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THIS OFFER DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
This
Letter of offer is sent to you as a shareholder(s) of BHAGWAN INVESTMENTS AND
TRADES LIMITED (BI&TL). If you require any clarification about the
action to be taken, you may consult your Stock broker or investment consultant
or you can also contact the Manager or Registrar to the Offer. In case you have
recently sold your shares in the Company, please hand over this Letter of offer
and the accompanying Form of Acceptance cum acknowledgement and instrument of
transfer to the Member of Stock Exchange through whom the said sale was
effected. Mr.
HUSSAIN ABBAS RASSAI
Residing
at : 144, Gulistan, 3rd Floor, S.
V. Road, Khar (West), Mumbai – 400 052 Tel
No. 604 4760, Fax: 604 8233 AND
Mrs.
SAKINA AKEEL RASSAI
Residing
at :
144, Gulistan, 2nd Floor, S. V. Road, Khar – West, Mumbai – 400
052. Tel
No. 604 8233, Fax: 604 8233 MAKE AN OFFER AT
Rs.10.00/- (RUPEES TEN ONLY) PER EQUITY SHARE IN CASH
(This offer is
being made in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 and
subsequent amendments thereof) TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
OF M/s.
BHAGWAN INVESTMENTS AND TRADES LIMITED (Registered
Office: Todi
Estate, Sun Mill Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 13 Tel
No: 496 4556, Fax: 4964647 FOR
THE PURCHASE OF 48,000 FULLY
PAID-UP EQUITY SHARES OF Rs.10/-EACH BY TENDER AT A PRICE OF Rs.10/-PER SHARE OF
BI&TL REPRESENTING 20 % OF THE EQUITY SHARE AND VOTING CAPITAL.
THESE
SHARES WILL BE ACQUIRED IN CASH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 20 (1)(a) OF SEBI
(SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND TAKEOVERS) REGULATIONS 1997 AND
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS THEREOF, FROM THE EXISTING EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF
BI&TL.
ATTENTION
: 1.
The
offer to acquire shares tendered pursuant to the offer is subject to such
approvals as may be required from time to time. However, no approvals, statutory
or otherwise are required to acquire the equity shares that are tendered
pursuant to the offer.
2.
This
is not a conditional offer and is not subject to any minimum level of
Acceptance. (MLA) If the aggregate of the valid response exceeds 48,000 Equity
Shares, then the Acquirers shall accept the offers received on a proportionate
basis in accordance with Regulation 21(6) of the
Regulations. 3.
Shareholders
who have accepted the offer by tendering the requisite documents, in terms of
the Public Announcement / Letter of offer, can not withdraw the
same. 4.
Regulation
26 and 27 of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Substantial
Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers), Regulations, 1997 provides for an upward
revision/withdrawal of the offer respectively and any such upward
revision/withdrawal would be informed by way of a Public Announcement in the
same newspapers where the original Public Announcement has appeared. The last date for making such revision
is 14th May, 2002. The revised price, if any would be payable by the
Acquirers for all the shares tendered anytime during the
offer. 5.
If
there is Competitive bid the Public offer under all subsisting bids shall close
on the same date. As the offer
price can not be revised during the 7 working days prior to the closing date of
the offers/bids, it would, therefore, be in the interest of shareholders to wait
till the commencement of that period to know the final offer price of each bid
and tender their acceptance accordingly. 6.
A copy of Public Announcement and this
Letter of Offer (including Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement) is also
available on SEBI web-site (www.sebi.gov.in) The
Offer will remain open on all working days (excluding Sundays & Public
Holidays) from April 23 2002 to
May 22, 2002.
A
schedule of some of the major activities in respect of this offer is given
below:
This
offer is made to all the Equity Shareholders of Bhagwan Investments & Trades
Limited (BI&TL) (other than the sellers) irrespective
of whether their names appear in the Register of BI< as on specified date
or not.
TERMS
DEFINED
1.
DISCLAIMER
CLAUSE IT
IS TO BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT FILING OF DRAFT LETTER OF OFFER WITH
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "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 OVERSEEING 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. BHAGWAN INVESTMENTS & TRADES LIMITED TO TAKE AN
INFORMED DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE OFFER. SEBI DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY
EITHER FOR THE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE ACQUIRER(S) OR THE TARGET COMPANY
WHOSE SHARES / CONTROL IS PROPOSED TO BE ACQUIRED OR FOR THE CORRECTNESS OF THE
STATEMENTS MADE OR OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER OF OFFER. IT SHOULD ALSO BE
CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WHILE ACQUIRER(S) ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CORRECTNESS, ADEQUACY AND DISCLOSURE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IN THIS LETTER
OF OFFER, THE MANAGER TO THE OFFER IS EXPECTED TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE TO
ENSURE THAT ACQUIRER(S) DULY DISCHARGES ITS RESPONSIBILITY ADEQUATELY. IN THIS
BEHALF, AND TOWARDS THIS PURPOSE, THE MANAGER TO THE OFFER, NAMELY WEIZMANN
CAPITAL LIMITED HAS SUBMITTED A DUE DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE DATED MARCH 18, 2002
TO SEBI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEBI (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND
TAKEOVERS) REGULATIONS, 1997 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS THEREOF. THE FILING OF THE LETTER OF OFFER DOES
NOT, HOWEVER, ABSOLVE THE ACQUIRER(S) FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF OBTAINING SUCH A
STATUTORY CLEARANCES AS MAYBE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
OFFER. 2. DETAILS OF THE OFFER
2.1
Background of the
offer The
offer is being made by the Acquirers in pursuance of and in compliance of
Regulation 10 and 12 of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 1997 and subsequent amendments thereto for substantial acquisition
of shares accompanied with change in control/management. Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai along with Mrs. Sakina Akeel Rassai (hereinafter referred
to as the “Acquirers”) have entered into Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) dated March 5, 2002 with (1) Sanwarmal Todi HUF (2) Nathumal Todi (3)
Nathumal Todi HUF, (4) Shyamsunder N. Todi (5) Mothilal Todi (6) Mothilal Todi
HUF (7) Purushottam Todi HUF (8) Jagdish Todi (9) Babulal Todi HUF (10)
Seetadevi Todi (11) Snehaprabha B. Todi (12) Gaurav S. Todi (13) Adarsh S. Todi
(14) Geeta M. Todi (15) Anjali Todi (16) Vinayaka Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd (17)
Kamaladevi Todi (18) Madhav B. Todi (19) Pooja Todi (20) Rishab Todi (21) Murari
Todi (22) Suresh S. Todi (23) Suman Todi (24) Kavita Todi (25) Mridula Todi (26)
Priyanka J. Todi and (27) Pradeep Todi
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Sellers" who are the
promoter group of (BI&TL) for acquiring 1,29,700 fully paid-up Equity Shares
of Rs. 10/- each representing 54.04 % of the Voting Capital of BHAGWAN
INVESTMENTS AND TRADES LIMITED (herein after referred to as "the Target Company" or
"BI&TL) at a price of Rs. 10/- only payable by cheque as per the terms and
conditions specified therein. The Total Paid- up Capital of BI&TL is Rs.24,
00,000/- divided into 2,40,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid up. The
Acquirers have not acquired any shares of BI&TL on the date of Public
Announcement. In case, however, of non-compliance of any provisions of the
Regulations, the MoU dated March 5, 2002, for such sale shall not be acted upon
by the sellers or the Acquirers.
After
the Completion of all formalities related to the acquisition In terms of the
provisions of the aforesaid Agreement, inter alia, the control of management of
BI&TL is intended to be changed, subject, however, to such permissions, as
may be required, from SEBI and/or other Authorities. The proposed
change in control is consequent to the MoU dated 5th March.
2002. The Acquirers
will comply with the Regulations and complete the Offer formalities.
The
Acquirers have made offer to all the shareholders of BHAGWAN INVESTMENTS &
TRADES LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as “the Target Company “ or “BI&TL”)
to acquire from them up to 48,000 Fully paid-up Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each
(representing 20 % of its paid up Equity Share Capital of the Company) on the
terms and conditions, as set out below at a price of Rs.10/- per Equity Share
(“the Offer Price”) payable in cash (“the offer”). The
Sellers covered under the aforesaid Agreement dated March 5, 2002 shall,
however, not be entitled to participate in this offer. The
offer is not subject to any minimum level of acceptance and the Acquirers herein
shall acquire all the equity shares that are tendered, pursuant to this offer,
up to a maximum of 48,000 Equity shares. The
Acquirers, Sellers or BI&TL 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 regulations made under the SEBI Act. None
of the present Directors on the Board of Directors of BI&TL represent the
Acquirers. However, pursuant to this offer, the Acquirers would seek
reconstitution of the board of Directors of BI&TL to provide representation
to the Acquirers, once the Offer is completed. 2.2
Details of the proposed
offer In
accordance with Regulation 10 and 12 of the Regulations, the Acquirers made a
Public Announcement on 9th March, 2002 and Corrigendum to Public
Announcement on 10th April, 2002, which was published in the
following newspapers in accordance with Regulation 15(1) of the
Regulations
The
Public Announcement is also available on the Sebi website at http://www.sebi.gov.in/
. The
Acquirers are making an Open Offer to all the Fully paid Equity shareholders
(other than the Sellers) of BI&TL as on 9th March, 2002 being the
Specified Date to acquire up to 20% of the voting Capital representing 48,000
Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid up at a price of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten Only) per fully paid up
Equity Share ("the Offer Price") of Rs.10/- each of BI&TL and payable by way
of Account Payee Cheque / Demand Draft. The offer price is determined as per the
provisions of Regulation 20(3) of the Regulations. This offer is not a
conditional offer and is not subject to any minimum level of acceptance from the
shareholders. If the aggregate of the valid response exceeds 48,000 Equity
Shares, then the Acquirers shall accept the offers received on a proportionate
basis in accordance with Regulation 21(6) of the Regulations. These
Equity shares to be acquired should be free from all liens, charges, equitable
interests and encumbrances and should be together with all rights attached
thereto, including the rights to all dividends, bonuses or rights declared now
and hereafter. Pursuant
to such announcement, 48,000 Equity Shares will be acquired by the Acquirers in
the following proportions, which in aggregate represent 20 % of the voting
capital of BI&TL.
The
Acquirers neither hold any shares of BI&TL as on the date, The Acquirers
have not acquired any shares of BI&TL after the date of Public Announcement
and up to the date of this letter of offer. This
Offer is for the acquisition of up to 48,000 fully paid-up Equity Shares representing i.e. up to 20% of the
Equity capital of M/s. Bhagwan Investments & Trades Limited
(BI&TL). If the Acquirers
succeeds in acquiring all the 48,000
(Forty Eigth Thousand Equity Shares only) fully paid up Equity Shares
sought to be acquired under this Offer, they shall hold together (1,77,700) One Lakh Seventy Seven
Thousand Seven hundred only.) Fully paid-up Equity Shares representing 74.04% of
voting capital of M/s. Bhagwan Investments & Trades Limited. The Acquirers undertake that they shall
take appropriate measures to ensure compliance with applicable laws, guidelines
and the Listing Agreement to ensure continued listing. 2.3
Object
of the acquisition/offer The
reason for acquisition is Substantial acquisition of shares or voting rights
accompanied with change in control / Management. With the rapid increase in
business, the Acquirers have decided to acquire a Company listed on The stock
exchange, Mumbai with a view to commence IT enabled activities in the Company
after the closure of the offer, subject to necessary approvals. The Acquirers do
not intend to dispose off or otherwise encumber any assets of BI&TL in the
succeeding two years except in the ordinary course of business. The Acquirers
are engaged in the business of Export of Yarn and Development of Software and IT
enabled Services. It is proposed to expand and modernize the existing IT enabled
services provided by the Acquirers through this acquisition. The Acquirers propose to help BI&TL
to change the focus of the business to IT enabled services to enable it to
expand business. In their opinion, having operations in a listed Company would
ensure liquidity to the investors at large and will also enable further
expansion of business. 3.
BACKGROUND OF THE ACQUIRERS
The open offer is made by the Acquirers
namely Mr. Hussain Abbas Rassai along with Mrs. Sakina Akeel
Rassai. ACQUIRERS 3.1.1 Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai residing at 144, Gulistan, 3rd Floor, S. V.
Road, Khar (West), Mumbai – 400 052 And Mrs. Sakina Akeel Rassai residing at
144, Gulistan, 2nd Floor, S. V. Road, Khar – West, Mumbai – 400 052
are the Acquirers for the purpose of this open offer. 3.1.2 Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai is the brother in law of Mrs. Sakina Akeel
Rassai. 3.1.3 The
Acquirers have not entered into any formal agreement with respect to the present
acquisition and are acting together under an informal understanding.
3.1.4 Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai is a Bachelor of Architecture and a partner in Rassai
Enterprises, a partnership firm that is engaged in the business of Export of
Yarn and providing quality business solutions through Software development. He
has over 10 years of experience in the field of Export of Yarns and Software
development besides also has experience in financial planning and cost
analysis. 3.1.5 The
Net worth of Mr. Hussain Abbas Rassai as on 31st December, 2001 duly
certified by Salim A. Kantawalla, Partner of Kantawalla & Co., Chartered
Accountants (Membership No.38859) having their office at Tardeo Air-Condition
Market, 7th Floor, Tardeo, Mumbai – 400 034 is Rs.50,62,377/- (Rupees
Fifty Lakhs Sixty Two thousand Three Hundred and Seventy Seven only).
3.1.6 Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai does
not hold directorship of any listed and/or non-listed company. Further he has
not promoted any Company. 3.1.7 Mrs.
Sakina Akeel Rassai
is
an Arts Graduate from Bombay University and is also a partner of Rassai
Enterprises that is engaged in the business of Export of Yarn and Software
Development. She is well experienced in the Development of Ecommerce Websites
and other IT enabled services.
3.1.8 The
Net worth of Mrs. Sakina Akeel Rassai as on 31st December, 2001 duly
certified by Salim A. Kantawalla, Partner of Kantawalla & Co., Chartered
Accountants (Membership No.38859) having their office at Tardeo Air-Condition
Market, 7th Floor, Tardeo, Mumbai – 400 034 is Rs.27,91,525/- (Rupees
Twenty Seven Lakhs Ninety One Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Five
only). 3.1.9 Mrs.
Sakina Akeel Rassai does
not hold directorship of any listed and/or non-listed company. Further she has
not promoted any Company. 3.1.10 As
the Acquirers have not yet acquired or got the Equity shares of BI&TL
transferred in their names, the provisions of Chapter II would be applicable
only after the transfers are affected on the Closure of the offer and payment of
consideration to the eligible shareholders whose shares are accepted under the
open offer. The Acquirers will
comply with the provisions of Chapter II on or before the due dates.
3.2
DISCLOSURE
IN TERMS OF REGULATION 16(IX) - OBJECT
AND PURPOSE OF THE ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND FUTURE PLANS The
reason for acquisition is Substantial acquisition of shares or voting rights
accompanied with change in control / Management. With the rapid increase in
business, the Acquirers have decided to acquire a Company listed on The stock
exchange, Mumbai with a view to commence IT enabled activities in the Company
after the closure of the offer, subject to necessary approvals. The Acquirers do
not intend to dispose off or otherwise encumber any assets of BI&TL in the
succeeding two years except in the ordinary course of business. The Acquirers
are engaged in the business of Export of Yarn and Development of Software and IT
enabled Services. It is proposed to expand and modernize the existing IT enabled
services provided by the Acquirers through this acquisition. The Acquirers propose to help BI&TL
to change the focus of the business to IT enabled services to enable it to
expand business. In their opinion, having operations in a listed Company would
ensure liquidity to the investors at large and will also enable further
expansion of business. The Acquirers have entered into a
agreement for purchase of 1,29,700 Equity Shares of BI&TL to the extent of
54.04% in the Equity at a negotiated price of Rs.10.00 per share. The Acquirers intends to take control of
the management of BI&TL through acquisition of these shares. On acquisition, it is intended by the
Acquirers to further the growth & development and to strengthen the Company
by improved performance, through better managerial inputs, expansion and
diversification in the field of IT enabled services by Division, Acquisition and
Merger. The Acquirer shall be able to provide better managerial expertise,
financial strength and marketing inputs to BI&TL. 3.3
OPTION
IN TERMS OF REGULATION 21(3) Pursuant
to this offer the public share holding will not fall below 10 % or less of the
voting capital of BI&TL, and therefore the provisions of Regulation 21(3) of
the Regulations do not apply. 4.
BACKGROUND OF BHAGWAN INVESTMENTS AND
TRADES LIMITED 4.1.1 BHAGWAN
INVESTMENTS & TRADES LIMITED (BI&TL)
is
the Target Company, which was incorporated on 27th April 1983 and received the
certificate of commencement of business on 30th April 1983. The
Registered office of BI&TL is located at Todi Estate, Sun Mill Compound,
lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013. BI&TL
is engaged in the business of Trades and Investments in shares and other
securities and Real Estate. 4.2
Share
Capital Structure of BI&TL.
4.3
There
are no outstanding convertible instruments (warrants /FCDs / PCDs) etc. in the
Company. 4.4
The
applicable provisions of Chapter II of SEBI Takeover Regulations have been
complied with partially with substantial delay by the Target Company as well by
the Sellers/Promoters. STATUS OF COMPLIANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER II OF THE TAKEOVER REGULATIONS (as
applicable) The
sellers under the agreement dated 5th March, 2002 are the major
shareholders and the promoters of BI&TL. The
under mentioned Provisions of Chapter II are not applicable to the Acquirers as
of date as the shares under the MoU dated 5th March, 2002 are yet to
be transferred in the name of the Acquirers. The Acquirers would comply with the
relevant Regulations of Chapter II of SEBI Take Regulations before the relevant
due dates. a)
By
the promoters/Sellers/major shareholders/Acquirers, separately (as may be
applicable)
b) By BI&TL (the target
company)
The
Complete Address along with Phone & Fax Nos. of the individual
Sellers/Promoters have been given under the heading Details of the offer. The
Registered office address along with Phone & fax Nos. of the Target Company
has also been mentioned on the cover page of this letter of
offer. 4.5 As per the information
available with us we note that BI&TL has not been regular in complying with
certain clauses of listing requirements of the Stock Exchange.
BI&TL
has received a show cause notice dated 6th February, 2002 from the
Stock Exchange, Mumbai as to why trading in the Securities of BI&TL should
not be suspended with effect from 4th March, 2002 for non-compliance
of Clause 16 of the listing Agreement with the stock exchange i.e. not informing
the Stock Exchange the dates of the closure of Register of Members for the year
2001 within 42 days. The Company has replied to the show cause notice and asked
the exchange for condoning the delay and requested for non-suspension of the
equity shares from the exchange. BI&TL has vide its letter dated
11th April, 2002 has informed that they have not received any
feedback from The Stock Exchange, Mumbai in response to their letter dated
26th February, 2002. 4.6
Present
Composition of the Board of Directors of BI&TL as on the date of Public
Announcement is as under:
None
of the above Directors on the Board of Directors of BI&TL represents or is
associated with the Acquirers. 4.7
No
Merger or demerger or spin off has taken place in BI&TL during the last 3
years. There has not been any change in name of the Company since
listing. 4.8.
Brief
audited financial details for a period of last three years and subsequent
Audited data not older than six months from the P.A. date are as
follows:
(Amount
Rs. in Lacs)
(Amount
Rs. In Lacs)
Source
Annual Reports of BI&TL.
The
financial information herein has been prepared from the Annual Reports of
Bhagwan Investments & Trades Limited. 4.9 Pre and Post- Offer
share holding pattern of the target company as per the following table
Total
number of shareholders in public category are 282 only 5.
OFFER
PRICE AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS 5.1 Justification of Offer
Price 5.1.1 The Equity shares of BI&TL are
presently listed on The Stock Exchange,
Mumbai (BSE). The Shares are not admitted as permitted security in any
other Stock Exchange. 5.1.2
The annualized trading turnover during the preceding 6 calendar months
prior to the month in which the P.A. was made in terms of number &
Percentage of total listed shares, in terms of total listed shares in each stock
exchange stated at 5.1.1 above is as under:
Source:
As per Information Provided by the Stock Exchange, Mumbai. The
Shares are infrequently traded in terms of explanation (i) to Regulation 20(3)
of the Regulations. 5.1.3 The
Negotiated Price under the MoU dated March 5, 2002 is Rs.10.00 per equity share
5.1.4 The
Acquirers have not acquired any shares of BI&TL at any point of time nor
have they subscribed to any public issue of BI&TL or to any Preferential
Allotment made by BI&TL. 5.1.5 The
Return on Net Worth of the Company as per the 16th Annual Report of
BI&TL as on 31st March, 2001 is (0.78 %) and as per the latest
Audited Balance Sheet as on 8th February, 2002 is 1.95 %. The Book
Value of the Company as per the 16th Annual Report of BI&TL as on
31st March, 2001 is Rs.9.42 and as per the latest Audited Balance
Sheet as on 8th February, 2002 is Rs.9.61.The Earning per share as
per the 16th Annual Report of BI&TL as on 31st March,
2001 is (Rs.0.07) and as per the latest Audited Balance sheet as on
08th February, 2002 is Rs.0.19 (diluted). There has been no trading of the Equity
shares of BI&TL on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai since listing. As a result Price/Earning ratio
has not been computed and may not be relevant. Taking the above factors into
consideration the offer price of Rs.10/- per share (Rupees Ten only) is
determined and justified as per the provisions of Regulation 20(3) of the SEBI
(SAST) Regulations, 1997. 5.1.6 Based
on the above the Acquirers and the Manager to the offer have determined the
offer price at Rs.10/- per fully paid-up equity share of Rs.10/- each of
BI&TL which is reasonable and justified in terms of Regulation 20(6) of the
Regulations. 5.1.7 The
offer price shall not be less than the highest price paid by the Acquirers for
any acquisition of shares of BI&TL from the date of PA up to 7 working days
prior to the closure of the offer. As on date of filing of the offer letter with
SEBI the Acquirers have not acquired any shares of BI&TL, neither do they
intend to acquire any shares till the closure of the
offer. 5.2
Financial
arrangements 5.2.1 The
Total funds required for the acquisition of 48000 Equity shares of BI&TL
tendered during the open offer (assuming full acceptances) by the Acquirers at a
price of Rs.10/- per share amount to Rs.4,80,000/-. 5.2.2 The
Acquirers have made a cash deposit of Rs.1,20,000 (being 25 % of the total
consideration payable in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Regulations to the
shareholders of BI&TL) with the Manager to the offer viz. Weizmann Capital
Ltd who have opened an Escrow Account with State Bank of India, D. N. Road
Branch, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001. The Manager to the offer has been empowered to
operate the Escrow Account in accordance with the
Regulations. 5.2.3 The
Acquirers have adequate financial resources and have made firm financial
arrangements out of their internal accruals to fulfill the obligations under the
open offer in full in terms of Regulation 16(xiv) as certified by Salim A.
Kantawalla, Partner of Kantawalla & Co., Chartered Accountants (Membership
No.38859) having their office at Tardeo Air-Condition Market, 7th
Floor, Tardeo, Mumbai – 400 034, Tel: 4904668, Fax: 4904670 vide their
certificate dated 14th January, 2002. 5.2.4 The
Manager to the offer confirms that the firm arrangements for funds and money for
payment through verifiable means are in place to fulfill the offer obligations.
The Manager to the offer is satisfied, considering the information about the
background of the Acquirers and the resources they have, that they shall be able
to perform their obligation with respect to payment of consideration of shares
acquired under the offer without any difficulty. 6
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. 6.1 Operational Terms and Conditions of the
offer. 6.1.1 The offer is
being made to the shareholders of BI&TL whose names appeared on the Register
of Members at the close of the business on March 9, 2002. 6.1.2 All
the registered shareholders who own the shares of BI&TL anytime before the
closure of the offer other than the sellers are eligible to participate in the
offer. Shareholders who wish to tender their equity shares will be required to
send the form of acceptance, original share certificate(s) and transfer deed(s)
duly signed to the Registrar to the Offer M/s. Sharepro Services Address: Satam
Estate, 3rd Floor, Above Bank of Baroda, Cardinal Gracious Road,
Chakala, Andheri – East, Mumbai – 400 099, Tel: 8215168, Fax No.8375646, E-mail:
sharepro@vsnl.com either
by hand delivery or by Registered Post or courier on or before the closure of
the offer in accordance with the
instructions specified in the letter of offer and in the form of acceptance.
Accidental omission to dispatch the Letter of offer to any person will not
invalidate the offer in any way. In
case of non-receipt of the letter of offer, the eligible person may send his
consent on a plain paper stating the name, address, number of shares held,
distinctive numbers, certificate numbers and the number of equity shares offered
along with the share certificates, duly signed transfer forms, and other
required documents to the Registrar to the offer before the last date of closure
of the offer. 6.1.3 Each
shareholder of BI&TL, to whom this offer is being made, is free to offer his
shareholding in BI&TL either in whole or in part while accepting this
offer. However, the sellers, who
are the party to the MOU dated March 5, 2002, shall not be entitled to
participate in this offer. 6.1.4 Persons
who hold the equity shares of BI&TL on the specified date but who are not
registered as shareholders on the specified date are also eligible to
participate in the Offer. All such
persons should send their applications in writing to the Registrar to the offer
on a plain paper stating the Name, Address, No. of Equity shares held,
Distinctive Nos. Certificate No. Folio No., together with original Share
Certificate(s), valid transfer deed(s) and original contract note issued by the
broker through whom they acquired their shares. In case the share certificates are
lodged with BI&TL / its transfer agents for transfer then the acceptance
shall be accompanied by acknowledgement of lodgement of shares sent for transfer
issued by BI&TL / its transfer
agent.
No indemnity is required from the unregistered shareholders.
In
case the share certificates are lodged with HIL / its transfer agents for
transfer then the acceptance shall be accompanied by acknowledgement of
lodgement / receipt issued by HIL / its Transfer agent for transfer of
shares 6.1.5 Consideration
for equity shares accepted will be paid by crossed account payee cheque/demand
drafts and sent by registered post. 6.1.6 In
case there is any upward revision in the Offer (Regulation 26) by the Acquirers
till the last date of revision viz. 7 working days prior to the closure of the
offer, the same would be informed by way of Public Announcement in the same
newspapers where the original Public Announcement had appeared. Such revised
Offer Price would be payable for all the shares tendered anytime during the
offer. 6.1.7 To
the best of the knowledge of the Acquirers, there are no locked in shares of
BI&TL. However, in case there
are any locked in shares and are being offered for acceptance, the same would be
transferred to the Acquirers subject to continuation of the residual lock in
period in the hands of the Acquirer.
No separate approval is required for tendering of locked in shares for
acceptance. Further, there shall
not be any discrimination in the acceptance of shares subject to lock-in and
those not subject to lock-in. 6.1.8 The
Equity shares tendered pursuant to the offer should be free from all liens,
charges, equitable interests and encumbrances and should be together with all
rights attached thereto, including the rights to all dividends, bonuses or
rights declared now and hereafter. 6.1.9 The
Letter of Offer together with Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement will be
mailed to those shareholders whose name appeared on the Register of Members of
BI&TL at the close of the business on March 9, 2002 (the “Specified
date). 6.1.10 The
acceptance of this offer by the shareholder must be absolute and
unconditional. Any acceptance,
which is conditional or incomplete, is liable to be
rejected. 6.2
Statutory
approvals 6.2.1 As
on the date of the Public Announcement, to the best knowledge of the Acquirers,
there are no statutory approvals and/or consents required. However the offer would be subject to
all such statutory approvals that may become applicable prior to the completion
of this offer. 6.2.2 As
per the information with the Acquirers, there are no Non-resident shareholders
in BI&TL., hence no approval from Reserve Bank of India for acquisition of
shares is required. 7. PROCEDURE
FOR ACCEPTANCE AND SETTLEMENT The
Shareholder(s) of BI&TL who qualify and who wish to avail of this Offer will
have to send their shares along with other necessary documents to the Registrar
to the Offer as mentioned in the Form of Acceptance at the following address
on or before
22nd May, 2002.
The
Documents requested below must only be sent to the Registrar and not to Bhagwan
Investments and Traders Limited and / or to Weizmann Capital Ltd, Manager to the
Offer or to the Acquirers.
1.
Form
of Acceptance duly filled and signed. 2.
Original
Share Certificate(s). 3.
Valid
Share Transfer Form(s), duly filled and signed (by all the shareholders in case
the shares are in joint names) as per the specimen signature(s) lodged with
BI&TL and witnessed. One blank Share Transfer Form for every thousand shares
or part thereof held by each shareholder is enclosed along with this Letter of
Offer. 4.
In
case the shares stand in the name of a sole shareholder, who is deceased, the
notarised certified copy of the legal representation obtained from a competent
court. The Share Certificate(s) and Share Transfer Form(s) submitted by the acceptors of this offer will be held in trust by the Registrar to the Offer for the acceptors of this offer, till such time the Acquirers pay the consideration amount. The Acquirers will affix share transfer stamps and the charges for the same shall be borne by the Acquirers. In
case the shareholder has already sold his shares, he may kindly pass on this
offer document to the transferee or to the broker. Unregistered owners of shares
of BI&TL, whose name do not appear in the Register of Members of BI&TL
on the Specified Date and who wish to tender their shares should communicate
their applications / acceptance in
writing to the Registrar to the Offer together with the relevant share
certificates, transfer deeds and original contract note issued by a registered
broker of a recognised stock exchange through whom the said equity shares were
acquired. No indemnity is required
from unregistered Shareholders. In case of non-acceptance of invalid offers by
the Acquirers the relevant Share certificates shall be returned by Registered
Post. In
case of non-receipt of the document or in case of unregistered owners, the
eligible person may send his consent to the Registrar to the offer on a plain
paper stating the name, address, number of shares held, distinctive numbers,
certificate numbers, folio number and the number of equity shares offered along
with the documents as mentioned above, so as to reach the Registrar on or before
the Closure of the Offer. The
Letter of offer along with the Form of Acceptance Cum Acknowledgement would also
be available at Sebi web site www.sebi.gov.in
from the date of Opening of the Offer.
Eligible persons to the offer may download these forms for their
use. If
the number of equity shares offered by the shareholders are more than the offer
size, then the acquisition from each shareholder will be as per Regulation 21(6)
of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 1997 on a proportional basis in such a way that
acquisition from a shareholder shall not be less than marketable lot or the
entire holding if it is less than the marketable lot. The marketable lot for the equity shares
of BI&TL is 100. In case of
acceptance on proportional basis, the unaccepted Share certificates, transfer
deeds and other documents, if any will be returned by registered post at the
shareholders / unregistered holders sole risk. In
case of non-receipt of statutory approvals within time, SEBI has the power to
grant extension of time to the Acquirers for payment of consideration to the
shareholders subject to the Acquirers agreeing to pay interest, as may be
directed by SEBI in accordance with Regulation 22(12) of the Regulations. None
of the Shares of BI&TL are in demat mode as the company has not till date
established connectivity with both National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) and
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) On
fulfilment of the conditions herein mentioned, the Acquirers will pay the
consideration by crossed and order "a/c payee only" cheque/Demand draft
favouring the shareholder or the first named shareholder in case of joint names
and would be sent by Registered Post or delivery in-person or by courier, to the
shareholders of BI&TL whose acceptance to the offer are accepted by the
Acquirers. All
valid responses will be accepted and the consideration for shares accepted by
the Acquirers will be paid by Account payee cheques / demand drafts in favour of
the first named shareholder by 11th June, 2002 and will be sent
by Registered Post or
delivery in-person or by courier at the shareholders / unregistered owner's
address. The share certificates, transfer deeds and other document, if any, in
all other cases will be returned by Registered Post at the shareholders / unregistered owner's address by
11th June, 2002. 8.
DOCUMENTS
FOR INSPECTION. Copies
of the following documents will be available for inspection at the office of the
manager to the offer on any working day between 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. until
the offer closes. 1.
Certificate
from Salim
A. Kantawalla, Partner of Kantawalla & Co., Chartered Accountants
certifying
the Net worth of the Acquirers. 2.
Certificate
from Salim
A. Kantawalla, Partner of Kantawalla & Co., Chartered
Accountants,
Mumbai certifying the adequacy of financial resources with the Acquirers to
fulfil the open offer obligations. 3.
Audited
Annual Report of BI&TL for the last 3 years and subsequent Audited Balance
sheet as on 8th February, 2002. 4.
Confirmation
from the Bank with respect to the amount deposited in Escrow Account and the
lien in favour of “The Manager to
the Offer”. 5.
Copy
of the MoU dated 5h March, 2002 between the Acquirers and the
Sellers. 6.
A
Published copy of the Public Announcement and subsequent
corrigendum. 7.
SEBI’s
Observation Letter No. FITTC/TO/RC/5425 dated 4th April, 2002.
9.
DECLARATION
BY THE ACQUIRERS The
Acquirer namely Mr. Hussain Abbas Rassai and Mrs. Sakina Akeel Rassai do hereby
jointly and severally accept the responsibility for the information contained in
this Letter of Offer and also for the obligations of the Acquirers as laid down
in the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,
1997. ________________________ Mr.
Hussain Abbas Rassai (ACQUIRER) ________________________
Mrs.
Sakina Akeel Rassai
(ACQUIRER) PLACE:
Mumbai. DATE:
15th April, 2002 Encl.
: 1. Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement. 2. Transfer
deed. FORM
OF ACCEPTANCE CUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT From
: Name
: Full
Address : To, SHAREPRO
SERVICES Satam
Estate, 3rd Floor, Above
Bank of Baroda, Cardinal
Gracious Road, Chakala,
Andheri – East, Mumbai
– 400 099, Dear
Sir, Sub : Open Offer for purchase upto 48,000
Equity shares of Bhagwan Investment and Trades Limited (BI&TL) representing up to 20 % of
the voting capital of BI&TL at
an offer price of Rs.10/- per fully paid-up share by Mr. Hussain Abbas Rassai
and Mrs. Sakina Akeel Rassai. I/We
refer to the letter of offer dated 15th April, 2002 for acquiring the
equity shares held by me/us in BI&TL . I/We,
the undersigned have read the letter of offer and understood its contents
including the terms and conditions as mentioned therein. I/We
hold shares in physical form, 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:
I /
We confirm that the equity shares of BI&TL which are being tendered herewith
by me/us under this offer, are free from liens, charges and encumbrances of any
kind whatsoever. 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 Registrar to the offer
until the time the acquirer gives the purchase consideration as mentioned in the
Letter of Offer. I/We also note and understand that the acquirer will pay the
purchase consideration only after verification of the documents and signatures.
I/We
authorise the Acquirer to accept the shares so offered which they may decide to
accept in consultation with the merchant banker and in terms of the Letter of
Offer and I/We further authorise the Acquirers 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
authorize the Acquirer to send by registered post 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 must sign. A
Corporation must affix its common seal Place : Date : So as
to avoid fraudulent encashment in transit, the shareholder(s) may provide
details of bank account of the first/sole shareholder and the consideration
cheque or demand draft will be drawn accordingly. Name
of the Bank Branch______________________
Account Number________ Savings/Current/(Others; please specify).
-----------------------------------------------------Tear along this line
----------------------------------- For
shares tendered against open offer made by Mr. Hussain A. Rassai and Mrs. Sakina
A. Rassai. (To be filled in by the applicant /
shareholder) Acknowledgement slip Received from Mr. / Ms.
__________________________ Folio No. _______________
Number of certificates
Enclosed ____________
Certificate Numbers ________________________
Total number of shares Enclosed
_____________ Stamp of collection Centre
Signature of Official
Date of Receipt
Note
:
All future correspondence, if any, should be addressed to Registrar To The Offer
Sharepro Services, Satam Estate, 3rd Floor, Above Bank of Baroda,
Cardinal Gracious Road, Chakala, Andheri – East, Mumbai – 400 099, Tel :
8215168, Fax No.8375646, E-mail : sharepro@vsnl.com
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