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LETTER OF OFFER This
Document is Important and requires your Immediate Attention This Letter of Offer
is sent to you as Shareholder(s) of AVON
PROPERTIES LIMITED. If you require any clarifications about the action
to be taken, you may consult your stockbroker or investment consultant or
Merchant Banker/ Manager to the Offer.
In case you have sold your shares in the Company, please hand over this
Letter of Offer and the accompanying Form of Acceptance cum acknowledgement and
Transfer Deed to the Member of the Stock Exchange through whom the said sale
was effected.
MANAGER TO THE OFFER Aryaman
Financial Services Limited 35, Atlanta, 3rd Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021. Tel. : 022-282 64
65/66, 288 31 34 Fax : 022-282 64 67 e-mail : aryaman@bom2.vsnl.net.in Contact Person
: Ms. Radha Kirthivasan SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES :
INDEX
DEFINITIONS The following
definitions apply throughout this document, unless the context requires
otherwise:-
1. DISCLAIMER CLAUSE "IT IS TO BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT FILING
OF DRAFT LETTER OF OFFER WITH SEBI SHOULD NOT IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED OR CONSTRUED
THAT THE SAME HAS BEEN CLEARED, VETTED OR APPROVED BY SEBI. THE DRAFT LETTER OF
OFFER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO SEBI FOR A LIMITED PURPOSE OF OVERSEEEING WHETHER
THE DISCLOSURES CONTAINED THEREIN ARE GENERALLY ADEQUATE AND ARE IN CONFORMITY
WITH THE REGULATIONS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO FACILITATE THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
M/S. AVON PROPERTIES LIMITED TO TAKE AN
INFORMED DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE OFFER. SEBI DOES NOT TAKE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY EITHER FOR FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE ACQUIRER (INCLUDING PACS),
OR THE COMPANY WHOSE SHARES/CONTROL IS PROPOSED TO BE ACQUIRED OR FOR THE
CORRECTNESS OF THE STATEMENTS MADE OR OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE LETTER OF
OFFER. IT SHOULD ALSO BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WHILE ACQUIRER (INCLUDING
PACS) IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTNESS, ADEQUACY AND DISCLOSURE OF
ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IN THIS LETTER OF OFFER, THE MERCHANT BANKER IS
EXPECTED TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT ACQUIRER (INCLUDING PACS)
DULY DISCHARGES ITS RESPONSIBILITY ADEQUATELY. IN THIS BEHALF, AND
TOWARDS THIS PURPOSE, THE MERCHANT BANKER M/S.ARYAMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED HAS
SUBMITTED A DUE DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE DATED MAY 21, 2002 TO SEBI IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE SEBI (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES & TAKEOVER) REGULATIONS,
1997 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDEMENT(S) THEREOF. THE FILING OF THE LETTER OF OFFER
DOES NOT, HOWEVER, ABSOLVE THE ACQUIRER (INCLUDING PACS) FROM THE REQUIREMENT
OF OBTAINING SUCH STATUTORY CLEARANCES
AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFER." 2.
DETAILS OF THE OFFER 2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE OFFER 1. This
Open Offer is being made pursuant to the Regulation No.10 and 12 and other
provisions of Chapter III of and in compliance with the Securities &
Exchange Board of India, (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover)
Regulation, 1997 and subsequent amendments thereof for substantial acquisition
of shares. 2. Neil
has entered into an agreement dated 6th May, 2002( “Acquisition Agreement”) to acquire by
private negotiations from Mr. Arvind Sanghai s/o Mr. Omprakash Sanghai,
residing at 22 A, Vaibhav, 80, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026
(hereinafter referred to as “Vendor”),
a total of 17,000 equity shares of Rs.
10 each representing 6.93% of the voting capital of M/s. Avon Properties
Limited, (“Target Company” “AVON”)
having its registered office at 402, Daimond Plaza, 391, Dr. D.B. Marg, Mumbai
– 400 004, for cash at a price of Rs.10/- per share. The vendor belongs to the
Promoter Group of the Target Company.
The mode of payment of the consideration for the shares acquired under
the agreement is cash and out of the total consideration of Rs. 1.70 lacs,
Rs.0.50 lacs shall be paid at the time
of signing the agreement and the balance Rs. 1.20 lacs at the time of
completion of all the takeover formalities. 3. The
agreement dated 6th May, 2002 contains a clause that it is subject to the provisions of SEBI (SAST)
Regulation and in case of non compliance with any of the provisions of the
Regulations, the agreement for such sale shall not be acted upon by the Vendor
or the Acquirer. 4. As
on the date of the public announcement
(i.e 09/05/02) , the Acquirer already holds 32,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each of the target company representing 13.06% of the Voting capital of the
company which was acquired on 5th April, 2002 at a price of Rs. 10/-
per share. 5. The
proposed change in control is not through any arrangement. 6. The
Offer is not subject to any minimum level of acceptance and the Acquirer
(including PACs) will acquire all the fully paid up equity shares of AVON that
are tendered in valid form in accordance with the terms and conditions set out
herein, up to a maximum of 49,000 equity shares. 7. Based
on the information available from the Acquirer and the Target Company, neither the Acquirer
(including PACs) nor the Target Company have been prohibited by SEBI from
dealing in securities in terms of the direction issued u/s 11B of SEBI Act or
under any of the regulation made under the SEBI Act. 8. The
Composition of the Board of Directors in AVON Post-acquisition and Offer shall
be determined on completion of all formalities relating to the Offer. 2.2
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED OFFER 1. The
public announcement was made by the Acquirer
on May 9, 2002 in compliance with Regulation 15 of the Takeover
Regulations in Financial Express(English Daily), Pratakal (Hindi Daily) and
Tarun Bharat (Regional - Marathi
Daily). The Public
Announcement is also available on the
SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in 2. The
Offer is to acquire upto 49,000 equity
shares being 20.00% of the issued paid-up equity share capital at a price of
Rs. 10/- per share from existing share holders. The payment to the shareholders
whose shares have been accepted shall be by cash and will be paid by cheque /
demand draft. 3. The
equity shares of Avon Properties Limited (hereinafter referred to as “AVON”)
are listed on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai ("BSE"). The shares of the
company are infrequently traded. The
annualized trading turnover in the shares of the target company during the
preceding 6 calendar months prior to the month in which this public
announcement is made is less than 2 % of the listed shares of the Target
company. The last traded price of the
share on the Stock Exchange at Mumbai was on February 22, 2002 at Rs. 8.50 and
the number of shares traded were 50. The offer price has been arrived at as per
the Regulation 20 (3) of the SEBI Takeover Regulations taking into account the
negotiated price of Rs. 10/-, and other parameters as on 31.03.2001 such as
Book Value per share of Rs. 9.96, EPS of Rs.1.80 and Return on Net worth of
18.10%. During the past 26 weeks period prior to the date of this public
announcement, the Acquirer has acquired 32,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each
of the target company at a price of Rs. 10/- per share. No preferential allotment has been made to
the Acquirer (including PACs) at any time. 4. The
Acquirer (including PACs) have not
acquired any shares of AVON after the date of P.A. and upto the date of this
LOF. 2.3
Object
of the acquisition /offer This offer is being made
pursuant to Regulation 10 and 12 and
other provisions of Chapter III and in
compliance with the regulations for the
purposes of gaining substantial acquisition of voting rights and/ or for
change in control of AVON. 3. BACKGROUND OF THE ACQUIRER (INCLUDING PACS) 3.1 M/s. Neil Information Technology Ltd.
(Neil). 1.
Neil
was initially incorporated as a private limited company on February 01, 1999
under the Companies Act, 1956 in the name Krish Realtors Private Limited. The
name of the company was changed to Neil Information Technology Private Ltd. on
August 2, 1999 and subsequently, the company was converted into a public
limited company and the name was changed to Neil Information Technology Ltd. on
22nd March, 2002. The Registered office of the Company is situated
at A/ 120, Gokul Arcade, Sahar Road,
Vile Parle (E), Mumbai 400 057. 2.
The
company has been promoted by Mr. Kishor Ostwal and Mrs. Sangita Ostwal who are
also the directors of the company apart form Mr. Deven Jhaveri and Mrs. Rupa
Jhaveri. The company does not belong to any group. The Company is not listed on any Stock Exchange. 3.
Neil
is presently engaged in the Information Technology business. The Company owns a financial portal called
“Chamatkar.net”. The company is a
channel partner of M/s. Satyam Infoway Ltd. for providing content sourcing to
their financial portal walletwatch.com.
The company is also into development of software 4.
As
on 31st March, 2001 the Share Capital of Neil was Rs. 204.56 lacs
divided into 1100 equity shares
of Rs. 10 each fully paid up and Rs. 204.45 lacs share application money
pending allotment. The total income for the period ended 31st March,
2001 was Rs. 29.34 lacs with a net loss of Rs. 43.34 lacs. As per the certified financial statement for
the seven months period ending 31.10.01,
the total income and the net loss were Rs. 34.42 lacs and Rs. 17.47 lacs
respectively. For the year ended 31st
March, 2001 book value per share was Rs. 7.88, the Earnings Per Share and
Return on Networth was nil. 5.
The
Acquirer has complied with the required provisions of chapter II of SEBI
(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers), Regulations 1997. 6.
The
Acquirer has not been prohibited by SEBI from dealing in securities, in terms
of direction issued u/s 11B of SEBI Act or under any of the Regulation made
under the SEBI Act. 7.
The Acquirer is not a Sick Industrial Companies within the meaning of
clause (o) of Sub-section (I) of section 3 of the Sick Industries
Companies (Special Provision) Act,
1985. 8.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS The
composition of Board of Directors as on the date of the public announcement is
as follows:
None of the above Directors are on the Board of Avon
Properties Limited. 9.
SHARE HOLDING PATTERN As on 31.03.01 the shareholding pattern of the
company in respect of paid up equity shares is as under:
10.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS (i) Profit & Loss Statement (Audited) :- (Rs
in lacs)
(ii) Balance Sheet
Statement (Audited):- (Rs in lacs)
(iii) Other Financial Data :-
While calculating EPS
& Book value per share, the amount in the Share Application money has been
taken into consideration by dividing the amount by the face value of shares
i.e.Rs.10/- and adding the same to the existing number of shares. (iv) Unaudited certified Financial results for the 7 months
period ended 31.10.2001. (Rs in Lacs)
As per certificate
received from the Chartered Accountants M/s. S.K.Salgia & Co., dated 15.04.02 for the year ended 31/03/01 and 31/03/00 it has been certified that : ·
No adjustments has been made for incorrect
accounting policies or failures to make provisions or other adjustments which
has resulted in audit qualifications. ·
No material amounts relating to adjustments for
the last two years has been made in arriving at the losses of the years to
which they relate. ·
There has been no change in accounting policies
during the last two years. The Profit
& Loss have been computed following a uniform accounting policies for those
years. ·
There are no extra ordinary items in the audited
annual accounts of the company for any years. ·
There is no revaluation reserve balance in the
accounts of the company for any years. 3.2
INFORMATION ABOUT PACs Apart from the
Acquirer, Mr. Kishor Ostwal and Mrs.
Sangita Ostwal, Mr. Deven Jhaveri and Mrs. Rupa Jhaveri, directors of the
Acquiring company are the Persons Acting in Concert (PACs) for the purpose of
this offer in terms of Regulation 2 (e) of the SEBI (SAST) Regulations. The PACs are related to each other to the
extent that they are directors in the Acquirer company and that Mr. Kishor
Ostwal and Mrs. Sangita Ostwal, and Mr. Deven Jhaveri and Mrs. Rupa Jhaveri,
are husband and wife. There has been no
agreement between the PACs as regards the open offer. The Acquirer and the PACs have not entered into any agreement
with regard to the offer/acquisition of shares. None of the PACs nor any of the companies where they
are directors or companies in which they hold controlling stake have been
prohibited by SEBI from dealing in securities, in terms of direction issued u/s
11B of SEBI Act or under any of the regulation made under the SEBI Act. The details of the PACs are as under : Mr. Kishor Ostwal
1.
Mr.
Kishor Ostwal, S/o. Mr. Punamchand
Ostwal, aged 38 years is residing at F/ 201, Aditya Apartments, Old Nagardas
Road, Mumbai – 400 069. He is a Chartered Accountant having over 15 years of business experience. 2.
Apart
form Neil, Kishor Ostwal along with his
wife has promoted Shreenath Finstock Pvt .Ltd. wherein he is a full time
director. He is the proprietor of K.P.
Ostwal & Co. a Chartered Accountant firm.
He is not on the board of any
listed companies. 3.
The Net worth of Mr. Kishor Ostwal as on 31/03/2002
as certified by M/s. S.K. Salgia &
Co. Chartered Accountants (membership
no. of Mr. S.K.Salgia – 32010), having their office at A- 406, Sheetal
Apartment, Baman Wada Road, Chakala, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai 400 099,
Telephone No. : 022 8371837 is Rs 11.57 lacs. 4.
The
details of company promoted by Kishor Ostwal and Mrs. Sangita Ostwal are as
under : M/s. Shreenath
Finstock Pvt .Ltd The company was
incorporated on December 28, 1994 under the Companies Act 1956 and
is engaged in the business to act as consultants, advisors and to
undertake and to carry all kinds of financial and other operations. The brief financials
of the company for the three years ended 31/03/99, 31/03/00 and 31/03/01are as
under : (Rs in Lacs)
Mrs. Sangita Ostwal
5.
Mrs.
Sangita Ostwal w/o Mr. Kishor Ostwal, aged
34 years is residing at F/ 201, Aditya Apartments, Old Nagardas Road,
Mumbai – 400 069. She is a commerce
graduate and has around 2 years of business experience handling the activities
at Neil. 6.
Apart
form Neil, Sangita Ostwal has
co-promoted Shreenath Finstock P.Ltd. wherein she is a full time director. She
is not on the board of any listed
companies. 7.
The Net worth of Mrs. Sangita Ostwal as on
31/03/2002 as certified by M/s. S.K.
Salgia & Co. Chartered Accountants
(membership no. of Mr. S.K.Salgia – 32010), having their office at A- 406,
Sheetal Apartment, Baman Wada Road, Chakala, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai 400 099
telephone No. : 022 8371837 is Rs 11.72 lacs. Mr. Deven
Jhaveri 8.
Mr.
Deven Jhaveri, S/o. Mr. Nagindas
Jhaveri, aged 33 years is residing at Rajashripal CHS, 905-B, 9th
floor, J.M. Mehta Road, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai 400 006. He is a Commerce graduate having over 15 years of
business experience. 9.
Apart
from Neil, Deven Jhaveri is not a full time director in any company. He is not
on the board of any listed companies. 10.
The Net worth of Mr. Deven Jhaveri as on
31/03/2002 as certified by M/s. S.K.
Salgia & Co. Chartered Accountants
(membership no. of Mr. S.K.Salgia – 32010), having their office at A- 406,
Sheetal Apartment, Baman Wada Road, Chakala, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai 400 099,
Telephone No. : 022 8371837 is Rs 106.11 lacs. Mrs. Rupa Jhaveri
11.
Mrs.
Rupa Jhaveri w/o Mr. Deven Jhaveri, aged
31 years is residing at Rajashripal CHS, 905-B, 9th floor,
J.M. Mehta Road, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai 400 006. She is a commerce graduate and has around 2 years of business
experience. 12.
Apart
from Neil, Rupa Jhaveri is not a full time director in any company. She is not
on the board of any listed companies. 13.
The Net worth of Mr. Rupa Jhaveri as on
31/03/2002 as certified by M/s. M/s.
S.K. Salgia & Co. Chartered
Accountants (membership no. of Mr. S.K.Salgia – 32010), having their
office at A- 406, Sheetal Apartment, Baman Wada Road, Chakala, Vile Parle (E),
Mumbai 400 099, Telephone No. : 022
8371837 is Rs 38.22 lacs. 4. DISCLOSURE IN TERMS OF REGULATION 16 (ix)
2.
The Acquirer
does not have any intention to
dispose of or otherwise encumber any assets of AVON in the next two
years from the date of closure of the
offer, except in the ordinary course of
business of AVON. 3.
Through
the proposed takeover it is intended to develop business synergies and develop
web based business with the expertise of the Acquirer Company in the Target
Company. 5. BACKGROUND OF THE TARGET COMPANY. AVON PROPERTIES LIMITED (AVON)
There are no
outstanding convertible instruments (warrants/ FCDs /PCDs) etc.
As
informed by the Target company as regards the status of compliance with the
listing requirement, the Target Company
has complied with the listing requirements as and when required and that the
shares were not suspended from trading at BSE at any point of time and no
punitive actions were taken against the company by the BSE. The company its promoters, sellers and acquirers have not been prohibited by SEBI from
dealing in securities in terms of
directions issued u/s 11B of the SEBI Act. The company, its
promoters, sellers and major shareholders
have not complied with any of
the applicable provisions of chapter II of SEBI (SAST), Regulations 1997 till date. 6.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS The
composition of Board of Directors as on
the date of Public Announcement
is as follows:
There has been no
merger / demerger, spin off relating to the company during last 3 years.
(i) Profit & Loss Statement (Audited) :- (Rs in
lacs)
(ii) Balance Sheet
Statement(Audited) :- (Rs in lacs)
(iii) Other Financial Data :-
(iv) Unaudited
Provisional Financial results for the nine months ended 31.12.2001 is as under: (Rs in lacs)
As on 30.06.01
the shareholding pattern is as under:
8.
Pre
and Post offer shareholding pattern of AVON is as follows: -
The Acquirer
(including PACs) has not acquired any shares of the target company after the
Public Announcement till the date of Letter of offer. The Target Company is not
a sick Industrial company within the meaning of clause (o) of Sub-Section (I) of Section 3 of the Sick Industries
Companies (Special Provision) Act, 1985. The total number of shareholders in
Public Category are 80. 6. OFFER PRICE AND
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS 6.1. JUSTIFICATION
OF OFFER PRICE 1.
The equity
shares of AVON PROPERTIES LIMITED (AVON) are listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange,
("BSE") 2.
The
details of shares traded during the 6 calendar months prior to the month in
which PA was made is as under :
3.
The
shares of the company are infrequently traded. The annualized trading turnover
in the shares of the target company during the preceding 6 calendar months
prior to the month in which this public announcement is made is less than 2 %
of the listed shares of the Target company.
The last traded price of the share on the Stock Exchange at Mumbai was
on February 22, 2002 at Rs. 8.50 and the number of shares traded were 50. The
offer price has been arrived at as per the Regulation 20 (3) of the SEBI
Takeover Regulations taking into account the following : (a) The
negotiated price under the agreement which in this case is Rs. 10/- per share
(Regulation 20(3)(a)) (b) the
Acquirer has acquired 32,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each of the target
company at a price of Rs. 10/- per share during the past 26 weeks from the date
of the PA. (Regulation 20(3)(b)) (c) Since
the Acquirer (including PACs) and PACs have not acquired any shares in the
target company by way of preferential allotment during 12 months period prior
to the date of the PA the same is not applicable. (Regulation 20(3)(c)) (d) Other
Parameters as on 31.03.2001 such as Book Value of Rs. 9.96, EPS of Rs.1.80 and
Return on Net worth of 18.10%. (Regulation 20(3)(d)) 4.
In
view of the above, the Offer Price payable under this Offer is in compliance
with the Takeover Regulations. All other parameters suggest that the price of
Rs. 10/- per equity share is just and reasonable in terms of the regulation
20(6) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 1997. 5.
The
offer price shall not be less than the highest price paid by the Acquirer
(including PACs) for any acquisition of the shares of the Target Company from
the date of PA up to 7 working days prior to the closure of the offer (i.e.
upto 27/07/02). 6.2 FINANCIAL
ARRANGEMENTS 1.
The
Acquirer has adequate and firm financial resources to fulfill the obligations
under the open offer. The sources of funds shall be through internal resources
of the company. No borrowing from Bank/ Financial Institution is being made for
the purpose. All the funds will be domestic and no foreign funds will be
utilised. 2.
The
maximum purchase consideration payable by the Acquirer in the case of full
acceptance of the offer i.e. 49,000 fully paid up equity shares of AVON at the
offer price of Rs.10/- per equity shares would be Rs. 4.90 lacs. As per Regulation 28, the Acquirer has
created a Fixed Deposit towards Escrow amount
with Corporation Bank, Vile Parle (East) Branch for an amount of Rs.
1.25 Lacs (Rupees One Lac Twenty Five Thousand only) being more than 25% of the
consideration payable under this offer, on which a lien has been granted in favour
of the Manager to the Offer. 3.
M/s
S.K. Salgia & Co. Chartered
Accountants (membership no. of Mr. S.K.Salgia – 32010), having their
office at A- 406, Sheetal Apartment, Baman Wada Road, Chakala, Vile Parle (E),
Mumbai 400 099 telephone No. : 022
8371837 have confirmed vide their
certificate dated May 4, 2002 that sufficient resources are available to allow
the Acquirer to fulfill its obligations under the offer. Based on the above,
the Manager to the Offer is satisfied
about the ability of the Acquirer to
implement the offer in accordance with the Regulations. 4.
The
Manager to the offer, confirms that firm arrangements for funds and money for
payment through verifiable means are in place to fulfill offer obligations. 7. TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER 1.
The
Letter of Offer together with the Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement will be mailed to the shareholders of
AVON (except the Acquirer, the Persons
Acting in Concert, parties to the agreement and other promoters) whose names
appear on the Register of Members of AVON at the close of the business on
15/05/02 (the Specified Date). 2.
The Acquirer (including PACs) will acquire for
cash, Equity Shares of AVON to the extent of valid acceptances received under
this offer. 3.
The instructions, authorizations and provisions
contained in the Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement constitute part of the terms of the offer. 4.
In case of
non-receipt of the Letter of Offer, eligible persons may send their
acceptance to the Manager to the Offer,
on a plain paper stating the Name, Address, No. of shares held, Distinctive
Nos., Folio No., No. of shares offered, along with documents as mentioned
above, so as to reach the Manager to the Offer on or before the close of the
Offer, i.e. 03/08/02. Accidental omission to dispatch this document to any
person to whom this offer is made or non-receipt of this offer shall not
invalidate the offer in any way. 5.
Each
Shareholder of AVON to whom this offer is being made, is free to offer his
shareholding in AVON, in whole or in part while accepting this offer. 6.
Subject to the conditions governing this offer
as mentioned in this offer document, the acceptance of this offer by the
shareholder(s) must be absolute and unqualified. Any acceptance to the offer
which is conditional or incomplete is liable to be rejected without assigning
any reason whatsoever. 7.
Acquirer (including PACs) is confident of
completing all the formalities pertaining to the Acquisition of the said
shares, within 30 days from the date of closure of this offer. 8.
The Acquirer (including PACs) would be
responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations. 9.
Locked
in Shares The
offer shall also be applicable to shares under lock-in if any. The acquisition
of shares subject to lock in is subject to the continuation of the residual
lock in period in the hands of the Acquirer (including PACs). There shall be no
discrimination in the acceptances of shares subject to lock in and those not
subject to lock in. There is no separate approval required for this purpose. 10.
Eligibility
for accepting the offer This offer is made to all the shareholders (except
the Acquirer, the Persons Acting in
Concert, parties to the agreement and other promoters) whose names appear in
the register of shareholders on 15/05/2002 and also to those persons who own
the shares any time prior to the closure of the offer, but are not the
registered shareholder(s). 11.
Statutory
approvals a.
To
the knowledge of the Acquirer (including PACs), no statutory approvals are
required to Acquire the shares that may be tendered pursuant to the Offer. If any other statutory approvals become
applicable at a later date, the offer would be subject to such statutory
approvals. In case the statutory
approvals are not obtained, the Acquirer (including PACs) will not proceed with
the Offer. b.
In
case of delay in receipt of any statutory approval, if any, SEBI has the power to grant extension of time to Acquirer (including
PACs) for payment of consideration to
the shareholders subject to Acquirer (including PACs) agreeing to pay interest
as directed by SEBI under Regulation 22(12).
If the delay occurs due to the willful default of the Acquirer
(including PACs) in obtaining the requisite approvals, Regulation 22(13) will become applicable. 8. PROCEDURE FOR
ACCEPTANCE AND SETTLEMENT 1.
The
Letter of Offer together with the Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement will be mailed to the shareholders of
AVON(except the Acquirer, the Persons
Acting in Concert, parties to the agreement and other promoters) whose names appear on the Register of Members
of AVON at the close of the business on 15/05/2002 (the Specified Date). 2.
Shareholders
who wish to tender the shares will be
required to send the Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement duly completed and
signed by all the shareholders, Original Share Certificate (s) and Transfer
Deed (s) duly signed in case of Joint Holdings in the same order as per the
specimen signatures lodged with AVON and witnessed (if possible by a Notary
Public or Bank Manager or Member of Stock Exchange with membership number).to
the Manager to the Offer, either by hand delivery during normal business hours
or by Registered Post on or before the close of the offer i.e. 03/08/02 in
accordance with the instructions specified in the Letter of Offer and the Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement. In case the shares stand in the name of a
sole shareholder who is deceased, notarised copy of the legal
representative obtained from a
competent court. 3.
The
address of the collection center of the Manager to the Offer for the
purpose of the offer is as follows :- Aryaman Financial Services
Limited 35, Atlanta, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, Tel. No (022)
2826464/65/66 Fax No.: (022) 2826467 e-mail : aryaman@bom2.vsnl.net.in Mode of Delivery :
Registered Post and / or Hand delivery Contact Person : Ms. Radha Kirthivasan Business Hours
: Monday to Friday 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. (excluding Bank Holidays) Applicants who cannot hand
deliver their documents at the collection centers referred above , may send the same by Registered Post, at their
own risk and cost, to the Manager to
the Offer at their Mumbai address given above. 4.
All
owners of shares, registered or unregistered (except the Acquirer, the Persons Acting in Concert, parties to
the agreement and other promoters), who own the shares at any time prior to the
closure of the offer are eligible to participate in the offer. Unregistered
owners can send their application in writing to the Manager to the Offer, on a
plain paper stating the Name, Address, Number of Shares held, Number of Shares
Offered, Distinctive Numbers, Folio No., together with the Original Share Certificate(s), valid transfer deed(s) and a copy of the contract note issued by the
broker through whom they acquired their shares. No indemnity is required from
the unregistered owners. 5.
The
Manager to the Offer will hold in trust the shares/ share certificates, Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement, if any, and the transfer form(s) on behalf
of the
shareholders of AVON who have accepted the offer, until the cheques /
drafts for the consideration and/ or the unaccepted shares/ share
certificates are dispatched/ returned. 6.
Unaccepted
Share Certificates, transfer forms and other documents, if any, will be
returned by Registered Post at the
shareholders/ unregistered owners sole risk to the sole/ first shareholder. 7.
In
case the shares tendered in the offer by the shareholders of the AVON are more
than the shares to be acquired under
the offer, the acquisition of the shares
from each shareholder will be as
per the provision of Regulation 21(6) of the Regulations on a proportionate basis. 8.
Shares,
if any, that are the subject matter of litigation wherein the shareholder(s)
may be precluded from transferring the
shares during the pendency of the said litigation are liable to be rejected
in case directions/ orders regarding these shares are not received
together with the shares tendered under
the offer. The Letter of Offer in some of these cases , wherever possible, would be forwarded to the concerned statutory authorities for
further action at their end. NO DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE
ACQUIRER (INCLUDING PACS) OR TO AVON PROPERTIES LIMITED. The
shareholders also have an option to download the form of acceptance from SEBI’s
website (www.sebi.gov.in)
and apply in the same. 9. DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION Copies
of the following documents will be available for inspection at the Registered
office of Neil Information Technology Private Ltd. having its address at A/ 120,
Gokul Arcade, Sahar Road, Vile Parle (E) on all working days except
Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. during
the Offer Period. 1. Memorandum
of Association & Articles of Association (including Certificate of
Incorporation) of
Neil Information Technology Private Ltd
2. Copy
of the Public Announcement. 3. Copies
of Audited Annual Reports of AVON as at 31.03.1999, 31.03.2000, 31.03.2001 and
unaudited half yearly provisional results for the period ended 30.09.2001. 4. Copies
of Audited Annual Reports of Neil
Information Technology Private
Ltd for the two years ended 31.03.2000
and 31.03.2001and and unaudited certified results for the seven months ending
31/10/01 5. Copy
of certificate from a Chartered Accountant, M/s. S.K. Salgia & Co. certifying the adequacy of financial
resources with the Acquirer to fulfil the offer obligations. 6. Copy
of certificate from Chartered Accountant – M/s. S.K. Salgia & Co.
certifying the networth of the PACs 7. List
of directors of Acquirer (including PACs) company along with their residential
addresses. 8.
Copy of SEBI letter TO/AS/0148/02 dated June 7, 2002. 10. DECLARATION 1. The
Acquirer (including PACs) having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts
responsibility for, and confirms that this letter of offer contains all
information with regard to the offer, which is material in the context of the
issue, that the information contained in this letter of offer is true and
correct in all material respects and is not misleading in any material respect,
that the opinions and intentions expressed herein are honestly held and that
there are no other facts, the omission of which makes this document as a whole
or any of such information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions
misleading in any material respect. 2. Each
of the Acquirer (including PACs) would be severally and jointly responsible for
ensuring compliance with the Regulations. 3. We
hereby declare and confirm that all the relevant provisions of Companies Act,
1956 and all the provisions of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and
Takeover) Regulations, 1997 have been complied with and no statements in the
offer document is contrary to the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 and SEBI
Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations 1997. Signed by Mr. Kishor P. Ostwal (Authorised vide board
resolution dated June 13, 2002) on behalf of himself and the Board of Directors of M/s. Neil Information Technology Ltd
(Acquirer) sd/- Mrs. Sangita K. Ostwal, sd/- Mr. Deven Jhaveri sd/- Mrs. Rupa Jhaveri . sd/- Date :
14/06/02 Place :
Mumbai Enclosures : (1) Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement (2)
Transfer Form THIS DOCUMENT IS
IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
(Please
send this Form with enclosures to the Manager to the Offer at their address
given overleaf) FORM OF
ACCEPTANCE- CUM –ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
From
:- Folio
No.:
Sr.No.:
No of Shares Held Tel
No: Fax
No: E-Mail: To : Aryaman Financial Services Limited 35,
Atlanta, 3rd floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai
400 021 Sub.: Open offer for purchase of 49,000 equity shares of Avon Properties Ltd. representing 20.00 % of the issue and paid up equity share
and voting capital at a consideration of Rs 10/-- per fully paid up equity
share by Neil Information Technology
Ltd Dear
Sir, I/We
refer to the Letter of Offer dated
14/06/02 for acquiring the equity shares held by me/us in Avon
Properties Ltd. I/We,
the undersigned, have read the Letter of Offer and understood its contents
including the terms and conditions as mentioned therein. I/We
accept the Offer and enclose the original share certificate (s) and duly signed
transfer deed (s) in respect of my/our shares as detailed below:
(In
case of insufficient space, please use additional sheet and authenticate the
same) I/We note and understand that the original share
certificate(s) and valid share transfer deed will be held in trust for me/us by
the Manager to the Offer until the time the Acquirer (including PACs) pays the
purchase consideration as mentioned in the Letter of Offer. I/We also note and understand that the
Acquirer (including PACs) will pay the purchase consideration
only after verification of the documents and signatures. Note
: All future correspondence, if any should be addressed to Manager to the Offer
at the address mentioned behind in this form. The documents referred to above
should be sent to any of the collection centres mentioned overleaf. I/We
note and understand that the Shares would lie in the Escrow Account until the
time the Acquirer (including PACs) makes payment of purchase consideration as
mentioned in the Letter of Offer. I/We
confirm that the equity shares of Avon
Properties Ltd, which are being
tendered herewith by me/us under the Offer, are free from liens, charges and
encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. I/We
authorise the Acquirer (including PACs) to accept the shares so offered which
it may decide to accept in consultation with the Manager to the Offer and in
terms of the Letter of Offer and I/We further authorise the Acquirer (including
PACs) to return to me/us, equity share certificate(s) in respect of which the
offer is not found valid/not accepted, specifying the reasons thereof. I/We
authorise the Acquirer (including PACs) or the Manager to the Offer to send by
registered post (under UCP if less than Rs. 1,500/-) the draft/cheque in settlement
of the amount to the sole/first holder at the address mentioned below: Yours
faithfully, Signed
and Delivered:
Note
: In case of joint holdings, all holders must sign. A corporation must affix its common seal. Address
of First/Sole Shareholder
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Place
: Date: So
as to avoid fraudulent encashment in transit, shareholder(s) may provide
details of bank account of the first / sole shareholder and the consideration
cheque or demand draft will be drawn accordingly.
Business
Hours : Mondays to Friday : 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays All
queries in this regard to be addressed to the Manager to the Offer at the following address quoting your Folio
No. Aryaman Financial Services
Limited 35, Atlanta, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021. Tel. No (022)
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No..: Serial No. Acknowledgement
Slip Aryaman
Financial Services Limited 35, Atlanta, 3rd
floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 Received
from Mr./Ms. ____________________________________________________ Signature of Official Stamp
of Address_________________________________________________________________
and Date of Receipt Collection
Centre Number
of certificate(s) enclosed
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Number(s) _____________ Total
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