We are pleased to present the Fortieth (40th) Annual Report on the business and operations of Himatsingka Seide Limited (Company),along with Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor's Report for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
The financial highlights for the year under review are given below: (T in Lacs)
Standalone
Consolidated
Particulars
2024-25
2023-24
Change %
Revenue from Operations
2,22,049
2,54,910
(12.89)
2,77,820
2,84,145
(2.23)
Other Income
4,727
2,675
76.71
6,507
2,113
207.95
Total Revenue
2,26,776
2,57,585
(11.96)
2,84,327
2,86,258
(0.67)
EBITDA
46,917
52,088
(9.93)
57,922
61,733
(6.17)
EBITDA Margin (%)
21%
20%
3.40
22%
(4.04)
EBIT
35,341
40,484
(12.70)
42,780
45,923
(6.84)
Profit before exceptionalitems and tax
8,510
16,417
48.16
11,210
16,276
31.13
Exceptional items
-
(9,461)
100
Profit before tax
(48.16)
1,749
(89.25)
Tax Expense
(6,158)
4,877
(226.27)
(5,879)
4,994
(217.72)
Profit after tax
14,669
11,540
27.11
7,628
11,282
(32.39)
Key highlights of FY25 are as follows:
• The Standalone Total Revenue decreased by 12% and stood at ? 2,26,776 Lacs. The Standalone EBITDA for FY25 decreased by 9.9%and stood at ? 46,917 Lacs vs ? 52,088 Lacs during FY24.
• The Consolidated Total Revenue decreased by 0.7% and stood at ? 2,84,327 Lacs. The Consolidated EBITDA for FY25 decreased by6.2% and stood at ? 57,922 Lacs vs ? 61,733 Lacs during FY24.
• We continue to focus on broad basing our market presence and expand our presence across channels and geographies, theseinitiatives are not reflecting through in revenue streams as they are being offset by recalibration initiatives undertaken of ourinternational branded revenue streams.
• We now operate in the Indian market with 3 brands- Himeya, Atmosphere and Liv. The 3 brands cover a broad cross section of hometextile products and are positioned to service consumers across price points. We remain optimistic on the prospects of growth in theIndian market going forward.
• We see emerging opportunities on account of the recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and UK. However, weestimate potential benefits arising from the FTA to come through only after it comes into effect.
There was no change in the nature of business carried out by the Company during the period under review.
The Board of Directors of the Company, approved change in the registered office of the Company w.e.f. October 23, 2024, within local
limits of the city and the registered office was changed to "No.4/1-2, Crescent Road, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka, India". The Corporate
office is "10/ 24, Kumara Krupa Road, High Grounds, Bengaluru 560 001, Karnataka, India".
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is ? 75,00,00,000 (Rupees Seventy-Five Crores) divided into 15,00,00,000 (Fifteen Crores)
Equity Shares with a face value of ? 5 (Rupees Five) each.
In accordance with the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 as amended and Sections 42 and 62 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, as amended, including the rules made thereunder, the Company has vide Private Placement Document datedOctober 24, 2024, issued and allotted 2,72,85,129 equity shares of face value ^5 each to the eligible Qualified Institutional Buyers, at aprice of ? 146.60 per Equity Share (including share premium of ? 141.60 per Equity Share), aggregating to ? 400 crore. Consequently,the Paid-up Capital of the Company increased during the year from ? 49,22,85,800 (Rupees Forty-Nine Crores Twenty-Two Lacs Eighty-Five Thousand and Eight Hundred) divided into 9,84,57,160 (Nine Crore Eighty-Four Lacs Fifty-Seven Thousand One Hundred and Sixty)Equity Shares of ? 5 (Rupees Five) each to ? 62,87,11,445 (Rupees Sixty-Two Crores Eighty-Seven Lacs Eleven Thousand Four Hundred andForty-Five) divided into 12,57,42,289 (Twelve Crores Fifty-Seven Lacs Forty-Two Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-Nine) Equity Sharesof ? 5 (Rupees Five) each. Pursuant to the delegation of powers to Securities Committee ("SC”) the aforementioned shares were allottedon October 30, 2024.
Funds received pursuant to aforementioned Qualified Institutional Placement ("QIP”) have been utilized towards the objects stated in theplacement document.
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors extended upto the second quarter of FY 2026, the timeline forutilisation of funds. The details as to utilization of funds is provided in note no. 12 of Notes to the Financial Statements for the year endedMarch 31,2025.
Statement of Deviation(s) and Variation(s): During the year under review, there is no deviation/ variation in the use of QIP proceeds. TheCompany has made necessary disclosures to the Stock Exchanges within statutory timelines, as per the provisions of Listing Regulationsand any other Rules & Regulations as may be applicable and confirmed that there is no deviation/ variation in the use of issue proceeds.
Pursuant to the Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 28, 2025, hasrecommended a final dividend at 5% (? 0.25 per equity share) for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
The final dividend is subject to the approval of Members at the ensuing 40th Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company. Thedividend, if declared, will be paid to the Members holding equity shares as on record date i.e., September 19, 2025 and the aggregatedividend of Rs.314,35,572.25 will be paid within statutory timelines after deduction of tax at source, as applicable.
The material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of the financial year and the dateof this report were as follows:
650, series A unrated, unlisted, senior, secured, redeemable, Non-Convertible Debentures ("Series A NCDs”) with a face value of ?10,00,000 each aggregating to Indian ? 65,00,00,000/- (Rupees sixty five crores only) were allotted on May 07, 2025 through PrivatePlacement.
The Company has not transferred any amount to the reserves during the year under review.
As on March 31,2025, the following constitute the subsidiaries and associates of the Company:
Name of Subsidiaries
Wholly ownedSubsidiary
Material Subsidiary
Step downSubsidiary
Himatsingka Wovens Private Limited ('HWPL')
V
Himatsingka Holdings NA Inc. ('HHNA')
Himatsingka America Inc.1 ('HIMA')
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 33 & 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations”), the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with theIndian Accounting Standards (IndAS) prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India forms part of this Annual Report.
The Consolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company include the financial results of the subsidiary companies. A statementcontaining the salient features of the Financial Statements of its subsidiaries in form AOC-1 is annexed to this report as Annexure 1.
Pursuant to section 136 of Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of your Company containing inter alia Financial Statements includingConsolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statements of the subsidiaries may be accessed on the following weblink of theCompany's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/financial-reports
As required under section 92(3) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,2014, the draft of the Annual Return in form MGT-7 for the year 2024-25 may be accessed on the following weblink of the Company'swebsite: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/financial-reports?tab=annual_report_tab
The Company has neither accepted nor has any outstanding deposits from the public pursuant to section 73 of Companies Act, 2013.
As on March 31,2025, the Board Directors of the Company comprised of 6 (Six) Directors and its composition was as follows:
• 2 (Two) Promoter Executive Directors including the Chairman and Vice Chairman & Managing Director
• 3 (Three) Non-Executive Independent Directors including 1 (One) Non-Executive Independent Woman Director and
• 1 (One) Non-Executive Nominee Director.
The composition of Board of Directors as on the date of this report remains the same as stated above and the following were the changesin the composition of the Board, during the year:
• Mr. Shanmugasundaram Selvam ceased as Executive Director upon completion of his term w.e.f. end of business hours on December14, 2024.
• Mr. Shyam Powar resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director with effect from January 24, 2025 on account of restrictionsarising from new assignments undertaken by him and he has stated that there were no other material reasons for his resignation.
In the opinion of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board, Independent Directors hold the requisite expertise,experience and integrity, to serve on the Board of the Company.
As detailed below, the Board met 6 (Six) times during the year under review and the intervening gap between the meetings was withinthe period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. The details of the meetings and attendance thereof areprovided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
Sl.
No.
Total Number of directors ason the date of meeting
Attendance
Date of meeting
Number of directorsattended
% of attendance
1.
23/05/2024
8
7
87.5
2.
03/08/2024
6
75
3.
03/09/2024
4.
06/09/2024
5.
14/11/2024
6.
12/02/2025
4
66.67
The requisite details pertaining to the Committees of the Board are included in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of thisAnnual Report.
In accordance with the provisions of section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr.Shrikant Himatsingka, Executive Vice Chairman & Managing Director, (DIN: 00122103), whose directorship was not subject to rotation ishenceforth subject to retire by rotation. He is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offershimself for re-appointment. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee at their meeting held on May 28, 2025 has recommendedhis re-appointment for approval of the Board and the Board at their meeting held thereafter have recommended his re-appointment forapproval of the Shareholders.
Further details form part of the explanatory statement of the notice of the Annual General Meeting.
The Company has received from each of its Independent Directors, declarations as stipulated under section 149(7) of Companies Act, 2013and Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations, confirming that the Director meets the criteria of independence as laid down under section149(6) of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of Listing Regulations. The Independent Directors have also declared compliancewith Rule 6(1) and 6(2) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and have confirmed adherence to thestandards of Code of Conduct for Independent Directors prescribed in schedule IV of Companies Act, 2013.
As required by the provisions of section 134(3)(c) of Companies Act, 2013, we the Directors of Himatsingka Seide Limited, confirm thefollowing:
a) In the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended March 31,2025, the applicable Accounting Standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Directors have selected such Accounting Policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year 2024-25and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d) The Annual Financial Statements have been prepared on a Going Concern basis;
e) The Directors have laid down Internal Financial Controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls areadequate and were operating effectively; and
f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemswere adequate and operating effectively.
The Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on date and as on March 31,2025 are:
• Mr. D.K. Himatsingka, Executive Chairman,
• Mr. Shrikant Himatsingka, Executive Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
• Mr. M Sankaranarayanan, President - Finance & Group Chief Financial Officer and
• Ms. Bindu D, Assistant General Manager - Corporate Compliance & Company Secretary.
There were no changes in KMP during the year.
The Company has, during the year, conducted an evaluation of the Board as a whole, its Committees and the individual Directors includingthe Non- Executive Independent Directors. The evaluation was carried out through different evaluation forms which covered amongothers, the evaluation of the composition of the Board and its committees, its effectiveness, activities, governance, and with respect to theChairman and the individual Directors, their participation, integrity, independence, knowledge, impact and influence on the Board. TheNon-Executive Independent Directors of the Company convened a separate meeting and evaluated the performance of the Board and itsCommittees, the Directors and the Chairman.
The Company has complied with the provisions of Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and SecretarialStandard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India pursuant to section 118(10) of CompaniesAct, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder, the members of the Company atthe 37th Annual General Meeting held on September 28, 2022 appointed M/s. MSKA & Associates, Chartered Accountants, as StatutoryAuditors of the Company and are liable to hold office until the conclusion of the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Company to be heldin the year 2027.
The report on the consolidated and standalone financial statements of F.Y. 2024-25 by the Statutory Auditors, M/s. MSKA & Associates,Chartered Accountants, forming part of the Annual Report is an unmodified report.
• Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon by the Independent Auditors contains aremark vide point vi of 2(h):
With reference to the aforementioned the Board states that the auditor could not comment on the audit trail of one of the allied softwareused for recording workmen's attendance in the factory, due to unavailability of System and Organization Controls (SOC) report for a shortperiod during the financial year.
The Company remains committed to maintain robust IT controls and to strengthen the controls at the database level ensuring fullcompliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of Consolidated Financial Statements by the Independent Auditors containsremarks vide point 3:
Regarding the aforementioned the Board states that:
The property mentioned in the report with reference to point i(c) of Annexure B of the CARO report, will be transferred in the name of theCompany after the expiry of lease period.
With reference to point vii(a) of Annexure B of the CARO report, any undisputed statutory dues including Goods and Services tax, providentfund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess, and otherstatutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities during the year, though there have been slightdelays in very few cases. No undisputed amounts payable in respect of these statutory dues were outstanding as at March 31,2025, for aperiod of more than six months from the date they became payable. The Company remains committed to make payment of statutory duesas per the respective timelines and to ensure compliances.
The Company had appointed CS Vivek Manjunath Bhat, Company Secretary in Practice, (M. N.: F7708) to conduct the secretarial audit asrequired under section 204 of Companies Act, 2013.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2024-25 does not contain any adverse remark, qualification or reservation. The reportis appended as Annexure 2 to this report.
The Company had appointed CS Vivek Manjunath Bhat, Company Secretary in Practice, (M. N.: F7708) for issuing the Annual SecretarialCompliance Report ("ASCR") under Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations which is appended as Annexure 3 to this report. Theaforementioned matters stated under Secretarial Audit also forms part of ASCR.
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee the Board has approved, subject to approval of the shareholders, the appointment of CSVivek Manjunath Bhat, Company Secretary in Practice, (M. N.: F7708) as secretarial auditor of the Company for the period 2025-2030, toprovide the Secretarial Audit Report and the Secretarial Compliance Report and such other services as permissible.
As the Company's export revenue in foreign exchange for the financial year 2024-25 was greater than 75% (seventy-five percent) of thetotal revenue of the Company, the Company falls within the exemption specified in Clause 4(3) of The Companies (Cost Records andAudit) Rules, 2014. In view of this, there is no requirement to furnish cost audit of cost records of the Company for its units at Hassan andDoddaballapur.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 138 of Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company has reappointed Grant ThorntonBharat LLP, to conduct the Internal Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors inconsultation with the Internal Auditor formulates the scope, functioning, periodicity and methodology for conducting the internal auditof the Company.
The Statutory Auditors of the Company has audited Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting and their Audit Report is annexedas Annexure A to the Independent Auditors' Report under Standalone Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company reviews the effectiveness of controls as part of Internal Financial Controls framework. There are regular scheduled reviewsthat covers controls, process level controls, fraud risk controls and the Information Technology environment.
Based on this evaluation, no significant events have been noticed during the year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely tomaterially affect, our Internal Financial Controls. The management has also come to a conclusion that Internal Financial Controls and otherfinancial reporting was effective during the year and is adequate considering the business operations of the Company.
There have been no instances of fraud reported by the Auditors under section 143(12) of Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed thereundereither to the Company or to the Central Government.
The particulars of loans made, guarantees given, investments made and securities provided as per the provisions of section 186 ofCompanies Act, 2013 and Schedule V of the Listing Regulations and the relevant rules made thereunder are given in the note no. 35 and36 of the Standalone Financial Statements.
• During the year the Company has acquired shares of AMPIN as detailed herein above and has invested in the shares of IsharaysEnergy One Private Limited. The Company has increased its investment in the wholly owned subsidiary HHNA and the same arewithin the limit specified by the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company does not fall in the category of sub section 11 of section 186.
The Company has not extended any loan or guarantee to any other company. There are no reportable transactions under section 186.
All transactions entered into by the Company with its related parties are at arm's length and in the ordinary course of business. The detailsof related party transactions forms part of Note no. 34 of Standalone Financial Statements of the Company. However, the list of materialrelated party transactions as per the Company's policy on related party transactions, as required under rule 8(2) of Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, is annexed to the Board's Report in form AOC-2 as Annexure4. The policy on materiality of related party transactions asapproved by the Board may be accessed on the following weblink of the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance
There are no significant or material orders passed by Regulators/ Courts / Tribunal impacting the going concern status and company'soperations in future.
A statement containing the necessary information on Conservation of energy, Technology absorption and Foreign exchange earnings andoutgo stipulated under section 134(3)(m) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexedto this report as Annexure-5.
The Company has developed and implemented a comprehensive Risk Management Policy and framework to identify and mitigate thevarious risks encountered by the Company. In terms of the provisions of section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 a Risk Management Reportforms part of the Management Discussion & Analysis section of the Annual Report.
Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") is central to the operating philosophy of the Company and it is the Company's constant endeavourto ensure that its businesses uphold the highest standards of governance and compliance. It aims to deliver sustainable value to societyat large as well as to shareholders. In keeping with its philosophy, the Company has a CSR Committee that identifies CSR projects andoverlooks, supervises and provides guidance for the implementation of the projects. The company's CSR activities envisage initiativesprimarily in the areas of health, education, environmental protection, community development and sanitation among others.
During the year, the Company has contributed towards skill development and providing employment to Apprentices under ApprenticesAct as per the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. In addition to the following, the details of the Composition of CSR Committee,the CSR Policy and the CSR spending have been elaborated in the Annexure-6 to this report.
CSR projector activityidentified
Sector inwhich theProject iscovered
Projects orprograms- Specify theState /UnionTerritorywherethe Project/Programwas
undertaken
Projects orprograms -Specify thedistrict whereprojects orprograms wasundertakenproject orprogramswise(in Rs.)
Amount
outlay
(budget)
Amountspent onthe
projects
or
programs(in Rs.)
Expenditure onAdministrativeoverheads(in Rs.)
Mode ofAmountspent
Skill Trainingunder
Apprentice Actas per NationalApprenticeshipPromotionScheme (NAPS)
EmploymentenhancingVocationalSkills (SkillTraining)
Karnataka
Hassan
131.86
Direct
‘District
Education
Progress
(Ongoing)
Promoting
50.00
Indirect
‘Villages
Development
Rural
development
39.65
TOTAL
221.51
*The unspent amount in respect of ongoing projects is transferred to Himatsingka Foundation (formed by the Company) and HimatsingkaFoundation has transferred it to a special account in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
a) The remuneration of Directors is given herein below: (T in Lacs)
Director
DIN
Sitting
fees
Salaries
and
perquisites A
Profit linkedCommission
Total
Ratio toMedianremunerationof employees
Percentage(%) increase/(Decrease) overprevious year
Mr. D. K. Himatsingka
00139516
Nil
330.81
100.00
430.81
194.05
9.66
Mr. Shrikant Himatsingka
00122103
Mr. ShanmugasundaramSelvam*
09816120
30.13
13.57
NA‘
Mr. Harminder Sahni
00576755
6.50
20.00
26.50
NA
Ms. Sandhya Vasudevan
00372405
5.50
25.50
Mr. Shyam Powar‘
01679598
1.50
10.00
11.50
Mr. Ravi Kumar
02362615
6.00
26.00
Mr. Manish Krishnarao Joshi
06532127
3.00
‘Associated with the company for part of the financial year 2024-25.
AThe aforementioned remuneration does not include cost of employee benefits such as gratuity. Provision for these are based on anactuarial valuation carried out for the Company as a whole.
In the remuneration mentioned above, salaries and perquisites form the fixed component of the total remuneration. The commission is avariable component and is linked to the operating performance of the Company. None of the Executive Directors receive remuneration orcommission from any of the Company's subsidiaries.
b) Percentage Increase/ (Decrease) in the Remuneration of the Key Managerial Personnel (other than Directors mentioned above)
Key Managerial Personnel
Designation
Percentage Increase/(Decrease) inthe remuneration, if any
Mr. M. Sankaranarayanan
President - Finance and Group CFO
NIL
Ms. Bindu D.
Assistant General Manager - CorporateCompliance & Company Secretary
c) The percentage increase in median remuneration of the employees is 5.08 %
d) The number of permanent employees in the rolls of the Company is 5,666.
e) The average increase in the salaries of managerial personnel during the year was 60.75% and the average increase in the salaries ofemployees other than managerial personnel was 8.13%.
f) During the year, there were no employees (including KMP) whose remuneration was higher than that of the highest paid director.
g) It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid during the year is as per the Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company.
h) Information as per rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
The Statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and particulars of employees as required undersection 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 shall be provided to the shareholders upon a request made to the Company Secretary at investors@himatsingka.com. Further,the Annual Report is being sent by email to the Shareholders excluding the aforesaid information in terms of section 136 of CompaniesAct, 2013.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)Rules, 2016 ('the Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF established bythe Government of India, after the completion of seven years. Further, according to the Rules, the shares on which dividend has notbeen paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the demat account of the IEPFAuthority. During the year, the Company has transferred the unclaimed and unpaid dividend of ? 16,56,038 relating to final dividend ofthe financial year 2016-17 and Rs.82,031.50 corresponding to final dividend financial year 2023-24 relating to share in IEPF aggregatingto Rs.17,38,069.50. Further, 40,430 shares on which dividends were unclaimed for seven consecutive years were transferred as per therequirements of the IEPF Rules. Year-wise detail of due date of transfer to IEPF account is provided in the Corporate Governance Report.The details of unpaid/unclaimed dividends lying in the unpaid account up to the year, and the corresponding shares, which are liable to betransferred may be accessed on the following weblink of the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/shareholder-information
The Company's assets are subject to risks/ peril and are adequately insured. In addition, the Company has also taken a Directors & OfficersLiability Policy to provide coverage against the liabilities arising on them. The Policy extends to all Directors and Officers of the Companyand its Subsidiaries.
During the year, CRISIL vide its letter dated January 30, 2025 has reaffirmed the credit rating for the debt instruments/ facilities of theCompany as given below:
Ratings
Long Term Debt
CRISIL BBB /Stable
Short Term Debt
CRISIL A2
CARE Ratings Limited vide its letter dated December 24, 2024 has withdrawn, at the request of the Company, Issuer Rating of the Company.
As a conscious and vigilant organization, Himatsingka Seide Limited believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair andtransparent manner, by adopting the highest standards of professionalism, transparency and ethics.
The Company has established a "Whistle Blower Policy” as required under Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations and the samemay be accessed on the following weblink of the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance
The Company Secretary of the Company has been designated as the Chief Compliance Officer under the policy and the employees canreport genuine concerns of unethical behaviour, fraud and/or violation of the Company's code of conduct or policy to the Chief ComplianceOfficer.
The Company has taken adequate measures for the visibility of the whistle blower policy to employees and stakeholders at the workplaceand at the plants. In exceptional and appropriate cases, an employee can make direct appeal to the Audit Committee Chairman. Thecontact details of the Audit Committee Chairman are also available in the Whistle Blower Policy.
This is pursuant to section 177(9) & (10) of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations. No grievance has beenreported to the Audit Committee during the year and the same is stated in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the AnnualReport.
The Company is committed to provide a safe and secure work environment to all its employees. All employees (permanent, contractual,temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. Therefore, any discrimination and/or harassment in any form is unacceptable and theCompany has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy and an Internal Complaints Committee as per the requirements of SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
a) The Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. 2013. During the year there were nocomplaints in relation to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 & thesame is stated below:
i) number of sexual harassment complaints received: NIL
ii) number of sexual harassment complaints disposed off: NIL
iii) number of sexual harassment cases beyond 90 days: NIL
b) The Company is in compliance with all the applicable provisions and regulations set forth in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. TheCompany is committed to upholding the rights and welfare of our female employees, ensuring they receive all the benefits andprotections mandated by this important legislation including their hygiene, etc.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has formulated a policy as required under section 178(3) of Act and Regulation 19 readwith Schedule II to the Listing Regulations, stipulating the criteria for determining qualifications, required experience and independenceof a director and also the criteria relating to the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel, senior management personneland other employees and their performance evaluation. The policy may be accessed on the following weblink of the Company's website:https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance
The Board of Directors of the Company have adopted a Dividend Distribution Policy as required under Regulation 43A of ListingRegulations. The Policy may be accessed on the following weblink of the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance.
As required under Regulation 24 of Listing Regulations, the Company has adopted a policy for determining material subsidiaries. Thepolicy has been disclosed on the Company's website - https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance
As required under Regulation 23 of Listing Regulations, the Company has a policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions and includesmateriality of related party transactions. The same may be accessed on the following weblink on the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance.
The Board of Directors of the Company have adopted a CSR Policy as required under section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and Schedule VII to Companies Act, 2013. The same may be accessed onthe following weblink of the Company's website: https://www.himatsingka.com/investors/corporate-governance
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V of the Listing Regulations the detailed report on Corporate Governance forms a part of theAnnual Report.
The Certificate on compliance with the mandatory recommendations on Corporate Governance issued by Practising Company Secretaryis attached as Annexure 7.
In terms of Regulation 34 of Listing Regulations read with Schedule V, the MD&A forms part of this Annual Report.
The Company has prepared the BRSR which forms part of this Annual Report inter alia containing environmental, social and governancedisclosures.
The requirement of BRSR was applicable during the year 2021-22 (as Business Responsibility Report). As per Regulation 3 (2A) of theListing Regulations, the provisions of regulation 34(2)(f), which become applicable to a listed entity on the basis of criteria of marketcapitalisation, the same shall continue to apply to the Company for a period of three consecutive years, though the Company remainsoutside the applicable threshold of 1000 ranking.
Application for recovery pending before the National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Bangalore under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code2016 is a claim of ? 3,93,70,880/- (including principal and interest) filed by Mr. Nachimuthu Velusamy. The proceeding is ongoing andefforts are on for an out of court settlement.
There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution during the period under review.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the continuous efforts made by all employees in ensuring excellent all¬round operational performance. We also wish to thank our Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders, Bankers and Financial Institutions fortheir continued support. Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation to the Central Government and Government ofKarnataka for their continued co-operation and assistance.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors ofHimatsingka Seide Limited
Executive Vice Chairman & Executive Chairman
Place: Bengaluru Managing Director DIN: 00139516
Date : September 02, 2025 DIN: 00122103
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Wholly owned Subsidiary of Himatsingka Holdings NA Inc.
Associates:
AMPIN Energy C&I Twenty Four Private Limited (formerly AMP Energy C&I Twenty Four Private Limited) ("AMPIN”) is an AssociateCompany. During the year the Company has invested in 47.30% of the paid up capital of AMPIN, a solar energy company to enhance itsrenewable energy footprint.