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DIRECTOR’S FLEX AMERICA REPORT INC.<br />

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008<br />

NOTE A: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />

UFLEX LIMITED<br />

Nature of Operations<br />

Flex America, Inc. (the Company) <strong>is</strong> a wholly owned subsidiary of UFLEX Limited, a company reg<strong>is</strong>tered in New Delhi, India. The<br />

Company imports in<strong>to</strong> the United States and sells primarily polyester BOPP, metallized and CPP fi lms manufactured by UFLEX<br />

Limited and its subsidiaries.<br />

Use of Estimates<br />

The preparation of fi nancial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of<br />

America requires management <strong>to</strong> make estimates and assumptions that aff ect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and<br />

the d<strong>is</strong>closure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the fi nancial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues<br />

and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could diff er from those estimates.<br />

Cash Equivalents<br />

For purposes of the statement of cash fl ows, the Company considers all short-term debt securities purchased with a maturity of<br />

three months or less <strong>to</strong> be cash equivalents.<br />

Inven<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

Inven<strong>to</strong>ries cons<strong>is</strong>ting of merchand<strong>is</strong>e for resale are valued at the lower of cost or market as determined on a fi rst-in,<br />

fi rst-out bas<strong>is</strong>.<br />

Property and Equipment<br />

Property and equipment are valued at cost, net of depreciation. Offi ce equipment and au<strong>to</strong>mobiles are depreciated on a straightline<br />

bas<strong>is</strong> over the estimated useful life of the asset.<br />

Trade Accounts Receivable<br />

Trade accounts receivable <strong>is</strong> recorded net of an allowance for expected losses. The allowance <strong>is</strong> estimated from h<strong>is</strong><strong>to</strong>rical performance<br />

and projections of trends. At March 31, 2009 and 2008 no allowance has been provided for.<br />

NOTE B: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS<br />

The Company purchases all of its fi n<strong>is</strong>hed goods from its Parent, UFLEX Limited and its subsidiary Flex Middle East, FZE-Dubai and<br />

Flex Americas, S.A. de C.V.-Mexico. The <strong>to</strong>tal of goods purchased for the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $17,145,982<br />

and $17,025,039, respectively. As of March 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company had accounts payable <strong>to</strong> its Parent and subsidiaries of<br />

$3,616,683 and $6,082,074, respectively.<br />

NOTE C: INVENTORIES<br />

Inven<strong>to</strong>ry, <strong>is</strong> stated at lower of cost or market, and at March 31 were:<br />

2009 2008<br />

$ Rs in Lacs $ Rs in Lacs<br />

Fin<strong>is</strong>hed goods in transit 722,897 366.73 1,287,947 653.38<br />

Fin<strong>is</strong>hed goods 714,748 362.59 1,774,492 900.20<br />

Total Inven<strong>to</strong>ry 1,437,645 729.32 3,062,439 1553.58<br />

Eff ective April 1, 2008, holographic/metallized gift wraps, laminated pouches, and fl exible laminates business was transferred <strong>to</strong> its<br />

associated company, Ufl ex Packaging, Inc. All assets and liabilities of that activity were transferred <strong>to</strong> them at cost.<br />

NOTE D: DESCRIPTION OF LEASING ARRANGEMENTS<br />

The Company leased an offi ce in Cornelius, North Carolina under a non cancelable operating lease which expired on December 31,<br />

2008. The Company relocated <strong>to</strong> Hous<strong>to</strong>n, Texas on January 1, 2009.<br />

The following <strong>is</strong> a schedule of future minimum lease payments under the lease:<br />

Year ending : $ Rs in Lacs<br />

December 31,2009 22,164 11.24<br />

December 31, 2010 22,608 11.47<br />

December 31, 2011 23,064 11.70<br />

67,836 34.41<br />

TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - 2009<br />

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