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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 Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.("SAIL"). If you require any clarifications about the action to be taken, you may consult your stock broker or Investment Consultant or Manager to Offer/Registrar to the Offer. In case you have recently sold your shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd., please hand over this Letter of Offer and the accompanying Form of Acceptance-cum-Acknowledgement and Transfer Deed to the Member of Stock Exchange through whom the said sale was effected. Cash Offer By Calibre Rehabs Ltd. ("CRL") Regd. Office : SCO, 110-111, Sector 34 A, Chandigrah. Tel No : (0172)377707 Fax No. 0172-604045 For the purchase of up to 6804408 fully paid-up equity shares representing 20% of the total voting capital of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. Regd. Office : Wescare Towers, 16 Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai- 600018, Tel No: 044 – 4315850/51/52 Fax No.: 044 - 4351011 at a price of Rs. 1.50/- (Rupees One and paise fifty only) per Equity Share Attention: (1) 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 (Regulations") (2) No statutory approval is required to complete the Offer except the approval from the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ("FEMA") to acquire the shares from non-resident shareholders. On closure of the offer, the Acquirer on behalf of such non-resident shareholders would make the requisite application to RBI to obtain permission under FEMA to enable the Acquirer to acquire their shares. As on the date hereof there are no other statutory approvals required to implement this offer. (3) it is not a competitive bid (4) It Is an unconditional offer (5) If there is any upward revision of the Offer price by the Acquirer till the last date for revision viz. 30.07.2003 ( Wednesday) or withdrawal of the Offer, the same would be informed by way of a Public Announcement in the same newspapers in which the original Public Announcement had appeared. Such revised Offer Price would be payable for all the shares tendered anytime during the Offer and accepted under the Offer. (6) In terms of Regulation 25(2) of Regulations, no public announcement for a competitive bid shall be made after 21 days from the date of Public Announcement i.e 13.01.2003. (7) Shareholders, who have accepted the Offer by tendering the requisite documents in terms of the Public Announcement /Letter Of Offer, can withdraw the same upto three working days i.e. 05.08.2003 ( Tuesday) , prior to the date of the closure of the offer. (8) If there is competitive bid: i. The public offer under all the subsisting bids shall close on the same date. ii. As the offer price can not be revised during 7 working days prior to the closing date of the offer/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 (9) A copy of the Public Announcement and Letter of Offer (Including Form of Acceptance-Cum-Acknowledgement) is also available of SEBI’s Web Site ( WWW.sebi.gov.in)Issued by Manager to the Offer: Registrar to the Offer: Indbank Merchant Banking Services Limited RCMC Share Registry (P)Ltd. (A Subsidary Of Indian Bank) 1515, Ist Floor, Bisham Pitamah Marg 6A, Atma Ram House, 1 Tolstoy Marg, Kotla MubarakPur ( Near South Ext.) New Delhi – 110 001. New Delhi- 110003 Tel. No. (011) - 2335 3264/ 2335 4641 Tel. No.- (011)-24692346,24601017 Fax: (011) – 23720186 Fax. No.- (011)-24692345 E-mail:Indbank@del3.vsnl.net.in E-mail:- RCMC@theoffice.net SEBI Reg. No: INM 00000 1394 SEBI Reg. No.:INR000000429 Contact Person: Mr. N D S Chari Contact Person:- Mr. P L Gupta A schedule of some of the major activities pertaining to the offer is given below:
As informed in the Public Announcement in all the editions of the Financial Express, Jansatta and Dina Malar Dated 13.01.2003 (Monday) and 13.03.2003 (Thrusday) this schedule has been revised and a corrigendum dated 07.07.2003 ( Monday) to this effect has appeared on 08.07.2003 (Tuesday) in all the editions of said newspapers. The revised Schedule is given in the next column. The shareholders are advised to adhere to the Revised Schedule only.
(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 SAPTARISHI AGRO INDUSTRIES LTD. TO TAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE OFFER. SEBI DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY EITHER FOR THE FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS OF THE ACQUIRER 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 THE ACQUIRER 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 DELIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT ACQUIRER DULY DISCHARGES ITS RESPONSIBILITY ADEQUATELY. IN THIS BEHALF, AND TOWARDS THIS PURPOSE , THE MANAGER TO THE OFFER (INDBANK MERCHANT BANKING SERVICES LTD.) HAS SUBMITTED A DUE-DELIGENCE CERTIFICATE DATED 23.01.2003 TO SEBI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEBI (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND TAKEOVERS) REGULATIONS, 1997 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT(S) THEROF. THE FILING OF THE LETTER OF OFFER DOES NOT, HOWEVER, ABSOLVE THE ACQUIRER FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF OBTAINING SUCH STATUTORY CLEARANCES AS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFER.
2.1 DETAILS OF THE OFFER
2.1.1 The offer to the shareholder of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. is being made in compliance with Regulations, 10 & 12 of the Regulations, pursuant to the share purchase agreement for substantial acquisition of shares and change in Control/Management of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. and it is not a competitive bid.
2.1.2 The Acquirer (Calibre Rehabs Ltd.) a Company Incorporated under the Act and having its registered office at SCO, 110-111, Sector 34A, Chandigarh has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with M/s Global Green Company Ltd. which is the Holding Company of M/s Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd., a LM Thapar group company hereinafter referred to as Target Company(TC) on 10.01.2003 to acquire 25278377 fully paid up equity shares of Rs. 10/- each representing 74.30% of the issued subscribed and paid-up-capital( the acquisition) for cash at a price of Re. 0.45 ( Paise Fourty Five only) per share at a negotiated price. There is no Person Acting in Concert (PAC) for the purpose of such acquisition. The Acquirer does not hold any shares in the Target Company prior to such acquisition.
The Acquirer is now making this Open Offer to acquire up to 6804408 Fully Paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each representing 20% of the Voting Capital of the Target Company from the existing shareholders at a price of Rs. 1.50/- (Rupee One and paise Fifty only) per equity share ( "Offer Price") payable in cash. The target company has 35800 partly paid-up equity share which has been forfeited by the company. The offer is not subject to any minimum level of acceptance and is an unconditional offer.
2.1.3 Important Features of the share purchase agreement entered between Global Green Company Ltd.("Transferor") and Calibre Rehabs Ltd. ("Transferee")on 10.01.2003 are as under :
2.1.4 The Board of Directors of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. shall be reconstituted and the nominees of the Transferees will be appointed as additional Directors or as Directors in place of the vacancies which may arise as the parties may decide.
2.2 Details of the proposed Acquisition/Offer
2.2.1 The Public Announcement and a corrigendum to Public announcement was published on 13.01.2003 , 13.03.2003 and 08.07.2003 in the following newspapers in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Regulations:
The public announcement is also available on the SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in2.2.2 Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of this Letter of Offer, the Acquirer is hereby making this Open Offer to acquire up to 6804408 Fully Paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each representing 20% of the Voting Capital of the Target Company from the existing shareholders at a price of Rs. 1.50/- (Rupee One and paise Fifty only) per equity share ( "Offer Price") payable in cash. Any upward revision in the offer with respect to the offer price will be announced in the above mentioned newspapers and same price would be payable by the Acquirer for all the shares tendered anytime during the offer.
2.2.3 There is no Partly paid up equity shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.. The Target Company has 35800 partly paid-up equity share which has been forfeited by the company Prior to this Offer i.e on 31st March1998.
2.2.4 It is not a Competitive Bid
2.2.5 It is an unconditional offer.
2.2.6 The Acquirer have not acquired any equity shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. since the date of Public Announcement and up to the date of this Letter Of Offer, except the Shares acquired under the Agreement.
2.3 Details of the Proposed Acquisition/Offer
2.3.1 The Acquisition is for substantial acquisition of shares accompanied with change in Control/Management.
2.3.2 The Promoters of the acquirer company have rich experience in producing Mushrooms at very low cost and running the industry profitably and successfully. They have found an opportunity in the Target Company which is currently producing Mushrooms at 10% of its capacity. The acquirer proposes to reduce the cost of production by employing correct technique and optimum resources. The acquirer company finds a good potential for export of mushrooms at a good profit by reducing the overheads by 20% coupled with the cheap labor available at the plant of Target Company. By doing so the acquirer finds a opportunity to turn the loss making Target company into a profitable one in the next 2 years.
3 Background of the Acquirer
3.1 Calibre Rehabs Ltd.
3.1.1 The Company Calibre Rehabs Ltd. (Acquirer) is an unlisted company incorporated under the Act and having its registered office at SCO, 110-111, Sector 34 A, Chandigrah.
3.1.2 The company Caliber Rehabs Ltd.(" Acquirer") has commenced its business after his incorporation on September 10, 2002 . The main object of the company is to purchase or otherwise acquire/run, deal in and control any sick/closed/running industrial units/factories , plants, warehouses, power plants, and machinery as whole or in part. 3.1.3 The composition of Board of Directors of Calibre Rehabs Ltd. is as under. None of the directors was acting as a Directors in the Target Company before such agreement and offer to acquire the shares of the Target Company.
3.1.3a There is no such person representing or having interest in the acquirer Company ("Calibre Rehabs Ltd.") or is an "Insider" within the meaning of Securities Exchange Board of India (Insider Trading) Regulations 1992 on the Board of the Target company (Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd) as on the date of Letter of Offer. 3.1.3b The following are the Promoters/Person in control of the Acquirer Company ( Calibre Rehabs Ltd.) .
3.1.3c The Shareholding pattern of the acquirer company
3.1.3 d The Promoters/Person in Control of Calibre Rehabs have rich experience in producing Mushrooms. The details of Experience in the business in which the Target Company is engaged are as below.
3.1.3e The Certified Networth of the Promoters/ Person in Control of the Acquirer Company ("Calibre Rehabs Ltd.") as on 31.12.2002 as certified by Chartered Accountant are given below: Rs. In Lacs
3.1.3f There is no punitive action ever taken by SEBI and any other regulatory Authority against any promoter/Person in Control of the acquirer Company ("Calibre Rehabs Ltd."). 3.1.4 Since the Acquirer (Calibre Rehabs Ltd.") is Incorporated on 10th September, 2002 and have very recently commenced operations the audited financial statement are given briefly as follows for the period Sept 2002 to Dec 2002..
Balance Sheet Statement Rs. in Lacs.
(In Rupees)
3.1.5 Calibre Rehabs Ltd. has not promoted any company since its incorporation. 3.1.6 The Acquirer is a company Incorporated on Sept 10, 2002 under the Companies Act 1956.
3.1.7 There is no person acting in concert ("PAC") for the purpose of this Offer.
3.1.8 The Promoters of Calibre Rehabs Ltd. and its associates hold 46.09% of share holding in M/s Agro Dutch Industries Ltd. The brief details of M/s Agro Dutch Industries Ltd. are are follows:
(i) M/s Agro Dutch Industries Ltd. is a integrated mushrooms cultivation processing and export oriented unit . Rs. In Lacs.
(*)Excluding Debenture Redemption Reserve
Note 1. The financial of the Agro Dutch Industries Ltd. is as on 31.3.2002 2. The above company is not a sick industrial company within the meaning of clause (o) of sub Section(1) 06 Section 3 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provision) Act 1985 3.1.9 The shares of Agro Dutch industries are Listed on the Stock Exchange(s) as given below along with their last traded price :
The Latest Market Price on NSE is Rs. 11.50 on 19.02.2003 and Rs. 11.45 on the Stock Exchange of Mumbai on 19.02.2003. Sources: Respective Stock Exchange(s)
3.2 Disclosure in term Regulation 16 (ix)
3.2.1 Object and purpose of the acquisition of the shares and future plan.
The object of the acquirer company is to revive the loss making company into a profitable one. The promoter is having the experience in producing Mushrooms at very low cost and running the industry profitably and successfully. They have found an opportunity in the Target Company which is currently producing Mushrooms at 10% of its capacity. The acquirer proposes to reduce the cost of production by employing correct technique and optimum resources. The acquirer company finds a good potential for export of mushrooms at a good profit by reducing the overheads by 20% coupled with the cheap labor available at the plant of Target Company. By doing so the acquirer finds a opportunity to turn the loss making Target company into a profitable one in the next 2 years.
3.3 Declaration in terms of Regulations 21(3)
With this open offer to the public the public shareholding of the company is likely to fall below 10% of the voting capital of the company and if it falls below the 10% of the voting capital of the target company, the acquirer and its promoters undertake as per the provision of Regulation 21(3) (b) of the SEBI(SAST) Regulations, 1997 to disinvest through an open offer for sale or by a fresh issue of capital to the public which shall open within a period of six months from the date of closure of the pubic offer so as to satisfy the listing requirement.
4 Background of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd (" Target Company")
4.1 The Company Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.,("Target Company") was incorporated on 17th Feb 1992 under the Companies Act 1956 and having its registered office at Wescare Towers, 16 Cenotaph Road, Teynampet, Chennai- 600018. The company is having an 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) engaged in cultivation, processing and export of Mushrooms Business.
4.2 Share Capital Structure of Target Company ("Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.")
4.3 The Target company, as on the date of this public offer do not have any outstanding convertible instruments (warrants, FDC/PCDs) .The Target Company as on the date of this public offer do not have any partly paid up equity shares and hence the status of voting right is case of partly paid up equity shares are Nil.
4.4 The Equity shares of the Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. ("Target Company") are listed on the Stock Exchange(s) at Madras Stock Exchange (MSE),The Stock Exchange, Mumbai( BSE), Delhi Stock Exchange(DSE) and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange(ASE).
4.5 Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. has complied with the listing requirements and no punitive action has ever been initiated against Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. by any of the Stock Exchanges where its shares are listed and Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. has complied with the relevant provision of Chapter II of the Regulations. The Compliance details of the Target Company are given below:
* The Target company has applied to SEBI under the SEBI Regularisation scheme, 2002 for the delay 4.6 Calibre Rehabs Ltd., its Promoters and other major shareholders are in compliance with the Provision of Chapter II of SEBI(SAST)Regulations, 1997. 4.7 The Board of Directors of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. as on the date of Public Announcement i.e 13.01.2003 are as under.
4.8 The Financial details of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. Rs. in Lacs.
* A loss of Rs. 763.55 Lakhs ( y.e 09.00) and Rs.246.48 lakhs (y.e 03.01) has been transferred to Global Green Company Ltd. by way of an operative agreement
Balance Sheet Statement (Audited) (Rs. in Lacs)
* The increase in the Share Capital of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. was on account of allotment of 95,27,842 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each aggregating to Rs. 9,52,78,420 on preferential basis to Global Green Company Limited. The Increase in share capital of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. is as explained below Share Capital as on 31.3.2002 :Rs. 24,51,21,000 Allotment of 9527842 shares of Rs. 10/- each on preferential basis to Global Green Company Ltd. on 13.09.2002 : Rs. 9,52,78,420 Total : Rs. 34,03,99,420 (In Rupees)
*Contingent liability with respect to sales tax for Rs.61,41,127( y.e 03.02) and Rs.21,86,304 (y.e 09.02) if taken book value would be Rs.1.37(y.e 03.02) and Rs.3.45 (y.e 30.09.02) as per the audited financials of the respective years/ period.
4.9 Based on the information received from Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd., there were no mergers, demergers and spin-offs involving Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. during the last three years. The company name has not been changed since its shares were listed.
4.10 The Pre and Post-offer Equity Shareholding pattern of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.
The shareholding pattern of GGC before and after each acquisition made since the closure of the previous open offer made in November 2000 till 31.01.2003 is as follows:
* Total No of Shares = Total Voting Right of the Company of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. ** If 100 more shares would have been alloted it comes to exactly 10%
5 Offer Price and Financial Arrangements
5.1 Justification of offer Price
The equity shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. are listed on Madras Stock Exchange (MSE), The Stock Exchange, Mumbai(BSE), Delhi Stock Exchange(DSE) and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange(ASE). The annualized trading turnover during Six calendar months preceding the month in which the public announcement has been made in each of the stock exchange is detailed below:
Source : Offical data from the Stock Exchange Out of the total issued shares 1,55,07,842 equity shares are pending for listing with Madras Stock Exchange, Delhi Stock Exchange and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange and Mumbai Stock Exchange for which application is filed and approval awaited.
Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd had allotted 59,80,000 shares on preferential basis at Rs.10 per share on 31st August 1999 to the then promoters of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. and filed the listing application with Madras Stock Exchange (The Regional Stock Exchange). The subsequent information called by Madras Stock Exchange has been provided and listing is awaited. Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. had allotted 95,27,842 shares on preferential basis on 13th September 2002 at Rs.10 to Global Green Company Ltd. and the listing application for the said shares has been filed. However the listing is pending for want of earlier issues to get listed. Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. has also approached SEBI and once the clearance is obtained from SEBI, all these shares will get listed.
(a) The Equity shares of the Target Company are listed at Madras Stock Exchange (MSE), The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE), Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) and Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE). The Equity Shares of the Target Company are infrequently traded on the above Exchange within the meaning of Regulation 20 of Sub-regulation(5) of the SEBI(SAST) Regulations, 1997. The offer price of Rs. 1.50 (Rupees one and paise fifty only) is payable in cash in terms of Regulation 20(2). The offer price is determined by acquirer and the Merchant banker to the offer in term of regulation 20(5) taking into account the following factors:
i. The negotiated price under the MOU entered into on 10 January 2003 is Re. 0.45/- (Paise Fourty Five only).
ii. During the twenty six weeks prior to the date of PA there is no acquisition made by the company Calibre Rehabs Ltd. (Acquirer).
iii. Since the Target Company is making losses, Return on Networth (RONW) and Earning per Share (EPS) are negative and the Price Earning Multiple Viz-a-Viz industry average is not applicable.
Considering the above, the offer price of Rs.1.50 (Rupees One and Paise Fifty Only ) is arrived at in consultation with the Manager to the Offer.
Basis of Justification of Offer Price ( Rs. 1.50 ) Under the erstwhile Controller of Capital Issues (CCI) Formula The offer price of Rs. 1.50 (Rupees One and Paise Fifty Only ) is arrived at after considering a number of feasible valuation approaches including the Guidelines of erstwhile Controller of Capital Issues(CCI)which are elaborated below:
(a) Market Based value :2 (b) Earnings Based value : 2 (c) Net Assets Value :1 Given the NAV of Rs. 3.51 , The average market price for the last 26 weeks - Nil and PECV of Nil as assessed above, if one were to apply this approach, the share price would be in the region of Re. 0.70 paise per shares.
5.2 Non Compete Agreement – There is no non compete agreement
5.3 Financial Arrangement for the Offer
(i) The total fund requirement for the offer, assuming full acceptance shall be Rs.102.00 Lakhs (Rupees One hundred and two Lakhs).
(ii) The Acquirer has opened an Escrow Account No. - 4213 with Canara Bank, Raja Garden, New Delhi and have deposited an amount of Rs. 26.00 Lakhs (Rupees Twenty Six Lakh) by way of cash , Representing 25% of the Total Consideration Payable under the Open Offer assuming full acceptances in terms of Regulation 28(2) and the Merchant Banker ( Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd.) has been empowered to operate the escrow account in accordance with the Regulation
(iii) Financial resources required to implement the offer is already in place in terms of Regulation 16 (xiv) and the funds have been arranged from the domestic sources of the company invested by the promoters of the Company.
(iv) M/s Suresh Mittal & Associates, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors, Residing at 16-A, Bank Colony, Behind Amar Hospital, Patiala- 147001 ,Tel No./Fax No.: 2217920,2307920 (off.), 2216752(Res.),Email :sureshcamittal@yahoo.com, Date of Certificate 06.01.2003, Membership No. 82740, have certified that the Acquirer has sufficient resources to meet all the required financial obligations under the Open Offer.
(v) The Merchant Banker (Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd.) to the Open offer confirms that firm arrangements for funds and money for payment are in place to fulfill the offer obligations in accordance with SEBI(SAST) Regulations, 1997 6 Terms and conditions of the Offer
6.1 This is not a conditional offer and is not subject to any minimum level of acceptance.
6.2 All the shares of the Target company are held in Physical Form. 6.3 The Letter of Offer( LOO) together with Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment and Transfer deed shall be mailed to all shareholders whose names appear in the register of the Target Company ( Except parties to MoU) at the close of business of the Specified Date i.e 10.02.2003
6.4 All the shareholders (Except Parties to MoU) who own the shares of the Target Company anytime before the closure of the offer are eligible to participate in the Open Offer
6.5 Shareholders who wish to tender their equity shares will be required to send the Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment, original share certificate(s) and transfer deed(s) duly signed to the Registrar to the Offer Collection Centre at
The shares and other relevant document should not be sent to Calibre Rehabs Ltd. and Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. ("Target Company").
6.7 In case of non-receipt of the LOO , the eligible persons may send their consent, to the Registrar to the Offer, on a plain paper stating their Name, Address, No. Of equity shares held , No. of equity shares offered along with Dist. No. so as to reach the Registrar to the offer, on or before the close of the offer.
6.8 The registrar to the offer will hold in trust the Shares/Share Certificates, Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment, if any, and the transfer form(s) on behalf of the shareholders of the Target Company who have accepted the Offer, till the Cheques/Drafts of the consideration and or the unaccepted shares/Shares Certificates are dispatched/returned.
6.9 Attention of Shareholders is invited to the fact that the LOO alongwith form of acceptance will also be available at SEBI’s web site www.sebi.gov.in and eligible persons may download the form of acceptance cum acknowledgment from the web site for applying in the offer.
6.10 In case, the number of shares offered for sale is more than the shares agreed to be acquired, the Acquirer shall accept the offer received on a proportionate basis, in consultation with the Manager to the Offer, ensuring that the basis of acceptance is decided in a fair and equitable manner. Unaccepted shares certificate(s), transfer form and other documents, if any will be returned by registered post at the shareholder’s /unregistered owners sole risk to the sole /first shareholder.
6.11 In term of Regulation 22(5A) shareholders shall have an option to withdraw acceptance tendered upto three Working Days prior to the date of closure of the offer by submitting the documents as specified below, so as to reach Registrar to the Issue. The withdrawal can be exercised by making plain paper application along with the following details in the only case of Physical certificate (a) Name (b) Address (c) Dist. Nos. (d) Folio No. (e) No. of equity shares tendered. The shares so withdrawn by shareholders would be returned by Registered post only 6.2 Lock in Shares
6.2.1 A total of 9527842 equity shares out of 25278377 equity shares held by Global Green Company Ltd. are subject to lock in period of 1 and 3 years from 13th Sept 2002, the same will be transferred to the acquirer subject to the continuation of the residual lock-in period in the hands of the acquirer. The details of lock-in period of the said shares are as below.
6.3 Eligibility for accepting the offer
The present offer is being made to all the shareholders of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd., except the parties To the agreement, whose names appear as on the Specified date i.e 10.02.2003 and also to those persons Who owns the shares at any time prior to the closure of the offer but are not registered shareholder
6.4 Statutory Approvals and Condition of the Offer
6.4.1 The Acquirer will make requisite application to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to obtain permission under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) to acquire shares from Non-Resident Shareholders of the Target Company, if any
6.4.2 Apart from above, to the best of the knowledge of the Acquirer, as on the date of the Public Announcement, no other statutory approvals are required for the purpose of acquisition of shares under the Open Offer.
6.4.3 In case of non receipt of statutory approval(s) within time, SEBI has power to grant extension of time to the Acquirer for payment of consideration to shareholders subject to Acquirer agreeing to pay interest as directed by SEBI in terms of Regulation 22(12) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 1997.
6.5 Other Approvals 6.5.1 TIDCO(" Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation") a State financial Institution who holds 8.7% of the Equity Share Capital in Target Company do not have any objection in the Calibre Rehabs Ltd. (Acquirer") acquiring the shares of the Target Company
6.5.2 The Target Company has availed the working capital limit from M/s Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd., if required the approval would be taken from the bank for the proposed change of Management control.
7 Procedure for acceptance and settlement of the offer
7.1 Unregistered shareholders should enclose:
Form of acceptance-cum-acknowledgement or an application of plain paper, duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions contained therein .
Original Share Certificate(s)
Copy of the Original Contract Note Issued by the broker through whom the shares were acquired.
Proof of lodgment of shares for transfer and acknowledgement thereof by the company or their Registrar and Share Transfer Agent. ( if the share Certificate have already been lodged for transfer)
Valid share transfer deed(s) including an additional valid transfer deed duly signed by the unregistered Shareholder as the transferor.
No indemnity is required from the unregistered owners.
7.2 Owners of shares who have tendered their shares for transfer should enclose :
Form of acceptance-cum-acknowledgement duly completed and signed in accordance with the instructions Contained therein.
Copy of the letter sent to Saptarishi agro industries ltd. For transfer of shares.
Valid share transfer deed(s) including valid transfer deed duly signed by the unregistered shareholder as the transferor.
The market lot of equity shares of Saptarishi agro industries ltd. In physical form is 100 shares.
7.3 The share certificate(s), share transfer deed(s) and the form of acceptance should be sent only to the registrar to the offer and not to the manager to the offer or the acquirer or the Target company.
8. Document for Inspection
The following documents will be available for inspection to the shareholders of Calibre Rehabs Ltd. at the registered office of Calibre Rehabs Ltd., whose address is given on the cover page of this document, between 10.00 A.m to 5 P.m on all working days except Saturday till the offer Closing date (i.e 08.08.2003, Friday )
c. Audited annual report of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. for last 3 years & audited Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss account statement of Calibre Rehabs Ltd. as on 31.12.2002 as the Acquirer is a company incorporated on Sept 10, 2002.
9. Responsibility Statement The Acquirer accept full responsibility for the information contained in this Letter of Offer and Form of Acceptance. The acquirer shall jointly and severally responsible for ensuring compliance with the Regulations. All information contained in this document is as on the date of the Public Announcement, unless stated otherwise. Mr. Malvinder Singh the Director/Mr. Arvind Kalra has been authorized by the Board of Directors of Calibre Rehabs Ltd. to sign the Letter of Offer. For Calibre Rehabs Ltd. Sd/- Arvind Kalra Authorised Signatory Place : New Delhi Date: 07.07.2003 Encls: Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement and transfer deed THIS DOCUMET IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION (Please send this Form with enclosures to the Registrars to the Offer at their address given below) FORM OF ACCEPTANCE-CUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT From, To, RCMC Share Registry (P) Limited Offer Opens On : 10.07.2003 (Unit :SAIL.- Open Offer), Offer Closes On : 08.08.2003 1515-Ist Floor, Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur (Near South Extn.), New Delhi – 110 003 Dear Sirs, SUB:Open Offer for purchase of 6804408 Equity Shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.representing 20% of its voting capital at an Offer Price of Rs.1.50/- per fully paid up equity share by Calibre Rehabs Ltd.(Acquirer). I/we refer to the Letter of Offer dated 07.07.2003 for acquiring the equity shares held by me/us in Saptarishi Agro Industries 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 deeds in respect of my/our shares as detailed below : Ledger Folio No . __________________ No. of Share Certificate ____________
(Please attach an additional sheet of paper and authenticate the same, if the above space is insufficient) I/We confirm that the equity shares of Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd. 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 share holders who have accepted the offer by tendering the requisite documents, in terms of the Public announcement/Letter of Offer, shall have the option to withdraw acceptance tendered by him up to three working days i.e. 05.08.2003 (Tuesday), prior to the date of closure of the offer.by submitting an application on plain paper along with relevant details. I/We note and understand that the original share certificate(s), valid share transfer deed(s) will be held in trust for me/us by 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 authorize the Acquirer to accept the shares so offered which they may decide to accept in consultation with the Merchant Banker and in terms as of the Letter of Offer and I/We further authorize the Acquirer to return to me/us, the 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 cheque/demand draft/pay order, in settlement of the amount to the sole/first holder at the address mentioned below: So as to avoid fraudulent encashment in transit, the shareholder(s) may provide details of Bank Account of the sole/first shareholder and the consideration cheque/demand draft/pay order will be drawn accordingly.
Permanent Account No.(PAN/GIR No.) allotted under the Income Tax Act, 1961, is as under:
Note: i. In case of joint holdings all must sign. ii. A Corporation must affix its common seal. Place: Date: ----------------------------------------------Tear along this line-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- App No. Acknowledgement slip (To be filled in by the shareholder)Folio - ___________ (For Shares tendered against open offer made by Calibre Rehabs Ltd.)Received from Mr./Ms./M/s____________ Stamp of Collection Centre Folio No. :__________________________ Signature of Officer) Address ____________________________ Date of receipt No. of Share certificates enclosed _______ Certificate No.___________ Total number of Share(s) enclosed _______________________________ Note: All future correspondence, if any, should be addressed to Registrars to the Offer, at the address mentioned below : RCMC Share Registry (P) Ltd., (Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.- Open Offer), 1515-Ist Floor, Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur( Near South Extn.), New Delhi – 110 003 Tel No: (011) 4692346/4601017/4649720, Fax No. (011) 4692345, E mail: rcmc@theoffice .net, Contact Person: Mr. P.L. Gupta |
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