sampre nutritions ltd share price Directors report


To

The Members

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 32nd Annual Report together with the Audited financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2023.

1. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE:

(Amount in Lakhs)

Particulars Current Year 31.03.2023 Previous Year 31.03.2022
Income (Including Other Income) 3717.90 2340.31
Expenses (Including exceptional items) 3305.18 1963.03
Profit/(Loss) before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (PBIDTA) 412.72 377.28
Finance Charges 188.84 176.62
Depreciation & amortization 182.15 163.43
Net Profit/(Loss) B efore Tax 41.73 37.22
Provision for tax including Deferred Tax 7.03 6.44
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax 34.70 30.79
Add / (Less): Share of Profit / (Loss) on Associate Companies -- --
Add / (Less): Minority Interest - Share of Profit / (Los s) -- --
Net Profit / (Loss) 34.70 30.79
Basic 0.61 0.64
D i luted 0.37 0.64

2. OPERATIONAL REVIEW:

During the year under review the company has achieved turnover of Rs. 3717.90 Lakhs as compared to previous years turnover of Rs. 2340.31 Lakhs. Net profit of the company after tax is Rs. 34.70 Lakhs as compared to previous year profit after tax of Rs. 30.79 Lakhs.

As the existing manufacturing capacities are been fully utilized and to cater to demand from North India market, demand from export market, and prospective orders pursuant to agreement with Reliance Retail and Mondeleze India Foods Private Limited, company is gauging various options to enhance production capacities of the company.

Company has also raised funds by way of issue of equity and Convertible Warrants with the object of meeting the long-term funding requirements of the Company for capital expenditure, working capital, general corporate purposes, etc. in order to support the future growth plan of the Company. Also, Company has obtained approval of members for raising of funds and issuance of securities through QIP and/or FCCB and/or any other permissible modes not exceeding USD 100 Million only.

3. INCREASE IN AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL/PAID UP CAPITAL:

During the financial year

a. Authorized Share Capital of the company is increased from 6,00,00,000 (Rupees Six Crores Only) divided into 60,00,000 (Sixty Lakhs Only) Equity Shares of 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each to 18,00,00,000 (Rupees Eighteen Crores Only) divided into 1,80,00,000 (One Crore Eighty Lakhs Only) Equity Shares of 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each ranking paripassu with the existing Equity Shares in all respects as per the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.

b. Paid-up equity capital of the Company has increased from 4,82,00,000/- consisting of 48,20,000 Equity Shares of 10/- each to 6,87,00,000/- consisting of 68,70,000 Equity Shares of 10/- each.

4. ALLOTMENT OF EQUITY AND CONVERTIBLE WARRANTS:

During the year Company has issued and Allotted

a. 20,50,000 Equity Shares of Face Value of 10/- each at a premium of 26/- each amounting to 7,38,00,000/- to Strategic Investors being Non-Promoters on Preferential Allotment basis pursuant to Resolution passed in the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on August 13, 2022 in compliance with the provisions of Section 42, 62 and other applicable provisions of The Companies Act, 2013. Company has obtained Listing and trading with regard to shares allotted.

b. 26,00,000 Convertible Warrants of Face Value of 10/- each at a premium of 26/- each to Strategic Investors being Non-Promoters on Preferential Allotment basis pursuant Resolution passed in the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on August 13, 2022 incompliance with the provisions of Section 42, 62 and other applicable provisions of The Companies Act, 2013

Details of Conversion of Warrants-

Warrant shall be convertible into one Equity Share of Face value of Rs. 10/- each of the Company. The last and the final date of conversion of warrants shall be 19th April, 2024 (i.e., shall be converted within 18 months from the date of allotment of warrants). All the outstanding warrants in respect of which the holder has not exercised his/ her option, shall lapse by 20th April, 2024. each and 25% consideration amount as received in terms of Regulation 169 (2) of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2018 shall be forfeited.

5. CHANGE IN DIRECTORS & KMPs:

In order to comply with provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Brahma Gurbani, Managing Director of the Company shall retire by rotation under the provisions of the Act and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.

Further Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani was re-appointed as Whole-time Director of the Company w.e.f 22nd August, 2022 and his re-appointment was regularized in the AGM held on 29.09.2022. Further there were no other changes in the constitution of Board during period under review.

Mr. Deepak Bissa, Company Secretary resigned w.e.f28.02.2023 from the position of directorship. Further, Mrs. Krishnama Nupur is appointed as Company Secretary w.e.f 02.05.2023

6. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

It is not proposed to transfer any amount to reserves during the financial year ended March 31,2023.

7. DIVIDENDS:

Your directors do not recommend any dividends for the financial year 2022-23, as profits are planned to be ploughed back into the business operations of the Company.

8. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

Your Company has not accepted any deposits during the year falling under Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

9. SUBSIDIARY, HOLDING, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

As on March 31, 2023, the Company has Two (2) Subsidiary Company as defined under the Companies Act, 2013.

Pursuant to approval of Board company has set up wholly owned subsidiaries namely "SAMPRE NUTRITIONS FZE CO" in Silicon Oasis Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates & "SAMPRE NUTRITIONS HOLDING LIMITED" in England, United Kingdom. The Company has not yet remitted any capital towards subscription of these subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are yet to start commercial operations, hence consolidated financial reports not reprepared.

10. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:

The Directors and senior management state that applicable Secretarial Standards,

i.e., SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors and ‘General Meetings, respectively, have been duly complied by the Company.

11. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND:

Your Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).

12. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS FROM THE DATE OF CLOSURE OF FINANCIAL YEAR:

No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statement relates and the date of this report.

13. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTS AND TRIBUNALS:

No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern status and Companys operations in future.

14. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS U/S 186:

The Company has not given any Loans, Guarantees falling under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the current financial year and does not have any loans and guarantees outstanding as on 31st March 2023 except outstanding advances given to the Associate Companies in ordinary course of business.

The disclosure of particulars pursuant to Section 186(4) of Investments made by the company and outstanding as at 31st March, 2023 is as follows:

S. No Name of the Investee Nature of Investment Amount
1. Cosmos Co-Op Bank Ltd 1000 equity share of Rs.100 each Rs. 100000

15. ELECTRONIC ANNUAL REPORT:

In view of the MCA circulars dated May 05, 2020 read with circulars dated April 08, 2020 and April 13, 2020 followed by Circular dated January 13, 2021 and 2021 and Circular No. 03/2022 dated May 05, 2022 and Circular no. 11/2022 dated December 28, 2022 (collectively referred to as "MCA Circulars"), permitted the Annual Report to be sent through electronic mode, accordingly electronic copies of the Annual Report for the financial year 2022-23 and Notice of the AGM are sent to all shareholders whose email addresses are registered with the Company. Members are requested to register their email ids with Company or Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) of the Company for receiving e-copies of Annual Report, Notice to the AGM and other shareholders communication.

16. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Directors of your Company hereby confirm that:

a) In the preparation of Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2023, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with the proper explanation relating to material departures, if any, there from;

b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2023 and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;

c) The Directors 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 frauds and other irregularities;

d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

e) The directors had laid down internal financial controls by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and

f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

17. REMUNERATION POLICY:

The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to selection, appointment and remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company.

Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required under Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided as follows:

I. Remuneration details of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs)

Name of the Director Designation % increase in remuneration Ratio to Median Remuneration
a) Executive Director
Brahma Gurbani Managing Director Nil 6.31:1
Vishal Ratan Gurbani WTD -VP 8% 3.04:1
b) KMP
Vamshi Srinivas Vempati CFO 7% 2.96:1
Deepak Bissa (Up to 13.03.2023 Company Secretary -- 0.43:1

II. Total employees on the payroll of the Company: 128

III. Percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees during FY 2022-23 and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Vis a Vis other employees: NIL

IV. Pursuant to Rule 5(1 )(xii) of the companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, it is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other Employees.

V. Details of top ten employees of the companies in terms of remuneration drawn during the year including the details of remuneration of employees who, if employed throughout the year, were in receipt of remuneration at the rate of not less than Rs.1,02,00,000/- per annum or if employed for part of the year, were in receipt of remuneration at the rate of not less than Rs. 8,50,000/- per month - NIL

18. BOARD MEETINGS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL & COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS:

i) Board Meetings:

The Board of Directors of the Company met 12 (Twelve) times during the year 2022- 23. The gap intervening between two meetings of the board is as prescribed in the Companies Act, 2013. The detail of number of meetings attended by each director is as follows:

Board Meetings

Names of Directors 26/04/2022 28/05/2022 15/07/2022 06/08/2022 02/09/2022 20/09/2022 07/10/2022 20/10/2022 12/11/2022 22/12/2022 09/02/2023 25/03/2023
Mr. Brahma Gurbani Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mr. Banala Jaya Prakash Reddy Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
M r. Vishal Ratan Gurbani Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mr. Vimal Suresh No Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No

ii) Key Managerial Personnel:

As at March 31,2023, the following have been designated as KMP of the Company as defined under Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:

Mr. Brahma Gurbani, Managing Director

Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani - Vice-President (Whole-time Director)

Mr. Vamshi Srinivas Vempati, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Deepak Bissa - Company Secretary upto 28.02.2023

iii) Changes in Directors & Key Managerial Personnel:

Mr. Deepak Bissa, resigned as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f28.02.2023.

iv) Independent Directors:

1. Mr. Banala Jayaprakash Reddy - Second Term w.e.f 27.09.2019

2. Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi - Second term w.e.f. 27.09 2019

3. Mr. Vimal Suresh w.e.f 14.02.2019

v) Statement on declaration by independent directors:

The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent Director under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independence as laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

vi) Board Committees:

The Company has the following Committees of the Board:

(a) AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The primary objective of Audit Committee is to monitor and provide effective supervision of the managements financial reporting process with a view to ensure accurate, timely and proper disclosures and transparency in financial reporting. The Company has a qualified and independent Audit Committee comprising of Independent & Promoter Directors. The Chairman of the Committee is an Independent Director.

? Composition:

Audit Committee of your Company as on date consists of 2 Non-executive Independent Director and 1 Executive Director. Company Secretary is Secretary to the Audit Committee.

1. Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi - Chairperson
2. Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani - Member
3. Mr. Vimal Suresh - Member

The committee met Four times during the financial year 28.05.2022, 06.08.2022, 12.11.2022 and 09.02.2023 attendance of each Member of Committee is as follows.

S. Names of the Member No. Designation No. of Meetings held No. of Meetings attended
1 Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi Chairperson 4 4
2 Mr. Vimal Suresh Member 4 4
3 Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani Member 4 4

Further there are no recommendations of Audit Committee which were not accepted

by the Board

Terms of Reference:

• Overviewing the financial reporting process of the Company.

• Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the Company, decide the nature and scope of audit in consultation with Auditors as well as post-audit discussion;

• Reviewing and monitoring the auditors independence and performance, and effectiveness of audit process, performance of statutory and internal auditors, adequacy of the internal control systems;

• Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditors report, quarterly financial statements, the statement of uses / application of funds thereon before submission to the board for approval, scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments, valuation of undertakings or assets, statement of deviations, management discussion and analysis of financial condition & such other significant information

• Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the listed entity with related parties;

• Evaluation and reviewing of adequacy of internal audit function internal financial controls and risk management systems;

• To review the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism;

(b) NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:

? Brief description of terms of reference:

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is vested with the powers relating to formulating the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of directors and recommend to the board a policy relating to the remuneration of the directors, Key Managerial Employees and other employees.

The Committee shall also identify & screen candidates who qualify to become directors and may be appointed in senior management with the criteria laid down, evaluation of directors performance, approving and evaluating the compensation plans, policies and programs for executive directors and senior managements.

? Composition:

The Nomination & Remuneration Committee constitutes of following directors:

1. Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi - Chairperson
2. Mr. Banala Jayaprakash Reddy - Member
3. Mr. Vimal Suresh - Member

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee met once during the financial year 2022-23 on 06.08.2022.

? Remuneration Policy and details of remuneration paid to the Directors:

The policy framed by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee under the provisions of Section 178(4) of the Act, is as below:

The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to selection, appointment and remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The remuneration policy of the Company has been so structured in order to match the market trends of the confectionery industry. The Company has made adequate disclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. Remuneration/ Commission payable to Directors is determined by the contributions made by the respective Directors for the growth of the Company.

Presently, the Non-Executive Directors do not receive any remuneration from the Company except sitting fees.

The aggregate value of salary and perquisites for the year ended 31.03.2023 to Executive Directors are as under:

Name Designation Remuneration for financial year 2022-23(in Rs.)
Salary & Perks Commission Total
Mr. Brahma Gurbani Managing Director 24,00,000 -- 24,00,000
Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani Vice-President & Whole Time Director 11,56,400 -- 11,56,400

(c) STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:

The role of Stakeholders Relationship Committee is to consider and resolve the grievances of shareholders of the Company with respect to transfer of shares, non- receipt of annual report, non-receipt of declared dividend, etc, review adherence to the service standards in respect of services from the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent and ensure timely receipt of dividend warrants/annual reports/statutory notices by the shareholders of the company.

Composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committee is as follows:

Mrs. Umra Singh Sirohi - Chairperson
Mr. Vishal Ratan Gurbani - Member
Mr. Vimal Suresh - Member

vii) Vigil Mechanism:

In order to ensure that the activities of the Company and its employees are conducted in a fair and transparent manner by adoption of highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour the company has established a whistle-blower policy and also established a mechanism for Directors and employees to report their concerns.

? WhistleBlower Policy:

The Company has established a mechanism for employees to report concerns about unethical behaviors, actual or suspected fraud, and violation of Code of Conduct of the Company etc. The mechanism also provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. We affirm that during the financial year 2022-23, no employee has been denied access to the Audit Committee.

viii) Related Party Transactions:

During the year under review, your Company has entered into transactions with related parties, the details of said transactions are provided in Notes to the Audited Accounts for the year 2022-23 as appended to this report.

All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arms length basis and in the ordinary course of business. There are no such transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and also the Board for approval, where ever required. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee, if any, is obtained for the transactions which are of a foreseeable and repetitive nature. A statement giving details of all related party transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

Details of the related party transactions as required pursuant to clause (h) of sub- section (3) of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form AOC-2 is annexed as Annexure - 1 to this report.

19. PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:

In accordance with Section 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(4) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, your Directors have reviewed and evaluated the performance of the Board of Directors and their committees, along with performance of individual Director in the light of Companys performance. The performance of the Directors individually and collectively and performance of committees are found satisfactory.

With the spirit of wealth creation for the shareholders of the Company, your directors are committed to give their best efforts towards the development of the Company.

20. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):

As your company doesnt have net worth exceeding rupees five hundred crore or turnover exceeding rupees one thousand crore or net profit exceeding five crores,

doesnt fall under the criteria to comply with provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility u/s 135, hence the disclosures as per Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are not required to be made.

21. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Board has laid down internal financial controls and believes that the same are commensurate with the nature and size of its business. Such controls have been supplemented by the internal audits carried by Internal Auditor in discussion of top Management including Directors and Chief Financial Officer and presented before the Audit Committee, periodically.

Based on the framework of internal financial controls and the reviews performed by the Management and the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Companys internal financial controls were adequate and effective during financial year 2022-23, for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business including adherence to the Companys Policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.

22. AUDITORS:

M/s. R R K & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 009785S), Statutory Auditors were appointed at the Twenty Eighth AGM of the Company to hold the office for a period of five years until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the financial year 2024. The Company has obtained consent from the Auditors expressing their willingness to continue as statutory Auditors for financial year 2023-24 and that they are eligible for such continuation of their appointment.

Further pursuant to section 142 of the Companies Act, 2013 payment of remuneration to Auditors requires approval of members in general meeting, hence resolution commended for the approval of Shareholders to authorize the board to negotiate and fix their remuneration for FY 2023-24.

23. DETAILS OF FRAUD REPORTED BY AUDITORS:

The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under the second proviso of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.

24. AUDITORS REPORT:

The Auditors Report for fiscal 2023 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The Auditors Report is enclosed with the financial statements in this annual report.

25. COST AUDIT & RECORDS:

The provisions of Cost audit u/s 148 and Cost Records are not applicable to the Company.

26. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Persons) Rule, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed P. SARADA, Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit of the company for the financial year 2022-23. The Secretarial Audit Report for Financial year 2022-23 is herewith appended as Annexure 2 to the Boards report.

With regard to SDD non-compliance your company in process of implementation of SDD systems.

27. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

In accordance with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, and extract of Annual Return in Form MGT 9 is annexed herewith as Annexure 3 to the Boards Report.

28. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

The particulars as prescribed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are set out in the Annexure 4 to this Report.

29. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT:

As per Regulation 34 (2) and Para B of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis report is attached and forms part of this report, as Annexure 5.

30. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT:

The Companys is exempted some of provisions of corporate governance under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 pursuant to exception provided under Regulation 15(2)(a) as Paid-up Share Capital and Networth of the Company do not exceed Rs. 10 Crores and Rs. 25 Crores respectively as on 31.03.2023. Hence corporate governance report is not applicable for FY 2022-23.

31. RISK MANAGEMENT:

Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences on the Companys businesses. Risk management is a structured approach to manage uncertainty. A formal enterprise wide approach to Risk Management is being adopted by the Company and key risks will now be managed within a unitary framework.

The Company has developed and implemented a Risk Management Policy for identifying the risk associated with business of the Company and measures to be taken to mitigate the same. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. All risks are well integrated with functional and business plans and are reviewed on a regular basis by the senior leadership. There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threaten the existence of the Company

32. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:

The Company is always committed to promote a work environment free from discrimination and harassment based on gender thereby providing a friendly workplace environment. It ensures that all employees are treated with dignity and there is no discrimination between individuals on the basis of their race, colour, gender, religion, political opinion, social origin, sexual orientation or age.

The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. During the Financial Year 2022-23, the Company received no complaints on sexual harassment.

33. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Statements in the Boards Report and the Management Discussion & Analysis describing the Companys objectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the statement. Important factors that could influence the Companys operations include global and domestic demand and supply conditions affecting selling prices of finished goods, input availability and prices, changes in government regulations, tax laws, economic developments within the country and other factors such as litigation and industrial relations.

34. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Directors have pleasure in recording their appreciation for the assistance extended to the Company by various officials of the Central and State Governments and Commercial Banks.

Your Directors would also like to place on record their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Shareholders, Investors, Suppliers, Bankers for their support and co-operation. Your Directors express their heartfelt gratitude to the employees for their exceptional commitment and loyalty to the Company.

By the Order of the Board
For SAMPRE NUTRITIONS LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
BRAHMA GURBANI VISHAL RATAN GURBANI
Place: Medchal Managing Director Whole-time Director
Date: 29.08.2023 DIN:00318180 DIN:07738685