Annual Report - 2005-06 - GAIL (India)

9. GENERAL SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION
i. Forthcoming AGM : Date, time and
venue
ii.
The 22nd Annual General Meeting of
the Company is scheduled for Monday,
the 14th August, 2006 at 10.30 a.m. at
Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park,
New Delhi-110010
Financial year
The Company’s financial year was from
1st April, 2005 to 31st March, 2006.
iii. Date of Book closure and Dividend
Payment Date
During the financial year 2005-2006,
the Board of Directors approved the
payment of dividend, for which the
respective record date(s)/book closure
period(s) and dividend payment date(s)
were as follows:
vi. Market Price Data: High, Low during each month in last financial year
MONTH(S) BSE NSE MARKET INDEX
2005-06 HIGH LOW VOLUME HIGH LOW VOLUME BSE NIFTY
(in Rs.) (in Rs.) (No. of Shares) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (No. of Shares) SENSEX
APRIL 221.70 198.70 3364732 221.45 198.50 14695458 6649 2084
MAY 236.00 202.00 4110526 233.20 203.00 20295760 6772 2099
JUNE 229.80 210.00 5597145 229.80 210.05 17373291 7228 2226
JULY 232.40 208.00 5025405 231.80 208.00 15446006 7708 2332
AUGUST 245.95 221.00 6938923 276.00 221.50 23525049 7921 2426
SEPTEMBER 270.20 231.00 6530142 270.50 231.00 21183650 8722 2633
OCTOBER 287.50 231.00 7094999 287.40 230.60 25202440 8821 2669
NOVEMBER 277.70 235.10 7776758 277.80 232.50 24493895 9033 2727
DECEMBER 282.00 250.55 15282032 281.70 231.90 35921838 9442 2857
JANUARY 293.10 264.05 10496442 293.50 263.55 21674237 9945 3005
FEBRUARY 297.00 270.00 3537048 299.00 269.15 15447550 10422 3090
MARCH 325.20 267.50 12687480 325.70 267.00 51937120 11356 3433
S. No. Dividend Declared Dividend Record Date/ Dividend
(%) Book Closure Payment Date
1. Interim Dividend 60 17.01.2006 18.01.2006
2. Special Interim Dividend 20 21.02.2006 22.02.2006
3. Final Dividend (Proposed) 20 To be declared at the 22nd AGM
Further, the Register of Members shall
remain closed from Tuesday, 1st August,
2006 to Monday, 14th August, 2006
(both days inclusive) for the purpose
of determining the eligibility of the
members/beneficial owners of the
Company for the payment of Final
Dividend @ 20% on equity shares,
for the year ended 31st March, 2006,
if approved by the shareholders at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
With this, the Company has paid a
total dividend of 100% on the paid-up
equity share capital, for the year ended
31st March, 2006.
iv. Listing on Stock Exchanges
The equity shares of the Company are
listed at:
1. The National Stock Exchange of
India Limited (NSE)
2. Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
(BSE)
3. The Delhi Stock Exchange
Association Limited (DSE)
The proposal for de-listing the equity shares of the Company from DSE has been put up in the
Notice of the forthcoming AGM, for consideration of the shareholders.
In addition to the above, the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of the Company are listed at
the London Stock Exchange.
Further, the Bonds (Series I & II) of the Company are listed at the Wholesale Debt Market
(WDM) segment of NSE.
The Annual listing fees for the listed Equity Shares and Bonds of the Company, pertaining
to the year 2005-2006, has been paid to the concerned Stock Exchanges on demand. The
Company has also made the payment of the Annual Custody Fees to National Securities
Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL), for the
financial year 2006-2007, based on the folio/ISIN positions as on 31.03.2006.
v. Stock Codes
The stock codes of the Company’s securities are as follows:
Stock Exchange(s) Security Code Type of Security
National Stock Exchange of India Limited GAILEQ Equity Shares
(NSE)
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) 532155 Equity Shares
The Delhi Stock Exchange Association Limited --- Equity Shares
(DSE)
London Stock Exchange (LSE) GAID LI GDRs
GAILY US
70 Winning Momentum 71