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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 Maximus Steel Manufacturing Limited (MSML). If you require any clarifications
about the action to be taken, you may consult your stockbroker or investment
consultant or Merchant Banker/ 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 Transfer Deed to the
Member of the Stock Exchange through whom the said sale was
effected.
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 OVERSEEING WHETHER THE DISCLOSURES CONTAINED THEREIN ARE GENERALLY ADEQUATE
AND ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGULATIONS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO FACILITATE
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF MAXIMUS STEEL MANUFACTURING LTD. TO TAKE AN INFORMED
DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE OFFER. SEBI DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY EITHER
FOR FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE ACQUIRERS, 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 ACQUIRERS 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 ACQUIRERS
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 18.09.2003 TO SEBI IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEBI (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES & TAKEOVERS)
REGULATIONS, 1997 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT (S) THEREOF. THE FILING OF THE LETTER
OF OFFER DOES NOT, HOWEVER, ABSOLVE THE ACQUIRERS 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 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 Takeovers)
Regulation, 1997 and subsequent amendments thereof for substantial acquisition of
shares. 2.
This
offer is being made by Mr. Jayantilal H. Shah, Mrs. Nina Shah and Ms. Kinjal Shah residing at D-2,
Tulsivihar Building, Dr. A. B. Road, Mumbai- 400 018 (Hereinafter referred to as
‘Acquirers’) to the equity shareholders of M/s.
Maximus Steel Manufacturing Limited having
their registered office at 205,
Arihant, Ahmedabad Street, Carnac Bunder, Mumbai – 400 009 (hereinafter
referred to as MSML/Target Company).
3.
The
Acquirers have entered into the
following agreements dated 03.09.2003
The agreements are for
purchase of fully paid up equity shares for cash at a price of Rs.1.50 per share. 4.
The mode of payment of the
consideration for the shares acquired under the agreement is cash and the total
consideration of Rs.34.33 Lacs shall be paid within 3 (three) days of the date
of the Public Announcement. The
agreement dated 03.09.2003 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 Acquirers. 5.
As
on the date of the agreement, the Acquirers do not hold any shares in the Target
Company. 6.
The
proposed change in control is not through any arrangement. 7.
Based
on the information available from the Acquirers and the Target Company, neither
the Acquirers 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 MSML 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 Acquirers on September 06, 2003 in compliance with Regulation 15 of
the Takeover Regulations in all the editions of Financial Express, (English
National Daily), Jansatta (Hindi National Daily) and Punya Nagari (Regional Language Daily). The Public
Announcement is also available on the SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in 2.
The
offer to the public shareholders of MSML is to acquire further 7,00,000 equity
shares representing 20% of the equity share capital of MSML at a price of Rs.
10.00 per share The payment to the shareholders whose shares have been accepted
shall be cash and will be paid by cheque / demand draft. 3.
The
Acquirers have not acquired any shares of the target company after the date of
P.A. and upto the date of this LOF. 2.3 Object
of the acquisition /offer The offer to the
Shareholders of MSML has been made pursuant to Regulation 10 & 12 and other
provisions of Chapter III and in compliance with the regulations for the
purposes of substantial acquisition of voting rights and Control of the
company. The
Acquirer, Mr. Jayantilal H. Shah is engaged in the business of yarn trading .The
main objective of the takeover is to meet the expansion plans of the Acquirers
in respect of entering into the field of yarn trading and thereby to give the
same a better status by way of listing on the stock
exchanges 3.
BACKGROUND OF THE ACQUIRERS 3.1
Information about the
Acquirers 1.
Since the Acquirers have not acquired any shares in the
target company, the compliance with the required provisions of Chapter II of
SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers), Regulations 1997 is not
applicable. 2.
The Acquirers have 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. 3.
There
has been no agreement between the Acquirers as regards the open offer. I) Mr. Jayantilal H.
Shah
II) Mrs. Nina Shah a.
Mrs. Nina Shah, wife of
Shri. Jayantilal H. Shah aged 40 years resides at D-2, Tulsivihar Building, Dr.
A. B. Road, Mumbai- 400 018. She is an undergraduate and an housewife.
b.
She is not on the board of
any other company nor has she promoted any other company. c.
The net-worth of Mrs. Nina
Shah as on March 31, 2003 is Rs. 63.50 lacs. as certified by M/s. Sunil K.
Choudhary & Co. -Chartered Accountants, (membership no. of Mr. Sunil Choudhary –
Proprietor is 046379), having their
office at 426, Hind Rajasthan Bldg. 95, Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai
– 400 014. Tel: 022 2412 7825. III) Ms. Kinjal
Shah a.
Ms. Kinjal Shah, daughter of
Shri. Jayantilal H. Shah aged 18 years
resides at D-2, Tulsivihar Building, Dr. A. B. Road, Mumbai- 400 018. She
is pursuing her graduation. b.
She is not on the board of
any other company nor has she promoted any other company. c.
The net-worth of Ms. Kinjal
Shah as on March 31, 2003 is Rs.7.85 lacs. as certified by M/s. Sunil K.
Choudhary & Co. -Chartered Accountants, (membership no. of Mr. Sunil Choudhary –
Proprietor is 046379), having their
office at 426, Hind Rajasthan Bldg. 95, Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai
– 400 014. Tel: 022 2412 7825. 4.
DISCLOSURE IN TERMS OF REGULATION 16 (ix)
5.
BACKGROUND OF THE TARGET COMPANY
1.
MSML is a Public Limited
Company having its Registered Office at 205, Arihant, Ahmedabad Street, Carnac
Bunder, Masjid Bunder (East), Mumbai – 400 009. 2.
The company was
originally incorporated on July 05, 1994 and received certificate of
commencement of business on 16 January, 1995. The company was promoted by Mr.
S.G. Kathawate, Mr. J.L. Chaturvedi and Mr. Suresh Nair. The directors of the
company are Mr. Sanjay Mundra, Mr. T.N. Smitha and Mr. Arun
Jawalkar. 3.
The Authorised Share Capital
of the company as on 31.03.2003 was Rs. 400.00 lacs, divided into 40 lacs equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each. The Issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the
company comprises of 35,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each. There are calls
in arrears amounting to Rs. 455,250. This comprised of 60,700 equity shares on
which only Rs.2.50/- per share has been paid up. Subsequently during the period
from April 2003 to July 2003, all
the shares were made fully paid up as per auditors certificate dated July 23,
2003 and as on date there are no partly paid up shares in the company. The
equity shares of MSML are listed on The Pune Stock Exchange. First and only
Public Issue of the Company has come on March, 1995 and since then the Share
Capital of the Company has not increased, however the Company has received the
Allotment Money Rs. 18,274,000/- in the Financial Year 2001-2002, Rs. 476,000/-
in the Financial Year 2002-2003.the applicable 4.
MSML was incorporated with
the main objects of manufacturing mild steel sections. Currently the company
does not pursue any major business and derives its income mainly from
investments in shares and securities and loan advancement. The Core business of
the Company was stopped because of the adverse business conditions, particularly
in Steel Sector, and overall slump in the economy of the Country. Present
changed activities has been carried out since Financial Year 2002-2003. the
Company has complied with all the applicable Rules/Regulations as
existed. 5.
Share Capital
structure as on the date of the public announcement
There
are no outstanding convertible instruments (warrants/ FCDs /PCDs)
etc. 6.
Compliance with
listing and other statutory requirements: As informed by
the Target Company as regards the status of compliance with the listing
requirement, the Target Company, and its promoters have presently complied with
all the requirements to the extent applicable with the Pune Stock Exchange
The company,
nor its promoters nor the directors have been barred by SEBI to deal in
securities in terms of directions issued u/s. 11B of the SEBI
Act. With respect to the target
company, compliance of Chapter II of SEBI SAST Regulation has been made vide
SEBI Regularisation scheme on 27/03/03 and as regards the sellers, they have
complied with the compliance of the Regulations in the normal course of time.
Since each of the non promoter sellers do not hold more than 5% of the total
voting capital of the Target Company, compliance with Provisions of chapter II
of SEBI (SAST) regulation are not applicable. No
action has been taken against the Company under any of the Regulations made
under the SEBI Act, 1992. The Promoters and persons
acting in control of the company has complied with the provisions of Chapter II
of the captioned regulations. 7. 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. 8. FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS (i)
Profit & Loss Statement (Audited):-
(Rs in
lacs)
(ii) Balance Sheet
Statement(Audited)
:
(Rs
in lacs)
(iii)
Other Financial Data :- (Rs
in lacs)
The
shareholding Pattern of the target company based on the share capital is as follows
:
The
Acquirers have 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 is 122. 6. OFFER PRICE AND FINANCIAL
ARRANGEMENTS 6.1. JUSTIFICATION OF OFFER
PRICE 1.
The equity
shares of the Target Company are listed on the Pune Stock Exchange
2.
The shares
of the company are infrequently traded in terms of Explanation (i) to Regulation
20(5) of the Regulations. The number of shares traded on the Pune Stock Exchange
during the preceding 6 calendar months prior to the month in which the public
announcement was made is nil.
3.
The details
of shares traded during the 6 calendar months prior to the month in which PA was
made is as under :
4.
The shares of the company
are infrequently traded. The offer price of Rs. 10/- has been arrived at as per
the Regulation 20 (5) of the SEBI Takeover Regulations taking into account the
following: a)
The
negotiated price under the agreement, which in this case is Rs. 1.50 per share
for fully paid shares (Regulation 20(5)(a)). b)
The
Acquirers has not acquired any Equity shares of the target company during the 26
weeks prior to the date of the Public Announcement including by way of allotment
in a public or rights or preferential issue. (Regulation
20(5)(b)). c)
Other
Parameters as on 31.03.2003 such as Book Value of Rs 9.33, EPS and Return on Net worth being nil.
Regulation 20(5)(c)). 5.
There
is no non-compete agreement.
6.
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. 10.00 per equity share is just and reasonable in terms of the regulation
20(11) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 1997.
7.
The
offer price shall not be less than the highest price paid by the Acquirers 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 24/11/2003) 1.
The maximum purchase
consideration payable by the Acquirers in the case of full acceptance of the
offer is Rs. 70.00 lacs. 2.
The Acquirers have created a
Fixed Deposit for a sum of Rs.
17.50 lacs with the Dena Bank – Worli
Branch towards escrow i.e. 25% of the total consideration
payable. 3.
The Acquirers have made
arrangement towards firm financial resources to fulfil the obligations under the
open offer. The sources of funds shall be through internal resources of the
Acquirers. 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.. 4.
The Chartered Accountants,
M/s. Sunil K. Choudhary & Co. -Chartered Accountants (membership no. of
Sunil K. Choudhary 46379) having
their office at 426, Hind Rajasthan Bldg. 95, Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar
(E), Tel : -02224127825 have
confirmed vide their certificate dated June 20, 2003 that sufficient resources are
available to allow the Acquirers to fulfill its obligations under the
offer. 5.
Based on the above, the
Manager to the Offer is satisfied about the ability of the Acquirers to
implement the offer in accordance with the Regulations. The Manager to the offer
confirms that firm arrangements for funds and money for payment through
verifiable means are in place to fulfil offer obligations. 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
OFFER A.
Eligibility for accepting the offer
1.
This offer is made to all
the equity shareholders (except Acquirers and the parties to the agreement )
whose names appear in the register of shareholders on 30.09.2003 (the Specified
Date) 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) and to the beneficial
owners of the shares of MSML whose names appear on the beneficial records of the
respective depositories at the close of the business on 30.09.2003 (the
Specified Date). The Promoters (who are holding 2.85% in the target company)
other than the parties to the agreement dated 3.9.2003 are eligible to
participate in the offer. 2.
The Acquirers will acquire
for cash, Equity Shares of the Target Company to the extent of valid acceptances
received under this offer. 3.
The instructions,
authorisations 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 Registrar
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 Registrar to the Offer on
or before the close of the Offer, i.e. 03.12.2003. 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.
Acquirers are 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. 6.
Each Shareholder of MSML to
whom this offer is being made, is free to offer his shareholding in whole or in
part while accepting this offer. 7.
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. 8.
The Acquirers would be
responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations. 9.
The minimum market lot of
the company is one share B. Locked in
Shares 1.
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
Acquirers. 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. C. Statutory
approvals 1. To the knowledge of the Acquirers, 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 Acquirers will not proceed with the Offer. 2. In case of delay in receipt of any statutory approval, if any, SEBI has the power to grant extension of time to Acquirers for payment of consideration to the shareholders subject to Acquirers agreeing to pay interest as directed by SEBI under Regulation 22(12). If the delay occurs due to the wilful default of the Acquirers in obtaining the requisite approvals, Regulation 22(13) will become applicable. 8. PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTANCE AND
SETTLEMENT
a.
The Registrar to the Offer
has opened a Special Depository Account with Stock Holding Corporation Ltd. Beneficial Owners and Shareholders
holding shares in the dematerialised form, will be required to send their Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement to the Registrar 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. 03.12.2003, along with photocopy of the delivery
instructions in " Off Market" mode
or counterfoil of the delivery instruction in "Off Market" mode, duly
acknowledged by the Depository Participant ("DP"), Adroit Corporate Services
Pvt. Ltd Escrow A/c for M/s.
Maximus Steel Manufacturing
Limited – Open Offer, filled in as per the instructions given below
:- DP Name
: Stock Holding Corporation Ltd.
Client ID
No.
:
168336818 DP ID No.
: IN
301127 The address of
the collection centre of the Registrar, for the purpose of the offer is as
follows: -
4.
All owners of shares,
registered or unregistered (except the Acquirers and parties to the agreement), and the
beneficial owners of the shares of MSML 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 Registrar 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 Registrar 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 MSML 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. Shareholders whose shares are held in dematerialised form to
the extent not accepted will be intimated by post for the
non-acceptance. 7.
In case the shares tendered
in the open offer are more than the shares agreed to be acquired by the
acquirers, the acquirers shall accept all valid applications received from the
shareholders of the company on a Proportionate basis ensuring that it does not
result in odd lots. 8.
The shareholders desirous of
withdrawing their acceptances tendered in the offer can do so up to three
working days prior to the date of the closure of the offer, i.e. on or before
03.12.2003, in terms of Regulation 22(5A). 9.
The withdrawal option can be
exercised by submitting the Form of withdrawal so as to reach the Manager to the
offer before 29.11.2003. In case of non receipt of the form of withdrawal, the
withdrawal option can be exercised by making an application on plain paper along
with the following details: i.
In case of physical shares:
Name, address, distinctive numbers, folio nos., number of shares tendered /
withdrawn. ii.
In case of dematerialised
shares: Name, address, number of shares tendered/withdrawn, DP name, DP ID,
Beneficiary account no. and a photocopy for delivery instruction in “off market”
mode or counterfoil of the delivery instruction in “off market” mode, duly
acknowledged by the DP in favour of the Depository Escrow
account. 10. 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. 11. Shareholders who
have sent their shares for demat need to ensure that the process of getting
shares demated is completed well in time so that the credit in the Escrow
Account should be received on or
before the date of closure of the Offer, i.e. 03.12.2003 else the application
would be rejected. NO DOCUMENT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ACQUIRERS
OR TO THE MANAGER TO THE OFFER. 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 residence of Mr. Jayantilal
Shah at D-2, Tulsivihar Building, Dr. A. B. Road, 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 M/s. MSML. 2.
Copy
of the Public Announcement. 3.
Copies
of Audited Annual Reports of MSML as on 31.03.2001, 31.03.2002 and 31.03.03.
4.
Copies
of certificate from a Chartered Accountant, M/s. Sunil K. Choudhary & Co.
-Chartered Accountants, dated June 20, 2003 certifying the adequacy of financial
resources of the Acquirers to fulfill the offer obligations and the networth of
the Acquirers. 5.
A
letter from Dena Bank - Worli Branch confirming the amount kept in the Escrow
account and a lien in favor of the Merchant Banker i.e. Aryaman Financial
Services Ltd. 6.
A
copy of the agreement dated September 03, 2003 that triggered off the open
offer. 7.
Copies
of the agreements dated 02.09.2003 entered into by Adroit Corporate Services
Pvt. Ltd with Stock Holding Corporation Limited for opening a special depository
account for the purpose of the offer. 8.
Copy
of SEBI letter DCR/AG/19746/03 dated 16th October,
2003. 10.
DECLARATION 1.
The
Acquirers having made all reasonable inquiries, accept responsibility for, and
confirm 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 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.
Jayantilal H. Shah Sd/- Ms.
Nina Shah Sd/- Ms.
Kinjal Shah Sd/- Date:
28-10-2003 Place: Mumbai Enclosures:
(1) Form of Acceptance cum
Acknowledgement
(2) Form of
Withdrawal 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: Adroit Corporate
Services Pvt. Ltd. 19, Jaferbhoy
Indl. Estate, Makwana Road, Marol Naka,
Mumbai – 400
059. Sub.: Open offer for purchase of 7,00,000 equity shares of MSML representing 20% of the equity share capital at a price of Rs. 10.00 per share by Mr. Jayantilal H. Shah, Ms. Nina Shah and Ms. Kinjal Shah. Dear
Sir, I/We refer to the Letter of
Offer dated 28-10-2003 for acquiring the equity shares held by me/us in MSML.
I/We, the undersigned, have
read the Letter of Offer and understood its contents including the terms and
conditions as mentioned therein. FOR SHARES HELD IN PHYSICAL
FORM : 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 Registrar to the Offer until the time the
Acquirers pays the purchase
consideration as mentioned in the Letter of Offer. I/We also note and understand that the
Acquirers will pay the purchase
consideration only after verification of the documents and
signatures. FOR SHARES HELD IN DEMAT
FORM: I/We hold shares in demat
form and accept the Offer and enclose photocopy of the Delivery instruction duly
acknowledged by DP in respect of my equity shares as detailed
below:
b.
I/We have done an off market
transaction for crediting the shares to the Escrow Account named Adroit
Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd Escrow A/c for M/s.
Maximus Steel Manufacturing
Limited – Open Offer., filled in as per the instructions given below
:- DP Name
: Stock Holding Corporation Ltd.
Client ID
No.
:
168336818 DP ID No.
: IN
301127 Share holders having their
beneficiary account with CDSL have to use inter-depository slip for purpose of
crediting their shares in favour of the special depository account with
NSDL. I/We note and understand
that the Shares would lie in the Escrow Account until the time the
Acquirers makes payment of purchase
consideration as mentioned in the Letter of Offer. I/We confirm that the equity
shares of MSML which are being
tendered herewith by me/us under the Offer, are free from liens, charges and
encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. I/We authorize the
Acquirers to accept the shares so
offered which it may decide to accept in consultation with the Registrar to the
Offer and in terms of the Letter of Offer and I/We further authorize 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
Acquirers or the Registrar 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 Registrar to the Offer at the following address quoting your
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Acknowledgement
Slip
Received
from Mr./Ms. ____________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________
Number of
certificate(s) enclosed ________
__________________________ Certificate
Number(s) ____________________________________________ Total
number of share(s) enclosed
___________________________________ Note : All future
correspondence, if any should be addressed to Registrar 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.
FORM OF
WITHDRAWAL
From:
To, Adroit Corporate
Services Pvt. Ltd. 19, Jaferbhoy
Indl. Estate, Makwana Road,
Marol Naka, Mumbai – 400
059. Sub.: Open offer for purchase of 7,00,000 equity shares of MSML representing 20% of the equity share capital at a price of Rs. 10.00 per share by Mr. Jayantilal H. Shah, Ms. Nina Shah and Ms. Kinjal Shah. Dear
Sir, I/We refer to the Letter of
Offer dated 28-10-2003 for acquiring the equity shares held by me/us in Maximus
Steeel Manufcturing
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 wish to withdraw our
acceptance tendered in response to the said offer. We had deposited/sent our
‘Form of Acceptance’ to you on __________ alongwith original share
certificate(s) and duly signed transfer deed(s) in respect of my/our shares as
detailed below: (Please enclose the Xerox
copy of Acknowledgement received for ‘Form of Acceptance’)
I/We note and understand the
terms of withdrawal of acceptance and request you to return the original share
certificate(s) and valid share transfer deed will be held in trust for me/us by
you and authorize you not to remit the consideration as mentioned in the
Letter of Offer. FOR SHARES HELD IN DEMAT
FORM : c.
I/We wish to withdraw our
acceptance tendered in response to the said offer. I/We had done an off market
transaction for crediting the shares of the Escrow Account named Adroit
Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd Escrow A/c for M/s.
Maximus Steel Manufacturing
Limited – Open Offer., filled in as per the instructions given below
:- DP Name
: Stock Holding Corporation Ltd.
Client ID
No.
:
168336818 DP ID No.
: IN
301127 You are requested to
recredit the shares back to my/our demat account as detailed herein
under.
I/We authorise the Acquirers
to reject the shares so offered which it may decide in consultation with Manager
to the Offer and in terms of the Letter of Offer. Yours
faithfully, Signed
Address of First/Sole
Shareholder
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Place:
Date: Note: Incase of joint
holdings, all holders must sign. A corporation must affix its common
seal. -------------------------------------------------------TEAR
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