Announcements
 
  Ester Industries fixes record date
 
(Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:19:46 PM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has fixed February 27, 2004 as the record date for the reduction of share capital and payment of interim dividend.
   
  Ester Industries Board approves scheme sanctioned by BIFR
 
(Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:44:28 PM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that at the board meeting held on February 10, 2004 has approved the following:

Allotted on preferential basis 1,46,82,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each at par out of which 1,20,00,000 equity shares have been allotted to promoters and associates and converted and allotted 2,68,200 10% cumulative convertible preference shares (CCPS) of Rs 100/- each into 26,82,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- each at par to IFCI Ltd, Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and the Administrator of the specified undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) as per the Rehabilitation Scheme sanctioned by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR). After the allotment of the said equity shares, the issued and paid up capital stands increased to Rs 55,50,24,000 divided into 5,55,02,400 equity shares of Rs 10/- each.

The coupon rate of dividend on RCPS has been reduced to 0.1% as per the sanctioned scheme.

The Board also considered and reduced the face value of 55502400 (includes 14682000 new equity shares) equity share from Rs 10/- each to Rs 5/- each and 559521 preference share from Rs 100/- each to Rs 50/- each. There is no reduction in the number of equity and Preference shares.

The Board has decided to pay a maiden interim dividend @ 12.5% for the financial year 2003-2004 on the reduced face value of equity shares of Rs 5/- each. The dividend on the new shares shall be paid on pro rata basis i.e. from the date of allotment.

The Board has designated Mr Arvind Kumar Singhania as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director.
   
  Ester Industries board to consider scheme sanctioned by BIFR
 
(Friday, January 30, 2004 7:38:47 PM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that at the meeting of the BoD of the company to be held on February 10, 2004, as per the scheme sanctioned by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), the Board shall also consider the reduction of the face value of the equity share capital from Rs 10/- each to Rs 5/- each and preference share capital from Rs 100/- each to Rs 50/- each but the number of share shall remain the same and the allotment on preferential basis 120,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10/- to promoters and associates and conversion of 268200 10% cumulative convertible preference shares of Rs 100 each into 2682000 equity shares of RS 10/- at par to IFCI Ltd, Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and the Undertaking of the specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust Of India (UTI).
   
  Ester Industries preference shareholders approve conversion of RCPS
 
(Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:41:40 AM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that at the general meeting of the preference shareholders held on January 5, 2004 the preference shareholders have passed the resolution for conversion of nature of 268200 10% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares (RCPS) of Rs.100/- each into 10% Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs.100/- each.
   
  Ester Industries Board to consider allotment of shares
 
(Friday, January 02, 2004 5:03:13 PM)
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors has been convened on January 5, 2004 to consider allotment of 268200 10% Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs 100/- each and allotment of 1,20,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs 10/- each at par to promoters' associates or constitution of Committee for allotment of shares in addition to other business.
   
  Ester Industries promoters and their associates bring in 120 million
 
(Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:35:36 AM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that the rehabilitation scheme approved by the Hon'ble Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) that the promoters and their associates shall bring Rs 120 million in the form of Equity at par.

The promoters and their associates have already brought in Rs 120 million in compliance of the order of Hon'ble BIFR. The company would be allotting the shares.

   
  Ester Industries takes on record the rehabilitation scheme
 
(Friday, December 12, 2003 5:20:28 PM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that the BoD in their meeting held on December 11, 2003 has taken on record the rehabilitation scheme as approved by the Hon'ble Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).

The BoD has also convened the general meeting of the preference shareholders on January 5, 2004 to obtain the consent of the preference shareholders to convert 268200 10% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares (RCPS) of Rs 100/- each to 268200 10% Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs 100/- each in order to give effect to conversion of 268200 RCPS into Equity Shares.

The Board has considered and approved in principle expansion of Polyester Film capacity by 24000 TPA in United Arab of Emirates.

   
  Ester Industries members approves delisting of shares from 5 Stock Exchanges
 
(Saturday, October 11, 2003 3:24:13 PM)
 
Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that in the Annual General Meeting of the company held on September 29, 2003, the shareholders have approved the delisting of equity shares of the company from Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Kanpur, & Bangalore Stock Exchanges.
   
  Ester Industries clarifies on news item
 
(Monday, September 08, 2003 2:35:23 PM)
 
With reference to the news item appearing in a leading financial daily titled " SP sees red after raids on Amar" Ester Industries Ltd has informed BSE that inadvertently the said article has mentioned the name of the Company, instead of referring to Ester India (Chemicals) Ltd which is the company belonging to Mr Amar Singh. This had caused great confusion in the mind of the public and concerned persons as no such raid has been conducted on the Company.
 
 
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