| Hindustan Copper Ltd has informed BSE that an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the members of the Company will be held on August 16, 2007, inter alia, to transact the following:
1. Subject to confirmation of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs / Company Law Board and any other Government agencies, the paid up equity share capital of the Company be reduced from Rs 768,21,80,000/- divided into 76,82,18,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each to Rs 384,10,90,000/- divided into 76,82,18,000 equity shares of Rs 5/- each, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling the equity share capital of Rs 384,10,90,000/- which has been lost or unrepresented due to past accumulated losses to the extent of Rs 5/- per equity share in each and every equity shares of the Company which have been issued.
Further the Preference share capital amounting to Rs 180,73,24,000/- comprising of 18,07,324 nos. 7.5% non cumulative redeemable preference shares of Rs 1000/- each held by the President of India, be waived off and adjusted against accumulated losses of the Company.
Further the accumulated losses of the Company to the tune of Rs 564,84,14,000/- be written off by cancelling the paid up equity share capital of the Company by Rs 5/- per equity share amounting to Rs 384,10,90,000/-, and by waiving off the entire amount of Preference share capital held by President of India, amounting to Rs 180,73,24,000/-.
Further, necessary amendments in the capital clause of the Memorandum of the Company be made and the existing clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the Company be altered to read as follows:
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs 1100 crores divided into:
i. 1,80,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs 5/- each.
ii. 20,00,000 Preference Shares of Rs 1000/- each.
With the rights, privileges and conditions attaching thereto as may be provided by the Articles of Association of the Company for the time being, with power to increase and reduce the Capital of the Company and divide the shares in the Capital for the time being into several classes and to attach thereto respectively such preferential, deferred, guaranteed, qualified or special rights, privileges and conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company and to vary, modify, amalgamate any such rights, privileges or conditions in such manner as may for the time being be provided by the Articles of Association of the Company, subject always to the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.
2. The existing article 5 of the Articles of Association of the Company be and is hereby alter to read as follows:
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs 1100 crores divided into:
i. 1,80,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs 5/- each.
ii. 20,00,000 Preference Shares of Rs 1000/- each.
Hindustan Copper Ltd has informed BSE that the members at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Company held on August 16, 2007, inter alia, have transacted the following:
1. Subject to confirmation of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs / Company Law Board and any other Government agencies, the paid up equity share capital of the Company be reduced from Rs 768,21,80,000/- divided into 76,82,18,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each to Rs 384,10,90,000/- divided into 76,82,18,000 equity shares of Rs 5/- each, and that such reduction be effected by cancelling the equity share capital of Rs 384,10,90,000/- which has been lost or unrepresented due to past accumulated losses to the extent of Rs 5/- per equity share in each and every equity shares of the Company which have been issued.
Further the Preference share capital amounting to Rs 180,73,24,000/- comprising of 18,07,324 nos. 7.5% non cumulative redeemable preference shares of Rs 1000/- each held by the President of India, be waived off and adjusted against accumulated losses of the Company.
Further the accumulated losses of the Company to the tune of Rs 564,84,14,000/- be written off by cancelling the paid up equity share capital of the Company by Rs 5/- per equity share amounting to Rs 384,10,90,000/-, and by waiving off the entire amount of Preference share capital held by President of India, amounting to Rs 180,73,24,000/-.
Further, necessary amendments in the capital clause of the Memorandum of the Company be made and the existing clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the Company be altered to read as follows:
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs 1100 crores divided into:
i. 1,80,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs 5/- each.
ii. 20,00,000 Preference Shares of Rs 1000/- each.
With the rights, privileges and conditions attaching thereto as may be provided by the Articles of Association of the Company for the time being, with power to increase and reduce the Capital of the Company and divide the shares in the Capital for the time being into several classes and to attach thereto respectively such preferential, deferred, guaranteed, qualified or special rights, privileges and conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company and to vary, modify, amalgamate any such rights, privileges or conditions in such manner as may for the time being be provided by the Articles of Association of the Company, subject always to the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.
2. The existing article 5 of the Articles of Association of the Company be and is hereby alter to read as follows:
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs 1100 crores divided into:
i. 1,80,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs 5/- each.
ii. 20,00,000 Preference Shares of Rs 1000/- each.
(As Per BSE Announcement Website Dated on 21/08/2007) |