The Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) hereby submits the board report for the FinancialYear ended on March 31, 2025 (“Board Report”) on the business, operations and performance ofM Lakhamsi Industries Limited (“the Company”) along with audited financial statements of theCompany.
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
For the financial year ended on March 31
2025
2024
Revenue from Operations
10,815.88
10477.71
11,928.65
11,364.73
Other Income
200.81
77.04
Total Revenue
11,016.69
10,554.76
12,129.46
11,441.77
Cost of Material Consumed
11,063.12
10,488.67
12141.31
11108.28
Change in Inventories of finished goods, stock-intrade and work in progress
(399.30)
(271.98)
Employee Benefit Expenses
25.73
39.91
Finance Cost
119.66
105.55
139.86
112.01
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
5.75
6.02
Other Expenses
102.72
90.95
128.73
Total Expenses
10,917.68
10,459.12
12,042.09
11,338.96
Profit/ (loss) before tax
99.02
95.64
87.38
102.81
Tax Expenses
(25.36)
(24.55)
Profit for the year
73.65
71.09
62.02
78.26
Earning Per Share
1.24
1.20
1.04
1.31
The company is engaged in the business of buying, selling, import, export, market, develop,distribute, trade or otherwise engage or deal in all types of oilseeds, pulses, spices, Oilseeds,Pulses, Spices, Oils, edible and nonedible Oils, grains, vegetables, herbs, pickles and other itemsderived from agricultural, farming or relevant activities.
Ý The Standalone revenue from operations increased during current financial year 2024¬2025. The revenue generated from operations amounted to INR 10,815.88 Lakhs in F.Y.
2024-25 as compared to F.Y. 2023-2024 in which revenue generated amounted to INR10,477.71 Lakhs.
Ý Profit before taxation increased from INR 95.64 Lakhs in F.Y. 2023-24 to 99.02 Lakhs in F.Y.2024-2025.
Ý The management of the Company is putting their best efforts to improve the performanceof the Company.
The Board of Directors has decided to transfer the entire amount of profit for the financial year2024-25 to reserves.
During the period under review, the Board of Directors does not recommend any dividend.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2018, the top 1000 listed entities based on market capitalizationas on March 31 of every financial year are required to formulate a Dividend Distribution Policy,which shall be disclosed on the website of the listed entity and a web link thereto shall beprovided in the Annual Report.
This requirement is not applicable to the Company, as it does not fall within the top 1000listed entities based on market capitalization as on March 31, 2025
Disclosure pertaining to statement of deviation or variation in connection with certain termsof public issue and preferential issue etc is not applicable to the company.
The Company has not made any public issue, rights issue, preferential allotment, or issued anyother convertible securities during the financial year under review.
During the financial year under review, the Company did not undertake any buyback of itsshares.
During the financial year under review, there were no shares lying in the Demat SuspenseAccount or the Unclaimed Suspense Account.
The Company does not have any Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP) in place during thefinancial year under review.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Company has 01 (One) direct subsidiaries and does not have anyassociate companies or joint venture entities. (Annexure I)
On April 01, 2025 Company acquired 100% shares of Prince Industries Private Limited whichspecializes in the marketing and distribution of PVC pipes and fittings under the 'Prince Global'brand, utilizing contract manufacturing for product production which will help the company toboost its manufacturing process.
Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 124 and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with theInvestor Education and Protection Fund (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016("IEPF Rules"), any dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years isrequired to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
During the financial year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimed dividend liable to betransferred to the IEPF by the Company.
The authorised share capital of the Company as on Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025 isINR 7,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Seven Crore only) divided into INR 70,00,0000 (IndianRupees Seventy Lakh) equity shares having face value of INR 10/- (Indian rupees Ten) each(“Equity Shares”).
During the financial year under review, there is no change in the Authorised share capital ofthe Company.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company as on financial year endedon March 31, 2025 is INR 5,96,56,870/- (Indian rupees five crore ninety-six lakh fifty-sixthousand eight hundred and seventy only), divided into 59,65,687 (Fifty-Nine Lakh sixty-fivethousand six hundred eighty-seven) Equity Shares of INR 10/- (Indian rupees Ten) each.
During the financial year under review, the Company has neither issued sweat equity sharesnor issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
The Equity Shares are listed on BSE Limited (“BSE”). Further, trading in the Equity Shares wasnot suspended on the Stock Exchanges during the financial year under review.
As on 31st March 2025 57,09,487 (Fifty-Seven Lakh Nine Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Seven shares were held in dematerialized form) and 2,56,200 (Two Lakh Fifty-Six ThousandTwo Hundred) shares were held in physical form.
During the year under review, the Company has entered into related party transactions fallingunder sub section (1) of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. Form for disclosure of particularsof contracts/arrangements as required under clause (h) of sub-section (3) of section 134 of the Actread with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is provided in the Board Report inthe form AOC- 2 as “ANNEXURE -II”
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, the details of loans,advances, guarantees, and investments made by the Company are provided in the notes to theStandalone Financial Statements, which form part of this Annual Report.
The Company has consistently adhered to the principles of good Corporate Governance overthe years and remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance. Inaccordance with Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, a report on Corporate Governance forms an integral part ofAnnual Report.
However, pursuant to the provisions of the Listing Agreement read with Regulation 15(2) ofthe SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the compliance requirements with respect to CorporateGovernance, as specified in Regulations 17 to 27, clauses (b) to (i) of Regulation 46(2), andParas C, D, and E of Schedule V, are not applicable to the Company."
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of theCompany that have occurred between the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 andthe date of signing of this Report.
Pursuant to Regulation 21(5) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Company does not fall under the list of top 1000 listed entities based onmarket capitalization and is therefore not mandatorily required to frame a Risk ManagementPolicy.
However, the Company has a well-defined risk management framework in place. It hasestablished procedures to periodically present to the Audit Committee and the Board the riskassessment and minimization processes being followed, along with the measures taken to
mitigate identified risks.
The Company has formulated a comprehensive Whistle Blower Policy in compliance with theprovisions of Section 177(9) and 177(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The policy isdesigned to enable stakeholders, including directors and individual employees, to freelycommunicate their concerns regarding illegal or unethical practices and to report genuineconcerns to the Audit Committee of the Company.
However, pursuant to the Listing Agreement read with Regulation 15(2) of the SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015, the Company is exempted from mandatory compliance with the corporategovernance provisions specified in Regulations 17 to 27, clauses (b) to (i) of Regulation 46(2),and Paras C, D, and E of Schedule V. Accordingly, the Company is not required to upload theWhistle Blower Policy on its website or provide a web link to the policy in the Directors'Report."
The Company has adopted a Policy on Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of SexualHarassment at the Workplace, in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the financial year 2024-25, no complaints of sexual harassment were received.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013,the Annual Return of the Company for the financial year, prepared in accordance with Section92(1) of the Act and Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014(as amended), is available on the website of the Company and can be accessed at the followingweblink: https://m.lakhamsi.com/
During the year under review, the requirement for obtaining a credit rating for the Company'ssecurities was not applicable. Accordingly, no credit rating was undertaken during the financialyear.
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of Sections 73 and 74of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014,during the financial year under review. Accordingly, no amount of principal or interest onpublic deposits was outstanding as on 31st March, 2025.
During the financial year under review, there has been no change in the nature of business of theCompany.
There was no revision in the financial statements of the Company.
During the year under review, the Board of the Company was duly constituted. None of theDirectors of the Company is disqualified under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 or theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018.
(i) Board of Directors
As on date of this report, the composition of the Board and Key Managerial Personnel is as below:
DIN No / PAN
Name of Director
Designation
Date ofAppointment
Date ofResignation
02045968
Sanjiv Mulchand Sawla
Managing Director
27/07/2021
NA
00429203
Nilesh Damjibhai Vira
Director
08/04/2021
01943285
Mallika Sanjiv Sawla
02823232
Smita Mayur Parekh
Independent
09267303
Kunaal Himanshu Yoddha
07/09/2021
During the Financial Year under review Mr. Nilesh Damjibhai Vira (DIN: 00429203), liable to retireby rotation was re-appointed by the shareholders in the 40th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) heldon September 28, 2024.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and articles of association of theCompany, Mallika Sanjiv Sawla (DIN: 01943285) is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGMand being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. The Board recommends the re-appointmentof Mallika Sanjiv Sawla (DIN: 01943285) for shareholders' approval at the ensuing 41st AGM.
Key Managerial Personnel
*Ms. Pooja having Membership No. A54271 is Whole Time Company Secretary and ComplianceOfficer of the Company with effect from 18th May, 2021.
*Ms. Pooja has resigned from the position of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company, with effectfrom the close of business hours on August 25,2025.
Ms. Mallika Sanjiv Sawla is CFO of the Company with effect from 27th July, 2021.
As on financial year ended on March 31, 2025, independent directors have confirmed that:
• they meet the criteria of independence laid down under the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations;
• they have complied with the code for independent directors prescribed under Schedule IVto the Act;
• they have registered themselves with the independent director's databank maintained bythe Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs;
• they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may be reasonablyanticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with anobjective independent judgment and without any external influence;
• they have not been associated with any material supplier, service provider, or customer ofthe Company;
• they have not been partner, proprietor, or employee of the Company's statutory audit firmduring the preceding financial year;
• they have not been affiliated with any legal or consulting firm that has or had businesstransactions with the Company, its subsidiaries, or associate companies, amounting to 10%or more of the gross turnover of such firm; and
• apart from receiving director's remuneration (including sitting fees), there have not beenany material pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, its subsidiaries orassociate companies, or their directors, during the three immediately preceding financialyears or during the current financial year exceeding the limits specified under the Act andSEBI Listing Regulations.
Further, the Company confirms that neither the independent director nor their relative as definedunder the Act, were employed, in an executive capacity by the Company, its subsidiaries, orassociate companies during the preceding financial year.
Accordingly, based on the declarations received from all independent directors, the Board hasconfirmed that, in their opinion, independent directors of the Company are persons of integrity,possess relevant expertise and experience and fulfil the conditions specified in the Act and SEBIListing Regulations and are independent of the management.
Company's policy on directors' appointment and remuneration including criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and othermatters
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy (“NRC Policy”) has been developed in accordance withSection 178 of the Act and Regulation 19 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. It establishes a structuredframework for the nomination, evaluation, and remuneration of the Company's directors andsenior management personnel of the Company. The core objective of the NRC Policy is to attract,retain, and reward most qualified and skilled talent capable of driving long-term growth andsuccess of the Company. During the financial year under review, there were no changes made tothe NRC Policy. The NRC Policy can be accessed at Company's website https://rn.lakhamsi.com/
The dates on which the said meetings were held:
1. May 30, 2024
2. August 14, 2024
3. August 21, 2024
4. September 06, 2024
5. November 13, 2024
6. February 13, 2025
7. March 17, 2025
8. March 31, 2025
The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015 and Companies Act, 2013.
S. No.
No. of BoardMeeting eligible toattend
No. of
Meetings
attended
No. ofMeeting inwhichabsent
1
Sanjiv MulchandSawla
Managing
8
-
2
Nilesh DhamjibhaiVira
3
4
5
Kunaal Yoddha
Independent Directors of the Company held their Separate meeting under Regulation 25(3) of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Schedule IV of CompaniesAct, 2013 on Thursday, 13th February, 2025 at the registered office of the Company at 505Churchgate Chambers, 5 New Marine Lines, Mumbai City, Maharashtra - 400020 to evaluate theirperformance.
According to Section 134(5) (e) of the Companies Act, 2013, the term “Internal Financial Control(IFC)” means the policies and procedures adopted by the Company for ensuring the orderly andefficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the company's policies, safeguarding of itsassets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords and timely preparation of reliable financial information. The company has a well-placed,proper and adequate Internal Financial Control System which ensures that all the assets aresafeguarded and protected and that the transactions are authorized recorded and reportedcorrectly. To further strengthen the internal control process, the company has developed the verycomprehensive compliance management tool to drill down the responsibility of the compliancefrom the top management to executive level.
auditors.
The Company has duly complied with the definition of ‘Independence' in according to theprovisions of Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedule IV- Code ofIndependent Directors to the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 (1) (b) and Regulation25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 (asamended). All the Independent Director/s, have submitted a declaration that he/she meetsthe criteria of independence and submit the declaration regarding the status of holding otherdirectorships and memberships as provided under law. The Independent Directors have alsoconfirmed that they have complied with the Company's code of conduct for Board and SeniorManagement as per Regulation 26(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. The Independent Directors affirmed that none of them were aware of anycircumstance or situation which could impair their ability to discharge their duties in anindependent manner
The Directors are satisfied with the performance of all the independent directors appointedduring the year and are of the opinion that all the independent directors are persons ofintegrity and possess relevant experience and expertise.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, boardcommittees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the corporategovernance requirements as prescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 (“SEBI Listing Regulations”).
The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of the criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness ofboard processes, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from thecommittee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of theindividual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual directorto the Board and Committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningfuland constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the chairman was alsoevaluated on the key aspects of his role.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent directors,performance of the board as a whole and performance of the chairman was evaluated, taking intoaccount the views of executive directors and non-executive directors. The same was discussed inthe board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors, at which theperformance of the board, its committees and individual directors was also discussed. Performanceevaluation of independent directors was done by the entire board, excluding the independentdirector being evaluated.
Currently, the Board has following committees: -♦♦♦ Audit Committee;
♦♦♦ Nomination & Remuneration Committee;
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted/re-constituted in line with the provisions ofSection 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable laws. The Audit Committeecomprises of majority of the Independent Directors. All the members of the Committee haveexperience in financial matters. The Audit Committee is constituted in line to monitor and provideeffective supervision of the management's financial reporting process, to ensure accurate andtimely disclosures, with the highest level of transparency, integrity, and quality of FinancialReporting. The details of the composition of the committee are set out in the following table: -
Name
Status
1.
Ms. Mallika Sanjiv Sawla
Director & Chief Financial Officer(CFO)
Chairperson
2.
Ms. Smita Mayur Parekh
Independent Director
Member
3.
Mr. Kunaal Yoddha
During the Year under review 05 (Five) meetings of the Audit Committee were convened and held.The dates on which the said meetings were held:
1. 30th May, 2024
2. 14th August, 2024
3. 13th November, 2024
4. 13th February, 2025
5. 31st March, 2025
Name of the Members
No. of Audit CommitteeMeetings attendedduring the year
Chairperson and Director
Member and Independent Director
Mr. Kunal Yoddha
During the year, all recommendations of the audit committee were approved by the Board ofDirectors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company is constituted/reconstituted inline with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination andRemuneration Committee recommends the appointment of Directors and remuneration of suchDirectors. The level and structure of appointment and remuneration of all Key Managerialpersonnel and Senior Management Personnel of the Company, as per the Remuneration Policy, isalso overseen by this Committee.
Our Company has constituted a nomination and remuneration committee ("Nomination andRemuneration Committee"). The details of the composition of the Committee are set out in thefollowing table:
Chairman
During the Financial Year under review 01 (One) meetings of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee were convened and held. The dates on which the said meetings were held:
1. 15th March, 2024
No. of Nominationand RemunerationCommitteeMeetings attendedduring the year
Director and chief FinancialOfficer (CFO)
Chairman and IndependentDirector
Member and IndependentDirector
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Directors have approved a Policy for Selection,Appointment, Remuneration and determine Directors' Independence of Directors which inter-aliarequires that composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain andmotivate Directors, KMP and senior management employees and the Directors appointed shall beof high integrity with relevant expertise and experience so as to have diverse Board and the Policyalso lays down the positive attributes/criteria while recommending the candidature for theappointment as Director.
Nomination & Remuneration Policy is uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. atwww.m.lakhamsi.com.
The Company affirms that it has duly complied with all provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act,1961, and has extended all statutory benefits to eligible women employees during the year.
The investor complaints are processed in a centralized web-based complaints redressal system.The salient features of this system are the centralized database of all complaints, online upload of
Action Taken Reports (ATRs) by the concerned companies and online viewing by investors ofactions taken on the complaint and its status. The Company has been registered on SCORES andmakes every effort to resolve all investor complaints received through SCORES or otherwise withinthe statutory time limit from the receipt of the complaint. The Company has received complaintson the SCORES during the financial year 2024-2025 which were successfully resolved by theCompany.
During the financial year under review, the Company has not made any downstream investmentas defined under the Foreign Exchange Management Rules, 2019 (FEMA) Accordingly, theprovisions relating to downstream investment and associated compliance requirements are notapplicable to the Company for the reporting period.
Pursuant to Section 134(3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has developed andimplement the Risk Management Policy for the Company including identification therein ofelements of risk, if any, which is in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of theCompany. These are discussed at the meeting of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directorsof the Company.
At present the Company has not identified any element of risk which may threaten the existenceof the Company.
During the financial Year 2024-2025, no unsecured loan were received from the directors of theCompany.
During the Financial Year 2024-2025, the Auditors have not reported any matter under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under Section134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 22 of the SEBI(Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015, the Company has formulatedWhistle Blower Policy for vigil mechanism of Directors and employees to report to themanagement about the unethical behavior, fraud or violation of Company's code of conduct. Themechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees and Directorswho use such mechanism and makes provision for direct access to the chairman of the AuditCommittee in exceptional cases. The policy of vigil mechanism is available on the Company'swebsite at www.m.lakhamsi.com.
40. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTSOR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY’S OPERATIONS INFUTURE: -
or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect toDirectors Responsibilities Statement, it is hereby confirmed:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
c. The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively and
e. The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively
M/s TDK & Co. Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (FRN: 109804W) have been appointed asStatutory auditor for a term of five years from the conclusion of 39th AGM till conclusion of 44thAGM.
O Cost auditor
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act 2013, maintenance of cost accounts andrequirement of cost audit is not applicable.
O Secretarial Auditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, M/s AmitSaxena and Associates are appointed as the Secretarial Auditor for the year 2024-2025. TheReport of the Secretarial Audit is annexed herewith as ‘ANNEXURE -III' The said SecretarialAudit Report does not contain any qualification, reservations, adverse remarks and disclaimer.
CQ Internal Auditor
Pursuant to the provision of Section 138(1) of the companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 13 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, and other applicable provisions of the act, the Board ofDirectors appointed M/s Rajen T. Gala & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN: 121577W) as anInternal Auditor of the Company for the financial year 2024-2025 in Board Meeting held on 31stMarch, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has compliedwith the applicable provisions of the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India and notified by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The Company familiarizes its Independent Directors on their appointment as such on the Boardwith the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry inwhich the Company operates, etc. through familiarization programme. The Company also conductsorientation programme upon induction of new Directors, as well as other initiatives to update theDirectors on a continuing basis. The familiarization programme for Independent Directors isdisclosed on the Company's website www.rn.lakhamsi.com.
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulatedunder Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Schedule V thereto, forms part of thisAnnual Report and is annexed herewith as "ANNEXURE -IV”
The Company’s employees continue to be among one of its most valued stakeholders. Weremain committed to attracting, developing, and retaining top talent. Our efforts are focusedon fostering a collaborative, transparent, and participative organizational culture, whilerecognizing and rewarding merit and consistent high performance. We believe thatempowering our people is critical to driving long-term success and organizational resilience.
The details with respect to the remuneration of directors and employees as required underSection 197 of the Act and Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as "ANNEXURE -V”
Commitment to ethical professional conduct is a must for every employee, including BoardMembers and Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The Code is intended to serve as abasis for ethical decision-making in conduct of professional work. The Code of Conduct enjoins thateach individual in the organization must know and respect existing laws, accept and provideappropriate professional views, and be upright in his conduct and observe corporate discipline.The duties of Directors including duties as an Independent Director as laid down in the CompaniesAct, 2013 also forms part of the Code of Conduct. All Board Members and Senior Management
Personnel affirm compliance with the Code of Conduct annually.
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgoare as follows:
Though energy does not form a significant portion of the cost of the company yet whereverpossible and feasible, continuous efforts are being put for conservation of energy and minimizepower cost.
The company does not have a separate in house research and development center and is relyingon the outside agencies for technology absorption, adoption and innovation.
During the year, the Company made foreign currency payments amounting toINR. 11,89,01,641 and INR. 24,45,94,181 These payments were made in the ordinary course ofbusiness.
In compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition ofInsider Trading) Regulations, 2015, as amended, the Company has formulated and adopted the“Code of Conduct for prohibition of Insider Trading”. The object of the Insider Trading Code is to setframework, rules and procedures which all concerned should follow, both in letter and spirit, whiletrading in the securities of the Company. The Insider Trading Code is available at:https://m.lakhamsi.com/
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the top 1000 listed companies (by market capitalization as on March 31 of thepreceding financial year) are required to mandatorily include a Business Responsibility andSustainability Report (BRSR) as part of their Annual Report.
This requirement is not applicable to the Company, as it does not fall within the top 1000 listedentities based on market capitalization as on March 31, 2025.
During the FY 2024-25, no proceeding has been initiated under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Codefor default in payment of debt. Further, the Company has also not initiated any proceedings againstthe defaulting entities.
52. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIMEOF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THEBANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF
During the period under review, there has been no one time settlement accordingly no valuationwas done for this purpose.
53. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Directors wish to convey their appreciation to all of the Company's employees for theircontribution towards the Company's performance. The Directors would also like to thank theshareholders, employee unions, customers, dealers, suppliers, bankers, governments and all otherbusiness associates for their continuous support to the Company and their confidence in itsmanagement.
Date: 04.09.2025 For & on behalf of the Board
Place: Mumbai M Lakhamsi Industries Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
Sanjiv Mulchand Sawla Mallika Sanjiv Sawla
Managing Director Director and CFO
DIN:02045968 DIN:01943285