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Gufic Biosciences Ltd.
BSE CODE: 509079   |   NSE CODE: GUFICBIO   |   ISIN CODE : INE742B01025   |   22-Nov-2024 Hrs IST
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March 2015

DIRECTORS' REPORT

The Members,

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 31st Annual Report of the Company, together with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015.

DIVIDEND :

The Directors are pleased to recommend a Dividend of 5 % per equity share of Re.1 each for the financial year ended 31st March 2015.

The dividend payout for the year under review has been formulated in accordance with the Company's policy to pay sustainable dividend linked to long term growth objectives of the Company to be met by internal cash accruals.

SHARE CAPITAL:

The paid up equity capital as on March 31, 2015 was Rs.. 773.50 Lakhs. During the year under review, the company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity nor made any provision of money for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.

FINANCE:

Cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2015 was Rs.. 620.63 lakhs. The company continues to focus on judicious management of its working capital, Receivables, inventories and other working capital parameters were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.

FIXED DEPOSITS :

Your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:

The company has given corporate guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. The terms and conditions whereof are not prejudicial to the interest of the company. The details of the investments made by company is given in the notes to the financial statements and under point no. X of annexure to Auditors report.

INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board & to the Managing Director. The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of the Company. Based on the report of internal audit function, process owners undertake corrective action in their respective areas an thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and recommendations along with corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:

The company has not contributed funds for the year ended march 31st, 2015. But Company has started contributing funds for the schemes of eradicating hunger and poverty, promotion of education and medical aid from May, 2015. The contributions in this regard have been made to the registered trust which is undertaking these schemes. And company will also undertake schemes of distributing food to the poor directly as part of the CSR initiative.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed herewith as: Annexure A

LISTING :

Your Company is listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited at P J. Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001, bearing Scrip Code No. 509079 and with the National Stock Exchange of India Limited at Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051 bearing Scrip Code GUFICBIO. The listing fees for the year 2015-2016 has already been paid by the Company.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:

a. Company ensures that the manufacturing operations are conducted in the manner whereby optimum utilization and maximum possible savings of energy is achieved.

b. No specific investment has been made in reduction in energy consumption.

c. As the impact of measures taken for conservation and optimum utilization of energy are not quantitative, its impact on cost cannot be stated accurately.

TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:

Company's products are manufactured by using in-house know how and no outside technology is being used for manufacturing activities. Therefore no technology absorption is required. The Company constantly strives for maintenance and improvement in quality of its products and entire Research & Development activities are directed to achieve the aforesaid goal.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT-GO:

Foreign Exchanges earing amounted to Rs.. 1,175.48 lacs and for the previous year it was Rs.. 922.88 lacs and the total foreign exchange outgo amounted to Rs.. 124.63 lacs and for the previous year it was Rs.. 32.99 lacs. Increase in Foreign exchange outgo is mainly due to expense incurred for registration of products and related legal expenses

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

During the year under review, your Company enjoyed cordial relationship with workers and employees at all levels.

DIRECTORS :

Tenure of Mr. Jayesh P Choksi, Managing Director and Mr. Pranav Choksi, Executive Director has been expired on March 31, 2015. The Board recommend re-appointment of Mr. Jayesh P Choksi as Chairman and Managing Director and Mr. Pranav Choksi as wholetime Director of the company for next 5 years subject to the approval of Shareholder and resolution for re-appointment of Mr. Jayesh P Choksi as Chairman and Managing Director and Mr. Pranav Choksi as Wholetime Director is incorporated in the notice of 31st Annual General Meeting of the company.

Mr. Jayesh P Choksi retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment Mr. Khantilal N. Sanghavi, an independent director and Mr. M. G. Dhapalapur, Executive Director submitted resignation to the Board on August 27th, 2014 and November 13th, 2014 respectively due to health issues related to age. The Board hereby places on record its sincerest thanks and gratitude for the invaluable contribution made by Mr. Khantilal N. Sanghavi and Mr. M. G. Dhapalapur towards the growth and development of the company during his tenure as a director. The Board also on behalf of the members wishes Mr. M. G. Dhapalapur a long and healthy life.

Further as per section 152, 161 including any statutory modification (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force) the Company is required to appoint a Woman Director on the board of the Company. Ms. Hemal Desai has been appointed as Additional Director w.e.f 13th November 2015, to hold office up to the date of forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Being eligible, Ms. Hemal Desai offered herself to be appointed as the Executive whole -time Director ofyour Company.

The details of training and familiarization programmers and Annual Board Evaluation process for Directors have been provided under the Corporate Governance Report.

The policy on Director's appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Director, and also remuneration for Key Managerial Personnel and other employee's forms part of Corporate Governance Report of this Annual Report.

Meetings

A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors.

During the year five Board Meetings and four Audit Committee Meetings were convened and held. The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT :

In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors would like to state that:

i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

ii. The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for the year under review.

iii. The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

iv. The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

v. The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

vi. The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

In line with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and Equity Listing Agreement, your Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions which is also available on Company's website. The Policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the Company and Related Parties.

This Policy specifically deals with the review and approval of Material Related Party Transactions keeping in mind the potential or actual conflicts of interest that may arise because of entering into these transactions. All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for Related Party Transactions on a quarterly basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature and / or entered in the Ordinary Course of Business and are at Arm's Length. All Related Party Transactions are subjected to independent review by a reputed accounting firm to establish compliance with the requirements of Related Party Transactions under the Companies Act, 2013 and Equity Listing Agreement.

All Related Party Transactions entered during the year were in Ordinary Course of the Business and on Arm's Length basis and forms part to the Notes to Accounts in Note No. 31

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, in the prescribed Form AOC-2, is appended as Annexure B to the Board's report.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:

The Company does not have any subsidiary. Accordingly, the disclosure in Form AOC 1 is not applicable

CODE OF CONDUCT:

The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company. The Company believes in "Zero Tolerance" against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings / behaviors of any form and the Board has laid down the directives to counter such acts. The code laid down by the Board is known as "code of business conduct" which forms an Appendix to the Code. The Code has been posted on the Company's website www.guficbio.com

The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. The Code gives guidance through examples on the expected be haviour from an employee in a given situation and the reporting structure.

All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code. All Management Staff were given appropriate training in this regard.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has a vigil mechanism named Fraud and Risk Management Policy to deal with instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any.

In staying true to our values of Strength, Performance and Passion and in line with our vision of being one of the most respected companies in India, the Company is committed to the high standards of Corporate Governance and stakeholder responsibility.

The Company has a Fraud Risk and Management Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any.

The FRM Policy ensures that strict confidentiality is maintained whilst dealing with concerns and also that no discrimination will be meted out to any person for a genuinely raised concern.

A high level Committee has been constituted which looks into the complaints raised. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee and the Board.

PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by  the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading

Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code.

All Board Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code

AUDITOR'S REPORT/ SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:

The observation made in the Auditors' Report read together with relevant notes thereon explanation to the same are as below as per Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.

With refer to point no. 6 of Independent Auditor's Report company has unearthed the fraud committed by one of its marketing employee who has misappropriated amount of Rs.. 123.80 lacs from that Rs.. 22.50 Lacs has been recovered and management has taken necessary steps including legal action and is hopeful of recovering the said amount. Accordingly it has been shown the amount of Rs.23.80 Lacs under the head other non-Current Assets (other).

With refer to point no. 7 of Independent Auditor's Report:­!. Advances and Debts recoverability is a common feature of any running business. The amount mentioned in 5(a)(I) keeps varying depending on the strategies adopted for the year for growth of company as a whole.

2. However, management is confident of recoverability of such debts and advances and the same are good and recoverable in nature

3. Due to strong internal control management has been successful in reducing its debts less than ! year from Rs.. 326.69 Lacs to Rs.. 151.48 Lacs.  With refer to point no. 12(h) (iii) of Independent Auditor's Report they was delay in transferring unpaid dividend of Rs.. 2 lakhs credited to said account in FY 2006-07 pertaining to financial year 2005-06, which was due to dispute with bank and same is resolved. And necessary action has been started.

As required under section 204 (!) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has obtained a secretarial audit report. Certain observations made in the report with regard to non-filing of some forms were mainly due to ambiguity and uncertainty of the applicability of the same for the relevant period. However, the company would ensure in future that all the provisions are compiled to the fullest extent.

AUDITORS:

The Auditors S H R & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, who was appointment at 30th Annual General Meeting of the Members of the company for 5 Year. The re-appointment to be ratify at ensuring Annual General Meeting of the members of  the company

SECRETARIAL AUDIT:

Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the company has appointed CS Gajanan Athavale, a firm of company Secretaries in practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit report is annexed herewith as "Annexure C"

EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as 'Annexure D".

BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:

Pursuant to section 34 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 20!3 & Clause 49 of the listing agreement, the company has  constituted a business risk management committee. The details of the committee and its terms of reference are set out in the corporate governance report forming part of the Boards report.

At present the company has not identified any element of risk which may threaten the existence of the company.  

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

The detail information required pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, is annexed herewith as "Annexure E".

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORTS

The Corporate Governance and Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which form an integral part of this Report, are set out as separate Annexures, together with the Certificate from the auditors of the Company regarding compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Company and its Directors wish to extend their sincerest thanks to the Members of the Company, Bankers, State Government, Local Bodies, Customers, Suppliers, Executives, Staff and workers at all levels for their continuous cooperation and assistance.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Jayesh Choksi

Chairman & Managing Director

Date: 29th May, 2015

Place: Mumbai

REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

I.THE COMPANY'S PHILOSOPHY ON CODE OF GOVERNANCE

Gufic philosophy on corporate governance is about commitment to values and ethical business conduct. And envisages working towards high levels of transparency, accountability, consistent value systems, delegation across all facets of its operations leading to sharply focused and operationally efficient growth. It is about how an organization is managed. Timely  and accurate disclosure of information regarding the financial situation, performance, ownership and governance of the  Company is an important part of corporate governance.

The Company believes that good Corporate Governance is a continuous process and strives to improve the Corporate Governance practices to meet shareholder's expectations. Your company has fulfilled all the existing guidelines under clause 49 of the listing agreement.

Gufic endeavors to make its management team empowered to take the Company forward within the framework of  effective accountability, which in turn enables the conversion of opportunities into achievements for the betterment of the Company and its stakeholders. The Board has also institutionalized good management practices to bring about an atmosphere of accountability. Systems are being put into place to ensure effective strategic planning, optimum risk management, financial plans and budgets, integrity of internal controls and reporting, communication policy with emphasis  on transparency and full disclosure on the various facts of the Company's operations, its functioning and its financial and  compliance with all statutory / regulatory requirements not only in the letter of the law but also in its spirit.

The Company tries to work by these principles in all its interactions with stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and statutory authorities.

2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS :

(A) Composition and size of the Board

The Board of Directors comprises of Eight (8) Directors. The Board has an optimum combination of 4 Executive and 4 Non-Executive Directors. The Managing Director is an Executive Non-Independent Director and 4 Non-Executive Directors on the Board are holding Directorship in Independent capacity.

(B) Non executive directors' compensation and disclosures

No fees/compensation is paid to non-executive directors, including independent directors, which requires previous approval of shareholders in general meeting.

The Non-Executive Directors are entitled to payment of sitting fees only made within the limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 1956 without approval of the Central Government.

(C) Provisions as to Board

Five (5) Board Meetings were held during the financial year 2014-2015 and the gap between two Board Meetings did not exceed 4 months. The Board meetings were held on 30th May, 2014, 14th August, 2014, 27th August, 2014, 13th November, 2014 and 13th February, 2015.The names of members of the Board, No of Board Meeting held during the financial year 2014-2015, their attendance at the Company's Board Meetings, Last Annual General Meeting, the number of Directorship and Chairmanship / Membership in other Companies are given below

3. COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD:

(A) Audit Committee I) Terms of Reference:

Apart from all the matters provided in clause 49 of the listing agreement and section 177 of the Companies Act 2013, the Audit committee reviews reports of the internal auditor, meets statutory auditors as and when required and discusses their findings, suggestions, observations and other related matters. It also reviews major accounting policies followed by the company.

ii) Composition:

The Audit committee was re-constituted on November 13th, 2014 which consist of three independent directors and two Executive Non-Independent Director, Mr. Sharat Gandhi, Mr. Jadish Shah, Mr. Sheryas Patel, Mr. Jayesh Choksi and Mr. Pranav Choksi. Mr. Sharat Gandhi has been designated as chairman of the committee. The committee met Five times during the financial year ended March 31, 2015. The attendance record of the members at the meeting were as follows:

(B) Nomination & Remuneration Committee and policy:

The Nomination & Remuneration committee for appointment & remuneration of director's key managerial personnel was re-constituted on November 13th, 2014. The committee comprises of three independent Directors and two executive director, Mr. Sharat Gandhi, Mr. Jadish Shah, Mr. Sheryas Patel, Mr. Jayesh Choksi and Mr. Pranav Choksi. Mr. Jadish Shah

POLICY FOR SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REMUNERATION

The Nomination and Remuneration (N&R) Committee has adopted a Charter which, inter alia, deals with the manner of selection of Board of Directors and CEO & Managing Director and their remuneration. This Policy is accordingly derived from the said Charter.

Criteria of selection of Non-Executive Directors

The Non-Executive Directors shall be of high integrity with relevant expertise and experience so as to have a diverse Board with Directors having expertise in the fields of manufacturing, marketing, finance, taxation, law, governance and general management.

In case of appointment of Independent Directors, the N&R Committee shall satisfy itself with regard to the independent nature of the Directors vis-a-vis the Company so as to enable the Board to discharge its function and duties effectively.

The N&R Committee shall ensure that the candidate identified for appointment as a Director is not disqualified for appointment under Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The N&R Committee shall consider the following attributes / criteria, whilst recommending to the Board the candidature for appointment as Director.

i. Qualification, expertise and experience of the Directors in their respective fields;

ii. Personal, Professional or business standing;

iii. Diversity of the Board.

In case of re-appointment of Non-Executive Directors, the Board shall take into consideration the performance evaluation of the Director and his engagement level.

Remuneration

The Non-Executive Directors shall be entitled to receive remuneration by way of sitting fees, reimbursement of expenses for participation in the Board meetings. A Non-Executive Director shall be entitled to receive sitting fees for each meeting of the Board attended by him, of such sum as may be approved by the Board of Directors within the overall limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014;

CEO & Managing Director - Criteria for selection / appointment.

For the purpose of selection of the CEO & MD, the N&R Committee shall identify persons of integrity who possess relevant expertise, experience and leadership qualities required for the position and shall take into consideration recommendation, if any, received from any member of the Board.

The Committee will also ensure that the incumbent fulfills such other criteria with regard to age and other qualifications as laid down under the Companies Act, 2013 or other applicable laws.

Remuneration for the CEO & Managing Director

At the time of appointment or re-appointment, the CEO & Managing Director shall be paid such remuneration as may be mutually agreed between the Company (which includes the N&R Committee and the Board of Directors) and the CEO & Managing Director within the overall limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. The remuneration shall be subject to the approval of the Members of the Company in General Meeting. The remuneration of the CEO & Managing Director comprises only of fixed component. The fixed component comprises salary, allowances, perquisites, amenities and retiral benefits.

Remuneration Policy for the Senior Management Employees

In determining the remuneration of the Senior Management Employees (i.e. KMPs and Executive Committee Members) the N&R Committee shall ensure the relationship of remuneration and performance benchmark is clear. The Managing Director will carry out the individual performance review based on the standard appraisal matrix and shall take into account the appraisal score card and other factors mentioned herein-above, whilst recommending the annual increment and performance incentive to the N&R Committee for its review and approval.

C. Stakeholders Relationship Committee:

During the year 2014-15 the Shareholders & Investors Grievance committee was renamed and re-constituted on November 13th, 2015 as the Stakeholder Relationship Committee in compliance with the amended clause 49E(4) of the Listing Agreement enter with National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited that also acts as Share Transfer Committee. The committee met one times. The attendance at the Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee is given below;

Powers and Role of Committee

a) The Committee is empowered to collect the relevant information from all departments, which would be useful to satisfy the requirements of the shareholders.

b) Give required information to shareholders and solve the problems, complaints, grievances etc. of the shareholders promptly.

c) Looks into redressal of shareholders' complaints like delays in transfer of shares, non-receipt of balance sheet, non-receipt of declared dividends, etc.

d) Oversees the performance of the Registrar and Transfer Agents and recommends measures for over all improvement in the quality of investor services.

E. PERFORNAMCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Appointment and Remuneration Committees. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.

A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independence of judgement, safeguarding the interest of the Company and its minority shareholders etc. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors who also reviewed the performance of the Secretarial Department. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process

F. BUSINESS RISK EVALUATION/ MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Business Risk Evaluation and Management is an ongoing process within the Organization. The Company has a robust risk management framework to identify, monitor and minimize risks as also identify business opportunities.

The objectives and scope of the Risk Management Committee broadly comprise of

1. Oversight of risk management performed by the executive management;

2. Reviewing the BRM policy and framework in line with local legal requirements and SEBI guidelines;

3. Reviewing risks and evaluate treatment including initiating mitigation actions and ownership as per a pre-defined cycle;

4. Defining framework for identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation and reporting of risks.

5. Within its overall scope as aforesaid, the Committee shall review risks trends, exposure, potential impact analysis and mitigation plan.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS MEETING:

During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on February 13th, 2015, inter alia, to discuss:

1. Evaluation of the performance of Non Independent Directors and the Board of Directors as a Whole;

2. Evaluation of the performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views of the Executive and Non Executive Directors.

3. Evaluation of the quality, content and time lines of flow of information between the management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform its duties.

All the independent Directors were present at the meeting.

4. SHAREHOLDES

The Company neither has any Subsidiary Company nor is it a Subsidiary of any other Company

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION :

The Company regularly intimates quarterly unaudited as well as yearly audited financial results to the stock exchanges, immediately after the same are taken on record by the Board. These results are published in Business Standard (English edition), Mumbai Lakshadweep (Marathi edition). These are not sent individually to the shareholders.

The Company's results, annual reports and official news releases are displayed on the company's web-site www.guficbio.com The said company's website also containing basic information about the company includes information about the company's business, financial information, shareholding pattern, compliance with corporate governance, company's director, registrar & transfer agent, contact information of the designated officials of the company who are responsible for assisting and handling investor grievances etc. The Company had meetings with and made presentations to the institutional investors and analysts during the year.

The Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of this Annual Report

All price sensitive information and announcements are communicated immediately after the Board decisions to the Stock Exchanges, where the Company's shares are listed, for dissemination to the shareholders.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

None of the Independent Directors have any pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, its Promoters, its Directors, its senior management and/or associates companies as follows

CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION :

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have given annual certification on financial results and internal controls to the Board in terms of Clause 49 and annexed to this report.

E. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS INFORMATION

Annual General Meeting: Date, Time and Venue

31st July, 2015 At 2.30 PM At Hotel Parle International, Vile Parle East, Mumbai-400 057

Date of Book Closures

24th July, 2015 to 31st July, 2015 (Both Days Inclusive)

Financial Calendar:

Results for quarter ended 30thJune, 2015:  Third Week of August, 2015

Results for quarter ended 30thSeptember, 2015 : Second Week of November, 2015

Results for quarter ended 31st December, 2015 : Third Week of February, 2015

Results for quarter ended 31st March, 2016 : Third Week of May, 2016

Dividend Payment Date

Dividend will be paid within 30 days of the approval of the same in the Annual General Meeting.

The Company is Listed at

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (Stock code: 509079) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (Stock Code: GUFICBIO)

Demat ISIN INE742B0I025 (NSDL & CDSL)

Name Address Telephone No Fax Email of Registrar & Share Transfer Agents

Link Intime (I) Private Limited C- 13, Pannalal Silk Milk Compounds, L.B.S Marg, Bhandup West, Mumbai - 400 078. Tel No: (022) 2594 6970 Fax No: (022) 2594 6969 Email: rnt.helpdesk@linkintime.co.in

DISCLOSURES :

During the year under review besides the transactions reported in Notes to Accounts (Refer note No.27) there were no other related transactions with the promoters, directors, management and subsidiaries that have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. During the last three years, there were no strictures or penalties imposed by SEBI or the stock Exchange or any statutory authority go for non-compliance of any matter related to capital markets. The Company has complied with all mandatory requirements of the Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. The Company has reviewed the Non Mandatory requirements under Clause 49 and these shall be adopted / complied by the Company on need basis. The Remuneration Committee, a Non-Mandatory requirement, has been constituted and the details on this have been mentioned earlier in this Report. Besides these, efforts are being made to move towards the regime of unqualified financial statement.

DECLARATION ON CODE OF CONDUCT

As provided under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange(s), it is hereby declared that all the Board members and the Senior Management personnel of the Company have affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct for the year ended 31st March, 2012. A declaration by CEO affirming compliance to the Code of Conduct by Board Members and Senior Management Executives is also annexed separately at the end of this report.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Jayesh Choksi

Chairman & Managing Director

Date: 29th May, 2015

Place: Mumbai