Announcements

The Annual General Meeting of the Company is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 8 September 2009.
The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from Friday, 4 September 2009 to Tuesday, 8 September 2009 (both days inclusive) in connection with the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors have declared an Interim Dividend of Rs. 1.50 per equity share, for the financial year 2009-10.

The Record Date for the purposes of Interim Dividend has been fixed as 4 August 2009.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is being convened on Saturday, 25 July 2009 to consider, inter-alia, and take on record the Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30 June 2009 and to consider declaration of Interim Dividend for the financial year 2009-10, if any, on the Equity Shares of the Company.

The Board of Directors of the Company will meet on 6 May 2009 to approve the Audited Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2009.

Accordingly, the Unaudited Results for 4th Quarter 2008 – 09 will not be published.

A meeting of the Board of Directors is being convened on Wednesday,28 January 2009 to consider, inter – alia, and take on record the Unaudited (Provisional) Financial Results for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.

Based on the report dated 5 January 2009 submitted by Mr. S. R. Iyer (Practising Chartered Accountant), Scrutinizer, the special resolution for buyback of equity shares of the Company, as set out in the notice dated 20.11.2008 sent to the shareholders, has been declared as passed by the requisite majority of the shareholders through postal ballot.

The Board of Directors in their meeting held today, have considered and approved the proposal for Buyback of the Equity Shares of the Company upto 25% of the Paid – Up Share Capital and Free Reserves. The Buyback shall be carried out from the open market through the Bombay Stock Exchange / National Stock Exchange upto a maximum price of Rs. 230/- per share.

A meeting of the Board of Directors is being convened on Thursday, 20 November 2008 to consider the proposal for Buyback of Equity Shares.

A meeting of the Board of Directors is being convened on Thursday, 23 October 2008 to consider, inter – alia, and take on record the Unaudited (Provisional) Financial Results for the quarter ended 30 September 2008.

W.r.t. the Interim Dividend declared by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 26 September 2008, the date fixed for payment of the same is 24 October 2008.