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VA Tech Wabag Limited — Audit Report / Information 2020
Aug 30, 2020
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29th August, 2020
National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra Kuria Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai — 400 051
BSE Limited, Floor 25, P J Towers, Dalai Street, Mumbai — 400 001
NSE Symbol: WABAG
BSE Scrip Code: 533269
Dear Sir / Madam,
SUB: DISCLOSURE OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS PURSUANT TO REGULATION 23(9) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 (" SEBI LODR")
In terms of Regulation 23(9) of the SEBI LODR, please find enclosed herewith disclosures of Related Party Transactions as per the Accounting Standards for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2020.
Kindly note that the Company has published its Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2020 on July 31, 2020.
This disclosure is also being uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. www.wabaq.com
Kindly take on record the same.
Thanking you,
For VA TECH WABAG LIMITED
, "AC wAx".0A1
S AMINATHAN COMPANY SECRETARY Membership No: A17696 Encl: as above

Sustainable solutions, for a better life

VA TECH WABAG LIMITED CIN : L45205TN1995PLC030231 A BAG "WABAG HOUSE" No.17, 200 Feet Thoraipakkam - Pallavaram Main Road, Sunnambu Kolathur, Chennai - 600 117, India.
Board : +91-44-6123 2323 Fax :+91-44-6123 2324 Email : [email protected] Web : www.wabag.com
(All amounts are in Lakhs of Indian Rupees, unless otherwise stated)
a) Names of related parties and nature of relationship
| Nature of relationship | Name of related party |
|---|---|
| Associates | Windhoek Goreangab Operating Company (Pty) Limited, Namibia |
| VA Tech Wabag and Roots Contracting LLC, Qatar | |
| Joint Venture | International Water Treatment LLC, Oman |
| Key Management Personnel (KMP) | Mr. Rajiv Mittal - Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer |
| Mr. S Varadarajan - Whole time Director & Chief Growth Officer | |
| Mr. Bhagwan Dass Narang - Independent director | |
| Mr. Malay Mukherjee - Independent director | |
| Mr. Milin Mehta - Independent director (Appointed w.e.f April 29, 2019) | |
| Ms. Revathi Kasturi - Independent director | |
| Ms. Vijaya Sampath - Additional director (Appointed w.e.f July 31, 2020) | |
| Mr. Anil Chandanmal Singhvi - Additional director (Appointed w.e.f July 31, 2020) | |
| Mr. Sumit Chandwani - Independent director (Ceased to be director w.e.f 13 August 2019) | |
| Mr. Sandeep Agrawal - Chief Financial Officer- Group (Appointed w.e.f April 29, 2019) | |
| Mr. Pankaj Sachdeva - Chief Executive Officer- India Cluster | |
| Mr. G Parthasarathy - Chief Financial Officer- Group (Resigned w.e.f November 09, 2018) | |
| Other Related Party | Mr. Rohan Mittal - Graduate Engineering Trainee, Relative of Managing Director (Appointed w.e.f July 02, 2018) |
b) Transactions with related parties
| Particulars | March 31, 2020 | For the period ended | For the period endedMarch 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associates | Joint venture * | Associates | Joint venture * | |
| Sales of goods and services | 268 | - | 155 | - |
| Others operating income | - | - | - | - |
| Other expenses | 106 | - | 16 | 5 |
| Reimbursements received/ receivable | 2 | - | - | - |
c) Balances with related parties
| Particulars | As at March 31, 2020 | As at March 31, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associates | Joint venture * | KMP and otherrelated party | Associates | Joint venture * | KMP and otherrelated party | |
| Advances/ amount recoverable | 72 | 491 | - | 209 | 456 | - |
| Loan to/(from), including interest, and | (68) | (5) | (37) | - | (5) | (829) |
| amounts (payable) |
* Does not include allowances for expected credit losses which have been recognised under trade receivables to the extent of Nil (March 31, 2019- ` 332 Lakhs)
All transactions with these related parties are priced on an arm's length basis. None of the balances are secured.
Note :
The maximum amount of loans outstanding during the year in accordance with Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 are as below :
Mr. Rajiv Mittal- (765) Lakhs (31 March 2019 :(700) Lakhs)
d) Remuneration to Key Management Personnel and Other Related Party :
| Particulars | Year ended31 March 2020 | Year ended31 March 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries including bonus | 591 | 663 |
| Post employment and termination benefits | 52 | 49 |
| Commission | 69 | 65 |

a) Names of related parties and nature of relationship
| Nature of relationship | Name of related party |
|---|---|
| Subsidiary companies | VA Tech Wabag (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore |
| VA Tech Wabag GmbH, Austria | |
| Wabag Wassertechnik AG, Switzerland | |
| VA Tech Wabag Deutschland GmbH, Germany | |
| VA Tech Wabag Brno spol S.R.O, Czech Republic | |
| Wabag Water Services (Macao) Limited, Macao (Liquidated effective 29 July 2019) | |
| Wabag Water Services s.r.l., Romania | |
| VA Tech Wabag Tunisie s.a.r.l, Tunisia | |
| Ujams Wastewater Treatment Company (Pty) Ltd, Namibia (Disinvested effective 31 | |
| March 2020) | |
| VA Tech Wabag Su Tecknolojisi Ve Tic A.S, Turkey | |
| VA Tech Wabag Muscat LLC, Oman | |
| VA Tech Wabag (Philippines) Inc, Philippines | |
| VA Tech Wabag Limited Pratibha Industries Limited JV, Nepal | |
| Wabag Limited, Thailand | |
| Wabag Operation and Maintenance WLL, Bahrain | |
| Wabag Muhibbah JV Sdn Bhd, Malaysia | |
| Wabag Belhasa JV WLL, Bahrain | |
| VA Tech Wabag and Roots Contracting LLC, Qatar | |
| VA Tech Wabag Brazil Servicos De Agua E Saneamento LTDA (Incorporated | |
| effective 08 March 2018) | |
| Ganga STP Project Private Limited (Incorporated effective 05 April 2019) | |
| DK Sewage Project Private Limited (Incorporated effective 26 September 2019) | |
| Associate | Windhoek Goreangab Operating Company (Pty) Limited, Namibia |
| VA Tech Wabag and Roots Contracting LLC, Qatar | |
| Thoothukudi Renew Waters Private Limited | |
| Joint Venture | International Water Treatment LLC, Oman |
| Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) | Mr. Rajiv Mittal - Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer |
| Mr. S Varadarajan - Whole Time Director & Chief Growth Officer | |
| Mr. Bhagwan Dass Narang - Independent director, Chairman | |
| Mr. Malay Mukherjee - Independent director | |
| Mr. Milin Mehta - Independent director (Appointed w.e.f April 29, 2019) | |
| Ms. Revathi Kasturi - Independent director | |
| Ms. Vijaya Sampath - Additional director (Appointed w.e.f July 31, 2020) | |
| Mr. Anil Chandanmal Singhvi - Additional director (Appointed w.e.f July 31, 2020) | |
| Mr. Sumit Chandwani - Independent director (Ceased to be director w.e.f 13 August | |
| 2019) | |
| Mr. Sandeep Agrawal - Chief Financial Officer (Appointed w.e.f April 29, 2019) | |
| Mr. Pankaj Sachdeva - Chief Executive Officer | |
| Mr. G Parthasarathy - Chief Financial Officer- Group (Resigned w.e.f November 09, | |
| 2018) | |
| Other Related Party | Mr. Rohan Mittal-Graduate Engineering Trainee, Relative of Managing Director |
| (Appointed w.e.f July 02, 2018) |
VA Tech Wabag Limited
For the year ended 31 March 2020 Related party disclosure-Standalone basis
(All amounts are in Lakhs of Indian Rupees)
| b) Transactions with related parties | Year ended 31 March 2020 | Year ended 31 March 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party |
| Sale of goods/services | 10,562 | 187 | - | - | 3,851 | 84 | - | - |
| Purchase of goods/services | 9,802 | - | - | - | 19,199 | - | (332) | - |
| Others operating income# | (319) | - | - | - | 1,031 | - | - | - |
| Other expenses* | 1,449 | 106 | - | - | 2,121 | 16 | 337 | - |
| Reimbursements received/receivable | 288 | 2 | - | - | 208 | - | - | - |
Includes * bad and doubtful debts, net and # reversals amounting to 1,707 lakhs (31 March 2019 1,483 Lakhs) towards subsidiaries and * bad and doubtful debts, net towards Joint venture amounting to Nil (31 March 2019 ` 332 Lakhs)
| c) Balances with related parties | As at 31 March 2020 | As at 31 March 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particulars | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party |
| Advances/ amount recoverable | 14,288 | - | 168 | - | 11,267 | - | 124 | - |
| Loan to/(from) including interest and amounts payable | 298 | - | - | (37) | 274 | - | - | (829) |
| Creditors/payables | 9,376 | 68 | 5 | - | 6,689 | - | 5 | - |
All transactions with these related parties are priced on an arm's length basis. None of the balances are secured.
Note:
The maximum amount of Loans and advances in the nature of Loans outstanding during the year in accordance with Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 is as below:
i) Wabag Limited, Thailand - 271 Lakhs (31 March 2019 260 Lakhs) ii) Mr. Rajiv Mittal - (765 Lakhs) (31 March 2019 : (700 Lakhs))
d) List of guarantees
| As at 31 March 2020 | As at 31 March 2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose of Guarantee | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party | Subsidiaries | Associates | Joint venture | KMP and otherrelated party |
| Corporate guarantee for securing banking lines* | 10,174 | - | - | - | 20,916 | - | - | - |
| Bank guarantee for contract performance# | 11,972 | 590 | - | - | 11,421 | 1,011 | - | - |
| Bank guarantee for warranty# | - | - | 1,310 | - | - | - | 1,216 | - |
*As at 31 March 2020, underlying borrowings in the books of subsidiaries amounts to 4,145 Lakhs (31 March 2019: 12,802 Lakhs)
Subsequent to the year ended 31 March 2020, Bank guarantees issued for subsidiaries and joint venture towards contract performance and warranty amounting to 5,902 Lakhs and 1,310 Lakhs respectively, have been released.
e) Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Other Related Parties
| Particulars | Year ended 31March 2020 | Year ended 31March 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries including bonus | 591 | 663 |
| Post employment and termination benefits | 52 | 49 |
| Commission | 69 | 65 |
