The Directors present the Company’s Report on Corporate Governance for the year ended on 31st March, 2013.
1. Company’s Philosophy on Corporate Governance
Peninsula Land Limited is respected in the Industry for its professional style of management and best business
practices, its core values based on Customer Focus, Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Excellence, Accountability
and Respect. Peninsula Land Limited believes that good governance generates goodwill among business partners,
customers and investors, earns respect from society, brings about a consistent sustainable growth for the Company
and generates competitive returns for the investors. The Company, through its Board and Committees, endeavors
to strike and deliver the highest governing standards for the benefit of its stakeholders. Through the Governance
mechanism in the Company, the Board along with its Committees undertake its fiduciary responsibilities to all its
stakeholders by ensuring transparency, fair play and independence in its decision making.
Peninsula Land Limited believes Corporate Governance is a way of life, rather than a mere legal compulsion. It further
inspires and strengthens investors’ confidence and commitment to the Company. Peninsula Land Limited is committed
to adhering to good corporate governance practices to effectively meet its Statutory, Financial and Social obligations.
Peninsula Land Limited has not only adopted practices mandated in the clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, but also
incorporated some of the non- mandatory recommendations to uphold its core values of Customer Focus, Integrity,
Teamwork, Passion for Excellence, Accountability and Respect.
2. Board of Directors (“Board”)
2.1 Composition and size of the Board
The Board has a combination of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors. The Board, as on 31st March,
2013, comprised 11 Directors of whom 7 are Independent Directors. The Board, headed by Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
as the Executive Chairperson, consists of eminent personalities with expertise and experience in diversified fields
of specialization. Except for Ms. Urvi A. Piramal, Executive Chairperson, Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal, Vice Chairman
and Managing Director and Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta, Group Managing Director, all other members of the Board are
Non-Executive Directors.
The composition of the Board and category of Directors as on 31st March, 2013 are given below:
Category
Name of Directors
Designation
No. of shares held as on 31st March, 2013
Promoter Directors
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Executive Chairperson
27,92,015
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal
Vice Chairman and Managing Director w.e.f. 31/10/2012
9,21,365
Executive Directors
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta
Group Managing Director
300
Mr. Rajesh Jaggi (resigned w.e.f. 31/10/2012)
Managing Director
NA
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Mr. Jaydev Mody
Director
28,170
Independent Directors
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
Director
Nil
Ms. Bhavna Doshi
Director
500
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Director
500
Mr. D. M. Popat
Director
5,535
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar(Retired)
Director
Nil
Mr. Sudhindar Khanna
Director
Nil
Dr Ajay Dua (appointed w.e.f. 19/10/2012)
Director
Nil
2.2 Directors Profile
Brief Resume of the Directors, nature of their expertise in specific functional areas is given below:
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
The Chairperson of Ashok Piramal Group, Ms. Urvi A. Piramal is 60 years of age and oversees a professionally
managed business conglomerate with business interest in real estate, infrastructure, textiles, engineering, sports
and renewable energy. She is the guiding force behind the Group’s sustained and profitable growth which is
bringing the Group companies closer to realizing her vision of touching the lives of one in five people around the
globe.
Ms. Piramal plays a leading role in envisioning and formulating the Group’s strategies in the businesses.
Ms. Piramal has been a member of Technology and Quality Improvement Committee of IMC since its inception in
1994, and also the Chairperson of Supply Chain & Retail business (Internal Trade) Committee (04-05).
She has a Bachelor of Science degree and has attended the Advance Management Program at Harvard Business
School.
Ms. Piramal has received a number of awards for her contribution to business. She was awarded the Qimpro
Gold Standard Award for excellence in Managing Quality Improvement programmes across the Group. She has
won the Outstanding Woman Industrialist Award presented by the Marine lines Junior Chamber and the Yami
Woman Award for her outstanding contribution to business by The ITC Grand Central. She also has to her credit
the Cheminor Award from the India Institute of Materials Management.
She is a Trustee of the Piramal Education Trust, Ashok G Piramal Trust and Urvi Ashok Piramal Foundation (UAPF)
which has been set up for the underprivileged. Through these trusts, Mrs Piramal has initiated social projects
within the Group.
UAPF operates a 25-bed maternity hospital at Bagar catering to over 30 villages in and around Bagar. The
Foundation runs 6 mobile health vans at Bagar, Ankleshwar in Gujarat and Nagpur in Maharashtra, providing
quality health-care at peoples’ doorstep. Over 3 lakh people have benefited from this initiative.
She is on the board of Population First, an NGO working on creating awareness for the girl child.
Ms. Piramal is a wildlife enthusiast and spends her leisure time reading, listening to music and traveling extensively.
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Company is 37 years of age.
Rajeev Piramal spearheads the real estate business of the Ashok Piramal Group and leads all aspects of the
business from strategy to operations.
Under his leadership, Peninsula Land has grown robustly, developing over 6.4 mn sq ft of development in the
residential, commercial and retail sectors. The total value of these projects is estimated to be over 4,000 crores.
He has transformed Peninsula from a Mumbai-based company to one with operations spread across eight cities
in four states. Over 14 new projects are under development, with a total development potential of almost 20 mn
sq ft.
After completing his BBA (Bachelor in Business Administration) from Baldwin Wallace College, Cleveland, USA,
he began his career as a management trainee at Nicholas Piramal. In early 2001, he entered the real estate sector
and became a Director at Peninsula Land.
In the last 11 years that he has been associated with the real estate sector, he has played an instrumental role in
developing some of the landmark projects in Mumbai.
Rajeev was part of the team that developed the first textile mill land in Mumbai, after the government opened up
development of mill land. Peninsula Corporate Park was developed on textile mill land in Central Mumbai and this
project transformed Lower Parel into a new age business district.
He also played a crucial part in the development of the first mall in India: Crossroads. Rajeev was in charge of the
operations of Crossroads that brought in a new concept of shopping to India.
Peninsula Business Park, Peninsula Technopark, Ashok Towers and Ashok Gardens are some of the other iconic
projects developed under his leadership.
In 2005, Rajeev took over as the Vice Chairman of the company. He has enabled Peninsula Land Ltd to create a
strong brand for itself. He firmly believes that quality and timely execution of projects are the key factors leading
to success in the real estate business.
The company has been ranked 43rd best amongst the top 1000 companies in India, according to a survey
conducted by Business Standard, a national media house of repute.
Rajeev is passionate about sports. His love for football resulted in setting up the Pune Football Club, a professionally
run football club in Pune, along with his brothers.
He has been appointed as co-opted member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Ad-Hoc committee for
Professional Clubs for the term 2011-2015.
In addition, he has been appointed as a member of the AFC Ad Hoc committee for Indian Professional football.
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta, Group Managing Director of the Company is 56 years of age. As the Group Managing
Director, Mr. Gupta oversees all the businesses of the Group which comprises mainly of Real Estate (Peninsula
Land Limited, Piramal Roads Infra Private Limited), Textiles (Morarjee Textiles Ltd) and Engineering (Miranda
Tools, PMP Auto Components Pvt. Ltd.).
He plays the role of formulating the Group’s business strategy and steering the Group to achieve its goals. As
a senior member in the Group, he plays a very significant role in guiding each business to attain profitability
and sustained growth. Under his stewardship, the Group formulated an aggressive plan which has seen the
businesses grow by leap and bounds. Mr. Gupta leverages his in-depth understanding of the businesses to
enhance the growth of the Group.
Mr. Gupta has over 3 decades of professional experience in business management and in all aspects of Corporate
Finance such as treasury management, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, direct taxation, company
law matters etc.
He has been associated with the Piramal Group for over 24 years including 9 years as Group CFO. He had been
on the Board of several Companies in the Piramal Group including whole-time Director of Nicholas Piramal India
Ltd., and also worked with RPG group as Group CFO and Management Board Member and as CEO-Welspun
India Ltd.
Mr. Gupta has received a number of recognitions for his business acumen. He was awarded the CFO of the
Year Award, Special Commendation for Financial Excellence (Mergers & Acquisitions Category) by IMA (formerly
known as EIU), New Delhi.
Mr. Gupta is on the Board of several Public listed Companies such as Peninsula Land Limited, Morarjee Textiles
Limited, Ceat Limited, RPG Life Sciences Limited, Arrow Webtex Limited etc. He has also been associated with
various Committees of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Member Governing Council of
Indian Association Corporate CFOs & Treasurers (InACT), Advisory Board of Chennai Business School.
He has an Honours Degree in B.Com; L.L.B (Gen). Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants and
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He had an outstanding academic record-Rank Holder and a Silver
Medalist in Company Secretaries Final examination.
Mr. Jaydev Mody
Mr. Jaydev Mody, 57 years of age, is a well known businessman and has been in business for more than 35 years.
He has over 25 years of experience in the field of real estate development and has played a key role in building and
developing Crossroads, one of the first shopping malls of international standards in India. A graduate in Arts from
Mumbai University, Mr. Mody has been instrumental in the development of several large residential complexes,
office complexes and retail destinations in and around Mumbai. He has been responsible for developing Ashok
Towers, Ashok Gardens, Peninsula I.T. Park and other landmark projects of global standard.
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh, Non Executive Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the
Company is 82 years of age. Mr. Amitabha Ghosh is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India with rich experience in Finance, Banking and Administration extending over a period of six decades by
virtue of his association with important institutions and committees. He held senior positions like Chairman and
Managing Director of Allahabad Bank, Deputy Governor and Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He was also the
Chairman of Reserve Bank of India Services Board. He served on the Board of Reserve Bank of India, Industrial
Development Bank of India, National Institute of Banking Management, EXIM Bank as well as Deposit Insurance
Corporation. He headed and was also member of a number of important committees set up by Government of
India and Reserve Bank of India in the area of Finance, Banking and Foreign Exchange. He had the distinction of
participating as a panelist as well as addressing several important programs organized by international bodies
like International Monetary Fund (IMF), South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia (SEANZA), United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), etc. He is presently a director on the Boards of a number of
reputed companies.
Ms. Bhavna Doshi
Ms. Bhavna Doshi, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is 59 years of age. Ms. Bhavna Doshi
is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a Masters Degree in Commerce
from Mumbai University. She ranked second, at both, Intermediate and Final Examinations conducted by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and was also awarded the prize for the Best Lady Candidate at
the Final Examination at ICAI.
During her professional career of over 25 years, Ms. Doshi has advised national and multinational companies
on varied matters of taxation, restructuring, valuation of shares and businesses, family partitions, arbitration,
accounting matters and joint ventures. Ms. Doshi is a member of the Compliance Advisory Panel of International
Federation of Accountants headquartered at New York and has also served on the Government Accounting
Standards Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is 82 years of age and has graduated
from Bombay University with Chemistry and Physics as his major. Mr. C. M. Hattangdi started his career with Pfizer
India Limited and rose to the position of Marketing Director of pharmaceuticals and agricultural business in India
and Vice President - Agricultural business in Philippines. He joined Parke Davis as the Chairman and Managing
Director from 1977 to 1988. In 1988, he joined, Nicholas Laboratories India Limited (now Piramal Healthcare
Limited) as Managing Director and continued till June 1998. He was inducted on the Board of the Company in
February 1993.
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is 66 years of age. Lt. Gen.
Deepak Summanwar holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing with distinction and also has a post graduate
degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Vrije University of Brussels. In addition,
he has graduated from the Defence Services Staff Colleges, Wellington and was awarded a Masters Degree in
Defence and Strategic studies from Madras University. He has successfully completed the Higher Command
course from the Army War College, Mhow, this course is equated with a M. Phil in Strategy and Management by
the Ahillia Devi University, Indore.
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar has retired from the Army after forty years of service. He has commanded a
Mountain Division in Kargil during Operation Parakram and has been the Director General of Military Intelligence
during his Army Career. He possesses wide expertise and skills in management, environmental security and risk
assessment and analysis, leadership and decision making. He has been decorated five times for his gallantry and
distinguished service.
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar is a graduate of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College
and the Army War College. He has schooled at the Doon School Dehra Dun India, has got a post graduate degree
from the University of Madras in Defence Studies, a Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in
Marketing and Finance from the Vrije University and the Solvay Business School Brussels. He has completed a
course at the Army War College that is equated to M.Phil. In Management by the Ahillia Devi University, Indore. He
has also participated in a program for independent directors conducted by the All India Management Association’s
Strategic Management course,
Post retirement, Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar, has been nominated as an Independent Director on the Board of
Peninsula Land Limited, The Great Offshore Limited, Waterbase Limited, all companies listed on the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited. He is also a Regional Director India ESi Georgia USA and a Senior Advisor to GSA
Exhibitions UK and a Trustee of The Kunzru Institute of Defence Studies, India and a member of the Institute of
Defence and Strategic Analysis. He has an extremely broad network of contacts, is as an independent consultant
and advisor.
Mr. D. M. Popat
Mr. D. M. Popat, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is 79 years of age. Mr. D. M. Popat has
completed his B.A., B.Com. and LL.B. and is an Attorney at Law. Since 1969, Mr. D. M. Popat is a Partner of
M/s. Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe, Solicitors and Advocates Firm and currently, he is one of the Senior
Partners of that Firm. He represents India as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) at Paris and also works as a Nominee on ICC’s Commission0 on International
Arbitration. Mr. Popat, has since 1993, been, and continues to be, a member of the Governing Body of Indian
Council of Arbitration (“ICA”), as also its Vice President for several years. He is also the President of Western
Regional Branch of ICA. Mr. Popat has been identified as a “resource person” in the field of arbitration by National
Law Academy. Mr. Popat has been a member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI (Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry) for last several years and at present he has been co-opted in the category
of Experts in Economics / Law / Accounts and Consultancy.
Mr. Popat is a Committee Member and former Vice President of Bombay incorporated Law Society. He was on
the Senate of University of Bombay and a member of its Board of Studies in Law. He has been for several years,
and continues to be a member of the Managing Committee of Indian Merchants’ Chamber (“IMC”) and of the
Executive Committee of ICC-India. He was, for several years, Chairman of IMC’s Committee on Law : Review,
Reforms & Rationalisation. He has been, for several years and continues to be Chairman of the IMC’s Court of
Arbitration and Conciliation Committee. He has expertise in Corporate Laws, Real Estate, Arbitration and Foreign
Collaboration matters.
Mr. Sudhindar Khanna
Mr. Sudhindar Khanna, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is 60 years of age. Mr. Khanna is
a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (after being placed
first in the UK Financial exams and 3rd in the Intermediate exams/Best paper in Law) and received a First Class
Bachelor in Economics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. Mr. Khanna joined Accenture, London as a Senior
Consultant in the year 1977 and spent the next ten years working for major public sector clients and almost all
major banks and insurance companies in the UK. He was admitted to the partnership in 1987. Mr. Khanna was
responsible for the start of Accenture offshore IT and BPO in India, which has since grown to over 60,000 people.
Mr. Khanna possesses wide experience in advising clients in strategy, re-engineering and technology across a
range of industries at the Chairman / CEO level in approximately 20 countries. Mr. Khanna retired from Accenture
after 30 years of service. His last position in Accenture was that of Global Managing Partner, based in London.
Mr. Khanna speaks at a variety of global conferences and interacts with the media globally. He serves on the
boards of United Spirits and HSBC Insurance
Mr. Khanna is currently Chairman & Managing Director of IEP Fund Advisors Private Limited, a private equity fund
with offices in Mumbai and New York.
Dr. Ajay Dua
Dr. Ajay Dua,65, Non Executive Independent Director of the Company is a former Secretary to Government
of India in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. A career civil servant, Dr. Dua has variety of experience in
economic and social administration spread over 37 years. His early and midyears in public service were spent
in Maharashtra where he worked as the Managing Director of Maharashtra Small Scale Industrial Development
Corporation and Vice Chairman cum CEO of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, an agency
responsible for providing public housing and development of new regions. He was the Municipal Commissioner
of the city of Pune and Divisional Commissioner of Nashik.
For about eighteen years, Dr. Dua was on secondment to the Union Government where he worked in the Ministries
of Defence, Industrial Policy and Promotion, Power and Labour. The equally long ground level experience acquired
in Maharashtra backed his federal level responsibilities, which included policy formulation for industry, conceiving
programmes and projects to accelerate industrial growth . Between 1993 and 1995 he was Chairman cum
Managing Director of National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) as well Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).
He has served on the Board of Directors of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Powergrid , Power
Finance Corporation(PFC), Exim Bank of India and Industrial Bank of India(IDBI). He was also the Chairman of
the Governing Council of the prestigious National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Dr. Dua’s association of about 20 years with economic administration has continued post his retirement from
active public service. He was appointed an Advisor by the Government of India to plan and design the Delhi-
Mumbai Industrial Corridor, a half a million square kilometers infrastructure led investment zone. Along with Vice
Minister, METI, Japan, Dr. Dua was the Co-Chairman of the working group to prepare the concept paper of this
Inter-Governmental project. In mid-2008, he moved to the private corporate world. He was Chairman of Board
of Directors of AREVA T&D and HSBC Investdirect Securities Ltd. He has also been an adviser and member of
Advisory Council of Rio Tinto,the Anglo-Australian mining co. besides being a member of the Indian Advisory
Groups of N M Rothschild, the UK based investment bank. Currently he is on the advisory board of BNP Paribas
Bank, Isolux Corsan, a Spanish infrastructure firm and CRH, an Ireland based building materials conglomerate.
He was a member of the Global Advisory Board of Panasonic from 2009 to 2012.
An avid golfer, Dr. Ajay Dua, has been the President of the Delhi Golf Club. He is a regular commentator in the
digital and print media on economic and infrastructural issues.
2.3 The details of directorship of the Company’s Directors in other Limited Companies and subsidiaries of
Public Limited Companies as on 31st March, 2013 are given below:
Sr. No.
Name of Directors
Other Directorships held
1
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Ashok Piramal Management Corporation Limited
Delta Magnets Limited
Morarjee Textiles Limited
Peninsula Trustee Limited
Pune Football Club Limited
Peninsula Crossroads Private Limited
Pavurotti Finance and Investments Pvt. Ltd.
Peninsula Brookfield Capital Advisors Limited
Peninsula Holdings and Investments Private Limited
2
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal
Ashok Piramal Management Corporation Limited
Inox Mercantile Company Private Limited
Peninsula Investment Management Company Limited
Delta Corp Limited
Peninsula Pharma Research Centre Private Limited
Planetview Mercantile Company Private Limited
SMS Shivnath Infrastructure Private Limited
Peninsula Mega Township Developers Private Limited
Pune Football Club Limited
Rockfirst Real Estate Limited
RR Mega Property Developers Private Limited
RR Real Estate Development Private Limited
Peninsula Brookfield Capital Advisors Limited
Hem Infrastructure and Property Developers Private Limited
3
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta
Ashok Piramal Management Corporation Limited
Ceat Limited
City Parks Private Limited
Delta Corp Limited
Delta Magnets Limited
Morarjee Textiles Limited
Peninsula Holdings and Investments Private Limited
Peninsula Investment Management Company Limited
Renato Finance & Investments Private Limited
RPG Life Sciences Limited
Peninsula Real Estate Management Private Limited.
Peninsula Brookfield Capital Advisors Limited
Hem Infrastructure and Property Developers Private Limited
Hem Infrastructure and Property Developers Private Limited
4
Mr. Jaydev Mody
Arrow Textiles Limited
Ashok Piramal Management Corporation Limited
Delta Corp Limited
Delta Magnets Limited
Peninsula Investment Management Company Limited
MMG India Private Limited
Peninsula Crossroads Private Limited
Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd.
Peninsula Pharma Research Centre Private Limited
5
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
Kesoram Industries Limited
Orient Paper & Industries Limited
Palit Consultancy Private Limited
Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited
Shreyas Relay System Ltd
Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Limited (resigned w.e.f. 02/04/2013)
Sahara Prime City Limited (resigned w.e.f. 02/04/2013)
Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited
United Spirits Limited
HCL Technologies Limited
11
Dr. Ajay Dua
Dabur India Limited
Aviva Life Insurance Company India limited
2.4 Attendance at Board Meetings and Last Annual General Meeting
Attendance of each Director at the Board Meetings and last Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the number of
Companies and Committees where she/he is a Director / Member.
Name
Category
Relationship with other directors
Attendance
No. of Board / Committees (other than Peninsula Land Limited) as at 31st March, 2013
Board Meetings
A.G.M.(held on 16th August, 2012)
No. of other directorships
Committees
Chairperson / Chairman
Member
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Executive Chairperson
Mother of Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal and Sister of Mr. Jaydev Mody
4
Yes
9
-
-
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal
Vice Chairman & Managing Director*
Son of Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
4
Yes
14
1
2
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta
Group Managing Director
None
4
Yes
13
4
5
Mr. Rajesh Jaggi##
Managing Director
None
2
No
NA
NA
NA
Mr.Jaydev Mody
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Brother of Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
1
No
9
3
-
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh###
Independent Director
None
4
Yes
12
3
4
Ms. Bhavna Doshi
Independent Director
None
3
Yes
3
1
2
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Independent Director
None
4
Yes
1
-
-
Mr. D. M. Popat
Independent Director
None
2
Yes
2
-
-
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar
Independent Director
None
3
No
2
3
-
Mr. Sudhindar Khanna
Independent Director
None
3
No
4
1
-
Dr. Ajay Dua ^^
Independent Director
None
2
NA
2
0
3
* Designation changed to Vice Chairman and Managing Director w.e.f. 31/10/2012
## Ceased to be a Director of the Company w.e.f. 31/10/2012.
### Resigned from Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Limited, Sahara Prime City Limited, Sahara Infrastructure &
Housing Limited and Sahara Hospitality Limited (resigned w.e.f. 02/04/2013)
^^ Appointed as an Additional Director w.e.f. 19/10/2012.
The Directorships held by Directors as mentioned above, do not include Alternate Directorships and Directorships
in Foreign Companies, Companies registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 and Private Limited
Companies other than Subsidiaries of Public Limited Company.
None of the Directors is a member in more than 10 committees nor is Chairperson / Chairman of more than 5
committees amongst the Companies mentioned above. The Committees considered for the above purpose
are those specified in the existing Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement i.e. Audit Committee and Shareholders’ /
Investors’ Grievance Committee.
2.5 Meetings of the Board of Directors
Four Board Meetings were held during the financial year 2012-2013 and the gap between two Board Meetings did
not exceed four calendar months.
The dates on which the meetings were held were as follows:
Sr.No.
Date Of Meeting
Board Strength
No. of Directors present
1
17th May, 2012
11
7
2
3rd August, 2012
11
11
3
19th October , 2012
12
9
4
23rd January, 2013
11
9
2.6 Board Procedures
The Company Secretary prepares the Agenda in consultation with the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the
Chairperson / Chairman of the various Committees and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director and Group
Managing Director. The information as required under Annexure IA to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is
made available to the Board. The Agenda for the Meetings of the Board and its Committees, together with the
appropriate supporting documents and papers are circulated well in advance of the meetings to enable the Board
to take informed decisions.
The meetings are generally held in Mumbai.
2.7 Details of Directors being appointed/re-appointed
As per the statue, two-thirds of the total number of Directors should be retiring Directors. One-third of these
retiring directors are required to retire every year, and if eligible, these directors qualify for re-appointment.
A detailed profile of Directors appointed/eligible for re-appointment alongwith additional information required
under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is provided separately by way of an Annexure to the Notice for the
Annual General Meeting.
Mr. D M Popat, Mr. Amitabha Ghosh and Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar retire by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting, and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Dr. Ajay Dua is being appointed as Director of the Company.
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal is being designated as Vice Chairman and Managing Director as mentioned in the
Notice.
2.8 Directors with materially significant related party transactions, pecuniary or business relationship with
the Company
There have been no materially significant related party transactions, pecuniary transactions or relationships
between the Company and its Directors that may have potential conflict with the interests of the Company at large.
3. Audit Committee
3.1 Composition, Meetings and Attendance
The Audit Committee of the Company comprises of 3 Directors, all of whom are Independent Directors namely
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh (Chairman), Ms. Bhavna Doshi and Mr. C. M. Hattangdi. They all have expert knowledge
of Finance and Accounting. Mr. Amitabha Ghosh, the Chairman of the Audit Committee was present at the last
Annual General Meeting held on 16th August, 2012. The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Group CFO,
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary are permanent invitees for the meetings. The Statutory Auditors
and the Internal Auditors are also invited for the meetings. The Company Secretary functions as Secretary to
the Committee. The Committee oversees the accounting and financial reporting process of the Company, the
performance of the internal auditors, performance and remuneration of the statutory auditors and the safeguards employed by them.
During the financial year 2012-2013, the Audit Committee met 4 (four) times on 17th May, 2012, 3rd August, 2012,
19th October, 2012 and 23rd January, 2013. The attendance details are given below:-
Name of the Directors
Designation
No. of meetings during the year
Held
Attended
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
Chairman
4
4
Ms. Bhavna Doshi
Member
4
3
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Member
4
4
3.2 Terms of reference
The terms of reference of this Committee are wide enough to cover the matters specified for Audit Committees
under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, as well as in Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and are as
follows :
1. Oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to
ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2. to review with the management, the financial statements at the end of the quarter, half year and the annual
financial statements before submission to the Board for approval, focusing particularly on:
a. Matters required to be included in the Directors’ Responsibility Statement to be included in the Board’s
report in terms of sub-section (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956;
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same;
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgment by management;
d. Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings;
e. Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements;
f. Disclosure of any related party transactions;
g. Qualifications in the draft audit report.
3. to recommend to the Board the appointment, re-appointment, replacement, removal of the statutory
auditors, the audit fee, any question of resignation or dismissal and payment to statutory auditors for any
other services rendered by them;
4. to discuss with the statutory auditors before the audit commences about the nature and scope of the audit
as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern (in absence of management, wherever
necessary);
5. reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised through an issue
(public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than
those stated in the offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency
monitoring the utilization of proceeds of a public or rights issue and making appropriate recommendations
to the Board to take up steps in this matter;
6. reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internal auditors, adequacy of the internal
control systems and discuss the same periodically with the statutory auditors prior to the Board making its
statement thereon;
7. reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit department,
staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of
internal audit;
8. discussion with internal auditors any significant findings and follow up there on;
9. reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is
suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the
matter to the Board;
10. to look into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders,
shareholders (in case of non payment of declared dividends) and creditors;
11. to review the functioning of the Whistle Blower mechanism, in case the same is existing;
12. to approve the appointment of CFO (i.e., the whole-time Finance Director or any other person heading
the finance function or discharging that function) after assessing the qualifications, experience & background,
etc. of the candidate.
13. to consider other topics, as defined by the Board;
14. to review the following information:
a. Management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations;
b. Statement of significant related party transactions, submitted by the management;
c. Management letters / letters of internal control weakness issued by the statutory auditors;
d. Internal audit reports relating to internal control weakness; and
e. The appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the Internal Auditor.
4. Remuneration Committee
4.1 Composition, Meeting and Attendance
The Remuneration Committee comprises of 4 (four) Directors of which 3 (three) are Independent Directors,
namely, Mr. D. M. Popat (Chairman), Mr. C. M. Hattangdi and Mr. Amitabha Ghosh and one Executive Director,
namely Ms. Urvi A. Piramal. During the financial year 2012 – 2013, the Remuneration Committee met once on 17th
May, 2012 to recommend commission to Executive and Independent Directors and other related issues thereto.
The details are given below :-
Name of the Directors
Designation
No. of meetings during the year
Held
Attended
Mr. D. M. Popat
Chairman
1
-
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Member
1
1
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
Member
1
1
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Member
1
1
4.2 Terms of reference & Remuneration Policy
The Committee decides the remuneration of the Executive Directors and commission to Non-Executive Directors.
The broad terms of reference of the Remuneration Committee are to recommend to the Board, salary (including
annual increments), perquisites and commission to be paid to the Executive Directors and to suggest the package
of perquisites within the overall ceiling fixed by the Board and also to formulate and administer the Employee
Stock Option Scheme including the review and grant of options to eligible employees under this Scheme.
Remuneration to Executive Directors and Commission to Non-Executive Independent Directors is determined
after taking into account their valuable guidance received for the various business initiatives and decisions at the
Board level.
5. Investors’ Grievance Committee
5.1 Composition, Meeting and Attendance
The Committee comprises of one Non-Executive Independent Director i.e. Mr. C. M. Hattangdi, Chairman and
one Executive Director i.e. Ms. Urvi A. Piramal. During the financial year 2012-2013, the Investors’ Grievance
Committee met 4 (four) times on 17th May, 2012, 3rd August, 2012, 19th October, 2012 and 23rd January, 2013. The
attendance details are given below:
Name of the Directors
Designation
No. of meetings during the year
Held
Attended
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
Chairman
4
4
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Member
4
4
5.2 Terms of Reference
The Investors’ Grievance Committee specifically looks into the redressal of investors’ complaints like transfer of
shares, non-receipt of annual reports, non-receipt of declared dividends, non-receipt of interest / redemption
on debentures. In addition, the Committee also looks into matters which can facilitate investors’ services and
relations.
5.3 Details of Shareholders’ Complaints
The Company had no complaints outstanding as on 1st April, 2012 and received 13 Complaints during the year
ended 31st March, 2013 and all 13 Complaints were replied to the satisfaction of the shareholders. There were no
complaints outstanding as on 31st March, 2013.
5.4 Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.
Name of the Company Secretary
and the Compliance Officer
Mr. Pradeep Pasari(upto 31st October, 2012)
Mr. N. Gangadharan: General Manager – Accounts and Finance was
designated as the Compliance Officer of the Company from 1st November,
2012 to 19th February, 2013.
Mr. Rajashekhar Reddy
(with effect from 20th February, 2013)
6. Remuneration of Directors
6.1 Remuneration paid to Non-Executive Directors of the Company
The Non-Executive Directors of the Company are paid sitting fees for attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors and Committees thereof. During the year 2012-2013, commission for the year ended 31st March, 2012
was paid to the Non-Executive Independent Directors. Commission is determined after taking into account their
valuable guidance received for the various business initiatives and decisions at the Board level.
The Company has not granted any stock option to any of its Non-Executive Directors.
The details of the sitting fees paid and commission payable for the year 2012-13 are given below:
Name of the Director
Sitting Fees (RS)
Commission(RS)
Mr. Jaydev Mody
20,000/-
8,00,000
Mr. Amitabha Ghosh
1,30,000/-
10,00,000
Ms. Bhavna Doshi
90,000/-
9,50,000
Mr. C. M. Hattangdi
1,30,000/-
10,00,000
Mr. D. M. Popat
40,000/-
9,00,000
Lt. Gen. Deepak Summanwar
60,000/-
8,00,000
Mr. Sudhindar Khanna
60,000/-
8,00,000
Dr. Ajay Dua (w.e.f. 19/10/2012)
40,000/-
5,00,000
6.2 Remuneration paid to the Executive Directors of the Company
The remuneration of the Promoter Directors and other Executive Directors are decided on the recommendation
of the Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders. Any change in
remuneration is also effected in the same manner and/or in line with the applicable statutory approvals.
The remuneration package of the Executive Directors comprises of salary and allowances, contribution to
provident fund and superannuation fund and commission. No bonus, pension or incentive is paid to any of the
Executive Directors.
The details are summarized below:
Name of the Directors
Designation
Salary & Allowances(RS)
Company’s contribution to Provident Fund and Superannuation Fund(RS)
Commission(RS)
Ms. Urvi A. Piramal
Executive Chairperson
3,62,65,460
64,80,000
4,00,00,000
Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal (re designated as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director w.e.f. 30/10/2012)
Vice-Chairman and Managing Director
1,83,13,600
48,60,000
3,00,00,000
Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta
Group Managing Director
2,65,11,212
28,36,000
3,00,00,000
Mr. Rajesh Jaggi (resigned w.e.f.30/10/2012)*
Managing Director
1,29,28,103
4,78,331
1,00,00,000
*This amount excludes gratuity payment.
The tenure of office of the Executive Directors of the Company is for a period of 5 years from their respective
date of appointments and can be terminated by either party by giving three months’ notice in writing. There is no
separate provision for payment of severance fees.
6.3 Employee Stock Option Scheme
During the year, the Company had not granted Employee Stock Options to any Senior Employee of the Company
under the Employee Stock Option Scheme.
7. General Body Meetings and Postal Ballot:
7.1 Location and time, where Annual General Meeting (AGM) / Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) for
the last 3 years were held is given below:
Financial Year
AGM / EGM
Date
Time
Location
2009-10
138th AGM
5th August, 2010
3.00 p.m.
Walchand Hirachand Hall Indian
2010-11
139th AGM
11th August, 2011
11.00 a.m.
Merchants’ Chamber Building,
2011-12
140th AGM
16th August, 2012
3.30 p.m.
Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
All the resolutions set out in the respective notice were passed by the majority of the shareholders.
7.2 Special Resolutions passed in the previous Annual General Meetings (AGM) and Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) :
AGM
Date of AGM
Special Resolution
137th AGM
10th August, 2009
Resolution No. 7 : Issue of Fresh Securities by way of QIP / ADR / GDR / FCCB to
domestic / foreign investors / foreign institutional investors / qualified institutional
buyers, etc.
Resolution No. 9 : Increase in the limits of FII holding to 40% of the paid up equity
share capital of the Company.
138th AGM
5th August, 2010
Resolution No. 12 : Issue of Fresh Securities by way of QIP / ADR / GDR / FCCB to
domestic / foreign investors / foreign institutional investors / qualified institutional
buyers, etc.
139th AGM
11th August, 2011
Resolution No. 7: Approve Payment of remuneration by way of commission to the
Non-executive Directors of the Company.
Resolution No. 8: Alteration of Articles of Association of the Company.
EGM
Date of EGM
Special Resolution
EGM
5th January, 2011
Reduction of Share Capital pursuant to a merger of Topstar Mercantile Private Limited
into Peninsula Land Limited.
7.3 Postal Ballot
No postal ballot was conducted during the year under review. At present, there is no proposal for passing any
Resolution through Postal Ballot. None of the businesses proposed to be transacted at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting require passing a resolution through Postal Ballot.
8. Disclosures
8.1 Statutory Compliance, Penalties and Strictures
There were no instances of non-compliance by the Company nor have any penalties, strictures been imposed by
the Stock Exchanges or Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other statutory authority during the last
three years on any matter related to the capital markets.
8.2 Materially significant related party transactions
The transactions between the Company and the Directors and Companies in which the directors are interested are
disclosed in Para No. 12 of Note No. 23 to the Accounts in the Annual Report in compliance with the Accounting
Standard relating to “Related Party Disclosures”. There is no materially significant Related Party Transaction that
may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
8.3 Code of Conduct
All the members of the Board and the Senior Management Personnel of the Company have affirmed compliance
to the Code of Conduct of the Company as on 31st March, 2013. The Code of Conduct has been posted on the
Company’s website (www.peninsula.co.in)
A declaration to this effect signed by the Vice Chairman and Managing Director is appended to this Report.
8.4 Listing Agreement Compliance
The Company complies with all the requirements of the Listing Agreement including the mandatory requirements
of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
8.5 Risk Management
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors regularly review the risk management strategy of the Company
to ensure the effectiveness of the risk management policy and procedures. The Company has set up a system to
appraise the Board of Directors of the Company on the key risk assessment areas and suggestive risk mitigation
mechanism.
8.6 CEO and CFO Certification
The CEO and the CFO of the Company have given the certification on financial reporting and internal controls to
the Board in terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges.
8.7 Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects undertaken by Peninsula Land Ltd are implemented by the
Urvi Ashok Piramal Foundation (UAPF). The Foundation has operation is Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat
states in the health, Livelihood and environment sector. So far over 2 lacs people have been benefited through
these initiatives.
During the year, 3 new mobile health clinics were added in Nasik, Nagpur and Ankleshwar and now we are able
to take health care to the doorstep of people in 150 villages. Each day, every mobile van examines and provides
treatment to about 25 patients. A large number of common and communicable diseases were treated by the
doctors in these vans.
In addition, health services have been initiated at construction sites for the benefit of the construction workers
and their families. These sites are operational at Nasik and Kurla. In the last one year, around 1700 workers were
treated at these clinics.
At the Aayushi maternity hospital at Bagar, women from adjoining 30 villages were benefited and about 52 babies
were delivered at the hospital. The Foundation is awarded by Enterprise Asia for promotion of health care service
in communities.
The Foundation also set up 13 vocational skill training centers in Nasik, Thane, Mumbai, Bharuch and Nagpur
districts where 1425 youths were trained in various vocations such as mobile repairing, tailoring, and beautician
and computer operations.
In Jhunjhunu, Bharuch and Nagpur, women groups entered into micro entrepreneurship and started manufacturing
garment for women. The Foundation is assisting them to market the products.
The environment initiative was taken up for disposal of solid waste management. The project was taken up in
Goa and this initiative was recognized by Environmentalist and other business groups. Goa triangular society a
business forum awarded PLL for best CSR practice through this initiative.
The other projects undertaken includes creation of rainwater harvesting structure in Pratapura village in Rajasthan
which has a storage of 5 lakh liters and awareness among school children in the Pench tiger reserve on biodiversity.
PLL employees have participated in CSR activities such as spent time with senior citizen in old age
home as volunteer, conducted career guidance sessions with school children, donated money for health care
programme and also participated in Mumbai Marathon.
9. Monitoring of Subsidiary Companies
The Company monitors the performance of Subsidiary Companies, inter alia, by the following means :
(a) Financial statements, in particular the investments made by the unlisted Subsidiary Companies, are reviewed
regularly by the Audit Committee of the Company.
(b) All minutes of the Board meetings of the unlisted Subsidiary Companies are placed before the Board regularly.
The Company does not have any material unlisted subsidiary and hence is not required to nominate an
independent director of the Company on the Board of any subsidiary.
10. Means of communication
The quarterly results and annual results are generally published in Economic times, Hindu Business Line and
Maharashtra Times and simultaneously posted on the Company’s website (www.peninsula.co.in).
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report have been included in the Annual Report.
The Company’s website www.peninsula.co.in contains a separate dedicated section ‘Investors Relations’ where
shareholders information is available. The Annual Report of the Company is also available on the website in a user
friendly and downloadable form.
The Company makes presentations to the Institutional Investors and Analysts.
11. General Shareholder Information
11.1. 141st Annual General Meeting
Date
Time
Venue
Thursday, 8th August, 2013
3.00 p.m.
Hall of Harmony, Nehru Center, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai
– 400 018
11.2. Financial Calendar for the Year 2013 -2014
Financial year
1st April, 2013 to 31st March, 2014
Book Closure Dates
Thursday, 1st August, 2013 to Thursday, 8th August, 2013 (both days inclusive) to
determine the entitlement of shareholders to receive the dividend as may be declared
for the year ended 31st March, 2013.
Payment of Dividend
The Final Dividend, if declared by shareholder at the AGM shall be Paid on or before
19th August, 2013 i.e within 11 days of declaration.
Financial reporting for the quarter ending (tentative and subject to change)
30th June, 2013
: By 14th August, 2013
30th September, 2013
: By 14th November, 2013
31st December, 2013
: By 14th February, 2014
Year ending 31st March, 2014
: By 30th May, 2014, Audited Results
Annual General Meeting for the year ending 31st March, 2014
: By September, 2014
11.3. Dividend History
Sr.No.
Financial year
Dividend per share(RS)
Date of Declaration (Annual General Meeting)
Date of payment (Date of Dividend Warrant)
1
2009-10
1.50
5th August,2010
6th August,2010
2
2010-11
1.70
11th August, 2011
12th August, 2011
3
2011-12
1.10
16th August, 2012
17th August, 2012
11.4. Unclaimed dividends
All the shareholders whose dividend is unclaimed are requested to claim their dividend. Under the Transfer of
Unclaimed Dividend Rules, it would not be possible to claim the dividend amount once deposited in Investor
Education & Protection Fund.
The statement of Unclaimed Dividend as per clause 5A of the Listing agreement is mentioned below:
Sr.No.
Particulars
1
Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the suspense account lying at the beginning of the
year as on 1st April, 2012 – NIL
2
Number of shareholders who approached issuer for transfer of shares from suspense account during the year 2012
– 2013-NIL;
3
Number of shareholders to whom shares were transferred from suspense account during the year 2012-2013: NIL
4
aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the suspense account lying at the end of the year
31st March, 2013:NIL;
5
That the voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner of such shares claims the shares
11.5. Transfer to Investor Education & Protection Fund
During the year under review, the Company has credited 81,570/- (being the Unpaid Dividend for financial year
2004-2005 of erstwhile The Dawn Mills Company Limited) lying in the unclaimed / unpaid dividend account to the
Investor Education & Protection Fund pursuant to Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Investor
Education & Protection Fund (Awareness and Protection of Investors) Rules, 2001.
11.6. Registered Office
The Registered Office of the Company is situated at :
The Company has been regular in paying the Annual Listing Fees to the Stock Exchanges. Listing fees for the year
2013 – 2014 have been paid within the due date.
11.8 Stock Market Data
The high / low of the market price of the shares of the Company is given below:
Month
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE)
National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
High(RS)
Low(RS)
Monthly Volume
Sensex (Closing)
High(RS)
Low(RS)
Monthly Volume
CNX NIFTY (Closing)
April, 2012
35.20
31.00
1,44,557
17,318.81
35.00
30.70
3,67,122
5,248.15
May, 2012
32.55
27.50
3,30,095
16,218.53
32.40
27.60
7,63,585
4,924.25
June, 2012
40.40
28.90
8,89,294
17,429.98
38.90
28.50
15,01,624
5,278.9
July, 2012
43.70
34.00
9,59,158
17,236.18
41.85
34.20
16,08,478
5,229
August, 2012
41.00
34.25
4,21,291
17,429.56
41.30
34.35
7,51,504
5,258.5
September, 2012
49.35
34.15
10,30,545
18,762.74
49.30
34.25
17,38,442
5,703.3
October, 2012
84.00
44.00
95,60,354
18,505.38
84.00
37.25
2,06,25,564
5,619.7
November, 2012
76.85
62.20
43,98,662
19,339.9
76.90
62.60
95,32,310
5,879.85
December, 2012
79.80
68.50
34,47,870
19,426.71
79.90
68.15
84,20,202
5,905.1
January, 2013
80.35
66.25
38,63,426
19,894.98
80.35
65.15
81,30,391
6,034.75
February, 2013
68.35
50.05
16,16,017
18,861.54
68.40
50.00
26,53,431
5,693.05
March, 2013
54.20
35.50
28,83,584
18,835.77
54.25
35.00
36,96,540
5,682.55
Sources : BSE, NSE, Sensex and CNX Nifty websites
Stock Performance v/s BSE Sensex and CNX Nifty
The performance of Peninsula Land Limited’s Equity Shares relative to the BSE Sensex and CNX Nifty is given in
the charts below:
11.9 Distribution of shareholding as on 31st March, 2013
Slab of shareholding
No. of shareholders
% of shareholders
No. of shares
% of shares held
1 to 5000
49,044
98.74
1,84,05,539
6.59
5001 to 10000
339
0.68
24,41,424
0.87
10001 to 20000
161
0.32
23,19,328
0.87
20001 to 30000
53
0.11
12,89,553
0.46
30001 to 40000
12
0.02
4,23,876
0.15
40001 to 50000
6
0.01
2,78,069
0.10
50001 to 100000
16
0.03
10,89,925
0.39
100001 & Above
44
0.09
25,29,53,506
90.70
49675
100
27,92,01,220
100
11.10 Shareholding Pattern as on 31st March, 2013
Category
No. of shares held
% of shares held
A Promoters Holding
1 Indian promoters
15,55,81,772
55.72
Foreign promoters
-
-
2 Persons acting in concert
-
-
Sub total (1 + 2)
15,55,81,772
55.72
B Non Promoters Holding
3 Institutional Investors
-
-
a Mutual Funds and UTI
30,079
0.01
b Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies (Central / State Govt., Institutions / Non Govt. Institutions)
1,31,85,048
4.72
c Foreign Institutional Investors
-
-
Foreign promoters
5,66,64,191
20.30
Sub-total (3)
6,98,79,318
25.04
4 Others
a Private Corporate Bodies
2,47,88,357
8.88
b Indian Public
2,80,84,927
10.06
c Non Resident Indians
5,45,834
0.20
d Overseas Corporate Bodies
2,50,000
0.09
e Clearing Members
71,012
0.03
Subtotal (4)
5,37,40,130
19.25
Total B
12,36,19,448
44.28
Grand total (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
27,92,01,220
100.00
% of Shareholding
11.11 Share Transfers (Physical Form)
The Board has delegated the authority for approving transfer, transmission, etc. of the Company’s equity shares
to a Share Transfer Committee comprising of Ms. Urvi A. Piramal, Mr. Rajeev A. Piramal and Mr. Mahesh S. Gupta.
The share certificates in physical form are generally processed and returned within 15 days from the date of
receipt, if the documents are clear in all respects.
For administrative convenience and to facilitate speedy approvals, authority has also been delegated to Senior
Executives to approve share transfers upto specified limits.
A summary of the transfer / transmission so approved by the Committee and the authorized Executives is placed
at every Board Meeting.
The Company obtains from a Company Secretary in practice half yearly certificate of compliance with the share
transfer formalities as required under Clause 47 (c) of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, and files
a copy of the certificate with the Stock Exchanges.
The Company conducts a Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit on a quarterly basis in accordance with SEBI
requirements. M/s Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants has been appointed by the Company to conduct
such audit. The Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Reports of M/s. Haribhakti & Co., which have been submitted
to the Stock Exchanges within the stipulated period, inter alia confirms that the equity shares of the Company held
in dematerialized form and in physical form tally with the issued and paid-up equity share capital of the Company.
11.12 Dematerialization of shares and liquidity
As at 31st March, 2013, 27,32,57,450 Equity Shares representing 97.87% of the Company’s paid-up Equity Share
Capital have been dematerialized.
Trading in Equity Shares of the Company is permitted only in dematerialized form as per the notification issued by
SEBI.
Shareholders seeking demat / remat of their shares need to approach their Depository Participants (DP) with
whom they maintain a demat account. The DP will generate an electronic request and will send the physical
share certificates to the Share Transfer Agent of the Company. Upon receipt of the request and share certificates,
the Share Transfer Agent will verify the same. Upon verification, the Share Transfer Agent will request National
Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) / Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) to confirm the demat
request. The demat account of the respective shareholder will be credited with equivalent number of shares. In
case of rejection of the request, the same shall be communicated to the shareholder.
In case of remat, upon receipt of the request from the shareholder, the DP generates a request and verification of
the same is done by the Share Transfer Agent. The Share Transfer Agent then request NSDL / CDSL to confirm
the same. Approval of the Company is sought and equivalent numbers of shares are issued in physical form to
the shareholder. The share certificate is dispatched within one month from the date of issue of shares in physical
form.
11.13 Share Transfer Agent
Freedom Registry Limited has been appointed as one point agency for dealing with shareholders. Shareholders’
correspondence should be addressed to the Company’s Share Transfer Agent at the address mentioned below :
Freedom Registry Limited
104, Bayside Mall,
35, C. M. M. Malviya Marg,
Tardeo Road, Haji Ali,
Mumbai 400 034.
Tel : (022) – 2352 5589 / 6743 2799
11.14 Investor Helpdesk
Share transfers, dividend payments and all other investor related activities are attended to and processed at the
office of the Share Transfer Agent, Freedom Registry Limited.
For lodgement of transfer deeds and other documents or for any other grievance / complaints, shareholders /
investors may contact Share Transfer Agent, Freedom Registry Limited at the address mentioned above.
Any queries relating to share transfers, dividend payments, annual report, etc. may be mailed at investor@
peninsula.co.in
11.15 Investor Correspondence
Shareholders can also contact the following Official for Secretarial matters of the Company
11.16 Plant Location
The Company has no manufacturing plant.
11.17 Outstanding GDRs / ADRs / Warrants or any Convertible Instruments
There are no outstanding convertible warrants / instruments.
11.18 Status of Compliance with Non Mandatory Requirements
For Remuneration Committee, please refer No. 4 above.
Since the financial results are published in newspapers having wide circulation, only the annual accounts are
sent to each of the shareholders.
The provisions relating to postal ballot shall be complied with on matters as may be applicable.
12. Code for Prevention of Insider Trading
The Company has adopted a Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the shares of the Company which is in line
with the Model Code as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 1992, as amended. The said Code inter alia prohibits purchase / sale of shares of the Company by
Directors and Employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company.
Declaration regarding Compliance by Board Members and Senior Management Personnel with
the Company’s Code of Conduct
To,
The Members of Peninsula Land Limited
Declaration by the Managing Director under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
I, Rajeev A Piramal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Peninsula Land Limited hereby declare that all the members
of the Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct for the
year ended 31st March, 2013.
Rajeev A. Piramal
Vice Chairman and Managing Director