities under CSR initiatives in the area of education, rural development and promoting health care in and around its area of operations and local area at Silvassa, DNH. These projects are in accordance with schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Company''s CSR policy. A report on CSR activities as required under Companies (Corporate social responsibilities Policy) Rules, 2014 is set out in Annexure B forming part of this Report.

This being the first year of separate operations for the Company and in order to stabilize the operations under a new listed entity w.e.f. its listing on July 31, 2014, the Board has not been able to spend full CSR amount as contemplated in the guidelines and has taken up various steps to identify additional CSR projects to meaningfully spend full amount under CSR in the coming years.

15 DIRECTORS:

During the year under review, the Board of Directors, on recommendation of Nomination and remuneration committee, appointed Mr. Ravi Chawla as Managing Director of the Company for a period of 3 years effective from June 6, 2014. All independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing agreement.

Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement between Gulf Oil Corporation Limited (the Demerged Company) and your Company (Resulting Company), the Board was reconstituted on May 29, 2014 by appointing Mr. Sanjay G. Hinduja, Mr. Ramkrishan P. Hinduja, Mr. M.S. Ramachandran, Mr. Ashok Kini and Mrs. Kanchan Chitale as Directors of the Company and thereafter Mr. S. Pramanik and Mr. T. T. Das have resigned on June 14, 2014 as directors of the Company.

At the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on September 22, 2015, Mr. Ramkrishan P. Hinduja, (Director) will retire by rotation. Mr. Ramkrishan P. Hinduja has not offered himself for re-appointment due to understandable pre-occupations and the vacancy caused by retirement by rotation of Mr. Ramkrishan P. Hinduja, will not be filled up at the ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on September 22, 2015 or any adjournment thereof. The Board placed on record its appreciation of contributions made by him during his tenure.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

During the year under review, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on June 6, 2014 have appointed Key Managerial Personnels namely, 1) Mr. Ravi Chawla, Managing Director, 2) Mr Manish Kumar Gangwal, Chief Financial Officer and 3) Mr Vinayak Joshi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.

16 BOARD EVALUATION:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing agreement, a Board evaluation process was completed through a process of structured questionnaire and taking into consideration various aspects of the Board''s functioning, composition, culture, obligation and governance. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

17 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required pursuant to section 134(3) of the companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure C and forming integral part of this Report.

18 INFORMATION ON STOCK EXCHANGES:

The Company''s equity shares are listed on BSE Limited (Designated Exchange) and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited with effect from July 31, 2014.

19 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

As per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a Report on Corporate Governance together with compliance certificate issued by Practicing Company Secretary are given separately in Annexure F forming an integral part of this Report.

20 PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments outstanding as on March 31, 2015 under Section 186(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in Note 11 and 25 to the Financial Statements.

21 MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN MARCH 31, 2015 AND JULY 28, 2015 (DATE OF THE REPORT):

There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year (March 31, 2015) and the date of the Report (July 28, 2015).

22 RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:

The details of development and implementation of Risk Management Policy for the Company are given in Annexure A, forming part of this Report

23 INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The details of internal control System and their adequacy are mentioned in the "Management Discussion And Analysis" enclosed as Annexure A, forming part of this Report.

24 MEETINGS:

The details of number of meetings of the Board held during the Financial year 2014-15 are provided in Corporate Governance Report.

25 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All related party transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which were of routine and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval were placed before the Audit Committee and Board on quarterly basis. The policy on Related party transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company, www.gulfoilindia.com/upload/pdf/ policy-on-materiality-and-dealings.pdf. Pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounting) Rules, 2014 there were no material transactions, contracts or arrangements entered with Related Party as on March 31, 2015. None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-Ã -vis the Company. A statement showing Related Party Transactions entered during the year is given under Note 31 to the Financial Statements.

26 SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:

There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators /Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

27 DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by us , your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013:

a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

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

c) the Board had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d) the Board had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and

e) the Board had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively and

f) the Board had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

28 AUDITORS INCLUDING COST AUDITORS, SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:

M/s Price Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 301112E) who are the Statutory Auditors of the Company hold office upto the ensuing seventh Annual General Meeting. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have recommended their re-appointment for the financial year 2015-16. The necessary resolution is being placed before the Members for approval.

As required under the provisions of section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has obtained written confirmation from M/s Price Waterhouse, that their appointment, if made, would be in conformity with the limits specified in the said section.

Cost Auditors:

As per the requirements of Central Government and pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, your Company has been carrying out audit of cost records relating to Lubricants business.

The Board, on recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Dhananjay V. Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No.000030), as Cost Auditors of the Company to audit the cost records of the company for the financial year 2015-16 for a remuneration of Rs. 2,25,000 (Rupees Two Lacs Twenty Five Thousand only )plus service tax as applicable and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses . As required, under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking Members approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the seventh Annual General meeting of the Company.

Secretarial Auditor:

Pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, the Company has appointed M/s BS & Company, Company Secretaries LLP (Firm Registration No AAE-0638.) to carry out secretarial Audit of the Company. The secretarial audit Report enclosed as Annexure D and forming integral part of this Report.

There is no audit qualification for the year under review.

29 EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The details of extracts of Annual Return in Form MGT-9, as required under section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 are enclosed as Annexure E and forming integral part of this Report.

30 PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:

In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said Rules are provided in the Annexure forming part of the Annual Report.

Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details 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 are provided in the Annexure forming part of the Annual Report.

Having regard to the provisions of Section 136(1) read with its relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the Members of the Company. The said information is available for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company during working hours and any Member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished without any fee and free of cost.

31 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Your Directors thanks the various Central and State Government Departments, Organizations and Agencies for the continued help and co-operation extended by them to your Company. The Directors also gratefully acknowledge all stakeholders of the Company viz. customers, members, dealers, vendors, banks and other business partners for the excellent support received from them during the year. The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation to all employees of the Company for their unstinted commitment and continued contribution to the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board

Sanjay G. Hinduja

Chairman

(DIN: 00291692)

Place: Mumbai

Date: July 28, 2015

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