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To
The Board of Directors
Monsanto India Limited
Ahura center, 5th Floor,
96, Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai 400 093.
We have examined the Register
of Members, beneficiary details furnished by the Depositories and other
records / documents maintained by Monsanto India Limited (hereinafter
referred to as "to Company") and its Registrar and Share Transfer
Agents, Intime Spectrum Registry Limited, for issuing this certificate,
in accordance with Circular D&CC/FITTC/CIR-16/2002 dated December 31, 2002
issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
In our opinion and to the best
of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us
and based on such verification as considered necessary by us, we hereby
certify the secretarial audit report in the prescribed format as under:
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1.
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For Quarter Ended
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31st
December, 2003
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2.
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ISIN
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INE274B01011
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3.
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Face Value
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Rs. 10/-
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4.
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Name of the Company
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Monsanto India
Limited
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5.
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Registered office
Address
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Ahura center, 5th
Floor,
96, Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai 400 093.
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6.
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Correspondence Address
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Ahura center, 5th
Floor,
96, Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai 400 093.
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7.
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Telephone & Fax No.
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Tel.:
022-28246450/5690210
Fax: 022 56902121/22
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8.
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Email Address
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ajay.jain@monsanto.com
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9.
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Name of the Stock
Exchanges where the Companys securities are listed
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- The Stock Exchange, Mumbai
- National Stock Exchange of India
Ltd.
- The Delhi Stock Exchange
Association Ltd.*
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* The securities of the Company has been
delisted from the Delhi Stock Exchange Association Limited with effect from 29th
December 2003
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Number of Shares
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10.
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Issued Capital
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8631574
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Number of Shares
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% of Total Issued
Capital
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11.
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Listed Capital
(Exchange-wise)
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The Stock Exchange,
Mumbai
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8631174
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99.99
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National Stock Exchange
of India Ltd.
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8631174
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99.99
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The Delhi Stock
Exchange Association Ltd.
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8631174
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99.99
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Number of Shares
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% of Total Issued
Capital
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12.
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Held in dematerialised
form in CDSL
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321374
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3.72
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13.
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Held in dematerialized
form in NSDL
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1393706
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16.15
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14.
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Physical
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6916094
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80.12
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15.
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Total No. of Shares
(12+13+14)
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8631174
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16.
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Reasons for difference
if any, between
(10&11)
(10&15), (11&15)
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The difference in
Issued Capital vis-ΰ-vis listed capital/paid-up capital to the tune
of 400 Equity Shares is on account of the same being held in abeyance.
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17.
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Certifying the details
of changes in share capital during the quarter under consideration as
per Table below :
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Particulars of changes
in share capital
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No. of Shares
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Applied/ Not Applied for
listing
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Listed on Stock
Exchanges
(Specify Names)
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Whether intimated to
CDSL
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Whether intimated to
NSDL
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In-principal approval
pending for Stock Exchanges (Specify Names)
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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18.
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Register of Members is
updated (Yes/No)
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Yes
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If not, updated upto
which date
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Not Applicable
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19.
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Reference of previous
quarter with regards to excess dematerialized shares, if any.
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Not Applicable
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20.
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Has the Company
resolved the matter mentioned in point No. 19 above in the current
quarter? If not, reason why?
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Not Applicable
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21.
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The total number of
requests, if any, confirmed/rejected after 21 days and the total no.
of requests pending beyond 21 days with the reasons for delay
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Total No. of demat
requests
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No. of requests
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No. of Shares
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Reasons for delay
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Confirmed/rejected
after 21 days
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43
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9893
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As per Annexure 1
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Pending for more than
21 days
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1
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100
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As per Annexure 2
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22.
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Name, Telephone &
Fax No. of the Compliance Officer of the Company
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Mr. Ajai Jain
Tel. No.: 022 28247234
Fax No.: 022 56902122
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23.
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Name, Address, Tel
& Fax No., Regn. No. of the Auditor
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Mr. Himanshu Kamdar
Rathi & Associates
Company Secretaries
3rd Floor, Sundar Bhuvan,
28/38, Perin Nariman Street,
(Bazar Gate Street),
Fort, Mumbai 400 001.
Tel.: (022) 2262 6999
2262 2552
2265 4834
Fax.: (022) 2262 6327
ACS No. 11016
COP. No. 3030
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24.
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Appointment of Common
agency for share registry work
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Intime Spectrum Registry Ltd.
Company-13,
Pannalal Silk Mills Compound, L. B. S. Marg,
Bhandup (West),
Mumbai 400 078
Tel.: 022 25923837/25652757
Fax: 022 - 25652757
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25.
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Any other Detail that
the auditor may like to provide (e.g. BIFR Company, delisting from
Stock Exchanges, company changed its name etc.
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The Delhi Stock
Exchange Association Limited has vide letter dated 26th
December 2003 intimated that the securities of the Company has with
effect from 29th December 2003 been delisted from their
Exchange
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For RATHI & ASSOCIATES
COMPANY SECRETARIES
(HIMANSHU S. KAMDAR)
PARTNER
ACS NO. 11016
CP No.: 3030
Place: Mumbai
Date: 13th October, 2003
Annexure 1
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Date of DRN
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Date of Confirmation
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No. of
Shares
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Delay in days
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Reason for delay
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d) = { (b) (a)- 21
}
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**
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08.09.03
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17.10.03
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404
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18
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**
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13.09.03
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17.10.03
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404
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13
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**
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06.10.03
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09.12.03
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104
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43
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**
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07.10.03
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29.10.03
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404
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1
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**
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07.10.03
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07.11.03
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204
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10
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**
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08.10.03
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28.11.03
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202
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30
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**
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08.10.03
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31.12.03
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104
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63
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*
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10.10.03
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09.12.03
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25
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39
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**
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10.10.03
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07.11.03
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4
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7
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*
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11.10.03
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07.11.03
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600
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6
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**
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11.10.03
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07.11.03
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200
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6
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*
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13.10.03
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07.11.03
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6
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4
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*
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13.10.03
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07.11.03
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202
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4
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*
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14.10.03
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07.11.03
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2
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3
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*
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14.10.03
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07.11.03
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2
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3
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*
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14.10.03
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07.11.03
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2
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3
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*
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15.10.03
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07.11.03
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400
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2
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*
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15.10.03
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07.11.03
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100
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2
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*
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15.10.03
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09.12.03
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100
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34
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**
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16.10.03
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07.11.03
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400
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1
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*
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16.10.03
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07.11.03
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400
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1
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*
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20.10.03
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17.11.03
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204
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7
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*
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20.10.03
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17.11.03
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200
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7
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*
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21.10.03
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09.12.03
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200
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28
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**
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21.10.03
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09.12.03
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200
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28
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**
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21.10.03
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09.12.03
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200
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28
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**
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21.10.03
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09.12.03
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204
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28
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**
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21.10.03
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17.11.03
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200
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6
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**
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22.10.03
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17.11.03
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100
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5
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*
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24.10.03
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17.11.03
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100
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3
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*
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25.10.03
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17.11.03
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200
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2
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*
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27.10.03
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12.12.03
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400
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25
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**
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27.10.03
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09.12.032
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200
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22
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*
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27.10.03
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09.12.03
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200
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22
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*
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04.11.03
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09.12.03
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404
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14
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*
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04.11.03
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09.12.03
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200
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14
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**
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07.11.03
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09.12.03
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404
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7
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**
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12.11.03
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09.12.03
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404
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6
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*
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13.11.03
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09.12.03
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400
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5
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*
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14.11.03
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09.12.03
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400
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4
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**
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14.11.03
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09.12.03
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404
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4
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*
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21.11.03
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31.12.03
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200
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19
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**
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27.11.03
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31.12.03
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200
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13
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**
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Total
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9893
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**Notice sent to shareholder
for confirming Demat Request on account of Signature Difference.
* Late received from DP.
Annexure 2
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Date of Demat Request
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Date of Confirmation
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No. of
Shares
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Delay in days
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Reason for delay
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d) = { (b) (a)- 21
}
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03.12.03
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-
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100
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7
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Notice sent to
shareholder for confirming Demat Request on account of Signature
Difference
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