100th Annual Report 2006-2007 - Tata Steel

SCHEDULE M : NOTES ON BALANCE SHEET AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT :– continued
25. Remittance in foreign currencies for dividends
The Company has not remitted any amount in foreign currencies on account of dividends during the year and does not have
information as to the extent to which remittances, if any, in foreign currencies on account of dividends have been made by/on behalf
of non-resident shareholders. The particulars of dividends payable to non-resident shareholders which were declared during the
year, are as under :
Current Year Previous Year
(i) Number of non-resident shareholders ........................................................................ 3,899 3,619
(ii) Number of Ordinary shares held by them .................................................................. 123,364,686 82,172,952
(iii) Gross amount of dividends .......................................................................................... Rs. 160.37 crores Rs. 106.82 crores
26. Earnings in Foreign Exchange
(i) Export of steel and other materials (at F.O.B. value) Rs. 1,957.76 crores (2005-06 : Rs. 2,051.20 crores) [including value of exports
through export houses].
(ii) Interest received Rs. 58.20 crores (2005-06 : Rs. 16.08 crores).
(iii) Others Rs. 87.93 crores (2005-06 : Rs. 42.91 crores).
27. Derivative Instruments
I) The Company has entered into following derivative instruments :
a) The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations
relating to certain firm commitments and forecasted transactions. The use of foreign currency forward contracts is
governed by the Company’s strategy approved by the Board of Directors, which provide principles on the use of such
forward contracts consistent with the Company’s Risk Management Policy. The Company does not use forward contracts
for speculative purposes.
Outstanding Forward Exchange Contracts entered into by the Company :
As at No. of Contracts US Dollar Equivalent (million) INR Equivalent (Rs. crores)
31.3.2007 4 16.90 73.58
31.3.2006 9 51.78 231.08
(Forward exchange contracts outstanding as on 31st March, 2007 include Forward Sales of Great Britain Pound against
US Dollar for forecast exports between April 2007 and September 2007).
b) The Company also uses derivative contracts other than forward contracts to hedge the interest rate and currency risk on
its capital account. Such transactions are governed by the strategy approved by the Board of Directors which provide
principles on the use of these instruments, consistent with the Company’s Risk Management Policy. The Company does
not use these contracts for speculative purposes.
i) Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps to hedge against fluctuations in interest rate changes:
As at No. of Contracts US Dollar Equivalent (million) INR Equivalent (Rs. crores)
31.3.2007 1 22.29 97.05
31.3.2006 1 27.25 121.59
ii)
Outstanding Currency and Interest Rate Swap to hedge against fluctuations in changes in exchange rate and
interest rate :
As at No. of Contracts US Dollar Equivalent (million) INR Equivalent (Rs. crores)
31.3.2007 4 90.09 392.14
31.3.2006 5 117.60 524.81
iii) Outstanding Currency Options to hedge against fluctuations in changes in exchange rate :
As at No. of Contracts US Dollar Equivalent (million) INR Equivalent (Rs. crores)
31.3.2007 6 1,683.01 7,325.36
31.3.2006 6 135.16 603.16
(Currency options outstanding as on 31st March, 2007 include Vanilla GBP Call/JPY Put and GBP Call/USD Put options
booked to hedge outflow of the Company's Funds on account of acquisition of Corus Group plc. and options used to
selectively hedge the Company’s exports from April 2007 to May 2008).
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