Auditor Report of Huhtamaki India Ltd.

Dec 31, 2024

We have audited the financial statements of Huhtamaki India
Limited (the “Company”) which comprise the balance sheet
as at 31 December 2024, and the statement of profit and loss
(including other comprehensive income), statement of changes
in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended,
and notes to the financial statements, including material
accounting policies and other explanatory information, in
which is incorporated financial information from one branch in
London, United Kingdom (hereafter referred as "the Financial
Statements").

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial
statements give the information required by the Companies
Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and
fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
31 December 2024, and its profit and other comprehensive
loss, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards
on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in
the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements section of our report. We are independent of
the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of
the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and
the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the
Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion on the financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the
financial statements of the current period. These matters
were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,
and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

See Note 3(i) to accounting policies and note 33 to financial statements
The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control is transferred to the customers. The Company uses a variety of delivery terms and this has an impact on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that revenue could be recognised at a time which is different from the transfer of control for sales transactions occurring during the year. In view of above, ascertainment of timing of revenue recognition has been identified as a key audit matter.	In view of the significance of the matter, we applied the following audit procedures, among others, in this area to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: • Assessed the appropriateness of Company''s accounting policy for revenue recognition as per the relevant accounting standard. • Evaluated the design and implementation of key internal financial controls and processes including relevant information technology systems in relation to the timing of revenue recognition for a sample of transactions with special reference to controls over revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested the operating effectiveness of such controls for a sample of transactions for revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested sample revenue transactions by using statistical sampling in order to examine whether revenue has been recognised in the correct period taking into account the relevant underlying documentation and records. • Assessed the adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Ind-AS 115 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to the extent applicable.

Tax litigations - Provisions and Contingencies
See Note 3(o) to accounting policies and note 44 to financial statements
The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
The Company is subject to a number of ongoing litigations relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements) and indirect tax matters. Assessment of the outcome of ongoing litigations and consequentially whether or not any provision and/or disclosures are required is inherently uncertain and involves significant judgement since it requires interpretation of the applicable tax legislations and decisions previously passed by authorities. Also, as at the year end, the amounts involved are significant. In view of the above we have identified ongoing litigations relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements) and indirect tax matters as a key audit matter.	In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following audit procedures, among others, in this area to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: • Evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls around the recognition and measurement of provisions and disclosure of contingent liabilities. • Obtained information from the Company''s internal tax and legal team regarding the status of ongoing litigations. • Evaluated management''s judgment regarding the expected resolution of matters with various tax authorities, based on third- party opinions and the use of past experience, where available, with the tax authorities. • Involved our subject matter experts for evaluating the Company''s assessment of the possible outcome of the matters and analysing and verifying the appropriateness of the assumptions used in estimation of provisions based on their knowledge and experience of the application of the relevant legislation by the relevant authorities and related correspondence with the authorities. • Assessed the adequacy of provision for ongoing litigations by verifying the appropriateness of assumptions used and estimates made by the management in light of the decisions previously made by the authorities in similar circumstances and by comparing the estimates of prior year with the actual outcome. • Assessed the adequacy of Company''s disclosures in respect of ongoing litigations as per the relevant accounting standards.

Other Information

The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are
responsible for the other information. The other information
comprises the information included in the Annual report, but
does not include the financial statements and auditor''s report
thereon. The Annual report is expected to be made available
to us after the date of this auditor''s report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover
the other information and we will not express any form of
assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our
responsibility is to read the other information identified above
when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether
the other information is materially inconsistent with the
financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit,
or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read the Annual report, if we conclude that
there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to
communicate the matter to those charged with governance
and take necessary actions, as applicable under the relevant
laws and regulations.

Management''s and Board of Directors''s
Responsibilities for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Management and Board of Directors are
responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act

with respect to the preparation of these financial statements
that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/
loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and
cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting
principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian
Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133
of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions
of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of
the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the financial statements that give a true and
fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error.

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

The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the
Company''s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial
Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to
issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,
individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be
expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken
on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of
the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,
design and perform audit procedures responsive to those
risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud
may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)

(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our
opinion on whether the company has adequate internal
financial controls with reference to financial statements
in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
related disclosures made by the Management and Board
of Directors.

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

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the financial statements, including the disclosures,

and whether the financial statements represent the
underlying transactions and events in a manner that
achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including
any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a
statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate
with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with
governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the financial statements of the
current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We
describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or
regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or
when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a
matter should not be communicated in our report because
the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of
such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of
India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in
the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

2 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we

report that:

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

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as
required by law have been kept by the Company
so far as it appears from our examination of
those books, except for certain matters in
respect of audit trail as stated in the paragraph
2B(f) below.

c. The balance sheet, the statement of profit
and loss (including other comprehensive
income), the statement of changes in equity
and the statement of cash flows dealt with by
this Report are in agreement with the books
of account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial
statements comply with the Ind AS specified
under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors as on 12 January
2025, 13 January 2025, 14 January 2025,
20 January 2025, 21 January 2025 and 30
January 2025 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified
as on 31 December 2024 from being appointed
as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of
the Act.

f. The modifications relating to the maintenance
of accounts connected therewith in respect of
audit trail are as stated in the paragraph 2A(b)
above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and
paragraph 2B(f) below on reporting under Rule
11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014.

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

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

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations as at 31 December 2024 on
its financial position in its financial statements
- Refer Note 44 to the financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts for which there were any material
foreseeable losses. The Company has made
provision, as required under the applicable
law or accounting standards, for material
foreseeable losses on derivative contracts -
Refer Note 29 to the financial statements.

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

d (i) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,
as disclosed in the Note 52(a) to the
financial statements, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested
(either from borrowed funds or share

premium or any other sources or kind
of funds) by the Company to or in any
other person(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with
the understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary
shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or
provide any guarantee, security or the like
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(ii) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,
as disclosed in the Note 52(b) to the
financial statements, no funds have
been received by the Company from
any person(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with
the understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Company
shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)
or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed
that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to our notice that has caused us
to believe that the representations under
sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as
provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain
any material misstatement.

e. The final dividend paid by the Company during
the year, in respect of the same declared for
the previous year, is in accordance with Section
123 of the Act to the extent it applies to
payment of dividend.

As stated i n Note 22 to the financial statements,
the Board of Directors of the Company have
proposed final dividend for the year which is
subject to the approval of the members at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend
declared is in accordance with Section 123 of
the Act to the extent it applies to declaration
of dividend.

f. Based on our examination which included test
checks and in accordance with requirements
of the Implementation Guide on Reporting on
Audit Trail under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, except for

the instances mentioned below, the Company
has used accounting softwares for maintaining
its books of account, which has a feature of
recording audit trail (edit log) facility and
the same has operated throughout the year
for all relevant transactions recorded in the
respective software:

• The feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility was not enabled at the
application and database layer to log any
direct data changes in cost center master
for booking of expenses during the period
from 1 January 2024 to 25 July 2024;

• For one accounting software operated by
a third-party service provider and used
for recording purchases of goods and
services, we are unable to comment if the
audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled at
the database layer for the period from 1
January 2024 to 30 September 2024 since
the independent auditor''s report (SOC
report) report does not cover relevant
control objectives and test procedures
on audit logs. Additionally, we are unable
to comment if the audit trail (edit log)
facility was enabled at the application
and database layer to log any direct data
changes for this accounting software in
absence of independent auditor''s report
(SOC report) in relation to controls at
the third-party service provider for
the period from 1 October 2024 to 31
December 2024;

• For one software operated by a third-
party service provider and used for payroll
processing, audit trail (edit log) facility at

the application level was not enabled for
certain financially relevant parameters
during the period from 1 January 2024
to 31 March 2024 and was not enabled
at database level for the period from
1 January 2024 to 31 October 2024.
Additionally, we are unable to comment
if the audit trail (edit log) facility was
enabled to log any direct data changes for
this software in absence of independent
auditor''s report (SOC report) in relation
to controls at the third-party service
provider for the period from 1 November
2024 to 31 December 2024;

Further, where audit trail (edit log) facility
was enabled and operated throughout the
year, we did not come across any instance
of audit trail feature being tampered with
during the course of our audit.

The back-up of audit trail (edit log) has
not been maintained for application and
database layer of ERP system on a daily
basis for the financial year ended 31
December 2024.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s
Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the remuneration paid and or
payable by the Company to its directors during the current
year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197
of the Act. The remuneration paid and or payable to
any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under
Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs
has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of
the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Aniruddha Godbole

Partner

Place: Thane Membership No.: 105149

Date: 11 February 2025 ICAI UDIN:25105149BMLWYE9480

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Dec 31, 2023

Huhtamaki India Limited Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements.

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of Huhtamaki India Limited (the “Company”) which comprise the balance sheet as at December 31, 2023, and the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, in which is incorporated financial information from one branch in London, United Kingdom (hereafter referred as "Financial Statements").

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at December 31, 2023, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditors'' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.

KEY AUDIT MATTERS

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Timing of revenue recognition
See Note 3(i) to accounting policies and note 33 to financial statements
The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control is	In view of the significance of the matter, we applied the
transferred to the customers. The Company uses a variety of	following audit procedures, among others, in this area to
delivery terms and this has an impact on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that revenue could be recognised	obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence:
at a time which is different from the transfer of control for	• Assessed the appropriateness of Company’s accounting
sales transactions occurring during the year. In view of above,	policy for revenue recognition as per the relevant
ascertainment of timing of revenue recognition has been	accounting standard.
identified as a key audit matter.	• Evaluated the design and implementation of key internal financial controls and processes including relevant information technology systems in relation to the timing of revenue recognition for a sample of transactions with special reference to controls over revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested the operating effectiveness of such controls for a sample of transactions for revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested sample revenue transactions by using statistical sampling in order to examine whether revenue has been recognised in the correct period taking into account the relevant underlying documentation and records. • Assessed the adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Ind-AS 115 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to the extent applicable.

Tax litigations - Provisions and Contingencies
See Note 3(o) to accounting policies and note 44 to financial statements
The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
The Company is subject to a number of ongoing litigations	In view of the significance of the matter we applied the
relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements)	following audit procedures, among others, in this area to
and indirect tax matters.	obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence:
Assessment of the outcome of ongoing litigations and	• Evaluated the design, implementation and operating
consequentially whether or not any provision and/or	effectiveness of key internal controls around the
disclosures are required is inherently uncertain and involves	recognition and measurement of provisions and disclosure
significant judgement since it requires interpretation of the	of contingent liabilities.
applicable tax legislations and decisions previously passed by	• Obtained information from the Company’s internal tax
authorities. Also, as at the year end, the amounts involved	and legal team regarding the status of ongoing litigations.
are significant.	• Evaluated management’s judgement regarding the
In view of the above we have identified ongoing litigations	expected resolution of matters with various tax
relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements)	authorities, based on third-party opinions and the use of
and indirect tax matters as a key audit matter.	past experience, where available, with the tax authorities. • Involved our subject matter experts for evaluating the Company’s assessment of the possible outcome of the matters and analysing and verifying the appropriateness of the assumptions used in estimation of provisions based on their knowledge and experience of the application of the relevant legislation by the relevant authorities and related correspondence with the authorities. • Assessed the adequacy of provision for ongoing litigations by verifying the appropriateness of assumptions used and estimates made by the management in light of the decisions previously made by the authorities in similar circumstances and by comparing the estimates of prior year with the actual outcome. • Assessed the adequacy of Company’s disclosures in respect of ongoing litigations as per the relevant accounting standards.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the financial statements and auditor’s report thereon. The Annual report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance

and take the necessary steps as required by applicable under the applicable laws and regulations.

MANAGEMENT''S AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,

that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

AUDITORS'' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)

(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis

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

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

2. A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we

report that:

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

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

c) The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.

e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on December 31, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on December 31, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

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

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

a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at December 31, 2023 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 44 to the financial statements.

b) The Company did not have any long-term

contracts including derivative contracts

for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

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

d) (i) The management has represented

that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 52(a) to the financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including

foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with

the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 52(b) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.

e) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year, in respect of the same declared for the previous year, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

As stated in Note 22 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

f) As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for financial period starting April 1, 2023, accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company for the current financial period starting January 1, 2023.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors'' Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid and or payable by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions

Place: Mumbai Date: February 6, 2024

of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid and or payable to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.

For B S R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants

Firm’s Registration No.: 101248W/W-100022

Aniruddha Godbole

Partner

Membership No.: 105149 ICAI UDIN: 24105149BKEXBZ7157

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Dec 31, 2022

To the Members of Huhtamaki India limited Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Huhtamaki India limited (the “Company") which comprise the balance sheet as at December 31, 2022, and the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, in which is incorporated financial information from one branch in London, United Kingdom (hereafter referred as "Financial Statements").

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at December 31, 2022, and its profit and other comprehensive loss, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
Timing of revenue recognition See Note 3(i) to accounting policies and note 33 to financial statements
Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control is transferred to the customers. The Company uses a variety of delivery terms and this has an impact on the timing of revenue recognition. There is a risk that revenue could be recognised at a time which is different from the transfer of control for sales transactions occurring during the year. In view of above, ascertainment of timing of revenue recognition has been identified as a key audit matter.	In view of the significance of the matter, we applied the following audit procedures, among others, in this area to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: • Assessed the appropriateness of Company’s accounting policy for revenue recognition as per the relevant accounting standard. • Evaluated the design and implementation of key internal financial controls and processes including relevant information technology systems in relation to the timing of revenue recognition for a sample of transactions with special reference to controls over revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested the operating effectiveness of such controls for a sample of transactions for revenue recognised throughout the year and at the year end. • Tested sample revenue transactions by using statistical sampling in order to examine whether revenue has been recognised in the correct period taking into account the relevant underlying documentation and records. • Circulated direct confirmation of balances to customers on a sample basis and where the confirmations were obtained, we tested the completeness and accuracy of the reconciliations prepared by management. • Assessed the adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Ind-AS 115 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to the extent applicable.

The key audit matter	How the matter was addressed in our audit
Tax litigations - Provisions and Contingencies See Note 3(o) to accounting policies and note 44 to financial statements
The Company is subject to a number of ongoing litigations relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements) and indirect tax matters. Assessment of the outcome of ongoing litigations and consequentially whether or not any provision and/or disclosures are required is inherently uncertain and involves significant judgement since it requires interpretation of the applicable tax legislations and decisions previously passed by authorities. Also, as at the year end, the amounts involved are significant. In view of the above we have identified ongoing litigations relating to direct tax (including transfer pricing arrangements) and indirect tax matters as a key audit matter.	In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following audit procedures, among others, in this area to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: • Evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls around the recognition and measurement of provisions and disclosure of contingent liabilities. • Obtained information from the Company’s internal tax and legal team regarding the status of ongoing litigations. • Evaluated management’s judgment regarding the expected resolution of matters with various tax authorities, based on third-party opinions and the use of past experience, where available, with the tax authorities. • Involved our subject matter experts for evaluating the Company’s assessment of the possible outcome of the matters and analysing and challenging the assumptions used in estimation of provisions based on their knowledge and experience of the application of the relevant legislation by the relevant authorities and related correspondence with the authorities. • Assessed the adequacy of provision for ongoing litigations by verifying the appropriateness of assumptions used and estimates made by the management in light of the decisions previously made by the authorities in similar circumstances and by comparing the estimates of prior year with the actual outcome. • Assessed the adequacy of Company’s disclosures in respect of ongoing litigations as per the relevant accounting standards.

Other Information

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Annual report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take the necessary steps as required by applicable under the applicable laws and regulations.

Management''s and Board of Directors'' Responsibilities for the Financial Statements

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/ loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.

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

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the “Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

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

that:

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

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

c. The balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 December 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 December 2022 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

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

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

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 December 2022 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 44 to the financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses on derivative contracts - Refer Note 29 to the financial statements.

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

d (i) The management has represented that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53(a) to the financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:

• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or

• provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 53(b) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company

from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:

• directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") or

• provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under subclause (i) and (ii) above contain any material misstatement.

e. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year, which was declared in the previous year, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

As stated in Note 22 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid and or payable by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid and or payable to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.

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Dec 31, 2018

Report on the Ind AS Financial Statements:

We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of Huhtamaki PPL Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements:

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility:

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

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

Opinion:

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

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:

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

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

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

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

(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;

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

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company with reference to these Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;

(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;

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

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 45 to the Ind AS financial statements;

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

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

Annexure to the Auditor’s Report

Annexure 1 Referred to In Paragraph 1 Under the Heading “Report on other Legal and Regulatory Requirements” of our Report of Even Date.

Re: Huhtamaki PPL Limited (‘the Company'')

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties, other than self-constructed buildings, included in fixed assets are held in the name of the Company, except in case of immovable properties with a gross block value of Rs.1,876.86 Lakh (net block Rs. 1,772.24 Lakh) as at December 31, 2018 acquired on account of amalgamation and business acquisition, for which the Company is in the process of registering the title deeds in its name.

(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.

(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no loans, investments, guarantees, or securities granted in respect of which provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are applicable and hence not commented upon.

(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, related to manufacture, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.

(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value-added tax, goods and service tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value-added tax, goods and service tax, cess and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value-added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of Statute	Nature of Dues	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending	Amount (Rs. in Lakh)
Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	2001-2002, 2006-2007,
		2011-2012	ITAT	340.72
		2007-2008	High Court	18.56
		2007-2008	CIT Appeals	5.78
State and Central Sales Tax Act	VAT/CST	2011-2015	Commissioner (Appeals)	244.11
		2005-2012	Appellate Tribunal	36.49
Finance Act 1994 - Service Tax	Service Tax	2007-2017	Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	89.31
		2006-2009,
		2013-2016	Commissioner (Appeals)	13.50
		2015-2018	Commissioner	335.66
		2014-2017	Deputy Commissioner	1.24
		2011-2013	Range Superintendent	0.66

Name of Statute	Nature of Dues	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending	Amount (Rs. in Lakh)
Central Excise Act, 1944	Excise Duty	1989-1990, 2007-2014	Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	542.82
		2001-2006	High Court	1.57
		1997-1999,
		2014-2018	Commissioner (Appeals)	33.32
		1998-2000,
		2005-2006	Commissioner	11.31
		1997-1998,
		2004-2005,
		2009-2010	Deputy Commissioner	2.79
		2009-2010	Joint Secretary	0.43
Customs Act, 1962	Customs Duty	2004-2008	Commissioner	38.27
		2012-2013	Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	3.19
Telangana Tax on Entry of Goods
Act, 2001	Entry Tax	2011-2017	Assistant Commissioner	85.14

(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution, bank or government or dues to debenture holders.

(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer/ further public offer/ debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid/provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.

(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in Section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.

Annexure to the Auditor’s Report

Annexure 2 to the Independent Auditor’s Report of even date on the Financial Statements of Huhtamaki PPL Limited

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

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Huhtamaki PPL Limited (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls:

The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditor’s Responsibility:

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness.

Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

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

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these financial statements:

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

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting with reference to these financial statements:

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

Opinion:

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these financial statements were operating effectively as at December 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

For S R B C & CO. LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 324982E/E300003

per Vinayak Pujare

Partner

Membership Number: 101143 Mumbai

February 18, 2019

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Dec 31, 2016

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Members of Huhtamaki PPL Limited Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Huhtamaki PPL Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31^st December, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, in which are incorporated the financial information of erstwhile Positive Packaging Industries Limited and Webtech Labels Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as “erstwhile Positive” and “erstwhile Webtech”) for the year ended on that date, consequent to obtaining necessary regulatory approvals for their amalgamation into the Company, with effect from 1^st April, 2017, with the appointed date of 30^th January 2015 and 1^st April, 2015, respectively. This report is issued in supersession of our earlier report dated 21^st February, 2017 to the extent of matters stated in emphasis of matter paragraph below.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

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

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

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

Opinion

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

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to Note 50 to the financial statements. The financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31^st December, 2016 were earlier approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 21^st February, 2017. Those financial statements have been revised by the Company so as to give effect to the Schemes of Arrangement for amalgamation under Sections 391 to 394 read with Sections 100 to 104 of the Companies Act, 1956 and Section 52 of the Companies Act, 2013, of erstwhile Positive (a wholly owned subsidiary) and erstwhile Webtech (a 51% owned subsidiary), into the Company, consequent to obtaining necessary regulatory approvals for their amalgamation, with effect from 1^st April, 2017, with the appointed date of 30^th January, 2015 and 1^st April, 2015, respectively. As a result, the aforesaid financial statements are revised by the Company to give effect to the said Scheme of Arrangement for amalgamation. Accordingly, we are issuing this Revised Report, on the

Revised Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31^st December, 2016 in supersession of the original report dated 21^st February, 2017, which hereby stands withdrawn.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

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

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

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

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

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

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

(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31^st December, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31^st December, 2016, from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;

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

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

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

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

iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in Note 52 to these financial statements as to the holding of Specified Bank Notes on 8^th November, 2016 and 30^th December, 2016 as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8^th November, 2016 to 30^th December, 2016. Based on our audit procedures and relying on the management representation regarding the holding and nature of cash transactions, including Specified Bank Notes, we report that these disclosures are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company and as produced to us by management.

ANNEXURE 1 REFERREDTO IN PARAGRAPH 1 UNDER THE HEADING “REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY

REQUIREMENTS” OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE.

Re: Huhtamaki PPL Limited (‘the Company'')

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties, other than self-constructed buildings, included in fixed assets are held in the name of the Company, except in case of immovable properties with a gross block value of Rs, 3,093.38 Lacs (net block Rs, 303.30 Lacs) as at 31^st December, 2016 acquired on account of amalgamation, for which the Company is in the process of registering the title deeds in its name.

(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.

(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there are no loans, investments, guarantees or securities granted in respect of which provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are applicable and hence not commented upon.

(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, related to manufacture, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.

(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service

tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been delay in one instance towards payment of service tax.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of Statute	Nature of Dues	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending	Amount Rs, In Lacs
Income Tax Act. 1961	Income Tax	2001-2002	ITAT	23
		2007-2009	High Court	67
		2007-2014	CIT (Appeals)	857
State and Central Sales Tax Act	VAT/CST	2003-2005	Deputy Commissioner	27
		2007-2008, 2010-2011	Joint Commissioner (Appeals)	42
		2011-2013	Deputy Commissioner (Appeals)	96
		2005-2008	Sales tax Appellate Tribunal	34
Finance Act 1994 -Service Tax	Service Tax	2007-2016	Commissioner (Appeals)	130
		2008-2014	Joint Secretary	2
		2008-2014	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	8

Name of Statute	Nature of Dues	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending	Amount '' In Lacs
Central Excise Act, 1944	Excise Duty	1989-2014	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	945
		1997-2015	Commissioner (Appeals)	41
		1998-1999	Commissioner	5
		2008-2010	Joint Secretary	4
		2001-2006	High Court	2
		1998-1999, 2004-2005, 2009-2010	Deputy Commissioner	3
Customs Act, 1962	Customs Duty	2012-2013	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal	3
		2005-2011	Commissioner (Appeals)	26

(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to a financial institution, bank or government or dues to debenture holders.

(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no material fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid/ provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.

(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.

(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.

ANNEXURE 2 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE REVISED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HUHTAMAKI PPL LIMITED

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

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Huhtamaki PPL Limited (“the Company”) as of 31^st December, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

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

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

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

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31^st December, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

For S R B C & CO LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 324982E/E300003

per Vijay Maniar

Partner

Membership Number: 36738

Place: Mumbai

Date: 20^th April, 2017

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Dec 31, 2014

Report on the Financial statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Huhtamaki PPL Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at December 31,2014, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956, read with General Circular 8/2014 dated 4 April 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor''s Responsibility

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

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

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at December 31, 2014;

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

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

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

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

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

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

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

(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956, read with General Circular 8/2014 dated 4 April 2014 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs;

(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 December 2014, under section 164(2) of the Companie''s Act, 2013 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 December 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 which corresponds to clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT

Annexure referred to in paragraph [1] under the heading "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of even date

Re: Huhtamaki PPL Limited (''the Company'')

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

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

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties (determined in the manner stated in clause (v) (a) below) covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties (determined in the manner stated in clause (v) (a) below) covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods. The activities of the Company do not involve sale of services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered. In evaluating the parties to be covered under section 301, only contracts or arrangements up to March 31, 2014 (being last day up to which this section was applicable to the Company) have been considered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

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

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 for period upto March 31, 2014 (the Companies Act, 1956 and relevant section has been replaced by the Companies Act, 2013 effective 1 April 2014) and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made detailed examination of the same.

(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:

Name of Statute Nature of Dues Period to which the amount relates

Income Tax Act, Income Tax 2007-09 1961 2009-11 2001-02

2003-05

State and Central VAT/CST 2009-12 Sales Tax Acts 2005-12

1997-98, 2001-02

Finance Act, Service Tax 2002,2004-11 1994 - Service Tax 2007-08, 2010-13

1989-90, 2000-13

2005-08

2005-06

Central Excise Act, Excise Duty 1998-04 1944 1998, 2011

1998-99, 2013 1997-99, 2011

Name of Statute Forum where dispute is pending Amount Rs. in lac

Income Tax Act, High Court 79 1961 CIT Appeals 26 Assistant Commissioner 10

Deputy Commissioner 27

State and Central Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) 152 Sales Tax Acts Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal 34

Joint Commissioner (Appeals) 29

Finance Act, Custom, Excise and Service Tax 1994 - Service Tax Appellate Tribunal 14 Commissioner Appeals of Excise 23

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal 751

High Court 2,969

Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 210

Central Excise Act, Supreme Court 1,347 1944 Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise 4

Commissioner of Central Excise 17 Commissioner Appeals 6

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a bank. As informed, the Company did not have any dues outstanding towards financial institutions or debenture holders during the year.

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

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

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

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

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 for the period upto March 31, 2014. Also refer note 45 of the financial statements.

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

(xx) The Company has not raised money through public issues during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP Firm registration number: 301003E Chartered Accountants

per Vijay Maniar Partner Membership No.: 36738

Place: Mumbai 6 February 2015

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Dec 31, 2013

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of The Paper Products Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

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

Auditor''s Responsibility

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

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

Opinion

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

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at December 31, 2013;

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

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

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

2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

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

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

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

(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards notified under the Act read with General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September 2013, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013;

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

ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT

Annexure referred to in paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of our report of even date

Re: The Paper Products Limited ("the Company")

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

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

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act, that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

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

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

(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:-

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

Income Tax Act Tax and Interest 2001-2002 High Court of Mumbai 51.08 1961

Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax Tax 1997-98, 2001-02, 2005-2006 61.53 (Appeals)

State and Central Tax 2001-02 Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax 9.78 Sales Tax Acts Tax 2003-2005, 2007-09 Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax 41.10

Appellate Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax 2009-12 58.64 Tax

Finance Act, Custom, Excise and Service Tax Tax and Penalty 2002-2012 131.55 1994 - Service Appellate Tribunal Tax Tax and Penalty 2006-2013 Commissioner Appeals 10.83

Tax 1998-2004 Supreme Court 1,346.94

Tax 2005-2009 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 504.83

Tax and Penalty 1998-2000 The Commissioner of Central Excise 5.47

Central Excise Tax and Penalty 1997-99, 2004-05 Commissioner Appeals 4.86 Act, 1944 Custom, Excise and Service Tax

Tax and Penalty 1989-91, 1996-98, 2000 -2010 3,422.94 Appellate Tribunal

Joint Secretary (Revision application unit), Tax 2011-2012 64.47 Govt. of India

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the fi nancial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

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

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

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

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

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

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

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

(xx) The Company has not raised money through public issues during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO. LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E

per Vijay Maniar

Partner

Membership No.: 36738

Mumbai

18 February 2014

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Dec 31, 2012

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

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

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

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

i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

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

iii. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.

iv. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act.

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

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

a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the Company as at December 31, 2012;

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

c) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the Cash Flows for the year ended on that date.

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

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

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (a) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (e) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act, that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

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

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.

(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:-

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

Income Tax Act, Tax and 2001-2002 High Court of Mumbai 51.08 1961 Interest

Tax 1997-98, 2001-02, Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax 86.42 2005-2006 (Appeals)

State and Central Tax 2008-2009 Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax 62.22 Sales Tax Acts

Tax 2003-2005 Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax 26.80

Tax and 2002-2010 Custom, Excise and Service Tax 117.76 Penalty Appellate Tribunal

Finance Act, 1994 Tax and 2006-2012 Commissioner Appeals 12.23

- Service Tax Penalty

Tax 1998-2004 Supreme Court 1,346.94

Tax 2005-2009 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 504.83

Tax and 1998-2000 The Commissioner of Central Excise 5.47 Penalty

Central Excise Act, Tax and 1997-99, 2004-05 Commissioner Appeals 4.86 1944 Penalty

Tax and 1989-90, 1996-2010 Custom, Excise and Service Tax 3,299.27 Penalty Appellate Tribunal

Tax 2011-2012 64.47 Joint Secretary (Revision application unit), Govt. of India

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

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

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefi t fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

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

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

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

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

(xx) The Company has not raised money through public issues during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

For S.R. BATLIBOI & CO.

Firm registration number: 301003E

Chartered Accountants

per Vijay Maniar

Partner

Membership No.: 36738

Mumbai

6 February 2013

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Dec 31, 2011

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of The Paper Products Limited ('the Company') as at December 31, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

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

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

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

i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

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

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

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act.

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

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

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

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

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

referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date Re: The Paper Products Limited ("the Company")

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identified on such verification.

(c) There was no disposal of a substantial part of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

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

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.

(iii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (b) to (d) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (f) to (g) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the company in respect of these areas.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

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

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Act, for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales- tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:-

Name of Statute Nature of Dues Period to which the Forum where dispute is pending Amount amount relates Rs. in '000

Income Tax Act, Tax and 1961 Interest 2007-08 and 2008-09 Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) 7,923

Tax and Interest 2001-02 High Court of Mumbai 5,108

State and Central Tax 2004-05 Commissioner of VAT 14,800

Sales Tax Acts

Tax 2007-08 Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax 472

Tax 1997-98, 2001-02 and Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals) 8,677

2005-06

Tax 2006-08 Assistant Commissioner of Sales Tax 3,322

Finance Act, Tax and Penalty 2002-2010 Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate 2,175 1994 - Service Tax Tribunal

Central Excise Act, Tax 1998-2004 Supreme Court 134,694 1944

Tax 2005-08 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 50,483

Tax and Penalty 1997-2000, 2004-05 The Commissioner of Central Excise 1,034

Tax and Penalty 1989-90, 1996-2008 Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate 327,714 Tribunal

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution, bank or debenture holders.

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

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

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

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

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

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

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

(xx) The Company has not raised money through public issues during the year.

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

For S.V. GHATALIA & ASSOCIATES

Firm registration number: 103162W

Chartered Accountants

per Sudhir Soni

Mumbai Partner

31st January, 2012 Membership No.: 41870

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Dec 31, 2010

1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of The Paper Products Limited ("the Company") as at December 31, 2010 and also the Profit and Loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

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

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

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

i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

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

iii. The balance sheet, Profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, Profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Act.

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

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

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

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

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

referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even date Re: The Paper Products Limited ("the Company")

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

(b) Fixed assets have been physically verifed by the management during the year and no material discrepancies were identifed on such verifcation.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verifcation of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

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

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verifcation.

(iii) (a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (b to d) are not applicable to the Company

(b) As informed, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (f and g) are not applicable to the Company.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major weakness in internal control system of the Company.

(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act that need to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lakhs have been entered into during the financial year at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

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

(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Act for the products of the Company.

(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Act, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the company in depositing the same.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:-

Name of Statute Nature of Dues Period to which the amount relates

Income Tax Act, Tax and Interest 2007-08 1961

State and Central Tax 2004-05 Sales Tax Acts

Tax 2002-03

Tax 1997-98, 2001-02

Tax 1998-2000, 2006-07

Tax 2000-01,2004-05 to 2008-09

Finance Act, Tax and Penalty 2004-2010 1994 – Service Tax

Tax 2002

Tax and Penalty 2006-08

Central Excise Act, Tax 1998-2004 1944

Tax 2005-08

Tax and Penalty 1996-2004

Tax and Penalty 1989-91,1997-2009



Name of Statue Forum where dispute is pending Amount Rs. in 000

Income Tax Act Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) 14,079 1961 State and Central Commissioner of VAT 14,800 Sales Tax Acts

Joint Commissioner – Sales Tax Appeals 2,057

Sales Tax Tribunal 2,915

Appellate Deputy Commissioner 2,623

Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Tax 12,484

Finance Act, Commissioner Appeals 1,231 1994- Service Act

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate 79 Tribunal

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate 1,410 Tribunal

Central Excise Act Supreme Court 134,694 1944 Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise 50,483

The Commissioner of Central Excise 1,034

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate 319,871 Tribunal

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institution or debenture holders.

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

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual Benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

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

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

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

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

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

(xx) The Company has not raised money through public issues during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

For S.V. GHATALIA & ASSOCIATES

Firm registration number: 103162W

Chartered Accountants

per Sudhir Soni

Mumbai Partner

28th January, 2011 Membership No.: 41870

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Dec 31, 2009

We have audited the attached balance sheet of The Paper Products Limited (the Company) as at 31 December 2009 and the related profit and loss account and cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(iv) in our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 Act to the extent applicable;

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

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

(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2009;

(b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the Company for the year ended on that date.

(Referred to in our report of even date)

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

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physically verifying its fixed assets once each year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the programme, fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

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

(ii) (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and inventory lying with third parties, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For inventory lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

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

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

(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly clause (iii) (b) of the order is not applicable to the Company.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) (a) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lakh with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time.

(vi) During the year the Company has not accepted deposits from the public. For deposits accepted in the earlier years, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 58A, Section 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975. According to the information and explanations provided to us, there have been no proceedings before the Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities.

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

(viii) The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Act for any of the products manufactured / services rendered by the Company.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has been generally regular in depositing the amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty, Cess and other material statutory dues deposited during the year with the appropriate authorities.

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

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

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues of Sales tax, Custom duty, Excise duty and Service tax as listed in Appendix - I that have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes. According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income tax, Wealth tax and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute.

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

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

(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

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

STATEMENT OF DISPUTED DUES AS ON 31 DECEMBER 2009

Name of the Statute Nature of the dues Amount Period to which (Rs000) the amount relates

State and Central Sales Tax 2,915 1997-1998

Tax Acts 2001-2002

130 2000-2002

12,749 1998-2000

2004-2009

2,057 2002-2003

2005-2006

18,000 2003-2005

Finance Act, 1994 Tax 79 2002 - Service Tax

1,889 2006-2008

1,086 2007

Central Excise Act, Duty and Penalty 134,694 1998-2004 1944

320,274 1989-1990

1992-1993 1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2008

1,437 1997-1999

2000-2004

50,483 2005-2008



Name of the Statue Forum where dispute is pending

State and Central Sales Tax Acts Sales Tax Tribunal

Assistant Commissioner

Appellate Deputy commissioner

Joint commissioner - Sales Tax appeals

Commissioner of VAT

Finance Act, 1994 - Service Tax The Commissioner, Appeals

Commissioner appeals

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal

Central Excise Act, 1944 Supreme Court

Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal

The Commissioner of Central Excise

The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India





For B S R & Associates Chartered Accountants

Bhavesh Dhupelia

Mumbai Partner

27 January 2010 Membership No: 042070