Our endeavour is to enhance Stakeholders' Value - Uflex Ltd.
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REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE<br />
UFLEX LIMITED<br />
Details of Remuneration paid <strong>to</strong> Managing/Whole-time Direc<strong>to</strong>rs for the year-ended 31.03.2009 <strong>is</strong> given below:<br />
Name Sitting<br />
Fee (Rs.)<br />
Salary<br />
(Rs.)<br />
Perqu<strong>is</strong>ites &<br />
Allowances etc.<br />
(Rs.)<br />
Comm<strong>is</strong>sion<br />
(Rs.) (Paid)<br />
Total<br />
(Rs.)<br />
Date of<br />
Appointment<br />
TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - 2009<br />
(In Rs.)<br />
Service<br />
Contract<br />
Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi NIL 45000000 5847313 20000000 70847313 01.04.2004 * 5 years<br />
Mr. S.K. Kaushik NIL 2204400 226398 -- 2430798 01.08.2008 3 years<br />
* The Remuneration Committee and the Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs at their meeting held on 29.01.2009 approved the re-appointment<br />
of Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi for a further period of fi ve (5) years w.e.f. 01.04.2009 as Chairman & Managing Direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Company<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> requ<strong>is</strong>ite approvals.<br />
For any termination of contract, the Company or the executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>is</strong> required <strong>to</strong> give notice of 3 months <strong>to</strong> the other<br />
party.<br />
Details of Sitting Fees paid <strong>to</strong> the Direc<strong>to</strong>rs during the fi nancial year are as follows:<br />
Name of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs Board Meetings Committee Meetings Total<br />
Mr. Ravi Kathpalia 1,00,000.00 1,80,000.00 2,80,000.00<br />
Mr. M.G. Gupta 1,00,000.00 1,80,000.00 2,80,000.00<br />
Mr. A. Karati (Nominee – ICICI Bank) 1,00,000.00 1,40,000.00 2,40,000.00<br />
Mr. Javed Yunus (Nominee - IFCI) 60,000.00 -- 60,000.00<br />
Mr. P. Abraham (Nominee - UTI ) 40,000.00 -- 40,000.00<br />
Mr. R.P. Agrawal 1,00,000.00 2,60,000.00 3,60,000.00<br />
Mr. P.N. Sharma (*) 40,000.00 -- 40,000.00<br />
(*) Mr. P.N. Sharma resigned from the Direc<strong>to</strong>rship of the Company w.e.f. 26th July, 2008.<br />
5. Shareholders’/Inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ Grievance Committee<br />
(In Rs.)<br />
The Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs of the Company has constituted a Shareholders’/Inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ Grievance Committee compr<strong>is</strong>ing of Mr. R.P.<br />
Agrawal (Chairman), Mr. M.G. Gupta and Mr. P.N. Sharma. After the resignation of Mr. P.N. Sharma, Mr. S.K. Kaushik was nominated<br />
as a Member of the Shareholders’/Inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ Grievance Committee on 31st July, 2008. The Committee, inter-alia, approves <strong>is</strong>sue<br />
of duplicate certifi cates and oversees and reviews all matters connected with the securities transfers. The Committee also looks<br />
in<strong>to</strong> redressal of shareholders’/inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ complaints. The Committee oversees the performance of the Reg<strong>is</strong>trar and Transfer<br />
Agent and recommends measures for overall improvement in the quality of inves<strong>to</strong>r services. The Company Secretary acts as<br />
the Secretary <strong>to</strong> the Committee.<br />
In order <strong>to</strong> expedite the process of share transfers, the Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs have nominated a Committee of two offi cers, who<br />
normally attend <strong>to</strong> the transfer and other related matters within a period of 10 – 12 days. The Committee of Offi cers operate<br />
subject <strong>to</strong> overall superv<strong>is</strong>ion and directions of Shareholders’/Inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ Grievance Committee of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />
During the year, the Shareholders’/Inves<strong>to</strong>rs’ Grievance Committee had met on 24.09.2008 and 31.03.2009.<br />
In pursuance of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (duly amended),<br />
the Board has approved the “Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading” and authorized the Committee <strong>to</strong> implement<br />
and moni<strong>to</strong>r the various requirements as set out in the Code.<br />
The <strong>to</strong>tal numbers of complaints received and resolved during the year under review were 7. Outstanding complaints as on<br />
31.03.2009 were Nil. There were no valid share transfers pending for reg<strong>is</strong>tration for more than 30 days as on the said date.<br />
Shri Subhash Khatua, Asst. General Manager (Secretarial) has been designated as Compliance Offi cer <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r the share<br />
transfer process and lia<strong>is</strong>on with the regula<strong>to</strong>ry authorities.<br />
6. Subsidiary Companies<br />
The Company has non-l<strong>is</strong>ted Indian subsidiary Companies, i.e. UTech Developers Limited & UBIO Chemicals Limited (up<strong>to</strong><br />
29.03.2009). UTech Retailers Limited & AKC Developers Limited are step down Indian subsidiary companies in terms of Clause<br />
49(iii) of the L<strong>is</strong>ting Agreement. The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs of all the subsidiary companies are placed<br />
before the Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs of the Company. Mr. Ravi Kathpalia, Independent Direc<strong>to</strong>r on the Board of the Company <strong>is</strong> also a<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r on the Board of these companies.<br />
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