ajcon global Directors report


To

The Members,

Your Directors have great pleasure in presenting the 36th Annual Report and the Companys audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

(‘ in Lakhs)

Particulars

Standalone

Consolidated

Year Ended 31.03.2023 Year Ended 31.03.2022 Year Ended 31.03.2023 Year Ended 31.03.2022
Total Revenue 782.94 4086.58 860.56 4169.21

Profit /(Loss) before Interest & Depreciation

145.40 330.27 192.16 366.34
Less: Interest & Bank charges 41.75 34.35 76.19 59.07
Less: Depreciation & Amortization 37.64 37.35 37.64 37.35
Expenses
Profit/(loss) before Tax 66.01 258.57 78.32 269.91
Less: Provision for Taxation 16.99 49.47 19.94 50.13
Less: Deferred Tax 0.99 1.44 0.99 1.44
Expenses/(Savings)
Less: Short / (Excess) Tax Provision 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00
of Tax in Earlier Years
Profit /(Loss) after Tax Carried to 48.01 207.67 57.36 218.35
Balance Sheet

OPERATIONS:

Standalone

The operations of the Company for the year under review have resulted in the EBIDTA of 145.40 Lakhs as against 330.27 Lakhs in the previous year. After providing for interest, depreciation and taxes, the Company has recorded a net profit of 48.01 Lakhs as against 207.67 Lakhs in the previous year. The Companys operations are dependent majorly on market economy & markets, however your Board of Directors expects better performance in the current year.

Consolidated

The operations of the Company along with its subsidiaries on consolidated basis for the year under review have resulted in the EBIDTA of 192.16 Lakhs as against 366.34 Lakhs in the previous year. After providing for interest, depreciation and taxes, the Company has recorded a net profit of 57.36 Lakhs as against 218.35 Lakhs in the previous year. The Companys operations are dependent majorly on market economy & markets, however your Board of Directors expects better performance in the current year.

DIVIDEND:

In order to conserve the resources for working capital needs, your Directors do not recommend any dividend.

TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

Your Directors have decided to retain the entire amount of profit under Retained Earnings. Accordingly, your Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserves for the year ended 31 March, 2023.

SHARE CAPITAL:

The paid up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2023 was 6,11,62,000/- divided into 61,16,200 equity shares of 10/- each. During the year under review, the Company has neither issued shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and Ind AS -110 on Consolidated Financial Statements, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements are provided in the Annual Report.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:

The Company has three subsidiaries as on March 31, 2023. There are no associate companies or joint venture within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"). There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

A separate statement containing the salient features of the financial statements of all the subsidiary companies of your Company forms part of consolidated financial statements in compliance with Section 129 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 136 (1) of the Act, he financial statements including the consolidated financial statements, financial statements of the subsidiary companies and all other documents required to be attached to this report have been uploaded on the website of your Company (www.ajcononline.com).

The financial performance of the subsidiary companies included in the consolidated financial statements of your Company is set out in the note No. 36 of the Notes to Accounts in Consolidated Financial Statements.

PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

During the financial year 2022-2023, your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEE OR INVESTMENTS:

The details of loans and investments are given in the Notes to the Financial Statement forming part of Annual Report of the Company.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

The provisions of Companies Act, 2013 regarding Corporate Social Responsibility are not attracted to the company yet. Therefore Company has not constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 31st MARCH, 2023 AND 10THAUGUST, 2023 (date of Report) :

There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year (31st March, 2023) and the date of the Report (10th August, 2023).

DISCLOSURE RELATING TO REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and their remuneration. The salient aspects of the said policy, covering in the Nomination and Remuneration Policy, covering the policy on appointment and remuneration of Directors and other matters have been outlined in the Corporate Governance Report of the Company which forms part of this Report.

The Managing Director and Whole-Time Directors of the Company do not receive any remuneration from any of the subsidiary companies of the Company.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES & RELATED DISCLOSURES:

The ratio of remuneration of each director to the median of employees remuneration as per Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and

Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is enclosed as "Annexure A".

In accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act and Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the names and other particulars of employees are available with the Company. In terms of provisions of Section 136(1) of the Act, this report is being sent to the members without this annexure. Any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary of the Company and the same will be furnished on request.

DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PEROSNNEL: a) Appointments, Reappointments and Changes in Board of Directors.

During the year the Company has lost Mr. Rajendra Bakiwala (DIN: 02909100), a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company due to the sad demise. The Board puts on record its deep sense of gratitude to late Mr. Rajendra Bakiwala for his guidance & support at all the time during his tenure as the Independent Director of the Company.

In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 Mr. Anuj Ashok Ajmera (DIN: 01838428), Executive Director retires by rotation and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment.

b) Key Managerial Personnel.

During the year Mr. Shailendra Pathak, resigned as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 31st January, 2023 and the Board appointed Mr. Puspraj R. Pandey as a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company in his place. The Board puts on record its deep sense of appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by Mr. Shailendra Pathak during his long tenure as the Company Secretary of the Company.

Mr. Ashok Ajmera (Chairman, Managing Director & CEO), Mr. Ankit Ajmera (Whole -Time Director & CFO), Mr. Anuj Ajmera (Whole -Time Director) and Mr. Puspraj R. Pandey (Company Secretary) are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51), 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.

DECLARATIONS GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

All the Independent Directors have confirmed to the Board that they meet the criteria of independence as specified under Section 149(6) of the Act and that they qualify to be independent directors pursuant to the Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. They have also confirmed that they meet the requirements of ‘Independent Director as mentioned under Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The confirmations were placed before and noted by the Board.

ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARDS PERFORMANCE:

Pursuant to the provisions of companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, Stakeholder Relationship Committee and Risk Management Committee. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Boards functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance. During the year under review, the Independent Directors of your Company carried out the performance evaluation of Non- Independent Directors and Chairperson at a separate meeting of Independent Director and the Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME:

Whenever any person joins the Board of the Company as a Director, an induction program is arranged for the new appointee, wherein the appointee is familiarized with the Company, his/her roles, rights and responsibilities in the Company, the Code of Conduct of the Company to be adhered, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, and business model of the Company.

The detail of such familiarization programs has been disclosed on the Companys website at https://www.ajcononline.com.

BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:

Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has adhered to the principles of sound risk management and has a Risk Management Policy in Place. The main objective of this policy is to ensure sustainable business growth with stability and to promote a pro-active approach in reporting, evaluating and resolving risks associated with the business. In order to achieve the key objective, the policy establishes a structured and disciplined approach to Risk Management, in order to guide decisions on risk related issues.

In todays challenging and competitive environment, strategies for mitigating inherent risks in accomplishing the growth plans of the Company are imperative. The common risks inter-alia are Regulations, competition, Business risk, Technology obsolescence, Investments, retention of talent and expansion of facilities. Business risk, inter-alia, further includes financial risk, political risk, fidelity risk, legal risk. As a matter of policy, these risks are assessed and appropriate steps are taken to mitigate the same.

INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Company has adequate system of internal control to safeguard and protect from loss, unauthorized use or disposition of its assets. All the transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported to the Management. The Company is following all the applicable Accounting Standards for properly maintaining the books of accounts and reporting financial statements. The internal auditor of the company checks and verifies the internal control and monitors them in accordance with policy adopted by the company. The Company continues to ensure proper and adequate systems and procedures commensurate with its size and nature of its business.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations, the Company has a whistle blower policy in place for its Directors and Employees to report concern about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companys code of conduct. The functioning of the vigil mechanism is reviewed by the Audit Committee from time to time. None of the Directors or employees have been denied access to the Audit Committee of the Board. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the website of the Company i.e. https://www.ajcononline.com/?page_id=428.

During the year, under review, the Company did not receive any compliant under the said Mechanism.

BOARD COMMITTEES:

The Board of Directors has constituted four committees, viz; a) Audit Committee b) Nomination and Remuneration Committee c) Stake holders Relationship Committee d) Risk Management Committee

Details of all the Committees along with their composition, terms of reference and meetings held during the year are provided in Report on Corporate Governance.

BOARD MEETINGS:

During the year four Board Meetings and one Separate Meeting of Independent Directors was held. The details of which are given in Corporate Governance Report. The provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and listing agreement were adhered to while considering the time gap between the two meetings.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arms length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the company with Promoters, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large.

All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee & Board for their approval.

The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board has been uploaded on the Companys website https://www.ajcononline.com/?page_id=428, None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis the Company.

SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS

There are no orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

AUDITORS

The Members of the Company at the 35thAnnual General Meeting (‘AGM) held on 28thSeptember, 2022, approved the appointment of M/s. Bhatter & Co., Chartered Accountant, Mumbai (Firm Registration No. 131092W) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years commencing from the conclusion of the 35thAGM till the conclusion of the 40thAGM, as recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by Board of Directors of the Company.

The Company had received the consent letter and eligibility certificate from M/s. Bhatter & Co., w.r.t. the said appointment pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Statutory Audit and other fees paid to Statutory Auditors:

During FY 2022-2023, the total fees for the statutory audit and other services rendered by the Statutory Auditors are given below:

Auditors Remuneration (‘ In Lakhs)

Particulars

FY 2022-2023 FY 2021-2022
Audit Fees 0.80 0.80
Tax Audit Fees 0.10 0.10

Total

0.90 0.90

AUDITORS REPORT

The observations made by the Auditors in their Report read with the relevant notes as given in the notes on financial statements for the year ended 31stMarch, 2023 are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments. There is no qualified or modified opinion on any matters by the Auditors.

SECRETARIAL & INTERNAL AUDITOR

Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, your Company engaged the services of M/s. Kothari H. & Associates, Company Secretary in Practice, Mumbai to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. Remarks given by the Secretarial Auditor in their report for the F.Y. 2022-2023 are self-explanatory.

The Secretarial Audits Report (in E-Form No.: MR. 3) is attached as "Annexure- B" to this Report.

M/s. Atul Donde & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai have conducted the internal audit periodically and submitted their reports to the Audit Committee and their reports were reviewed by Audit Committee from time to time and found to be satisfactory.

REPORTS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

The reports on Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 form part of this Report.

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

In accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act, a copy of the Annual Return for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 is available on the website of the Company at https://www.ajcononline.com.

ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

The prescribed particulars of conservation of energy, technology absorption as stipulated under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to your company as we are neither a manufacturing company nor the operation of your Company are energy intensive. However, the disclosure regarding the same are set-forth below:

a) Conservation of Energy: Adequate measure has been taken for conservation of energy and efficient use of resources. Company follows principles of "Green IT".

b) Technology Absorption: The Company is vigil on technology absorption as per the requirement of its business operations. However, during the year there was no acquisition of new technology.

c) Foreign Exchange Earning & Outgo: During the year foreign exchange earnings were NIL (P.Y. Nil). The expenditure in foreign currency amounted to NIL (P.Y. NIL).

TRANSFER OF EQUITY SHARES/ DIVIDEND TO THE INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF).

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(5) and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Investor Education and Protection Fund (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. During the year, the Company was not required to transfer the unpaid or unclaimed dividends/shares to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government since the Company has not declared any dividend in the financial year 2013-2014.

The Company has also uploaded the details of the shareholders whose shares/dividend were transferred to IEPF on its website viz., www.ajcononline.com

Claim from IEPF Authority Members/Claimants whose shares, unclaimed dividend, have been transferred to the IEPF Demat Account or the Fund, as the case may be, may claim the shares or apply for refund by making an application to the IEPF Authority in e-Form IEPF- 5 (available on www.iepf.gov.in) along with requisite fee as decided by the IEPF Authority from time to time. The Member/Claimants can file only one consolidated claim in a financial year as per the IEPF Rules. No claim shall lie against the Company in respect of the dividend/shares so transferred.

INSURANCE

All the properties of the Company are adequately insured. The Company is also adequately insured for its activities as stock & currency brokers and depository participant.

DISCLOSURE AS PER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013.

The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at work place and has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provision of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder.

Your Directors further state that, as on date there is no case filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

Pursuant to Section on 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors confirms that:

a) that in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

b) that such accounting policies as mentioned in Notes to the Financial Statements have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

c) that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d) that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

e) that proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;

f) that systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Your Directors wish to place on record their thanks and gratitude to Companys bankers, Institutional and Retail clients and customers, Regulators, Exchanges and other Authorities for their support, cooperation, guidance and assistance. The Board is also grateful to the shareholders for their continued confidence. The Board also expresses its deep sense of gratitude to Bank of India for its continued support for the Online Share Trading by its customers under the tie up with the Company. The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their appreciation of the sincere efforts put in by the executives and staffs at all the levels and hopes that they would continue their dedicated efforts in the future also.

By Order of the Board
Sd/-

Place: Mumbai

Ashok Ajmera

Date: 10.08.2023

Chairman & Managing Director
DIN: 00812092

 

1 The percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary during the financial year 2022-2023, ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year 2022-2023.

Name of Director/ KMP and Designation

% Increase in remuneration in the Financial Year 2022- 2023

Ratio of remuneration of each Director/ to median remuneration of employees

Mr. Ashok Ajmera (Managing Director)

NIL

7.11

Mr. Ankit Ajmera (Executive Director & CFO)

3.95%

7.02

Mr. Anuj Ajmera (Executive Director)

3.95%

7.02

Mr. Samir Biswas (Independent Director)

NA

NA

Mr. Narayan Atal (Independent Director)

NA

NA

Mrs. Ragini Chokshi (Independent Director)

NA

NA

*Mr. Shailendra Pathak (Company Secretary)

NIL

NA

**Mr. Puspraj R. Pandey (Company Secretary)

NIL

NA

 

2 The % increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year.

2.58%

3 The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company.

37 Employees

4. Average percentile increases already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration.

The percentage increase in the salaries of the employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year 7.64% whereas no change in remuneration of managerial personnel during last financial year.

5. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

Remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.

*Mr. Shailendra Pathak, has resigned as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 31stJanuary, 2023.

**Mr. Puspraj R. Pandey was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 01st February, 2023, in place of Mr. Shailendra Pathak.

By Order of the Board
Sd/-

Place: Mumbai

Ashok Ajmera

Date: 10.08.2022

Chairman & Managing Director
DIN: 00812092

FORM NO. MR-3

SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED ON 31ST March, 2023

[Pursuant to section 204(1)of the Companies Act,2013and Rule No.9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,

The Members,

Ajcon Global Services Limited

408, A Wing, Express Zone, Near Patels, W.E. Highway,

Goregaon (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400063

We have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by Ajcon Global Services Limited (hereinafter called the Company). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts/statutory compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.

Based on our verification of the Companys books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the Company and also the information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, we hereby report that in our opinion, the company has during the audit period covering the financial year ended on March 31,2023 (‘Audit period) complied with the statutory provisions listed here under and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter:

? We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by Ajcon Global Services Limited for the financial year ended on March 31,2023 according to the provisions of:

i. The Companies Act, 2013(the Act)and the rules made there under;

ii. The Securities Contracts(Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA)and the rules made there under;

iii. The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed there under; iv. Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999 and the rules and regulations made the reunder to the extent of Foreign Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Commercial Borrowings; v. TheRegulationsandGuidelinesprescribedundertheSecuritiesandExchangeBoardof

IndiaAct,1992 (‘SEBI Act) viz.: -

a. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,2011;

b. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading)

Regulations,2015;

c. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure

Requirements) Regulations, 2009; (Not applicable to the company during the Audit Period)

d. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 and the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations 2014; (Not applicable to the company during the Audit Period)

e. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt

Securities) Regulations,2008; (Not applicable to the company during the Audit Period)

f. The Securities and Exchange Board of India(Registrars to an Issue and Share

Transfer Agents)Regulations,1993 regarding the Companies Act and dealing with client;

g. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares)

Regulations, 2009; (Not applicable to the company during the Audit Period) and

h. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities)

Regulations, 1998; (Not applicable to the company during the Audit Period)

i. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and

Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015;

*There has been delay of 4 days in filing under Regulation 74(5) under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulation, 2018.

? We have relied on the representation made by the Company and its Officers for systems and mechanism formed by the Company for compliances under other Acts, Laws and Regulations as applicable specifically to the company. The list of major head/groups of Acts, Laws and Regulations as applicable specifically to the Company is:

1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992.

2. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992.

3. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018.

4. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014.

5. Guidelines for Market Making on SME Platform issued by SEBI from time to time.

We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:

i. Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

During the period under review the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Standards, etc. mentioned above.

We further report that

The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, and Independent Directors.

Adequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the Board Meetings, agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in advance, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the meeting.

All decisions at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings are carried out unanimously as recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors or Committee of the Board, as the case may be.

We further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the company commensurate with the size and operations of the company to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

We further report that during the audit period the Company has not passed any resolution for: i. Public/Right/Preferential issue of shares / debentures/sweat equity, etc.

ii. Redemption / buy-back of securities.

iii. Major decisions taken by the members in pursuance to section 180 of the

Companies Act, 2013. iv. Merger / amalgamation / reconstruction, etc. v. Foreign technical collaborations.

For Kothari H. & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries (Peer Review. 593/2019)

Sd/-

Sonam Jain

(Partner)

Membership No.: F9871

Place: Mumbai

CP No.: 12402

Date: 10-08-2023

UDIN: F009871E000774965

This report is to be read with our letter of even date which is annexed as"Annexure- B1"and forms an integral part of this report.

To,

The Members

Ajcon Global Services Limited

Our report of even date is to be read along with this letter.

1. Maintenance of secretarial record is the responsibility of them an agreement of the company. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these secretarial records based on our audit.

2. We have followed the audit practices and processes as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the correctness of the contents of the Secretarial records. The verification was done on test basis to ensure that correct facts are reflected in secretarial records. We believe that the processes and practices, we followed provide are as on able basis for our opinion.

3. We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Accounts of the company.

4. Wherever required, we have obtained the Management representation about the compliance of laws, rules and regulations and happening of events etc.

5. The compliance of the provisions of Corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards is there responsibility of management. Our examination was limited to the verification of procedures on test basis.

6. The Secretarial Audit report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the company nor of the efficacy or effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the company.

For Kothari H. & Associates

Practicing Company Secretaries

(Peer Review. 593/2019)

Sd/-

Sonam Jain

(Partner)

Membership No.: F9871

Place: Mumbai

CP No.: 12402

Date: 10-08-2023

UDIN: F009871E000774965