MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.03.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EVOTEC (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (w.e.f. 11.09.2009)

 

 

Formerly Known As :

RESEARCH SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (w.e.f. 17.02.2009)

 

RESEARCH SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Dil Complex, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, thane (West), Mumbai – 400610, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2009

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17.03.2004

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-145141

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U74130MH2004PTC145141

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

PNER06135D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AACCR7082G

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Service Provider of Research Development

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B (31)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 485000

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. There appears a huge dip in the profitability of the company. However, trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be slow but correct.

 

The company can be considered for business dealings with slight caution.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – April 1, 2010

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2009)

Current Rating

(01.04.2010)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INFORMATION DECLINED BY

 

Name :

Mr. Rupali

Designation :

Accounts Department

Date :

04.03.2011

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

Dil Complex, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, thane (West), Mumbai – 400610, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66230900

Fax No.:

91-22-66230998

E-Mail :

info@evotec.com

Website :

http://www.evotec.com

 

 

Headquarter :

Schnackenburgallee 114 22525 Hamburg, Germany

Tel. No.:

91-49-40-56081-0

Fax No.:

91-49-4056081-222

E-Mail :

info@evotec.com

 

 

Branches :

Located At :

 

  • UK
  • Asia

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 30.06.2010

 

Name :

Mr. Mario Ploywka

Designation :

Director

Address :

42, Norman Avenue, Abingdom Oxfordshire, OX142HJ

Date of Birth/Age :

10.02.1963

Date of Appointment :

31.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Werner Lanthaler

Designation :

Director

Address :

Neudeggergasse, 5/15, Vinenna Austria, 1080 

Date of Birth/Age :

02.09.1968

Date of Appointment :

31.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Klaus Maleck

Designation :

Director

Address :

Grot Sahl 51, Hamburg Germany – 22559

Date of Birth/Age :

10.06.1972

Date of Appointment :

31.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Krishna Vasant Datla

Designation :

Director

Address :

42, B, Dhananjay, Pressidency CHS, Scheme, Vile Parle, Mumbai – 400049, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.12.1980

Date of Appointment :

09.05.2005

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kunal Ashok Kashyap

Designation :

Director

Address :

A-5, Victorian Villa 12, Alexandra Street, Richmond Town, Bangalore – 560025, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.03.1965

Date of Appointment :

31.08.2009

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dhanya Santosh

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

F-No. 14, Building No. 10, Laukik CHS, Oswaln Road, Majiwada Pokhran Road No.2, Thane, Mumbai – 400610, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

17.08.1982

Date of Appointment :

01.08.2009

Date of Ceasing :

23.04.2010

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Uppal Singh Gurnider

Designation :

Manager

Address :

A-104, Shankar Tower, Plot No. 14, sector No. 14, Palm Beach Road, Navi Mumbai – 400705, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

12.06.1972

Date of Appointment :

01.03.2008

 

 

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 30.06.2010

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

DIL Limited, India

 

10925995

Krishna Datla

 

05*

Evotec AG, Germany

 

25494000

 

 

 

Total

 

36420000

 

Note : Shares held u/s 187 of the companies Act, 1959 in favour of DIL Limited

 

AS ON 30.06.2010

 

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

70.00

Bodies corporate

30.00

Directors or relatives of Directors

0.00

Other top fifty shareholders

0.00

Total

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Service Provider of Research Development

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Not Divulged by the management

 

 

Bankers :

Union Bank of India, Solitier Tower Manpada, Ghdobunder Road, Thane – 400610, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Facilities :

 

Secured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.12.2009

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

Term Loans from Union Bank of India

(Secured by hypothecation of stocks, book debts, other current assets and Fixed Assets present and Future repayable within one year Rs. 22.600 millions (previous year Rs. 15.600 millions))

29.625

33.350

Interest Accrued and due on above

0.609

0.434

Overdraft facilities from Deutsche Bank  (secured by collateral agreement in relation to pledge of deposit between deutsche bank AG Humburg and Evotec AG for 115% cash Cover)

57.882

--

ICICI Bank Limited – Vehicle Loan

(secured by underlying vehicle, repayable within one year Rs. 271.000 millions )

0.706

--

Total

88.822

33.784

 

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.12.2009

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2009

External commercial Borrowings (“ECB”) from the holding company Evotec –AG

17.476

--

Loan / Inter corporate deposit (“IDC”) from DIL Limited (Amount payable within one year Rs. 10.000 millions)

10.000

--

Interest Accrued and Due on JCD / ECB Loan

0.435

--

Total

27.911

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

BSR And Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

KPMG House, Kamala Mills Compound, 448, Senapati, Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400013, Maharashtra, India

 

 

Holding Company  :

Evotec AG (From 1st September 2009)

DIL Limited (Upto 31st August 2009)

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company :

DVK Investments Private Limited (Upto 31st August 2009)

 

 

Subsidiary Company :

Evotec – RSIL Limited (ERL)

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary :

Evotec U.K. limited (Evotec U.K.)

Renovis Incorporation (Renovis)

 

 

Associate Company :

DIL Limited (from 1st September 2009)

Fermenta Biotec Limited (FBL)

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.12.2009

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

50500000

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.105.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

500000

Redeemable Preference Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 5.000 Millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

36420000

Equity Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs.72.840 Millions

 

 

 

 

10926000

Shares held by DIL Limited

--

 

 

 

NOTE :

 

Nil (previous year – 250000 redeemable Cumulative Non Convertible shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid-up by DIL Limited, Issued at a premium of Rs. 90/- per share

 

The shares were redeemable either fully or in more than one installation at the option of the company of holder at any time after 12 months from the date of allotment. i.e. March 28, 2007, but before 84 months holder, from the aforesaid date at a premium of Rs. 100 per Share at the end of the 12 months or Rs. 110 per Share at the end of 24 months of Rs. 120 per share at the end 36 months and so on. During the Current period the company has received the terms of redemption wherein the premium has been restricted to Rs. 90 and the shares have been redeemed on 30 November 2009 at Rs. 100 per share

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

01.04.2009 to 31.12.2009

01.04.2008 to 31.03.2009

31.03.2008

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

72.840

75.340

70.750

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

48.339

66.551

31.911

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

121.179

141.891

102.661

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

88.822

33.784

14.955

2] Unsecured Loans

27.911

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

116.733

33.784

14.955

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

2.300

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

237.912

177.975

117.616

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

121.150

104.089

74.981

Capital work-in-progress

13.216

23.274

3.087

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

52.782

42.841

38.251

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

3.683

1.615

1.958

 

Sundry Debtors

21.592

19.818

31.213

 

Cash & Bank Balances

27.846

13.960

7.910

 

Other Current Assets

5.838

1.529

0.492

 

Loans & Advances

25.188

13.118

7.683

Total Current Assets

84.147

50.040

49.256

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

25.381

33.894

37.926

 

Other Current Liabilities

4.287

5.416

5.150

 

Provisions

4.049

5.021

5.345

Total Current Liabilities

33.717

44.331

48.423

Net Current Assets

50.430

5.709

0.833

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

Advance for Capital Expenditure

0.334

2.062

0.464

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

237.912

177.975

117.616

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

01.04.2009 to 31.12.2009

01.04.2008 to 31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

SALES

 

 

 

Income

136.544

192.481

145.385

 

 

Other Income

 

 

0.236

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

136.544

192.481

145.621

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Increase / decrease in work – in process

 

 

(1.301)

 

 

Material consumed

116.700

154.283

21.097

 

 

Personnel expenses

 

 

41.161

 

 

Operating and other expenses

 

 

60.074

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

116.700

154.283

121.031

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

19.844

38.198

24.590

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

4.302

4.246

0.618

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

15.542

33.952

 

23.972

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

13.457

(8.103)

15.041

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

2.085

42.055

8.931

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (I)

(2.203)

7.415

1.314

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-I)                                  (J)

4.288

34.640

7.617

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

44.051

9.411

1.794

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

45.839

44.051

9.411

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Research and Custom Synthesis

107.904

167.433

134.887

 

 

Sales Exports

15.156

14.014

0.000

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

123.060

181.447

134.887

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Chemicals

2.499

4.179

1.871

 

 

Stores and Spares

0.154

0.772

0.352

 

 

Capital Goods

9.557

23.610

21.397

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

12.210

28.561

23.620

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

0.09

0.73

0.16

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

01.04.2009 to 31.12.2009

01.04.2008 to 31.03.2009

31.03.2008

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.14

7.03

5.23

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

1.52

21.84

6.14

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

1.01

27.28

7.18

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.01

0.29

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.24

0.55

0.61

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

2.49

1.12

1.01

 

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sundry Creditors Details :

(Rs. In Millions)

Particulars

31.12.2009

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

25.381

33.894

37.926

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form : 8

 

This form is for

Modification of charge

Corporate identity number of the company

U74130MH2004PLC145141

Name of the company

RESEARCH SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Address of the registered office or of the principal place of  business in India of the company

Dil Complex, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, Thane (W) Maharashtra – 400610, India

Type of charge

Book Debts

Movable Property

Particular of charge holder

Union Bank Of India, Solitier Tower Manpada, Ghdobunder Road, Thane – 400610, Maharashtra, India

Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge

One Hypothecation Deed creating first charge on the Book Debts of the Company and the moveable property lying in the Company's Factory premises, warehouses and godowns for a term loan of Rs. 25.000 millions

Date of instrument Creating the charge

11/11/2008

Amount secured by the charge

Rs. 25.000 millions

Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of Interest :

Term Loan- LIBOR+4.5%

 

Terms of repayment :

Term Loan repayable in 25 equal installments of Rs. 1.000 millions each after 9 months moratorium after the last disbursal in the Term Loan account.

 

Margin:

Term Loan: 30%

 

Extent and Operation of the charge :

Term Loan is for 25 months.

 

The charge covers all the above mentioned property of the Company and is applicable to all the present and future borrowings of the Company.

 

Others :

Nil

Short particulars of the property charged

Book Debts of the Company and the Moveable property lying in the factory premises, warehouses and godowns in DIL complex, Ghodbunder Road, Majiwada, Thane (West) 400610.

Particulars of the present modification 

The charge created on the property mentioned as above amounting to Rs. 25.000 millions is further extended by Rs. 25.000 millions making it to Rs. 50.000 millions in aggregate.

 

Fixed Assets :

 

  • Leasehold Improvements
  • Plant And Machinery
  • Furniture And Fixtures
  • Electrical Fittings
  • Vehicles

 

PERFORMAMGE AND OUTLOOK :

 

During the Current Period of nine months, the company recorded a total turnover of RS. 136.544 millions as against Rs. 192.481 millions in the previous year. The profit after tax in the current period  was Rs. 4.288 Millions (previous year Rs. 34.640 millions). These performances are not comparable with previous year.

 

In line with growth of the business, the Company commissioned an independent ADMET facility to provide improved solutions in its Drug Discovery and Development Services. Now the company has independent facilities for Scale up, Library projects and ADMET. In addition, the Company initiated expansion plans of its synthetic laboratory capacities. Analytical infrastructure has been improved remarkably in last one year. This has certainly increased their offerings for analytical services. Further, turnaround time for analytical projects has also been educed.

 

Their excellent set-up for Business Development operations across globe has resulted into association with leading pharmaceutical / biotech organizations. They have also started focusing on potential business for discovery services in Asia. As a result of our continuous endeavor to synthesize compounds difficult to source and because of excellent synthetic capabilities we have beer? able to establish supply agreement for Europe.

 

Their ability to offer a right combination of high quality. cost-effective and comprehensive service offerings has resulted in strong working relationship with our clients, even in the current economic environment. They shall continue to implement our long-term strategy in order to develop and establish as a preferred service provider for our clients in the drug discovery value chain.

 

CHANGE IN NAME

 

Subsequent to substantial acquisition of shares by Evotec AG in the Company i.e., 70 % of the total number of shares, Evotec AG became Company's holding Company, It was agreed by the Board members to change the name of the Company from the existing. 'Research Support international Private Limited' to 'Evotec (lndia) Private Limited' as the Company became port of the "EVOTEC Group". All necessary paper work was carried to give effect to the change of name in the Office of the Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Company Affairs, Maharashtra Mumbai and the Articles of Association of the Company were duly restated.

 

MERGER

 

Subject are both separate legal entities and incur separate administrative, operational arid other statutory expenses. Evotec-RSIL Limited being in its initial stage of establishment was incurring continuous losses since its inception. In order to economize such losses and to meet the high burden of operational and administrative costs, it was proposed to merge it with the Company. During the year, the process of merger of Evotec-RSIL Limited Company's wholly owned subsidiary with the Company was initiated after obtaining the approval of the shareholders to the draft scheme of merger with effect train January 1st 2010. Solicitors namely, Crawford Bailey and, Company. were appointed to take this matter ahead. Petitions for the Merger were filed with the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay. The Court admitted the petitions and passed an order doted April 9. 2010 where under certain directions were issued to the Company. All the actions required to be taken as per the directions issued by the Court were completed as per the Court Order issued.

 

The Hon’ble high Court of Bombay passed the final order sanctioning the scheme of merger on June 18. 2010. The Company is awaiting the Order in original.

 

As per Website Details :

 

2011

  • Evotec acquires Kinaxo,expanding its drug discovery platform with cutting-edge technologies

 

2010

 

  • Evotec has entered via its subsidiary Develogen AG into a license and collaboration agreement with MedImmune in the diabetes therapeutic area with a particular focus on the regeneration of insulin producing beta cells
  • Evotec licenses Phase II insomnia candidate to Jingxin Pharma for development in China
  • Evotec is adding a core capability in metabolic disease biology by acquiring DeveloGen
  • Start of Phase II with EVT 101 (Treatment-Resistant Depression) 
  • Integrated Drug Discovery Alliance with Genentech
  • Successful completion of first-in-man study with EVT 103 
  • Extension of CHDI collaboration (Huntington's Disease)

 

2009

  • TecDAX re-entry / Evotec voluntarily delist from NASDAQ 
  • Evotec and Boehringer Ingelheim extend and broaden research collaboration 
  • Start Phase I with EVT 103 (Treatment-Resistant Depression) 
  • Evotec Accelerates Growth Strategy of its Discovery Alliance Business with Acquisition of Indian RSIPL
  • Successful Completion of first Phase I Study with EVT 401 (P2X7) 
  • Evotec Acquires Zebrafish Screening Operations of Summit Corporation 
  • Evotec and Roche to develop EVT 101 for Treatment-Resistant Depression 
  • Evotec 2012 Action Plan to Focus and Growth 
  • Unsuccessful partnering of EVT 201 and failed Phase II of EVT 302 in smoking cessation results in the decision to only pursue proprietary assets if funded

 

2008

  • Evotec Completes Acquisition of Renovis, Nasdaq-Listing 
  • Start Phase I with P2X7 Antagonist (Rheumatoid arthritis) 
  • Evotec Participates in the Sale of Direvo Biotech to Bayer Healthcare 
  • Three-Year Drug Discovery Collaboration with Novartis 
  • 3 additional milestone payments from Boehringer Ingelheim 
  • Fragment based drug discovery agreement with Ono

 

2007

  • Evotec and Research Support International Limited form Evotec-RSIL Ltd, a Joint Venture in India for the Design, Synthesis, Management and Commercialisation of Compound Libraries 
  • Foundation of European ScreeningPort GmbH with the support of Evotec 
  • Evotec Sells its Chemical Development Business to Aptuit 
  • New multiyear collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim with focus on Alzheimer`s disease

 

2006

  • In-licenses from Roche two Phase I MAO-B inhibitors 
  • Raises EUR 18.5 million in a capital increase
  • Completes clinical Phase I for EVT 101 
  • Evotec AG sells Evotec Technologies to PerkinElmer 
  • Further expansion and extension of Boehringer Ingelheim drug discovery collaboration 
  • Second milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim 
  • Extension of global medicinal chemistry agreement and medicinal chemistry collaboration in oncology with Roche
  • Forming a global alliance with Roche to jointly discover and develop compounds in the area of CNS

 

 

2005

  • In-licensing from Roche Phase I EVT 201 (Insomnia) 
  • Capital increase,  EUR 28.4 million 
  • Start Phase I with EVT 101 
  • First milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim 
  • Extension of Boehringer Ingelheim collaboration 
  • Extension of medicinal chemistry agreement with Roche

 

2004

  • Evotec Neurosciences in-licenses from Roche drug candidates for the treatment of various CNS disorders 
  • Three-year collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim with an initial focus on CNS-diseases 
  • Strategic global medicinal chemistry agreement with Roche

 

2003

  • Expansion of Roche collaboration into the area of lead optimisation in oncology 
  • Evotec Neurosciences and Takeda enter into a four-year collaboration to identify novel Alzheimer's disease targets

 

2002

  • Spinning off its technology development business into its subsidiary Evotec Technologies 
  • Extension of Discovery Chemistry Agreement with Roche

 

2001

  • Initial cooperation with Roche with focus on chemical compound libraries

 

2000

  • Merge with Oxford Asymmetry International plc,  form Evotec OAI AG, to become the leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs 
  • Successful market introduction of EVOscreen®

 

1999

  • Establishes Evotec Neurosciences GmbH in Hamburg 
  • In November Evotec BioSystems AG goes public

 

1998

  • Raising DM 46 million (EUR 23.5 million), the largest private placements seen in the European biotech sector

 

1996

  • Collaborations with Novartis and SmithKlineBeecham to develop EVOscreen®  (High-Throughput Screening System)

 

1993

  • Evotec BioSystems GmbH was founded in Hamburg, Germany. Among the founders were Nobel Laureate Professor Manfred Eigen, Dr Karsten Henco, Dr Ulrich Aldag, Dr Freimut Leidenberger, Dr Heinrich Schulte, Professor Rudolf Rigler and Dr Charles Weissmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Release :

 

Evotec to Strengthen its Compound Collection through a Collaboration with ChemBridge

 

Hamburg, Germany - 15 February 2011: Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, TecDAX) today announced that it has entered into a collaboration with ChemBridge, to further enhance its screening library. This collaboration demonstrates Evotec's continued improvement to its industry leading hit identification platform.

Evotec's library of 250,000 drug-like and lead-like compounds is available to clients for screening and differentiated itself from other screening libraries through quality, diversity and novelty.Through this collaboration, Evotec will increase its high throughput screening collection through the addition of initially 110,000 diverse and lead-like compounds from the ChemBridge Library Collection. These new compounds complement the chemical diversity of Evotec's existing collection and will further enhance the quality of the hits provided to our partners.

Dr Mario Polywka, Chief Operating Officer at Evotec stated: "We are happy to partner with ChemBridge on the expansion of Evotec's high throughput screening collection. This collaboration coupled with our continued investment in our world leading, hit-identification platform will allow Evotec to maintain our market leadership and continue to provide high quality hit compounds to our clients."

 

Mr. Eugene Vaisberg, Chief Executive Officer at Chembridge, commented: "We are pleased to have this opportunity to work with Evotec. This alliance will allow ChemBridge to expand the reach of its renowned small molecule screening library via Evotec's industry leading hit- identification platform."

 

No financial details are disclosed. Contact:

 

Dr Werner Lanthaler, Chief Executive Officer,Evotec AG, Tel.: +49.(0)40.56081-242,

 werner.lanthaler@evotec.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Information set forth in this press release contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our expected 2010 financial results and financial growth in 2011, their anticipated financing needs, their ability to deliver on their liquidity guidance, their belief that they are on course to sustainable profitability latest in 2012, their expectations and assumptions concerning regulatory, clinical and business strategies, the progress of their clinical development programmes and timing of the commencement and results of their clinical trials, strategic collaborations and management's plans, objectives and strategies. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond their control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. In particular, the risks and uncertainties include, among other things: risks that product candidates may fail in the clinic or may not be successfully marketed or manufactured; the risk that they will not achieve the anticipated benefits of their collaborations, partnerships and acquisitions in the timeframes expected, or at all; risks relating to our ability to advance the development of product candidates currently in the pipeline or in clinical trials; their  inability to further identify, develop and achieve commercial success for new products and technologies; the risk that competing products may be more successful; their inability to interest potential partners in their technologies and products; their inability to achieve commercial success for their products and technologies; their inability to protect our intellectual property and the cost of enforcing or defending their intellectual property rights; their failure to comply with regulations relating to their products and product candidates, including FDA requirements; the risk that the FDA may interpret the results of their studies differently than they have; the risk that clinical trials may not result in marketable products; the risk that they may be unable to successfully secure regulatory approval of and market their drug candidates; and risks of new, changing and competitive technologies and regulations in the U.S. and internationally. The list of risks above is not exhaustive. Their most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other documents filed with, or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain additional factors that could impact their businesses and financial performance. They expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

 

 


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 records 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. 45.03

UK Pound

1

Rs. 72.97

Euro

1

Rs. 62.94

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

4

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

4

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

3

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

3

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

3

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

3

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

31

 

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

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

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

 

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This report is issued at your request without any risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL) or its officials.