Appendix 11

 

TEXT OF THE RELEVANT FORMS PRESCRIBED UNDER THE COMPANIES APPLICATIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME OR EXEMPTION UNDER SUB‑SECTION (8) OF SECTION 58‑A) RULES, 1979

 

FORM I

 

[See Rule 2 of the Companies (Application for Extension of Time or Exemption under sub‑section (8) of section 58A) Rules, 1979]

 

Information required in respect of application for extension of time or for exemption under sub‑section (8) of section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956.

 

PART 'A'

(Basic Data)

(1)        Name of the company and the address of the registered office.

(2)        Date of incorporation.

(3)        Date of commencement of business.

(4)        Financial year of the company.

(5)        Name and address of statutory auditors of the company.

(6)        Name(s) and address(es) of Directors of the company, indicating executive position  held, if any, in other companies and in case of nominee Directors, the names of institutions which they represent.

(7)        Whether the company is registered under the M.R.T.P. Act ?

(8)        The main business in which the company is engaged indicating the location of factories, etc.

(9)        The date on which the last annual general meeting was held and whether the audited accounts were placed in the annual general meeting.

(10)      Names, designations and addresses of the officers of the company to whom powers have been delegated for acceptance/repayment of deposits.

(11)      Equity/preference shares held by each of the following; indicating separately the percentage of the same bear to the total equity/preference share capital of the company.

 

(a)        Controlling block:

(i)         Shares held by directors and their relatives.

(ii)        Other companies in the same management.

 

(b)        Central/State Government(s).

 

(c)        Financial institutions (by individual names).

 

(d)        Nationalised Banks by individual name(s).

 

(e)        Non‑residents:

(i)         Companies not incorporated in India.

(ii)        Foreign nationals.

 

(f)        Shareholders not covered in (a) to (e) above holding one per cent or more of the equity shares.

 

(g)        Others

(i)         Companies.

(ii)        Individuals.

(12)      Names and addresses of brokers/agents appointed by the company for procurement of deposits, together with terms of appointment, the rate of commission paid and copies of agreement, if any.

 

(13)      Names and addresses of the financial institutions from which the company has accepted long‑term loans, the amounts of such loans and the name of the leading financial institution, if any.

 

 

PART 'B'

(Financial Data)

(14)      Effective capital employed by the company on the closing date of last balance‑sheet (please indicate the date) :

(i)         Paid‑up capital.

(ii)        Share premium.

(iii)       Reserves & Surpluses.

(iv)       (a)        Free reserves.

(b)        Other than Free reserves.

(v)        Long‑term loans.

(a)        Secured.

(b)        Unsecured.

TOTAL

Less

Accumulated loss, preliminary expenses or other Intangible    Assets.

Net effective capital employed.

 

(15)      Working results of the company for the last 3 years

(i)         Paid‑up capital.

(ii)        Effective capital employed.

                        (See item No. 14).

(iii)       Turnover.

 

(iv)       Net profits under section 198 of the Act.

 

(v)        Dividend declared

                        (Rate and quantum).

Year ending on

Year ending on

Year ending on

(16)      Net worth and liquidity position of the company during the last 3 years as in Annexure I.

 

 

(17) A cash flow statement indicating information (as in Annexure II) in respect of

 

(a)        preceding 3 years.

 

(b)        current financial year.

 

(c)        the next 3 years,

 

indicating in particular how the company proposes to generate surplus for payment of deposits.

 

 

(18)      Please indicate the outstanding liability as on the date of application towards repayments of loans and interest to each of the financial institutions from which money has been borrowed and also the amounts repayable towards principal and interest to each of them in the current financial year and during each of the next 3 financial years.

 

 (a) Amount of deposits which will become repayable by 31st March next.

(b) Amounts of deposits which will become repayable in each of the next half years from April to September and October to March during the next 3 years.

(c) Amounts of deposits which will become due for repayment after the third year mentioned in (b) above.

Total deposits.

(Overdue and not overdue)

(20) Please furnish the following ‑information about payment of interest on deposits as on the date for which information is furnished against item 19.

(a) Amounts of interest already due for payment but remaining unpaid:

 

(i) for 2 years and more,

(ii) for one year and more but less than 2 years,

(iii) for 6 months and more but less than one year,

(iv) for 3 months and more but less than 6 months,

(v) for less than 3 months.

 

(b) Amounts of interest on deposits payment of which will become due:

 

(i) by 31st March next,

(ii) in each of the next half years from April to September and October to March during the next three years.

 

(21) Please furnish one copy each of the return filed with the Registrar of Companies under rule 10 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975, as on 31st March, 1975, onwards.

 

(22) Reasons for reduction in turnover, if any, during the last 3 years, and losses, if any, during the last 3 years. The anticipated turnover and net profits (pretax/post‑tax) during the next 3 years may be furnished.

 

Notes:

 

(i) The company should give up‑to‑ date information in respect of all questions in this part.

 

(ii) In case the last date of the financial year for which the audited accounts are available is more than 12 months prior to the filing of this form, the information as on the next financial year on the basis of the pro‑forma accounts of the company may be furnished even though they may not be audited.

 

(iii) In case the company has prepared quarterly or half yearly balance‑sheet/profit and loss accounts, the information should be furnished as on the latest available date in the current financial year as per such accounts.

 

PART 'C' PROPOSAL(S) AND REASONS

 

(23) Proposal(s) for exemption/extension:

 

(a) Please indicate in detail exemption from what and/or extension for which is/are sought quoting the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.

 

(b) Please indicate the period for which exemption/extension is sought.

 

(c) Please furnish a detailed time bound scheme of repayment of deposits during the period for which exemption/extension is sought.

 

(d) Please give detailed justification for seeking exemption/extension.

 

(e) If the question of granting exemption/ extension is considered, is the company agreeable to pay the entire amount of interest already due, as indicated in item 20(a) within 3 months from the date of granting, if any, of the exemption/extension?

 

(f) If exemption/extension is granted will the company agree to give an undertaking for repayment of interest in future on due dates?

 

(24) Has the proposal for exemption/extension been approved by the Board of Directors?

If so, please furnish a copy of the resolution. (If not, the company should take immediate steps to obtain such approval. It is suggested that this form duly filled‑in‑draft may be placed before the Board of Directors for consideration).

 

(25) If extension is sought for repayment of deposits accepted before 1‑2‑1975, i.e., the repayment of deposits mentioned in sub‑section (3)(a) of section 58A, please furnish the following details:

(i) Amounts of such deposits repayment of which has become overdue as on the date of applica­tion:

(a) for 3 years and more

(b) for 2 years and more but less than 3 years,

(c) for 1 year and more but less than 2 years,

(d) for 6 months and more but less than 1 year,

(e) for 3 months and more but less than 6 months

(f) for less than 3 months.

Total:

(ii) Deposits which are not overdue:

(a) Amount of deposits which will become payable by 31st March next,

 

(b) Amount of deposits which will become repayable in each of the next half years from April to September and October to March during the next three years,

 

(c) Amount of deposits which will become due for repayment after the l year mentioned in (b) above.

 

(iii) Amount of interest which has already become repayable on such deposits and has remained unpaid on the date of application:

 

(a) for 3 years and more.

 

(b) for 2 years and more but less than 3 years,

 

(c) for 1 year and more but less than 2 years,

 

(d) for 6 months and more but less than 1 year,

 

(e) for 3 months and more but less than 6 months,

 

(f) for less than 3 months.

 

(iv) Reasons for which the deposits and interest thereon, if any, could not be repaid.

 

(26) If extension is sought for repayment of deposits ac­cepted before 1‑2‑75, in contravention of directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India, which became repayable by 1st April, 1975, under sub‑section (3)(c) of section 58A, please furnish the following information:­

 

(i) Period in which such deposit was taken and the total amount of deposits, which was accepted initially in contravention of the directions is­sued by the Reserve Bank of India.

 

(ii) Number and amount of such deposits, repay­ment of which is outstanding as on the date of application.

 

(iii) Amount of interest, if any, due on such deposits but remaining unpaid as on the date of applica­tion.

 

(27) If extension is sought for repayment of deposits ac­cepted after 1‑2‑1975 in contravention of the Com­panies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975, which became repayable under sub‑section (4) of section 58A, please furnish the following information:­

 

(i) Please indicate which particular rule has been contravened and when, the circumstances in which the rules have been contravened and the amount involved.

 

(ii) If deposits have been accepted in excess of pre­scribed limit please furnish the following details :-

Period which excess deposits were taken

(a) Deposits taken initially in excess of the limit prescribed in rule 3(2)(i) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.

(b) Amount of such deposits outstanding as on date of application.

(c) Amount of interest, if any, due on such de­posits but remaining unpaid as on the date of

application.

(iii) (a) Deposits taken in excess of the limit pre­scribed in rule 3(2)(ii) of the Companies

(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.

Period in which excees

deposits were taken

 

(b) Amount of such deposits outstanding as on the date of application.

(c) Amount of interest, if any, due on such de­posits but remaining unpaid as on the date of application.

 

(iv) Reasons for which excess occurred and why the excess and the interest thereon, if any, could not be repaid.

 

(28) Whether the Company has accepted or renewed any deposits even after the excess mentioned in item 27 above was known? If so, please indicate:­

 

(i) The number of deposits since accepted/rene­wed.

(ii) The number and amount accepted/ renewed in each month after the excess was known.

(iii) The reasons for accepting/ renewing deposits in contravention of the Rules.

 

(29) Whether the company is presently accepting/rene­wing such deposits ?

 

(30) Whether the company had approached the R.B.I. in the past for any exemption from its Directors? If so, whether such exemption was allowed? Please give copies of relevant correspondence.

 

(31) Full details of the investment made by the company in the shares and debentures of other bodies corpo­rate.

 

(32) Is there any scope for dis‑investment of such shares,if any.

 

(33) Full details of the loans granted by the company to other bodies corporate.

 

(34) Why were the loans mentioned in item 33 above not withdrawn for repayment of deposits?

 

(35) Full details of the cash and bank balances. and easily realisable securities and investments according to the latest balance‑sheet of the company.

 

(36) Why can't the surplus funds available as per cash flow statement be utilised for repayment of deposits?

 

(37) Is there any liquidation proceedings against the company filed by any depositor pending before any High Court? If so, please furnish the details.

 

(38) Is there any civil suit against the company filed by any depositor for recovery of deposits pending before any court? If so, please furnish the details.

 

(39) Is there any scheme of repayment approved by the High Court? If so, please furnish the details.

 

(40) Is there any scheme of rehabilitation of the company approved by the financial institutions/bankers? If so, please furnish the details.

 

(41) Has any show‑cause notice been received by any of the directors for contravention of the provisions of section 58A of the Act? If so, please furnish details thereof.

 

(42) Is there any suit pending against the company and/or its directors for contravention of any one or more of the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956? If so, please furnish details thereof.

 

(43) Please indicate licensed capacity, the installed capacity and production during each of the last 2 years and estimate of production during the current year and next two financial years.

 

(44) Whether the undertaking owned by the company is in full production at present? If not, please give details and reasons thereof.

 

(45) Details of interruption in production during the last 3 years such as strikefiock‑outs, etc., and reasons thereof.

 

(46) Details of expansion plardinvestment plan of the company during the next 3 years. Please indicate whether the company has obtained any letters of indent, etc.

 

(47) Full details of the mortgages and other encumbrances of the assets of the company.

 

(48) Details of the difficulties experienced by the company in achieving the full production and sales and how the company proposes to overcome these difficulties.

 

(49) Details of contract in which directors are interested.

 

(50) Details of selling agency arrangements, if any, in which the directors are interested.

 

(51) Details of office/place of profits held by the relatives of directors, if any.

 

(52) What are the conditions which the company is prepared to undertake if exemption/ extension is granted, in particular in respect of the following items:­

 

(i) Composition of the board of directors by taking the nominees of depositors or financial institutions.

 

(ii) Restriction on repayment of deposits held by directors and their relatives (give details).

 

(iii) Give protection or security to depositors for repayment of deposits.

 

(iv) Non‑acceptance and non‑renewal of further deposits.

 

(v) Professionalisation of management.

 

(vi) Any scheme of reorganisation subject to the supervision of the court.

 

(vii) Restriction on declaration of dividend to shareholders during the period of extension, if any, granted.

 

(viii) Immediate payment of interest already due and assurance for payment of interest in future on due dates.

 

(ix) In any other manner.

 

(53) Any other information which the company wants to furnish.

 

(54) Please furnish the following enclosures :

 

(i) One copy each of the articles of association of the company.

 

(ii) One copy of each of the audited accounts of the company together with directors' report and auditors' report for the last 3 years of the company.

 

(iii) A copy of the resolution of the board of directors in support of the proposal.

 

(iv) One copy of each quarterly, half‑yearly or other pro‑forma accounts of the company subsequent to the latest audited accounts.

 

(v) One copy each of the Advertisement issued in newspapers pursuant to rule 4 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.

 

(vi) Application fees prescribed (please furnish a crossed demand draft in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Company Affairs, New Delhi, drawn at Punjab National Bank, Barakhambha Road, Delhi.)

 

(55) The newspapers in which the company has published notices regarding the intention to apply to Central Government for exemption as in Annexure‑III and date of publication (press cutting should be attached).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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No.     Amount

              (Rs.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

Name of Person(s)

Designation

Date:

 

ANNEXURE I

 

Financial and liquidity position of the company according to the balance‑sheets of the last three years

 

 

Year ended on

Year ended on

Year ended on

 

(Rs.)

(Rs.)

(Rs.)

1

2

3

4

Current Assets

 

(including investments other than trade investments in subsidiary and/or managed companies).

Less

Current liabilities (including short‑term loans and liabilities).

 

 

 

(A) Liquid surplus

 

 

 

Add

(a) Fixed assets.

(b) Trade investments and invest­ments in subsidiary and/or managed companies.

 

Less

 

Long‑term loans and liabilities.

 

(B) Net worth as on (Date of Balance‑sheet)

 

NOTE. I­

 

In making the above computation of net worth, adjustments in respect of the following items shall be made:

 

(i) Intangible assets, e.g., goodwill, etc.

 

(ii) Doubtful assets, e.g., doubtful and bad debts, etc.

 

(iii) Deferred revenue expenditure.

 

(iv) Accumulated losses.

 

(v) Arrears of depreciation.

 

(vi) Arrears of preference shares dividend.

 

(vii) Any other amount, appearing in the balancesheet, required to be deducted in accordance with accounting practices.

 

Total :

 

Reconciliation of net worth paid‑up capital

Add.

Reserves

(Please specify details)

 

Less:

Intangible assets and any other amount required to be deducted (vide note above).

Net worth as on:

(Date of balance‑sheet).

 

 

 

 

NOTE. II‑ If the net worth of the company as indicated in column 4 is less than its paid‑up capital, please indicate in details what steps are prepared to be taken to improve the net worth.

 

ANNEXURE II

Cash flow Statements

 

 

Three previous years

Current year

Next three years

 

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

Year ended on ___

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

A. SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

Sales and other income

Less cost of sales & other expenditure (excluding depreciation.)

Net profit before tax and depreciation Opening balance of cash

Additional capital raised

Increase in secured loans.

Increase in other loans (other than deposits).

Increase in deposits received.

Decrease in current assets (other than cash).

Increase in current liabilities.

Any other item to be specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. USE OF FUNDS

 

Increase in capital assets. Increase in investments.

Secured loans repaid.

Other loans repaid (other than deposits).

Deposits repaid.

Increase in current assets (other than cash).

Decrease in current liabilities.

Tax payments.

Dividends.

Any other item (to be specified).

Closing balance cf cash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines for filling the form :

 

1.         Refer to section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975 before filling the form.

 

2.         The proposal for exemption/extension of time against item No. 23 of the Form should be specific and indicate inter alia the Rule from which, the amount for which and the period for which exemption/extension of time is required.

 

3.         The Schedule of repayment of outstanding deposits should be carefully prepared.

 

4.         The justification for seeking exemption/extension of time should be given in detail.

 

5.         The requisite fee should be paid. For appropriate fee refer to Companies (Fees on Applications) Rules, 1999 Appendix 96.

 

6.         Before making the application a general notice in the prescribed Form (Form IIA) to the members of the public is to be published at least once in an English daily newspaper and at least once in the language of the region having wide circulation in the region in which the registered office of the company is situated.

 

7.         The text of general notice in the regional language newspaper should be in the language of that region and not in English.

 

8.         The financial data in Part 'B' of the firm should be furnished on the basis of the audited accounts. If the audited accounts are more than 12 months old, the information as on the date of next financial year, though not audited may be furnished.

 

9.         The following documents should be annexed to the application:

 

(i)         One certified true copy each of the Articles and Memorandum of Association.

 

(ii)        One certified true copy each of audited accounts of the company together with Director's report and Auditor's report for the last 3 years of the company as also for the years in respect of which exemption is required.

 

(iii)       A certified true copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the company.

 

(iv)       One certified true copy each of the quarterly, half‑yearly or other pro forma accounts of the company subsequent to tax latest audited accounts.

 

(v)        One certified true copy each of the advertisement issued in newspapers pursuant to Rule 4 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975.

 

(vi)       Document evidencing payment of fee.

 

(vii)      Clippings of the notices published in the newspaper in Form 2 given below.

 

(viii)      A statement showing the position of deposits i.e. deposits outstanding, deposits accepted, deposits, repaid, permissible limits, net worth and excess deposits, if any.

 

10.        If the contravention has been made good, the documentary evidence in support thereof e.g. Auditors' certificate should be annexed.

 

11.        For the text of the Specimen filled up Form, refer BHANDARI'S GUIDE TO COMPANY LAW PROCEDURES Vol. 3.

 

12.        For Specimen Drafts of Company Precedents, Agreements, Deeds and Documentations, see BHANDARI'S GUIDE TO COMPANY LAW PROCEDURES, Vol. 4, (17th Edn., 2002).

 

FORM NO. 2

 

(See Rule 4)

 

Name of the company.

 

Registered office.

 

Notice is hereby given that the above‑named company proposes to apply to the Central Government for extension of time to comply with, or for exemption from all or any of the provisions of section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956, relating to deposits from public. A copy of the application made is available for inspection at the registered office of the company during the working hours. Any interested person may send his objections, if any, to the Central Government by means of letter addressed to the Secretary, Department of Company Affairs, 5th Floor, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, within thirty days from the date of publication of this notice.