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MAS Financial Services Limited — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024
Jan 17, 2024
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MFSL/SEC/EQ/2024/11 January 17, 2024 To, To, The Manager, General Manager BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza Dalal Street Plot No. C/1, G Block Mumbai – 400001 Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai – 400051 Scrip Code: 540749, 947381 Trading Symbol: MASFIN
Dear Sir,
Sub.: Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (“SEBI Listing Regulations”)
Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of schedule III of the SEBI Listing Regulations, please find enclosed herewith Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled to be held on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time through Video Conferencing (‘VC’)/ Other Audio-Visual Means (‘OAVM’) to transact the businesses set out in the Notice of EGM which has been sent through electronic means to members.
As required under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, all the above mentioned documents will be uploaded on the Stock Exchange websites at www.nseindia.com and www.bseindia.com and will also be simultaneously posted on the website of the Company at www.mas.co.in.
Request you to take the same on your records.
Yours faithfully,
For, MAS Financial Services Limited
Bhayani Riddhi Bhaveshbhai Digitally signed by Bhayani Riddhi BhaveshbhaiDN: cn=Bhayani Riddhi Bhaveshbhai c=IN o=PersonalReason: I am the author of this documentLocation: Date: 2024-01-17 15:51+05:30
Riddhi Bhaveshbhai Bhayani Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer ACS No.: A41206
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MAS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
CIN: L65910GJ1995PLC026064
Registered Office: 6, Ground Floor, Narayan Chambers, B/h. Patang Hotel, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009 Phone: +91 79 4110 6638 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.mas.co.in
NOTICE OF EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that the Extra-ordinary General Meeting (EGM) No. 1 (2023/24) of the members of MAS Financial Services Limited will be held on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 11.30 A.M. through Video Conferencing (“VC”) / Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”) to transact the following:
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
1. Reclassification of Authorised Share Capital of the Company.
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“RESOLVED THAT the consent of the shareholders be and is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 13, 61, 64 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended, read with applicable Rules, (including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) and the Articles of Association of the Company, that the existing Authorized Share Capital of the Company comprising of Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 6,40,00,000/- (Six Crores and Forty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each, 400 (Four Hundred) – 9.75% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only) each, 2,20,00,000 (Two Crore Twenty Lakh) 0.01% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each and 2,20,00,000 (Two Crore Twenty Lakh) – 13.31% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each be and is hereby reclassified in to Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 11,20,00,000/- (Eleven Crores and Twenty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT Clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the Company be substituted with the following:
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- V. The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 11,20,00,000/- (Eleven Crores Twenty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/(Rupees Ten Only) each.”
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving the effect to this resolution, any one of the Directors or Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer or Board Committee thereof be and is hereby authorized to take all such steps and actions and give such directions as may be in its absolute discretion deemed necessary and settle any question that may arise in this regard.”
2. Increase in Authorised Share Capital of the Company and Alteration of Capital Clause of Memorandum of Association of the Company .
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 13, 16, 61 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any amendment thereto or re-enactment thereof) and the Rules framed thereunder and considering the earlier approved sub-division of the shares, and the provisions of the uniform listing agreement entered into with the relevant stock exchanges where the shares of the Company are listed (“Stock Exchange(s)”), by the Company; and such other statutes, laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, circulars, directions, notifications and clarifications as applicable from time to time and subject to such other consent(s), permission(s), sanction(s), if any, as may be required from the Stock Exchanges or any other authority under any other applicable law for the time being in force, the consent of members of the Company be and is hereby accorded for increase in Authorised Share Capital of the Company from existing Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 11,20,00,000/- (Eleven Crores and Twenty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each to Rs. 200,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Hundred Crores Only) divided into 20,00,00,000/- (Twenty Crores) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each ranking pari passu in all respect with the existing Equity Shares of the Company as per the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT pursuant to Section 13 and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules framed thereunder, consent of the Members of the Company be and is hereby accorded, for alteration of Clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the Company by substituting in its place, the following:-
- V. The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 200,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Hundred Crores Only) divided into 20,00,00,000/- (Twenty Crores) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.”
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RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving effect to the aforesaid resolution, the Board / Committee of the Board or anyone Board of Directors or Company Secretary, be and are hereby authorized to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things whatsoever, including seeking all necessary approvals to give effect to this Resolution and to settle any questions, difficulties or doubts that may arise in this regard.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one Director or Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of the Company be and is hereby severally authorised to certify the true copy of this resolution and forward the same to any person or authority for their record and necessary action.”
3. Amendment of the Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company by deleting the Other Objects as mentioned in Clause III(C).
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as a Special Resolution:
“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) read with the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the Act (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), consent of the members of the Company be and is hereby accorded to alter the Memorandum of Association of the Company by Deleting the entire other objects Clauses bearing clause Clause III(C).
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving effect to the aforesaid resolution, the Board / Committee of the Board or any one of the Directors or Company Secretary, be and are hereby authorized to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things whatsoever, including seeking all necessary approvals to give effect to this Resolution and to settle any questions, difficulties or doubts that may arise in this regard.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one of the Directors or Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of the Company be and are hereby severally authorised to certify the true copy of this resolution and forward the same to any person or authority for their record and necessary action.”
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4. Approval of issue of Bonus Shares to the Shareholders of the Company.
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“ RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 63 and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) read with the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 (“Rules”), the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (“ICDR Regulations”), the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”) (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, as amended, and other applicable regulations, rules and guidelines issued from time to time by SEBI and/or the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) and the enabling provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and subject to requisite approvals, consents, permissions and sanctions and subject to such terms and modifications, if any, consent of the Members be and is hereby accorded to the Board for capitalization of such sum standing to the credit of securities premium / free reserves of the Company as per the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2023, for the purpose of issuance and allotment of bonus equity shares, to be credited as fully paid up shares to the existing equity shareholders of the Company, in the proportion of 2 (Two) new fully paid-up bonus equity share of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each for every 1 (One) existing fully paid-up equity share of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each held by the Members of the Company as on the Record Date, i.e. February 22, 2024 and that the new bonus equity shares so issued and allotted shall, for all purposes, be treated as an increase in the paid-up equity share capital of the Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT , the Bonus Shares so issued shall rank pari-passu in all respects with the existing fully paid-up equity shares of the Company and shall always be subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the issue and allotment of the said bonus equity shares to the extent they relate to Non- Resident Indians (NRIs), Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) / Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), Overseas Corporate Bodies (‘OCBs’) and other Foreign Investors will be subject to the applicable regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 or any other applicable laws for the time being in force.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purposes of giving effect to the aforesaid resolution, any one members of the Board or Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer or Board Committee be and are hereby severally authorized on behalf of the Company to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as it may at their discretion deem necessary or desirable for such purpose, including without limitation, to file any documents with the SEBI, Stock Exchange(s) where the shares of the Company are listed, Depositories,
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs and/ or concerned authorities applying and seeking necessary listing approvals from the Stock Exchange(s), in regard to such bonus issue as it may in its absolute discretion deem fit and without being required to seek any further consent or approval of the Members and that the Members shall be deemed to have given their approval thereto expressly by the authority of this resolution.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby authorized to take all other steps as may be necessary to give effect to this resolution and to give such direction as may be necessary, proper and to settle any question, difficulty or doubt whatsoever that may arise with regard to issue, allotment, distribution, and listing of shares as the Board may in its absolute discretion deem fit and its decision shall be final and binding.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any one Director or Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of the Company be and is hereby severally authorised to certify the true copy of this resolution and forward the same to any person or authority for their record and necessary action.”
5. Approval to raise capital by way of a qualified institutions placement to eligible investors through an issuance of equity shares or other eligible securities for an amount aggregating upto Rs. 700 Crore:
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as a Special Resolution:
“ RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections 23, 42, 62(1)(c), 71, 179 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘ Companies Act ’), the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014, the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and other rules and regulations framed thereunder (including any amendments, statutory modification(s) and/ or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), the relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (including any amendment, modification, variation or re-enactment thereof) ( ‘ICDR Regulations’ ) and in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘ Listing Regulations ’), as amended, to the extent applicable, the listing agreement(s) entered into by the Company with the stock exchanges on which the equity shares having face value of Rs. 10/- each of the Company (‘ Equity Shares ’) are listed, the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, including any amendments, statutory modification(s) and/ or re-enactment(s) thereof (‘ FEMA ’), the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 and Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019, as amended, the current Consolidated FDI Policy issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of
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Commerce and Industry, Government of India (‘ GOI ’), and all other applicable statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, notifications, circulars and clarifications as may be applicable, as amended from time to time, issued by the GOI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘ MCA ’), the Reserve Bank of India (‘ RBI ’), BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (‘ Stock Exchanges ’), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘ SEBI ’), the Registrar of Companies, Gujarat (‘ RoC ’) and/ or any other regulatory/ statutory authorities, in India or abroad from time to time, to the extent applicable and subject to such approvals, permits, consents and sanctions of any regulatory/ statutory authorities and guidelines and clarifications issued thereon from time to time and subject to such conditions and modifications as may be prescribed by any of them while granting such approvals, permissions, consents and sanctions, which may be agreed to by the Board of Directors of the Company (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ Board ’ which term shall be deemed to include any committee of the Board of Directors of the Company duly constituted by the Board to exercise its powers including powers conferred under this resolution) and subject to any other alterations, modifications, conditions, changes and variations that may be decided by the Board in its absolute discretion, the consent of the members be and is hereby accorded to the Board to create, offer, issue and allot (including with provisions for reservations on firm and/ or competitive basis, for such part of issue and for such categories of persons as may be permitted by applicable law) with or without green shoe option, such number of Equity Shares and / or other securities convertible into Equity Shares (including warrants, or otherwise), (hereinafter referred to as ‘ Securities ’), or any combination thereof, in one or more tranches, in terms of the applicable regulations and as permitted under the applicable laws, in such manner in consultation with the book running lead manager(s) (" BRLM(s) ”) and/or other advisor(s) or otherwise, for an aggregate amount upto Rs. 700 Crore or an equivalent amount thereof (inclusive of such premium as may be fixed on such Securities) at such price or prices as may be permissible under applicable law by way of one or more qualified institutions placement(s) (‘ QIP ’) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the ICDR Regulations, or through any other permissible mode and/or combination thereof as may be considered appropriate under applicable law, to such investors that may be permitted to invest in such issuance of Securities, including eligible qualified institutional buyers (‘ QIBs ’) (as defined in the ICDR Regulations), foreign/resident investors (whether institutions, incorporated bodies, mutual funds, individuals or otherwise), venture capital funds (foreign or Indian), alternate investment funds, foreign portfolio investors, qualified foreign investors, Indian and/ or multilateral financial institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, non-resident Indians, stabilizing agents pension funds and/or any other categories of investors, whether or not such investors are members of the Company, to all or any of them, jointly or severally through an offer/preliminary placement document / placement document and/or other letter or circular as may be deemed appropriate, in the sole discretion by the Board in such manner and on terms and conditions, including the terms of the issuance, security, fixing of record date, and at such price, whether at prevailing market price(s) or at a premium or discount to market price as may be permitted under applicable law and/or as may be permitted by the relevant regulatory / statutory authority, with authority to retain oversubscription up to such percentage as may be permitted under applicable regulations, in such manner and on such terms as may be deemed appropriate by the Board
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at its absolute discretion (the ‘ Issue ’) at the time of such issue and allotment considering the prevailing market conditions and other relevant factors in consultation with the BRLM(s) and/ or underwriter(s) and/ or other advisor (s) to be appointed by the Company for such issue and without requiring any further approval or consent from the shareholders.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT pursuant to the above-mentioned resolution:
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(a) the Securities proposed to be issued, offered and allotted shall be fully paid up and in dematerialized form and shall be subject to the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the Companies Act and other applicable laws;
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(b) the Equity Shares that may be issued by the Company shall rank pari passu with the existing Equity Shares of the Company in all respects including entitlement to dividend and voting rights, if any, from the date of allotment thereof be subject to the requirements of all applicable laws and shall be subject to the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company;
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(c) the number and/or price of the Equity Shares to be issued on conversion of Securities convertible into Equity Shares shall be appropriately adjusted for corporate actions such as bonus issue, rights issue, stock split, merger, demerger, transfer of undertaking, sale of division, reclassification of equity shares into other securities, issue of equity shares by way of capitalization of profits or reserves or any such capital or corporate re-organisation or restructuring; and
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(d) a minimum of 10% of the Securities shall be allotted to mutual funds and if mutual funds do not subscribe to the aforesaid minimum percentage or part thereof, such minimum portion may be allotted to other QIBs.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT in terms of Chapter VI of the ICDR Regulations, the allotment of Securities shall only be to QIBs as defined in the ICDR Regulations and shall be completed within a period of 365 days from the date of passing of this special resolution by the shareholders of the Company or such other time as may be allowed under the ICDR Regulations from time to time. The Company shall not undertake any subsequent QIP until the expiry of two weeks or such other time as may be prescribed in the ICDR Regulations, from the date of prior QIP made pursuant to one or more special resolutions.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT subject to applicable law, in terms of Chapter VI of the ICDR Regulations, the relevant date for the purpose of pricing of the Equity Shares shall be the date of the meeting in which the Board or any other committee duly authorized by the Board decides to open the QIP of Equity Shares as Securities and in case Securities are eligible convertible securities, then either the date of the meeting in which the Board or duly authorized Committee decides to open the proposed issue or the date on which holders of Securities become eligible to apply for Equity Shares, as may be determined by the Board or duly authorized Committee or such date as may be permitted under ICDR Regulations.
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RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Securities shall not be eligible to be sold by the allottee for a period of one year from the date of allotment, except on a recognized stock exchange, or such other time except as may be allowed under the ICDR Regulations from time to time and no single allottee shall be allotted more than fifty per cent of the issue size and the minimum number of allottees shall be as per the ICDR Regulations. Furthermore, the tenure of convertible or exchangeable Securities issued shall not exceed sixty months from the date of allotment.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT any issue of Securities made by way of a QIP under Chapter VI of ICDR Regulations shall be at such price which is not less than the price determined in accordance with the pricing formula provided under Chapter VI of the ICDR Regulations (‘ QIP Floor Price ’). Furthermore, the Board may, at its absolute discretion and in consultation with the BRLM(s), also offer a discount of not more than 5% (five per cent) or such other percentage as may be permitted under applicable law to the QIP Floor Price subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company by way of a special resolution.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the price determined for the QIP shall be subject to appropriate adjustments as per the provisions of the ICDR Regulations, if required.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board shall have the authority and power to accept any modification in the proposal as may be required or imposed by SEBI/Stock Exchanges where the shares of the Company are listed or such other appropriate authorities at the time of according/granting their approvals to issue, allotment and listing thereof and as agreed to by the Board.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT without prejudice to the generality of the above, subject to applicable laws and subject to approval, consents, permissions, if any, of any governmental body, authority or regulatory institution including any conditions as may be prescribed in granting such approval or permissions by such governmental authority or regulatory institution, the aforesaid Securities may have such features and attributes or any terms or combination of terms to provide for the tradability and free transferability thereof as per applicable law and prevailing practices and regulations in the capital markets including but not limited to the terms and conditions in relation to payment of dividend, terms pertaining to voting rights, share premium and the Board, subject to applicable laws, regulations and guidelines, be and is hereby authorised in its absolute discretion, in such manner as it may deem fit, to dispose of such of the Securities that are not subscribed in accordance with applicable law.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving effect to the Issue, the Board be and is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Company, and in consultation with the BRLM(s), to take all actions and do all such acts, deeds, actions and sign such documents as may be required in furtherance of, or in relation to, or ancillary to, the Issue, including the finalization and approval of the draft as well as preliminary placement document, the placement document, any offering document, and any addendum or
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corrigenda thereto, as applicable, with any applicable regulatory authorities or agencies, as may be required, determining the form and manner of the Issue, terms of the Issue, identification and class of the investors to whom the Securities are to be offered, utilization of the issue proceeds and if the issue size exceeds ₹ 100 crore, the Board must make arrangements for the use of proceeds of the issue to be monitored by a credit rating agency registered with SEBI, in accordance with ICDR Regulations, authorising any Director(s) or Officer(s) of the Company to sign preliminary placement document, the placement document, any offering document, execute any necessary documents, agreements, forms, deeds, appointment of intermediaries, open and close the period of subscription of the Issue, determine the issue price (including premium, if any), number of Securities, discount on the issue price, premium amount on issue and all other terms and conditions of the Securities, signing of declarations, file any necessary forms with regulatory authorities and allot the Securities and to amend, vary or modify any of the above as the Board may consider necessary, desirable or expedient and to take such steps and to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as they may deem fit and proper for the purposes of the Issue and resolve and settle or give instructions or directions for settling all questions or difficulties that may arise in regard to such Issue without being required to seek any further consent or approval of the members or otherwise to the end and intent that the members shall be deemed to have given their approval thereto expressly by the authority of this resolution. Furthermore, all actions taken by the Board or any committee constituted by the Board to exercise its powers, in connection with any matter(s) referred to or contemplated in any of these resolutions be and are hereby approved.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby authorised to appoint /engage BRLM(s), underwriters, depositories, custodians, registrars, bankers, lawyers, advisors, credit rating agencies, monitoring agency and any other intermediaries, agencies and professionals as may be required to be appointed, involved or concerned in such Issue and to remunerate them by way of commission, brokerage, fees or the like and also to reimburse them out of pocket expenses incurred by them and also to enter into and execute all such arrangements, agreements, memoranda, documents, etc. with such agencies and to seek the listing of such Securities issued on the Stock Exchanges.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby authorised to delegate (to the extent permitted by law) all or any of the powers herein conferred by this resolution herein to any committee of directors or any director(s) or Company Secretary of the Company, in such manner as they may deem fit in their absolute discretion with the power to take such steps and to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as they may deem fit and proper for the purposes of the Issue and settle any questions or difficulties that may arise in this regard to the Issue and to give effect to such modifications, changes, variations, alterations, deletions or additions as may be deemed fit and proper in the best interest of the Company.”
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6. Re-appointment of Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) as the Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of 5 years.
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution :
“ RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of the Sections 196, 197, 203, read with Schedule V and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification or reenactment thereof for the time being in force) in context of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended from time to time), and the Articles of Association of the Company, and in pursuance to recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company and as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, approval of the Members of the Company be and is hereby accorded for the reappointment of Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402), as the Wholetime Director of the Company for a period of Five years w.e.f. July 31, 2024 upon expiring of her existing term on July 30, 2024 and whose office is liable to retire by rotation.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the aggregate amounts of Managerial Remuneration to be paid to Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) individually which shall be within the overall ceiling limit as laid down in Section 197 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and any amendment thereof.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT approval of members of the Company be and is hereby given to the Board of Directors of the Company (including Committee thereof) to make any further revision in the remuneration payable to Mrs. Darshana Pandya during the tenure of her appointment which shall be within the overall ceiling limits as laid down in Section 197 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and any amendments thereof.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors (including a Committee thereof) be and is hereby authorized to do all such things, deeds and matters and acts as may be required to give effect to this resolution.”
Regd. Office:
6, Ground Floor, Narayan Chambers, Behind Patang Hotel, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009.
By order of the Board
Bhayani Riddhi Digitally signed by Bhayani Riddhi BhaveshbhaiDN: cn=Bhayani Riddhi Bhaveshbhai c=IN o=PersonalReason: I am the author of this document Bhaveshbhai Location: Date: 2024-01-17 15:51+05:30
Place : Ahmedabad Date : January 17, 2024
Riddhi Bhayani Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer (Mem. No. A41206)
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NOTES:
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Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) read together with the rules made thereunder and other applicable provisions, if any, in respect of the business under Item No. 1 to 6 of the Notice is annexed hereto and forms part of this Notice.
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has vide its General Circular no.(s) 14/2020 dated April 8, 2020, 17/2020 dated April 13, 2020 and 9/2023 dated September 25, 2023 read with the circulars issued from time to time ("MCA Circulars") and SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/P/CIR/2023/167 dated October 7, 2023 issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI Circular”) permitted holding of the EGM through Video Conferencing/Other Audio Visual Means ("VC/OAVM"), without the physical presence of the shareholders at a common venue. Accordingly, the EGM of the Company is being held through VC/OAVM. Instructions for attending the meeting through VC/OAVM and remote e-voting are prescribed in the Notice.
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In terms of sections 101 and 136 of the Act, read with the rules made thereunder, the listed companies may send the notice of EGM by electronic mode. Pursuant to the said provisions of the Act read with MCA Circulars and SEBI Circular dated January 5, 2023, Notice of EGM is being sent only through electronic mode to those members whose email addresses are registered with the Company/depositories. Members may note that the Notice of the EGM a will also be available on the Company’s website at www.mas.co.in, website of the stock exchanges i.e., BSE Ltd. (‘BSE’) at www.bseindia.com and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (‘NSE’) at www.nseindia.com and on the website of CDSL at https://www.evotingindia.com/. In this notice, the term member(s) or shareholder(s) are used interchangeably.
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The deemed venue for EGM shall be the Registered Office of the Company at 6, Ground Floor, Narayan Chambers, Behind Patang Hotel, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009.
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The Company has fixed Friday, February, 02, 2024 as the ‘Cut-off date’ for determining entitlement of Members who will be eligible to attend and vote at the Meeting.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, a Member entitled to attend and vote at the EGM is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his/her behalf and the proxy need not be a Member of the Company. Since this EGM is being held pursuant to the MCA Circulars through VC / OAVM, physical attendance of Members has been dispensed with. Accordingly, the facility for appointment of proxies by the Members will not be available for the EGM and hence the Proxy Form and Attendance Slip are not annexed to this Notice.
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Institutional / Corporate Shareholders (i.e. other than individuals / HUF, NRI, etc.) are required to send a scanned copy (PDF/JPG Format) of its Board or governing body Resolution/Authorization etc., authorizing its representative to attend the EGM through VC / OAVM on its behalf and to vote through remote e-voting. The said Resolution/Authorization shall be sent to the Scrutinizer by email through its registered email address to [email protected] with a copy marked to [email protected]
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To support the ‘Green Initiative’, the Company requests those Members who have not yet registered their e-mail address, to register the same directly with their DP, in case shares are held in electronic form and to the Company, in case shares are held in physical form. Further, members holding shares in electronic form are requested to notify the changes in the above particulars, if any, directly to their Depository Participants (DP).
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Pursuant to the provisions of Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (as amended) and Regulation 44 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 (as amended), and pursuant to above mentioned MCA Circulars the Company is providing facility of remote e-voting to its Members in respect of the business to be transacted at the EGM. For this purpose, the Company has entered into an agreement with Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for facilitating voting through electronic means, as the authorized e-Voting’s agency. The facility of casting votes by a member using remote e-voting as well as the e-voting system on the date of the EGM will be provided by CDSL.
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The Members can join the EGM in the VC/OAVM mode 15 minutes before and after the scheduled time of the commencement of the Meeting by following the procedure mentioned in the Notice. The facility of participation at the EGM through VC/OAVM will be made available to atleast 1000 members on first come first served basis. This will not include large Shareholders (Shareholders holding 2% or more shareholding), Promoters, Institutional Investors, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, the Chairpersons of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Auditors etc. who are allowed to attend the EGM without restriction on account of first come first served basis.
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The attendance of the Members attending the EGM through VC/OAVM will be counted for the purpose of ascertaining the quorum under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013.
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Members seeking any information with regard to the accounts or any matter to be placed at the EGM, are requested to write to the Company on or before February 8, 2024 (upto 05:00 P.M.) through email on [email protected]. The same will be replied by the Company suitably.
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- Since the EGM will be held through VC / OAVM, the Route Map is not annexed in this Notice.
THE INSTRUCTIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS FOR E-VOTING AND JOINING VIRTUAL MEETINGS ARE AS UNDER:
- Step 1 : Access through Depositories CDSL/NSDL e-Voting system in case of individual shareholders holding shares in demat mode.
Step 2 : Access through CDSL e-Voting system in case of shareholders holding shares in physical mode and non-individual shareholders in demat mode.
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(i) The remote e-voting period begins on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 09:00 a.m. and ends on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 05:00 p.m. During this period shareholders’ of the Company, holding shares either in physical form or in dematerialized form, as on the cut-off date (record date) of Friday, February 2, 2024 may cast their vote electronically. The e-voting module shall be disabled by CDSL for voting thereafter.
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(ii) Shareholders who have already voted prior to the meeting date would not be entitled to vote at the meeting.
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(iii) Pursuant to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/242 dated December 9, 2020 and May 13, 2022, under Regulation 44 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, listed entities are required to provide remote e- voting facility to its shareholders, in respect of all shareholders’ resolutions. However, it has been observed that the participation by the public non-institutional shareholders/retail shareholders is at a negligible level.
Currently, there are multiple e-voting service providers (ESPs) providing e-voting facility to listed entities in India. This necessitates registration on various ESPs and maintenance of multiple user IDs and passwords by the shareholders.
In order to increase the efficiency of the voting process, pursuant to a public consultation, it has been decided to enable e-voting to all the demat account holders, by way of a single login credential, through their demat accounts / websites of Depositories / Depository Participants. Demat account holders would be able to cast their vote without having to register again with the ESPs, thereby, not only facilitating seamless authentication but also enhancing ease and convenience of participating in e-voting process.
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Step 1 : Access through Depositories CDSL/NSDL e-Voting system in case of individual shareholders holding shares in demat mode.
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(iv) In terms of SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/242 dated December 9, 2020 on e- Voting facility provided by Listed Companies, Individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed to vote through their demat account maintained with Depositories and Depository Participants. Shareholders are advised to update their mobile number and email Id in their demat accounts in order to access e-Voting facility.
Pursuant to above said SEBI Circular , Login method for e-Voting and joining virtual meetings for Individual shareholders holding securities in Demat mode CDSL/NSDL is given below:
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| Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode with CDSL Depository |
1) Users who have opted for CDSL Easi / Easiest facility, can login through their existing user id and password. Option will be made available to reach e-Voting page without any further authentication. The URL for users to login to Easi / Easiest are https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasi/home/login or visit www.cdslindia.com and click on Login icon and select New System Myeasi. 2) After successful login the Easi / Easiest user will be able to see the e-Voting option for eligible companies where the evoting is in progress as per the information provided by company. On clicking the evoting option, the user will be able to see e-Voting page of the e-Voting service provider for casting your vote during the remote e-Voting period or joining virtual meeting & voting during the meeting. Additionally, there is also links provided to access the system of all e-Voting Service Providers i.e. CDSL/NSDL/KARVY/LINKINTIME, so that the user can visit the e-Voting service providers’ website directly. 3) If the user is not registered for Easi/Easiest, option to register is available at https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasi/Registration/EasiRegistration 4) Alternatively, the user can directly access e-Voting page by providing Demat Account Number and PAN No. from a e-Voting link available on www.cdslindia.com home page or click on https://evoting.cdslindia.com/Evoting/EvotingLogin The system will authenticate the user by sending OTP on registered Mobile & Email as recorded in the Demat Account. After successful authentication, user will be able to see the e-Voting option where the evoting is in progress and also able |
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| to directly access the system of all e-Voting Service Providers. | |
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| Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with NSDL Depository |
1) If you are already registered for NSDL IDeAS facility, please visit the e-Services website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the following URL: https://eservices.nsdl.comeither on a Personal Computer or on a mobile. Once the home page of e-Services is launched, click on the “Beneficial Owner” icon under “Login” which is available under ‘IDeAS’ section. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID and Password. After successful authentication, you will be able to see e-Voting services. Click on “Access to e- Voting” under e-Voting services and you will be able to see e-Voting page. Click on company name or e-Voting service provider name and you will be re- directed to e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote during the remote e-Voting period or joining virtual meeting & voting during the meeting. 2) If the user is not registered for IDeAS e-Services, option to register is available athttps://eservices.nsdl.com. Select “Register Online for IDeAS “Portal or click athttps://eservices.nsdl.com/SecureWeb/IdeasDirectReg.jsp 3) Visit the e-Voting website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the following URL:https://www.evoting.nsdl.com/either on a Personal Computer or on a mobile. Once the home page of e-Voting system is launched, click on the icon “Login” which is available under ‘Shareholder/Member’ section. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID (i.e. your sixteen digit demat account number hold with NSDL), Password/OTP and a Verification Code as shown on the screen. After successful authentication, you will be redirected to NSDL Depository site wherein you can see e-Voting page. Click on company name or e-Voting service provider name and you will be redirected to e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote during the remote e-Voting period or joining virtual meeting & voting during the meeting. |
| Individual Shareholders (holding securities in demat mode) login through their Depository Participants |
You can also login using the login credentials of your demat account through your Depository Participant registered with NSDL/CDSL for e-Voting facility. After Successful login, you will be able to see e-Voting option. Once you click on e-Voting option, you will be redirected to NSDL/CDSL Depository site after successful authentication, wherein you can see e-Voting feature. Click on company name or e- Voting service provider name and you will be redirected to e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote during the remote e-Voting period or joining virtual meeting & voting during the meeting. |
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Important note: Members who are unable to retrieve User ID/ Password are advised to use Forget User ID and Forget Password option available at abovementioned website.
Helpdesk for Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode for any technical issues related to login through Depository i.e. CDSL and NSDL
| Login Type | Helpdesk Details |
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| Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode withCDSL |
Members facing any technical issue in login can contact CDSL helpdesk by sending a request [email protected] contact at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33 |
| Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode withNSDL |
Members facing any technical issue in login can contact NSDL helpdesk by sending a request at [email protected] or call at toll free no.: 1800 1020 990 and 1800 22 44 30 |
Step 2 : Access through CDSL e-Voting system in case of shareholders holding shares in physical mode and non-individual shareholders in demat mode.
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(v) Login method for e-Voting and joining virtual meetings for Physical shareholders and shareholders other than individual holding in Demat form.
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1) The shareholders should log on to the e-voting website www.evotingindia.com.
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2) Click on “Shareholders” module.
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3) Now enter your User ID
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a. For CDSL: 16 digits beneficiary ID,
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b. For NSDL: 8 Character DP ID followed by 8 Digits Client ID,
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c. Shareholders holding shares in Physical Form should enter Folio Number registered with the Company.
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4) Next enter the Image Verification as displayed and Click on Login.
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5) If you are holding shares in demat form and had logged on to www.evotingindia.com and voted on an earlier e-voting of any company, then your existing password is to be used.
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6) If you are a first time user follow the steps given below:
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| For Shareholders holding shares in Demat Form other than individual and Physical Form |
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| PAN | Enter your 10 digit alpha-numeric *PAN issued by Income Tax Department (Applicable for both demat shareholders as well as physical shareholders) Shareholders who have not updated their PAN with the Company/Depository Participant are requested to use the sequence number sent by Company/RTA or contact Company/RTA. |
| Dividend Bank Details OR Date of Birth (DOB) |
Enter the Dividend Bank Details or Date of Birth (in dd/mm/yyyy format) as recorded in your demat account or in the company records in order to login. If both the details are not recorded with the depository or company please enter the member id / folio number in the Dividend Bank details field. |
(vi) After entering these details appropriately, click on “SUBMIT” tab.
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(vii) Shareholders holding shares in physical form will then directly reach the Company selection screen. However, shareholders holding shares in demat form will now reach ‘Password Creation’ menu wherein they are required to mandatorily enter their login password in the new password field. Kindly note that this password is to be also used by the demat holders for voting for resolutions of any other company on which they are eligible to vote, provided that company opts for e-voting through CDSL platform. It is strongly recommended not to share your password with any other person and take utmost care to keep your password confidential.
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(viii) For shareholders holding shares in physical form, the details can be used only for e-voting on the resolutions contained in this Notice.
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(ix) Click on the EVSN: 240116001 for the MAS Financial Services Limited on which you choose to vote.
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(x) On the voting page, you will see “RESOLUTION DESCRIPTION” and against the same the option “YES/NO” for voting. Select the option YES or NO as desired. The option YES implies that you assent to the Resolution and option NO implies that you dissent to the Resolution.
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(xi) Click on the “RESOLUTIONS FILE LINK” if you wish to view the entire Resolution details.
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(xii) After selecting the resolution you have decided to vote on, click on “SUBMIT”. A confirmation box
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will be displayed. If you wish to confirm your vote, click on “OK”, else to change your vote, click on “CANCEL” and accordingly modify your vote.
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(xiii) Once you “CONFIRM” your vote on the resolution, you will not be allowed to modify your vote.
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(xiv) You can also take a print of the votes cast by clicking on “Click here to print” option on the Voting page.
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(xv) If a demat account holder has forgotten the login password then Enter the User ID and the image verification code and click on Forgot Password & enter the details as prompted by the system.
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(xvi) There is also an optional provision to upload BR/POA if any uploaded, which will be made available to scrutinizer for verification.
(xvii) Additional Facility for Non – Individual Shareholders and Custodians –For Remote Voting only.
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Non-Individual shareholders (i.e. other than Individuals, HUF, NRI etc.) and Custodians are required to log on to www.evotingindia.com and register themselves in the “Corporates” module.
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A scanned copy of the Registration Form bearing the stamp and sign of the entity should be emailed to [email protected]
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After receiving the login details a Compliance User should be created using the admin login and password. The Compliance User would be able to link the account(s) for which they wish to vote on.
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The list of accounts linked in the login will be mapped automatically & can be delink in case of any wrong mapping.
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It is Mandatory that, a scanned copy of the Board Resolution and Power of Attorney (POA) which they have issued in favour of the Custodian, if any, should be uploaded in PDF format in the system for the scrutinizer to verify the same.
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Alternatively Non Individual shareholders are required to send the relevant Board Resolution/ Authority letter etc. together with attested specimen signature of the duly authorized signatory who are authorized to vote, to the Scrutinizer at his e-mail address [email protected] and to the Company at the email address viz; [email protected], if they have voted from individual tab & not uploaded same in the CDSL e-voting system for the scrutinizer to verify the same.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS ATTENDING THE EGM THROUGH VC/OAVM & E-VOTING DURING MEETING ARE AS UNDER:
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The procedure for attending meeting & e-Voting on the day of the EGM is same as the instructions mentioned above for e-voting.
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The link for VC/OAVM to attend meeting will be available where the EVSN of Company will be displayed after successful login as per the instructions mentioned above for e-voting.
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Shareholders who have voted through Remote e-Voting will be eligible to attend the meeting. However, they will not be eligible to vote at the EGM.
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Shareholders are encouraged to join the Meeting through Laptops / IPads for better experience.
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Further shareholders will be required to allow Camera and use Internet with a good speed to avoid any disturbance during the meeting.
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Please note that Participants Connecting from Mobile Devices or Tablets or through Laptop connecting via Mobile Hotspot may experience Audio/Video loss due to Fluctuation in their respective network. It is therefore recommended to use Stable Wi-Fi or LAN Connection to mitigate any kind of aforesaid glitches.
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Shareholders who would like to express their views/ask questions during the meeting may register themselves as a speaker by sending their request in advance at least 10 days prior to meeting mentioning their name, demat account number/folio number, email id, mobile number at [email protected]. The shareholders who do not wish to speak during the EGM but have queries may send their queries in advance 10 days prior to meeting mentioning their name, demat account number/folio number, email id, mobile number at [email protected] (. These queries will be replied to by the company suitably by email.
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Those shareholders who have registered themselves as a speaker will only be allowed to express their views/ask questions during the meeting.
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Only those shareholders, who are present in the EGM through VC/OAVM facility and have not casted their vote on the Resolutions through remote e-Voting and are otherwise not barred from doing so, shall be eligible to vote through e-Voting system available during the EGM.
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cast by such shareholders shall be considered invalid as the facility of e-voting during the meeting is available only to the shareholders attending the meeting.
PROCESS FOR THOSE SHAREHOLDER’S WHOSE EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE DEPOSITORIES FOR OBTAINING LOGIN CREDENTIALS FOR E-VOTING FOR THE RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED IN THIS NOTICE:
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For Physical shareholders- please provide necessary details like Folio No., Name of shareholder, scanned copy of the share certificate (front and back), PAN (self attested scanned copy of PAN card), AADHAR (self attested scanned copy of Aadhar Card) by email to [email protected].
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For Demat shareholders - please update your email id & mobile no. with your respective Depository Participant (DP)
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For Individual Demat shareholders – please update your email id & mobile no. with your respective Depository Participant (DP) which is mandatory while e-Voting & joining virtual meetings through Depository.
If you have any queries or issues regarding attending EGM & e-Voting from the CDSL e-Voting System, you can write an email to [email protected] or contact at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33
All grievances connected with the facility for voting by electronic means may be addressed to Mr. Rakesh Dalvi, Sr. Manager, (CDSL, ) Central Depository Services (India) Limited, A Wing, 25th Floor, Marathon Futurex, Mafatlal Mill Compounds, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (East), Mumbai - 400013 or send an email to [email protected] or call toll free no. 1800 22 55 33.
Other Instructions:
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The Scrutinizer shall, immediately after the conclusion of voting at the EGM, first count the votes cast during the EGM, thereafter unblock the votes cast through remote e-voting as well as e-voting during the EGM and make, not later than two working days from conclusion of the EGM, a consolidated Scrutinizer’s Report of the total votes cast in favour or against, if any, to the Chairman or a person authorised by him in writing, who shall countersign the same.
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The result declared along with the Scrutinizer’s Report shall be placed on the Company’s website www.mas.co.in and on the website of CDSL www.evotingindia.com immediately. The Company shall simultaneously forward the results to National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited, where the shares of the Company are listed.
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ANNEXURE TO THE NOTICE
Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 setting out material facts.
As required under Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013, the following explanatory statement sets out all material facts relating to the business mentioned under Item No. 1-6 of the Notice.
Item No.: 1. Reclassification of Authorised Share Capital of the Company:
The present Authorized Share Capital of the Company comprising of Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 6,40,00,000/- (Six Crores Forty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each, 400 (Four Hundred) – 9.75% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) each, 2,20,00,000 (Two Crore Twenty Lakh) – 0.01% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each and 2,20,00,000 (Two Crore Twenty Lakh) – 13.31% Compulsorily Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
The members are informed that there are unissued preference shares forming part of the Authorised Share Capital of the Company and accordingly it is therefore proposed that existing Authorised Share Capital of the Company be re-classified to facilitate the issue of Equity Shares without being required to increase additional Authorised Share Capital.
ln terms of the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the reclassification of the Authorised Share Capital and any amendment in Memorandum of Association require approval of the Members of the Company. Accordingly, the resolution at ltem No. 1 of the Notice seeks approval of the Members for reclassification of the Authorised Share Capital and consequential changes in Clause V of the Memorandum of Association of the Company.
A copy of the Memorandum of Association with the proposed changes is available at the registered office of the Company for inspection by Members from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. till the date of the Extra Ordinary General Meeting.
The Directors recommend the resolution at ltem No. 1 of the accompanying Notice, for the approval of the Members of the Company by way of an Ordinary Resolution.
None of the Directors or Key Managerial persons of the company or their relatives is in any way concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the proposed resolution.
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Item No.: 2. Increase in Authorised Share Capital of the Company and Alteration of Capital Clause of Memorandum of Association of the Company .
The existing Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 11,20,00,000/- (Eleven Crores Twenty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/(Rupees Ten Only) each. The Board in its meeting held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 proposed issuance of Bonus Shares in the ratio of 2 (two) new Equity Shares for every 1 (one) Equity Share held by the existing shareholders and accorded approval for fund raising which necessitate increase in Authorised Share Capital of the Company. In this regard, the Board, at the same meeting, has also accorded its approval for increasing the Authorised Share Capital from Rs. 112,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twelve Crores Only) divided into 11,20,00,000/- (Eleven Crores Twenty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each to Rs. 200,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Hundred Crores Only) divided into 20,00,00,000/- (Twenty Crores) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each ranking pari passu with the existing Equity Shares in all respects as per the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company,.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 & 61 of the Companies Act, 2013, approval of the Members is required for increasing the Authorised Share Capital of the Company and alteration in the Memorandum of Association of the Company.
A copy of the Memorandum of Association with the proposed changes is available at the registered office of the company for inspection by Members from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. till the date of the Extra Ordinary General Meeting.
In connection with the aforementioned, the Board recommends the resolutions set out at Item No. 2 seeking approval of the Members for increasing the Authorised Share Capital of the Company and consequential amendment to the Memorandum of Association of the Company by way of an Ordinary Resolution.
None of the Directors or Key Managerial persons of the company or their relatives is in any way concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the proposed resolution.
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Item No.: 3. Amendment of the Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company by Deleting the Other Objects as mentioned in Clause III(C).
The Companies Act, 2013, has prescribed a new format of Memorandum of Association (“MOA”) for public companies limited by shares. Accordingly, with a view to align the existing MOA of the Company with Table A of the Schedule I of the Act and in accordance with Section 4 and 13 of the Act, it is proposed to alter the MOA of the Company by deleting the Objects bearing clause III (C) – “Other Objects‟ which requires the approval of members.
The Board recommends the resolutions set out at Item No. 3 seeking approval of the Members by way of a Special Resolution.
None of the Directors or Key Managerial persons of the company or their relatives is in any way concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the proposed resolution.
Item No.: 4. Approval of issue of Bonus Shares to the Shareholders of the Company.
As the Company reached the milestone of Rs. 10,000 Crore Assets Under Management (AUM), in order to reward the shareholders for their loyalty and investment in the Company, the Company in its Board Meeting held on January 17, 2024 approved and recommended issue of Bonus Equity Shares in the ratio of 2:1, subject to the consent of the Members of the Company i.e. 2 (Two) new fully paid-up Equity Share of Rs.10/- each be issued for every 1 (One) existing fully paid-up Equity Share of Rs. 10/- each held by members whose names appear on the Register of Members or in the Register of Beneficial Owners maintained by the Depositories as on such date (“Record Date”) i.e. Thursday, February 22, 2024 as fixed by the Board in this regard for allotment of shares, aggregating to Rs. 109,32,40,860/- (Rupees One Hundred Nine Crore Thirty Two Lakh Forty Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty only) divided into 10,93,24,086 (Ten Crore Ninety Three Lakh Twenty Four Thousand and Eighty Six) Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each.
Post issue of Bonus Shares, the Issued and Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company will be Rs. 163,98,61,290/- (Rupees One Hundred Sixty Three Crore Ninety Eight Lakh Sixty One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety only) divided into 16,39,86,129 (Sixteen Crore Thirty Nine Lakh Eighty Six Thousand One Hundred and Twenty Nine) Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each.
The issue of Bonus shares by Capitalization of reserves is authorized by Article 13, 60 & 63 of the existing Articles of Association in conformity with Companies Act, 2013.
The Bonus Equity Shares, once allotted, shall rank pari-passu in all respects and carry the same rights as the existing equity shares and holders of the bonus equity shares shall be entitled to participate in full in
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any dividend and other corporate action, recommended and declared after the new equity shares are allotted.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 63 and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and subject to applicable statutory and regulatory approvals, the issue of bonus shares of the Company along with capitalization of the amount standing to the credit of General reserves and/ or Retained earnings and/ or Securities premium account requires the approval of the Members of the Company.
None of the Directors, Promoters including Promoter Group and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company and/or their relatives are, in any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at Item No. 4, except to the extent of their respective shareholding in the Company.
Item No.: 5. Approval to raise capital by way of a qualified institutions placement to eligible investors through an issuance of equity shares or other eligible securities for an amount aggregating upto Rs. 700 Crore:
The Company foresees growth opportunities in its existing market and continues to evaluate options to improve its market share and accelerate its business growth. Towards this, the Company continues to require capital for achieving such growth and expansion. Accordingly, our Company intends to undertake a capital raise by way of one or more qualified institutions placement to eligible investors through an issuance of equity shares or other eligible securities and use the proceeds from the Issue, towards one or more of the following:
The Company shall utilise at least 75% of the proceeds from the Offering (after adjustment of expenses related to the Offering, if any) (“Net Proceeds”) towards Augmenting our long-term resources for meeting funding requirements for our Company’s business activities, to meet projected business growth across product lines and improve capital adequacy ratio as laid down by the RBI. The amount stated for the objects above shall not be added to the general corporate purposes, which shall not exceed 25% of the Net Proceeds and may be utilized for, inter alia, meeting ongoing general corporate exigencies and contingencies, expenses of the Company, as applicable in such a manner and proportion as may be decided by the Board from time to time and/or any other general purposes as may be permissible under applicable laws. While the amounts proposed to be utilised against each of the objects have been specified above, there may be a deviation of +/- 10% depending upon future circumstances, in terms of NSE notice No. NSE/ CML/2022/56 and BSE notice No. 20221213-47 each dated December 13, 2022, as the objects are based on management estimates and other commercial and technical factors. Accordingly, the same is dependent on a variety of factors such as financial, market and sectoral conditions, business performance and strategy, competition and other external factors, which may not be within the control of the Company, and may result in modifications to the proposed schedule for
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utilisation of the Net Proceeds at the discretion of the Board, subject to compliance with applicable laws.
Pending utilization of the proceeds from the Offering, the Company shall invest such proceeds in money market instruments including money market mutual funds, deposits in with banks and corporates or any other investment as permitted under applicable laws and the investment policy of the Company as approved by the Board and/or a duly authorized committee(s), from time to time and all applicable laws and regulations.
Accordingly, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (“ Board ”) at their meeting held on January 17, 2024 and in order to fulfill the aforesaid objects of the Company, it is hereby proposed to have an enabling approval for raising funds by way of issuance of equity shares of face value ₹ 10 each (“ Equity Shares ”), and / or other securities convertible into Equity Shares (including warrants, or otherwise), (collectively referred to as “ Securities ”) or any combination thereof, in one or more tranches, in terms of the applicable regulations and as permitted under the applicable laws, in such manner in consultation with the BRLM(s) and/or other advisor(s) or otherwise, for an aggregate amount upto INR 700 crores or an equivalent amount thereof (inclusive of such premium as may be fixed on such Securities) at such price or prices as may be permissible under applicable law by way of one or more qualified institutions placement (‘ QIP ’) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (including any amendment, modification, variation or re-enactment thereof) (‘ ICDR Regulations’ ). The issue of Securities may be at such price, whether at prevailing market price(s) or at a premium or discount to market price as may be permitted under applicable law and to such classes of investors as the Board (including any duly authorized committee thereof) may in its absolute discretion decide, having due regard to the prevailing market conditions and any other relevant factors and wherever necessary, in consultation with BRLM(s) and other agencies that may be appointed by the Company, subject to the ICDR Regulations, Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable guidelines, notifications, rules and regulations.
The Board (including any duly authorized committee thereof) may at their discretion adopt any one or more of the mechanisms prescribed above to meet its objectives as stated in the aforesaid paragraphs without the need for fresh approval from the members of the Company. The proposed issue of capital is subject to, inter alia , the applicable statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, notifications, circulars and clarifications, as amended from time to time, issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the BSE and National Stock Exchange (“ Stock Exchanges ”), Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Registrar of Companies , Gujarat, to the extent applicable, and any other approvals, permits, consents and sanctions of any regulatory/ statutory authorities and guidelines and clarifications issued thereon from time to time.
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The Issue is made through a qualified institutions placement shall be undertaken in terms of the SEBI ICDR Regulations as follows:
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i. the allotment of Securities shall only be made to qualified institutional buyers (“ QIBs ”) as defined under ICDR Regulations;
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ii. the allotment of the Securities shall be completed within 365 days from the date of passing of the special resolution in accordance with the ICDR Regulations and applicable laws;
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iii. a minimum of 10% of the Securities shall be allotted to mutual funds and if mutual funds do not subscribe to the aforesaid minimum percentage or part thereof, such minimum portion may be allotted to other QIBs;
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iv. the “relevant date” for the purposes of pricing of the Securities to be issued and allotted in the proposed QIP shall be the date of the meeting in which the Board or a duly authorised committee decides to open the proposed QIP of equity shares as eligible securities; and in case eligible securities are eligible convertible securities, then either the date of the meeting in which the Board or a duly authorized committee of the Board decides to open the proposed issue or the date on which the holders of such eligible convertible securities become entitled to apply for the equity shares as provided under the ICDR Regulations;
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v. the equity shares of the same class, which are proposed to be allotted through qualified institutions placement or pursuant to conversion or exchange of eligible securities offered through qualified institutions placement, have been listed on a stock exchange for a period of at least one year prior to the date of issuance of notice to its shareholders for convening the meeting to pass the special resolution;
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vi. An issuer shall be eligible to make a qualified institutions placement if any of its promoters or directors is not a fugitive economic offender.
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vii. no single allottee shall be allotted more than 50% of the QIP size and the minimum number of allottees shall be in accordance with the ICDR Regulations. It is clarified that qualified institutional buyers belonging to the same group or who are under same control shall be deemed to be a single allottee;
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viii. the Securities to be offered and allotted shall be in dematerialized form and shall be allotted on fully paid up basis;
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ix. a discount of not more than 5% (five per cent) or such other percentage as may be permitted under applicable law to the floor price may be provided in terms of the SEBI ICDR Regulations;
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x. the Securities allotted shall not be eligible for sale by the allottee for a period of one year from the date of allotment, except on a recognized stock exchange, or except as may be permitted from time to time; and
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xi. The Company shall not undertake any subsequent QIP until the expiry of two weeks from the date of the QIP to be undertaken pursuant to the special resolution passed at this meeting.
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Further, Section 62(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 provides, inter alia, that when it is proposed to increase the issued capital of a company by allotment of further equity shares, such further equity shares shall be offered to the existing members of such company and to any persons other than the existing members of the company by way of a special resolution. Since the special resolution proposed in the business of the notice may result in the issuance of Equity Shares of the Company to the existing members of the Company and to persons other than existing members of the Company, approval of the members of the Company is being sought pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(c) and other applicable provisions of the Act as well as applicable rules notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and in terms of the provisions of ICDR Regulations.
In terms of Rule 14(2) of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014, a company can make a private placement of its securities under the Companies Act, 2013 only after receipt of prior approval of its members by way of a Special Resolution. Consent of the members would therefore be necessary pursuant to the aforementioned provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with applicable provisions of the ICDR Regulations and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, for issuance of Securities. The Equity Shares allotted pursuant to the issue shall rank in all respects pari passu with the existing Equity Shares of the Company.
The Equity Shares to be allotted would be listed on the Stock Exchanges. The offer/issue/allotment would be subject to the availability of the regulatory approvals, if any. As and when the Board does take a decision on matters on which it has the discretion, necessary disclosures will be made to the Stock Exchanges as may be required under the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
In terms of Section 102(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, none of the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company or their relatives is directly or indirectly concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in this resolution, except to the extent of their shareholding, if any, in the Company.
The Board recommend the aforesaid resolution for the approval by the members as a special resolution.
Item No. 6 Re-appointment of Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) as Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of 5 years.
Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) was appointed as the Whole-Time Director of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on December 9, 2020 with effect from July 31, 2019 for the period of 5 years. The Board at its meeting held on January 17, 2024 re-appointed Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) as the Whole-Time Director of the Company for a period of 5 years with effect from July 31, 2024 on the terms and conditions as set out in this item of the Notice and as per draft agreement executed between Mrs. Darshana Pandya and the Company.
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She is a commerce graduate who joined the company in 1996 as a junior executive and through her hard work, immaculate working and determination to excel, accompanied by enabling support from the management; rose to the level of Director of the Company in 2016. She has been associated with our Company as an Executive Director since September 23, 2016. She is responsible for leading the operations at MAS Financial Services Limited and also the relationship of the Company with its more than 150 NBFC-MFI & NBFC Partners.
As per the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the Board of Directors in their respective meetings held on October 31, 2023 and January 17, 2024 respectively, subject to approval of Members at the ensuing General Meeting, Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) is appointed as Whole Time Director of the Company for a period of 5 years, with effect from July 31, 2024 on the terms and conditions as set out in this item of the Notice and as per agreement executed between Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) and the Company and whose office shall be liable to retire by rotation.
Disclosure under Regulation 36(3) of the Listing Regulations and Secretarial Standard-2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India are set out in the Annexure to the Explanatory Statement. Except Mrs. Darshana Pandya (DIN: 07610402) is deemed to be interested in this resolution. None of the other Directors or Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company or their relatives is in any way concerned or interested in the proposed resolution.
The Board recommends the resolutions set forth in the Item No. 6 of the Notice for approval of the Members as an Ordinary Resolution.
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ANNEXURE TO THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER REGULATION 36(3) SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 IN RESPECT OF DIRECTORS BEING REAPPOINTED:
| Particulars | Appointment |
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| Name of the Director | Mrs. Darshana Saumil Pandya |
| DIN | 07610402 |
| Date of birth | 17/11/1972 |
| Age | 51 years |
| Qualification | She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Commerce from Gujarat University. |
| Experience (including expertise in specific functional area) / Brief Resume |
She has over 26 years of experience in the financial service sector. She is responsible for leading the operations at MAS and also the relationship of the company with its more than 150 NBFC-MFI & NBFC Partners. She is a commerce graduate who joined the company in 1996 as a junior executive and through her hard work, immaculate working and determination to excel, accompanied by enabling support from the management; rose to the level of Director of the Company in 2016. |
| Nature of her expertise in specific functional areas |
Finance & Management – Operations |
| Terms and Conditions of Appointment | Mrs. Darshana Pandya was appointed as Whole Time Director in the meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 31, 2019 for a period of 5 years and reappointed in meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 17, 2024 for a period of 5 years subject to approval of the members of the Company in the ensuing General Meeting of the Company. |
| Remuneration last drawn | Rs. 1.08 Crore P.A. |
| Remuneration proposed to be paid | As per the resolution passed by the Board of Directors at the Meeting held on January 17, 2024 subject to approval of shareholders. |
| Date of first appointment on the Board | September 23, 2016 |
| Shareholding in the company | 15,434 (0.0282%) Equity Shares as on December 31, 2023 |
| Relationship with other Directors/Manager and other Key Managerial Personnel of the company |
NIL |
| Number of Meetings of the Board attended during the year 2022-23 |
6 |
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| Names of listed entities in which the person also holds the Directorships. |
1 (i.e. MAS Financial Services Limited) |
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| Names of listed entities in which the person also holds Membership of Committees of Board.* |
Member in Audit Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee inMASFinancial Services Limited |
| Directorship of other companies | 1. MASRural Housing & Mortgage Finance Limited 2. Masfin Insurance Broking private Limited 3. Prarthna Marketing Private Limited 4. Swalamb Mass Financial Services Ltd. |
| Names of companies along with listed entities in which person has resigned in the past three years. |
Nil |
| Skills and capabilities required for the role and the manner in which the proposed person meets such requirements |
She has experience in Financial Service sector, leadership capabilities, expertise in Risk Management and capabilities required for the role. |
| Justification for choosing the appointee for appointment as Director |
As mentioned in the explanatory statement. |
| *Committee includes Audit Committee, Nomination across all Listed Companies including this company. |
& Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee |
Regd. Office:
6, Ground Floor, Narayan Chambers, Behind Patang Hotel, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009.
By order of the Board
Digitally signed by Bhayani Riddhi Bhaveshbhai Bhayani DN: cn=Bhayani Riddhi Bhaveshbhai c=IN o=Personal Riddhi Reason: I am the author of this document Bhaveshbhai Location: Date: 2024-01-17 15:52+05:30
Riddhi Bhayani Place : Ahmedabad Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer Date : January 17, 2024 (Mem. No. A41206)
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| Contact Details: | |
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| Company | MASFinancial Services Limited 6, Narayan Chambers, Behind Patang Hotel, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 009. CIN: L65910GJ1995PLC026064 |
| Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer |
Ms. Riddhi Bhaveshbhai Bhayani Email Id:[email protected] |
| Registrar and Transfer | Link Intime India Private Limited C-101, 1stFloor, 247 Park Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai – 400 083 |
| e-Voting Agency | Central Depository Services (India) Limited E-mail ID:[email protected] Phone : 022- 22723333 / 8588 |
| Scrutinizer | Mr. Ravi Kapoor, Proprietor of Ravi Kapoor & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries E-Mail id:[email protected] |