Our endeavour is to enhance Stakeholders' Value - Uflex Ltd.
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REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE<br />
UFLEX LIMITED<br />
Information supplied <strong>to</strong> the Board<br />
The Board has complete access <strong>to</strong> all information with the Company, inter-alia, the information as required under the<br />
rev<strong>is</strong>ed Clause No.49 of the L<strong>is</strong>ting Agreement <strong>is</strong> regularly provided <strong>to</strong> the Board as a part of the agenda.<br />
Compliance reports of all applicable laws <strong>to</strong> the company<br />
The periodical reports submitted by the Internal Audi<strong>to</strong>rs and by the concerned executives of the Company with regard<br />
<strong>to</strong> compliance of all laws applicable <strong>to</strong> the Company including steps taken by the Company <strong>to</strong> rectify instances of noncompliances,<br />
if any, are being reviewed by the Board.<br />
b) Board Meetings and attendance record of each Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Five Board Meetings were held during the fi nancial year 2008-2009 as against the minimum requirement of four meetings.<br />
The dates on which the meetings were held are 30.04.2008, 01.07.2008, 31.07.2008, 27.10.2008 & 29.01.2009, and the gap<br />
between the two meetings were not more than four months.<br />
Attendance of each Direc<strong>to</strong>r at the Board Meetings, last Annual General Meeting and number of other Direc<strong>to</strong>rship and<br />
Chairmanship/Membership of Committee of each Direc<strong>to</strong>r in various Companies <strong>is</strong> as follows:<br />
Attendance Particulars No. of other Direc<strong>to</strong>rship and<br />
Name of the Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Board Last AGM<br />
Committee Member/Chairmanship<br />
Other Direc<strong>to</strong>rship Committee Committee<br />
Meetings<br />
(in Public Co.) Membership Chairmanship<br />
Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi 5 No 5 1 1<br />
Mr. S.K. Kaushik 4 Yes 1 2 –<br />
Mr. Ravi Kathpalia 5 Yes 7 2 1<br />
Mr. M.G. Gupta 5 Yes 2 4 1<br />
Mr. A. Karati 5 Yes 6 4 --<br />
Mr. Javed Yunus (*) 3 No 6 -- --<br />
Mr. P. Abraham 2 No 10 4 --<br />
Mr. R.P. Agrawal 5 Yes -- 2 1<br />
Mr. P.N. Sharma (**) 2 No -- -- --<br />
(*) Mr. Javed Yunus was nominated by IFCI in place of Mr. S.K. Mandal w.e.f. 30.04.2008.<br />
(**) Mr. P.N. Sharma resigned from the Direc<strong>to</strong>rship of the Company w.e.f. 26.07.2008.<br />
3. Audit Committee<br />
Presently, the Audit Committee compr<strong>is</strong>es of four member Direc<strong>to</strong>rs viz., Mr. Ravi Kathpalia, Mr. R.P. Agrawal,<br />
Mr. M.G. Gupta and Mr. A. Karati (Nominee-ICICI Bank Limited). All the members of the Audit Committee are Non-Executive<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>rs out of which three are independent. Mr. Ravi Kathpalia <strong>is</strong> the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Chairman of the<br />
Audit Committee attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 25.08.2008. All the Members of the Audit Committee<br />
have accounting and fi nancial management expert<strong>is</strong>e.<br />
The terms of reference, role and power of the Audit Committee as rev<strong>is</strong>ed and stipulated by the Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs from time<br />
<strong>to</strong> time are in conformity and in line with the statu<strong>to</strong>ry and regula<strong>to</strong>ry requirements as prescribed under Section 292A of the<br />
Companies Act, 1956 and Clause 49 of the L<strong>is</strong>ting Agreement, which include the following:<br />
Role of Audit Committee<br />
1. Overseeing of the company’s fi nancial reporting process and the d<strong>is</strong>closures of its fi nancial information <strong>to</strong> ensure that the<br />
fi nancial statement <strong>is</strong> correct, suffi cient and credible.<br />
2. Recommending <strong>to</strong> the Board, the appointment re-appointment and if required the replacement or removal of the<br />
statu<strong>to</strong>ry audi<strong>to</strong>r and the fi xation of audit fees.<br />
3. Approval of payment <strong>to</strong> Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Audi<strong>to</strong>rs for any other services rendered by the statu<strong>to</strong>ry audi<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />
4. Reviewing, with the management, the annual fi nancial statements before subm<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>to</strong> the Board for approval, with<br />
particular reference <strong>to</strong>:<br />
a. Matters required <strong>to</strong> be included in the Direc<strong>to</strong>r’s Responsibility Statement <strong>to</strong> be included in the Board’s report in<br />
terms of Clause No. (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956.<br />
b. Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same.<br />
c. Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exerc<strong>is</strong>e of judgment by management.<br />
d. Signifi cant adjustments made in the fi nancial statements ar<strong>is</strong>ing out of audit fi ndings.<br />
TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - 2009<br />
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