Saptarishi Agro Industries Limited - Corrigendum dated 07.07.2003

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Corrigendum to Public Announcement 

To the Shareholders of 

SAPTARISHI AGRO INDUSTRIES LIMITED  

Regd. Off. : Wescare Towers, 16 Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai- 600018

 

In connection with the Public Announcement ("PA") issued by Indbank Merchant Banking Services Limited, as Manager to the offer on behalf of M/s Calibre Rehabs Limited, (Hereinafter referred to as "Acquirer") to the shareholders of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. dated 13th January 2003 and subsequent on 13th March 2003 as directed by SEBI, We give below further details and disclosure in terms pursuant to Regulations 10 &12 and in compliance with the Securities And Exchange Broad of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)Regulations, 1997 [SEBI(SAST) Regulations, 1997] and subsequent amendments thereto.  

1. Activity Schedule    

A original schedule along with the revised schedule of some of the major activities pertaining to the offer is given below:

 

Activity

 

Original Schedule Date & Days

 

Revised Schedule Date and Days

Public Announcement Date

13.01.2003 (Monday)

13.01.2003 (Monday)

Revised Public Announcement Date

-

08-07-2003 ( Tuesday)

Specified Date ( To determine the names of shareholders

to whom the letter of Offer would be sent)

10.02.2003 (Monday)

10.02.2003 (Monday)

Last date of Competitive Bid

03.02.2003 (Monday)

03.02.2003 (Monday)

Date by which LOO to be posted to shareholders

25.02.2003(Tuesday)

07.07.2003( Monday)

Date of opening of the offer

05.03.2003 (Wednesday)

10.07.2003 ( Thursday )

Last date for revising the offer Price/No of Shares

26.03.2003 (Wednesday)

30.07.2003 ( Wednesday)

Last date for Withdrawal by shareholders

31.03.2003(Monday)

05.08.2003 ( Tuesday)

Date of Closing of the offer

03.04.2003 (Thursday)

08.08.2003 ( Friday)

Last date of communicating rejection/acceptance

(in part or full) and mailing of consideration for applications accepted

03.05.2003 (Saturday)

06.09.2003 ( Saturday)

  

2. Background of acquirer  

     

a) The following are the Promoters/Person in control of the Acquirer Company ( Calibre Rehabs Ltd.).

  

 

Name

 

Category

 

Residential Address of the Promoters

Mr. Malvinder Singh

Promoter Director

35 –B, doctors Enclave, Patiala, Punjab

Mr. Gurpreet Singh

Promoter Director

35 –B, doctors Enclave, Patiala, Punjab

Mr. Col. Satinder Singh

Promoter Director

H.No. 38, Phase 9 , Mohali

Mr. Amarpreet Singh Sandhu

Promoter

# 2361, Phase X, Mohali

Mr. George Kutty A. K

Promoter

Appackootu House, P.O Payam, Distt. Kannur, Kerala

Mr. Shashi Bhushan

Promoter

1269/2, Jand Gali, Patiala

Mr. Satpal

Promoter

Vill. Hiragarh, Dist. Patiala

Mr. Dilsher Singh

S/o shri malvinder singh

Person in Control

21 New Officers Colony Patiala

 

(b) The Major Shareholding pattern of the acquirer company is as under

 

 

Shareholders Category 

 

Total No. of Shares Held

 

%age of shares held

 

Promoters and Relatives :

   

(a) Mr. Dilsher Singh s/o shri Malvinder Singh

990000

85.34%

(b) Other promoters & Relatives

50000

4.32%

 

Others

 

(a) M/s Verma Hire Purchase Pvt Ltd.

120000

10.34%

 

Total Equity Shares  

 

1160000 

 

100%

 

     

     

  1. (c ) The Promoters/Person in Control (a) Mr. Malvinder Singh (b) Mr. Gurpreet Singh (c ) Mr. Con. Satinder Singh (d) Mr. Dilsher Singh has rich Experience of 4 to 10 years in Mushrooms Cultivation, Processing and Export .The Networth as Certified by Chartered Accountant ( as on 31.12.2002) of Mr. Malvinder Singh is Rs. 220.00 Lacs, Mr. Gurpreet Singh is Rs. 204.00 Lacs, Mr. Col. Satinder Singh is Rs. 60.40 Lacs and Mr. Dilsher Singh is Rs. 60.00 Lacs respectively.

     

(d) There is no punitive action ever taken by SEBI and any other regulatory Authority against any promoter/Person in Control of the acquirer Company ("Calibre Rehabs Ltd.").

 

3. Non Compliance details of Target Company with Chapter II of SEBI(SAST), 1997 by Target company ( Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.)

Sl.No.

Regulation/

Sub-Regulation

Due Date for Compliance

Actual Date of Compliance

Delay, if any (in no of days)

Col 4 - Col-3

*1

8(3)

30.04.2000

23.05.2000

23

*2

8(3)

30.04.2001

07.06.2001

37

*The Target company has taken steps to apply to SEBI under the SEBI Regularization scheme, 2002 for delay. On 22-feb-2003 vide their letter no. HO/SEC/SAPT/PREF/LG

 

4. Minimum Market Lot

The minimum market lot of target company is 100. However the shareholders holding less than the marketable lot can offer the entire holding in terms of Regulation 21(6) of SEBI(SAST) Regulations, 1997.

 6. Eligibility of TIDCO / Delcem Veciab By Agro Industries, Shareholders of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. in the Open offer.  

5. Details of shares pending for Listing of Target Company at different stock Exchanges.

The Target company has alloted 59,80,000 and 95,27,842 shares on 31.08.1999 and 13.09.2002 . The said shares are pending for listing on Stock Exchange, Ahmaedbad , The Stock Exchange, Mumbai, Madras Stock Exchange Limited and Delhi Stock Exchange Limited.

 

(a) Dalcem Veciab By Agro Industries is a foreign National and are eligible to participate in the offer subject to the applicable rules.

(b) Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited. is also eligible to participate in the open offer. 

7. Basis of Justification of Offer Price ( Rs. 1.50 ) Under the erstwhile Controller of Capital Issues (CCI) Formula :

The offer price of Rs. 1.50 (Rupees One and Paise Fifty Only ) is arrived at after considering a number of feasible valuation approaches including the Guidelines of erstwhile Controller of Capital Issues(CCI)which are elaborated below:

 i.Net Assets Value (NAV)

  1.  

     

    The latest Audited Balance Sheet available is for the year ending 30th Sept 2002 the NAV of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. is estimated to be Rs. 3.51.

     

     

  2. Profit Earning Capacity Value (PECV)

     

     

    Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. has incurred losses in the last 2 years of operation and as per the CCI guidelines , the PECV is Nil

     

  3. As per the CCI Guidelines where PECV is Nil, the fair value is assessed to be 50% of the NAV , i.e Rs. 1.75

     

     

     

  4. Considering, the Supreme Court decision in the Hindustan Lever Employee Union Vs. Hindustan Lever Ltd., ( 1995) 83 Com Case 30, Wherein Honorable Court had opined that the fair value for a listed company could be assessed based on the following weightages :

     

  5.  

(a) Market Based value :2 (b) Earnings Based value : 2 (c) Net Assets Value :1

 

Given the NAV OF Rs. 3.51 , The average market price for the last 26 weeks - Nil and PECV of Nil as assessed above, if one were to apply this approach, the share price would be in the region of. 0.70 paise per shares.

 

(8) Please note that the following addition is made in our public announcement dated 13.01.2003 in para 8 (e) as detailed under - The Shareholders who wish to tender their equity shares will be required to send the Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment, original share certificate(s) and transfer deed(s) duly signed to the Registrar to the Offer Collection Centre at RCMC Share Registry (P) Ltd. on all working days between (10 A.M to 3 P.M) 

(9) In case of non-receipt of the letter of offer, the eligible persons may sent their consent to the registrar to the registrar to the offer on a plain paper stating their name, address, No. of Equity shares held , No of Equity Shares offered along with distinctive No. so as to reach the registrar to the offer on or before the close of the offer. 

This Public Announcement will also be available on SEBI website www.sebi.gov.in

 Issued by the Manager to the offer

Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd.

6A, Atma Ram house New Delhi- 110001

Tel no.- (011)-23720186,23353264

E-mail :Indbank@del3.vsnl.net.in

on behalf of Calibre Rehabs Ltd.

 

 

 

Place: New Delhi

Date: 07.07.2003