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COMPANY SECRETARY
S ARUL GANESH
REGISTERED OFFICE
IA, Eden Dale Apartments,
New No.7, (Old No.6) Bishop Wallers Avenue (East)
CIT Colony
Mylapore
Chennai – 600 004
AUDITORS
M/s. R. RAVINDRAN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
No.1 Madambakkam Main Road,
Chinmaya Colony
Rajakilpakkam
Chennai – 600 073
BANKERS
IDBI BANK LTD
ICICI BANK LTD
REGISTRARS
GNSA INFOTECH (P) LTD
GR Mansion, Ist Floor,
No.11, Srinivasan Road,
T Nagar,
Chennai – 600 017.
Website
www.sanraamedia.com
1. Letter to Shareholders 1
2. Notice 2
3. Highlights of Performance 9
5. Directors’ Report 14
7. Auditors Report 29
8. Audited Financials 31
Infrastructure
Your company has developed a new facility across a sprawling area that can house around 500 people, at Perungudi, situated at
the IT corridor of Chennai. The facility was launched by Honorable Minister for Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr. Tmt. Poongothai Aladi Aruna, amidst representatives and enthusiasts of Gaming, Animation and Production businesses. British
Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Mike Connor was the Guest of Honour at the function.
The existing facility situated at Ekkattuthangal is equipped with latest state-of-the-art technology.
We believe our efforts will enhance the Shareholder value of the Company further in the near future.
Your Company with its ever growing and glowing team of talents looks ahead to enter into the next phase of growth and to place itself
as a global entity in the field of media and entertainment industry. The Board is confident that the quality content of your company’s
products and services will set a new paradigm in the Media & Entertainment Industry. The Board and the employees are looking
forward to the challenges of this task.
We thank you for placing the faith in the Company. We look forward to a continued support from you to steer the company to great
heights.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Chennai
Date : 4th September 2009 A Venkatramani
Chairman
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Thirteenth Annual may be prescribed by any of them in granting such approvals,
General Meeting of the Members of Sanraa Media consents, permissions and sanctions which may be agreed to by
Limited will be held on Tuesday, 29th day of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) (which terms
September 2009 at 11.00 AM at Hotel New Woodlands, shall be deemed to include any Committee which the Board
Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai 600 004 to transact the may have constituted or hereafter constitute for the time being
following businesses: exercising the powers conferred on the Board by this resolu-
tion), the Board be and is hereby authorized to accept, if it thinks
ORDINARY BUSINESS fit in the interest of the Company, the consent of the Company
be and is hereby accorded to the Board of Directors to offer,
1. To receive, consider and adopt the audited Profit and
issue, and allot Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) / American
Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2009,
Depository Receipts (ADRs) / Foreign Currency Convertible
the Balance Sheet as at that date and Report of the
Bonds (FCCBs) / Equity shares / warrants and / or instruments
Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon.
convertible into Equity shares optionally or otherwise (hereinaf-
2. To appoint a director in place of Mr. R. Sivasan- ter referred to as “Securities”) subscribed in foreign currency to
karan, who retires by rotation and being eligible for permitted investors(whether institution and/or incorporated
reappointment, offers himself for reappointment. bodies and/or individual or otherwise, and whether or not such
investors are members of the Company) for an aggregate sum
3. To appoint a director in place of Mr. Rajeev up to US$ 30 million (United States Dollars Thirty Million only) or
Agarwal, who retires by rotation and being eligible for equivalent in Indian and / or any other currency (ies) inclusive of
reappointment, offers himself for reappointment. such premium as may be permitted by the Ministry of Finance /
such other authorities, to all eligible investors including Foreign
4. To appoint auditors and to fix their remuneration / Resident / (whether Institutions, Incorporated Bodies, / Foreign
and in this regard to consider and if thought fit, to Institutional Investors / QIBs / Banks and / or otherwise, whether
pass with or without modification(s), the following or not such investors are members, promoters, directors or their
resolution as an ordinary resolution: relatives / associates, of the Company) through Public Issue(s),
Private Placement(s), preferential allotment(s) by way of cash
RESOLVED THAT M/s R. Ravindran & Associates,
or stock swap or towards acquisition of business or a combina-
Chartered Accountants, Chennai be and are hereby
tion thereof at such time or times in such tranche or tranches at
appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company to
such price or prices at a discount or premium to market price or
hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General
prices in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may
Meeting till the conclusion of next Annual General
be deemed appropriate by the Board at the time of such issue
Meeting at a remuneration, the amount of which is to be
or allotment considering the prevailing market conditions and
decided by the Audit Committee/Board of Directors of the
other relevant factors, wherever necessary in consultation with
company in consultation with the auditors.
the Lead Managers, Underwriters, advisors or including by way
SPECIAL BUSINESS of Initial Public Offer in US or other countries, so as to enable the
Company to get listed at any Stock Exchange in India and / or
5. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without Luxembourg / London / New York / Singapore / Hong Kong Stock
modification(s) the following resolution as a Special Exchange and / or any of the Overseas Stock Exchanges.”
Resolution.
“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving effect
RESOLVED THAT in accordance with the provisions of to the above resolution, the Board of Directors be and is hereby
Section 81 (1A) and other applicable provisions, if any, authorized to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as
of the Companies Act, 1956 as also of any other appli- it may, in its absolute discretion deem necessary or desirable
cable laws, rules and regulations (including any amend- and to settle any questions, difficulty or doubts that may arise in
ment thereto or re-enactment thereof for the time being regard to the offer, issue and allotment of securities.”
in force) and enabling provisions in the Memorandum
and Articles of Association of the Company and the List- “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT without prejudice to the general-
ing Agreements entered into by the Company with the ity of the above, issue of securities in international offering may
Stock Exchanges where the shares of the Company are have all or any term or combination of terms in accordance with
listed and subject to such approvals, consents, permis- the international practice including but not limited to conditions
sions and sanctions of the Government of India, Reserve in relation to payment of interest, additional interest, premium
Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India on redemption, prepayment and any other debt service payment
(SEBI) and all other appropriate authorities concerned whatsoever and all such terms as are provided in internation-
and subject to such conditions and modifications as al offering of this nature including terms for issue of additional
“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Company do make an appli- “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
cation to the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and 81(1A) and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the
the Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) for admission of Companies Act, 1956 (including any statutory modification(s)
the new equity shares to be issued on conversion of warrants. or re-enactment thereof), and in accordance with the
provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Associa-
“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby tion of the Company, the Listing Agreement entered into
authorized to delegate all or any of the powers herein conferred with the Stock Exchanges where the securities of the
to any Committee of Directors or any other officer or officers of Company are listed, provisions of the Securities and
the Company to give effect to the aforesaid resolution. Exchange Board of India (Employees Stock Option Scheme and
Employees Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999
7. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass with or without [including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment
modification(s) the following resolution as an Ordinary of the ESOP Guidelines for the time being in force], and
Resolution. other rules and regulations, prescribed by Securities and
“RESOLVED THAT in partial modification of the Ordinary Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) or any other relevant
Resolution passed by the Members of the Company at the authority, from time to time, to the extent applicable and
Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on 02nd January 2007, subject to any approvals, consents, permissions, and
the board of Directors of the company (hereinafter referred sanctions of any such authorities as may be required
to as “the Board”, which term shall be deemed to include any and subject to any such conditions and modifications as
Committee thereof, which the Board may constitute/autho- may be prescribed or imposed by such authorities while
rize for this purpose), be and is hereby authorized, in accor- granting such approvals, consents, permissions and
dance with Section 239(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956 sanctions, which may be agreed to and accepted by the Board
(including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof of Directors of the Company (hereinafter referred to as “the
for the time being in force) and the Articles of Association Board” which term shall be deemed to include any compensation
of the Company, to borrow any sum or sums of money ei- committee/other committee constituted/to be constituted
ther in rupees or in such other foreign currencies as may be by the Board to exercise its powers, including the power
conferred by this Resolution), the Board be and is here-
NOTES
1. A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY AND VOTE IN-
STEAD OF HIMSELF AND THE PROXY NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. PROXY TO BE VALID SHOULD BE
DEPOSITED WITH THE COMPANY NOT LATER THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE TIME FOR HOLDING THE
MEETING.
2. The Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 173 (2) of the Companies Act, 1956 is annexed hereto.
3. The register of members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from 25th September 2009 to 29th
September 2009 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of Annual General Meeting.
4. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to quote their folio number in all correspondence with the Company at its
registered office or to intimate the following directly to the Company’s Registrar and Share Transfer Agent, M/s GNSA Infotech
Private Limited, First Floor, GR Mansion, No.11, Srinivasan Road, T Nagar, Chennai – 600 017:
5. Members holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to contact their respective Depository participant for any change in
their particulars.
6. Members are requested to bring their copy of the Annual Report and Admission Slip with them at the Annual General Meeting.
The Attendance slips duly completed should be handed over at the entrance of the Meeting hall. Members who hold shares in
dematerialized form are requested to bring their Client ID and DP ID numbers for easy identification of attendance at the Meeting.
7. Members are requested to send in their queries, if any, at least 10 days in advance to the Company Secretary of the Company to
facilitate the reply.
8. All documents referred to in the accompanying Notice and Explanatory Statements are open for inspection at the Registered
Office of the Company during the office hours on all working days except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays between 11.00 A.M
to 1.00 P.M up to the date of the Annual General Meeting.
Item 7 The following are the salient features of the scheme, and
various disclosures as required by Clause 6 of the Securities and
In terms of provisions of Section 293(1) (d) of the Companies Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and
Act, 1956, the Board of directors of the company, cannot except Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 (the “SEBI
with the consent of the company in general meeting, borrow Guidelines”).
money, apart from temporary loans obtained from the company’s
Disclosures as per Regulation 6.2 of the SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines,
1999 as amended:
The Securities would vest subject to continued employment with the Company or
its subsidiaries. In addition to this, the Board/Committee may specify performance
criteria/conditions to be met subject to which securities would vest in the employee. The
Securities may vest in tranches subject to the terms and conditions stipulated by the
Remuneration & Compensation Committee.
4 Exercise Price or Pricing formula The Securities would be issued at a market price (Exercise Price), which would be the
latest available closing price on the Stock Exchange, which records the highest trading
volume in the Company’s equity shares on the date prior to the date of the meeting
of the Board/Remuneration & Compensation Committee at which the Securities are
granted or at such price as the Board/Remuneration & Compensation Committee may
determine.
5 Exercise Period and the Process The exercise period will commence from the date of vesting and will expire not later
of Exercise than 3 years from the date of the vesting of the Securities or such other period as may
be decided by the Remuneration & Compensation Committee, from time to time.
6 Appraisal process for deter- The appraisal process for determining the eligibility of the employees will be in
mining the eligibility of the accordance with the ESOP Scheme 2009 or as may be determined by the
employees for ESOP Remuneration & Compensation Committee at its sole discretion.
7 Maximum number of options/ The maximum number of Securities granted to any employee including Directors of
shares/securities to be issued the Company in any one year will not exceed 1% of the issued equity share capital
per employee and in the aggre- (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the Company.
gate
8 Disclosure and Accounting The Company will comply with the disclosure and accounting policies, as applicable.
policies
In case the Company calculates the employee compensation cost using the intrinsic
value of the stock options, the difference between the employee compensation cost so
computed and the employee compensation cost that shall have been recognized if it
had used fair value of the options shall be disclosed in the Director’s Report and also
the impact of this difference on profits and Earning Per Share (EPS) of the Company
shall also be disclosed in the Director’s Report.
Method of option valuation To calculate the employee compensation cost, the company shall use the Fair
Value Method for valuation of the options granted. In case the company calculates
the employee compensation cost using intrinsic value of the stock options, the
difference between the employee compensation cost so computed and the cost that
shall have been recognized if it had used the fair value of the options, shall be disclosed
in the Directors Report and also the impact of this difference on profits and on EPS of
the Company shall also be disclosed in the Director’s Report. As the Employee Stock
Option Schemes provide for issue of shares to be offered to persons other than
existing shareholders of the Company, consent of the members is being sought
pursuant to Section 81 (1A) and all other applicable provisions, if any, of the Act and as
per Clause 6(1) of the SEBI Guidelines.
In terms of the provision of Section 81 (1A) and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 1956 and ESOP
Guidelines, 1999, approval of the shareholders is sought to issue the Securities, pursuant to the Securities granted under the ESOP
Scheme – 2009, not exceeding in aggregate, five percent of the number of issued equity shares of the Company, from time to time, as
on the date(s) of grant of securities under the ESOP Scheme 2008.
The Board recommends the resolution as set out in item no. 8, 9 & 10 of the Notice for your approval.
Chairman/ Member of the yy Nil yy Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ennore Coke
committees of the Board of yy Member of Shareholder’s/Inves- Limited
the Companies (Includes tors Grievance Committee yy Chairman of the Audit Committee of your company
only Audit Committee and
Shareholder’s/ Investors’
Grievance Committee)
Number of Shares held in the yy Nil yy Nil
Company
Investments 659.20 - -
Amt (Rs.)
Notes
Global Outlook: The Company in these years of its existence has mainly focused
in its inherent creative-building capabilities. The Company since
The Global Media and Entertainment (M&E) Industry is expected
identified the potentialities of the animation business both at the
to grow at CAGR 6.6%, and to reach $2.2 trillion in 2012. Over
domestic & global level, utilized much of its resources in creation
the next five years, Asia Pacific and Latin America will be the
of animated contents.
fastest growing regions. EMEA, the second largest market, will
expand at CAGR 6.8% to reach $792 billion in 2012. Central and The company, with the help of its creative skilled production team
Eastern Europe and Middle East Africa will fuel growth in this and its commitment to maintenance of world standard quality,
territory. The US currently remains the largest but steady M&E has successfully taken the Indian animation content-creation
market, growing at a CAGR 4.8% to reach $759 billion in 2012. industry to global level and made it to compete with the force of
As the trend towards globalization in the M&E industry continues, competition prevails at the global level.
Brazil, Russia, India & China will remain important sources for
The Company during the recent past has started to encompass
growth throughout the entire sector, driven by rising disposable
the other verticals of the M&E industry to its business module
income and an increasingly urbanized middle class.
viz., VFX, Education, E-Learning & Content Distribution. By
Indian Outlook this the company is heading towards attainment of 360 Degree
Global player status in the industry in which it is engaged.
The M&E industry was on of the fasted growing sectors in the
country in recent times, riding on the back of a buoyant economy The vertical growth of the Company during 2008-09 is discussed
and extremely favorable demographics. Young Indian’s higher below:
propensity for discretionary spending, propelled more money
I. Animation:
flow in the leisure and entertainment activities and giving a steady
impetus to the M&E industry. Indian M&E market is expected to a) Services:
grow at CAGR 12.5% over the period of 5 years. The Company has won two major International Orders
BUSINESS OVERVIEW in the business of 3D animation services. One, from the
world renowned M/s. Endemol UK PLC, London and
A brief overview of the Industry as a whole and that of the the other one is from a major East-Asian client. The
business model of your Company is discussed under: company has effectively utilized these two projects to
The Industry spread its wings in the global market.
The following verticals individually constitute the Media & The first mentioned project is an UK based project
Entertainment Industry: namely “The 99”. This project is blended not with arts
and creativity of just one country or region but it is a
yy Animation culmination of contemplation of creators from across
yy Visual Effect (VFX) the globe - the Script being done at Hollywood, the
yy Education development is being done here at Sanraa, voice at
yy E-Learning Canada, Production from UK, while the project is owned by
yy Gaming Kuwait based Teshkeel Media Group, the end beneficia-
yy Content Distribution ries of the project would be the audience in Europe, UK
yy Theatre Chain (Exhibition) & USA. This way it is called a real Global Project.
The vertical arms of Sanraa Media Ltd are: The second mentioned project is an East-Asian
Project. The company took this opportunity to mark its
yy Animation
entry and existence in the East Asian Region the one which
yy Visual Effect (VFX)
witnessing a rapid state of growth in M & E industry.
yy Education
yy Content Distribution b) Content Creation:
yy E-Learning - Growth Plan for 2010 & 2011 The company, as stated in its earlier reports, has already
yy Gaming - Growth Plan for 2010 & 2011 marked its achievement in creation of animated-content
yy Theatre Chain (Exhibition) - Growth Plan for 2010 & 2011 utilizing 2D & 3D technology.
The Company has started its business model concentrating only Animated Movie Product
in Animation segment of the M&E industry, and now it serving
almost 5 out of 7 major segments of the industry. The Company The Company has already started working in full-length
is very fanatical in making itself as a global player in this industry movies utilizing 2D and 3D technology. The entire cycle ie.,
and to make the world to call it as a 360 Degree Segment Player right from giving birth to the concept and up to post-production
in the M&E industry. level, the entire project cycle is being done in-house at Sanraa.
THREATS, RISKS & CONCERNS During the Year ended 31st March 2009, the company
incurred operating expenses of Rs. 3446.43 lakhs representing
Competition 77.22% of operating income. The main contributors to the total
operating expenses are: Operating Cost 16.04%, Administrative
As the industry is poised for stage of exponential growth, a lot
Cost 12.04% & Content acquisition expenses 71.92%.
of Companies are entering this arena and the cost efficient
competitors are increasing. Also in the global scenario, there is Profit before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortization
a huge advent of animation and gaming companies in China, The Company had a profit before interest, Tax,, Depreciation
Korea, Philippines and Singapore. These Countries also have and Amortization of Rs 1016.32 lakhs for the year under Review
a huge cost advantage like India. Over and above that, the as compared to Rs.595.44 lakhs for the year ended 31st March
Government in such countries is actively supporting the growth 2008, which represents an increase of 171% over the previous
of the Media Industry by introduction of subsidies and initiation of financial year. The EBITDA margin for the year ended 31st March
several schemes to support Animation Companies. 2009 and year ended 31st March 2008 stood at 22.78% and
Scarcity of Human Capital 43.86% respectively.
Interest, Depreciation and Amortization
This is an inherent problem with this industry. The skill required
here has to be combination of creativity and synergizing of During the year under review, the Depreciation and Amortiza-
technology to bring the best results. There are very few tion charges was at Rs. 276.83 Lakhs and Finance Cost was
training centers providing training which cater to the needs of the at Rs.121.00 Lakhs against Rs. 170.47 lakhs and 6.63 Lakhs
Industry. Also there is a lack of any organized channel of educa- respectively for the year ended 31st March 2008.
tion and awareness as relating to the potential of this industry. Profits and Taxes
Capital Intensive and technology obsolence The Profit before Tax for the Year ended 31st March 2009 stood at
Rs. 618.50 lakhs, representing an increase of 148% as compared
This Industry is very capital intensive and typically requires
to the previous year ended 31st March 2008. The tax charge
high-end systems and storage equipment and proper
for the current year is mainly attributable to the Fringe Benefit
infrastructure planning. Also the methods, software used in this
Tax (Rs. 4.19 lakhs) Provision for Income Tax (69.60 lakhs) and
field are dynamically changing and the advent of new technology,
deferred tax (Rs.0.14 lakhs). The Profit after Tax for the year
techniques and upgrades seem to be very fast. It poses a
ended 31st March 2009 was Rs. 544.57 Lakhs as against
continuing challenge to companies in this Industry to adapt to
Rs.356.80 Lakhs for the year ended 31st March 2008. The PAT
newer technologies and also for the personnel to get trained and
margin for the year ended 31st March 2009 and year ended 31st
use these effectively.
March 2008 stood at 12.20% and 26.28% respectively.
FINANCIAL REVIEW & RISK MANAGEMENT: HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
DISCUSSION ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: The Company makes efforts to ensure that employees are pro-
vided with a congenial work atmosphere. Facilities are equipped
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS with state–of-the-art hardware, software and communication
(Rs in lakhs) equipment apart from periodic recreational facilities to motivate
Year Ended Year Ended the team. The company intends to continuously improve the
Particulars 31st March 31st Remarks quality of people through training in skill development, as well as
2009 March 2008 in personality development. Management places great emphasis
on continuously improving the work environment and ambience
Operating Increase of to nurture innovation and creativity.
4462.77 1357.68
Income 328%
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS:
Increase of
EBITDA 1016.32 595.44 The Company has an adequate systems and internal
171%
controls to safeguard the assets of the company; and to ensure
Increase of
PBT 618.50 418.30 maintenance of proper accounting records. Audit Committee
148%
periodically reviews the functioning of the entire system.
Increase of For and on behalf of the board
PAT 544.57 356.80
153% Place : Chennai A Venkatramani
Date : 4th September 2009 Chairman
Operating income
2008-09 446.28
Financial year
Operating income
2007-08 135.77
Rs. in Millions
80
Rs. in Million
60
40
20
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2007-08
2008-09
Financial Year
60
50
Rs. in Million
40
2007-08
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2008-09
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10
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2007-08 2008-09
Financial Year
TO THE MEMBERS
The Directors are pleased to present their Thirteenth Annual Report on the working of your company along with the audited Profit and
Loss Account for the year ended 31st March 2009 and the Balance Sheet as at that date.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Particulars required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988
A. Conservation of Energy
The Company takes all steps and ensures optimum utilization of the sources of energy and avoids wastage.
B. Technology Absorption
The Information required to be disclosed under Rule 2 of the aforesaid rules is given hereunder in Form –B;
FORM -B
1 Specific Areas in which R&D is Carried Out by the Company Not Applicable
2 Benefits derived as a Results of the Above R&D Work Not Applicable
3 Future Plan of Action The Company is into 2D/3D Animation and other Media
Related activities and does not manufacture/assemble any
machinery/equipment related to its field of operation and
hence expenditure for R&D for manufacture/assembly of the
machinery/equipment is not planned at present.
4 Expenditure on R&D Not Applicable
a. Capital -
b. Revenue -
c. Total -
d. Total R&D Expenditure as a percentage of total turnover -
1 Efforts, in brief, made towards technology absorption, adaptation and innovation Not Applicable
2 Benefits derived as a results of the above efforts, e.g, product improvement, cost reduction, Not Applicable
product development, import substitutions, etc.
3 In Case of Imported technology (imported during the last 5 years reckoned from the begin- Not Applicable
ning of the financial year) following information may be furnished; -
a. Technology Imported -
b. Year of Import -
c. Has Technology been fully absorbed? -
d. If not fully absorbed, areas where this has not taken place reasons therefore and future
plan of action
The Foreign Exchange earnings represent the services rendered in India to the International customers.
As required by clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance in accordance with
the SEBI prescribed format is given below:
A. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Sanraa Media Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) is adopting high standards of excellence in Corporate
Governance and believes that good corporate government practices should be enshrined in all activities of the Company.
This would ensure efficient conduct of the affairs of the company and help the company achieve its goal of maximizing value
for all its stakeholders.
Company understands and respects its responsibility towards all its stakeholders, which includes, its esteemed customers,
providers of the capital, employees, those from whom we buy and the society at large. Corporate Governance norms are
an integral part of all our activities and are respected not just in letter, but more importantly, in sprit. We at the Company
believe that good Corporate Governance is a key element in improving efficiency and growth as well as enhancing investor’s
confidence.
2. Board of Directors
Composition
As on 31st March 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company consisted of Two Executive Directors and Four Non Executive
Directors including three independent directors. Mrs Uma Karthikeyan and Mr Sukumar Subramanian are Executive Directors
and Mr A Venkatramani, the Chairman of the Company, is a Non-Executive Director. Mr Rajeev Agarwal, Mr K Rajagopal and
Mr R Sivasankaran are independent and non-executive directors
As per the provisions of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and Madras Stock Exchange Limited
the board consists of adequate combination of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors.
The details as to the Attendance of Directors in the Board Meetings and in the last AGM held on 30th September 2008 and the number
of other directorships and committee memberships/chairmanship as on 31st March 2009 are as follows:-
Number of
Attendance No of Committees**
Attendance in Directorships
Name of the Director Category in Last (Including Sanraa
Board Meeting in other
AGM Media Ltd.)
Companies
Held Attended Chairman Member
Mr A Venkatramani Chairman – Non 13 13 Yes 2 Nil 2
Executive Director
Mrs Uma Karthikeyan Executive Director 13 13 Yes 1 Nil 3
Mr Sukumar Subramanian Executive Director 13 13 Yes 1 Nil Nil
Mr Rajeev Agarwal Independent Director 13 13 Yes 3 1 Nil
Mr K Rajagopal Independent Director 13 13 Yes Nil 1 2
Mr R Sivasankaran Independent Director 13 13 Yes Nil Nil 2
• For the Number of Directorships in other companies Public Limited Companies are considered. Private Limited Companies,
Foreign Companies and companies registered under Section 25 of the Company’s Act, 1956 have been excluded.
During the Year under Review none of the Independent Directors resigned from the Board and hence appointment of new independent
director within 180 days of the Resignation of the existing director does not arise.
The Board of Directors has met Thirteen (13) times during the financial year under review. The dates on which the meetings were held
are given below : 31st May 2008, 09th June 2008, 31st July 2008, 1st September 2008, 31st October 2008, 7th November 2008,
26th November 2008, 3rd December 2008, 12th December 2008, 12th January 2009, 31st January 2009, 19th March 2009 and 26th
March 2009.
In respect of these meetings proper notices were given and the proceedings were properly recorded and signed, in the Minutes
Book maintained for that purpose. The gap between any two meetings has been less than four months and thus the company is in
compliance with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
The board of Sanraa Media Limited is presented with all the relevant information well in advance before each meeting on various
matters affecting the working of the company, as well as those that require deliberation at the highest level. Directors have separate
and independent access to senior management at all times.
In addition to items, which are required to be placed before the board for its noting and/or approval under the statutes or regulations,
information is also provided for the periodic review/information on various items, such as:
According to the statutes, at least two-third of the board should consist of retiring directors. Of these, a third is required to retire every
year and, if eligible, may seek re-appointment by the shareholders. All the 6 directors in Sanraa Media Limited are retiring directors. On
this occasion, the retiring directors are Mr. R.Sivasankaran, and Mr.Rajeev Agarwal who, being eligible, have offered their candidature
for re-appointment
Information about the Directors proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed required to be furnished pursuant to Clause 49 of the listing
agreement with the Stock Exchanges are also forming part of the notice of the Thirteenth Annual General Meeting to the shareholders
of the Company.
The Annual General Meeting for the year 2008 was held on 30th September 2008 by giving due notice to the members of the Company
and the resolutions passed there at were recorded in Minutes Book maintained for the purpose.
During the year under review, the Board has periodically reviewed the compliance reports prepared and placed before it in respect of
compliance with provisions of various laws as applicable to the company.
3. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee acts as a link between the management, the statutory and the Board of Directors. The Audit
committee is responsible for company’s financial and accounting controls, plans and policies, plans and procedures and reviews
the other functions through various internal reports and also certificates issued by Statutory Auditors. Quarterly and Annual
Accounts are placed before the Audit Committee prior to being presented to the Board and the committee reviews the financial
statement in view of the adopted Accounting policies and Practices, Compliance with Accounting standards and other legal
requirements.
The Audit committee constituted by the Board Consists of Two Independent Directors and One Executive Director. All members
of Audit Committee possess financial/accounting expertise. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is an independent director.
Mr S Arul Ganesh is the Secretary to the Audit Committee.
The Committee has met five times during the year on 09th June 2008, 31st July 2008, 31st October 2008, 31st January 2009 and 17th
February 2009 and in respect of which meetings proper notices were given and the proceedings were properly recorded and signed,
in the Minutes Book maintained for the purpose. The gap between any two meetings has been less than four months-thus complying
with the Clause 49 requirement.
The composition and category of Members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and attendance at the meeting as follows:
4. Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors consists of all non-executive Directors and two of them are indepen-
dent directors. The Remuneration Committee reviews and recommends the remuneration of Executive Directors and evalu-
ates their performance based on overall performance of the Company and Individual Performance. No Sitting fees are paid
to any of the Directors. The Committee met on 26.03.2009.
During the year under review there were two executive Directors. There was on changes in the remuneration to executive
directors during the year under review. All other directors are non-executive directors and no remuneration is paid to them
including sitting fees.
Composition
S.No Name of the Director Amount Paid (In Rs “000) Per Annum
1 Mr.Sukumar Subramanian 1200
2 Mrs Uma Karthikeyan 1200
The amount paid to the Executive Directors is as per the approval of the Members in their general meeting.
No remuneration was paid to the non-executive independent director during the year 2008-2009 and they have also waived the
payment of sitting fees. All the four Non-Executive Directors does not hold any shares in Company as on 31st March 2009 and no
convertible instruments were issued to them during the year under review.
During the year under review there was no pecuniary relationship or transaction with the Non-Executive Directors.
The Board has Constituted Investors Grievance and Share Transfer Committee which oversees share transfers and monitor
investors grievances such as complaints on transfer of shares, non receipt of balance sheet, non receipt of declared dividends etc.,
and redressal thereof, within the purview of the guidelines setout in the listing agreement.
The committee is headed by a Non-Executive and Independent Director. The Committee met and the composition of the committee
and details of attendance are as under:
Mr S Arul Ganesh, Company Secretary of the Company is the Compliance Officer of the Company.
During the year under review the Committee met seventeen times.
All the complaints received by the Registrars and Transfer agents of the Company during the year have been sorted out and the
requisite information has been sent to the shareholders.
During the year under review, the company has resolved all the complaints received, within the stipulated time.
The details of last three Annual General Meeting of the Company along with the Number of Special Resolutions passed are
as follows: -
No of Special
Year Date Time Venue
Resolutions Passed
3 S V Salai, Rajhasthan Jain Samaj, New No.131,
2005-2006 12th May 2006 11.00 A.M Old No.66, Thyegaraya Road, Pondy Bazar, T Na- Nil
gar, Chennai – 600 017
Hotel New Woodlands, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai,
2006-2007 28th September, 2007 10.00 A.M Nil
Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004
Hotel New Woodlands, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai,
2007-2008 30th September 2008 11.00 A.M 4
Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004
All the resolutions including the special resolutions as set out in the respective notices were passed by the shareholders unanimously.
Seven special resolutions for the following matters were put to vote through postal ballot, during the year under review. The said
resolutions were passed with requisite majority:
7. Disclosures
a. Material Transactions
There are no materially significant related party transactions having potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
c. CEO/CFO Certification
As required by Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a Certificate on the financial statements and Cash Flow statement of the
company for the year ended 31st March 2009 has been duly signed by the two Executive Directors of the Company.
e. Insider Trading
Comprehensive guidelines advising and cautioning the management, staff and other relevant business associates on the
procedure to be followed while dealing with the securities of Sanraa Media Limited are in place. In light of the SEBI (Insider
Trading) Amendment Regulations, 2002, a fresh set of guidelines was issued by the company on the subject to the directors,
officers and designated employees of the company. The code of conduct and corporate disclosure practices framed by the
company helps in ensuring compliance with the amended regulations. The said code of conduct is also put up on the internal
portal of the company.
The Company has complied with all the Mandatory requirements of Clause 49 of the listing agreement.
Code of Conduct
The Board had laid down a code of conduct for all board members and senior management of the company. All board members and
senior management personnel have affirmed compliance with the code for 2008-2009. A declaration to this effect signed by Executive
Director is given in this Annual Report.
The Company communicates the developments taking place in the Company through Quarterly Results, Press Releases
etc. The quarterly and annual financial results are published in Trinity Mirror and Makkal Kural. These are not sent individu-
ally to the Share Holders. These Results, Press Releases and Presentations are posted on the website of the Company at
www.sanraamedia.com.
All the information about the company is promptly sent through facsimile, email and also by post to the Stock Exchange where the
shares of the company are listed and are released to press for information of the public at large.
9. General Shareholder Information:
The equity shares of the company are listed at Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street,
Mumbai – 400 001 and Madras Stock Exchange Limited, Stock Exchange Building, 2nd Line Beach, Chennai – 600 001. The
Stock Code is SANRAA in BSE.
The Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of the Company are listed at Societe de la Bourse de Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
The Scrip Code of the Company in Bombay Stock Exchange Limited is 531312 and the company’s shares are not traded
in Madras Stock Exchange Limited. Under Depository System ISIN No. allotted to the Equity Shares of the Company is
“INE889C01022”
(vii) Market Price Data in Comparison with BSE Sensex:
Equity Share Price Data and Volume from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 and BSE Sensex Data for the said period as per
the information available on Bombay Stock Exchange website is as Follows:
Month Market Price and Volume of Trading of Equity Shares BSE Sensex
High Low Volume High Low
Apr-08 55.85 42.45 525678 17480.74 15297.96
May-08 93.00 58.60 3994940 17735.70 16196.02
Jun-08 87.00 50.55 1643637 16632.72 13405.54
Jul-08 51.00 37.20 393363 15130.09 12514.02
Sensex
Sanraa
40.00 10000.00
30.00 Sanraa
20.00 BSE Sensex 5000.00
10.00
0.00 0.00
Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08Dec-08
Month
No of Shares held
% to Paid up Share
Sl.No. Particulars (equity shares of
Capital
Re.1/- each)
1 Promoters Group 24722400 4.65%
2 Non-Promoters Group
Bodies Corporate 110659641 20.82%
Individuals 94485664 17.77%
NRIs 4852295 0.91%
3 Shares held by custodians and against which Depository Receipts have 296880000 55.85%
been issued
TOTAL 531600000 100.00%
14844000 GDRs equivalent to 296880000 equity shares are convertible at the option of the GDR holders. The equity shares are held
by The Bank of New York, as depository for the GDRs.
The company being in the Service Sector, is not having any manufacturing or processing plants.
The Shareholders are advised to claim the un-encashed dividends lying in the unpaid dividend accounts of the company
before the due dates for crediting the same to the IEPF.
During the year under review no amount was credited to the Credit of Investor Education and Protection Fund pursuant to
Section 205 C of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Investor Education and Protection Fund (Awareness and Protection of
Investors) Rules, 2001.
◊ Investors are requested to communicate change of address, if any, either to the share transfer agent at the address given
above or to the Company at its registered office address
◊ The shareholders are requested to dematerialize their physical share certificates, through a depository participants.
◊ Members holding shares in demat form are requested to incorporate the DP Id number and Client Id Number in the
Attendance Slip/Proxy form for easy identification of attendance at the Meeting.
◊ Investors are requested to kindly note that any dividend which remains unencashed for a period of seven years will get
transferred to “Investors Education and Protection Fund” in terms of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956.
B. Non-Mandatory Requirements
a. The Board
The Chairman of the Company is a Non-Executive Director. However the company does not maintain an office for him at
the company’s expense nor allowed reimbursement of expenses incurred in performance of his duties.
b. Remuneration Committee
The Company has a Board Governance Committee which also functions as the Remuneration Committee. The details of
the said committee are given in the Annual Report.
c. Shareholders Rights
The Quarterly and Half yearly declaration of the Financial Results are posted on the website of the company and are also
sent to the Stock exchanges, where the shares of the company are listed.
New Directors, on induction to the Board, are familiarized with the company’s corporate profile, the corporate governance
Code, Code of Conduct of Directors and Senior Management, Insider Trading Code and the company’s policy for Unfair
Trade Practices in Securities.
The Board evaluates the performance of the Non-Executive Directors every year.
The Company has laid down Whistle Blower Policy, and the details of the said policy are given in the Annual Report.
Place : Chennai for and on behalf of the Board
Date : 4th September 2009 A Venkataramani
Chairman
Sukumar Subramanian
Executive Director
Place : Chennai
Date : 4th September 2009
We, Sukumar Subramanian and Uma Karthikeyan, Executive Directors of the company hereby certify
1. That we have reviewed the financial statements and the cash flow statement for the year ended 31 March 2009 and that to the
best of our knowledge and belief,
yy These statements do not contain any materially untrue statement nor omit any material fact nor contain statements that might
be misleading, and
yy These statements present a true and fair view of the company’s affairs and are in compliance with the existing accounting
standards, applicable laws and regulations.
2. That there are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions entered into by the company during the year, which are
fraudulent, illegal or volatile of the company’s code of conduct.
3. That we accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the
internal control systems of the company and we have disclosed to the auditors and the audit committee, deficiencies in the design
or operation of internal controls, if any, of which we are aware and the steps that we have taken or propose to take to rectify the
identified deficiencies and
4. That we have informed the auditors and the audit committee of:
yy Significant changes in accounting policies during the year and that the same have been disclosed in the notes to the financial
statements, and
yy Instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware and the involvement therein, if any, of the management or an
employee having a significant role in the company’s internal control system.
We have examined the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance by Sanraa Media Limited for the year ended 31st March
2009 as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement of the said Company with the Stock Exchanges.
The Compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is the responsibility of the Management. Our examination was limited to
procedures and implementation thereof, adopted by the Company for ensuring the compliance of Corporate Governance as stipulated
in the above mentioned listing agreement.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, we certify that the Company has
complied with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in the above mentioned listing agreement.
We further state that such compliance is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the company nor the efficiency for
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the company.
(iii) The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt
with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Account dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of
section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.
As per our Report of Even Date attached For and on behalf of the Board
For R Ravindran & Associates
Chartered Accountants Uma Karthikeyan
Director
R Ravindran
Proprietor
Membership No 23829
Place : Chennai, Sukumar Subramaniam
Date : 20th June 2009 Director
Notes on Accounts 18
As per our Report of Even Date attached For and on behalf of the Board
For R Ravindran & Associates
Chartered Accountants Uma Karthikeyan
Director
R Ravindran
Proprietor
Membership No 23829
Place : Chennai, Sukumar Subramaniam
Date : 20th June 2009 Director
1. Plant & Machinery 58 32 702 12 65 665 70 98 367 41 88 373 3 77 092 45 65 465 16 44 329 25 32 902
2. Office Equipments 9 93 556 11 69 553 21 63 109 6 16 629 2 41 567 8 58 196 3 76 927 13 04 913
3. Computer & Accessory 2 16 78 828 89 93 478 3 06 72 306 63 33 524 89 47 101 1 52 80 625 1 53 45 304 1 53 91 681
4. Furniture & Fixtures 62 39 526 89 20 984 1 51 60 510 14 47 162 24 70 870 39 18 032 47 92 364 1 12 42 478
Assets subject to
Amortisation
Previous Year 6 22 69 121 2 86 18 590 9 08 87 711 2 21 85 882 1 70 46 736 3 92 32 618 4 00 83 239 5 16 55 093
9. Taxes on Income
i) Depreciation is recognised only in respect of Fixed
Assets put to use. i) Current tax is the amount of tax payable on the taxable
ii) Individual assets acquired for less than Rs 5000/- are income for the year and determined in accordance with
entirely depreciated in the year of acquisition. provisions of the income tax act, 1961.
iii) Depreciation on other Fixed Assets have been provided
on written down value on a pro rata monthly basis at the ii) Deferred tax is recognized, on timing differences, being
rates specified in Schedule XIV of the companies Act, the difference between taxable income and accounting
1956.
i) The Company during the year raised fresh capital of Rs.20,00,00,000/- along with Share Premium of Rs. 90,00,00,000/-
through issue of GDR of the value of USD 27.5 Million representing underlying 2,00,00,000 equity shares equitant of Rs.10/-
each at Rs.55/- per share.
ii) The Company allotted 2, 65,80,000 bonus shares of Rs.10 each at 1:1 ratio
iii) In Jan 2009, the 5,31,60,000 shares of Rs.10/- each were subdivided into 53,16,00,000 shares of Re.1/- each.
iv) The object of the Issue is to fund the expansion of the animation studio and working capital.
The company has setup at Chennai, a hundred percent export oriented unit under the Software Technology Park Scheme. The
company has availed tax exemption on such scheme in accordance with the provision of the income tax Act, 1961.
3. Investments
Investments represent the cost of acquisitions in unquoted equity shares of overseas corporate entities. The Investments were
made to enhance the revenue generation capacity of the company. The company is holding these equities as current investments.
As at the year end, these investments have not yielded dividend revenue. In the opinion of the management, the fair market values
of these investments are higher than the cost of acquisition as the year end. Hence the investments are stated at cost being the
lower of the cost or fair market value.
4. Receivables
Periodically the company evaluates all the customer dues to the company for collectibles and suitable provision is made based on
various factors including experience of the company, ability of the customer and other factors which could affect the customers’
ability to settle.
5. Leased Assets
The company has entered into operating lease arrangements for office and production premises, subject to the mutual agreement
between the lessor and lessee under cancelable operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option
of the lessor and the lessee.
Lease rentals are recognised as expenses on accrual basis in the profit and loss account.
Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated as enumerated in Accounting Standard 20 on Earnings per Share, paragraph 5,
by dividing the net profit or loss for the year attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares
outstanding as on the Balance Sheet date. In the absence of debts instruments or share warrants or other options the potential
equity shares are nil and hence diluted EPS does not arise.
2008- 09 2007-08
8.
Managerial Remuneration
2008-09 2007-08
Profit before tax 6, 18, 49,579 4,18,34,802
Add Directors’ Remuneration 24, 00,000 14,09,450
Profits for the purpose of
Managerial remuneration 6, 42, 49,579 4, 32, 33,700
Maximum Remuneration
Payable (5 % thereon) 32, 12,479 21,62,213
Remuneration Paid
The Company is primarily engaged in the business of production and services of animation and media related programs. All
the activities of the Company revolve around the main business. Further, the Company does not have any separate geographic
operations other than India. As such there are no separate reportable segments as per AS-17 “Segmental Reporting” issued by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
12. Related Party Disclosure
Relative of Directors
NIL
Group Companies
NIL
Key Management Personnel
Mrs. Uma Karthikeyan (Executive Director)
Mr. Sukumar Subramaniam (Executive Director)
As required by the amendment to Clause 32 of the listing agreement vide SEBI circular no. 2 / 2003 of 10th January, 2003, the
following disclosure are made:
yy Investments by the Loan in the shares of the Company as on 31st March 2009: Nil.
yy In the opinion of the Board of Directors, the Current Assets, Loans and Advances shown are of the approximate value, if
realized, in the ordinary course of business and adequate provisions are made for all known liabilities.
yy Expenditure incurred on employees in receipt of remuneration of not less than Rs. 24 lakhs per annum, where employed
throughout the period or not less than Rs. 2,00,000/- per month, where employed for a part of the period is NIL.
17. Regrouping
Previous year’s figures have been re-grouped wherever necessary.
As per our Report of Even Date attached for and on behalf of the board
For R.RAVINDRAN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Sukumar Subramanian Uma Karthikeyan
Director Director
R.RAVINDRAN
Proprietor
Place : Chennai.
Date : 20.06.2009
I. Registration Details
Sources of Funds
Paid up Capital : 531600 Reserves & Surplus : 747613
Secured Loans : 84864 Unsecured Loans : 1058
Deferred Tax Liability : 2673 Share Application Money : 9185
Application of Funds
V. Generic Names of Three Principal Products / Services of Company (as per monetary terms)
Product Description : Production of Animation content, computer technology oriented gamed and other new media
technology services
For Sanraa Media Ltd
Client ID :
DP ID :
Folio No :
No. Of Shares :
ATTENDANCE SLIP
(To be handed over at the entrance of the meeting hall)
………………............................................................................CUT HERE……………….........................................................................
FORM OF PROXY
SANRAA MEDIA LTD
Regd Off : 1 A Eden Dale Apartments, New No.7, Bishop Wallers Avenue (East),
CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004
Folio No:
. or failing him .......................................... of ........................ in the district of as my/ our proxy to vote for me/ us on my/ our behalf at
the Annual General Meeting of the company to be held on the 29th September, 2009 at 11.00 A.M and at any adjournment thereof.
Folio No
No. of shares held Affix
Client ID No. Re.1
revenue
stamp
Signature
Note: Form of proxy duly completed should be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company not later than 48 hours before the
time of holding the meeting.