1. Summary Information

		Country	India
Company Name	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Principal Name 1	Mr.Ashok Sekhar Ganguly
Status	Good	Principal Name 2	Mr.Ramabadran Gopalakrishnan
		Registration #	21-004503
Street Address	6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata – 700001, West Bengal
Established Date	17.05.1922	SIC Code	--
Telephone#	91-33-22345374/ 22600444/ 22600445/ 22374880	Business Style 1	Printing
Fax #	91-33-22251617/ 22258002	Business Style 2	Publishing
Homepage	http://www.abp.in	Product Name 1	Newspapers
# of employees		Product Name 2	--
Paid up capital	Rs.200,000,000/-	Product Name 3	--
Shareholders	Bodies Corporate -22% Directors – 78%	Banking	United Bank of India
Public Limited Corp.	NO	Business Period	89 Years
IPO	NO	International Ins.	-
Public Enterprise	NO	Rating	Ba (51)
Related Company
Relation	Country	Company Name	CEO
Subsidiaries	India	ABP TV Private Limited	--
Note	-

2. Summary Financial Statement

Balance Sheet as of	31.03.2010		(Unit: Indian Rs.)
Assets		Liabilities
Current Assets	3,035,199,000	Current Liabilities	1,871,058,000
Inventories	612,791,000	Long-term Liabilities	4,975,768,000
Fixed Assets	4,876,340,000	Other Liabilities	360,761,000
Deferred Assets	0	Total Liabilities	7,207,587,000
Invest& other Assets	1,714,120,000	Retained Earnings	2,830,863,000
		Net Worth	3,030,863,000
Total Assets	10,238,450,000	Total Liab. & Equity	10,238,450,000
Total Assets (Previous Year)	9,221,719,000
P/L Statement as of	31.03.2010		(Unit: Indian Rs.)
Sales (Turnover)	6,790,700,000	Net Profit	449,200,000
Sales(Previous yr) (Turnover)	6,478,900,000	Net Profit(Prev.yr)	263,600,000

MIRA INFORM REPORT

Report Date :

12.11.2011

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

Name :	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED
Registered Office :	6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata – 700001, West Bengal
Country :	India
Financials (as on) :	31.03.2010
Date of Incorporation :	17.05.1922
Com. Reg. No.:	21-004503
Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :	Rs.200.000 Millions
CIN No.: [Company Identification No.]	U22219WB1922PTC004503
TAN No.: [Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]	CALA00161A
PAN No.: [Permanent Account No.]	AACCA4609E
Legal Form :	Private Limited Liability Company
Line of Business :	Printing and Publishing of Newspapers, Magazines, etc.
No. of Employees :	1500 (Approximately)

RATING & COMMENTS

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba (51)

RATING		STATUS	PROPOSED CREDIT LINE
41-55	Ba	Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.		Satisfactory

Maximum Credit Limit :	USD 12000000
Status :	Good
Payment Behaviour :	Regular
Litigation :	Clear
Comments :	Subject is an old and an established company having fine track. Financials of the company appears to be sound. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments. The company can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

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 – September 30, 2011

Country Name	Previous Rating (30.06.2011)	Current Rating (30.09.2011)
India	A1	A1

Risk Category	ECGC Classification
Insignificant	A1
Low	A2
Moderate	B1
High	B2
Very High	C1
Restricted	C2
Off-credit	D

LOCATIONS

Registered/ Factory/ Head/ Warehouse Office :	6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata – 700001, West Bengal, India
Tel. No.:	91-33-22345374/ 22600444/ 22600445/ 22374880
Fax No.:	91-33-22251617/ 22258002
E-Mail :	zbasrai@abpmail.com zahra.basrai@abp.in
Website :	http://www.abp.in
Area:	100000 sq. ft.
Location:	Owned
Overseas Office:	Wheatshead House, 4, Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0BN, U.K.
Corporate Office :	GN 39, Sector 5, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata – 700091, West Bengal, India
Tel. No.:	91-33-22600159
Fax No.:	91-33-22254015

DIRECTORS

As on 30.09.2010

Name :

Mr. Ashok Sekhar Ganguly

Designation :

Director

Address :

N-6 Pemino, Altamount Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

28.07.1935

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2003

DIN No.:

00010812

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	L65990MH1945PLC004558	MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED	Director	21-08-97	21-08-97	-	Active	NO
2	L32102KA1945PLC020800	WIPRO LIMITED	Director	01-01-99	01-01-99	-	Active	NO
3	U92190AP1998NPL029821	IKP KNOWLEDGE PARK	Director	14-01-99	14-01-99	23-10-09	Active	NO
4	U66010MH2000PLC128403	TATA AIG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	Director	24-12-01	24-12-01	01-11-10	Active	NO
5	U73100KA2002PTC030032	HEMOGENOMICS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	22-01-02	22-01-02	11-11-10	Active	NO
6	L64202MH2001PLC134147	FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	Director	17-04-02	17-04-02	27-07-10	Active	NO
7	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	15-12-03	15-12-03	-	Active	NO
8	U75142WB1967SGC026988	WEST BENGAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPN LTD	Director	24-09-09	08-08-08	18-11-09	Active	NO
9	L85195AP1984PLC004507	DR.REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD	Director	23-07-10	23-10-09	-	Active	NO
10	U33110DL2010PTC207299	VYOME BIOSCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	20-12-10	20-12-10	15-03-11	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Ramabadran Gopalakrishnan

Designation :

Director

Address :

101 Baug E Abbas, 21 – A Capt Parade, Mumbai – 400005, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

25.12.1945

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2003

DIN No.:

00027858

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	L24239MH1939PLC002893	TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED	Director	30-10-98	30-10-98	-	Active	NO
2	U99999MH1917PLC000478	TATA SONS LIMITED	Director	29-07-11	24-11-98	-	Active	NO
3	L28920MH1945PLC004520	TATA MOTORS LIMITED	Director	22-12-98	22-12-98	01-09-10	Active	NO
4	L28920MH1919PLC000567	THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED	Director	15-01-99	15-01-99	-	Active	NO
5	L24292WB1954PLC021516	Akzo Nobel India Limited	Director	19-05-99	19-05-99	-	Active	NO
6	L36992MH1948PLC014083	RALLIS INDIA LIMITED	Director	28-06-99	28-06-99	-	Active	NO
7	U74899DL1995PLC066685	TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED	Nominee director	29-09-99	29-09-99	23-03-09	Active	NO
8	L23200MH1979PLC021359	CASTROL INDIA LIMITED	Director	17-10-00	17-10-00	-	Active	NO
9	U72200PN1994PLC013313	TATA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED	Director	08-03-01	08-03-01	-	Active	NO
10	U34100MH1995PLC093733	TATA AUTOCOMP SYSTEMS LIMITED	Director	27-06-01	27-06-01	-	Active	NO
11	U83000MH1926PLC001231	THE ANGLO SCOTTISH EDUCATION SOCIETY	Director	12-09-01	12-09-01	-	Active	NO
12	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	15-12-03	15-12-03	-	Active	NO
13	U24117KA2005PLC036126	ADVINUS THERAPEUTICS LIMITED	Director	30-04-05	30-04-05	-	Active	NO
14	U05121KA2002PLC031204	DHAANYA SEEDS LIMITED	Director	28-09-11	30-12-10	-	Active	NO
15	U73100KA2000PLC028246	METAHELIX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED	Director	21-09-11	30-12-10	-	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Shobha Subrahmanyan

Designation :

Director

Address :

1304 Oakwood, Apartment, Jakasandra Block, Bangalore – 560034, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

29.10.1949

Date of Appointment :

01.08.1999

DIN No.:

00222719

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U22110DL1985PTC020493	PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA PRIVATE LTD	Director	15-11-89	15-11-89	Active	NO
2	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	20-03-07	20-03-07	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Aveek Kumar Sarkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

12/4 Ballygunger Park Road, Kolkata – 700019, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

09.06.1945

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2003

DIN No.:

00224290

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U74899DL1947PLC103246	THE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LIMITED	Director	29-06-84	29-06-84	Active	NO
2	U22110DL1985PTC020493	PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA PRIVATE LTD	Managing director	25-03-87	25-03-87	Active	NO
3	U22211WB2000PTC091387	SATELLITE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Active	NO
4	U99999WB2000PTC913887	SARKAR CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Not Available for eFiling	NO
5	U70109WB2000PTC091386	ABP HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Active	NO
6	U92132MH2002PTC136072	MEDIA CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (INDIA ) PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	19-09-03	19-09-03	Active	NO
7	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	15-12-03	15-12-03	Active	NO
8	U85300WB1907NPL001771	ROYAL CALCUTTA GOLF CLUB	Director	17-09-04	17-09-04	Active	NO
9	U22121WB1970PTC027818	BUSINESS MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	25-10-08	25-10-08	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Arup Kumar Sarkar

Designation :

Director

Address :

20, Madan Mohan Tala Street, Kolkata – 700 005, west Bengal, india

Date of Birth/Age :

16.08.1946

Date of Appointment :

15.12.2003

DIN No.:

00200053

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U22110DL1985PTC020493	PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	10-07-87	10-07-87	Active	NO
2	U22211WB2000PTC091387	SATELLITE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Active	NO
3	U99999WB2000PTC913887	SARKAR CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Not Available for eFiling	NO
4	U70109WB2000PTC091386	ABP HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	16-03-00	16-03-00	Active	NO
5	U92132MH2002PTC136072	MEDIA CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (INDIA ) PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	19-09-03	19-09-03	Active	NO
6	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	15-12-03	15-12-03	Active	NO
7	U22121WB1970PTC027818	BUSINESS MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	25-10-08	25-10-08	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Ranjit Vasant Pandit

Designation :

Director

Address :

Darbhanga Mansion, Flat No.1, 12 Carmichael Road, Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.04.1954

Date of Appointment :

17.03.2008

DIN No.:

00782296

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U24100MH1972PLC016112	PRATAP PANDIT LIMITED	Director	06-12-74	06-12-74	Active	NO
2	U99999MH1941PTC003412	THE INDUSTRIAL LEATHER COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	17-03-75	17-03-75	Active	NO
3	U19202MH1957PTC010907	BOMBAY FOOTWEAR PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	26-04-93	26-04-93	Active	NO
4	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	20-08-08	17-03-08	Active	NO
5	L24110MH1965PLC013331	RHODIA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INDIA LIMITED	Director	30-01-09	30-01-09	Active	NO
6	U74210MH2002PTC137746	GENERAL ATLANTIC PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	29-09-11	03-05-11	Active	NO

Name :

Dr. Bimal Jalan

Designation :

Director

Address :

4 Babar Road, New Delhi – 110001, New Delhi, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.07.1941

Date of Appointment :

23.07.2008

DIN No.:

00449491

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of the Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U74140DL2003PTC123641	ASSOCIATED ADVISORY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	22-12-03	22-12-03	Active	NO
2	L70100MH1977PLC019916	HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED	Director	16-07-08	30-04-08	Active	NO
3	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	20-08-08	23-07-08	Active	NO

Name :

Mr. Dipankar Das Purkayastha

Designation :

Managing Director

Address :

Flat 2A, 23B, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkatta – 700019, West Bengal, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.09.1947

Date of Appointment :

01.07.2008

DIN No.:

00194147

Other Directorship:

S.No.	CIN	Name of The Company	Current designation of the director	Date of appointment at current designation	Original date of appointment	Date of cessation	Company Status	Defaulting status
1	U22219WB1970PTC027837	ANANDA OFFSET PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	01-07-00	01-07-00	10-02-11	Active	NO
2	U92113WB2000PTC092157	ABP TV PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	19-07-00	19-07-00	-	Active	NO
3	U22121WB1995PTC069394	SATELLITE PRINTING PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	20-12-00	20-12-00	-	Amalgamated	NO
4	U92200DL1959NPL003169	UNITED NEWS OF INDIA	Director	07-02-01	07-02-01	-	Active	YES
5	U75210DL1990PTC042533	SUMMIT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	30-07-02	30-07-02	07-03-08	Active	NO
6	U22219WB1922PTC004503	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED	Managing director	01-07-08	17-12-04	-	Active	NO
7	U22121WB2005PTC105858	TELEGRAPH PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	07-10-05	07-10-05	-	Active	NO
8	U92132MH2002PTC136072	MEDIA CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (INDIA ) PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	24-11-05	24-11-05	-	Active	NO
9	U92199WB2006PTC108866	ABP ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	05-04-06	05-04-06	22-07-10	Active	NO
10	U22121WB1970PTC027818	BUSINESS MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	03-05-07	03-05-07	-	Active	NO
11	U92113DL2000PTC104336	KALEIDOSCOPE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	04-08-07	04-08-07	30-04-08	Active	NO
12	U80220WB2009PTC138810	CALCUTTA MEDIA INSTITUTE PRIVATE LIMITED	Director	09-10-09	09-10-09	-	Active	NO

KEY EXECUTIVES

Name :	Mr. Zahra Basrai
Designation :	Company Secretary
Address :	Heritage Srijan Park, Block VII, Flat No. 1E, 1^st Floor, 72, Tiljala Road, Kolkata – 700046, West Bengal, India
Date of Birth/Age :	31.12.1960
Date of Appointment :	02.05.2006
PAN.:	ACWPB4003E

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

AS ON 18.08.2011

Names of Shareholders	No. of Shares
Aveek Kumar Sarkar	390000
Siddharth Ghosh	1
Arup Sarkar	390000
Atideb Sarkar	390000
ABP Holding Private Limited, West Bengal, India	439999
Shithi Sarkar	390000
Total	2000000

AS ON 18.08.2011

Equity Share Breakup (percentage of total equity)

Category	Percentage
Bodies Corporate	22.00
Directors or relatives of directors	78.00
Total	100.00

BUSINESS DETAILS

Line of Business :

Printing and Publishing of Newspapers, Magazines, etc.

Products :

Item Code No.	Product Description
49021001	Newspapers

GENERAL INFORMATION

No. of Employees :	1500 (Approximately)
Bankers :	· United Bank of India, College Street Branch, 90/7A, M G Road, Kolkata – 700009, West Bengal, India · State Bank of Hyderabad, Commercial Branch, 83, Topsia Road, Kolkata-700046, West Bengal, India · Axis Bank Limited, Corporate Banking Branch, 1, Shakespeare Sarani, AC Market, 3^rd Floor, Kolkata-700071, West Bengal, India
Banking Relations :	--
Auditors :
Name :	Deloitte Haskins and Sells Chartered Accountant
Address :	Bengal Intelligent Park, Building Alpha, 1^st Floor, Block EP and GP and Sector – V, Salt Lake Electronics Com, Kolkata – 700091, West Bengal, India
Tel No.:	91-33-68121000
Fax No.:	91-33-68121001
PAN.:	AADFD5357J
Subsidiaries :	ABP TV Private Limited U92113WB2000PTC092157 Media Content and Communications Services (India) Private Limited U92132MH2002sPTC136072

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

AS ON 30.09.2010

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares	Type	Value	Amount
2500000	Equity shares	Rs.100/- each	Rs.250.000 millions

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares	Type	Value	Amount
2000000	Equity shares	Rs.100/- each	Rs.200.000 millions

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

SOURCES OF FUNDS		31.03.2010	31.03.2009	31.03.2008
SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS
1] Share Capital		200.000	200.000	200.000
2] Share Application Money		0.000	0.000	0.000
3] Reserves & Surplus		2830.863	2381.658	2150.849
4] (Accumulated Losses)		0.000	0.000	0.000
NETWORTH		3030.863	2581.658	2350.849
LOAN FUNDS
1] Secured Loans		4552.539	4818.763	3677.973
2] Unsecured Loans		423.229	11.620	0.000
TOTAL BORROWING		4975.768	4830.383	3677.973
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES		360.761	257.144	286.253
TOTAL		8367.392	7669.185	6315.075
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]		4876.340	1806.132	1924.121
Capital work-in-progress		1.710	1993.743	1460.526
INVESTMENT		1712.410	1459.441	1288.888
DEFERREX TAX ASSETS		0.000	0.000	40.586
CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES
	Inventories	612.791	970.124	574.351
	Sundry Debtors	1069.379	942.596	1044.726
	Cash & Bank Balances	936.196	747.494	527.500
	Other Current Assets	0.698	3.008	0.000
	Loans & Advances	1028.926	1275.976	1296.244
Total Current Assets		3647.990	3939.198	3442.821
Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS
	Current Liabilities	1419.144	980.046	1223.558
	Provisions	451.914	572.488	652.288
Total Current Liabilities		1871.058	1552.534	1875.846
Net Current Assets		1776.932	2386.664	1566.975
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES		0.000	23.205	33.979
TOTAL		8367.392	7669.185	6315.075

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

	PARTICULARS		31.03.2010	31.03.2009	31.03.2008
	SALES
		Income	6790.700	6478.900	6381.700
		Other Income
		TOTAL	6790.700	6478.900	6381.700
Less	EXPENSES
		Office Expenses
		Administrative Expenses	6122.100	6096.600	5670.700
		Advertising Expenses
		TOTAL	6122.100	6096.600	5670.700
	PROFIT BEFORE TAX		668.600	382.300	711.000
Less	TAX		237.400	118.700	322.400
	PROFIT AFTER TAX		449.200	263.600	388.600
Add	PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD		2354.800	2137.300	1748.700
Less	APPROPRIATIONS
		Transfer to General Reserve	0.000	13.300	0.000
		Dividend	0.000	28.000	0.000
		Tax on Dividend	0.000	4.800	0.000
	BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S		2804.000	2354.800	2137.300
	EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
		Export Earnings	12.341	10.434	9.117
	TOTAL EARNINGS		12.341	10.434	9.117
	IMPORTS
		Raw Materials	1415.314	1971.294	1628.713
		Stores & Spares	41.006	4.054	55.594
		Capital Goods	115.212	1.415	2.840
	TOTAL IMPORTS		1571.532	1976.763	1687.147
	Earnings Per Share (Rs.)		224.60	131.78	194.82

KEY RATIOS

PARTICULARS		31.03.2010	31.03.2009	31.03.2008
PAT / Total Income	(%)	6.61	4.07	6.09
Return on Total Assets (PBT/Total Assets}	(%)	7.84	6.65	13.25
Return on Investment (ROI) (PBT/Networth)		0.22	0.15	0.30
Debt Equity Ratio (Total Liability/Networth)		2.26	2.47	2.36
Current Ratio (Current Asset/Current Liability)		1.95	2.54	1.83

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

Financial Results:

Turnover and Profits:

Total Income of the Company during the year was Rs. 6790.700 Millions in comparison to the previous year’s gross income of Rs. 6478.900 Millions. The company posted a profit before taxes and provisions of Rs. 668.600 Millions for the year.

Contingent Liabilities

Particulars	As on 31.03.2010 (Rs. in Millions)	As on 31.03.2009 (Rs. in Millions)
Guarantee Given	80.750	80.750
Total	80.750	80.750

FORM 8:

Corporate identity number of the company	U22219WB1922PTC004503
Name of the company	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED
Address of the registered office or of the principal place of business in India of the company	6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata – 700001, West Bengal, India
This form is for	Creation of charge
Type of charge	Immovable property Book debts Movable property (not being pledge) Floating charge
Particular of charge holder	State Bank of Hyderabad, Commercial Branch, 83, Topsia Road, Kolkata-700046, West Bengal, India
Nature of instrument creating charge	Agreement of Hypothecation of Goods and Assets dated 27.08.2011
Date of instrument Creating the charge	27.08.2011
Amount secured by the charge	Rs. 200.000 Millions
Brief of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge	Rate of interest 2.80% above Base Rate presently effective 13.30% p.a. (floating) Terms of repayment 20 quarterly step up installments commencing after one year from the date of disbursement. Margin As stipulated by the Bank from time to time. Extent and operation of the charge 1st Pari passu charge on all the present and future fixed assets of the Company, with a minimum FACR of 1.25 times. 2nd Pari passu charge on all the present and future current assets of the Company.
Short particulars of the property charged (Including location of the property)	1st Pari passu charge on all the present and future fixed assets of the Company, with a minimum FACR of 1.25 times. 2nd Pari passu charge on all the present and future current assets of the Company.

This form is for	Modification of charge
Charge identification number of the modified	80044482
Corporate identity number of the company	U22219WB1922PTC004503
Name of the company	ABP PRIVATE LIMITED
Address of the registered office or of the principal place of business in India of the company	6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Kolkata – 700001, West Bengal, India
Type of charge	Book Debts Movable Property
Particular of charge holder	United Bank of India, College Street Branch, 90/7A, M G Road, Kolkata – 700009, West Bengal, India
Nature of description of the instrument creating or modifying the charge	1) Fourth Supplemental Joint Deed of Hypothecation 2) Fourth Supplemental Working Capital Consortium Agreement
Date of instrument Creating the charge	11.05.2009
Amount secured by the charge	Rs. 1520.000 Millions
Brief particulars of the principal terms an conditions and extent and operation of the charge	Rate of Interest : As per Bank’s/ RBI Guidelines from Time to Time Terms of Repayment : On Demand Margin : The Security margin fixed for the time being be determined by the participating banks from time to time on the cost price or market value ( market value as found by the participating banks) whichever is lower of the said hypothecated assets any part thee of. Extent and Operation of the charge : The charge operates as first charge amongst the member of the consortium on Pari Passu basis. Others : N.A
Short particulars of the property charged	The whole of the current assets of the Borrower namely stocks of raw materials, stock in process semi finished goods, stores and spares not relating to plant and machinery (consumable stores and spares) bills receivables book debts and all other assets and movables of current assets nature both present and future (more particularly described in the enclosed schedule).
Date of latest modification prior to the present modification	24.03.2008
Particulars of the present modification	By this joint deed of hypothecation, the Member of the UBI Consortium has modified the overall credit facilities to Rs.1520.000 Millions. The individual limits are as follows: Union Bank of India : RS.950.000 Millions (FB - RS.750.000 Millions N F B - RS.20.000 Millions), HDFC BANK: RS.250.000 Millions (F B -RS.150.000 Millions N F B - RS.100.000 Millions) SBH : RS.22.000 Millions (FB -RS.100.000 Millions, NFB RS.120.000 Millions) AXIS BANK : RS.100.000 Millions (FUND BASED) Other terms and conditions remain same.

FIXED ASSETS:

• Freehold Land
• Leasehold Land
• Building
• Plant and Machinery
• Vehicles
• Furniture and Fixture

WEBSITES DETAILS:

In 1922, Anandabazar Patrika first came out as a four-page evening daily that sold at two paise and had a circulation of about 1,000 copies a day. Eighty-five years later, Anandabazar Patrika reaches out to over seven million readers, every day!

Today, the ABP Group has evolved into a media conglomerate that has eleven premier publications, three 24-hour national TV news channels, two leading book publishing businesses as well as mobile and internet properties. Touching the lives of millions of readers and viewers, daily.

They believe the legacy you leave, is the life you lead. They see their selves as repositories of best practices and processes. And, at times, when they don’t have the very best within, they open windows to look out for expertise. Not surprisingly, ABP is associated with companies and personalities revered across the world.

In the world of journalism, they are not just a media house. They are really an alma mater.

History

1922
Anandabazar Patrika comes out as a four-page evening daily. A cartoon strip appears. Printer’s line appears (June 1) — an amendment of the Press Act makes it mandatory. Becomes a six-pager.

1923
Anandabazar Patrika becomes a morning daily. Ties up with Reuters, Associated Press and the Free Press of India. A bi-weekly Anandabazar starts for mufassil readers.

1925
First byline appears: “Their special correspondent.” Anandabazar Patrika becomes a 16-page wonder. A new Saturday section, Shanibarer Chithi, starts. It evolves into Rabibashoriyo. First 120-page special supplement on Calcutta Congress — sold out within two hours. Second edition printed on demand.

1926
Anandabazar Patrika kicks off its first Puja special issue, Sharadiya shankhya.

1930
Birth of Ananda Press. Faced with a draconian Press Ordinance, goes out of circulation for a few months (May 2 — October 31).

1931
Closed so long on Sundays, Anandabazar Patrika starts coming out every day of the week.

1932
Office shifts to 1 Burman Street, near Burrabazar. Circulation soars. The Company invests in a fast-paced rotary machine. Crabtree machine is installed to print 25,000 copies in an hour.

1933
Record circulation high: 58,000 copies. Post of news editor formed for the first time. First bureau with a team of journalists formed. A switchboard with a posse of telephone operators is started. Daily gets airfreighted to Dhaka by eight in the morning. Birth of Desh magazine.

1934
Historic onsite photojournalism from the Bihar earthquake in Anandabazar Patrika hikes up circulation by more than 20,000 copies. Own photography unit set up.

1935
Suresh Chandra Majumdar pioneers the blueprint of a Bengali linotype. Mechanising a non-Roman language, an Indian first, helps create the Bengali/Hindi typewriter. Prints the first issue in lino.

1936
Anandabazar Patrika placed firmly on the Olympic radar with exclusive reportage from the Berlin Olympics. Another first.

1937
Birth of Hindusthan Standard.

1938
The house sponsors a recording of Bande Mataram, despite the controversy around it.

1940
Anandamela, the children’s section appears in Anandabazar Patrika.

1941
Anandabazar Patrika was the first to inform about Subhas Chandra Bose’s dramatic escape. No ads carried on the front page, the day after Rabindranath Tagore’s demise.

1942
Dailies not printed to protest against regulations imposed on newspapers (August 21 — September 5). Lack of newsprint during World War II results in abridged dailies (June 1 — March 30, 1943).

1948
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination rocks the nation. Anandabazar Patrika echoes the sentiment with its landmark coverage. Lord Mountbatten calls it the “greatest homage to the Mahatma.”

1951
Delhi edition of Hindusthan Standard published.

1954
Anandabazar Patrika becomes the largest circulated newspaper in the country published from one location, according to the Press Commission report.

1955
Anandabazar Patrika has a separate chief reporter now. The ABP Group has a new home — a new building at Sooterkin Street. Ananda Press begins publishing Anandabazar Patrika from 6 Sooterkin Street. An automatic rotary machine is installed with a capacity to print 40,000 copies of the newspaper in an hour. The double-plate technique used to print Anandabazar Patrika.

1958
First Ananda Purashkar. Bibhuti Bhushan Mukhopadhyay and Samaresh Basu felicitated. A new and improved rotary machine installed.

1960
Anandabazar Patrika publishes the serial countdown of the successful Nandaghunti expedition patronised by ABP. It was the first publishing house to undertake such an enterprise. The team for the mission included a journalist and a photographer who provided first-hand reports of the expedition. Entertainment gets a fillip with the Anandalok section introduced in Anandabazar Patrika.

1963
Anandabazar Patrika and Desh jointly publish the first large-scale readership survey in India — nine years before the first NRS survey. The Plamog machine is brought from Germany with the double plate white technology.

1965
Colloquial Bengali in narrative prose begins. Formal Bengali only in the editorials now.

1968
Sooterkin Street renamed Prafulla Sarkar Street by the Calcutta Corporation.

1973
Birth of Sunday, an English magazine.

1975
Photo-typesetting introduced. Anandalok magazine is born. Business Standard, the business daily, is born. Popular section Anandamela, is now a magazine.

1978
Sportsworld is launched.

1979
The ABP Group celebrates 200 years of printing and publishing in Bengal with a grand exhibition at the Maidan.

1981
Photo-typesetting starts in Bengali. Businessworld, a fortnightly business magazine enters the fray.

1982
Printing takes a giant leap forward with the first full offset printing of Anandabazar Patrika. The Telegraph is born. The first in India to have a modular layout. The last issue of Hindusthan Standard is printed.

1983
The first colour printing — the features section of Anandabazar Patrika.

1984
News comes to a standstill as ABP faces a 51-day strike.

1986
The birth of Sananda, the new women’s magazine. The Patrika supplement appears along with Anandabazar Patrika.

1987
The Metropolitan, an evening daily, is published by the house till June, 1989.

1992
Anandabazar Patrika does not carry a single advertisement as a mark of tribute to Satyajit Ray, who had died the previous day.

1993
The district pages of the Anandabazar Patrika are launched.

1995
Weekly Knowhow supplement comes out with The Telegraph.

1996
Weekly Telekids and ETC supplements come out. ABP creates a programme to run Bengali with all its conjuncts on Windows 95.

1997
The Telegraph’s internet edition is launched. The Telegraph is printed in colour.

1998
Anandabazar Patrika is also printed in colour. Weekly Careergraph and Graphiti appear with The Telegraph. Anandabazar Patrika is the only Indian newspaper with a journalist present in Stockholm, Sweden to cover Amartya Sen’s Nobel investiture ceremony at the Concert Hall.

1999
Satellite printing starts in ABP. The Telegraph Metro focusing on Calcutta is launched.

2000
Anandabazar Patrika’s internet edition is launched.

The Telegraph in Schools (TTIS) is born.

2001
Prestige software introduced to upgrade page production.

Kolkata section appears in Anandabazar Patrika.

The beginning of customised split editions.

2002
The first INFOCOM — an IT exposition organised jointly by Nasscom and Businessworld, takes an initial step towards becoming a giant annual event.

2003
A new-look Anandabazar Patrika hits the stands.

Unish Kuri magazine is launched.

ABP enters electronic space. Adds STAR News to its bouquet.

The Telegraph wins the SNAP certificate — the first non-US newspaper to do so.

The Telegraph won the coveted SNAP certificate in 2003 for printing excellence. Soon after, both The Telegraph and Anandabazar Patrika won the SNAP certificate in the year 2005. The mission of the Specifications for Newsprint Advertising Production (SNAP) committee is to develop and communicate specifications to improve coldset reproduction quality. These specifications are for advertisers, agencies and publishers, customers as well as for prepress, materials, newspapers and printers to help make the coldset industry competitive in world markets.

ABP became the first non-US Company to win two top awards, SNAP and IFRA, for printing excellence.

The Telegraph in Schools was awarded the prestigious World Young Reader Prize by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) in 2004.

WAN awards the World Young Reader Prize annually to any newspaper or newspapers that devise the most innovative educational projects or activity that helps develop young readership.

The Telegraph was the first Indian newspaper to be awarded membership to the prestigious IFRA - International Newspaper Colour Quality Club (INCQC) for excellence in colour printing for the year 2004-2006. ABP achieved the feat again by being awarded membership for 2006-2008 for both Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph.

2004
The Telegraph appears in a new international look. Prastuti comes out with Anandabazar Patrika. Launch of Unish Kuri Career. ABP claims a place in the highly acclaimed IFRA-International Newspaper Colour Quality Club (INCQC) for The Telegraph for 2004-2006.

Computer to Plate Technology (CTP) introduced in printing.

2005
Boier Desh hits the stands. The Telegraph wins the SNAP certificate again. STAR Ananda, the 24-hour national news channel in Bengali, beams itself into the hearts of millions. Anandabazar Patrika reaches the one-million circulation benchmark. Anandabazar Patrika wins the SNAP certificate. The Telegraph wins the Bronze award for the Best in Print at the Asia Media Awards.

Hey Ya is launched.

2006
ABP claims a place again in the highly acclaimed IFRA-International Newspaper Colour Quality Club (INCQC) for both Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph for 2006-2008. The Telegraph bags the Gold award for the Best rinted Newspaper from Asia at the Asia Media Awards in 2006. Anandabazar Patrika is declared a Consumer Superbrand in the second edition of Consumer Superbrands India.

Ilovekolkata.in is launched.

2007
t2, a 16-page all colour tabloid, the latest addition to The Telegraph stable hits the stands.

Mobile and internet brand, Mjoy is launched. ABP is felicitated with the award for outstanding contribution to the IT industry in West Bengal through its premier event, INFOCOM. The award is conferred by Webel, government of West Bengal.

STAR Majha, the 24-hour national news channel in Marathi, is launched. Businessworld Intelligence (BWI), the research and research-led corporate initiatives arm of India’s most widely read and circulated business magazine, Business world is launched.

2008
The Telegraph wins Gold for being the best printed English daily, while Anandabazar Patrika wins Silver for being the best printed non-English daily at the 4th National Awards for Excellence in Printing, organised by the All India Federation of Master Printers, New Delhi and hosted by the West Bengal Master Printers' Association in 2008.

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. 50.27
UK Pound	1	Rs. 80.07
Euro	1	Rs. 68.44

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

SCORE FACTORS	RANGE	POINTS
HISTORY	1~10	7
PAID-UP CAPITAL	1~10	5
OPERATING SCALE	1~10	5
FINANCIAL CONDITION
--BUSINESS SCALE	1~10	6
--PROFITABILIRY	1~10	6
--LIQUIDITY	1~10	6
--LEVERAGE	1~10	5
--RESERVES	1~10	6
--CREDIT LINES	1~10	5
--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	NO
--AFFILIATION	YES/NO	NO
--LISTED	YES/NO	NO
--OTHER MERIT FACTORS	YES/NO	YES
TOTAL		51

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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