pg foils ltd share price Directors report

Dear Shareholders,

We have pleasure in presenting the 44^th Annual Report, together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The audited financial results of the Company for the year ended March 31^st, 2023 are summarized below:

(Rs. in Lacs)

Particulars	2022-23	2021-22
Revenue from Operations	33731.81	39,453.60
Add: Other Income	3677.67	2,850.92
Total Income	37409.48	42,304.52
Total Expenses	36763.91	35,609.05
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation, Tax and Extraordinary Items	645.57	6,695.47
Less: Depreciation	406.09	415.06
Profit/(Loss) before Taxation and ExtraordinaryItems239.47		6,280.41
Add: Exceptional Items	Nil	Nil
Profit before Tax	239.47	6,280.41
Less: Current Tax	130.69	1,465.08
Less/(Add): Deferred Tax	86.63	158.87
Profit for the year	22.15	4,656.46

OPERATIONS (GENERAL REVIEW)

During the year, your company achieved a Gross turnover excluding trading turnover of Rs. 309.07 Crores as against Rs. 339.54 Crores in the previous year.

Profit before tax for the year is Rs. 2.39 Crores compared to profit of Rs. 62.80 Crores in last year, Lower, mainly due to Foreign

Exchange Loss due to increase in Dollor rates in international market and low demand of Aluminium Foils in market.

Exports have decreased to Rs. 6768.48 Lacs from Rs. 2865.48 Lacs in last year.

DIVIDEND AND TRANSFER TO RESERVES

No Interim and Final Dividend declared by Board of Directors of the company during the financial year ended 31 ^st March, 2023. Also, Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserve for the year under review.

SHARE CAPITAL

EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL (i) Authorised Capital:

Particulars	No. of Shares		Amount In Lacs
	As at 31.03.2023	As at 31.03.2022	As at 31.03.2023	As at 31.03.2022
Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each
At the beginning of the period	1,50,00,000	1,50,00,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Add: Additions during the period	-	-	-	-
Less: Reduction during the period	-	-	-	-
At the end of the period	1,50,00,000	1,50,00,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Grand Total	1,50,00,000	1,50,00,000	1,500.00	1,500.00

ii. Issued, Subscribed and Paid up

Particulars	No. of Shares		Amount In Lacs
	As at 31.03.2023	As at 31.03.2022	As at 31.03.2023	As at 31.03.2022
Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid up
At the beginning of the period	90,93,000	81,10,000	909.30	811.00
(8110000 shares full paid up out of 8121600)
Add: Additions during the period (**)	17,80,000	9,83,000	178.00	98.30
Less: Reduction during the period	-	-	-	-
At the end of the period	108,73,000	90,93,000	1087.30	909.30
Total	108,73,000	90,93,000	1087.30	909.30

(*) 11600 partly paid up equity shares forefited amounting to Rs. 61025

(**) During the year under review, the Company has converted 17,80,000 warrants into equity shares on dated 20.10.2022.

ACCREDITATION

Company continuous to enjoy below mentioned certificates:

• ISO 9001:2015 certificate on 22^nd May, 2018 by BVQI.

• DMF Type III certificate on 28^th October, 2011

• ISO 15378 : 2017 (GMP) certificate on 29^th April, 2019

• BIS certificate on 09^th August, 2018

• IVM, Germany on 24^th June, 2018

CREDIT RATING:

The ratings given to the Company by Care Ratings Limited, during the financial year ended 31st March 2023 is given below:

Facilities	Amount (Rs. Crore)	Rating	Rating Action
	100.00	CARE A-; Stable
Long Term Bank Facilities			Reaffirmed
	(Enhanced from 90.00)	(Single A Minus; Outlook: Stable)
	95.00	CARE A-; Stable / CARE A1 (Single A
Long Term / Short Term Bank Facilities			Reaffirmed
	(Enhanced from 55.00)	Minus; Outlook: Stable / A One)
	195.00
Total Facilities	(Rs. One Hundred Ninety-Five Crore Only)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS i. Number of the Meeting of the board

The Board met six times during the year, details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Integrated Annual Report.

ii. Appointment / Re-appointment

Based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board, in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, re-appointed Mr. Narendrakumar Ambalal Porwal (DIN 08066542) as a Non-Executive Independent Director for a second consecutive term of five years with effect from 12th February, 2023.

The Shareholders of the Company, by way of an special resolution passed through postal ballot, approved the reappointment of Mr. Narendrakumar Ambalal Porwal as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company.

iii. Resignations/Retirements/Retirement by rotation

Mr. Pankaj P Shah retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment. Approval of the Members is being sought at the ensuing Annual General Meeting for his re-appointment and the requisite details in this connection are contained in the Notice convening the meeting.

iv. Declaration of independence

All Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and have also confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exist or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgment and without any external influence.

Further, the Board after taking these declaration/disclosures on record and acknowledging the veracity of the same, concluded that the Independent Directors are persons of integrity and possess the relevant expertise and experience to qualify as Independent Directors of the Company and are Independent of the Management.

The Board opines that all the Independent Directors of the Company strictly adhere to corporate integrity and possess the requisite expertise, experience and qualifications to discharge the assigned duties and responsibilities as mandated by the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations diligently.

v. Registration of Independent Directors in Independent Directors Databank

All the Independent Directors of the Company have been registered and are members of Independent Directors

Databank maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, pursuant to Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment in compliance with the requirement of Online Proficiency and

Self- Assessment Test.

vi. Directors and officers Insurance (‘D&O)

On a voluntary compliance basis, the Company has taken Directors and Officers Insurance (‘D&O) for its Directors and members of the Senior Management pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 25(10) of the SEBI Listing

Regulations.

vii. Board Evaluation

The annual evaluation process of the Board of Directors ("Board"), Committees and individual Directors was carried out in the manner prescribed in the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India on 5th January 2017 and as per the Corporate Governance requirements prescribed by SEBI Listing Regulations.

The performance of the Board, Committees and individual Directors was evaluated by the Board seeking inputs from all the Directors. The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board seeking inputs from the Committee Members. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individual Directors, a separate meeting of Independent Directors was also held to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors; performance of the Board as a whole and performance of the Chairperson of the Company, taking into account the views of the Executive Director and Non-Executive Directors. This was followed by a Board meeting that discussed the performance of the Board, its Committees and individual Directors.

viii. Familiarization Programme for Independent Directors

The details of the Familiarisation Programme for Independent Directors with the Company in respect of their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters are put up on the website of the Company at https://www.pgfoils.in/reports/29/ Disclosure

ix. Board Skills Matrix

Pursuant to the provisions of sub-para 2(h) of Part C of Schedule V of the Listing Regulations below is the Board skills matrix representing some of the key skills that our Board has identified as particularly valuable to the effective oversight and functioning of the Company.

Particulars	Pankaj Shah	Sahil Shah	Sakshi Shah	Vimal Dhadda	N.K.A Porwal	Amit Aggarwal
Board Experience - Experience as a director of a company, preferably of a listed company.
General/Business Management - Managing people and achieving change including experience as senior member of a management team in a similar or larger sized organisation.

 

Business/Corporate Planning Experience - Experience in business/corporate planning for public or private sector boards.
Leadership Experience - Experience serving as a Chairperson of a Corporate/Committee, or in other positions of leadership.
Financial and Accounting Expertise - Qualifications and experience in accounting and/or finance and the ability to financial material presented comprehendcompanyaccounts, to the board, financial reporting requirements and an understanding of corporate finance.
Risk Assessment - Experience in the process of identifying principal corporate risks and to ensure that management has implemented the appropriate systems to manage risk.
Industry (Manufacturing) Experience - Experience in and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates or experience in the production, marketing and sales of manufactured goods.
Legal, Regulatory and Compliance - Experience in law and compliance with a publically listed company or major organization and/or experience providing legal/regulatory advice and guidance within a complex regulatory regime.
Technical Skills - Technical/professional skills and specialist knowledge to assist with ongoing aspects of the boards role.
Strategy - Ability to think strategically and identify and critically assess strategic opportunities and threats and develop effective strategies for the Company.
Commercial experience - A broad range of commercial/ business experience.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

The Board of Directors has the following committees:

1. Audit Committee

2. Shareholders / Investors Grievance Committee

3. Nomination and Remuneration/ Compensation Committee

4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

5. Independent Director Committee

Details of composition, terms of reference and number of meetings held for respective committees are given in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report. During the year under review, all material recommendations made by the various committees have been accepted by the Board.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

In terms of the Section 203 and Section 2(51) of the Companies Act, 2013, following are the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company as on the date of this report:

SL. No.	Name of Person	Designation
1.	PANKAJ P SHAH	MANAGING DIRECTOR
2.	SAHIL P SHAH	WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR
3.	NAVEEN KUMAR JAIN	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
4.	BHAWANA SONGARA	COMPANY SECRETARY

During the year under review, there is no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES

Disclosures pertaining to remuneration as required under Section 197(12) of the Act & Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are as under:

Director/KMP:

Sr. No	Name of Director/ KMP	Designation	Remuneration of Director/ KMP for Financial Year 2022-23	% increase in Remuneration in the Financial Year2022-23	Ratio of remuneration of each Director/to median remuneration of employees
1	PANKAJ P SHAH	Managing Director	1260000	0%	8.64
2	SAHIL P SHAH	Whole Time Director	1200000	0%	8.23
3	SAKSHI SAHIL SHAH	Non-Executive Director	600000	0%	4.11
4	VIMAL CHAND DHADDA	Independent Director	10000	0%	0.07
5	NARENDRAKUMAR AMBALAL PORWAL	Independent Director	20000	0%	0.14
6	AMIT AGGARWAL	Independent Director	20000	0%	0.14
7	NAVEEN KUMAR JAIN	Chief Financial Officer	582000	0%	3.99
8	BHAWANA SONGARA	Company Secretary	144000	0%	0.99

Top 10 Employees:

Sr. No	Name of Top 10 Employees	Remuneration of Top 10 Employees for Financial Year 2022-23	% increase in Remuneration in the Financial Year 2022-23	Ratio of remuneration of each top ten employees to median remuneration of employees
1	MR. P.K. MEWARA	840000	0%	5.76
2	MR. SURESH CHANDRA JAIN	799140	0%	5.48
3	MR. SUNIL RAJ JAIN	780072	0%	5.35
4	MR. M.R. JAIN	725552	0%	4.98
5	MR. AJEET SINGH	687000	0%	4.71
6	MR. SURENDRA SINGH KURI	666000	0%	IGN=RIGHT>4.57
7	MR. D.K. JAIN	600000	0%	4.11
8	MR. GAUTAM GIRI	540000	0%	3.70
9	MR. MITHUN GIRI	456000	0%	3.13
10	MR. ASHOK SINGH	452400	0%	3.10

(I) The median remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year was Rs.1,45,822/-

(ii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees for the Financial Year was 5.668 %.

(iii) The Company had 468 permanent employees on its rolls as on 31st March 2023.

(iv) It is hereby affirmed that theremuneration paid during the year is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

[Section 134(3)(h) of the Act and Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 & R.23 of SEBI Listing Regulations]

During year under review, all the contract(s)/arrangement(s)/transaction(s) entered into by the Company with its related parties were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations.

Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for such related party transactions, which are foreseen and of repetitive nature. Pursuant to the said omnibus approval, details of Transactions entered into are also reviewed by the audit Committee on a periodic basis. Further, all the related party transactions entered into During year under review were on an arms length basis and In the ordinary course of business of the company.

The particulars of Contracts or Arrangements made with related parties is furnished in Notes to Financial Statements no. 40 and is attached to this report.

In line with the requirements of the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions. The Policy can be accessed on the Companys website at https://www.pgfoils.in/reports/29/Disclosure

POLICY ON NOMINATION & REMUNERATION

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(e) and Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the policy on the appointment of Board members including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and the policy on remuneration of directors, KMP and other employees is given in "Annexure-C" to this report and also available on the website of the Company at https://www.pgfoils.in/reports/29/Disclosure

DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY

[R. 43A of SEBI Listing Regulations]

Your Company has formulated a Dividend Distribution Policy, with an objective to provide the dividend distribution framework to the Stakeholders of the Company. The policy sets out various factors, which shall be considered by the Board in determining the dividend pay-out. available on the website of the company https://www.pgfoils.in/reports/29/Disclosure

SUBSIDIARY & JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES

[R.129(3) of the Act read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]

The Company did not have any subsidiary as on 31st March 2023.

FINANCE & ACCOUNTS

As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the financial statements prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time. The estimates and judgements relating to the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Companys state of affairs, profits and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The noted to the Financial Statements adequately cover the standalone and consolidated Audited Statements and form an integral part of this report.

REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS

During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors and Secretarial Auditor have not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by its Officers or Employees to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the

Companies Act, 2013, details of which needs to be mentioned in this Report.

SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

In terms of Section 118(10) of the Act, the Company complies with Secretarial Standards 1 and 2, relating to the ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors and ‘General Meetings respectively as specified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Company follows a well-established and detailed risk assessment and minimization procedures, which are periodically reviewed by the Board. The Company has in place a business risk management framework for identifying risks and opportunities that may have a bearing on the organizations objectives, assessing them in terms of likelihood and magnitude of impact and determining a response strategy.

The Senior Management assists the Board in its oversight of the Companys management of key risks, including strategic and operational risks, as well as the guidelines, policies and processes for monitoring and mitigating such risks under the aegis of the overall business risk management framework.

MANAGEMENT DISUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Pursuant to SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 Report on Management Discussion and Analysis is annexed separately.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The company continues to maintain cordial relation with its Workers, Supervisors & Officers in all divisions to enable it to achieve better performance.

DEMAT TRADING

As per the directives of The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Companys shares are being compulsorily traded in the dematerialization mode with effect from 2 ^nd of April, 2001. Necessary agreements have been entered by the Company with NSDL, CDSL and with M/s BigShare Services Private Limited, who is registrar for transfer of shares (Demat and physical) of the company.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

According to provision of Clause (c) sub-section (3) of section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 of your Directors would like to inform the members that the audited accounts for the financial year 31^st March 2023 are in full conformity with the requirements of by the statutory auditors M/S Sharma Ashok Kumar & Associates, theCompaniesAct,2013.The Chartered Accountants, Pali. The Directors further confirm that:-

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

(b) 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 for that period; (c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) they have prepared the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 on a going concern basis; and

(e) they have laid down internal financial controls for the Company and such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively

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

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Pursuant to the requirement of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee was constituted. The details about committee composition and terms of reference of the committee are given in the Corporate Governance Report and details of CSR activities as required under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in Annexure ‘A

The Company has a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy in place and the same can be accessed at https://www.pgfoils. in/csr.html#csr

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

It has been the Endeavour of your Company to follow and implement best practices in corporate governance, in letter and spirit. The following forms part of this Annual Report:

i) Declaration regarding compliance of Code of Conduct by Board Members and Senior Management Personnel;

ii) Management Discussion and Analysis Report;

iii) Report on Corporate Governance;

iv) Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of corporate governance.

PARTICULARS OF LOAN, INVESTMENT & GUARNTEE

The company has complied with all the provisions of section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) 2015 in relation to Loan, Investment & Guarantee given by the company during the financial year ended 31 ^st March 2023.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company has constituted an Audit Committee in terms of the requirements of the Act and Regulation 18 of the Listing Regulations. The details of the same are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report.

VIGIL MECHANISM

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 & as per Regulation 22 SEBI (LODR) Regulations,

2015 Company have made a formal Vigil Mechanism Policy which provides detailed procedure to protect the interest of employees of the Company. Your Company has in place a vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of your Companys Code of Conduct. Adequate safeguards are provided against victimization to those who avail of the mechanism and direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. The Vigil Mechanism is available on your Companys website https://www.pgfoils.in/reports/29/Disclosure

INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable provisions of the Companies

Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, unclaimed dividend amount of Rs. 407,692.00 of the Company for the Financial Year 2015-16 has been transferred to IEPF established by the Central Government pursuant to Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.

During the year under review, 61077 equity shares have been transferred to IEPF Authority under Section 125 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the IEPF (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016.

The details of the nodal officer appointed by the Company under the provisions of IEPF are as under:

Name: Sahil P Shah Email: pgfoils@pgfoils.in

Information in respect of unclaimed dividend when due for transfer to IEPF are given below:

Financial Year	Interim/Final Dividend per Equity Share	Date of Declaration	Due date/ Cut-off date to transfer to IEPF
2021-22	Interim Dividend 2.00	15th November, 2021	14th November, 2028
2017-18	Interim Dividend 1.20	12th February, 2018	11th February, 2025
2016-17	Interim Dividend 1.10	06th March, 2017	05th March, 2024

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company has adequate internal financial control procedures commensurate with its size and nature of business. The Company has identified and documented all key internal financial controls, which impact the financial statements, as part of its Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The SOPs are designed for all critical processes across all its plants and offices wherein financial transactions are undertaken. The financial controls are tested for operating effectiveness through ongoing monitoring and review process of the management and independently by the internal auditors. In our view the internal financial controls, affecting the financial statements are adequate and are operating effectively.

AUDITORS i. STATUTORY AUDIT

M/s Sharma Ashok Kumar & Associates, Charted Accountants, Pali the Auditors of the Company, to audit the accounts of the company for the Financial Year 2023-2024. As required under the provisions of the Section 139 of the companies act 2013, the Company has obtained written confirmation from M/s Sharma Ashok Kumar &

Associates, Chartered Accountants, Pali aware that their appointment if made would be in conformity with the limits specified in the Section.

ii. AUDITORS REPORT

Observations in the Auditors Report read with relevant notes forming part of the accounts are self-explanatory and give the required information.

iii. COST AUDIT

M/s. Rajesh & Company, Cost Accountants, Jaipur have been appointed for auditing cost accounting records of the Company for the year ending 31st March, 2023. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act,

2013 and the Rules made there under, Members are requested to consider the ratification of the remuneration payable to M/s. Rajesh & Company, Cost Accountants, Jaipur. of the Cost Audit Theduedateforfiling Reports for the financial year 2022-23 is 30th September, 2023. The Company has filed the Reports with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs within due date.

The Company has received letter from Cost Auditor to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be within the prescribed limits under Section 141(3) (g) of the Companies Act, 2013 and that they are not disqualified for reappointment.

iv. SECRETARIAL AUDIT

During the year under review, M/s M Sancheti & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries who was appointed as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company has issued the audit report in respect of the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023. The Secretarial Audit Report, which forms a part of the Annual Report is self-explanatory in nature and contains certain qualifications and clarification by the board,

Observation (1): Pursuant to rule 5(8) of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, every company shall within a period of sixty days after the holding of Annual General Meeting Form No. IEPF-2, containing details of unclaimed amounts, as referred in subsection (2) of section 125 of the Act. However, the Company had filed same on 20th March, 2023 i.e. with delay of 172 days after the

Annual General Meeting held on 29th September, 2022.

Clarification (1): Register and Share transfer agent of the company fails to provide IEPF-2 related data within prescribed time period that is why company delayed in filing of Form IEPF-2. In the meeting of board of director held on 30th May, 2023 takes this issue seriously and intimate RTA to work effectively otherwise service will be terminated and company will make an apply application for No objection certificate ("NOC") if any delay in providing data in future.

Observation (2): Quarterly and annual financial results are required to be submitted with stock exchange within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the board meeting approving the same however financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March , 2022, quarter ended 30th June , 2022 and quarter ended 30th September, 2022 submitted with delay of 33, 20 and 12 minutes.

Clarification (2): Company clarifies that due to remote location of the place where meetings held i.e. factory where connectivity issue arises many times Company struggles some time to make timely compliances however, management has noted the defaults and observe a process to make timely compliance regarding submission of outcome and other disclosures. To rectify this issue company has changed network service provider for better internet connectivity to comply all the applicable compliances within prescribed limits.

Observation (3): Disclosures of related party transactions for the half year ended 30th September, 2022 submitted in pdf format instead of XBRL format.

Clarification (3): Company has disclosed related party transactions within 2 days of the meeting in PDF format but fails to file in XBRL format due to non-availability of XBRL utility on BSE Listing center due to technical glitch and the same was informed to BSE. Further company has also paid fine of Rs.165200/- for non-compliance of the same.

ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of the Act read with Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,

2014, the Annual Return of the Company in Form MGT-7 has been placed on the Companys website viz. https://www.pgfoils. in/reports/7/mgt-7

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, 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

The Management does not perceive any material changes occurred subsequent to the close of the

March 31, 2023 before the date of report dated 29^th August, 2023 affecting financial position of the Company in any substantial manner.

DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANYS OPERATIONS IN FUTURE

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS

The Company has not accepted deposit from the public falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and

Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

DISCLOSURES UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

In accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)

Act, 2013 and the rules made there under, the Company has formulated an internal Policy on Sexual Harassment at Workplace

(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal).

The policy aims at educating employees on conduct that constitutes sexual harassment, ways and means to prevent occurrence of any such incident, and the mechanism for dealing with such incident in the unlikely event of its occurrence.

The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of an Internal Complaint Committee under the

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 by setting up the said Committee. The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the year:

a.	Number of complaints pending as on 1st April 2022	Nil
b.	Number of complaints filed during the period 1 st April 2022 to 31st March 2023	Nil
c.	Number of complaints disposed of during the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023	Nil
d.	Number of complaints pending as on 31st March 2023	Nil

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

Information in accordance with the provision of the Clause (m) of sub-section (3) of section 134, read with Companies Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of Directors Rules 2014, regarding conservation of Energy, Technology absorption & Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo is given in the Annexure "B" forming part of this report.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Statements in the annual return particularly those which relate to Management Discussion & Analysis Report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Although the expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, the actual result might differ.

OTHER DISCLOSURES

• There was no revision of financial statements and Boards Report of the Company during the year under review;

• There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company as on the date of this report;

• No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; hence the requirement to disclose the details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable;

• The requirement to disclose the details of difference between amount of valuation done at the time of onetime settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof, is not applicable.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Board gratefully acknowledges the understanding and support received by the Company from its employees. It also places on record its deep gratitude for the unstinted support the Company has received from the Banks, Institutions, the Central Government, the various State Governments and the local authorities during the year.

Specific acknowledgement is also made for the confidence and understanding shown by the Members in the Company.

Registered Office:	By Order of the Board
	For P G Foils Limited
6, Neptune Tower,
Ashram Road,
Ahmedabad – 380 009
	Pankaj Raj Shah	Sahil P Shah
Place: Pipalia Kalan	Managing Director	Whole Time Director
Date: August 29, 2023	DIN 00160558	DIN 01603118