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Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. Annual Report 2021

Jun 23, 2021

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June 23,2021

BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
The Corporate Relationship Dept, Exchange Plaza,
1st Floor, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Dalal Street, Bandra (East),
Mumbai-400 001. Mumbai-400 051.
Scrip Code: 500185 Scrip Code : HCC

Dear Sir,

Sub.: Audited Financial Results for the financial vear ended March 31.2021

As per Regulations 33 and 52 of the Securities and Exchange Board of lndia (Listlng Obl~gations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are enclos~ng herewith the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of the Company for the financial year ended March 31. 2021 which were approved and taken on record by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meetlng held today i e. June 23, 2021 along with Auditor's Reports thereon and Statement on Impact of Audit Qualifications on Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results.

A copy of the press release is also enclosed herewith

The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company commenced at 11 .OO a.m. and concluded at 3.00 p.m.

We request you to kindly take the above on your record.

Thanking you,

Company Ltd.

Company Secretary

Encl. : As above

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Hineon House, LBS Mstg. Vikhmli (W&, Mumbai -400 063, India

Press Release

HCC FY21 Consolidated Revenue at Rs 8,335 cr Completed Rs 3,300 cr of asset sales, conciliations & monetization of awards

Mumbai: June 23,2021: HCC stand-alone reported turnover and EBITDA of Rs 2,642.4 crore and Rs 299.6 crore, respectively, in FY21, as against Rs 3,676.1 crore and Rs 465.1 crore, respectively, in FY20. The company's order book stood at Rs 17,914 crore as of March 31, 2021.

For the year ended March 31,2021, the Group recorded Consolidated Revenues at Rs 8,335 crore from continuing operations, registering a decline of 12%, attributed to revenues lost due to COVID19 and the ensuing lockdown related disruptions. Challenges in supply chain management, logistics and non-availability of migrant workers at project sites resulted in lower turnover and affected the working capital cycle. This led to a net loss of Rs 610.0 crore.

Despite the above challenges, efforts by the Company have resulted in projects reaching the required level of resources which are expected to deliver performance as per normal operating levels. Uncertainty remains to the extent of further pandemic related disruptions to the construction cycle.

Financial highlights - HCC audited standalone results

  • Turnover of Rs 2,642.4 crore in FY21 versus Rs 3,676.1 crore last year and Rs 893.7 crore in Q4 FY21 versus Rs 787.7 crore in Q4 FY20
  • Net loss of Rs 566.5 crore in FY21 compared to Loss of Rs 168.7 crore last year and Net loss of Rs 90.2 crore in Q4 FY21 versus Net Loss of Rs 21 1.9 crore in Q4 FY20
  • EBITDA margins at 11.6% in FY21 compared to 12.8% last year
  • The order book stood at Rs 17,914 crore, excluding one order worth Rs 1,147 crore (HCC's share Rs 585 crore) procured in Q1 FY22

Mr. Arjun Dhawan, Group Chief Executive Officer said, "HCC has much to be proud of this year, having strengthened our balance sheet through asset sales and meeting conciliation targets, despite the chaos caused by COVID19. We are also at the cusp of closing our resolution plan with lenders. That said, our primary focus remained 'people first', to ensure the safety of our workforce and their families, in a year that has caused great emotional upheaval."

HCC has been awarded five contracts worth Rs 7,639 crore. (HCC's share is Rs 3,467 crore). In Q1 FY22 the company has been awarded contract of Chennai Metro worth Rs 1,147 crore (HCC's share Rs 585 crore).

As part of its strategic initiatives in FY21, HCC has completed Rs 3,300 crore of asset sales, conciliations and monetization of awards. HCC Concessions Ltd had completed the sale of Farakka-Raiganj Highways Ltd to Cube Highways and Infrastructure II Pte Ltd on September 22, 2020, with an enterprise valuation of Rs 1,508 crore, comprising debt of Rs 905 crore and an equity valuation of Rs 603 crore. The Company also concluded its conciliation with NHAl for all disputes concerning Baharampore-Farakka Highways Ltd (BFHL) and Farakka-Raiganj Highways Ltd (FRHL). The SPVs entered into settlement agreements with NHAl for a comprehensive closure of all outstanding disputes and claims between the parties for a total amount of Rs 1,259 crore. The settlement amounts have been realized by BFHL and FRHL. The proceeds of conciliation shall be used to expedite completion of our key projects and to strengthen HCC's participation in future works of nation-building.

HCC has embarked on a comprehensive debt resolution plan which will substantially deleverage the Company and place it on strong footing to grow. The Resolution Plan is expected to get implcmcntcd in Q2 FY22 with all the formalities having been completed, and with lenders currently in the process of procuring their final board approvals.

Performance of HCC subsidiaries:

Steiner AG: Steiner AG reported revenues of CHF 705 million (Rs 5,655 crore) in the financial year 2020-21 as compared to CHF 802 million (Rs 5,779 crore) in the previous year (restated) and a profit of CHF 3.6 million (Rs 30 crore) as compared to a net profit of CHF 28.0 million (Rs 202 crore) in the previous year (restated). The Company secured fresh orders worth CHF 575 million (Rs 4,454 crore). The order book stood at CHF 1.32 billion (Rs 10,225 crore) at the end of the financial year. In addition to this, the Company has secured orders for CHF 13 million (Rs 101 crore), where contracts are yet to be signed.

HCC Concessions Ltd: FY21 turnover of Baharampore Farakka Highways Ltd (BFHL) grew 16% to Rs 167.8 crore, despite the impact of COVID19. BFHL registered turnover of Rs 55.3 crore in Q4 FY21 vs Rs 38.3 crore in Q4 FY20, a y-o-y increase of 44.5%. With the completion of an additional stretch, BFHL's toll rates have been enhanced by -20% from May 14, 2021 onwards. On March 30, 2021, BFHL and FRHL entered into settlement agreements with NHAl for Rs 405 crore and Rs 854 crore respectively. The settlement amounts have been realized by both the SPVs.

About HCC:

HCC is a business group of global scale developing and building responsible infrastructure through next practices. With an engineering heritage of nearly 100 years, HCC has executed a majority of India's landmark infrastructure projects, having constructed 27% of India's Hydro Power generation and 60% of India's Nuclear Power generation capacities, over 3,960 lane km of Expressways and Highways, more than 360 km of complex Tunnelling and 383 Bridges. Today, HCC Ltd. serves the infrastructure sectors of Transportation, Power and Water. The HCC Group, with a group turnover of Rs 8,335 crore, comprises of HCC Ltd., HCC Infrastructure Co. Ltd., and Steiner AG in Switzerland.

For further information:

Sandeep Sawant Hindustan Construction Company Ltd +91 22 2575 1000, Mobile: +91 98339 92874 Email: [email protected]

Walker Chandiok & Co LLP

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Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended)

To the Board of Directors of Hindustan Construction Company Limited

Qualified Opinion

  1. Hindustan Construction Company Limited and its joint operations ( (Refer Annexure 1 for the list of joint operations included in the Statement) for the year ended 31 March 2021, attached herewith, being submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) time to time.

alance value of work has not been subjected to audit or review.

    1. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and based on the consideration of the reports of the other auditors as referred to in paragraph 15 below, the Statement:
  • (i) presents financial results in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63 of the Listing Regulations, except for the possible effects of the matters described in paragraph 3 below; and
  • (ii) prescribed under Section 133 of the thereunder, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the standalone net loss after tax and other comprehensive income and other financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021 except for the possible effects of the matters described in paragraph 3 below.

Basis for Qualified Opinion

    1. As stated in:
  • (i) Note 6 to the accompanying Statement, the Company has accounted for managerial remuneration paid / payable to Whole Time Directors (including Chairman and Managing Director) of the Company the limits prescribed under Section 197 of the Act, in respect of which approvals from the shareholders have been obtained as prescribed, however prior approval from the lenders of the Company in accordance with Section 197 has not been obtained by the Company.

Chartered Accountants

Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the standalone financial results of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(ii) Note in respect of which direct confirmations from the respective banks/ lenders have not been provided to us by the management of the Company. Further, in respect of certain loans while the principal balances have been confirmed from the direct confirmations issued by banks / lenders, the interest accrued amounting to have not been received for balances with banks included under cash and cash equivalents and earmarked balances/ deposits with banks included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents, as at crore In the absence of such direct confirmations from the banks/ lenders or sufficient and appropriate alternate audit evidence, we are unable to comment on the adjustments and changes in classification of balances in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 1, Presentation of financial statements, if any, that may be required to the carrying value of the aforementioned balances in the accompanying Statement.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the standalone financial results of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(iii) Note 10 to the accompanying Statement, the Company has recognised net deferred tax assets amounting unused tax credits and other taxable temporary differences which are continued to be recognised by the Company on the basis of expected availability of future taxable profits for utilization of such deferred tax assets. However, in view of the continued losses incurred by the Company, uncertainty with respect to outcome of the resolution plan and the impact of COVID-19 on business operations, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to the current projections prepared by the management and therefore, are unable to comment on any adjustments that may be required to the carrying value of aforesaid net deferred tax assets as at 31 March 2021.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the standalone financial results of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(iv) Note 11(b) to the accompanying Statement, the Company had written back a loss provision aggregating the year ended 31 March 2019 in cognizance of the assignment of beneficial interests/ rights in a portfolio of identified arbitration awards and claims based on a non-binding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, due to cancellation of the said proposed transaction. However, such write-back is inconsistent with the continued intent of the Company to sell/ assign the arbitration awards and claims of the Company to other potential investors as evidenced in the proposed resolution plan with lenders. Pending the finalization of the proposed resolution plan with lenders, we are unable to comment on the extent of loss provision required to be provided for in the financial results as at 31 March 2021.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the standalone financial results of the company for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

Chartered Accountants

Offices in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida and Pune

Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

  1. specified under section 143(10) for the Audit of the Statement section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Co ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us and that obtained by the other auditors, in terms of their reports referred to in paragraph 15 of the Other Matters section below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern

  1. We draw attention to Note 9 of the accompanying Statement which indicates that the Company has incurred h have resulted in substantial erosion of net worth of the Company. As further disclosed in the aforesaid note, the Company has continued to default in repayment of principal and interest in respect of its borrowings and has overdue operational creditors outstanding as at 31 March 2021. Certain operational creditors have also applied to the National Company Law Tribunal admitted by the NCLT for further proceedings as of the date of this report. The above factors, together with uncertainties relating to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of the Company as described in Note 8 to the accompanying Statement, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast discussion/ negotiations with the lenders, including lenders of an erstwhile subsidiary, for restructuring of loans which are subject to their internal approvals, revised business plans and other mitigating factors as mentioned in the Note 9, management is of the view that going concern basis of accounting is appropriate for preparation of the accompanying Statement. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Emphasis of Matters

    1. We draw attention to:
  • (i) Note 8 to the accompanying Statement, which describes the effects of uncertainties relating to COVID-19 accompanying Statement as at the reporting date, the extent of which is significantly dependent on future developments.
  • (ii) -current investment (including ating -worth of the aforesaid subsidiary is fully eroded; prospects, valuation report from an independent valuer, future contractual considerations receivable for a joint venture of HICL sold during the year, expected outcome of the arbitration/ litigations and legal advice in respect of certain claims, as described in the said note, management believes that the realizable amount is higher than the carrying value of the non-current investment due to which this is considered as good and recoverable.
  • (iii) Note 5 to the accompanying Statement, regarding uncertainties relating to recoverability of unbilled work-inclosed/ substantially closed/ suspended. Further, current trade receivables as at 31 March 2021 includes 2,748.55 crore, representing favorable arbitration awards (including interest thereon) which have subsequently been challenged by the clients in courts. Further, during the year ended 31 March 2021, the Company has settled certain favourable arbitration awards and claims with one of the customers amounting s further described in Note 11 of the accompanying Statement. The aforementioned receivables are presently under various stages of negotiations/ arbitration/ litigation with clients. Based on the current progress in each case/ related legal opinions, management is of the view that the aforementioned receivables are fully recoverable.

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Chartered Accountants

Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

Offices in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida and Pune

(iv) Note 12 to the accompanying Statement regarding delays in payment of foreign currency trade payables against the supply of goods and payment of foreign currency capital vendors against the supply of 31 March 2021 for a period beyond the timelines stipulated in FED Master Direction No. 17/2016-17, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The management of the Company is in the process of regularising these defaults by filing necessary applications with the appropriate authority for condonation of such delays. The management is of the view that the penalties, if any, which may be levied for these contraventions is currently unascertainable and is not expected to be material to the accompanying Statement. Accordingly, the accompanying Statement does not include any consequential adjustments with respect to such delays/ defaults.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matters.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Statement

    1. This Statement has been prepared on the basis of the standalone annual audited financial statements and responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Statement that gives a true and fair view of the net profit/loss and other comprehensive income and other financial information of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including Ind AS prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued thereunder and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, and in compliance with Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63 of the Listing Regulations. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Statement that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
    1. In preparing the Statement, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Com continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern, and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
  • 9.

    1. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement as a whole is free from opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act, will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this Statement.
    1. As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Statement, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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Chartered Accountants

  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of the and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or ern. If to the related disclosures in the Statement or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the au report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Statement, including the disclosures, and whether the Statement represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
  • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the Company to express an opinion on the Statement. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit of financial information of the Company of which we are the independent auditors. For the joint operations included in the Statement, which have been audited by other auditors, such other auditors remain responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audits carried out by them. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
    1. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
    1. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

Other Matters

  1. We did not audit the annual financial statements/ financial information of seven (7) joint operations included in the accompanying Statement, whose financial statements/ financial information (before eliminating inter-compa 153.85 crore as at 31 March 2021, and Statement. These annual financial statements/ financial information have been audited by the other auditors, whose reports have been furnished to us by the management, and our opinion, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these joint operations, is based solely on the audit report of such other auditors.

Chartered Accountants

Offices in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida and Pune

Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

Further, of these joint operation, annual financial statements/ financial information of four (4) joint operations have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, financial statements/ financial information of such joint operations in accordance with Ind AS. We have Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these joint operations are solely based on report of the other auditors and the conversion adjustments prepared by

Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matters with respect to our reliance on the work done by and the reports of the other auditors.

  1. The Statement also includes the annual financial information of one (1) joint operation, which have not been reviewed/ audited by its auditor, whose annual financial information reflects total assets of ed as considered in the Statement. This annual financial information have been furnished to us by the respect of aforesaid joint operation, is based solely on such unreviewed /unaudited financial information. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us by the management, these financial information are not material to the Company.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter with respect to our reliance on the financial information certified by the Board of Directors.

  1. The Statement includes the financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2021, being the balancing figures between the audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the published unaudited year-to-date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year, which were subjected to a limited review by us.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No:001076N/N500013

Rakesh R. Agarwal Partner Membership No:109632

UDIN:21109632AAAAGE1928

Place: Mumbai Date: 23 June 2021

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Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

Chartered Accountants

Annexure 1

List of joint operations included in the Statement

Sr. No. Name of the entity
1. Kumagai-Skanska-HCC-Itochu Group
2. HCC-L & T Purulia Joint Venture
3. Alpine - Samsung - HCC Joint Venture
4. Alpine - HCC Joint Venture
5. HCC Samsung Joint Venture CC 34
6. HCC - VCCL Joint Venture (w.e.f. 29 January 2020)
7. Nathpa Jhakri Joint Venture
8. HCC- HDC Joint Venture

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Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer

Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

Chartered Accountants

Offices in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida and Pune

STATEMENT OF STANDALONE FINANCIAL RESULTS
FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
i:. 7 in crore except earnings per share data and ratios
Quarter ended Year ended
Partlculanr 31 March 2021 31 December 2020 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
(R-,"E16) Unaudited (R~~~~~d16) Audlted Audited
1 Income
(a) Income fmm operations 866.07 814.65 779.36 2,689.74 3,646.63
(b) Other income (Refer note 14) 28.62 7.67 8.34 52.64 29.51
Total Income (a+b) 893.69 822.32 767.70 2,642.38 3,676.14
2 Expenses
(a) Cost of materials consumed 205.73 167.40 162.17 525.56 690.76
(b) Subcontracting expenses 422.37 346.08 503.60 1,054.05 1.664.80
(c) Construdion expenses 90.62 67.27 81.95 244.94 279.80
(d) Employee benefits expense 79.16 86.42 105.59 323.74 413.67
(e) Finance costs 225.02 212.72 218.41 829.89 746.15
(f) Depreciation and amortisation expense 24.14 23.11 21.32 91.06 109.37
(g) Other expenses 38.24 31.46 33.05 141.83 132.51
Total expenses (a+b+c+d+e+f+g) 1,085.28 934.46 1,126.09 3,211.07 4,037.06
3 Loss before exceptional items and tax (1-2) (191.59) (112.14) (338.39) (568.69) (360.92)
4 Exceptional items - Gainl (Loss) (Refer note 11) 62.80 (1 1.45) (274.03) 319.95
5 Loss before tax (3+4) (138.79) (112.14) (349.84) (842.72) (40.97)
6 Taxexpense
(a) Current tax (2.00) 5.30 0.04 3.34 0.09
(b) Deferred tax (Refer note 10) (46.60)
(48.60)
(38.46)
(33.16)
(137.98)
(137.94)
(279.61)
(276.27)
127.66
127.75
7 Loss for the period1 year (54) (90.19) (78.98) (21 1.90) (666.45) (168.72)
8 Other comprehenslve Incomel (loss)
(a) Items not to be reclassified subsequently to pmfit or loss (net of tax)
- Gainl (loss) on fair value of defined benefit plans as per actuarial valuation 1.38 (0.03) 4.87 1.29 (3.16)
- Gainl (loss) on fair value of equity instruments (Refer note 15) (0.96) 5.01 (7.00) 5.60 (10.71)
(b) Items to be reclassified subsequently to pm3t or loss
Other comprehenslve lncomel (loss) for the perlodl year, net of tax (a+b) 0.43 4.96 (2.13) 6.89 (13.87)
9 Total comprehensive loss for the perlodl year, net of tax (7+8) (89.76) (74.00) (214.03) (559.56) (162.59)
10 Paid up equity share capital (Face value oft 1 each) 151.31 151.31 151.31 151.31 151.31
11 Other equity (excluding revaluation reserves) 460.55 1,027.43
12 Debenture redemption reserve 54.99 54.99
13 Earnings1 (Loss) per share (Face value of7 1 each)
(a) Basic EPS (not annualised) (in 7) (0.60) (0.52) (1.40) (3.74) (1.12)
(b) Diluted EPS (not annualised) (in 7) (0.60) (0.52) (1.40) (3.74) (1.12)
14 Paid-up debt capital (Refer note 13) 63.37 82.59
15 Debt-equity ratio (in times) (Refer note 13) 6.46 2.86
16 Debt service coverage ratio (in times) (Refer note 13) (0.1 9) 0.82
17 Interest service coverage ratio (in times) (Refer note 13) (0.43) 1.10

See accompanying notes to the standalone financial results

AUDITED STANDALONE STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 7 in cmre
As at
31 March 2021
As at
31 March 2020
Particulars Audited Audited
ASSETS
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment 478.45 342.22
Right-of-use assets 1.33 2.17
Capital work-in-progress 1.61 178.41
Intangible assets 0.64 1.08
Investments in subsidiaries 1,669.03 1,622.26
Financial assets
Investments 12.54 6.94
Trade receivables 2,719.72
Loans 180.76 187.51
Other financial assets 56.14 55.66
Deferred tax assets (net) 715.99 437.08
Income tax assets (net) 90.26 233.24
Other non-current assets 74.50 88.81
Total noncurrent assets 3,281.25 5,875.1 0
Current assets
Inventories
Financial assets
187.75 191.83
Investments 3.00 3.00
Trade receivables 4,398.21 1,821.97
Cash and cash equivalents 228.17 85.92
Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents 94.16 82.76
Loans 20.60 19.57
Other financial assets 102.80 88.61
Other current assets 2,447.48 2,695.63
7,482.1 7 4,989.29
Asset dassified as held for sale 6.49 64.78
Total current assets 7,488.66 5,054.07
TOTAL ASSETS 10,769.91 10,929.17
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity share capital 151.31 151.31
Other equity 460.55 1,027.43
Total equity 61 1.86 1 ,I 78.74
Liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities
Financial liabilities
Bormwings 1,197.33 1,357.37
Other financial liabilities
Provisions
1,457.89
42.02
1,187.18
43.83
Total noncurrent liabilities 2,697.24 2,588.38
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Bormwings 1,995.94 1,368.01
Trade payables
-Total outstanding dues of Micro Enterprises and Small Enterprises 48.00 23.27
- Total outstanding dues of creditors other than Micro Enterprises 1,601.90 1,757.34
and Small Enterprises
Lease liabilities
Other financial liabilities 1.36
1,750.40
2.33
1,416.1 1
Other current liabilities 1,923.36 2,474.70
Provisions 139.85 120.29
Total current liabilities 7,460.81 7,162.05
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 10,769.91 10,929.17

See accompanying notes to the Jtandalone financial results

STATEMENT OF AUDITED STANDALONE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
?in crore
Year ended
Particulars 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Audited Audited
A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss before tax (842.72) (40.97)
Adjustments for
Depreciation and amortisation expense 91.06 109.37
Finance costs 829.89 746.15
Interest income (29.1 0) (20.77)
Loss provision1 (reversal of loss provision) towards arbitration awards and claims 274.03 (331.40)
Reversal of gain on settlement of debt
Dividend income
(0.03) 11.45
(0.03)
Unrealised foreign exchange gain (net) (0.81) (0.72)
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (net) (12.93) (1.53)
Excess provision no longer required written back (22.70) (2.99)
1,129.41 509.53
Operating profit before working capital changes 286.69 468.56
Adjustments for changes in working capital:
(Increase)/ decrease in inventories 4.08 5.33
I
(Increase)/ decrease in trade receivables
(1 06.46) (416.44)
(Increase)/ decrease in current
non-current financial and other assets
253.45 297.36
Increase/ (decrease) in trade payables, other financial liabilities and other liabilities (692.35)
17.75
(38.46)
51.52
Increase/ (decrease) in provisions
Cash generated from1 (used in) operations
(236.84) 367.87
Net direct taxes refundl (paid) 139.64 (53.82)
Net cash generated froml (used in) operating activities (97.20) 314.05
B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (including capital work-in-progress and
capital advanced payables)
(67.74) (74.00)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and assets held for sale (including
advance received)
12.19 40.53
Inter corporate deposits given (including deemed investments) (22.15)
Proceeds from repayment of inter corporate deposits 3.25 6.53
Net proceeds from / (investments in) bank deposits (1 1.88) 11.02
Interest received
Dividend received
22.12
0.03
1.96
0.03
Net cash used in investing activities (42.03) (36.08)
C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of long-term borrowings (46.35) (228.97)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings (net) 627.93 288.54
Intercorporate deposits repaid (0.51)
Interest and other finance charges (296.99) (381.07)
Repayment of finance lease obligations (2.96) (3.54)
Net cash generated froml (used in) financing activities 281.63 (325.55)
Net increase1 (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) 142.40 (47.58)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 85.92 132.97
Unrealised foreign exchange gain1 (loss) (0.1 5) 0.53
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
The above statement of cash flow has been prepared under the "Indirect method" as set
228.17
out in Indian Accounting
85.92
Standard (Ind AS) 7 -
Statement of Cash Flows.

Notes:

  • 1 These standalone financial results of Hindustan Construction Company Limited (the 'Company' or 'HCC') have been prepared to comply in all material respects with the Indian Accounting Standards ('lnd AS) as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Acr) read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as amended from time to time.The above standalone audited financial results have been reviewed and recommended to the Board of Directors by the Audit Committee of the Company in its meeting held on 22 June 2021 and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on 23 June 2021.
  • 2 The Company is engaged in a single business segment viz. "Engineering and Construction", which is substantially seasonal in character. Further, the Company's margins in the quarterfy results vary based on the accrual of cost and recognition of income in different quarters due to nature of its business, receipt of awards/ claims or events which lead to revision in cost to completion. Due to this reason, quarterfy results may vary and may not be indicative of annual results.
  • 3The total balance value of work on hand as at 31 March 2021 is t 17,914 cmre (31 March 2020: f 16,857 cmre).
  • 4The Company, as at 31 March 2021, has non-current investments amounting to t 1,571.65 crore in its subsidiary, HCC Infrastructure Company Limited ('HICL') which is holding 85.45% in HCC Concessions Limited ('HCL') having Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) SPVs under its fold. HlCL has incurred significant losses and the consolidated net-worth as at 31 March 2021 has been fully eroded. However, the net-worth of HlCL does not represent its true market value as the value of the underlying investments1 assets, based on valuation report of an independent valuer, is higher. Further, pursuant to the share purchase agreement for sale of a BOT SPV by HCL during the year, HCL continues to remain entitled to an eam-out consideration and royalty representing revenue share from the BOT SPV over concessions period, which are estimated to be significantly material. Also, one of its entity has claims against its customer mainly in respect of cost-overrun arising due to dient caused delays and termination of contracts which are under arbitrationl litigation wherein management has been legally advised that it has good case on merits. Therefore, based on certain estimates of future business plans, growth prospects, future consideration from the entity sold as well as considering the contractual tenability and expected outcome of arbitrationl litigations, the management believes that the realizable amount of HlCL is higher than the carrying value of the norkcurrent investments due to which these are considered as good and fully recoverable.
  • 5 Unbilled work-irkprogress (Other current assets) and current trade receivables include T 833.67 crore and T 295.33 cmre, respectively, outstanding as at 31 March 2021 representing receivables from customers based on the terms and conditions implicit in the contacts and other receivables in respect of dosedl suspended projects. Further, current trade receivables as at 31 March 2021 also include f 2,748.55 cmre (net of advances off 2,738.80 crore), representing claims awarded in arbitration, including interest thereon, in favour of the Company which have been challenged by the customers in higher courts. These aforementioned receivables are mainly in respect of cost over-run arising due to client caused delays, suspension of projects, deviation in design and change in scope of work; for which Company is at various stages of negotiation1 discussion with the clients or under arbitrationl litigation. Considering the contactual tenability, progress of negotiations I discussions/ arbitrationl litigations and as legally advised in certain contentious matters, the management is confident of recovery of these receivables.
  • 6 Pursuant to notification of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amending Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act'), with effect from 12 September 2018, the Company's application to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ('MCA') for approval in respect of remuneration of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) accruedl paid in excess of the prescribed limit for the tinancials years 201415 and 2015-16 stood abated. The Company, vide resolution dated 10 September 2019, had obtained approval from the shareholders for the payment of remuneration in respect of the aforesaid years, to be only given effect to, post receipt of the approval of the lenders which was pending. Further, the excess managerial remuneration for financial year 2013-14 aggregating T 8.74 cmre was proposed to be recovered.

During the previous quarter, the Company was advised by a senior legal counsel that the requisite approval fmm lenders for payment of remuneration in earlier years through Monitoring Committee of lenders is still valid and persisting and there was no need to obtain fresh approvals from lenders under Section 197 of the Act. Accordingly, based on the legal advice, the Company adjusted the excess remuneration paid to the CMD, held in trust, for the financial year 2013-14 with the unpaid remuneration for the financial year 2014-15 and also the excess managerial remuneration for the financial year 201516 has been regularized. Subsequent to 31 March 2021, an extemal agency appointed by lenders vide its report has confirmed the compliance of the conditions laid out by Monitoring Committee of lenders in earlier years. Pursuant to the confirmation from extemal agency, accrual1 payment of excess managerial remuneration forthe year 2014-15 and 2015-16 stands approved by the lenders.

Further, on 26 September 2019, the Company in its shareholder's meeting had also obtained approvals vide special resolutions for remuneration of CMD and Whole Time Director for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, to be given effect to, only post receipt of the approval of lenders. The Company expects requisite approvals fmm lenders to be obtained along side implementation of the resolution plan. Pending receipt of lenders approvals, managerial remuneration continue to be accruedl paid by the Company as detailed below:

(7 in cmre)
Financial
Designation
Year
Remuneration
accrued
Remuneration
paid
Remuneration
as per
prescribed
Excess
remuneration
accrued 1 paid
Excess
remuneration
paid held in trust
la) (b) (c) (d = a - c) (e = b - c)
201820 CMD and Whole Time 13.57 3.75 13.57 3.75
202~21 Director 13.50 1.44 13.50 1.44
Total 27.07 5.19 27.07 5.19

In absence of any specific approval fmm lenders for remuneration payable to CMDl WTD for financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21, statutory auditors report is modified in respect of this matter.

  • 7 Noncurrent borrowings, current borrowings, other nowcurrent financial liabilities and other current financial liabilities as at 31 March 2021 indude balances amounting to Nil (31 December 2020: T 273.56 cmre and 31 March 2020: t 165.55 crore), T 2.10 crore (31 December 2020: t 9.57 crore and 31 March 2020: Nil), Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: t 591.04 crore) and t 500.72 cmre (31 December 2020: t 399.68 crore and 31 March 2020: T 336.82 crore) respectively, in respect of which confirmations/ statements from the respective banks/ lenders have not been received. Further, in respect of nowcurrent borrowings and current borrowings aggregating t 871.75 cmre (31 December 2020: t 1,396.01 crore and 31 March 2020: t 864.23 crore), while the lenders have confirmed the principal outstanding, the accrued interest aggregating T 115.37 crore (31 December 2020: t 87.50 crore and 31 March 2020: t 42.76 crore) have not been confirmed. In the absence of confirmationd statements from the lenders, the Company has provided for interest and other penal charges on these borrowings based on the latest communication available from the respective lenders at the interest rate specified in the agreement. The Company's management believes that amount payable on settlement will not exceed the liability provided in books in respect of these borrowings. Further, for balances with banks (induded under cash and cash equivalents), earmarked balanced fixed deposits (induded under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents) and guarantees issued by banks on behalf of the Company as at 31 March 2021 indude balances amounting to t 2.10 cmre (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: Nil), t 10.91 cmre (31 December 2020: t 20.97 cmre and 31 March 2020: t 5.46 cmre) and Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: t 76.93 crore), respectively, in respect of which confirmationl statements from banks have not been received inspite of incessant efforts by Company's management. Statutory auditors report is modified in respect of this matter.
  • 8 The outbreak of COVlD-19 had disrupted regular business operations of the Company due to the lock down resbictions and other emergency measures imposed by the Government from time to time. The operations of the Company have started recovering from the economic slowdown caused by COVlD-19 pandemic and reaching normalcy. The management has taken into account the possible impacts of known events, upto the date of the approval of these financial results, arising from COVlD-19 pandemic on the canying value of the assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2021. While the Company continues to closely monitor the impact of COVlD-19 pandemic, there exists uncertainty in estimating the future impact of COVlD-19 pandemic on the Company and, accordingly, the actual impact in the future may be diflerent from those presently estimated.
  • 9 The Company has incurred net loss of t 566.45 crore during the year ended 31 March 2021 and as of that date has accumulated losses aggregating T 2,332.73 cmre which has resulted in substantial erosion of its net worth. The Company also continues to default on payment to lenders along with overdue to operational creditors. Further, the COVlD-19 pandemic has also disrupted business operations of the Company during the period and there continues to exist uncertainty with respect to the pandemic on Company's operations. The above factors indicate that events or conditions exist, which may cast significant doubt on the entiiy's ability to continue as a going concem. As at 31 March 2021, the Company has received and accounted favorable arbitration awards (including interest thereon) aggregating t 2,748.55

crore (net of advance t 2,738.80 cmre). Further, the Company has also lodged daims aggregating t 9,776 cmre on its customers which are presently at various stages of negotiationl discussionl arbitrationl litigation. The Company is in advanced stages of completing a resolution plan with lenders of the Company, induding resolution of debts of an ershnmile subsidiary, whose liabilities were taken over by the Company in earlier years at settlement value basis the settlement terms entered between the Company and lenders. Pursuant to the resolution plan, economic and beneficial interest of a portion of the aforesaid arbitration awards and daims of the Company along with liabilities, represented by debt and accrued interest, will be transferred to a wholly owned subsidialy of the Company. The Resolution Plan has received an in-principal approval from majority lenders and is subject to final approval by their respective Board1 Committees. The Board of Directors of the Company, has approved the aforementioned resolution plan on 27 May 2021 and will be put up for approval with the shareholders in the ensuing extr*ordinary general body meeting. The Company is confident of conduding the resolution plan under guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India.

Accordingly, based on the expectation of the implementation of the resolution plan with lenders, as well as the underlying strength of the Company's business plans and future growth outlook as assessed, the management is confident of improving the credit pmfile of the Company, including through time-bound monetisation of assets including arbitration awards, daims and other assets which would result in it being able to meet its obligations in due course of time. Accordingly, the Management considers it appropriate to prepare these financial results on a going concem basis.

10 On 20 September 2019, vide the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, the Govemment of India inserted Section 1 ISBAA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which provides domestic companies a non-reversible option to pay corporate tax at reduced rates effective 1 April 2019 subject to certain conditions. However, the Company having significant brought forward tax losses and unabsorbed depreciation on which deferred tax asset has been re~gnised, is still evaluating and has not yet elected to exercise the option permitted under section 1 ISBAA. In view of the above, there is no impact of the new tax rate on the standalone financial results for the current period.

As at 31 March 2021, the Company continues to recognize net deferred tax assets amounting to T 715.99 crore (31 December 2020: t 670.14 crore and 31 March 2020: T 437.08 cmre) on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable temporary differences. Based on the expected profits from the unexecuted orders on hand, outcome of the ongoing discussion with lenders for resbucturing of loans and expected settlement of arbitration awards, the Companfs management is confident that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets will be realized. Statutory auditors report is modified in respect of this matter.

R in cmrel
Quarter ended Year ended
11 Exceptional Items 31 March 2021 Diiirber
31
31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
a) Gain1 (loss) on settlement with a customer (Refer
note (i) below)
52.80 (274.03)
b) Reversal of provision in respect of arbitration
awards and daims (Refer note (ii) below)
331.40
c) Reversal of gain on settlement of debts (1 1.45) (1 1.45)
Total gain1 (loss) 52.80 (11.45) 127403) 319.95

Note:

(i) During the current quarter, Baharampore Farakka Highways Limited ('BFHL'), a joint venture, and Farakka Raiganj Highways Limited ('FRHL'), an erstwhile joint venture, have entered into settlement agreement with one its customer for a comprehensive closure of all outstanding disputes in respect of daims of BFHL and FRHL ('Concessionaire') and the Company (EPC contractor of Concessionaire), for an aggregate amount off 1,259 cmre. Pursuant to the above settlements, the Company's receivables, representing a favorable arbitration award and daims as EPC contractor, with canying value of? 635.27 crore (net of advances ? 433.20 crore) in the books of accounts have been settled for? 682.55 are. The resultant profit of? 47.28 cmre (net) has been recognized by the Company as an exceptional item in the standalone financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2021.

Further, in earlier quarters during the year, the Company also entered into similar settlement agreement to conciliate long pending dispute in respect of arbitration awards published in the Companfs favour, for two completed projects, which were being contested by the customer in Courts. Pursuant to these above, the Company settled receivables aggregating f 578.12 crore for a consideration off 256.81 crore as full and final settlement with an understanding that all pending disputes stand resolved. Accordingly, the Company recognised the resultant loss aggregating f 321.31 crori? (including gain off 5.52 cmre resulting due to revision in settlement during the current quarter) as an exceptional item.

Though the Company had a fair chance to recover entire money over the period, however, considering the time involved in the litigation and urgent need to realize monies urgently to tie up its cashflow deficit for its operations, the Company has opted for these conciliations, as per the scheme provided uls 73 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2015 by Ministry of Road Transport Highways.

(ii) During the year ended 31 March 2019, the Company had recognized a provision of T 331.40 crore pursuant to the signing of a nowbinding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, for an assignment of the beneficial interest in portfolio of identified arbitration awards and daims ('specified assets') for an aggregate consideration of f 1,750 crore. The said provision continued thereafker in view of mutual extension of the said transaction till 31 December 2019. In the absence of any further extension, the Company decided to cancel this proposed transaction, which had been reported to and confirmed by statutory auditors. Pursuant to the cancellation of the aforesaid transaction, the provision of f 331.40 are, related to specified assets, recognized earlier has been written back during the year ended 31 March 2020. Statutory auditors report is modified in respect of reversal of aforesaid provision.

  • 12 The outstanding balances as at 31 March 2021 include trade payables aggregating T 38.22 crores and capital vendors payable aggregating T 3.19 crores to companies situated outside India. These balances are pending for settlement due to financial difficulties presently being faced by the Company and have resulted in delay in remittance of payments beyond the timeline stipulated by the FED Master Direction No. 1712016-17, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The Company is in the process of regularising these defaults by filing necessary applications with the appropriate authority for condonation of delay. Pending conclusion of the aforesaid matters, the amount of penalty, if any, that may be levied, is not ascertainable but expected not to be material to the standalone financial results, and accordingly, the standalone financial results do not include any adjustments that may arise due to such delayldefault.
  • 13 Additional disclosures as per Clause 52 (4) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015:
  • i) The non-convertible debentures (NCDs) issued by the Company have been rated as 'CARE D' and the ratings have remain unchanged during the year.
  • ii) 11.50% NCD's issued by the Company aggregating T 14.81 crore as at 31 March 2021 are secured by way of registered mortgage over 231.66 acres of land of Lavasa Corporation Limited, an ersbhile subsidiary of the Company, situated in 5 villages namely Village Admal, Bhode, Gadle, Padalghar and Ugavali in taluka Mulshi, District Pune, Maharashba.

11.50% NCD's issued by the Company aggregating T 48.56 cmre as at 31 March 2021 are secured by way of parcel of land (immovable now residential property) at Tara Village, Panvel Taluka as well as all the present and future movable assets and current assets of the Company.

INE549A07148 131 May 2020 to 31 March 2021 lNot paid 1.65

lSlN I Due date of pavment of interest I Paid1 Not Paid I
Tincmre
INE549A07130 131 May 2020 to 31 March 2021 l~ot paid I
2.00

iv) Disdosures with respect to the next due dates for the repayment of principal and interest of listed NCD'sA is as under:

lSlN Due date of repayment of
principal NCD's
t in crore
INE549A07130 15 April 2021 1.90
INE549A07148 15 April 2021 1.49
lSlN Due date of payment of internst C in crore
INE549A07130 30 April 2021 0.23
INE549A07148 30 April 2021 0.23

Aexcludes C 37.40 cmre in respect of INE54SA07148 NCD's that are yet to be converted into Optionally Convertible Debentures as per the Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets adopted by the Joint Lender Forum in earlier years.

v) The following definitions have been considered for the purpose of computation of ratios and other information.

a) Debt-equity Ratio = Debt/ Equity

Debt: Debt means long term debt induding current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings but exduding financial liabilities on account of ershrvhile subsidialy's.

Equity: Equity means issued equity share capital and other equity

b) The Company was required to create a Debenture Redemption Reserve ('DRR') out of the protits which are available for payment of dividend for the purpose of redemption of debentures. Pursuant to Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Amendment Rules, 2019; the Company is not required to mate DRR. Accordingly, the Company has not created DRR during the current year and the DRR mated till earlier years will be transferred to retained earnings on redemption of debentures.

c) Paidup debt capital represents secured nowconvertible debentures

d) Net Worth has been computed as defined in subsection 57 of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013

e) DSCR : (Loss before tax + lnterest on debt + Depreciation and amortisation expense) I (Interest on debt + principal amount due during the year for long-term loans) f) ISCR : (Loss before tax + lnterest on debt + Depreciation and amortisation expense) I lnterest on debt

  • 14 Other income for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 includes profit on disposal of propem, plant and equipment and interest on income tax refund aggregating t 12.27 cmre and t 11.15 cmre, respectively.
  • 15 Gain1 (loss) on fair valuation of equity instruments' represents movement in carrying value of financial assets (investments) measured at fair value thmugh Other comprehensive income.
  • 16 Figures for the quarters ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 are the balancing figures behen the audited financial statements for the year ended on that date and the year to date figures upto the end of third quarter of the respective financial year.
  • 17 Figures for the previous quarters1 year have been regrouped1 rearranged, wherever considered necessary.

for Hindustan Construction Company Limited

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Raigad, Dated : 23 June 2021 Chairman & Managing Director

Ajit Gulabchand

SUDDENLIFE

Statement of Impact of Audit Qualifications (for audit report with modified opinion) submitted along-with Annual Audited Financial Results (Standalone)
Statement on Implication of Audit Qualifications for the Financial Yea

(See Regulation 33/32 of the SEBI (COURT) Amenoment Regulations, 2010) (Amount in ₹ crore)
Sr.
No.
Particulars Audited Figures
(as reported before adjusting for qualifications)
Adjusted Figures
(audited figures after adjusting for qualifications).
Ť
$\overline{z}$
3
$\frac{3}{4}$
5
6
$\overline{7}$
8
$\Omega$
Turnover/Total Income
Total Expenditure
Exceptional items + gain / (loss)
Net Profit/(Loss) for the year after tax
Eamings/(Loss) per Share
Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Net Worth
Any other financial item(s) (as felt appropriate by the
management)
2.642.38
3.211.07
10.769.91
10.158.05
611.86
$\sim$
Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
(274.03) Not ascertainable [Refer notas II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
(566.45) Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
(3.74) Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
Not ascertainable (Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
且. Audit Qualification
a. Details of Audit Qualification:
accordance with Section 197 has not been obtained by the Company. (i) Note 6 to the accompanying Statement, the Company has accounted for managerial remuneration paid / payable to Whole
Time Directors (including Chairman and Managing Director) of the Company aggregating ₹ 27,07 crore for the financial years
ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020, in excess of the limits prescribed under Section 197 of the Act, in respect of which
approvals from the shareholders have been obtained as prescribed, however prior approval from the lenders of the Company in
(ii) Note 7 to the accompanying Statement, the Company's, current borrowings and other current financial liabilities as at 31 March
aforementioned balances in the accompanying Statement. 2021 include balances amounting to ₹ 2.10 crore and ₹ 500.72 crore, respectively, in respect of which direct confirmations from
the respective banks/ lenders have not been provided to us by the management of the Company. Further, in respect of certain
loans while the principal balances have been confirmed from the direct confirmations issued by banks / lenders, the interest
accrued amounting to ₹ 115.37 crore has not been confirmed by the banks/lenders. Further, direct confirmations from banks have
not been received for balances with banks (included under cash and cash equivalents) and earmarked balances/ deposits with
banks included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents, as at 31 March 2021 amounting to ₹ 2.10 and ₹ 10.91
crore respectively. In the absence of such direct confirmations from the banks/ lenders or sufficient and appropriate alternate audit
evidence, we are unable to comment on the adjustments and changes in classification of balances in accordance with the
principles of Ind AS 1, Presentation of financial statements, if any, that may be required to the carrying value of the
March 2021. (iii) Note 10 to the accompanying Statement, the Company has recognised net deferred tax assets amounting to ₹ 715.99 crore
outstanding as at 31 March 2021, on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable
temporary differences which are continued to be recognised by the Company on the basis of expected availability of future taxable
profits for utilization of such deferred tax assets. However, in view of the continued losses incurred by the Company, uncertainty
with respect to outcome of the resolution plan and the impact of COVID-19 on business operations, we are unable to obtain
sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to the current projections prepared by the management and therefore, are
unable to comment on any adjustments that may be required to the carrying value of aforesaid net deferred tax assets as at 31
provided for in the financial results as at 31 March 2021. (iv) Note 11(b) to the accompanying Statement, the Company had written back a loss provision aggregating ₹ 331.40 crore during
the year ended 31 March 2020, which was earlier recognised by the Company during the year ended 31 March 2019 in cognizance
of the assignment of beneficial interests/ rights in a portfolio of identified arbitration awards and claims based on a non-binding
lerm sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, due to cancellation of the said proposed transaction.
However, such write-back is inconsistent with the continued intent of the Company to sell / assign the arbitration awards and
claims of the Company to other potential investors as evidenced in the proposed resolution plan with lenders. Pending the
finalization of the proposed resolution plan with lenders, we are unable to comment on the extent of loss provision required to be
b. Type of Audit Qualification: Qualified Opinion
$\Box$ Frequency of Qualification: (a) (ii) and II a) (iii) - Included since audit report for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2020. Qualification II (a) (i) and II a) (iv) - Incuded since review report for the quarter/ period anded 31 December 2019; Qualification II

$\sim$

H. For Audit Qualifications where the impact is
quantified by the auditor, Management views:
Not Applicable
0.
For Audit Qualifications where the impact is not quantified by the auditor:
i) Management's estimation on the Impact of audit Not ascertainable
qualification:
ii) If management is unable to estimate the impact, reasons for the same.
II a) (i) Pursuant to notification of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amending Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 (1/te
Act'), with effect from 12 September 2018, the Company's application to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (TMCA') for approval in
respect of remuneration of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) accrued/ paid in excess of the prescribed limit for the
financials years 2014-15 and 2015-16 stood abated. The Company, vide resolution dated 10 September 2019, had obtained
approval from the shareholders for the payment of remuneration in respect of the aforesaid years, to be only given effect to, post
receipt of the approval of the lenders which was pending. Further, the excess managerial remuneration for financial year 2013-14
aggregating ₹ 8.74 crore was proposed to be recovered.
During the previous quarter, the Company was advised by a senior legal counsel that the requisite approval from lenders for
payment of remuneration in earlier years through Monitoring Committee of lenders is still valid and persisting and there was no
need to obtain fresh approvals from lenders under Section 197 of the Act. Accordingly, based on the legal advice, the Company
adjusted the excess remuneration paid to the CMD, held in trust, for the financial year 2013-14 with the unpaid remuneration for
the financial year 2014-2015 and also the excess managerial remuneration for the financial year 2015-16 has been regularized.
Subsequent to 31 March 2021, an external agency appointed by lenders vide its report has confirmed the compliance of the
conditions laid out by Monitoring Committee of lenders in earlier years. Pursuant to the confirmation from external agency, accrual
payment of excess managerial remuneration for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 stands approved by the lenders.
Further, on 26 September 2019, the Company in its shareholder's meeting had also obtained approvals vide special resolutions
for remuneration of CMD and Whole Time Director for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, to be given effect to, only post
receipt of the approval of lenders. The Company expects requisite approvals from lenders to be obtained along side
Year implementation of the resolution plan. Pending receipt of lenders approvals, managerial remuneration continue to be accrued/
paid by the Company as detailed below:
Financial Designation
Remuneration
accrued
Remuneration Remuneration
paid
Excess (C in crore)
Excess
(a) (b) as per
prescribed
timit.
(e)
$(d = n - c)$ remuneration remuneration
accrued / paid paid held in trust
$(n+1-c)$
2019-20
2020-21
Total
CMD and Whole Time
Director
13.57
13.50
27.07
3.75
1.44
5.19
$\sim$ 13.57
13.50
27.07
3.75
1.44
5.19
31 March 2021 include balances amounting to Nil (31 December 2020: ₹ 273.56 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 165.55 crore). ₹ 2.10
crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 9.57 crore and 31 March 2020: Nil), Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: ₹ 591.04 crore)
and ₹ 500.72 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 399.68 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 336.82 crore) respectively, in respect of which
confirmations/ statements from the respective banks/ lenders have not been received. Further, in respect of non-current
borrowings and current borrowings aggregating ₹ 871.75 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 1,396.01 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹
864.23 crore), while the fenders have confirmed the principal outstanding, the accrued interest aggregating ₹ 115.37 crore (31
December 2020: ₹ 87.50 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 42.76 crore) have not been confirmed. In the absence of confirmations
statements from the lenders, the Company has provided for interest and other penal charges on these borrowings based on the
latest communication available from the respective lenders at the interest rate specified in the agreement. The Company's
management believes that amount payable on settlement will not exceed the liability provided in books in respect of these
borrowings. Further, for balances with banks (included under cash and cash equivalents), earmarked balances/ fixed deposits.
included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents and guarantees issued by banks on behalf of the Company
as at 31 March 2021 include balances amounting to ₹ 2.10 crore (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: Nil), ₹ 10.91 crore
(31 December 2020 ₹ 20.97 crore and 31 March 2020 ₹ 5.46 crore) and Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: ₹ 76.93
crure), respectively, in respect of which confirmation/ statements from banks have not been received inspite of incessant efforts
by Company's management.
Il a) (iii) On 20 September 2019, vide the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, the Government of India inserted Section
115BAA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which provides domestic companies a non-reversible option to pay corporate tax at mduced
rales effective 1 April 2019 subject to certain conditions. However, the Company having significant amount of brought forward tax
losses and unabsorbed depreciation on which deferred tax asset has been recognised, is still evaluating and has not yet elected
to exercise the option permitted under section 115BAA. In view of the above, there is no impact of the new tax rate on the
standalone financial results for the current period.
As at 31 March 2021, the Company continues to recognize net deferred tax assets amounting to ₹ 715.99 crore (31 March 2020
t 437.08 crore) on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable temporary differences.
Based on the expected profits from the unexecuted orders on hand, outcome of the ongoing discussion with lenders for
restructuring of loans and expected settlement of arbitration awards, the Company management is confident that sufficient future
taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets will be realized,
Il a) (iv) During the year ended 31 March 2019, the Company had recognized a provision of ₹ 331.40 crore pursuant to the signing
of a non-binding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, for an assignment of the beneficial
interest in portfolio of identified arbitration awards and claims (specified assets) for an aggregate consideration of ₹ 1,750 crore.
The said provision continued thereafter in view of mutual extension of the said transaction till 31 December 2019. In the absence
of any further extension, the Company decided to cancel this proposed transaction, which had been reported to and confirmed by
statutory auditors. Pursuant to the cancellation of the aforesaid transaction, the provision of ₹ 331.40 crore, retized to specified
assets, recognized earlier has been written back during the year ended 31 March 2020.

III. Signatories:
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Charlered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 001076N / N500013
For Hindustan Construction Company Limited
RAKESH RAMAWATAR Digitally signed by RAKESH
RAMAWATAR AGARWAL
AGARWAL
Date: 2021.06.23 14:32:35 +05'30'
Rakesh R. Agarwal
Partner
Membership No.: 109632
Allt Gulabchand
Chairman & Managing Director
threal.
Shri Mahendra Singh Mehta
Audit Committee Chairman
Place: Mumbai
Date: 23 June 2021
Place: Mumbai / Raigad
Date: 23 June 2021

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Consolidated Annual Financial Results of the Company Pursuant to the Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended)

To the Board of Directors of Hindustan Construction Company Limited

Qualified Opinion

    1. We have audited the accompanying consolidated annual Hindustan Construction Company Limited and its subsidiaries (the Holding Company and its ), its associates, joint ventures and joint operations for the year ended 31 March 2021, attached herewith, being submitted by the Holding Company pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended) , including relevant circulars issued by the SEBI from time to time.
    1. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us and based on the consideration of the reports of other auditors on separate audited financial statements/ financial information of the subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and joint operations, as referred to in paragraphs 15 and 16 below, the Statement:
  • (i) includes the annual financial results of the entities listed in Annexure 1;
  • (ii) presents financial results in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations, except for the possible effects of the matters described in paragraph 3 below; and
  • (iii) gives a true and fair view in conformity with the applicable Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the read with relevant rules issued thereunder, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the consolidated net loss after tax and other comprehensive income and other financial information of the Group, its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, for the year ended 31 March 2021, except for the possible effects of the matters described in paragraph 3 below.

Basis for Qualified Opinion

    1. As stated in:
  • (i) Note 7 to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company has accounted for managerial remuneration paid/ payable to Whole Time Directors (including Chairman and Managing Director) of the Holding 27.07 crore for the financial years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020, in excess of the limits prescribed under Section 197 of the Act, in respect of which approvals from the shareholders have been obtained, however prior approval from the lenders of the Holding Company in accordance with Section 197 has not been obtained by the Holding Company.

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Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for the quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(ii) Note 6 to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company has recognised deferred tax assets (net) amounting to 715.99 crore outstanding as at 31 March 2021, on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable temporary differences, which are continued to be recognised by the Holding Company on the basis of expected availability of future taxable profits for utilization of such deferred tax assets. However, in view of the continued losses incurred by the Holding Company, uncertainty with respect to the outcome of resolution plan and the impact of COVID-19 on business operations, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to the current projections prepared by the management and therefore, are unable to comment on any adjustments that may be required to the carrying value of aforesaid deferred tax assets as at 31 March 2021.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for the quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(iii) Note 9 current borrowings and other current financial liabilities as at 31 March 2021 include balances amounting to 2.10 crore and 500.72 crore, respectively, in respect of which direct confirmations from the respective banks/ lenders have not been provided to us by the management of the Group. Further, in respect of certain loans while the principal balances have been confirmed from the direct confirmations issued by banks/ lenders, the interest accrued amounting to 115.37 crore has not been confirmed by the banks/ lenders. Further, direct confirmation from banks have not been received for balances with banks included under cash and cash equivalents and earmarked balances/ deposits with banks included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents as at 2.10 crore and 10.91 crore, respectively. In the absence of such direct confirmations from the banks / lenders or sufficient and appropriate alternate audit evidence, we are unable to comment on the adjustments and changes in classification of balances in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 1, Presentation of financial statements, if any, that may be required to the carrying value of the aforementioned balances in the accompanying Statement.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for the quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

(iv) Note 10(b) to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company had written back a loss provision the year ended 31 March 2020, which was earlier recognised by the Holding Company during the year ended 31 March 2019 in cognizance of the assignment of beneficial interests/ rights in a portfolio of identified arbitration awards and claims based on a non-binding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, due to cancellation of the said proposed transaction. However, such write-back is inconsistent with the continued intent of the Holding Company to sell/ assign the arbitration awards and claims of the Holding Company to other potential investors as evidenced in the proposed resolution plan with lenders. Pending the finalization of the proposed resolution plan with lenders, we are unable to comment on the extent of loss provision required to be provided for in the financial results as at 31 March 2021.

Our audit report dated 9 July 2020 and review report dated 9 February 2021 on the consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020 and for the quarter and nine month ended 31 December 2020, respectively, were also qualified in respect of this matter.

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  1. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ( SAs ) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Audit of the Statement section of our report. We are independent of the Group, its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants the he ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act, and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us and that obtained by the other auditors in terms of their reports referred to in paragraphs 15 and 16 of the Other Matters section below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern

  1. We draw attention to Note 8 to the accompanying Statement which indicates that the Group has incurred a net 610.02 crore during the year ended 31 March 2021 and, as of that date, that the Group has 4,219.36 crore as at 31 March 2021, which has resulted in full erosion of net worth of t 370.41 crore as on that date. As further disclosed in aforesaid note, the Holding Company has continued to default in repayment of principal and interest in respect of borrowings and has overdue operational creditors outstanding as at 31 March 2021. Certain operational creditors of the Holding Company have also applied to the National Company Law Tribunal admitted by the NCLT for further proceedings as of the date of this report. The above factors, together with the uncertainties relating to impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of the Group as described in Note 4 to the accompanying Statement, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast ing discussion with the lenders of Holding Company and lenders of an erstwhile subsidiary of the Group, for restructuring of loans which are subject to their internal approvals, revised business plans and other mitigating factors as mentioned in the Note 8, management is of the view that going concern basis of accounting is appropriate for preparation of the accompanying Statement.

The component auditors of twelve (12) subsidiaries, one (1) foreign subsidiary group {comprising of six (6) step-down subsidiaries, four (4) associates and two (2) joint ventures} and two (2) joint ventures have also standalone/ consolidated financial statements of such companies/ group as at and for the year ended 31 March 2021. Further, the component auditor of one (1) subsidiary has issued an adverse opinion with respect to use of the going concern basis of accounting in the financial statements. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Emphasis of Matters

    1. We draw attention to:
  • (i) Note 2 to the accompanying Statement, regarding uncertainties relating to recoverability of unbilled work-in-progress (other current assets) and current trade receivables belonging to the Holding Company, amounting to 833.67 crore and 295.33 crore, respectively, as at 31 March 2021, which represent various claims raised in the earlier years in respect of projects substantially closed or suspended. Further, current trade receivables as at 31 March 2021 includes 2,748.55 crore, representing favorable arbitration awards (including interest thereon) which have subsequently been challenged by the clients in courts. Further, during the year ended 31 March 2021, the Holding Company has settled certain favourable arbitration awards and claims with one of the custome 10 of the accompanying Statement. The aforementioned receivables are presently under various stages of negotiations/ arbitration/ litigation with clients. Based on the current progress in each case/ related legal opinions, management is of the view that the aforementioned receivables are fully recoverable.

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  • (ii) Note 3 -current investment in HCC Concessions owned subsidiary of the Holding Company, aggregating 385.86 crore as at 31 March 2021. The consolidated net-worth of the aforesaid joint venture, has been partially eroded; however, based on valuation report from an independent valuer, future contractual consideration receivable for a joint venture of HICL sold during the year and expected outcome of the negotiation/ discussion/ arbitration/ litigations and legal advice in respect of certain claims, as described in the said note, management believes that the realizable amount is higher than the carrying value of the non-current investment due to which this is considered as good and recoverable.
  • (iii) Note 4 to the accompanying Statement, which describes the effects of uncertainties relating to COVIDthe accompanying Statement as at the reporting date, the extent of which is significantly dependent on future developments.
  • (iv) Note 12 to the accompanying Statement, regarding delays in payment of foreign currency trade payables against the supply of goods and payment of foreign currency capital vendors against the supply of equipment aggregating 38.22 crore and 3.19 crore respectively, that are outstanding as at 31 March 2021, for a period beyond the timelines stipulated in FED Master Direction No. 17/2016-17, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The management of the Holding Company is in the process of regularising these defaults by filing necessary applications with the appropriate authority for condonation of such delays. The management is of the view that the penalties, if any, which may be levied for these contraventions is currently unascertainable and is not expected to be material to the accompanying consolidated financial results. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial results does not include any consequential adjustments with respect to such delays/ defaults.
  • (v) Note 5 to the accompanying Statement, pertaining to matter on which following emphasis of matter has been included in the audit report dated 24 May 2021 on the financial statements of HREL Real Estate Limited, a subsidiary of the Holding Company, issued by an independent firm of Chartered Accountants, which is relevant to our opinion on the consolidated financial results of the Group, and reproduced by us as under:

Note XX to the accompanying financial statements of the Company, the Company had provided corporate guarantees and put options aggregating 5,764.70 crore (Previous Year 4,547.72 crore) to the lenders of its erstwhile subsidiaries, Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL) and Warasgaon Assets Maintenance Limited (WAML) in respect of amounts borrowed by these entities. LCL and WAML were admitted under the Corporate Insolvency and Resolution Process (CIRP) in accordance with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) dated 30 August 2018 and 20 December 2018, respectively and Resolution Professionals (RP) were been appointed by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of the lenders of respective companies. The lenders, to whom these corporate guarantees and put options were furnished, have filed their claims with Resolution Professional and have also invoked the corporate guarantee/ put options issued by the Company. The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench vide its order dated 26 February 2020, have approved the request of lenders of LCL and WAML to consolidate LCL, WAML and Dasve Convention Centre Limited (a subsidiary of LCL) and thereby get better valuation on liquidation. The Resolution Professional is in the process of formulating a resolution plan including identifying potential resolution applicant. The liability of the Company shall be determined once the debts due to these lenders are settled by Resolution Professional upon completion of the IBC process. Pending the outcome of the resolution process, no provision has been made in the financial statements by the management stating that the impact, if any is currently unascertainable.

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(vi) Notes 13 and 14 to the accompanying Statement, pertaining to matters on which following emphasis of matters have been included in the audit report dated 21 June 2021 on the financial statements of Raiganj Dalkhola Highways Limited, a subsidiary of the joint venture of the Holding Company, issued by an independent firm of Chartered Accountants, which are relevant to our opinion on the consolidated financial results of the Group, and reproduced by us as under:

Note XX of notes to accounts, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has served notice of termination of contract to the Company vide letter dated 31 March 2017 due to delay in re-start of work at project. For the reasons mentioned in the note, as the Company is confident of full recovery of its claims of 367 crore made before the arbitration for wrong full termination of the project. In view of this the cost incurred by the Company till 31 March 2017 appearing under receivable from NHAI amounting to 177.42 crore is considered fully recoverable by the ma

banks and financial institution. The Company borrowings have been classified as non-performing assets by the lenders due to defaults in payment of related dues. Balances of outstanding borrowings from the lenders (except Yes Bank) including interest thereon as recorded in books of accounts of Company are

Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matters.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Statement

    1. and has been approved by the Holding Company's Board of Directors, has been prepared on the basis of the consolidated annual audited financial statements. and presentation of the Statement that gives a true and fair view of the consolidated net profit or loss after tax and other comprehensive income, and other financial information of the Group including its associates, joint ventures and joint operations in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS prescribed under section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rules issued thereunder and other accounting principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations. ng accuracy of records including financial information considered necessary for the preparation of the Statement. Further, in terms of the provisions of the Act, the respective Board of Directors/ management of the companies included in the Group and its associates and joint ventures, covered under the Act, are responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, for safeguarding of the assets of the Group, and its associates and joint ventures, and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively, for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial results, that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. These financial results have been used for the purpose of preparation of the Statement by the Directors of the Holding Company, as aforesaid.
    1. In preparing the Statement, the respective Board of Directors of the companies included in the Group and of its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group and of its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting, unless the respective Board of Directors/ management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
    1. The respective Board of Directors/ management of the companies included in the Group and of its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of the companies included in the Group and of its associates, joint ventures and joint operations.

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    1. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement as a whole is free from Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act, will always detect a material misstatement, when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error, and are considered material if, individually, or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this Statement.
    1. As part of an audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Statement, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Holding Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the management.
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of management use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group and its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we Statement or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence and its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, to cease to continue as a going concern.
  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Statement, including the disclosures, and whether the Statement represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
  • Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial results/ financial information/ financial statements of the entities within the Group, and its associates, joint ventures and joint operations, to express an opinion on the Statement. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit of financial information of such entities included in the Statement, of which we are the independent auditors. For the other entities included in the Statement, which have been audited by the other auditors, such other auditors remain responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audits carried out by them. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
    1. We communicate with those charged with governance of the Holding Company and such other entities included in the Statement, of which we are the independent auditors, regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

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Walker Chandiok & Co LLP is registered with limited liability with identification number AAC-2085 and has its registered office at L-41, Connaught Circus, Outer Circle, New Delhi, 110001, India

    1. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
    1. We also performed procedures in accordance with SEBI Circular CIR/CFD/CMD1/44/2019 dated 29 March 2019, issued by the SEBI under Regulation 33 (8) of the Listing Regulations, to the extent applicable.

Other Matters

  1. We did not audit the annual financial statements/ financial information of twenty four (24) subsidiaries included in the accompanying Statement, whose financial information (before eliminating inter-company transactions and balances) reflects total assets of crore as at 31 March 2021, total revenues of , total net profit 25.79 crore, 79.96 crore, and cash flows (net) of 233.63 crore for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Statement. The Statement also includes loss 17.94 crore and total comprehensive loss 17.89 crore for the year ended 31 March 2021, in respect of five (5) associates and seven (7) joint ventures, whose annual financial statements/ financial information have not been audited by us. These annual financial statements/ financial information have been audited by other auditors, whose audit reports have been furnished to us by the management, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures is based solely on the audit reports of such other auditors, and the procedures performed by us as stated in paragraph 11 above.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters with respect to our reliance on the work done by and the reports of the other auditors.

  1. We did not audit the annual financial statements / financial information of seven (7) joint operations included in the accompanying Statement, whose annual financial statements / financial information (before eliminating inter-company transactions and balances) 153.85 crore as at 31 March 2021, and t for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Statement. These financial statements/ financial information have been audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us by the management, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these joint operations is based solely on the audit reports of such other auditors, and the procedures performed by us as stated in paragraphs 11 above.

Further, of these joint operations, financial information of four (4) joint operations have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India, including accounting standards issued by in accordance with Ind AS. We have audited these conversion adjustments made by the Group management. Our opinion on the accompanying Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these joint operations are solely based on report of the other auditors and the conversion in respect of this matter with respect to our reliance on the work done by and the reports of the other auditors.

  1. The Statement also includes the annual financial information of one (1) joint operation, which have not been reviewed/ audited by their auditors at 31 March 2021, total revenu 7.28 as considered in the Statement. These annual financial informations have been furnished to us by the Group so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of aforesaid joint operation, is based solely on such unreviewed /unaudited financial information. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us by the management, these financial information are not material to the Group. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter with respect to our reliance on the financial information certified by the Board of Directors.

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Hindustan Construction Company Limited Consolidated Annual Financial Results of the Company Pursuant to the Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended)

  1. The Statement includes the consolidated financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2021, being the balancing figures between the audited consolidated figures in respect of the full financial year and the published unaudited year-to-date consolidated figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year, which were subjected to a limited review by us.

For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No:001076N/N500013

Rakesh R. Agarwal Partner Membership No:109632

UDIN: 21109632AAAAGF8476

Place: Mumbai Date: 23 June 2021

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Annexure 1

List of entities included in the Statement

Subsidiary Companies
HCC Construction Limited HCC Aviation Limited
Western Securities Limited Steiner AG
HREL Real Estate Limited (formerly known as HCC
Real Estate Limited)
Dhule Palesner Operations & Maintenance Limited
Panchkutir Developers Limited HCC Power Limited
HCC Mauritius Enterprises Limited HCC Realty Limited
Highbar Technologies Limited HCC Operation and Maintenance Limited
HCC Infrastructure Company Limited HCC Energy Limited
HCC Mauritius Investments Limited Steiner Promotions et Participations SA
HRL Township Developers Limited Steiner (Deutschland) GmbH
HRL (Thane) Real Estate Limited VM + ST AG
Nashik Township Developers Limited Steiner Leman SAS
Maan Township Developers Limited Steiner India Limited
Manufakt8048 AG Prolific Resolution Private Limited (w.e.f. 8 March
2021)
Powai Real Estate Developer Limited
Associates
Highbar Technocrat Limited Projektentwicklungsges. Parking Kunstmuseum AG
Evostate AG Evostate Immobillen AG
MCR Managing Corp. Real Estate
Joint Venture / Joint Operations
HCC Concessions Limited Kumagai-Skanska-HCC-Itochu Group
Narmada Bridge Tollways Limited HCC-L & T Purulia Joint Venture
Badarpur Faridabad Tollways Limited Alpine - Samsung - HCC Joint Venture
Farakka-Raiganj
Highways
Limited
(upto
22
September 2020)
Alpine - HCC Joint Venture
Baharampore-Farakka Highways Limited HCC Samsung Joint Venture CC 34
Raiganj-Dalkhola Highways Limited Nathpa Jhakri Joint Venture
ARGE Prime Tower, Zürich HCC- HDC Joint Venture
Werkarena Basel AG (w.e.f. 19 September 2019) HCC - VCCL Joint Venture (w.e.f. 29 January 2020)

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(a) Income from operations
(b) Other income (Refer note 15)
Total income (a+b)
(a) Cost of mnst~ction materials consumed
(b) Subcontracting expenses
(c) Changes in inventories
(d) Construction expenses
(e) Employee benefits expense
(9 Finance costs
(g) Depreciation and amortisation expense
(h) Other expenses
Total expenses (a+b+c+d+e+f*g+h)
(b) Deferred tax (Refer note 6)
(a) Items not to be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (net of tax)
- Gain! (loss) on fair value of defined benefit plans
- Gain! (loss) on fair value of equity instruments (Refer note 16)
(b) Items to be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
-Translation gain! (loss) relating to foreign operations
Other comprehensive incomel (loss) for the period, net of tax (a+b)
PmfiU (loss) for the period attributable to:
Owners of the parent
Non -controlling interest
Other comprehensive incomel (loss) for the period attributable to:
Owners of the parent
Non -controlling interest
Total comprehensive income/ (loss) for the period attributable to:
Owners of the parent
Non -controlling interest
(a) Basic EPS (not annualised) (in T)
(b) Diluted EPS (not annualised) (in 7)

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ₹ in crore
As at As at
Particulars 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Audited Audited
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 549.56 426.47
Right of use assets 245 77 275.18
Capital work in progress 1.61 178.41
Investment property 2.67 2.70
Goodwill 3.38 3.38
Other intangible assets 64.14 63.52
Investments in associates and joint ventures
Financial assets
402.91 345 11
Investments 15.11 9.41
Trade receivables 2.719.72
Loans 95.64 83.70
Other financial assets 24.28 22.13
Deferred tax assets (net) 751.36 485.77
Income tax assets (net) 143 77 276.85
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
74.50 88 81
2,374.70 4,981.16
Current assets
Inventories 479.60 467.17
Financial assets
Investments
Trade receivables
0.15 1.50
Cash and cash equivalents 4,501.79
642 13
1,897.56
276 11
Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents 619.49 566.91
Loans 20.60 19.58
Other financial assets 53.89 48.91
Other current assets 4,080.16 3,926.62
Assets classified as held for sale 10,397.81 7,204.36
14.76
Total current assets 6.49
10,404.30
7,219.12
TOTAL ASSETS 12,779.00 12,200.28
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity share capital
151.31 151 31
Other equity (1,468.90) (910.49)
Equity attributable to owners of the parent (1, 317, 59) (759.18)
Non-controlling interest $(0.00)^*$ $0.00*$
Total Equity (1, 317.59) (759.18)
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Borrowings 1,408.28 1,586.84
Lease liabilities 215 98 249.22
Other financial liabilities 1,508.17 1,238.59
Provisions
Total non-current liabilities
189.45
3,321.88
232.71
3,307.36
Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Borrowings
2,054.65 1,406.00
Trade payables
- Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 48.00 23.99
- Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises
and small enterprises
2,999.54 3,005.27
Lease liabilities 27.70 29.18
Other financial liabilities 2,378.10 1,933.52
Other current liabilities 3,013.21 3,021.94
Current tax liabilities 0.74 10.92
Provisions 25277 221 28
Total current liabilities 10,774.71 9,652.10
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 12,779.00 12,200 28

|-
|* represents amount less than ₹ 1 lakh
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial results

STATEMENT OF AUDITED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Year tin crore
ended
Particulars 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Audited Audited
A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net profit1 (loss) before tax (867.35) 361.95
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation expense 135.51 151.84
Finance costs 1,001.06 816.98
Interest income (27.10) (12.68)
Reversal of loss provision in respect of arbitration awards and claims (331.40)
Loss on sefflement with customer 274.03
Impairment of financial and non-financial assets 98.72
Reversal of gain on settlement of debts 11.45
Share of profit of associates and joint ventures (65.44) (1 87.73)
Loss allowance on financial assets 16.95
Dividend income (1.05) (0.50)
Unrealised foreign exchange loss1 (gain) (net) 5.95 (4.01)
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (net) (1 2.93) (1.53)
Provision no longer required written back (23.32)
1,286.71
(7.24)
550.85
Operating profit before working capital changes 419.36 912.80
Adjustments for changes in working capital:
(1 2.43) 164.50
(Increase)/ decrease in inventories
Increase in trade receivables
(1 34.46) (429.08)
Increase in current. non-current financial assets and other assets (161.71) (465.58)
Increase1 (decrease) in provisions (1 1.78) 111.10
Increase in trade payables, other financial liabilities and other liabilities 134.99 308.26
Cash generated from operations 233.97 602.00
Direct taxes refundl (paid) {net} 1 13.93 (64.31)
Net cash generated from operating activities 347.90 537.69
B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (including capital work-in-progress and
capital advanced payables)
(74.81) (87.27)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and assets held for sale
(including advance received)
14.14 20.75
Proceeds from sale of investments 9.00 1.27
Net proceeds from1 (investments in) in bank deposits (53.06) 21.15
Interest received
Dividend received
29.1 1
1.05
7.89
0.50
Net cash used in investing activities (74.57) (35.71)
C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayment of long-term borrowings (89.72) (294.25)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings (net) 648.65 231.60
Repayment of finance lease obligations (34.72) (26.33)
Interest and other finance charges (423.39) (425.12)
Net cash generated from1 (used in) financing activities 100.82 (514.10)
Net increase1 (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) 374.1 5 (12.12)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 276.1 1 270.70
Unrealised foreign exchange (loss)/ gain
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
(8.13)
642.1 3
17.53
276.1 1
The above statement of cash flow has been prepared under the "Indirect method set out in Ind AS 7 - Statement of Cash

The above statement of cash flow has been prepared under the "Indirect method set Flows. out in Ind AS 7 - Statement of Cash

CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT-WISE REVENUE, PROFIT AND LOSS, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(? in crore)
Quarter ended Year ended
Sr Particulars 31 March 2021 31 December 2020 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
No. Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited Audited
1 Segment revenue
Englneerlng and construction 2,351.61 2,397.80 2,305.28 8,212.11 9,381.97
Infrastructure 5.45 7.74 29.08 35.1 1 80.61
Real estate 0.24 0.24
Others 4.75 0.94 3.14 10.53 13.47
Less Inter segment revenue (7.63) (0.47) (0.75) (9.33) (31.99)
Total 2,354.18 2,406.01 2,336.99 8,248.42 9,444.30
2 Segment results
Englneerlng and construct~on 104.08 350.66 234.03 313.14 722.13
Infrastructure 1.03 2.85 12.89 10.91 39.30
Real estate (2.36) 2.31 0.52 (0.12) 2.47
Others (0.37) 0.06 (1.43) (1.48) (1.68)
Less Unallocable expenditure (net of unallocable income) (322.48) (232.09) (235.46) (981.21) (809.23)
Profiff (loss) before exceptional items, share of profit of
associates and joint ventures, and tax
(220.10) 123.79 10.55 (658.76) (47.01)
Exceptional items - Galnl (Loss)
- Engineering and construction 52.80 (110.17) (274.03) 221.23
Profiff (loss) before share of profit of associates and joint
ventures and tax
(1 67.30) 123.79 (99.62) (932.79) 174.22
As at As at As at
31 March 2021 31 December 2020 31 March 2020
Audited Unaudited Audited
3 Segment assets
- Englneenng and construction 11,356.88 11,530.70 10,933.47
- Infrastructure 47.12 64.08 79.26
- Real estate 39.28 41.68 41.67
- Others 22.41 24.29 27.23
- Unallocable assets 1,313.31 1,086.20 1,118.65
12,779.00 12,746.95 12,200.28
4 Segment liabilities
- Engineering and construction 7,731.86 8,093.25 7,689.03
- Infrastructure 273.36 181.99 196.53
- Real estate 56.88 57.94 58.60
- Others 7.06 5 31 863
- Unallocable llabll~tles 6,027.43 5,923.31 5,006.67
14,096.59 14,261 80 12,959 46

Ilotes:

  • 1 Hindustan Construction Company Limited (the 'Holding Company') and its subsidiaries are together referred to as 'the Group' in the following notes. These consolidated financial results have been prepared to comply in all material respects with the Indian Accounting Standards ('lnd AS') as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as amended from time to time. The above consolidated financial results have been reviewed and recommended to the Board of Directors by the Audit Committee of the Holding Company in its meeting held on 22 June 2021 and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors of the Holding Company on 23 June 2021.
  • 2 Unbilled work-in-progress (Other current assets) and current trade receivables include t 833.67 crore and t 295.33 crore, respectively, outstanding as at 31 March 2021 representing receivables from customers of the Holding Company, based on the terms and conditions implid in the contracts and other receivables in respect of closedl substantially closedl suspended projects. Further, current trade receivables as at 31 March 2021 also include t 2,748.55 crore (net of advances of T 2,738.80 crore), representing claims awarded in arbitration, including interest thereon, in favour of the Holding Company which have been challenged by the customers in higher courts. These aforementioned receivables are mainly in respect of cost over-run arising due to client caused delays, suspension of projects, deviation in design and change in scope of work; for which Holding Company is at various stages of negotiation1 discussion with the clients or under arbitrationl litigation. Considering the contractual tenability, progress of negotiations1 discussionsl arbitrationl litigations and as legally advised in certain contentious matters, the manaeement is confident of recovery of these receivables.
  • 3 The Group, as at 31 March 2021, has non-current investments amounting to T 385.86 crore in its joint venture, HCC Concessions Limited ('HCC), having Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) SPVs under its fold. While consolidated net-worth of HCL as at 31 March 2021 has been partially eroded, however, the net-worth of HCL does nd represent its true market value as the value of the underlying investmentsl assets, based on valuation report of an independent valuer, is higher. Further, pursuant to the share purchase agreement for sale of a BOT SPV by HCL during the year, HCL continues to remain entitled to its share of proceeds from settlement with the NHAI, an earn-out consideration and royalty representing revenue share from the BOT SPV over concessions period, which are estimated to be significantly material. Also, one of its entity has claims against its customer mainly in respect of cost-overrun arising due to client caused delays and termination of contracts which are under arbitrationl litigation wherein management has been legally advised that it has good case on merits. Therefore, based on certain estimates of future business plans, growth prospects, future consideration from the entity sold as well as considering the contractual tenability and expected outcome of arbitrationl litigations, the management believes that the realizable amount of HCL is higher than the carrying value of the non-current investments due to which these are considered as good and fully recoverable.
  • 4 The outbreak of COVIE-19 had disrupted regular business operations of the Group due to the lock down restrictions and other emergency measures imposed by the Govemment from time to time. The operations of the Group have started recovering from the economic slowdown caused by COVIE-19 pandemic and reaching normalcy. The Group management has taken into account the possible impacts of known events, upto the date of the approval of these financial results, arising from COVIE-19 pandemic on the carrying value of the assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2021. While the Group continues to closely monitor the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, there exists uncertainty in estimating the future impact of COVIE-19 pandemic on the Group and, accordingly, the actual impact in the future may be different from those presently estimated.
  • 5 As at 31 March 2021, HREL Real Estate Limited ('HREC), a subsidiary company, has provided corporate guarantees and put options aggregating t 5,764.70 crore to the lenders of its erstwhile subsidiaries, Lavasa Corporation Limited ('LCL') and Warasgaon Assets Maintenance Limited ('WAMC) in respect of amounts borrowed by these subsidiaries. LCL and WAML were admitted under the Corporate Insolvency and Resolution Process ('CIRP') in accordance with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) dated 30 August 2018 and 20 December 2018, respectively and Resolution Professionals ('RP') have been appointed by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of the lenders of respective companies. The lenders, to whom these corporate guarantees and put options were furnished, have filed their claims with RP which is presently under the IBC process and have also invoked the corporate guarantee1 put options issued by the HREL. The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench vide its order dated 26 February 2020, have approved the request of lenders of LCL and WAML to consolidate LCL, WAML and Dasve Convention Centre Limited (a subsidiary of LCL) and thereby get better valuation on liquidation. RP is in the process of formulating a resolution plan including identifying potential resolution applicant. The liability of HREL shall be determined once the debts due to these lenders are settled by RP upon completion of the IBC process. Pending the outcome of the resolution process, no provision has been considered necessary in the consolidated financial results, as impact, if any, is currently unascertainable.
  • 6 On 20 September 2019, vide the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, the Govemment of India inserted Section 115BAA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which provides domestic companies a non-reversible option to pay corporate tax at reduced rates effective 1 April 2019 subject to certain conditions. However, the Holding Company having significant amount of brought forward tax losses and unabsorbed depreciation on which deferred tax asset has been recognised, is still evaluating and has not yet elected to exercise the option permitted under section 115BAA. In view of the above, there is no impact of the new tax rate on the consolidated financial results.

As at 31 March 2021, the Holding Company continues to recognize net deferred tax assets amounting to t 715.99 cmre (31 December 2020: T 670.14 crore and 31 March 2020: T 437.08 crore) on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable temporary differences. Based on the expected protits from the unexecuted orders on hand, outcome of the ongoing discussion with lenders for restructuring of loans and expected settlement of arbitration awards, the Holding Company's management is confident that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets will be realized. Statutow auditors report is modified in resDect of this matter.

7 Pursuant to notification of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amending Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act'), with effect from 12 September 2018, the Holding Company's application to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ('MCA') for appmval in respect of remuneration of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) accrued1 paid in excess of the prescribed limit for the financials years 2014-15 and 2015-16 stood abated. The Holding Company, vide resolution dated 10 September 2019, had obtained approval from the shareholders for the payment of remuneration in respect of the aforesaid years, to be only given effect to, post receipt of the approval of the lenders which was pending. Further, the excess managerial remuneration for financial year 2013-14 aggregating ? 8.74 crore was proposed to be recovered.

During the previous quarter, the Holding Company was advised by a senior legal counsel that the requisite appmval from lenders for payment of remuneration in earlier years thmugh Monitoring Committee of lenders is still valid and persisting and there was no need to obtain fresh approvals from lenders under Section 197 of the Act. Accordingly, based on the legal advice, the Holding Company adjusted the excess remuneration paid to CMD, held in trust, for the financial year 2013-2014 with the unpaid remuneration for the financial year 2014-15 and also the excess managerial remuneration for the financial year 2015-16 was regularized. Subsequent to 31 March 2021, an external agency appointed by lenders vide its report has confirmed the compliance of the conditions laid out by Monitoring Committee of lenders in earlier years. Pursuant to the confirmation from external agency, the accrual/ payment of excess managerial remuneration for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 stands approved by the lenders.

Further, on 26 September 2019, the Holding Company in its shareholder's meeting had also obtained approvals vide special resolutions for remuneration of CMD and Whole Time Directors ('VVTD') for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, to be given effect to, only post receipt of the appmval of lenders. The Holding Company expects requisite approvals from lenders to be obtained along side implementation of the resolution plan. Pending receipt of lenders approvals, managerial remuneration continue to be accruedl paid by the Holding Company as detailed below:

(C cmre)
Financial
Year
Designation Remuneration
accrued
Remuneration
paid
Excess
Remuneration remuneration
accrued 1 paid
Excess
remuneration
held in trust
la) Ib) lc) Id = a - c) le = b - cl
2019-20 CMD &Whole Time 13.57 3.75 13.57 3.75
2020-21 l~irector 13.50 1 1.44 1 13.50 1 1.44
Total I
27.07 1
5.19 1 I
27.07 1
5.1 9

In absence of any specific approval from lenders for remuneration payable to CMDI VVTD for financial years 2019-20 and 2020- 21, statutory auditors report is modified in respect of this matter.

8 The Group has incurred net loss of T 610.02 crore during the year ended 31 March 2021 and as of that date has accumulated losses aggregating ? 4,219.36 crore which has resulted in full erosion of its net worth and its current liabilities exceeded its current assets by T 370.41 cmre. The Holding Company also continues to default on payment to lenders along with overdue to operational creditors. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has also disrupted business operations of the Group during the period and there continues to exist uncertainty with respect to the pandemic on Group's operations.

Further, in respect of Steiner AG, a material foreign subsidiary group, there are uncertainties consequent to impact of COVID-19 including its impact on budget and liquidity planning as well as uncertainties related to the pending renewal of syndicate revolving guarantee facility agreement which are expiring on 31 August 2021. There are also events or conditions existing in few other group entities, casting significant doubt on the ability of the these entities to continue to as going concern. The above factors indicate that events or conditions exist, which may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.

As at 31 March 2021, the Holding Company has received and accounted favorable arbitration awards (including interest thereon] aggregating ? 2,748.55 crore (net of advance ? 2,738.80 crore). Further, the Holding Company has also lodged claims aggregating T 9,776 cmre on its customers which are presently at various stages of negotiation1 discussion/ arbitration1 litigation The Holding Company is in advanced stages of completing a resolution plan with its lenders, including resolution of debt of ar erstwhile subsidiary, whose liabilities were taken over by the Holding Company in earlier years at settlement value basis the settlement terms entered between the Holding Company and lenders. Pursuant to the resolution plan, economic and beneficial interest of a portion of the aforesaid arbitration awards and claims of the Holding Company along with liabilities, represented by debt and accrued interest, will be transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Holding Company. The resolution plan has received an in-principal approval from majority lenders and is subject to final approval by their respective Board1 Committees The Board of Directors of the Holding Company, have approved the aforementioned resolution plan on 27 May 2021 and will be put up for approval with the shareholders in the ensuing extra-ordinary general body meeting. The Holding Company is confidenl of concluding the resolution plan under guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India.

Accordingly, based on the expectation of the implementation of the resolution plan with lenders, as well as the underlying strength of the Group's business plans and future growth outlook as assessed, the management is confident of improving the credit profile of the Group, including thmugh time-bound monetisation of assets including arbitration awards, claims and othe~ assets which would result in it being able to meet its obligations in due course of time. Accordingly, the management considers appropriate to prepare these financial results on a going concern basis.

9 Non-current borrowings, current borrowings, other noncurrent financial liabilities and other current financial liabilities as at 31 March 2021 include balances amounting to Nil (31 December 2020: t 273.56 crore and 31 March 2020: t 165.55 crore), t 2.10 crore (31 December 2020: t 9.57 cmre and 31 March 2020: Nil), Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: t 591.04 crore) and t 500.72 crore (31 December 2020: t 399.68 cmre and 31 March 2020: t 336.82 crore) respectively, in respect of which confirmations/ statements from the respective banks/ lenders have not been received. Further, in respect of non-current borrowings and current borrowings aggregating t 871.75 crore (31 December 2020: t 1,396.01 crore and 31 March 2020: t 864.23 crore), while the lenders have confirmed the principal outstanding, the accrued interest aggregating t 115.37 crore (31 December 2020: t 87.50 cmre and 31 March 2020: t 42.76 crore) have not been confirmed. In the absence of confirmations/ statements from the lenders, the Group has provided for interest and other penal charges on these borrowings based on the latest communication available from the respective lenders at the interest rate specified in the agreement. The Group's management believes that amount payable on settlement will not exceed the liability pmvided in books in respect of these borrowings. Further, for balances with banks (included under cash and cash equivalents), earmarked balances1 deposits with banks (included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents) and guarantees issued by banks on behalf of the Gmup as at 31 March 2021 includes balances amounting to t 2.10 crore (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: Nil), t 10.91 crore (31 December 2020: t 20.97 crore and 31 March 2020: 7 5.46 cmre) and Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: 7 76.93 crore), respectively, in respect of which confirmation1 statements from banks have not been received inspite of incessant efforts by Group's management. Statutory auditors report is modified in respect of this matter.

(e in crore)

Quarter ended Year ended
10 Exceptional Items 31 March 2021 31 December 2020 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2020
(a) Loss on settlement with
customer [Refer note (i) below]
52.80 (274.03)
(b) Reversal of loss provision in
respect of arbitration awards and
claims [Refer note (ii) below]
331.40
(c) Impairment of financial and non
financial assets
(98.72) (98.72)
(d) Reversal of gain on settlement of
debts
(1 1.45) (1 1.45)
Total gain1 (loss) 52.80 (110.17) (274.03) 221.23

Note:

(i) During the current quarter, Baharampore Farakka Highways Limited ('BFHL'), a joint venture, and Farakka Raiganj Highways Limited ('FRHL'), an erstwhile joint venture, have entered into settlement agreements with one its customer for a comprehensive closure of all outstanding disputes in respect of respective claims of BFHL and FRHL ('Concessionaire') and the Holding Company (EPC contractor of Concessionaire), for an aggregate amount of? 1,259 crore. Pursuant to the above settlements, the Holding Company's receivables aggregating t 635.27 crore have been settled fort 682.55 crore resulting in a surplus of? 47.28 crore (net), which has been presented as an exceptional item by the Holding Company in the financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2021. Further, BFHL has also recognised its share of the proceeds from settlement and the resultant surplus of t 148.76 cmre has been recognized in its financial statements during the current quarter. Group's share of resultant surplus oft 127.11 crore has been included and presented in the consolidated financial results under Share of pmfit of associates and joint ventures. However, in view of certain existing uncertainties and condition precedents, HCL's share of proceeds from FRHL's settlement is presently unascertainable and accordingly receivables have not been recognised in HCL's financial statements and Gmup's consolidated financial results as at 31 March 2021.

Also, in earlier quarters during the current year, the Holding Company also entered into similar settlement agreement with its customer to conciliate long pending dispute in respect of arbitration awards published in the Holding Company's favour, for two completed projects, which were being contested by the customer in higher courts. Pursuant to above settlement, the Holding Company settled receivables aggregating t 578.12 crore for a consideration oft 256.81 crore as full and final settlement with an understanding that all pending disputes stand resolved. Accordingly, the Holding Company recognised the resultant loss aggregating t 321.31 crore (including gain of t 5.52 crore resulting due to revision in settlement during the current quarter) as an exceptional item in these consolidated financial results.

Though the Group had a fair chance to recover entire money over the period, however, considering the time involved in the litigation and urgent need to realize monies urgently to tie up its cashflow deficit for its operations, the Gmup opted for these conciliations, as per the scheme pmvided uls 73 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2015 by Ministry of Road Transport Highways.

(ii) During the year ended 31 March 2019, the Holding Company had recognized a provision oft 331.40 cmre pursuant to the signing of a non-binding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, for an assignment of the beneficial interest in poflolio of identied arbitration awards and claims ('specified assets') for an aggregate consideration of T 1,750 crore. The said provision continued thereafler in view of mutual extension of the said transaction till 31 December 2019. In the absence of any further extension, the Holding Company decided to cancel this proposed transaction, which had been reported to and confirmed by statutory auditors. Pursuant to the cancellation of the aforesaid transaction, the pmvision of t 331.40 crore, related to specified assets, recognized earlier has been written back during the year ended 31 March 2020. Statutory auditors report is modified in respect of reversal of aforesaid provision.

  • 11 On 22 September 2020, HCC Concessions Limited ('HCL'), a joint venture of the Holding Company, completed the 100% stake sale of its subsidiary i.e. FRHL to Cube Highways II Pte. Ltd. ('Cube'). Pursuant to the above sale, HCL received ? 104.35 crore towards consideration for sale of equity shares and accordingly a resultant loss on sale of FRHL aggregating ? 259.31 cmre was recognised during the quarter ended 30 September 2020. During the current quarter, pursuant to settlement with NHAI, the condition precedents for release of holdback considerations stand fulfilled and accordingly HCL has recognised the hold back receivable aggregating ? 217.06 crore during the quarter ended 31 March 2021, which has resulted in reduction of the loss on sale of FRHL recognised during the earlier quarter. Additionally, as part of the agreement with Cube, HCL continues to remain entitled to its share of proceeds from settlement with NHAI, earn-outs (contingent on trafKd revenue projections) and royalty representing revenue share from FRHL over the concessions period, which is expected to be substantial considering the overall sale consideration agreed with Cube.
  • 12 The outstanding balances of Holding Company, as at 31 March 2021, include trade payables aggregating T 38.22 crore and capital vendors payable aggregating T 3.19 crore to companies situated outside India. These balances are pending for settlement due to financial difficulties presently being faced by the Holding Company and have resulted in delay in remittance of payments beyond the timeline stipulated by the FED Master Direction No. 1712016-17, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The Holding Company is in the process of regularising these defaults by filing necessary applications with the appropriate authority for condonation of delay. Pending conclusion of the aforesaid matters, the amount of penalty, if any, that may be levied, is not ascertainable but expected not to be material to the standalone financial results, and accordingly, the consolidated financial results do not include any adjustments that may arise due to such delay1 default.
  • 13 Delay in acquisition of land of more than seven years in Raiganj Dalkhola Highways Limited ('RDHL'), a joint venture, resulted in a substantial increase of project cost. The inability of the lenders consortium to fund the cost overrun in the absence of extended benefts in the event of termination fmm NHAI has led to the issuance of termination notice by NHAI. RDHL has filed claim for t 367 cmre as a termination payment and fort 852 cmre as losses on account of contractors dues before arbitration tribunal as the requisite land to carry out the desired work was not made available by NHAI. Based on the legal advice obtained in this respect, the management is confident of recovering the receivable from NHAI amounting to T 177.42 crore as at 31 March 2021.
  • 14 Non-current borrowings and other current financial liabilities (including current maturities of long-term borrowings) of RDHL, as at 31 March 2021 includes ? 44.54 cmre and T 60.39 cmre, respectively in respect of which, in the absence of confirmation from the lenders1 bankers, RDHL has provided for interest and other penal charges based on the latest communication available from the lenders1 bankers at the interest rate specified in the agreements. RHDL's management believes that amount payable on settlement will not exceed the liability provided in books in respect of these borrowings. Further, the classification of these borrowings into current and non-current as at 31 March 2021 is based on the original maturity terms as stated in the agreements with the lenders1 bankers.
  • 15 Other income for the quarter ended 31 March 2021 includes profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment and interest on income tax refund aggregating T 12.27 crore and T 11.15 cmre, respectively.
  • 16 Gain/ (loss) on fair valuation of equity instruments' represents movements in canying value of financial assets (investments) measured at fair value through Other Comprehensive Income.
  • 17 Figures for the quarters ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 are the balancing figures between the audited financial statements for the year ended on that date and the year to date figures upto the end of third quarter of the respective financial year.
  • 18 Previous year figures have been regrouped1 reclassified, wherever considered necessary to conform to current year.

br Hindustan Construction Company Limited

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Ajit Gulabchand Raigad, Dated :23 June 2021 Chairman & Managing Director

Statement of Impact of Audit Qualifications (for audit report with modified opinion) submitted along-with Annual Audited Financial Results (Consolidated)
Statement on Implication of Audit Qualifications for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2021
[See Regulation 33/52 of the SEBI (LODR) Amendment Regulations, 2016)]
Sr. (Amount in ? Crore)
1.
No.
Particulars Audited Figures
(as reported before adjusting for qualifications).
Adjusted Figures (audited figures after adjusting for qualifications)
11
$\overline{\omega}$
Tumover / Total Income
2 Total Expenditure
3 Exceptional items Gain / (Loss)
4 Net Profit / (Loss) for the year after tax
5 Eamings/ loss per Share
6 Total Assets
7 Total Liabilities
& Nat Worth
Any other financial item(s) (as felt appropriate by
the managements
8 334.99 Not ascertamable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
8,993.75 Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
(274.03) Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
(610.02) Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below)
(4.03) Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
12.779.00 Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below]
14,096.59 Not ascertainable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below)
(1,317.59) Not ascertamable [Refer notes II (a) (i) to (iv) below)
II. Audit Qualification
a. Details of Audit Qualification:
Auditor's Qualification
with Section 197 has not been obtained by the Holding Company. (i) Note 7 to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company has accounted for managerial remuneration paid/ payable to Whole
Time Directors (including Chairman and Managing Director) of the Holding Company aggregating 7 27.07 crore for the financial years
ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020, in excess of the limits prescribed under Section 197 of the Act, in respect of which
approvals from the shareholders have been obtained, however prior approval from the lenders of the Holding Company in accordance
deferred tax assets as at 31 March 2021. (ii) Note 6 to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company has recognised deferred tax assets (net) amounting to ₹ 715.99
crore outstanding as at 31 March 2021, on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and other taxable
temporary differences, which are continued to be recognised on the basis of expected availability of future taxable profits for utilization
of such deferred tax assets. However, in view of the continued losses incurred by the Holding Company and the impact of COVID-19
on business operations, we are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to the current projections prepared
by the management and therefore, are unable to comment on any adjustments that may be required to the carrying value of aforesaid
(iii) Note 9 to the accompanying Statement, the Group's current borrowings and other current financial liabilities as at 31 March 2021]
include balances amounting to ₹ 2.10 crore and ₹ 500.72 crore, respectively, in respect of which direct confirmations from the
respective banks/ lenders have not been provided to us by the management of the Group. Further, in respect of certain loans while the
principal balances have been confirmed from the direct confirmations issued by banks/ lenders, the interest accrued amounting to ?
115.37 crore has not been confirmed by the banks/ lenders. Further, direct confirmation from banks have not been received for
balances with banks included under cash and cash equivalents and earmarked balances/ deposits with banks included under bank
balances other than cash and cash equivalents as at 31 March 2021 amounting to # 2.10 crore and 10.91 crore, respectively. In the
absence of such direct confirmations from the banks / lenders or sufficient and appropriate alternate audit evidence, we are unable to
comment on the adjustments and changes in classification of balances in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 1. Presentation of
financial statements, if any, that may be required to the carrying value of the aforementioned balances in the accompanying Statement.
to be provided for in the consolidated financial results as at 31 March 2021. (iv) 10(b) to the accompanying Statement, the Holding Company had written back a loss provision aggregating ₹ 331,40 crore dunng
the the year ended 31 March 2020, which was earlier recognised by the Holding Company during the year ended 31 March 2019 in
cognizance of the assignment of beneficial interests/ rights in a portfolio of identified arbitration awards and claims based on a non-
binding term sheet with a consortium of investors along with a letter of commitment, due to cancellation of the said proposed
fransaction. However, such write-back is inconsistent with the continued intent of the Holding Company to sell assign the arbitration
awards and claims of the Holding Company to other potential investors as evidenced in the proposed resolution plan with lenders.
Pending the finalization of the proposed resolution plan with lenders, we are unable to comment on the extent of loss provision required
b. Type of Audit Qualification: Qualified Opinion
$\overline{G}_{\pm}$ Frequency of Qualification: Qualification ((a)(i) and (iv) - Incuded since review report for the quarter/ period ended 31 December 2019;
Qualification II(a)(ii) and (iii) - Included since audit report for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2020.

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d. For Audit Qualification (s) where the impact is Not applicable
quantified by the auditor, Management views:
e. For Audit Qualification (s) where the impact is
not quantified by the auditor:
i) Management's estimation on the impact of Not ascertainable
audit qualification:
(i) If management is unable to estimate the II a) (i) Pursuant to notification of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 amending Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the
impact, reasons for the same:
crore was proposed to be recovered.
managerial remuneration for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 stands approved by the lenders.
Act'), with effect from 12 September 2018, the Holding Company's application to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA') for approval
in respect of remuneration of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) accrued/ paid in excess of the prescribed limit for the financials
years 2014-15 and 2015-16 stood abated. The Holding Company, vide resolution dated 10 September 2019, had obtained approval
from the shareholders for the payment of remuneration in respect of the aforesaid years, to be only given effect to, post receipt of the
approval of the lenders which was pending. Further, the excess managerial remuneration for financial year 2013-14 aggregating ₹ 8.74
During the previous quarter, the Holding Company was advised by a senior legal counsel that the requisite approval from lenders for
payment of remuneration in earlier years through Monitoring Committee of lenders is still valid and persisting and there was no need to
obtain fresh approvals from lenders under Section 197 of the Act. Accordingly, based on the legal advice, the Holding Company
adjusted the excess remuneration paid to CMD, held in trust, for the financial year 2013-2014 with the unpaid remuneration for the
financial year 2014-15 and also the excess managerial remuneration for the financial year 2015-16 was regularized. Subsequent to 31
March 2021, an external agency appointed by lenders vide its report has confirmed the compliance of the conditions laid out by
Monitoring Committee of lenders in earlier years. Pursuant to the confirmation from external agency, the accrual/ payment of excess
Further, on 26 September 2019, the Holding Company in its shareholder's meeting had also obtained approvals vide special
resolutions for remuneration of CMD and Whole Time Directors ('WTD') for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022, to be given effect
to, only post receipt of the approval of lenders. The Holding Company expects requisite approvals from lenders to be obtained along
side implementation of the resolution plan. Pending receipt of lenders approvals, managerial remuneration continue to be accrued/
paid by the Holding Company as detailed below. (if crore)
Pirustictal
Year
DealersHee Remuneration
accrued
Renameration.
paid
Reimuneration
as per limit
Escess
maryline
accrued 7 paid.
Excess
meration
hald in trust
$(a + b - c)$
(a) ${b}$ (6) $(d \times x - c)$
2016-20
2020-21
CASO & Whole Time
Cirectors
Total
13.57
13.50
27.01
3.75
L'44
5.18
13.67
13.50
27.07
3.75
1.44
5.19
(Il a) (ii) On 20 September 2019, vide the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, the Government of India inserted Section
115BAA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 which provides domestic companies a non-reversible option to pay corporate tax at reduced rates
effective 1 April 2019 subject to certain conditions, However, the Holding Company having significant amount of brought forward tax
financial results. confident that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets will be realized. losses and unabsorbed depreciation on which deferred tax asset has been recognised, is still evaluating and has not yet elected to
exercise the option permitted under section 115BAA. In view of the above, there is no impact of the new tax rate on the consolidated
As at 31 March 2021, the Holding Company continues to recognize net deferred tax assets amounting to ₹715.99 crore (31 December
2020 ₹ 670.14 crore and 31 March 2020 ₹ 437.08 crore) on account of carried forward unused tax losses, unused tax credits and
other taxable temporary differences. Based on the expected profits from the unexecuted orders on hand, outcome of the ongoing
discussion with lenders for restructuring of loans and expected settlement of arbitration awards, the Holding Company management is
been received inspite of incessant efforts by Group's management. II a) (iii) Non-current borrowings, current borrowings, other non-current financial liabilities and other current financial liabilities as at 31
March 2021 include balances amounting to Nil (31 December 2020 ₹ 273.56 crore and 31 March 2020 ₹ 165.55 crore), ₹ 2.10 crore
(31 December 2020: ₹ 9.57 crore and 31 March 2020: Nil), Nil (31 December 2020: Nil and 31 March 2020: ₹ 591,04 crore) and ₹
500.72 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 399.68 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 336.82 crore) respectively, in respect of which confirmations/
statements from the respective banks/ lenders have not been received. Further, in respect of non-current borrowings and current
borrowings aggregating ₹ 871.75 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 1,396.01 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 864.23 crofe), while the lenders
have confirmed the principal outstanding, the accrued interest aggregating ₹ 115.37 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 87.50 crore and 31
March 2020. ₹ 42.76 crore) have not been confirmed. In the absence of confirmations/ statements from the lenders, the Group has
provided for interest and other penal charges on these borrowings based on the latest communication available from the respective
lenders at the interest rate specified in the agreement. The Group's management believes that amount payable on settlement will not
exceed the liability provided in books in respect of these borrowings. Further, for balances with banks (included under cash and cash
equivalents), earmarked balances/ deposits with banks (included under bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents) and
quarantees issued by hanks on behalf of the Group as at 31 March 2021 includes balances amounting to ₹ 2.10 crore (31 December
2020 Nil and 31 March 2020: Nil), ₹ 10.91 crore (31 December 2020: ₹ 20.97 crore and 31 March 2020: ₹ 5.46 crore) and Nil (31)
December 2020 Nil and 31 March 2020. ₹ 76.93 crore), respectively, in respect of which confirmation/ statements from banks have not

III. Signatories:
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP For Hindustan Construction Company Limited
Charlered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 001076N / N500013
Digitally signed by RAKESH
RAKESH RAMAWATAR RAMAWATAR AGARWAL
Date: 2021.06.23 14:38:01
AGARWAL
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Rakesh R. Agarwal Allt Gulabchand
Partner Chairman & Managing Director
Membership No.: 109632
threbl.
Shri Mahendra Singh Mehta
Audit Committee Chairman
Place: Mumbai Place: Mumbai / Raigad
Date: 23 June 2021 Date: 23 June 2021

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