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Directors Reports

To,

The Members,

Heera Ispat Limited

Dear Shareholders,

Your directors have pleasure in presenting herewith the 32nd Audited Annual Report for the year ended on 31st March, 2024 of your Company.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

The Financial performance of the company during the year is as under:

(Amount Rs.in Thousands)

PARTICULARS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED ON 31/03/2024 FOR THE YEAR ENDED ON 31/03/2023

Revenue from Operations

NIL NIL

Other Income

NIL NIL

Total Income including Depreciation and Amortization

NIL NIL

Total Expenses

638.99 10.68

Profit Before Exceptional Items and Tax

-638.99 -10.68

Exceptional Item

-1000.00 38.71

Tax Expenses

0 0

Deferred Tax

0 0

Provision for FBT.

0 0

Profit / (Loss) After Tax. Transferred to Reserve and Surplus in Balance Sheet.

-1638.99 28.03

Net Earnings per share.

-0.28 0.48

Reserve And Surplus

-970.97 -581.60

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW:

During the year the company was not engaged in any commercial business operations of Manufacturing, Trading or providing services. The Revenue from such operations during the year is NIL. The Company has incurred an expenditure in the nature of General Administrative Expenses of Rs. 638.99 Thousand. Hence, the company has incurred a net operational loss of Rs. 638.99 lacs which was Rs. 1068.08 Thousands in the previous year. However, the company has reversed its Long term Investment Losses (Impairment Losses of Rs. 71.62 Lacs and after making necessary adjustments for conversion of Long term investments loss of Rs. 33.9 lacs, thus total Impairment losses of Rs. 38.71 lacs is accounted for as an Exceptional Item which was earlier provided Please refer to note nu. 15 titled Exceptional Items in the audited balance sheet attached.

DIVIDEND:

In the view of accumulated and carried forwarded losses your Directors have not recommended any amount to be paid as Dividend to shareholders.

PERFORMANCE:

The company has made net Loss of Rs. 1638.99 Thousands after necessary adjustments in earlier years financial loss in the previous year. This is due to mainly non operation of any type of commercial business activities in the company during the year.

DETAILS OF THE ASSOCIATES/ JOINT VENTURE / SUBSIDIARIES COMAPANIES:

The company does not have holding or subsidiary companies during the year and no other company has become holding / subsidiary/ joint venture. There as no investments of more than 20% in any other body corporate by the company Hence there was no Associate / Group Companies.

SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE:

During the year under review there were no changes in the Authorized, Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital Structure of the Company.

FIXED DEPOSIT:

The Company has not invited nor accepted any public deposit during the year under review and no amount against the same was outstanding at the end of the year.

REGULATORY STATEMENT:

In conformity with Regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement)2015, the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31.03.2024 is annexed hereto. The equity shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Ltd. The Company has paid listing fees for the year 2023-24 to BSE.

After closure of the Financial Year the B S E Ltd has sent an e.mail to the company informing that it has imposed a financial penalty (Inclusive of GST) of Rs. 53.91 Lacs for late compliance/ non compliance of certain Reulations/ clauses of SEBI (LODR) 2015. However, the company has made necessary application in prescribed format by paying penalty waiver fees to BSE Ltd for reduction/ waiver of some of the penalties which are exorbitant or wrongly calculated and the company is not in a financial position to pay such huge amount of penalty. The application is at the active stage of consideration of BSE Ltd. The management is hopeful of substantial reduction in this huge amount of penalty imposed. Further the management is also in search of some financial arrangements to pay off such penalty in time.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

The Company's Total paid up equity share capital is less than Rs. 10 crores and its total Net worth is less than Rs. 25 crores, Hence, the Company is being treated as Small Company and as such as per SEBI (LODR) 2015 Regulation Number: 15(2) your company is exempt from making compliance with Regulations No. 17 to 27, Clause- B to I of Sub Regulation 2 of Regulation 45 and Para C, D and E of

Schedule V. Accordingly, except the statement on" Management Discussion and Analyses Report," your

Directors have though formed the sub-Committees of the Board as per requirements of Corporate Governance and they are operational, however, no detailed Report on Compliance with Conditions of Corporate Governance report are given here with. The Company is exempted from providing report on Corporate Governance in accordance with regulation 34(3) and schedule V(C) to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.

INTERNAL AUDITOR:

Considering very minimum financial transactions in the company just to meet the routin Administrative expenses, the Company has not appointed an Independent firm of Chartered Accountants to act as an Internal Auditor as per suggestion of auditors and recommendation of the Audit Committee in order to strengthen the internal control system for the Company. The Board will appoint an Internal Auditors as and when it deem fit and proper considering the adequate number of business, commercial operations and more financial transactions of varied nature.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to your Company.

DEMATERIALISATION OF SECURITIES:

Your Company's Equity shares are admitted in the System of Dematerialization by both the Depositories namely NSDL and CDSL. The Company has signed tripartite Agreement through Registrar and Share Transfer Agent M/s Skyline Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. The Investors are advised to take advantage of timely dematerialization of their securities. The ISIN allotted to your Company is INE025D01013. Total Share dematerialized up to 31st March 2024 were 54,47,200 which constitute 92.59% of total capital. Your directors request all the shareholders to dematerialize their shareholding in the company as early as possible.

DETAILS OF RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS PURUSANT TO SECTION 188(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The Company has not entered into related parties' transactions for sale/purchase of goods or services at preferential prices. However, all the transactions in the nature of sales/purchase of goods or services are made on arm's length basis. The same were reported to the Board at every meeting and Board took a note of the same and approved. Other details for inter corporate financial transactions or remuneration and other benefits paid to directors, their relatives, key managerial personnel etc. are given in the notes to the accounts as per requirements of AS 18. Company has formulated various other policies such as Evaluation of Board Performance Policy etc. All such policies were documented and adopted by the Board in its meeting.

As the Company is loss making one, the provisions related to CSR is presently not applicable to the Company.

Regarding Performance Review of each of the member of the Board and also the performance of the various Committees and the Board, the Company has adopted the Model Code of Conduct for Independent Directors, Key Managerial Personnel as prescribed in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013 and also as prescribed in the SEBI (Insider Trading) Regulations. The Company strictly follows the procedure to obtain necessary timely declarations from each of the directors and key managerial personnel.

Management's Discussion and Analysis Report:

Management's discussion and perceptions on existing business, future outlook of the industry, future expansion and diversification plans of the Company and future course of action for the development of the Company are fully explained in a separately in Corporate Governance Report.

DEPOSITS:

The company has not invited or accepted any Deposit, Loans or finance from the public in violation of section 73(1) of Companies Act 2013 or any rules made there under.

DIRECTORS:

Mr. Dinesh S. Rao a Managing Director will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting as per provisions of Law. He is eligible for Reappointment and offers himself for reappointment.

DETAILS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS U/S 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

During the year under review the Company has not made any inter corporate loans, investments, given any corporate guarantee to any other body corporate, subsidiary, associate or any other company.

DETAILS OF THE BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS HELD AND ATTENDANCE OF DIRECTORS AT THE MEETINGS:

During the year, the company held total 6 Board meetings on 05/05/2023, 14/07/2023, 14/08/2023, 10/11/2023, 27/01/2024, 14/02/2024. All the Directors were present at all the board meetings to consider various businesses and pass necessary resolutions. The 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 21st September 2023 in physical mode.

The Company has disclosed all the material information to the stock exchanges and the Registrar of Companies Office in time as per requirements of law and SEBI (LODR) 2015.

Directors present at the Meeting of board:

Names of Director 05/05/2023 14/07/2023 14/08/2023 10/11/2023 27/01/2024 14/02/2024
DINESHKUMAR S RAO Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ALPESH KIRITBHAI PATEL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RADHESHYAM RAMPAL PATEL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PRAKASH N SHAH g e Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION: AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The audit committee of the Board of Directors is as under:

Sr. no. Name of Director / Member of Audit Committee

Designation in committee No. of

Meeting

Attended

Dates of Committee Meeting

1. ALPESH KIRITBHAI PATEL

Chairman 6 05/05/2023, 14/07/2023, 14/08/2023, 10/11/2023, 27/01/2024, 14/02/2024

2. RADHESHYAM RAMPAL PATEL

Member 6 05/05/2023, 14/07/2023, 14/08/2023, 10/11/2023, 27/01/2024, 14/02/2024

3. PRAKASH N SHAH

Member 6 05/05/2023, 14/07/2023, 14/08/2023, 10/11/2023, 27/01/2024, 14/02/2024

(A) FUNCTION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The audit Committee is headed by Alpesh K. Patel as Chairman. He has more than 30 years of Construction experience. He is further assisted by one non-executive independent directors namely Radheshyam R Patel and by Whole Time Director & CFO Mr. Prakash N. Shah. He has thorough knowledge of working, usage and accounting for financial transactions as per requirements of Companies Act and the Stock Exchange requirements.

The Committee meets at least once every quarter and prepares its minutes on the proceedings and business discussed and transacted. The Committee reports to Board of Directors. All committee reports and minutes are placed before the Board in all its meetings for information, guidance, directions and record keeping. In addition, the Committee also reviews the internal control systems operating within the organization and obtains guidance from the statutory auditors and other professionals of corporate repute from time to time to make timely compliances and payment of statutory dues.

(B) ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The Committee acts as a bridge between the Statutory Auditors and the Board of Directors of the Company. It is authorized to select and establish accounting policies, review reports of the Statutory Auditors and meet with them to discuss and deliberate their suggestions, findings and other related matters. Further, the committee is authorized to, inter alia, monitor, review and evaluate the Auditor's independence, performance and effectiveness of the audit process, overseeing of the Company's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information, and review the quarterly, half yearly and annual financial statements before submission to the Board for approval.

Further the committee is liable to examine the financial statements and the Auditors' Report thereon, approve transactions of the Company with its related parties including consequent modifications thereof, grant omnibus approvals subject to fulfillment of certain conditions, analyze inter-corporate loans and investments, valuation of undertakings or assets of the Company wherever it is necessary. Further, it is also empowered to review the Management Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations and statement of significant related party transactions. It also looks into any other matter as referred to it by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Generally, all the items stated in Section 177(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Point A of Part C of the Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are covered under the roles of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has been granted powers as prescribed under provisions of the Regulation 18(2)(c) of the aforesaid Regulations and reviews all the information as prescribed in Point B of the Part C of the Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE (FORMERLY SHAREHOLDERS'/INVESTORS' GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:)

(A) TERMS OF REFERENCE:

This committee looks into investor complaints if any, and redresses the same expeditiously. Beside the committee approves allotment, transfer & transmission of shares, debentures, any new certificates on split \ consolidation \ renewal etc. as may be referred to it by the Board of Directors. In addition, the committee also looks in to compliance with stock exchange listing agreement and circulation of shareholder and general public interest information through proper media and stock exchanges from time to time.

(B) FORMATION:

The Shareholders'/Investors Grievance Committee presently comprise all Non-Executive Directors. During the year the Committee held 12 meeting (Last Saturday of every month) The Attendance of Members at the Meeting was as follows:

Sr. no. Name

Type No. of Meeting Attended

1. ALPESH KIRITBHAI PATEL

Chairman 12

2. RADHESHYAM RAMPAL PATEL

Member 12

3. PRAKASH N SHAH

Member 12

(C ) FUNCTIONS OF INVESTORS SERVICES COMMITTEE:

The company has merged in this committee its earlier committee of share Transfer. This Committee looks in to all aspects related to Shares, Bonds Securities and retail investors. The committee also looks after the dematerialization process of equity shares. The Committee is also empowered to keep complete records of shareholders, statutory registers relating to shares and securities, maintaining of the complete record of share dematerialized, and complaints received from investors and other various agencies.

The committee meets every month to approve all the cases of shares demat, transfer, issue of duplicate and resolution of the investors' complaints, submission of information to various statutory authorities like NSDL / CDSL, SEBI, stock Exchanges, Registrar of companies periodically. Other roles duties powers etc. have been clearly defined in line with the Regulation 20 of listing obligation and disclosure requirement rules of SEBI and kept flexible by the Board from time to time.

NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:

The Nomination and Remuneration committee comprises all 3 independent Directors which are as under:

Sr. no. Name

Type No. of Meeting Attended

1. ALPESH KIRITBHAI PATEL

Chairman 1

2. RADHESHYAM RAMPAL PATEL

Member 1

3. RAJESH SUTARIA

Member 1

(A)TERMS OF REFERENCE:

The remuneration committee comprises of all non-executive independent directors.

(i) To ascertain the requirements of and appointment of Key Managerial personals.

(ii) To prescribe rules, regulations, policy, requirements of qualifications and experience of key managerial personnel.

(iii) To decide the terms of conditions of employment and responsibilities, authorities of all executive directors, Managing Director and to ensure that they discharge their duties diligently and report to Board regularly.

(iv) To fix the remuneration payable to Managing Director, Executive Director, Whole Time Directors.

(v) To decide on distribution of profits as commission amongst various executive and non-executive directors.

(vi) To design, frame and make policy for remuneration payable for key managerial personnel and up to 3rd rank departmental heads by way of issue of shares as ESOP or stock options or otherwise including to provide staff loans/ advances to subscribe to any ESOPs or Stock options by employees of the company.

Further except the cash reimbursement of actual expenses incurred by directors, no other benefits in the form of stock options or ESOP etc. are being offered to any directors of the Company or to any key managerial personnel for the year. As the company has long overdue accumulated losses in its books of accounts; it is not paying any sitting fees or commission of net profit or any other remuneration in kind to any of its directors. The Company does not have any key managerial personnel receiving remuneration of more than Rs. 200,000/- Per Month. The company is regular in labor compliances and payment of statutory labor dues with relevant authorities in time.

Other function roles duties powers etc. have been clearly defined in line with the Regulation 19 of listing obligation and disclosure requirement rules of SEBI and kept flexible for medication by the Board from time to time.

NUMBER OF BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING HELD DURING THE YEAR:

Name of the Committee

No. of Meeting held

Board Of Directors

6

Audit Committee of Board

6

Nomination Remuneration Committee

1

Stakeholders Relationship Committee (Formerly Shareholders' /Investor Grievance Committee)

12

DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

(Pursuant to Provisions of section 149(6) OF the Companies Act 2013)

All the Independent Directors of the Company do hereby declare that:

(1) All the Independent Directors of the Company are neither Managing Director, nor a Whole Time Director nor a manager or a Nominee Director.

(2) All the Independent Directors in the opinion of the Board are persons of integrity and possesses relevant expertise and experience.

(3) Who are or were not a Promoter of the Company or its Holding or subsidiary or associate company.

(4) Who are or were not related to promoters or directors in the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company

(5) Who has or had no pecuniary relationship with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or their promoters or directors, during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year.

(6) None of whose relatives has or had pecuniary relationship or transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary, or associate company, or their promoters, or directors, amounting to two per cent or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lacs rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed, whichever is lower, during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year,

(7) Who neither himself, nor any of his relatives,

(a) Holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or is or has been employee of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company in any of three financial years immediately preceding the financial year in which I\he is proposed to be appointed.

(b) Is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the financial years in which he is proposed to be appointed of

(i) A firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company; OR

(ii) Any legal or a consulting firm that has or had any transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to ten per cent, or more of the

gross turnover of such firm;

(iii) Holds together with his relatives two per cent, or more of the total voting power of the company; OR

(iv) Is a Chief Executive or director, by whatever name called, or any non-profit organization that receives twenty-five per cent or more of its receipts from the Company, any of its promoters, directors or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or that holds two per cent or more of the total voting power of the company; OR

(v) Who possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed.

(vi) All the Independent Directors are not Registered on the Website www.independentdirectorsdatabank.in and none of them have passed the requisite qualification to become an Independent Director. However, they were appointed as such prior to the date of coming in to notification in this behalf.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In terms of section 134 Clause (C) of Sub-Section (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, in relation to financial

statements for the year 2015-16, the Board of Directors state:

a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2024, as far as possible and to the extent, if any, accounting standards mentioned by the auditors in theirreport as not complied with, all other applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departure;

b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and profit and loss account of the Company for that period;

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

d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and

e) The directors in the case of a listed company had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

DECLARATION BY BOARD AS PER REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 178 (1):

In compliance with Section 178 (1) as also in compliance with applicable Regulations of SEBI (LODR),

2015 the Board of Directors does hereby declare that:

a. The Company has proper constitution of the Board of Directors including independent directors in proportion as per requirement of SEBI (LODR), 2015. Except that it has not appointed a Woman Director in the Company.

b. The Company has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Audit Committee as per requirements of the SEBI (LODR), 2015and provisions of the Companies Act 2013.

c. The Company has the policy for selection and appointment of independent directors who are persons of reputation in the society, have adequate educational qualification, sufficient business experience and have integrity & loyalty towards theirduties.

d. The Company has policy to pay managerial remuneration to its Managing/Whole Time Directors based upon their qualification, experience and past remuneration received by them from their previous employers and company's financial position.

e. The Independent Directors are not paid sitting fee.

f. The Company is not paying any commission on net profits to any directors.

g. During the year the Board has met 6 times during the year. The details of presence of every director at each meeting of the Board including the meetings of the Committees, if any, are given in this report as mentioned elsewhere.

SYSTEM OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS

1. The Board makes evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of every individual director, committee of directors, independent directors and board as a whole.

2. For these purposes the Board makes evaluation twice in a year on a half yearly basis.

3. The performance of individual directors is evaluated by the entire Board, excluding the Director being evaluated on the basis of presence of every director at a meeting, effective participation in discussion of each business agenda, feedback receives from every director on draft of the minutes and follow up for action taken reports from first line management.

4. Effectiveness and performance of various committees are evaluated on the basis of the scope of work assign to each of the committees, the action taken by the committees are reviews and evaluated on the basis of minutes and agenda papers for each of the committee meetings.

5. The performance of independent directors is evaluated on the basis of their participation at the meetings and post meeting follow up and communication from each of such independent directors.

PARTICULARS OF THE EMPLOYEES:

Particulars of the employees as required under provisions of Section 197 (12) of the Act read with Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, are not attached with this report since there was no employee who was in receipt of remuneration in excess of Rs. 8,50,000 per month during the year or Rs. 1.2 Cr. per annum in the aggregate if employed for a part of the year.

AUDITORS:

STATUTORY AUDITORS:

The Board of directors had already appointed M/s. Dhrumil A Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad for the next term of 5 years i.e. from 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2028 and to hold the office as such from the date of conclusion of 31st AGM up to the date of conclusion of 36th AGM of the Company. The new auditors have given their consent in writing under section 139 on 31st July 2023.

Your directors recommend to pass the resolution at the ensuing AGM with requisite majority.

So, the Board has ratified the Appointment of Statutory Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-2025.

SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:

The Company has appointed M/s. J D KHATNANI & ASSOCIATES. as the secretarial auditor for the financial year 2023-24. They have given their report in the prescribed form MR-3 which is annexed to this report as an ANNEXURE A.

COST AUDITORS:

The Company is not engaged in any type of manufacturing activities of the products which requires its cost records to be audited and is also not coming within the perview of maintaining the cost records for manufacturing activities. Hence, no cost auditors are to be appointed.

STATUTORY INFORMATION:

The Information required to be disclosed in the report of the Board of Directors as per the provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act-2013 and the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules 1988 regarding the conservation of energy; technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are not applicable to the company. As Company is not manufacturing any product or providing any services. As there was no commercial business activities during the year, the Company has not Earned any foreign Exchange nor it has incurred any foreign exchange expenses.

MATERIAL CHANGES / INFORMATION:

1. No material changes have taken place after the closure of the financial year and up to the date of this report which may have substantial effect on the business and financial of the Company.

2. No significant and material orders have been passed by any of the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and companies operations in future.

AUDITORS OBSERVATIONS:

The statutory auditors have expressed in their report that the company's entire networh has been eroded and it has no sufficient cash flow. It has already sold its real estate like Factory buildings, plant and machineries and other assets. There is a considerable ground and doubts about the continuing the business operations in future. However, the company has continued to account its financial transactions on going concern basis.

The Management is hopeful of starting trading in Iron, Steel and such other construction materials products on credit terms as its directors have good reputation in the market and personal contacts. They are also exploring opportunity to raise further funds through further issue of shares or other securities to prospective investors or any proposed joint venture partner in the company. Considering this fact the management has continued to account its financial transactions on going concern basis.

The Secretarial Auditors have made their observation in their report as under:

However, the Non-Executive Non-Promoter Independent Directors Mr. Alpesh K Patel and Mr. Radheshyam Rampal Lodh, have not yet registered as an Independent Director on MCA Website as well as they have also not passed the requisite qualifying test to become an independent Director. However, they were already appointed as such prior to the date of coming in to force of the Notification requiring Independent Directors to pass the qualifying examinations.

We further report that the website of the Stock Exchange BSE Ltd still shows following persons as Directors/ KMP, even though they are as on date not the directors or KMP of the Company. The Company needs to take adequate steps to update BSE in this regard. Company is non Compliant in various Regulations Under SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015 and Companies Act 2013.

Mr. Ramesh Mistry Chairman and Director (Name to be removed from BSE Website)

Ms. Trupti Dhaval Jain, Woman Director (Name to be removed from BSE Website)

Mr Ramanugrah Singh, Non Executive Independtn Director (Name to be removed)

Mr Suhag Vijaykumar Shah, Chief Financial Officer (Name to be removed).

Mr. Harsh Shah, the Company Secretary had resigned w.e.f. 04/02/2023. The Company is yet to appoint a new company secretary in his place.

The Company's total networth is eroded. It has no sufficient financial means to start and continue any business operations. It is as on date not able to afford the salary of professional persons like Company Secretary and looking to present conditions of the company no company secretaries are willing to come and join the company at this stage. Regarding Non-Disqualification of Independent Directors, as they were appointed prior to the date of new notification, and they are continuing as director. Their term of office now expires at the next Annual General Meeting in the year 2023-24 AGM. Thereafter the company will appoint new adequately qualified directors as an Independent Director. Regarding updation of websites of BSE and Company the management is taking immediate steps to rectify and update the records to show the correct position as early as possible.

APPRECIATION

Your directors place on records their sincere appreciation for the valuable support and co-operation as received from government authorities, Financial Institutions and Banks during the year. The Directors are also thankful for the support extended by Customers, Suppliers and contribution made by the employees at all level. The Directors would also like to acknowledge continued patronage extended by Company's shareholders in its entire endeavor.

ANNEXURE-A FORM NO. MR-3 SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED ON MARCH 31, 2024

[Pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule No. 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Key Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,

The Members,

HEERA ISPAT LIMITED CIN:L27101GJ1992PLC018101

I/we have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by HEERA ISPAT LIMITED (Hereinafter called the Company). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided me/us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts/statutory compliances and expressing my opinion thereon.

Based on my/our verification of the records of HEERA ISPAT LIMITED, books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the company and also the information provided by the company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, I/We hereby report that in my/our opinion, the company has, during the audit period covering the financial year ended on 31st March 2024 complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the company has proper Board-processes and compliances mechanism in place to the extent , in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter:

I/We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and record maintained by HEERA ISPAT LIMITED (CIN: L27101GJ1992PLC018101) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 according to the provisions of:

(i) The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made there under;

(ii) The Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act,1956 ('SCRA') and the rules made there under;

(iii) The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed there under;

(iv) Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999 and the rules and regulation made thereunder to the extent of Foreign Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Commercial Borrowings:(NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW)

(v) The following Regulations and guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 ('SEBI Act') :-

(a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations, 2011;

(b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Training)Regulations, 1992;

(c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009;

(d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999; (NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW)

(e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008; (NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW)

(f) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 regarding the Companies Act and dealing with client.

(g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India(Delisting of Equity Shares)Regulations, 2009; NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE YEAR

(h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities)Regulations, 1998; (NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW)

(vi) As stated in the Annexure - A - all the laws, rules, regulations are applicable specifically to the company.

(Vii) No other major corporate events occurred during the year and various compliances made by the Company with applicable Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Listing Regulations.

I/We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:

(i) Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and applicable w.e.f July 01, 2015 or any amendment, substation, if any, are adopted by the Company and are complied with.

(ii)The Listing Agreements entered into by the Company with The B S E Limited and the provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

During the period under review the Company has complied with the provision of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Standards, etc. mentioned above.

I further report that

The board of directors of the company is not duly constituted with proper balance of executive directors, non -executives directors, independent directors, and woman director. There was no

Change in the Constitution of the Board of Directors during the year under review. Except Company has not Appointed Women Director and Company Secretary Pursuant to Companies Act,2013 and Company has not Appointed Internal Auditors as per Section 139 of the Companies Act,2013. However, the Non-Executive Non-Promoter Independent Directors Mr. Alpesh K Patel and Mr. Radheshyam Rampal Lodh, have not yet registered as an Independent Director on MCA Website as well as they have also not passed the requisite qualifying test to become an independent Director. However, they were already appointed as such prior to the date of coming in to force of the Notification requiring Independent Directors to pass the qualifying examinations.

We further report that the website of the Stock Exchange BSE Ltd still shows following persons as Directors/ KMP, even though they are as on date not the directors or KMP of the Company. The Company needs to take adequate steps to update BSE in this regard. Company is non-Compliant in various Regulations Under SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015 and Companies Act 2013.

Mr. Ramesh Mistry Chairman and Director (Name to be removed from BSE Website)

Ms. Trupti Dhaval Jain, Woman Director (Name to be removed from BSE Website)

Mr Ramanugrah Singh, Non Executive Independtn Director (Name to be removed)

Mr Suhag Vijaykumar Shah, Chief Financial Officer (Name to be removed).

Mr. Harsh Shah, the Company Secretary had resigned w.e.f. 04/02/2023. The Company is yet to appoint a new company secretary in his place.

We further report that the website of the Stock Exchange BSE Ltd still shows following persons as Directors, even though they are as on date not the directors of the Company. The Company needs to take adequate steps to update BSE in this regard.

Adequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the board meetings, agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in advance or with consent of directors at a shorter notice, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarification on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the meeting. Majority decision is carried through while the dissenting members' views, if any, are captured and recorded as part of the minutes.

I Further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the company commensurate with the size and operations of the company to monitor and ensure compliances with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

I further report that during the audit period, in the company there was no specific event / action that can have a bearing on the company's compliance responsibilities in pursuance of the above referred laws, rules, regulations, guideline, standards, except our observation as aforesaid paragraphs.

We draw the attention to the Report of the Statutory Auditors and financial statements regarding

1. NON-Operations of any business activities and revenue generation activities within the company during the Year.

   

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