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Corporate Governance

1. The Company’s Philosophy on Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors and Management believe in adopting and practicing principles of good Corporate Governance with a view to:-

  • Safeguard shareholders’ interest through sound business decisions, prudent financial management and high standard of business ethics: and
  • Achieve transparency, accountability and integrity in the dealings and transactions of the Company

2. Board of Directors

(i) Composition :-

The Board of Directors comprises of six Directors as under:-

S. No. Name of Director Brief Particulars Category
Promoter Group
1. Shri A. K. Sureka He is in business having 9 years’ working experience in Steel Industry and joined the Board as Promoter Director w.e.f. 1st December, 2003. Managing Director
  Independent  
3. Shri Anand Gupta He is in business having 39 years’ working experience in Steel Industry and joined the Board as an independent Director w.e.f. 1st March, 1979. Non-executive
4. Shri O.P. Bhardwaj He is B.Com. (Honours) and having 26 years’ working experience in the Pipe Industry. He joined the Board as an independent Director w.e.f. 1st December, 2003. Non-executive
5. Shri Puneet Saraf He is B.Com.(Honours) and is in service having 7 years’ working experience in Textile Industry and joined the Board as an independent Director w.e.f.20th February, 2007. Non-executive
6. Shri Yogesh Mathur He is M.Com. and is in service having 18 years’ working experience in LPG Cylinders manufacturing Plant and joined the Board as an independent Director w.e.f. 30th December, 2005. Non-executive


(ii) Board Meetings and attendance

Fifteen Board Meetings were held during the financial year ended on 31st March, 2007and the gap between two Board Meetings did not exceed four months.

The dates on which Board meetings were held are as follows :-

S.No. Date of Meeting Board strength No. Of Directors Present
1. 07.04.2006 6 3
2. 19.04.2006 6 3
3. 30.06.2006 6 3
4. 06.07.2006 6 3
5. 31.07.2006 6 3
6. 10.08.2006 6 3
7. 08.09.2006 6 3
8. 30.09.2006 6 3
9. 06.10.2006 6 3
10. 30.10.2006 6 3
11. 29.11.2006 6 3
12. 16.12.2006 6 3
13. 04.01.2007 6 2
14. 31.01.2007 6 4
15 20.02.2007 5` 3

(iii) Attendance of each Director at the Board meetings and last Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the number of Companies and committees where he is Director/Member:-

Name of Director Category of Directorship Number of
Board Meetings
Attended
Attendance
at the Last AGM
held on 29.09.05
Number of
Directorships
in other
public Limited Companies
Number of
committee positions
held in
other Companies
Shri A.K.Sureka Executive 7 No 2 -
*Shri V. K. Sureka Executive 5 No 3 -
Shri Anand Gupta Non-Executive 2 No - -
Shri O.P. Bhardwaj Non-Executive 15 Yes 2 2
*Shri K.M. Pai Non-Executive 9 No 3 4
Shri Yogesh Mathur Non-Executive 7 No 4 3
**Shri Puneet Saraf Non-Executive - N.A. 2 3



3. Audit Committee

The Audit Committee was Constituted in accordance with the code of Corporate Governance which presently consists of three non-executive Directors namely Shri O. P. Bhardwaj, Shri Yogesh Mathur and Shri Puneet Saraf w.e.f. 20.02.2007 on cessation of Shri K. M. Pai as director, with Shri O. P. Bhardwaj as its Chairman.

(i) The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are as per the guidelines set out in clause no. 49 of the listing agreement with the Calcutta Stock Exchange where the shares of the Company are listed.

(ii) The Audit Committee had Five Meetings during the financial year 2006-07 ended on 31st March, 2007 as per details thereof and the names of Directors who attended the said meetings, are as here-under:-

Details of the Audit Committee Meetings held during the financial year 2006-07 and attended by the Directors:-

Name of the Director Date of Meeting held
30-06-2006 31-07-2006 10.08.2006 30.10.2006 31.01.2007
Shri O.P. Bhardwaj Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
*Shri K.M. Pai Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shri Yogesh Mathur No Yes Yes Yes No
**Shri Puneet Saraf N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

*Ceased to be member w.e.f. 20.02.2007
**Appointed as member w.e.f. 20.02.2007

4. Remuneration Committee

The Board has not constituted a Remuneration Committee as it is not mandatory. The same will be constituted as and when the need will arise.

5. Remuneration Policy

sitting fees of Rs. 250/- for attending Board Meetings is paid to each of the Directors, who are not paid any remuneration.

Since Shri A.K. Sureka opted to be an Honorary Managing Director, no remuneration was paid to him during the financial year 2006-07 ended on 31st March, 2007

(i) Sitting fees paid to Directors for meetings of the Board :-
Name of Director Amount (Rs.)
Shri A.K. Sureka 1750/-
Shri V.K. Sureka 1250/-
Shri Anand Gupta 500/-
Shri O.P. Bhardwaj 3750/-
Shri K.M. Pai 2250/-
Shri Yogesh Mathur 1750/-
Total : 11250/-




6. Code of Conduct for the Directors & Senior Managerial Personnel

In compliance to the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has laid down a code of conduct for all the Board Members and Senior Managerial Personnel and all Board Members and Senior Managerial Personnel have affirmed compliance of code of conduct as on 31st March, 2007 and a declaration to that effect duly signed by the Managing Director is attached and forms part of this report.

7. Investors’/ Shareholders’ Grievance Committee

This Committee, was constituted on 1st December, 2003, with a view to redress shareholders’/investors’ complaints etc. relating to delay in transfer of shares, demat, non-receipt of annual accounts, delays in balance sheet, split, duplicate, transmission, etc. of the shares issued by the Company. This Committee consisted of two Non-executive Directors namely Shri K.M Pai and Shri O.P. Bhardwaj with Shri K.M. Pai as Chairman till 20th February,2007 as Shri Puneet Saraf took over from Shri K.M. Pai on that date.

Shri V.K. Sureka was nominated as the Compliance Officer.
Number of pending transfers Nil
Number of Shareholders’ Complaints received Nil
Number of Complaints not solved Nil

8. General Body Meetings

Details of Location and time of holding of last three Annual General meetings:
AGM for the financial Year ended Venue Date Time
2003-2004
29h AGM
12, Dr. U.N. Brahmachari Street, Kolkata –700016 30-09-2004 11.00 A.M.
2004–2005
30th AGM
12, Dr. U.N. Brahmachari Street, Kolkata –700016 30-09-2004 11.00 A.M.
2005–2006
31st AGM
Room No. 107, 1st Floor,Anand Jyoti Building, 41, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-700001 18.09.2006 11.30 A.M.

9. Brief Resume of Directors seeking re-appointment

(i). Shri O. P. Bhardwaj :-

Shri O. P. Bhardwaj is B. Com.(Honours) and having 26 years’ working experience in the Steel Industry. He was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1st December, 2003. He is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and ,being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.

(ii) Shri Puneet Saraf ;-

Shri Puneet Saraf is B. Com (Honours) and having 7 years working experience in Textile Industry. He was appointed as Additional Director on 20.02.2007 by the Board of Directors under the provisions of Article No. 119 of the Articles of Association of the company. Being an additional director, he holds office upto the date of the Annual General Meeting. The company has received a notice u/s 257 of the Companies Act, 1956 from a member, proposing his name as a director of the company.

10. Disclosure

(a) Materially Significant related party transactions

During the period, no transaction of material nature had been entered into by the Company with the management or their relatives that may have potential conflict with the interests of the Company.

(b) Details of non-compliance by the company, penalties, strictures imposed on the Company by Stock Exchange or SEBI or any statutory authority, on any matter related to capital markets, during the last three years.

There was no instance of penalties, strictures imposed on the Company by Stock Exchange or SEBI or any statutory authority as well as non-compliance of any matter related to the Capital Markets during the last three years.

11. Means of Communication

The quarterly, half yearly and yearly results are published in English in widely circulating “The Financial Express ” and in Bengali in “Kalantar ” from Kolkata.

12. General Shareholder information

AGM : Date, time and venue 32nd AGM to be held on 25th August, 2007 at 2.30 P.M. at Room No. 107, 1st Floor, Anand Jyoti Building, 41, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata - 700 001
• Financial Calendar (Tentative)

Results for quarter ending June, 30, 2006

Results for quarter ending September, 30, 2006

Results for quarter ending December, 31, 2006

Results for quarter ending March 31, 2007


31st day of July, 2007

Last week of October, 2007

Last week of January, 2008

Last week of April, 2008

• Date of Book closure 21st August, 2007 to 25th August, 2007 (both days inclusive)
• Stock Code – Physical
Demat ISIN Number for NSDL and CDSL.
27005 on Calcutta Stock Exchange
INE062F01011
• High/low of market price of the Company’s shares traded on the Stock Exchange during the financial period ended 31st March, 2006 The Shares were traded during the Financial Year 2005-06. as per transactions on Calcutta Stock Exchange at Rs.134.70 being the lowest price and Rs.155.45 being the highest price respectively.
• Registrar & Transfer Agents M/s. RCMC Share Registry Pvt. Ltd.
1515, (1st Floor) Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur, (Near South Extn)
New Delhi - 110049
Phone No. 24692346, 24601017
Fax No. 24692345, 22156823
• Share Transfer System All the transfers received are processed by the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent. Share Transfers are registered and returned within maximum of 30 days from the date of lodgment if documents are complete in all respect. In case the shares are transferred through Demat mode, the procedure is adopted as stated in Depositories Act, 1996.
• Share holding pattern as on 31-03-2007

Category No. of Shares Percentage
Promoters 14,74,965 26.82
Persons acting in concert - -
Mutual Funds and UTI - -
Banks, Financial Institution & Insurance Companies - -
FII’s - -
Private Corporate Bodies 28,72,680 52.23
Indian Public 11,52,355 20.95
NRIs/ OCBs - -
Total 55,00,000 100.00
• Distribution of shareholding as on 31st March, 2007.

NO. OF SHARES FOLIOS AMOUNT
From To Number % to Toal Rs. % to Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
00001 - 00500 434 62.72 2,22,650 0.40
00501 - 01000 12 1.73 1,01,420 0.18
01001 - 02000 54 7.80 6,91,310 1.26
02001 – 03000 15 2.17 4,26,310 0.78
03001 - 04000 22 2.89 7,31,050 1.33
04001 - 05000 11 1.59 5,31,890 0.97
05001 - 10000 53 7.66 44,61,360 8.11
10001 to above 93 13.44 4,78,34,010 86.97
Total 692 100.00 5,50,00,000 100.00

Declaration of Managing Director

The Code of Conduct for the Directors and the Senior Managerial Personnel was adopted by the Board of Directors. All the Board Members and Senior Managerial Personnel have affirmed that they have complied with the Code of Conduct during the financial year ended on 31st March, 2007.

PLACE : KOLKATA
DATE : 10th August, 2007
-SD-
A .K. Sureka
Managing Director


SALARPURIA & PARTNERS
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS


ANNEXURE TO THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS CERTIFICATE FROM AUDITORS REGARDING COMPLIANCE OF CONDITIONS OF COROPORATE GOVERNANCE

ANNEXURE-A

To the Shareholders of the Quality Synthetic Industries Limited.

We have examined the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance by Quality Synthetic Industries Limited for the period ended on 31st March, 2007, as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement of the said Company with the Stock Exchange.

The Compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is the responsibility of the management. Our examination was limited to procedures and implementation thereof, adopted by the Company for ensuring the compliance of the conditions of the Corporate Governance. It is neither an audit nor an expression of opinion on the financial statements of the Company.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, we certify that the Company has complied with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in the above mentioned Listing Agreement.

As required by the Guidance Note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, we have to state that no investor grievances is pending for a period exceeding one month against the company as per the records maintained by the Investors’ Grievance Committee.

We further state that such compliance is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor the efficiency or effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company

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PLACE : NEW DELHI
DATED: 30th June, 2007
FOR SALARPURIA & PARTNERS
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
-SD-
KAMAL KUMAR GUPTA
PARTNER
M. No.89190

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