MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

Report Date :

30.07.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Level 4. Wockhardt Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400051, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

06.10.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

93356

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U67190MH1995PTC093356

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Providing Financial Services

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 9300000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Management remained non – cooperative during current investigation. They parted only published information.

 

Subject is a part of Franklin Templeton Group. Available information indicates high financial responsibility of the company. Trade relations are fair. Payments are correct and as per commitments.

 

Subject can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms.

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Level 4. Wockhardt Towers, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400051, Maharashtra, India

E-Mail :

jayaram@templeton.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

Wockhardt Towers, 4th Floor, East Wing, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400051, Maharashtra, India

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Mr. Mark Joseph Benhard Mobius

Designation :

Director

Address :

11 TG, RHU Road, # 06-02, Singapore-436896

Date of Birth/Age :

17.08.1936

Date of Appointment :

06.10.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rajan Biharilal Raheja

Designation :

Director

Address :

“Rahejas”, 87/1, G. B. Marg, Juhu, Mumbai-400049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

19.06.1953

Date of Appointment :

06.10.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Deepak Madhav Satwalekar

Designation :

Director

Address :

9, Nutan Alka Co-operative Housing Society Limited, Relief Road, Santacurz (West), Mumbai-400054, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

14.11.1948

Date of Appointment :

06.10.1995

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vidyanathan Panchapagesan

Designation :

Director

Address :

7AB, Kences Enclave, Block III, No. 1, Ramakrishna Street, T Nagar, Chennai-600017, Tamilnadu, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.10.1947

Date of Appointment :

21.12.1995

 

 

Name :

Ms. Jennifer Bolt

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

550, Ecualyptus Avenue, Hissl Borough, CA, Hills Borough, Na-94010, US

Date of Birth/Age :

07.07.1964

Date of Appointment :

22.01.2007

Other Directorship:

Franklin Templeton International Services (India) Private Limited

U74999MH2002PTC134412

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jed Plafker

Designation :

Alternate Director

Address :

4278, Silver Meadow Ct, Danville CA-94506, US

Date of Birth/Age :

11.01.1971

Date of Appointment :

22.01.2007

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Jayram Subramaniam R

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

Flat No. 23, Tower A2, Goderej Garden Enclave, Pirojsha Nagar, Vikhroli (East), Mumbai-400079, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.09.1966

Date of Appointment :

13.10.2005

Tel No. :

91-22-25743119

Fax No. :

91-22-66490622

E Mail :

jayaram@templeton.com

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

As on 16.06.2007

 

Names of Allottees

 

No. of Shares

Allotted

Franklin Templeton Holding Limited

 

112499998

Vivek Kudva (Nominee of Franklin Templeton Holding Limited)

 

2

Total

 

112500000

 

Equity Share Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity)

As on 31.03.2008

Category

 

 

Percentage

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investor(s), Foreign companie(s) Foreign financial institution(s), Non –resident Indian(s) or Overseas corporate bodies or Others.

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Providing Financial Services

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Bankers:

Not Available

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Price Waterhouse

Chartered Accountant

Address :

252, Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai-400028, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

  • Franklin Templeton AMC Limited

    U65993TN1993PLC025029

  • ITI Capital Markets Limited

U65991TN1993PLC024429

 

 

Holding Companies :

Franklin Templeton Holdings Limited

 

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

As on 25.03.2008

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

245000000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 2450.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

239333300

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 2393.333 Millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

30.09.2007

30.09.2006

30.09.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

2393.333

1193.333

1193.333

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

0.000

1500.000

1500.000

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[530.955]

[844.219]

[815.232]

NETWORTH

1862.378

1849.114

1878.101

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

6.148

8.049

4.099

2] Unsecured Loans

24.076

69.112

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

30.224

77.161

4.099

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1892.602

1926.275

1882.200

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

88.521

113.322

105.821

Capital work-in-progress

0.000

0.000

0.294

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

1389.998

1224.437

1793.116

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

88.805

65.738

75.042

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

242.368

99.715

126.435

 

Cash & Bank Balances

141.106

73.522

34.641

 

Other Current Assets

0.135

0.074

0.140

 

Loans & Advances

467.911

739.131

218.737

Total Current Assets

851.520

912.442

379.953

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

477.839

367.585

450.545

 

Provisions

48.403

22.079

21.481

Total Current Liabilities

526.242

389.664

472.026

Net Current Assets

325.278

522.778

[92.073]

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1892.602

1926.275

1882.200

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

30.09.2007

30.09.2006

30.09.2005

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.29

0.25

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.62

2.35

0.80

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

The registered address of the company has been shifted from 1st Floor, Sakahr Bhavan, Narijman Point, Mumbai-400021, Maharashtra, India  to the present address w.e.f 12.10.2006

 

AS PER WEBSITE

 

Profile:

 

Franklin Templeton Investments is one of the largest financial services groups in the world based at San Mateo, California USA. The group has US$580.2 billion in assets under management globally (as on June 30, 2008).


Franklin Templeton has offices in 33 locations across India and manages average AUM of Rs.247420.600 Millions for over 2.500 Millions investors as of June 30, 2008.

 

Franklin Resources, Inc., is a global investment management organization known as Franklin Templeton Investments. Their headquarters are located just south of San Francisco, in San Mateo, California. They have offices in 29 countries around the world.

 

They offer investment solutions under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series and Fiduciary brand names.

 

Their common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BEN.

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.86

Euro

1

Rs.66.95

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

10

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

8

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

8

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

74

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

 

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