oasis securities ltd Directors report


[Pursuant to Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013]

To,

The Members

OASIS SECURITIES LIMITED

The Directors present herewith their 36th Annual Report together with the Audited Statements for the year ended on March 31, 2023.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

The financial results of the Company are summarized asunder:

Particulars

Year ended 31.03.2023

Year ended 31.03.2022

Revenue from operations & other Income

1,23,56,098

11,19,63,231

Profit /(Loss) before Depreciation and Taxation

18,27,373

3,14,66,708

Less: Depreciation & Amortization

6,51,023

4,62,620

Profit / Loss before Tax

11,76,350

3,10,04,088

i)Tax Expenses: Current Tax

3,10,324

85,12,830

ii) Deferred tax

3,48,651

(4,71,533)

iii)Tax for earlier years & excess /short provision

47,57,392

-

iv) MAT Credit

(71,743)

-

Net Profit / (Loss) for the year

(41,68,274)

2,29,62,791

Other Comprehensive Income - Re-measurement gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans

8,12,907

(6,20,515)

Total comprehensive income/ (loss) for the year

(33,55,367)

2,23,42,276

OPERATIONS / STATE OF COMPANY?S AFFAIRS

After 2 exceptional years, it was time for a pause in the equity markets, your company managed to be careful with its exposure. Despite the pause, your company still managed to end the year with a profit, barring the writing off of tax for earlier years. This year has started with a bang, given the huge interest in India from the world, and we hope to capitalize on this gush of sentiment.

As you are aware, the promoters of your company have entered into an SPA to sell their shares to Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sodhani, Mrs. Priya Sodhani and Mr. Gyan Chand Jain. The process of seeking approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies has been initiated, and we hope they will be completed soon. We have no doubt that the new promoters will take your company to even greater heights. We wish them tremendous success in their endeavor.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFTER THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.

CHANGE IN CONTROL OF MANAGEMENT:

As you are aware, the Promoters of the Company (Oasis Securities Ltd.) have entered into Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) on May 15, 2023 with Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sodhani, Ms. Priya Sodhani and Mr. Gyan Chand Jain for sale of 13,06,951 fully paid up Equity and voting share Capital of the Company (representing 70.65% of the total paid up share capital).

Pursuant to Regulation 3(1) & 4 of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares And Takeover), Regulations, 2011 as amended, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sodhani, Ms. Priya Sodhani and Mr. Gyan Chand Jain (Acquirers) have also made an open offer vide draft Offer Letter dated 26th May, 2023 for purchase 4,81,000 fully paid up Equity and voting share capital of the Company (representing 26% of the total paid up share capital of the Company).

The Company has made an application to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for change in control of management and the approval of the RBI is awaited.

DIVIDEND & TRANSFER TO RESERVES

In order to conserve resources, the Directors do not recommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2022-2023. No amount of profit was transferred to any Reserves.

DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act read with Articles of Association, Mr. Indra Kumar Bagri (DIN:00014384), Director of the Company, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) in accordance with Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and he is eligible for re-appointment.

In terms of Section 203 of the Act, the following are the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company:

Mr. Anil Bagri (DIN: 00014338) - Managing Director; Mr. Narendra Thanvi- Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Kirti Jain- Company Secretary.

There is no change in the Directors /Key Managerial Personnel during the year under report.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Mr. Vimal Damani (DIN:00014486) and Ms. Smita Pachisia (DIN:07141023) are independent directors of the Company They have submitted declarations that each of them meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub Section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013. There has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as an independent director during the year. In the opinion of the Board, the independent directors possess appropriate balance of skills, experience and knowledge, as required.

Further, in terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended, Independent Directors of the Company have included their names in the data bank of Independent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.

MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES THEREOF

06 meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the year 2022-23.

The Committees of the Board have been constituted/ reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. Currently, the Board has the following Committees:

(1) Audit Committee consists of three Directors namely Mr. Vimal Damani, Independent Director; Ms. Smita Pachisia, Independent Director & Mr. Anil Bagri, Managing Director

(2) Nomination & Remuneration Committee consists of three Directors namely Mr. Vimal Damani, Independent Director; Ms. Smita Pachisia, Independent Director & Mr. Indra Kumar Bagri, NonExecutive Director

(3) Stakeholder Relationship Committee consists of three Directors namely Mr. Indra Kumar Bagri, Non-Executive Director, Mr. Anil Bagri, Managing Director and Mr. Vimal Damani, Independent Director

(4) Finance Committee consists of three Directors namely Mr. Indra Kumar Bagri, Non-Executive Director, Mr. Anil Bagri, Managing Director & Mr. Vimal Damani Independent Director.

The details of meetings held during the year and the attendance of directors for these meetings annexed hereto forms part of this Annual Report.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 with regard to Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicable to the company.

WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY / VIGIL MECHANISM

The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations. To maintain these standards, the Company encourages its employees who have concerns about suspected misconduct to come forward and express these concerns without fear of punishment or unfair treatment. A Vigil (Whistle Blower) Mechanism formulated by the Company provides a channel to the employees and Directors to report to the management concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Codes of Conduct or Policy. The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees and Directors to avail of the mechanism and also provide for direct access to the Managing Director/Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. The revised policy is placed on the website of the Company which includes provisions enabling employees to report instances of leak of unpublished price sensitive information as per Reg.9A, Sub Reg.6 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. Web link: https://www.oasiscaps.com/policies.php

POLICY ON DIRECTORS? APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION AND CRITERIA FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

The Remuneration Policy for directors and senior management and the Criteria for selection of candidates for appointment as directors, independent directors, senior management are placed on the website of the Company: https://www.oasiscaps.com/policies.php

There has been no change in the policies since the last fiscal year.

The Board of Directors affirms that the remuneration paid to the directors is as per the terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy of the Company.

DIRECTORS? RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:

i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;

ii. they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable 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 and of the profit of the Company for that period;

iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

v. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively;

vi. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS

The Company has proper and adequate system of internal financial controls commensurate with its nature and size of business and meets the following objectives:

• Providing assurance regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of operations

• Efficient use and safe guarding of resources

• Compliance with policies, procedures and applicable laws and regulations and

• Transactions being accurately reported and recorded timely

The Company has budgetary control system to monitor expenditures and operations against budgets on an on-going basis.

The internal auditor also regularly reviews the adequacy of internal financial control system.

DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARIES / JOINT VENTURES / ASSOCIATES

The Company does not have any subsidiaries / joint ventures / associates.

ANNUAL RETURN

As provided under sub Section (3) of Section 92 and 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, the annual return of the Company as at 31st March, 2023 is uploaded on the website of the Company at weblink: https://www.oasiscaps.com/annual reports.php

AUDITORS & THEIR REPORT

Members of the Company at their 32nd AGM held on 28/08/2019 appointed M/s. A.V. Arolkar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, (FRN No. 100542W) for a period of five consecutive financial years to hold office till the conclusion of 37th AGM to be held in the year 2024. They have submitted a certificate confirming that their appointment is in accordance with Section 139 read with Section 141 of the Act.

The auditors? report does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks in their report.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT AND THEIR REPORT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s. Parikh & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries were appointed as the Secretarial Auditor for auditing the secretarial records of the Company for the financial year 2022-23 and their Report is attached here to as Annexure I.

The Report of the Secretarial Auditor does not contain any qualifications or any adverse remarks.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

In view of nature of business of the Company, particulars regarding conservation of energy and technology absorption are not given. However, the Company has taken various measures to conserve energy at all levels.

There were no foreign exchange earnings or outgo during the year under report.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Pursuant to Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the particulars of employees are annexed as Annexure II.

DEPOSITS FROM PUBLIC

The Company has not accepted any deposits from public during the year.

SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORY / JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

No significant or material orders were passed by any regulator or court that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS

The Company has not given any loans or guarantees or made investments pursuant to the provisions of the Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under report.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Board of Directors of the Company has framed a risk management policy and is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Particulars of transactions with related parties pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with rule8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Form AOC-2 and the same forms part of this report as Annexure III.

EVALUATION OF BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS

An annual evaluation of the Board?s own performance, Board committees and individual directors was carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Act in the following manner:

Sr. Performance No. evaluation of

Performance evaluation performed by

Criteria

Each 1 Individual directors Nomination and Remuneration Committee Attendance, Contribution to the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and guidance provided, key performance aspects in case of executive directors etc.
Independent 2 directors Entire Board of Directors excluding the director who is being evaluated Attendance, Contribution to the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and guidance provided etc.
Board and 3 its committees All directors Board composition and structure; effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning, fulfillment of key responsibilities, performance of specific duties and obligations, timely flow of information etc. The assessment of committees based on the terms of reference of the committees and effectiveness of the meetings.

DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

The company has in place Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made there under. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company has not received any complaint of sexual harassment during the year under report.

LISTING FEES

The Company has paid the listing fees to BSE Limited for the year 2023-24.

INSIDER TRADING REGULATIONS AND CODE OF DISCLOSURE

The Board of Directors has adopted the Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information and Code of Internal Procedures and Conduct for Regulating, Monitoring and Reporting of Trading by Insiders in accordance with the requirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 and is available on our website. The web link is https://www.oasiscaps.com/policies.php

MANAGEMENT?S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management^ discussion and analysis is set out in this Annual Report as Annexure IV.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Corporate Governance is not mandatory to the Company.

MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS

Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Act is not applicable to the company.

COMPLIANCES OF SECRETARIAL STANADARD

The company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

APPRECIATION

The Board of Directors is thankful to the Bankers and Institutions for the support and financial assistance from time to time.

Your Directors are pleased to place on record their sincere appreciation to all the employees of the Company whose untiring efforts have made achieving its goal possible. Your Directors wish to thank the Central and State Governments, customers, suppliers, business associates and shareholders for their continued support and the faith reposed in your Company.