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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 SUNFLEX FINANCE AND
INVESTMENTS LIMITED (SF&IL). If you require any clarifications 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.
SHEKHAR J. MEHTA, Mr. ANMOL S. MEHTA, Mr. SHAURAT S.
MEHTA All
Residing at :
JCM House, 320 LD Ruparel Marg, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400
006 Tel.
No. 6964444, Fax:6964400 AND
Mr.
SAILESH J. MEHTA Residing
at :
3K, Alankar, 3, Harkness Road, Walkeshwar, Mumbai – 400
006 Tel
No. 6964444, Fax: 6964400 MAKE AN OFFER AT
Rs.11.00/- (RUPEES ELEVEN 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.
SUNFLEX FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Registered
Office:
Cecil Court, 2nd Floor, Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, Mumbai – 400 039 Tel
No: 2850219, Fax: 204
5517 FOR
THE PURCHASE OF 2,41,496 FULLY
PAID-UP EQUITY SHARES OF Rs.10/- EACH BY TENDER AT A PRICE OF Rs.11/- PER SHARE
OF SF&IL 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
SF&IL.
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 241496 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 17th June, 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 May 28, 2002 to
June 26, 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 SUNFLEX FINANCE &
INVESTMENTS LIMITED (SF&IL) (other than the sellers) irrespective
of whether their names appear in the Register of SF&IL 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. SUNFLEX FINANCE & INVESTMENTS 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 APRIL 23, 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 MAY BE 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.
Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta, Mr. Anmol S. Mehta and Mr. Shaurat S.
Mehta (hereinafter referred to as the “Acquirers”) have entered into
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated April 8, 2002 with (1) Mr. Vinod B.
Agarwal (2) Mr. Vinod B. Agarwal
(in his capacity as Karta of M/s. Vinod B. Agarwal HUF) (3) Mrs. Usha V. Agarwal
(4) Ms. Kumpal V. Agarwal (5) Mr. Ankit V. Agarwal (6) Ms. Rashi V. Agarwal (7)
Mr. Kishor S. Dhurandhar (8) Ms. Tanvi K. Dhurandhar (9) Mrs. Shailaja S.
Dhurandhar (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Sellers" who are
the promoter group of (SF&IL) for acquiring 702700 fully paid-up Equity
Shares of Rs. 10/- each representing 58.20 % of the Voting Capital of SUNFLEX
FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED (herein after referred to as "the Target
Company" or "SF&IL) at a price of Rs. 8.50/- only payable by cheque as per
the terms and conditions specified therein. The Total Paid-up Capital of
SF&IL is Rs.1,20,74,800/- divided into 12,07,480 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-
each fully paid up. The Acquirers have not acquired any shares of SF&IL on
the date of Public Announcement. In case, however, of non-compliance of any
provisions of the Regulations, the MoU dated April 8, 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
SF&IL 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 8th April.
2002. The Acquirers
will comply with the Regulations and complete the Offer formalities.
The
Acquirers have made offer to all the shareholders of SUNFLEX FINANCE &
INVESTMENTS LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as “the Target Company “ or
“SF&IL”) to acquire from them up to 241496 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 April 8, 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 2,41,496 Equity shares. The
Acquirers, Sellers or SF&IL 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 SF&IL represent the
Acquirers. However, pursuant to this offer, the Acquirers would seek
reconstitution of the board of Directors of SF&IL 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 12th 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 www.sebi.gov.in
The
Acquirers are making an Open Offer to all the Fully paid Equity shareholders
(other than the Sellers) of SF&IL as on 12th April, 2002 being
the Specified Date to acquire up to 20% of the voting Capital representing
2,41,496 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each fully paid up at a price of Rs.11/- (Rupees Eleven Only) per fully paid up
Equity Share ("the Offer Price") of Rs.10/- each of SF&IL 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 2,41,496 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, 2,41,496 Equity Shares will be acquired by the Acquirers
in the following proportions, which in aggregate represent 20 % of the voting
capital of SF&IL.
The
Acquirers neither hold any shares of SF&IL as on date, The Acquirers have
not acquired any shares of SF&IL 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 2,41,496 fully paid-up Equity Shares representing i.e. up to 20% of the
Equity capital of M/s. SUNFLEX FINANCE & INVESTMENTS LIMITED
(SF&IL). If the Acquirers
succeeds in acquiring all the 2,41,496
(Two Lakh Forty One Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety Six Equity Shares
only) fully paid up Equity Shares sought to be acquired under this Offer, they
shall hold together (9,44,196) Nine
Lakh Forty Four Thousand One hundred and Ninety Six only.) Fully paid-up Equity
Shares representing 78.20% of voting capital of M/s. SUNFLEX FINANCE &
INVESTMENTS 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. The Acquirers have decided to
acquire a Company listed on The Stock Exchange, Mumbai with a view to carrying
on the activities of manufacture and production of Studded Gold jewelry and cut
and polished diamonds after the closure of the offer, subject to necessary
approvals. The Acquirers do not intend to dispose off or otherwise encumber any
assets of SF&IL in the succeeding two years except in the ordinary course of
business. The Acquirers are engaged in the business of production and
manufacture of studded gold jewelry and cut and polished diamonds through their
closely held company Jewel Tech (India) Limited. It is proposed to carry on the
family business of production of gold jewelry and cut and polished diamonds in
SF&IL through this acquisition.
The Acquirers propose to help SF&IL to change the focus of the
business to bullion related activities and enable expansion of business
operations of the Company and thereby enhance the shareholders
value. 3.
BACKGROUND OF THE ACQUIRERS
The open offer is made by the Acquirers
namely Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta, Mr. Anmol S. Mehta and Mr.
Shaurat S. Mehta ACQUIRERS 3.1.1 Mr.
Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Anmol S. Mehta, Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta residing at JCM
House, 320 LD Ruparel Marg, Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006 And Mr. Sailesh J.
Mehta residing at 3K, Alankar, 3, Harkness Road, Walkeshwar, Mumbai – 400 006
are the Acquirers for the purpose of this open offer. 3.1.2 Mr.
Sailesh J. Mehta is the brother of Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta . Mr. Anmol S. Mehta and Mr. Shaurat S.
Mehta are the sons of Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta 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.
Shekhar J. Mehta is a Commerce Graduate and a Leading diamond Merchant with rich
experience in the trade for more than two decades, He is also the promoter and
Chairman of M/s. Jewel Tech (India) Ltd a company engaged in the business of
export of diamond studded gold jewelry and heads the finance and marketing
functions of the Company. The
Net worth of Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta as on December 31, 2001 duly certified by
Mahendra V. Mehta partner of Sampat & Mehta., Chartered Accountants
(Membership No.13190) having their office at 3, Kapur Mansion, Hughes Road,
Mumbai – 400 007 is Rs. 21,78,88,603/- (Rupees Twenty One Crores Seventy Eight
Lacs Eighty Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Three only). Mr.
Sailesh J. Mehta is
a Arts Graduate from Bombay university and is the brother of Mr. Shekhar J.
Mehta. Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta is the Promoter Director of M/s. Jewel Tech (India)
Limited and is mainly responsible for diamond procurement, import/export and
overall administration of Jewel tech (India) Ltd. The
Net worth of Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta as on December 31, 2001 duly certified by
Mahendra V. Mehta partner of Sampat & Mehta., Chartered Accountants
(Membership No.13190) having their office at 3, Kapur Mansion, Hughes Road,
Mumbai – 400 007 is Rs. 20,87,76,149/- (Rupees Twenty Crores Eighty Seven Lacs
Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred and Forty Nine only). Mr.
Anmol S. Mehta
an
Indian Resident about 27 years old, residing at JCM House, 320, LD Ruparel Marg,
Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006 has received his higher education at London
(U.K.) and Business Administration at Boston (U.S.A). He is the eldest son of
Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta. Mr. Anmol S.
Mehta is also a Director of M/s. Jewel Tech (India) Ltd and looks after the
operations of sales, marketing and finance and is currently involved in
strategic planning, re-engineering of business activities, brand building and
improving the morale and efficiency of the workforce of Jewel Tech (India)
Ltd. The
Net worth of Mr. Anmol S. Mehta as on December 31, 2001 duly certified by
Mahendra V. Mehta partner of Sampat & Mehta., Chartered Accountants
(Membership No.13190) having their office at 3, Kapur Mansion, Hughes Road,
Mumbai – 400 007 is Rs. 6,26,97,846/- (Rupees Six Crores Twenty Six Lacs Ninety
Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Six only). Mr.
Shaurat S. Mehta
an
Indian Resident about 22 years old, residing at JCM House, 320, LD Ruparel Marg,
Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006 is the younger son of Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta. Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta is also a Director
of M/s. Jewel Tech (India) Ltd and looks after the day-to-day activities,
Product Development, Research & Development, Operations of diamond
procurement, Personnel, Administration and Production of Jewel Tech (India)
Ltd. The
Net worth of Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta as on December 31, 2001 duly certified by
Mahendra V. Mehta partner of Sampat & Mehta., Chartered Accountants
(Membership No.13190) having their office at 3, Kapur Mansion, Hughes Road,
Mumbai – 400 007 is Rs.4,07,07,728/- (Rupees Four Crores Seven Lacs Seven
Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Eight only). 3.1.5 As
the Acquirers have not yet acquired or got the Equity shares of SF&IL
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.
3.1.6 The
Acquirers do not hold directorship of any listed Company. 3.1.7 The
Acquirers are Directors and have promoted M/s. Jewel (Tech) India Limited the
particulars of which are given below.
(Rs. In Lacs)
Jewel Tech (India) Ltd is not a sick industrial
Company. 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. The Acquirers have decided to
acquire a Company listed on The Stock Exchange, Mumbai with a view to carrying
on the activities of manufacture and production of Studded Gold jewelry and cut
and polished diamonds after the closure of the offer, subject to necessary
approvals. The Acquirers do not intend to dispose off or otherwise encumber any
assets of SF&IL in the succeeding two years except in the ordinary course of
business. The Acquirers are engaged in the business of production and
manufacture of studded gold jewelry and cut and polished diamonds through their
closely held company Jewel Tech (India) Limited. It is proposed to carry on the
family business of production of gold jewelry and cut and polished diamonds in
SF&IL through this acquisition.
The Acquirers propose to help SF&IL to change the focus of the
business to bullion related activities and enable expansion of business
operations of the Company and thereby enhance shareholders
value. The Acquirers have entered into a
agreement for purchase of 702700 Equity Shares of SF&IL to the extent of
58.20% in the Equity at a negotiated price of Rs.8.50 per share. The Acquirers intends to take control of
the management of SF&IL 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 Gems and Jewellery through Acquisition and
Merger. The Acquirer shall be able to provide better managerial expertise,
financial strength and marketing inputs to SF&IL. 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 SF&IL, and therefore the provisions of Regulation 21(3) of
the Regulations do not apply. 4.
BACKGROUND OF SUNFLEX FINANCE AND
INVESTMENTS LIMITED 4.1 SUNFLEX FINANCE &
INVESTMENTS LIMITED (SF&IL)
is
the Target Company, which was incorporated on 19th February 1983 and received
the certificate of commencement of business on 7th March 1983. The Registered
office of SF&IL is located at Cecil Court, 2nd Floor, Mahakavi
Bhushan Marg, Mumbai – 400 039. SF&IL is a Non-Banking Financial Company
registered with RBI and is engaged in the business of Investments, trading in
Shares and Securities and placement of Inter Corporate Deposits.
RBI has not made any adverse comments regarding the activities undertaken by
SF&IL.
4.2
Share
Capital Structure of SF&IL.
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 but with substantial delay by the Target Company as well as 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 8th April, 2002 are the major
shareholders and the promoters of SF&IL. The
under mentioned Provisions of Chapter II are not applicable to the Acquirers as
of date as the shares under the MoU dated 8th April, 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 Takeover Regulations before the
relevant due dates. a)
By
the promoters/Sellers/major shareholders/Acquirers, separately (as may be
applicable)
b) By SF&IL (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 SF&IL has been regular in
complying with the listing requirements of the Stock Exchange.
No punitive action has been taken against SF&IL.
4.6
Present
Composition of the Board of Directors of SF&IL as on the date of Public
Announcement is as under:
None
of the above Directors on the Board of Directors of SF&IL represents or is
associated with the Acquirers. 4.7
No
Merger or demerger or spin off has taken place in SF&IL 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 SF&IL.
The financial information herein has been
prepared from the Annual Reports of SUNFLEX FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
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 218 only. 5.
OFFER
PRICE AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS 5.1 Justification of Offer
Price 5.1.1 The Equity shares of SF&IL 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 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 April 8, 2002 is Rs.8.50 per equity share
5.1.4 The
Acquirers have not acquired any shares of SF&IL at any point of time nor
have they subscribed to any public issue of SF&IL or to any Preferential
Allotment made by SF&IL. 5.1.5 The
Return on Net Worth of the Company as per the Annual Report of SF&IL as on
31st March, 2001 is 0.02 % and as per the latest Audited Balance
Sheet as on 31st December, 2001 is (0.07%). The Book Value of the
Company as per the Annual Report of SF&IL as on 31st March, 2001
is Rs.10.85 and as per the latest Audited Balance Sheet as on 31st
December, 2001 is Rs.10.84.The Earning per share as per the Annual Report of
SF&IL as on 31st March, 2001 is Rs.0.002 and as per the latest
Audited Balance sheet as on 31st December, 2001 is (Rs.0.01)
(diluted). There has been no
trading of the Equity shares of SF&IL on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai during
the previous 6 months prior to this Announcement. The current Price Earning multiple
for similarly placed companies is 7.7. (Source Capital Market Vol. XVII/02,
April 14, 2002 issue) Price/Earning
multiple based on the offer price of Rs.11/- per share as on 31st
March, 2001 is 5500 and as on 31st December, 2001 is not determinable
in view of loss/negative EPS. There
has been (Figures
in Brackets indicates negative figures/loss) 5.1.6 Based
on the above the Acquirers and the Manager to the offer have determined the
offer price at Rs.11/- per fully paid-up equity share of Rs.10/- each of
SF&IL 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 SF&IL 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 SF&IL, 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 241496 Equity shares of SF&IL
tendered during the open offer (assuming full acceptances) by the Acquirers at a
price of Rs.11/- per share amount to Rs.26,56,456/-. 5.2.2 The
Acquirers have made a cash deposit of Rs.6,64,114/- (being 25 % of the total
consideration payable in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Regulations to the
shareholders of SF&IL) 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
Shyam
C. Agrawal & Co., Chartered Accountants (Membership No. 31774) having their
office at 3/910 – L Navjivan Society, Lamington Road, Mumbai – 400 008, Tel: 307
35 38, Fax: 307 2760 vide their certificate dated 2nd April,
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 SF&IL (Except the Sellers) whose names
appeared on the Register of Members of SF&IL and the beneficial owners of
the equity shares of SF&IL, whose name appear on the beneficial records of
the respective Depositories, at the close of its normal business hours on 12th
April, 2002 (being the specified date). 6.1.2 All
the registered shareholders who own the shares of SF&IL anytime before the
closure of the offer except 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 cum acknowledgement, original share certificate and
transfer deed to the Registrar to the Offer: Mondkar Computers Private Ltd,
Address: 21, Shakil Niwas, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri – East, Mumbai – 400
093, Tel: 8257641, Fax No.8211996, E-mail: mcplrt@bom7.vsnl.net.in either by
hand delivery between (11.00 am and 4.00 pm) on any working day other than
Sundays and Public holidays or by Registered post, 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.
6.1.3 In case the share certificate(s) and the
transfer deeds are lodged with SF&IL / its transfer agents for transfer or
with the depository participant for transfer/dematerialisation, then the
acceptance shall be accompanied by the acknowledgement of the lodgement with, or
receipt, by SF&IL/ its transfer agent or the depository participant, of the
share certificate(s) and the transfer deeds and any other document evidencing
ownership of shares. 6.1.4 The
Registrar to the offer, Mondkar Computers Pvt. Ltd have opened a Special
Depository Account with HDFC Bank Ltd styled “Mondkar Computers Private Ltd
-Escrow Account - Sunflex Finance & Investments Ltd – Open Offer A/c”. The DP ID is IN301549 and Beneficiary ID
is 16972804. 6.1.5 Beneficiary
owners (holders of shares in Dematerialised Form) who wish to tender their
shares will be required to send their Form of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement
along with a photocopy of the delivery instruction in “Off-market” mode, duly
acknowledged by the Depository Participant (“DP”), in favour of the special
depository account to the Registrar to the offer: Mondkar Computers Private Ltd
either by hand delivery between (11.00 am and 4.00 pm) on any working day other
than Sundays and Public holidays or by Registered post, on or before the close
of the offer in accordance with the
instructions specified in the letter of offer and in the Form of Acceptance cum
Acknowledgement. 6.1.6 All shareholders of SF&IL at any time
before the closure of the offer are eligible to participate in this offer. All
shareholders of SF&IL, registered or unregistered, 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, No. of Equity shares held, No. of equity shares offered, 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. No
indemnity is required from the unregistered shareholders. 6.1.7 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, number of equity shares offered,
distinctive numbers, certificate numbers, Folio No along with documents as
mentioned above to the Registrar to the offer before the last date of closure of
the offer. 6.1.8 Each
shareholder of SF&IL, to whom this offer is being made, is free to offer his
shareholding in SF&IL either in whole or in part while accepting this
offer. However, the sellers, who
are the party to the MOU dated April 8, 2002, shall not be entitled to
participate in this offer. The Equity shares of SF&IL are in demat mode
hence there is no such marketable lot with respect to share held in demat mode
however the marketable lot for shares not held by the shareholders in demat mode
or which are in physical form is 50 shares 6.1.9 Persons
who hold the equity shares of SF&IL 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 SF&IL / its transfer agents for transfer then the acceptance
shall be accompanied by acknowledgement of lodgement of shares sent for transfer
issued by SF&IL / its transfer
agent.
No indemnity is required from the unregistered shareholders.
In
case the share certificates are lodged with SF&IL / its transfer agents for
transfer then the acceptance shall be accompanied by acknowledgement of
lodgement / receipt issued by SF&IL / its Transfer agent for transfer of
shares 6.1.10 Consideration
for equity shares accepted will be paid by crossed account payee cheque/demand
drafts and sent by registered post. 6.1.11 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. 6.1.12 To
the best of the knowledge of the Acquirers, there are no locked in shares of
SF&IL. 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. 6.1.13 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. 6.1.14 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. 6.1
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 SF&IL., hence no approval from Reserve Bank of India for acquisition of
shares is required. 7. PROCEDURE
FOR ACCEPTANCE AND SETTLEMENT The
Shareholder(s) of SF&IL 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
26th June, 2002.
In
case of demat shares, the shareholders are advised to ensure that their shares
are credited in favour of the special depository account, before the closure of
the offer. The Form of Acceptance
of such demat shares not credited in favour of the special depository account,
before the closure of the offer will be rejected. i.
For Equity shares held in Physical form:-
Registered Shareholders should enclose Ø
Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment duly completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions contained therein, by all shareholders whose names appear on
the share certificates. Ø
Original
Share Certificate(s). Ø
Valid
Share Transfer form(s) duly signed as transferors by all registered shareholders
(in case of joint holdings) in the same order and as per specimen signatures
registered with SF&IL and duly witnessed at the appropriate place. A blank share Transfer Form is enclosed
along with this Letter of Offer. In
case of Shareholders who have sent their share certificates for
dematerialisation, should enclose Ø
Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgment duly completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions contained therein, by all shareholders whose names appear on
the share certificates. Ø
Copy
of the Dematerialisation request form duly acknowledged by the
DP. The
shareholder should ensure credit of the shares to the special Escrow Account by
the closure of the Offer, otherwise the same would be rejected. Alternatively, if the shares send for
dematerialisation are yet to be processed by the DP, the shareholder can
withdraw his/her dematerialisation request and tender the Share certificates in
the offer. Unregistered
owners should enclose Ø
Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement duly completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions contained therein. Ø
Original
Share Certificate(s). Ø
Original
broker contract note. Ø
Valid
share Transfer form(s) as received from market. The details of buyer should be left
blank failing which the same will be invalid under the offer. The details of the Acquirer as buyer
will be filled by the Acquirer upon verification of Form of Acceptance and the
same being found valid. All other
requirements for valid transfer will be preconditions for valid
acceptance. In
case the Unregistered owners who have sent the Shares for transfer they should
enclose the following:- Ø
Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement duly completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions contained therein. Ø
Copy
of the Original Share Certificate(s) sent for transfer. Ø
Copy
of the Original broker contract note. Ø
Proof
of lodgement of shares for transfer and acknowledgement thereof by the Company
or their R&T Agent. ii. For
Equity shares held in demat form:-
Beneficial owners should enclose Ø
Form
of Acceptance cum Acknowledgement duly completed and signed in accordance with
the instructions contained therein, as per the records of the
depository. Ø
Photocopy
of the delivery instructions in “Off-market” mode or counterfoil of the delivery
instruction in “Off-market” mode, duly acknowledged by the
DP. Ø
For
each delivery instruction, the beneficial owner should submit separate Form of
Acceptance. The
Documents as requested above must only be sent to the Registrar and not to
Sunflex Finance & Investments Limited and / or to Weizmann Capital Ltd,
Manager to the Offer or to the Acquirers. 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 SF&IL, whose name do not appear in the Register of Members of SF&IL
on the Specified Date and persons who have not received the offer document and
who wish to tender their shares should communicate their applications / acceptance in writing on a plain paper
to the Registrar to the Offer before the closure of 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. 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 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. 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 SF&IL 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 July, 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 July, 2002. The payment of consideration will be through a
crossed account payee cheque/demand draft/pay order by 11th July,
2002 to those shareholders whose equity share certificates and/or other
documents are found valid and in order by the Acquirers. In case there is a
delay on the part of the Acquirers in making the consideration payment beyond
11th July, 2002 which is the last date for payment of consideration
then those shareholders would be paid the consideration along with interest for
the period of delay beyond 11th July, 2002 as per Regulation 22(12)
of the Regulations. 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 Mahendra
V. Mehta Partner of Sampat & Mehta., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai certifying
the Net worth of the Acquirers. 2.
Certificate
from Shyam
C. Agrawal & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Membership No. 31774)
certifying
the adequacy of financial resources with the Acquirers to fulfil the open offer
obligations. 3.
Audited
Annual Report of SF&IL for the last 3 years and subsequent Audited Balance
sheet as on 31st December, 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 8h April, 2002 between the Acquirers and the
Sellers. 6.
A
Published copy of the Public Announcement 7.
SEBI’s
Observation Letter No. TO/RC/8336/02 dated May 15, 2002. 8. DECLARATION
BY THE ACQUIRERS The
Acquirers namely Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta, Mr. Anmol S. Mehta
and Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta 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.
Shekhar J. Mehta
Mr. Sailesh J.
Mehta (ACQUIRER)
(ACQUIRER)
___________________
____________________ Mr.
Anmol S. Mehta
Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta (ACQUIRER)
(ACQUIRER) PLACE:
Mumbai. DATE:
20th May, 2002 Encl.
: 1. Form of
Acceptance cum Acknowledgement. 2. Transfer
deed. FORM
OF ACCEPTANCE CUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT From
: Name
: Full
Address : To, MONDKAR
COMPUTERS PRIVATE LIMTIED 21,
Shakil Niwas,
Mahakali
Caves Road, Andheri
– East, Mumbai
– 400 093. Tel:825
7641,
Dear
Sir, Sub : Open Offer for purchase upto 241496
Equity shares of Sunflex Finance & Investments Limited (SF&IL)
representing up to 20 % of the voting capital of SF&IL at an offer price of Rs.11/- per fully
paid-up share by Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Sailesh J. Mehta, Mr. Anmol S. Mehta
and Mr. Shaurat S. Mehta. I/We
refer to the letter of offer dated May 20, 2002 for acquiring the equity shares
held by me/us in SF&IL. I/We,
the undersigned have read the letter of offer and understood its contents
including the terms and conditions as mentioned therein. A. 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 SF&IL 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.
B. I/we hold the
shares in Demat Form, accept the offer and enclose photocopy of the Delivery
instruction duly acknowledged by DP in respect of my equity shares as detailed
below
I/We
have done an off market transaction for crediting the shares to the Mondkar
Computers Private Ltd -Escrow Account - Sunflex Finance & Investments Ltd –
Open Offer A/c whose particulars are: DP
Name – HDFC Bank Ltd DP ID
- IN301549 Beneficiary ID -
16972804. I/We
note and understand that the shares would lie in the said A/c i.e Mondkar
Computers Private Ltd -Escrow Account - Sunflex Finance & Investments Ltd –
Open Offer A/c until the Acquirers makes payment of the purchase consideration
as mentioned in the Letter of Offer. 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 and in the case of dematerialised shares, to the
extent not accepted will be released to my Depository Account at my sole risk.
I/We
authorize the Acquirers to send by registered post the draft/cheque, in
settlement of the amount to the sole/first holder at the address mentioned
below. The
permanent Account No. (PAN/GIR No.) Allotted under the Income Tax Act, 1961 is
as under:-
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).
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----------------------------------- For
shares tendered against open offer made by Mr. Shekhar J. Mehta, Mr. Sailesh J.
Mehta, Mr Anmol S. Mehta and Mr.
Shaurat S. Mehta. (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
Mondkar Computers Private Limited 21,
Shakil Niwas, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri
– East, Mumbai – 400 093.Tel: 8257641, Fax No.8211996, E-mail :
mcplrt@bom7.vsnl.net.in.
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