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group Date: 9th November, 2018
To, Equity Shareholder
Dear Sirs,
Re: Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ("Transferor Company 1 ") and Prime Green Media Private Limited (wrransfcror Company 2") by DDB Mudra Private Limited ("Transferee Company") and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
Notice is hereby given in pursuance of sub-section (5) of section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013, that as directed by the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal by an order dated pt day of November, 2018 under sub-section (1) of section 230 of the Act, a meeting of the equity shareholders of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited shall be held on Tuesday, the 11 thday of December, 2018 at 10.00 am at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055, to consider and approve the Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ("Transferor Company 1 ") and Prime Green Media Private Limited ("Transferor Company 2") by DDB Mudra Private Limited ("Transferee Company") and their respective Shareholders and Creditors ("the Scheme").
Accordingly, please find attached the notice along with the explanatory statement for the meeting of equity shareholders on Tuesday, the 11 th day of December, 2018 at I 0.00 A.M.
Request yo\to acknowledge the receipt of the same. '\
For DDB M i<eting Services Private Limited
f3l~~arJcar Chairman appointed for the meeting Date: 9th November, 2018 Place: Mumbai
Enclosure: Copy of notice with statement as required under section 23 0(3)
DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Mallarasllira
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.com
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DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd
CIN U74300MH2004PTC7 5002
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Eas Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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group DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055
CIN: U74300MH2004PTC150026 E-mail: sachin.vll~hlnkarra)ddbniudiragnm11.com /
NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CONVENED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER OF NATIONAL COMPANY LA \V TRIBUNAL
MEETING: -----·. ----------------· ------
Day Tuesday -- --
Date December 11, 2018 Time 10.00 a.m.
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Venue )0 Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-4( 055
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1 Notice Convening Meeting of the Equity Shareholders of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ("The Transferor Company l ") as per the directions of National r-2..r Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench.
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2 Explanatory Statement under Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, _6- 2_.o 2016 and Section 102 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
3 Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private
2l -c.,- l Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors -- -·----- -·-··- ------·------
4 Board Resolution dated 14th July 2018 of the Company 4,2--4 approving the Scheme
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5 Auditor's certificate confirming that the accounting treatment proposed in the Scheme is in conformity with the
Lrcr~t;; accounting standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act 2013.
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6 Form of Proxy ~6_-is_ ----
7 Attendance Slip ______ ,_§ 9 - 7 o __
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group Form No. CAA.2
BEFORE THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL BENCH, AT MUMBAI
C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018
In the matter of the Companies Act, 2013 And
In the matter of Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DOB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
And In the matter of Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
DOB Marketing Services Private Limited, a )
company incorporated under the Companies Act, ) ) ) ) )
1956 having its Registered Office at Mudra House,
Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 First Applicant Company
055, Maharashtra, India
NOTICE CONVENING MEETING OF THE EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FIRST APPLICANT COMPANY
To, The Equity Shareholders of DOB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (the "First Applicant Company"/ "Transferor Company 1 ")
Notice is hereby given that by an Order dated the 1st November, 2018, the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal has directed a meeting to be held of the Equity Shareholders of the Transferor Company 1 for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, approving with or without modification, the arrangement embodied in the Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDl3 Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors.
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
. Md H In pursuance of the said Orders and as directed therein, further notice is hereby Regd. Office u ra ouse . OppGrandHyatlSantacruzEaSlgiven that the meetino of Ec1uity Shareholders of the Transferor Com mm)' 1 will Mumbai 400055 Mal1arashlra b t
T+91 223308080s be held on Tuesday, I I th December, 2018 at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt. F+
912233080304 Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055, Maharashtra, India at 10.00 a.m. at which the [email protected] said Equity Shareholders are requested to attend. vN-1W.ddbmudragroup.com
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To consider and, if thought fit, approve with or without modification(s). the following resolution under Section 230 read with Section 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), and other applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013, and the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company for approval of the arrangement embodied in the Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors ("the Scheme'"):
"RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions a/Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act'') including any statuto1y modification or re-enact1nent thereof for the time being in force and subject to approval of the National Company Lcnv Tribunal at Mumbai, Scheme ofAferger by Absorption of DDB A/farketing Services Private Liniited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors ("the Scheme") as circulated along with the notice of the 1neeting, placed before this meeting and initialled by the Chairman of the meeting for the purpose of identification, be and is hereby approved.
RESOLVED FURTHER Tl/AT the Board be and is hereby authorized to do all such acts, deeds, nwtters and things, as it may, in its absolute discretion deem requisite, desirable, appropriate or necessary to give effect to this resolution and eifective{v implement the amalgamation embodied in the Scheme and lo accfpl
such modifications, amendments, limitations and/or conditions, [(any, H•hich may be required and/or imposed by the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal while sanctioning the arrangement embodied in the Schenze or by any authorities under law, or as may be required for the purpose of resolving any doubts or difficulties that may arise in giving effect to the Scheme, as the Board may deem fit and proper. "
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Copies of the said Scheme, and of the statement under section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 can be obtained free of charge at the registered office of the Company. Persons entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, may vote in person or by proxy, provided that all proxies in the prescribed form are deposited at the registered office of the Company at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055 not later than 48 hours
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd before the meeting. CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd.OfficeMudraHouse Forms of proxy can be had at the registered office of the Company. Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Murnbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.corn
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The Tribunal has appointed Mr. Viral Desai, Authorised Signatory of the Company failing him Mr. Devang Shah, Authorised Signatory of the Company and failing him, Mr. Sachin Velankar, Authorised Signatory, as chairman of the
gr up said meeting. The abovementioned Scheme, if approved by the meeting, vvill be subject to the subsequent approval of the tribunal.
Dated this 9th day of November, 2018
Registered Office: Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055
Sd/-Mr. Sachin Velankar
Chairman appointed for the meeting
DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +97 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www. ddbrnudragroup. corn
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DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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group Notes:
1. A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY TO ATTEND AND VOTE INSTEAD OF HIMSELF AND SUCH PROXY NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE APPLICANT COMPANY. The instrument appointing proxy should, however, be deposited at the Registered Office of the Company not less than 48 (forty-eight) hours before the commencement of the meeting. Proxies/ authorisations submitted on behalf of body corporate, societies etc. must be supported by appropriate resolution/ authority, as applicable.
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A person can act as proxy on behalf of Members not exceeding fifly and holding in the aggregate not more than ten percent of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights, provided that a Member holding more than ten percent, of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights may appoint a single person as proxy and such person shall not act as a proxy for any other person or member.
Only registered Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company may attend and vote ( either in person or by proxy or by Authorised Representative under Section 113 of the Companies Act, 2013) at the Meeting. The Authorized Representative of a body corporate which is a registered Equity Shareholder of the Applicant Company may attend and vote at the Meeting provided a certified true copy of the resolution or the Board of Directors under Section 113 of the Companies Act, 2013 or other governing body of the body corporate authorizing such representative 10
attend and vote at the Equity Shareholders' Meeting is deposited at the registered office of the Applicant Company not later than 48 hours before the schedule time of the Meeting.
A Member or his Proxy is requested to bring the copy of the notice to the meeting and produce at the entrance of the meeting venue, the attendance slip duly completed and signed.
The Company has appointed Mrs. Krupali A. Mahorey, Practicing Company Secretary as the Scrutinizer for conducting the entire ballot process in a fair and transparent manner.
All documents referred to in the notice, and the explanatory statement attached hereto, are open for inspection up to one day prior to the said meeting, at the Registered Office of the Company between I 0:00 /\.M. and 12:30 P.M. on all working days, except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
group BEFORE THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
BENCH, AT MUMBAI
C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018
In the matter of the Companies Act, 2013
And
In the matter of Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
And
In the matter of Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
M/s DDB Marketing Services Private Limited Company 1
... The Transferor
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 230(3) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 FOR THE MEETING OF EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AS PER THE DIRECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
I.
DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Pursuant to an Order dated November 1, 2018 passed by the National Company Law Tribunal Bench at Mumbai in the C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018 referred to hereinabove, a meeting or the Equity Shareholders of Prime Green Media Private Limited is being convened and held at Mudra House, Opp. Grand HyatL Santacruz (E),
Mumbai-400 055 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10.30 am for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, approving with or with out modification(s), the proposed Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors ('Scheme' or 'the Scheme')
Regd. Office Mudra House 11. Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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Hereafter in this, DDB Marketing Services Private Limited is referred to as the Transferor Company 1 and Prime Green Media Private Limited is referred to as the Transferor Company 2 and both companies arc collectively referred to as the Transferor Companies and DDB Mudra Private Limited is referred to as the Transferee Company.
DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashira
T ➔·91 22 33080808 F ~91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.corn
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iii. Background of the Companies involved in the scheme is as under:
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ('Transferor Company l ') a) Name of the company: DDB Marketing Services Private Limited b) Corporate Identification Number (CIN): U74300MH2004PTC 150026 c) Permanent Account Number (PAN): AACCK5036O d) Date of incorporation: December 15, 2004 e) Type of the company: Private Limited Company f) Registered office address and e-mail address: Mudra House, Opp.
Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055 Email id: corp.finance(ijJddbmudragroup.coin
g) Summary of main object as per the memorandum of association:
e To carry on the work of product promotions, sales campaigns, media campaigns, holding exhibitions and all other types and modes of promotional activities fr;r products and services.
e To carry on the work of Event Management, by acting as Managers, Administrators, Organizers, Canvassers and Marketing Agents for any person, group or organization, in the field of business, industry entertainment and l[festyle and to organize sponsorships for all types of events andfzmctions.
h) C 't I St t ap1 a TUC ure 0 fth C e ompany as on Particulars
Authorised
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5,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each
Total
Rs. 50J)0.0 00/-
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Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up
4,90,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 49,00.0
Total
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)0/-Rs.49,00,0C
Prime Green Media Private Limited ('Transferor Company 2') a) Name of the company: Prime Green Media Private Limited b) Corporate Identification Number (CIN): U22300MH2008PTC 178363 c) Permanent Account Number (PAN): AAECP5254E d) Date of incorporation: January 29, 2008 e) Type of the company: Private Limited Company f) Registered office address and e-mail address: Mudra I-louse, Opp.
Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055, Email id: sachin.velankar(iilddbmudrar,:ruup.con1-. __ corp. finance(ci)ddbmudra,,grou p.corn
DDB Marketing SeNices P,~. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH200-1PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F ~91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.corn
DDB0 mudragroup
group g) Summary of main object as per the memorandum of association:
• To set up, conduct and exploit business opportunities for outdoor advertising in general and engage in the business q/ outdoor advertising media and signage and in particular large format spectacular displayers, to maintain media and signage products, to market media and signage products including advertising techniques and packaging, to carry out and engage in any other signage related business and to render consultancy services and provide turnkey solutions in outdoor advertising and related business, to utilise renewable energy like solar energy, 1vind energy by competent application of technology in lvfedia and Afass communication and supply for public utilities like street lighting, traffic signals, outdoor signages, heritage sites, sea beaches, public places of interest, Government Institutions, Airports, railway Stations at Urban & rural areas, to support the creation of research and development institutes/or renewable energy lo bC' used in Media and Mass conununications.
• To establish, maintain, conduct, render, provide, procure or make available services of every kind and to carry on the business or vocation, in any part oflndia or else·where in the world, including acting as consultants, advisers and agents on all matters and problems in the field of advertising, publicity, comnnmications and marketing in all kind of media in any manner whatsoever, printers of all kind, engravers, lithographers, stereozypes, electrotype, photographers, designers and type founders, to act as marketers, advertising, publicity and. marketing so.fhvare developer, to carry on the business ofproduction, distribution, exhibitions, processing, consultation, importers, exporters, purchaser, seller, take on hire and otherwise acquire and otherwise deal in all kind of jiltns, feature films and pictures with every description, variety, nature and subjects and in all its branches and .formats whatsoever and to carry out all other related activities like choreography, audiography, sound editing, art direction, preparation of design. and erections q/ sets, production co-ordination, script and dialogue writing, consultancy, editing, dubbing, subtitling, translating in any language, including transfer of.films to video cassettes and/or compact disc in any version and vice versa and to carry out all other related pre and post production activities and to set up, establish, undertake, ,naintain, make available, install and run the hardware and software systems required for above and to act os Advisors, Agents, Managers and Supervisors on all matters related to above.
h) Capital Structure of the Company as on 3 pt October 2018 is as under:
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Murnba-, 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.com
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Particulars Amount in Rs. Authorised 2,50,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 25,00,000/-
Total Rs. 25,00,000/-
Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up
10,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 1,00,000/--·----~- ---
Total Rs.1,00,000/-
DDB Mudra Private Limited ('Transferee Company') a) Name of the company: DDB Mudra Private Limited b) Corporate Identification Number (CIN): U74300MH l 980PTC022276 c) Permanent Account Number (PAN): AAACM5763H d) Date of incorporation: February 28, 1980 e) Type of the company: Private Limited Company £) Registered office address and e-mail address: Mudra House, Opp.
Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055, Email id: sachin.velankar(q~ddbmudrai:'.n)up.coni _ corp.finance(a)ddbmudragroup.corn
g) Summary of main object as per the memorandum of association:
• To carry on the business of advertising, agents, consultants and contractors, news-agents, printing agents, newspaper cutting agents, bill posters, commission agents, promoters or organizers of or agents for advertisement or publicity scheme or methods, newspaper reporters, printers, engravers, lithographers, stereotypes, electrotype, photographers, photo-etchers, photographic Printers, designers, draught men and typejrxunders.
• To carry on the business, in any part of'fndia or elsewhere in the world, to evaluate, set up, design, develop, provide, undertake, install, maintain, distribute, import, export and deaf; a) In systems and application software for own u:ie or otherwise
in all areas including media, media planning tools, enterprise resource planning tools for advertising and other related services.
b) In web designing, web hosting, web consultancy, e-comrnerce soflware, multimedia soflware, interactive kiosks on beha~f' ol mvners or users of computers systems, provider of' Internet related soflware services and e-commerce software services.
c) In Internet Portals and sites of varied interest for I he purpose of providing e-commerce services, buy/.sell all types o_fservices, goods and commodities in India and Outside India and
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DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashira
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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group d) To set up, establish, undertake, maintain, make available,
install and run the hardware and software systems required/hr above and to act as Advisors, Agents, Consultants, lvlanagers and Supervisors on all matters related to above.
e) To acquire, create, 1nanage, market and re-trade in various forms of online and ofl-line, text, digitized, audio-visual contents for self and clients, including right to acquire, manage hold in part or perpetuity the rights, copyrights and intellectual property rights to such contents.
(a) To carry on the business of production, distribution, exhibitions, processing, consultation, financiers, importers, exporters, purchaser, seller, take on hire and otherwise acquire and otherwise deal in all kind ofjilms, feature films and pictures with every description, variety nature and subjects and in all its branches including motion pictures, cinematographic films, television films and serials, video films, audio and video sofiwore, promotional /films, educationalfilms, advert is ingfifms, animal ion .fzbns, short films, documentary films, exhibition films, sponsored programmes, news coverage, sports coverage, all kinds of audio/video progranunes and to carry out all other related activities like choreography, audiography, sound editing, art direction, preparation of design and erections q/sets, production co-ordination, script and dialogue writing, consultancy, editing, dubbing, subtitling, translating in any language, including transfer offilms to video cassettes and/or compact disc in any version and vice versa and to carry out all other related pre and post production activities and to set up, estabf ish, undertake, maintain, make available, install and run the hardware and software systems required for above and to act as Advisors, Agents, Managers and Supervisors on all matters related lo
above, in any part of India or elsewhere in the world. (b) To establish, purchase, take 011 lease or hire or otherwise acquire and maintain and to sell, give on lease or hire television, audio/video, cine studios, laboratories, cinemas, picture pf aces, halls, theatres for exhibition, screening, production, processing, copying and printing of all kind a/films and to set up, establish, undertake, maintain, make available, install and run the hardware and software systems required.f<Jr above and to act as Advisors, Agents, Consultants, Managers and Supervisors on all matters related to above, in any part of India or elsewhere in the vvorld.
• To generate, accumulate, transnlit, distribute, purchase, sell and supply electricity power or any other energy fi·om the convention I non-conventional (e.g. fitel I hydro I thermal I wind I solar/ tidal I bio 1nass etc.) energy sources for captive we or on a commerciol basis to consumers and others or to any State I Central Electricilv
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DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 330B0808 F +91 22 3308030~
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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group Board and Agency I Agencies in the line of activity of energy generation, transmission and distribution and to construct, lay down, establish, acquire, operate and nwintain pmver I energy generating stations, including building, structures, 1vorks, machineries, equipments, cables and to undertake or to canyon the business of nzanaging, owing, controlling, erecting, commissioning, operating, running, leasing or tran,1,ferring lo third person/s power plants and plants based 011 conventional or non-conventional energy sources.
h) C ·t 1 S t ft! C JOI 8. ap1 a true ure o 1e ompany as on cto Jer _ 1s as un er: --·-------- --------------- -----
d Particulars Amount in Rs.
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Authorised
4,90,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 49,00,000/------ -·----------
1,000, 11 % Redeemable Non-Cumulative Rs. 1,00,000/-
Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each
Total Rs. 50,00,000/-
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Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up
2, 15,539 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 21,55 ,390/-
Total Rs. 2 I ,55,390/--------
i) The shares of the Applicant Companies are not listed in any of the stock exchange (s).
j) Details of the names of the promoters and directors along with their addresses:
Transferor Company 1
Promoters:
Sr. Name Address No 1. DDB Mudra Private "Mudra House", Opp. Grand Hy att,
Limited Santacruz (E), Muml~ai_=400 055..: 2. Mudra Online "Mudra House", Opp. Grand Hy att
Technologies Private Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055. Limited Jointly with DDB Mudra Private Limited
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Directors:
I~~ I Name I Aclclrcss --1
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DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH200LPTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Easl Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F -,.91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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1. Mr. Anurag Bansal E-404, Oberoi Splendor, Opp. Majas Depot, J V Link Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai -400 060
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2. Mr. Dara Akbarian 93, Grange Road, //04-06, Grange Residences, Singapore - 249614
3. Mr. N eera j Puri C-30, Chirag Enclave, New Delhi 110048
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4. Mr. Aditya Ranjan D 101, Mittal Park, J R Mahatre Kanthy Road, Juhu, Mumbai - 400049
5. Mr. Vineet Gupta B 305, Chitrakut Environs. Vibhutipura, Bengaluru - 560 03 7
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Transferor Company 2
Promoters:
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1. DDB Mudra Private Limited "Mudra House", Opp. Grand
2. DDB Marketing Private Limited (as of DDB Mudra Limited)
Directors:
Sr. Name No 1. Mr. Anurag Bansal
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055.
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Services "Mudra House'', Opp. Grand nommee Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-
Private 400 055.
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E-404, Obcroi Majas Depot, J
Splendor, V Link
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Andheri (E), Mumbai -400 060 .
2. Mr. Subrahmanyam Ravi A-201, Aditya Cosmos Herit age sar, CHS, Opp. Happy Valley, Chital
Manda pa, Thane - 400 610
Transferee Company
Promoters:
Sr. Name Address No - ------------ -·--
1. DDB Worldwide 437 Madison Avenue Nev v York, Communications Group NY 10022, United States Inc.
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DDB Market'1ng SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026 V.
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Mal1arashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
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gr up 2. Omnicom Group
Pacific) Pte. Limited (Asia 20 Kallang Avenue, //08-00 Pico I
Creative Center, Sing~1pore 3394 l_LJ
Directors:
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Sr. Name Address No
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1. Mr. Dara Akbarian 93, Grange Road, //04-06, Grange Residences, Singapore -- 249614
2. Mr. N eeraj Puri C-30, Chirag Enclave, New Delhi -
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3. Mr. Aditya Ranjan D 101, Mittal Park, JR Mahatre Road, Kanthy Juhu, Mumbai - 400049
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4. Mr. Vineet Gupta B 305, Chitrakut Environs, Vibhutipura, Bengaluru - 560 03 7
The Scheme was approved by the Board of Directors of all the companies in their meeting held on July 14, 2018. Details of directors of the Transferor Companies and Transferee Companywho voted in favour / against/ did not participate in the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Transferor Companies or Transferee Company are given below:
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Sr. No. Director Result of Voting __ Transferor Compan:y 1
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1 Mr. Anurag Bansal Favour ( ) ----
2 Mr. Dara Akbarian Did Not Participate ----·---
3 Mr. N eera i Puri Did Not Pc:!In~i__p_~~l~-- ___ 4 Mr. Aditya Ranjan Kanthy Favour ( ✓
------------
5 Mr. Vineet Gupta Favour( ✓)
Transferor Company 2 ----
1 Mr. Anurag Bansal Favour(✓)
2 Mr. Subrahmanyam Ravi Favour( ✓) -------
Transferee Company ------ -·-·
1 Mr. Dara Akbarian Did Not Participate 2 Mr. Neeraj Puri Did Not Participate
--~--
3 Mr. Aditya Ran_ian Kanthy Favour(✓) --·--·----··-------- - -····
4 Mr. Vineet Gupta Favour( ) ----
Details of the scheme of compromise or arrangement:
a) Parties involved in such compromise or arrangement;
• DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (CIN: U74300MH2004PTC 150026) (hereinafter referred to as ''Transferor
,_-,
DOB Marketing SeNIces Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Mal,arashlra
T +91 22 33080808 F -,-91 22 33080304
[email protected] \W/W .ddbrnudragroup .com
DDB0 mudragroup
group Company 1") is a Private Limited Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055. The Transferor Company 1 is engaged in the business of advertising and marketing services. The Transferor Company 1 is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transferee Company.
• PRlME GREEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (CIN: U22300MH2008PTC178363) (hereinafter referred to as "Transferor Company 2") is a Private Limited Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The Transferor Company 2 is primarily engaged in the business of advertising and marketing services. The Transferor Company 2 is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transferee Company.
• DDB MUDRA PRIVATE LIMITI]) (CIN: U74300MH1980PTC022276) (hereinafter referred to as ''Transferee Company") is a Private Limited Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Mudra Ilouse, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The Transferee Company is engaged in the business of advertising, marketing and related services. The Transferee Company is the holding Company of the Transferor Companies .
b) "Appointed Date" means April 1, 2018,
c) "Effective Date" means the date on which the certified copies of the order of Tribunal having jurisdiction over Mumbai sanctioning this Scheme is filed with the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai.
d) Dissolution of the Transferor Companies:
Upon this Scheme becoming effective and upon merger of the Transferor Companies into the Transferee Company in terms of the Scheme all the shares held by the Transferee Company in the Transferor Companies shall stand automatically cancelled and there shall be no further obligation in that behalf.
e) Share Exchange Ratio:
The Transferor Companies are direct wholly owned subsidiaries of the Transferee Company and the entire paid-up share capital or the Transferor Companies is held by the Transferee Company directly and through its nominees.
DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F -,91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.corn
DDB0 mudragroup
group On the Scheme corning into effect, the entire issued, subscribed and paidup share capital of the Transferor Companies shall, ipso facto, without any fmiher application, act, deed or instrument stand extinguished and cancelled and no new shares of the Transferee Company will be issued or allotted with respect to the shares held in the Transferor Companies.
The share certificates issued by each of the Transferor Companies in relation to their respective shares shall, without any further application, act, instrument or deed, be deemed to be and stand automatically cancelled as on the Effective Date. In relation to shares of any of the Transferor Companies which are held in dematerialized form, the Transferee Company shall execute and take all necessary steps, actions, matters or things and make all necessary filings, as required to give effect to the cancellation.
O There is no debt restructuring proposed under the Scheme.
g) Salient features of the Scheme:
• Pursuant to the scheme of merger by absorption the whole of the
unde1iaking of the Transferor Companies shall stand transferred to the
Transferee Company as a going concern, including:
a) all their current and non-current assets (including investments, bank
balances), properties (whether movable or immovable. tangible or
intangible, personal, corporeal or incorporeal, present, future or
contingent) including rights, if any, in licences, permits whether
recorded in the books or not (hereinafter referred to as ''the said
Assets'').
b) all secured (if any) and unsecured debts, outstanding, liabilities.
contingent liabilities, duties and obligations (if any) of the
Transferor Companies and all other obligations of whatsoever kind
whether recorded in the books or not (hereinafter referred to as "the
said Liabilities").
c) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-clauses (a) and (b) above.
the Undertaking of the Transferor Companies shall include all their
secured and unsecured debts, borrowings, liabilities including
deferred tax liabilities (if any), duties and obligations and all the
assets, claims to be set off and properties, whether movable or
immovable, real or personal, in possession or reversion, corporeal
or incorporeal, tangible or intangible (including, but not limited to,
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Eas1 Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.com
DDB0 mudragroup
group trademarks, copyrights, trade names, brand names, corporate
names, logos, goodwill, business methodologies, etc.), present or
contingent, all fixed assets, current assets, deferred tax assets (i r any), investments, reserves, provisions, funds, Dernat accounts with
the Depositories (if any), Banks, etc., all the licenses I permits.
registrations including registrations obtained under local or central
statutes and / or regulations made under such statutes, benefits of
agreements, contracts and arrangements, including insurance
contracts, deposits, reserves, provisions, advances, receivables,
funds, cash, bank balances, accounts and all other rights, claims and
powers, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situated belonging
to or in the possession of or granted in favour of or enjoyed by the
Transferor Companies, as on the Appointed Date.
d) All agreements, rights, contracts, entitlements, licenses, permits,
permissions, incentives, approvals, registrations, tax deferrals and
benefits and credits, subsidies, concessions (including but not
limited to direct and indirect tax concessions/ credits of any nature
whatsoever), grants, rights, claims, leases, tenancy rights, liberties.
and all other approvals of every kind, nature and description
whatsoever relating to the business activities and operations of the
Transferor Companies.
e) Entitlements held by the Transferor Companies or which may
accrue or become due to it as on the Appointed Date or to which it
may become so due or entitled to thereafter.
f) Amounts claimed by the Transferor Companies whether or not so
recorded in their respective books of accounts from any
Governmental Authority, under any Law, Act or Rule in force, as
refund of any tax, duty, cess or of any excess payment.
g) Right to any claim made or not preferred by the Transferor
Companies in respect of any refund of tax, duty, cess or other
charge, including any erroneous or excess payment thereof made by
the Transferor Companies and any interest thereon, with regard to
any Law, Act or Rule or Scheme made by the Governmental
Authority, and in respect of deferred revenue expenditure.
deduction, exemption, rebate, allowance, amortization benefit, or
any other or like benefits under the said Acts or under and in
DDB Marketing SeNiCBS Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
DDB"mudragroup
ragroup accordance with any Law or Act and tax credits (including but not
limited to credits in respect of income-tax, tax on book profits,
MAT credit, value added tax, sales tax, service tax, excise duty,
goods and service tax, etc.).
• The Transferee Company shall upon the Scheme coming into effect record the assets and liabilities, if any, of the Transferor Companies vested in it pursuant to this Scheme, at the respective book values thereof and in the same form as appearing in the books of the Transferor Companies.
• The identity of the reserves of the Transferor Companies shall be preserved and the Transferee Company shall record the reserves of the Transferor Companies in the same form, manner and at the same values as they appear in the financial statements of the Transferor Companies.
• Pursuant to the amalgamation of the Transferor Companies with the Transferee Company, the inter-company balances between the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies, if any appearing in the books of the Transferee Company shall stand cancelled and there shall be no further obligation in that behalf.
• The value of investments held by the Transferee Company in the Transferor Companies shall stand cancelled pursuant to amalgamation.
• Excess of Net Assets ("Net Assets" means difference or book value of assets transferred over the book value of liabilities and reserves) over the value of investment shall be recorded as Capital Reserve in the books of the Transferee Company. However, in case of excess of value of investment over Net Assets ("Net Assets" means difference of book value of assets transferred over the book value or liabilities and reserves) shall be adjusted against the Reserves of the Transferee Company.
• In case of any difference in accounting policy between the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company, the accounting policies followed by the Transferee Company will prevail and the difference shall be quantified and adjusted in the Reserve in the books of accounts of the Transferee Company.
• Any provisions created by the Transferee Company for investments made in the Transferor Companies / loan given to the Transferor Companies shall be reversed and credited to the profit & loss account of the Transferee Company for financial year in which Scheme becomes effective.
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH200tPTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
DDB"mudragroup
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• In addition, the Transferee Company shall pass such accounting entries, as may be necessary, in connection with the Scheme, to comply with any of the applicable accounting standards and generally accepted accounting principles adopted in India.
• The Scheme is conditional upon and subject to:
a. The approval by the requisite majority of the shareholders and / or creditors (as may be required and/ or to the extent not dispensed with by the Appropriate Authorities) of the Transferor Companies. as required under applicable Laws;
b. The requisite sanction or approval of the Appropriate Authorities being obtained and/ or granted in relation to any or the matters in respect of which such sanction or approval is required;
c. Sanctions and Orders under the applicable provisions of the Act / Laws being obtained by the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies from the Appropriate Authorities: and
d. Certified copies of the orders of the Appropriate Authorities, sanctioning the Scheme being filed with the Registrar or Companies, Mumbai at Maharashtra by the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies
h) Rationale for the Scheme:
All the Transferor Companies are direct wholly-owned subsidiaries or the Transferee Company with similar business activities. In order to consolidate and effectively manage the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company in a single entity, which will provide several benefits including synergy, optimal utilization of resources, economies of scale. attain efficiencies and cost competitiveness, it is intended that the Transferor Companies be merged with the Transferee Company. The rationale for the Scheme, inter alia, is as follows:
1. Rationalizing the group structure to ensure optimized legal entity structure;
11. Reducing the number of legal entities, resulting into lesser administrative and regulatory compliances;
u1. Enable greater / enhanced focus of the management on the business; and
1v. creating enhanced value for shareholders and allow a focused strategy in operations, which would be in the best interest of all its shareholders, creditors and all other stakeholders.
'...,.,
group In view of the aforesaid, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies have considered and proposed the Merger by Absorption of the entire undertaking and business of the Transferor Companies by the Transferee Company. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies have formulated this Scheme for the transfer and vesting of the entire undertaking and business of the Transferor Companies into the Transferee Company pursuant to the provisions of Sections 230 to 232 read with other applicable provisions of the Act.
i) Benefits of the compromise or arrangement as perceived by the Board of directors to the Company, members, creditors and others is as per the rationale for the Scheme of amalgamation.
vi. Disclosure about the effect of the compromise or arrangement on:
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026 , •
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 330B0808 F -+91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
DDB0 mudragroup
VII.
a. Key managerial personnel: The proposed scheme does not have any adverse effect on the interest of the key managerial personnel of the Transferor Companies and/or the transferee Company.
b. Directors: The Scheme will have no effect on the directors of' the Transferor Companies and Transferee Company.
c. Promoters: The proposed Scheme does not have any adverse effect on the interest of the Promoters of the Transferor Companies and/or the Transferee Company;
d. Non-promoter members: There are no non-promoter members in the Transferor Companies and Transferee Company
e. Depositors: The Transferor Company and Transferee Company does not have any depositors.
f. Creditors: Interest of the Creditors of the Transferor Companies and Transferee Company is not affected pursuant to the present Scheme
g. Debenture holders: The Transferor Companies and Transferee Company does not have any Debenture Holders.
h. Deposit trustee and debenture trustee; The Transferor Companies and Transferee Company does not have any Deposit Trustee /Debenture Trustee.
1. Employees of the company: All employees of the Transferor Companies in service on the Effective Date shall, on and from the Effective Date, become the employees, of the Transferee Company on the terms and conditions not less favourable than those on which they were engaged on the Effective Date.
Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) / Directors have no material interests in the Scheme. Since the Companies involved in the Scheme have not issued debentures, the issue of interest of debenture trustee does not arise.
gr up vm. No investigation or proceedings under the Companies Act, 2013 have been
instituted or are pending in relation to any Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company.
1x. Inspection of the following documents may be held at the Registered Office of the First Applicant Company up to one day prior to the ensuing meeting, between 10:00 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. on all working days, except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays:
(a) Latest audited financial statements of the Applicant Companies.
(b) Certified copy of the Order dated November I, 2018 of National
Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, passed 111 the
C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018 of 2018, directing the convening of the
meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Applicant Company.
(c) Scheme of Merger by Absorption ..
( cl) Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
( e) Annual Reports of the Transferor Companies and Transferee
Company for last 3 financial years.
(f) The Unaudited Provisional statement of accounts of the Transferor
Companies & Transferee Company as on 31st July 2018.
x. The approval of Registrar of Company, Regional Director and Income tax department for the said Scheme of Merger by Absorption is pending. The Transferor Companies First & Transferor Company 2 and Transferee Company are in process of serving the notices to respective government authorities.
x1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a Proxy to attend and vote instead of himself and such Proxy need to be a member of the Applicant Company. The Form of Proxy duly completed should, however, be deposited at the Registered office of the First Applicant Company not less than 48 (Forty-Eight) hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House. This Statement may be treated as the Statement under Section 23 0( 3) read with Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East _ Mumbai400055Mal,araSiltra Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013. A copy of this Scheme, Explanatory ;:~~ ;;;~~:~~~~ Statement, Form of Proxy and Attendance Slip may be obtained rrec of charge on [email protected] any working days prior to the date of the meeting, from the Registered Office of www.ddbmudragroup.com the First Applicant Company situated at Mudra House, Opp, Grand Hyatt
DDB0 mudragroup
gr up Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055 or at the office of its Advocate Chandrakant Mahadeshwar, 1/5, Mahavir Chamber, I st floor, Banaji Path, Vai Manubhai Lane, Fmi, Mumbai-400 001.
Place: Mumbai Date: 9th November 2018
DOB Ma,keting Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Eas1 Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.corn
DDB0 mudragroup
Sd/-Mr. Sachin Vclankar
Chairman appointed for the meeting
SCHEME OF MERGER BY ABSORCPTIOI'."~
OF
· DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
("FIRST TRANSFEROR COMP ANY")
AND
PRIME GREEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
("SECOND TRANSFEROR COMPANY")
BY
DDB MUDRA PRIVATE LIMITED (''TRANSFEREE
COMPANY'')
AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS AND
CREDITORS
Under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of
the Companies Act 2013
?I
SCHEME OF MERGER BY ABSORPTION
OF
DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED ("FIRST TRANSFEROR COMP ANY")
AND
PRIME GREEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ("SECOND TRANSFEROR COMP ANY")
BY
DDB MUDRA PRIVATE LIMITED ("TRANSFEREE COMPANY")
AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS AND CREDITORS
Under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013
PREAMBLE
This Scheme of Merger by Absorption (hereinafter referred to as "the Scheme") is presented under Sections 23 0 to
232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") for absorption of DDB Marketing
Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited. This Scheme also
provides for various other matters consequential or otherwise integrally connected therewith.
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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANIES
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "First Transferor Company"), is
a private company limited by shares incorporated on December 15, 2004 under the Companies Act, 1956 bearing
CIN: U74300MH2004PTC150026 and PAN: AACCK5036D and having registered office at Mudra House, Opp.
Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The First Transferor Company _is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Transferee Company as the entire paid-up equity share capital of the First Transferor Company is held by the
Transferee Company and its nominees. The First Transferor Company is primarily engaged in the business of
advertising and marketing services.
Prime Green Media Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Second Transferor Company"), is a "' .
private company limited by shares incorporated on January 29, 2008 under the Companies Act, 1956 bearing
CIN: U22300MH2008PTC178363 and PAN: AAECP5254E and having its registered office at Mudra House,
Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The Second Transferor Company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Transferee Company as the entire paid-up equity share capital of the Second Transferor
Company is held by the Transferee Company and its nominees. The Second Transferor Company is primarily
engaged in the business of advertising and marketing services.
DDB Mudra Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Transferee Company"), is a private company
limited by shares incorporated on February 28, 1980 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 bearing
CIN: U74300~1980PTC022276 and PAN: AAACM5763H and having its registered office at Mudra House, • I~ • !~
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Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The Transferee Company is engaged in the business of
advertising, _marketing and related services.
RATIONALE FOR THE SCHEME
All the Transferor Companies are direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Transferee Company with similar business
activities. In order to consolidate and effectively manage the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Coinpany in
a single entity, which will provide several benefits including synergy, optimal utilization ofresources, economies of
scale, attain efficiencies and cost competitiveness, it is intended that the Transferor Companies be merged with the
Transferee Company. The rationale for the Scheme of Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies by the
Transferee Company would, inter alia, have the following benefits:
1. Rationalizing the group structure to ensure optimized legal entity structure;
11. Reducing the number of legal entities, resulting into lesser administrative and regulatory compliances;
111. Enable greater I enhanced focus of the management on the business; and
1v. creating enhanced value for shareholders and allow a focused strategy in operations, which would be in the best
interest of all its shareholders, creditors and all other stakeholders.
. '
In view of the aforesaid, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies have
considered and proposed the Merger by Absorption of the entire unde1iaking and business of the Transferor
Companies by the Transferee Company. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the
Transferor Companies have fonnulated this Scheme for the transfer and vesting of the entire undertaking and business
of the Transform: Companies into the Transferee Company pursuant to the provisions of Sections 230 to ?32 read
with other applicable provisions of the Act.
PARTS OF THE SCH~ME
The Scheme is divided into following parts:
• "Part A - Deals with the Definitions, Share Capital and date of operation of the Scheme
Part B - Deals with Merger by absorption of the Transferor Companies by the Transferee Company; and
Part C- Deals with general terms and conditions applicable to the Scheme.
PART A
DEFINITIONS AND SHARE CAPITAL
1. DEFINITIONS
In this Scheme, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, the following expressions shall have the
following meaning:
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1.1 "Act" or "the Act" means the Companies Act, 2013 and rules and regulations made thereunder, and i,ncludes
any statutory re-enactment or amendments(s) thereto, from time to tirne and also includes any other relevant
provisions of the Companies Act 1956for the time being in force.
1.2 "Appointed Date" means the 1st day of Apri I 2018.
1.3 "Board of Directors" means Board of Directors of the Transferor Companies or the Transferee Company,
as the case may be, and shall include any person authorised by the Board.
1.4 "Effective Date" means the last of the dates on which the certified or authenticated copies of the orders of
the National Company Law Tribunal sanctioning the Scheme are filed with the respective Registrar of
Companies by the Transferor Companies and by the Transferee Company. Any references in this Scheme to
the "date of coming into effect of this Scheme" or "effectiveness of this Scheme" or "Scheme taking effect"
shall mean the Effective Date.
1.5 "First Transferor Company" or "DMSPL" meahs DDB Marketing Services Private Limited, a company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 ·and having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai - 400 055, bearing CIN: U74300MH2004PTC150026. "Law" means any
statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, notification, rule of common law, notice, order, decree,
bye-law, Governmental Approval, directive, guideline, requirement or other governmental restriction, or ap.y
similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation, policy or administration, having the
force of law of any of the foregoing, by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the matter in
question.
1.6 "Merger by Absorption" means the amalgamation of the Transferor Companies with the Transferee
Company in accordance with Section 2(1B) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and the restructuring as
contemplated by the Scheme in terms of Part II of the Scheme.
1.7 "Scheme" means this Scheme of Merger by Absorrtion, inter alia, for the. absorption of the Transferor
Companies by the"Transferee Company in its present form, submitted to the Tribunai for sanction of this .,
Scheme with such modification(s), if any, made as per Clause 19 of this Scheme.
1.8 "Second Transferor Company" or "PGMPL" means Prime Green Media Private Limited, a company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055, bearing CIN: U22300Jvlli2008PTC178363.
1.9 · "The Tribunal" means the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench as applicable or such other
forum or Appropriate Authority as may be vested with any of the powers to sanction the present Scheme
under the Act.
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1.10 "Transferee Company" or "DMPL" means DDB Mudra Private Limited, a .Gompany incorporated under
the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai- 400 055, bearing CW: U74300MH1980PTC022276.
1.11 "Transferor Companies" means collectively First Transferor Company and Second Transferor Company.
. .
1.12 "Undertaking" means the whole of the undertaking of the Transferor Companies, as a going concern,
including:
a) all their current and non-current assets (including investments, bank balances), properties (whether
movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, personal, corporeal or incorporeal; present, future or
contingent) including rights, if any, in licences, permits whether recorded in the books or not
(hereinafter referred to as "the said Assets").
b) all secured (if any) and unsecured debts, outstanding, liabilities, contingent liabilities, duties and
obligations (if any) of the Transferor Companies and all other obligations of whatsoever kind
whether recorded in the books or not (hereinafter referred to as "the said Liabilities").
c) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-clauses {a) and (b) above, the Undertaking of the
Transferor Companies shall include all their secured arid unsecured debts, borrowings, liabilities
including deferred tax liabilities (if any), duties and obligations and all the assets, claims to be set
off and properties, whether movable or immovable, real or personal, in possession or reversion,
corporeal or incorporeal, tangible or intangible (including, but not limited to, trademarks,
copyrights, trade names, brand names, corporate names, logos, goodwill, business methodologies,
etc.), present or contingent, all fixed .assets, current assets, deferred tax assets (if any), investments,
reserves, provisions, funds, Demat accounts with the Depositories (if any), Banks, etc., all the
licenses/ permits, registrations including registrations obtained under local or central statutes and /
or regulations made under such statutes, benefits of agreements, contracts and arrangements,
including insurance contracts, deposits, reserves, provisions, advanees, receivables, funds, cash, ., · bank balances, accounts and all other rights, claims and powers, of whatsoever nature and
. wheresoever situated belonging to or in the possession of or granted in favour of or enjoyed by the
Transferor Companies, as on the Appointed Date.
d) All agreements, rights, contracts, entitlements, licenses, permits, permissions, incentives, approvals,
registrations, tax deferrals and benefits and credits, subsidies, concessions (including but not limited
to direct and indirect tax concessions/ credits of any nature .whatsoever), grants, rights, claims,
leases, tenancy rights, liberties, and all other approvals of every kind, nature and description
whatsoever relating to the business activities and operations of the Transferor Companies.
e) Ehti~ents held by the Transferor Companies or which may accrue or become due to it a~~e '9__,;::;,
4
Appointed Date or to which it may become so due or entitled to thereafter.
f) Amounts claimed by the Transferor Companies whether or not so recorded in their respective books
of accounts from any Governmental Authority, under any Law, Act or Rule in force, as· refund of
any tax, duty, cess or of any excess payment.
g) Right to any claim made or not preferred by the Transferor Companies in respect of any refund of
tax, duty, cess or other charge, including any erroneous or excess payment thereof made by the
Transferor Companies and any interest thereon, with regard to any Law, Act or Rule or Scheme
made by the Governmental Authority, and in respect of deferred revenue expenditure, deduction,
exemption, rebate, altowance, amortization benefit, or any other or like benefits under the said Acts
or under and in accordance with any Law or Act and tax credits (including but not limited to credits
in respect of income-tax, tax on book profits, MAT credit, value added tax, sales tax, service tax,
excise duty, goods and service tax, etc,).
2. In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:
a) words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
b) headings and bold typefaces are only for convenience and shall be ignored for the purpose of
interpretation;
c) references to the word "include" or "including" shall be construed without limitation;
d) a reference to a clause, section or part is, unless indicated to the contrary~ a reference to a clause,
section or part of this Scheme;
e) unless otherwise defined, the reference to the word "days" shall mean calendar days;
f) reference to a document includes an amendment or supplement to, or replacement or novation of
that document;
g) word(s) and expression(s) elsewhere defined in the Scheme shall have the meaning(s) respectively
ascribed to them; and
h) ,9
All terms and words use·d but not defined in this Scheme shall, unless rep~gnant or contrary to the
context or meaning thereof, have the same meaning ascribed to them under the Act and other
applicable laws, rules, regulations, bye-laws, as the case may be, or any statutory modification or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force.
3. DATE OF TAKING EFFECT AND OPERATIVE DATE
The Scheme set out here in its present form or with any modification(s) approved or imposed or directed by
the Tribunal or in terms of this Scheme shall take effect from the Appointed Date but shall be operative from
the Effective Date.
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4. SHARE CAPITAL
4.1 The share capital structure of the First Transferor Company as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
Particulars Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Share Capital
5,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 50,00,000/-
Total 50,00,000/-
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital
4,90,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 49,00,000/-
Total 49,00,000/-
There has been nb change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the First Transferor Company
subsequent to March 31, 2018.
4.2 The share capital structure of the Second Transferor Company 2 as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
4.3
Particulars Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Share Capital
2,50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 25,00,000/-
Total 25,00,000/-
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital
10,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 1,00,000/-
Total 1,00,000/-
There has been There has been no change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Second
Transferor Company subsequent to March 31, 2018.
The share capital structure of the Transferee Company as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
Particulars Amount (Rs)
Authorised Share Capital
4,90,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 49,00,000/-
1,000, 11 % Redeemable Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- Each 1,00,000/-Total 50,00,000/-Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capita!
2,15,539 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each 21,55,390/-Total 21,55,390/-
There has been no change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Transferee Company
subseq~ March 31, 2018.
6
PARTB
MERGER BY ABSORPTION OF THE TRANSFEROR COMPANIES BY THE TRANSFEREE COMPANY
5. MERGER BY ABSORPTION OF THE TRANSFEROR COMPANIES
5 .1 Upon coming into effect of the Scheme and with effect from the Appointed Date, the whole of the
Undertakings of all the Transferor Companies shall, pursuant to the sanction of this Scheme and pursuant to
the applicable provisions of the Act, be and stand transferred to and vested in or be deemed to have been
transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company, each as a going concern without any further act,
instrument, deed, matter or thing to be made, done or executed so as to become, on and from the Appointed
Date, the Undertakings of the Transferee Company by virtue of and in the manner provided in this Scheme.
Without prejudice to the generality of Clause 5.1 above, on the coming into effect of this Scheme and with
effect from the Appointed Date:
5 .2 In respect of such of the assets and Undertaking of the Transferor Companies as are movable in nature or are
otherwise capable of transfer by manual delivery or by endorsement and delivery, wherever located, the same
may be so transferred by the Transferor Companies and shall become the property of the Transferee
Company.
5 .3 In respect of such cif the assets and Undertaking belongin/s to the Transferor Companies other than those
referred to in sub-clause 5.2 above, th~ same shall (as more particularly provided in sub-clause 5.1 above)
without any further act, instrument or deed, stand transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company and /
or be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company on the Appointed Date pursuant to
the provisions of Section 232 of the Act.
5 .4 All assets (including investments), estates, rights, title, interest and authorities acquired by the Transferor
Companies after the Appointed Date and immediately prior to the Effective Date for operation of the
Transferor Companies shall also stand transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company upon the Scheme
coming into effect.
5 .5 Upon the Scheme coming into effect and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, all contntcts, deeds, bonds,
agreements, schemes, arrangements and other instruments of whatsoever nature in relation to the Transferor.
Companies, to which the Transferor Companies are parties or to the benefit of which the Transferor
Companies may be eligible, and which are subsisting or having effect immediately before the Effective Date,
shall be in full force and effect on or against or in favour, as the case may be, of the Transferee Company and !~~ !=~
may be enforced as fully and effectually as if, instead of the Transferor Companies, the Transferee Company
had been a pa1iy or beneficiary or obligee thereto.
5~6 Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Scheme and notwithstanding the fact that vesting of the
Transferor Companies occurs by virtue of Part B of this Scheme itself, the Transferee Company may, at any
time after coming into effect of this Scheme in accordance with the provisions hereof, if so required, under
any law or otherwise, execute deeds (including deeds of adherence), confinnations or other writings or
tripartite arrangements with any party to any contract or arrangement to which the Transferor Companies are
parties or any writings as may be necessary to be executed. The Transferee Company shall, under thy
provisions of Part B of this Scheme, be deemed to be authorised to ex.ecute any such writings on behalf of
the Transferor Companies and to carry out or perfonn all such formalities or compliances referred to above
on the part of the Transferor Companies to be carried out or performed.
5.7 For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it is clarified that upon
the Scheme coming into effect, all insurance claims and policies, consents·, permissions, licenses, approvals,
certificates, clearances, authorities given by, issued to or executed in favour of the Transferor Companies and
all approvals, intellectual propeliy and all other interests relating to the Transferor Companies, be transferred
to and vested in the Transferee Company as if the same were originally given by, issued to or executed in
favour of the Transferee Company, and the rights and benefits under the same shall be available to the
Transferee Company.
5 -~ With effect from the Appointed pate the said Liabilities, if any, and any accretions.or deletion thereto after
the Appointed Date and upto the Effective Date shall also stand transferred to or deemed to be transferred to
without any further act or instrument or deed to the Transferee Company and further it shall not be necessary
to obtain the consent of any third paliy or other person who is party to any contract or arrangement by virtue
of which such debts, liabilities, duties and obligations have arisen in order to give effect to the provisions of
this clause.
5.9 Upon this Scheme coming into effect, any loan or other obligation due between the Transferor Companies
and the Transferee Company, if any (arising out of any arrangement), shall stand discharged, the said loan,
obligation or convertible securities shall be correspondingly extinguished, and there shall be no liability in
that behalf with effect from the Appointed Date.
5 .10 Where any of the liabilities and obligations of the Transferor Companies as on the Appointed Date deemed
to be transferred to the Transferee Company have been discharged by the Transferor Companies after the
Appointed Date and prior to the Effective Date, such discharge shall be deemed to have been for and on
account of the Tr.•ansfuree Company, and all loans raised and used and ·all liabilities and obligations incurred ~ !~ • ·-
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by the Transferor Companies after the Appointed Date and prior to the Effective Date shall be deemed to
have been raised, used or incurred for and on behalf of the Transferee Company and to the extent they are
outstanding on the Effective Date, shall also without any further act or deed be and stand transferred to the
Transferee Company and shall become the liabilities and obligations of the Transferee Company which shall·
meet, discharge and satisfy the same.
5 .11 It is clarified that the Scheme shall not in any manner affect the rights and interests of the creditors of the
Transferor Companies or be deemed to be prejudicial to their interests.
6. Encumbrances
6.1 The transfer and vesting of the assets comprised in the Undertaking to and in the Transferee Company under
Clause 5 of this Scheme shall be subject to the mortgages and charges, if any, affecting the same, as and to
the extent hereinafter provided.
6.2 All the existing securities, mortgages, charges, encumbrances or liens (the "Encumbrances"), if any, as on
the Appointed Date and created by the Transferor Companies after the Appointed Date, over the assets
comprised in the Undertaking or any part thereof transferred to the Transferee Company by virtue of this
Scheme and in so far as such Encumbrances secure or relate to liabilities of the Transferor Companies, the
same shall, after the Effective Date, continue to relate and attach to such assets or any part thereof to which
they are related or attached prior to the Effective Date and as are transferred to the Transferee Company, and
such Encumbrances shall not relate or attach to any of the other assets of the Transferee Company.
6.3 The existing Encumbrances over the assets and properties of the Transferee Company or any part thereof
which relate to the liabilities and obligations of the Transferee Company prior to the Effective Date shall
continue to relate only to such assets and properties and shall not extend or attach to any of the assets and
properties of the Undertaking transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company by virtue of this Scheme.
6.4 ·Any reference in any security documents or arrangements (to which the Transferor Companies is a party) to
the Transferor Companies and their assets and properties, shall be construed as a reference to the Transferee
Company and the assets and properties of the Transferor Companies transferred to the Transferee Company
by virtue of this Scheme. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the Transferor Companies and the
Transferee Company may execute any instruments or documents or do all the acts and deeds as may be
considered appropriate, including the filing ofnecessary particulars and/or ~odification(s) of charge(s), with
the Registrar of Companies to give font1al effect to the above prov.isions, if required.
6.5 Upon the coming into effect of this Sch~me, the Transferee Company alone shall be liable to perform all
obligations in respect.of the Said Liabilit~ich have been transferred to it in terms of the Scheme. "3.,.__:::;;,, r.~~~~, .
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6.6 It is expressly provided that, no other term or condition of the Said Liabilities transferred to the Transferee
Company is modified by virtue of this Scheme except to the extent that such amendment is required
statutorily or by necessary implication.
6.7 The provisions of this Clause 6 shall operate in accordance with the terms of the Scheme, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any instrument, deed or writing or the terms of sanction or issue or any
security document; all of which instruments, deeds or writings shall be deemed to stand modified and/or
superseded by the foregoing provisions.
7. COMPLIANCE WITH TAX LAWS
7 .1 This Scheme has been drawn up to comply with the conditions relating to "Amalgamation" as specified under
Section 2(1B) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the "IT Act") and other relevant provisions of the IT Act. If any
terms or provisions of the Scheme are found or interpreted to be inconsistent with the provisions of the said
section at a later date including resulting from a retrospective amendment of law or for any other reason
whatsoever, till the time the Scheme becomes effective, the provisions of the said section of the IT Act, shall
prevail and the Scheme shall stand modified to the extent determined necessary to comply with Section 2(1B)
of the IT Act and other relevant provisions of the IT Act.
7 .2 On or after the Effective• Date, the Transferee Company is expressly permitted to revise, its financial
statements and returns along with prescribed forms, filings and annexures under the IT Act (including for the
purpose ofre-computing minimum alternJ:1tive tax, and claiming other tax benefits), service tax law, VAT
law, goods and service tax law and other tax laws, and to claim refunds and / or credits for taxes paid
(including tax on book profits, MAT credit and foreign tax credit), and to claim tax benefits etc. and for
matters incidental thereto, ifrequired to give effect to the provisions of the Scheme notwithstanding that the
period of filing/ revising such returns I forms may have lapsed and period to claim refund/ credit also elapsed
upon this Scheme becoming effective.
7.3 All tax assessment proceedings/ appeals (including application and proceedings in relation to advance ruling)
of whatsoever nature by or against the Transferor Companies pending and/ or arising at the Appointed Date
and relating to the Transferor Companies shall be continued and / or enforced until the Effective Date as
desired by the Transferee Company. As and from the Effective Date, the tax proceedings shall be continued
and enforced by or against the Transferee Company in the same manner and to the same e:xient as it would
or might have been continued and enforced by or against the Transferor Companies.
7.4 Further, the aforementioned proceedings shall not abate or be discontinued nor be in any way prejudicially
affected by reason of the Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies by the Transferee Company or ~
onything contained in th, Scheme. ;t;f ~)\ '--""
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7.5 Any tax liabilities including but not liniited to liabilities unde_r the IT Act, Foreign Tax Credit, Tax Treaties,
Customs Act 1962, Service Tax laws, VAT laws, Goods and Service Tax laws or other applicable laws/
regulations dealing with taxes/ duties/ levies allocable or related to the business of the Transferor Companies
to the extent not provided for or covered by tax provision in the accounts made as on the date immediately
preceding the Appointed Date shall be transferred to the Transferee Company.
7 .6 Any refund including but not limited to refund under the IT Act, Foreign Taxes, Customs Act 1962, Service
Tax laws, VAT laws, Goods and Service Tax laws or other applicable laws/ regulations dealing with taxes/
duties / -levies allocable or related to the business of the Transferor Companies due to the Transferor
Companies consequent to the assessment made on the Transferor Companies and for which no credit is taken
in the accounts as on the date immediately preceding the Appointed Date shall also belong to and be received
by the Transferee Company.
7.7 All taxes including income-tax, minimum alternate tax,.foreign taxes, custom duty, service tax, goods and
service tax, etc. paid or payable by the Transferor Companies in respect of their operations and/ or the profits
of the business before the Appointed Date, shall be on account of the Transferor Companies and, in so far as
it relates to the tax payment (including, without limitation, income-tax, minimum alternate tax, custom duty,
service tax, goods and service tax, etc.) whether by way of deduction at source, advance tax or otherwise
howsoever, by the Transferor Companies in respect of their profits or activities or operation of the business
after the Appointed Date, the same shall be deemed to be the corresponding item paid by the Transferee
Company and shall, in all proceedings, be dealt with accordingly. further, any tax deducted at source by the
Transferor Companies I Transfere~ Company on payables to the Transferee Company I Transferor
Companies on account ofinter-se transactions which has been deemed not to be accrued, shall be deemed to
be advance taxes paid by the Transferee Company and shall, in all proceedings, be dealt with accordingly.
7 .8 Obligation for deduction of tax at source on any payment made by or .to be made by the Transferor Companies
including but not limited to obligation under tlfe IT Act, Wealth-tax Act, 1957, service_ tax laws, customs
law, goods and service tax law or other applicable laws / regulations dealing with taxes/ duties / levies shall
be made or deemed to have been made and duly complied with by the Transferee Company.
7.9 Without prejudice to the generality of the above, all benefits, incentives, losses, Credit for tax including on
book profits, accumulated losses, _credits (including, without limitation income tax, excise duty, service tax,
applicable state value added tax,. cenvat credit, goods and service tax credit, etc.) to which the Transferor
Companies are entitled to in terms of applicable laws, shall be available to and vest in the Transferee
Company on and after the Appointed Date, even if such credits have not been availed off in the books as on
the date of transfer. Also, the Transferee Company will be entitled to avail Cenvat Credit/ Good~and Service
Tax Credit after the Appointed Date in respect of all duties/ taxes where the documents are in the name of
the Transferor Companies. Further, licenses issued to the Transferor Compani(,s by any regulatory
authorities, if any, and all benefits and tax credits, if any, associated with it shall stand transferred to the
Transferee Company upon the Scheme becoming effective.
8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On and from the Appointed Date, all suits, actions and legal proceedings, if any, instituted and/ or pending
and/ or arising by or against any of the Transferor Companies shall be continued and/ or enforced until the
Effective Date as directed by the Transferee Company and on and from the Effective Date, shall be continued
and / or enforced by or against the Transferee Company as effectually and in the same manner and to the
same extent as if the same had been instituted and / or were pending and / or arising by or against the
Transferee Company.
9. CONTRACTS, DEEDS, ETC.
9.1 Upon coming into effect of this Scheme and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, all contracts, including
contracts for tenancies and licenses, deeds, bonds, agreements, incentives, benefits, exemptions, entitlements,
arrangements, escrow arrangements and other instruments of whatsoever nature in relation to the Transferor
Companies to which the Transferor Companies are a party or to the benefit of which the Transferor
Companies may be eligible anct' which are subsisting or having effect immediately before the Effective Date,
shall be in full force and effect on or against or in favour, as the case may be, of the Transferee Company and
may be enforced as fully and effectually as if, instead of the Transferor Companies, the Traosferee Company
had been a party or beneficiary or obligee thereto.
9 .2 The Transferee Company may, at any time after coming into effect of this Scheme in accordance with the
provisions hereof, ifso required, under any law or otherwise, execute deeds, confirmations or other writings,
COJ1:firmations or novation 's or tripartite arrangements with any party to any contract or arrangement to which
the Transferor Company are a party or any writings as may be necessary to be executed in order to give
formal effect to the above provisions.
9 .3 On the Scheme becoming effective, such contracts / escrow arrangements / deeds / any other arrangements
shall stand transferred to or deemed to be transferred to the Transferee Company without any further act or
instrument or deed and further it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any third party or other person
who is party to any such contract/ escrow arrang_ements / deeds / any other arrangement.
10. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS TILL EFFECTIVE DATE
10.1 With effect from the App~d Date and up to and including the Effective Date: "cl__.;::;,
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a) The Transferor Companies shall stand possessed of all the estates, assets, rights, title, interest,
authorities, contracts, investments and shall take strategic decisions for and on account of, and in
trust for the benefit of the Transferee Company.
. . b) All income, profits, costs, charges, expenses and taxes accruing to the Transferor Companies or
losses arising or incurred by it (including the effect of taxes if any thereon), relating to the Transferor
Companies shall for all purposes, be treated as the income, profits, costs, charges, expenses and
taxes or losses, as the case may be, of the Transferee Company.
10.2 The Transferee Company shall be entitled, pending the sanction of the Scheme, to apply to the Central
Government and all other agencies, departments and authorities concerned as are necessary under any law
for such consents, approvals and sanctions which the Transferee Company may require to carry on the
business of the Transferor Companies.
10.3 For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of the applicable provisions of the Scheme,
it is clarified that with effect from the Effective Date and till such time that the name of the bank accounts of
the Transferor Companies have been replaced with that of the Transferee Company, the Transferee Company
shall be entitled to operate the bank accounts of the Transferor Companies in the name of the Transferor
Companies in so far as may be necessary. All cheques and negotiable instruments, payment orders received
or presented for encashment which are in the name of the Transferor Companies after the Effective D.ate shall
be accepted by the ban_kers of the Transferee Company and credited to the account of the Transferee
Company, if presented by the Transferee Company. Similarly, till the time any regulatory registrations of the
Transferor Companies are closed / suspended and regulatory filings are required to be done on such
registrations, the Transferee Company shall be entitled to do so to comply with the relevant regulations.
11. EMPLOYEES
11.1 On the coming into effect of this Scheme, all employees, if any, of the Transferor Companies who are in
employment of the Transferor Companies, as on the Effective Date, shall become the employees of the
Transferee Company with effect from the Effective Date without any break or interruption in service and on
the same terms and conditio!}S as to employment and remuneration on which they are engaged or employed
by the Transferor Companies. It is clar\fied that the employees of the Transferor Companies who become
employees of the Transferee Company by virtue of this Scheme, shall not be entitled to the employment
policies and shall not be entitled to avail of any schemes and benefits that may be applicable and available to
any of the employees of the Transferee Company unless otherwise determined by the Transferee Company.
by any of the Transferor Companies with any union / employee. After the Effective Date, the Transferee
Company shall be entitled to vary the terms and conditions as to employment and remuneration of the said
employees or any of them on the same basis as it may do for the employees of the.Transferee Company.
11.2 It is expressly provided that, on the Scheme becoming effective, the Provident Fund, Gratuity Fund,
Superannuation Fund or any other Special Fund or Trusts created or existing for the benefit of the employees
of the Transferor Companies shall become funds / trusts of the Transferee Company for all purposes
whatsoever in relation to the administration or operation of such funds I trusts in relation to the obligation to
make contributions to the said funds / trusts in accordance with the provisions thereof as per the_ terms
provided in the respective Trust Deeds, if any, to the end and intent that all rights, duties, powers and
obligations of the Transferor Companies in relation to such funds/ trusts shall become those of the Transferee
Company. It is clarified that the services of the employees of the Transferor Companies will be treated as
having been continuous for the purpose of the said funds / trusts and for computing any other employee
benefits.
12. SAVING OF CONCLUDED TRANSACTIONS
The Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies pursuant to this Scheme shall not affect any
transaction or proceedings already concluded or liabilities incurred, or any liabilities discharged by the
Transferor Companies, on or after the Appointed Date till the Effective Date, to the end and intent that the
Transferee Company shall accept and adopt all acts, deeds and things made, done and executed by the
Transferor Companies as acts, deeds and things made, done and executed by or on behalf of the Transferee
Company.
13. INTER-SE TRANSACTIONS
13 .1 Without prejudice to Clauses 5 and 12, with effect.from the Appointed date, all inter-party transactions inter
se the Transferor Companies ~nd between any of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company
shall be considered as intra-party transactions for all purposes from the Appointed Date or from the
transaction date whichever is later and on the coming into effect of this Scheme, the same shall stand
cancelled without any further act, instrument or deed.
13.2 Further, it is clarified that the above clause has no impact whatsoever on ·any taxes in the form of income
tax, goods and· service tax, service tax, works contract tax, value added tax etc. paid on account of such .
transactions. The taxes paid shall be deemed to have been paid by or on behalf of the Transferee Company
and on its own account and therefore, the Transferee Company will be eligible to claim the credit/ refund of
the same and is also entitled to revise returns, as may be necessary, to giy~ct to the same.
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14. CONSIDERATION
14.1 All the Transferor Companies are direct wholly owned subsidiaries ofthe Transferee Company and the entire
paid-up share capital of the Transferor Companies is held by the Transferee Company directly and through
its nomine·es.
14.2 On the Scheme coming into effect, the entire issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of all the Transferor
Companies shall, ipso facto, without any further application, act, deed or instrument stand extinguished and
cancelled and no new shares of the Transferee Company will be issued or allotted with respect to the share_s
held in the Transferor Companies.
14.3 The share certificates issued by each of the Transferor Companies in relation to their respective shares shall,
without any further application, act, instrument or deed, be deemed to be and stand automatically cancelled
as on the Effective Date. In relation to shares of any of the Transferor Companies which are held in
dematerialized form, the Transferee Company shall execute and take all necessary steps, actions, matters or
things and make all necessary filings, as required to give effect to the cancellation.
15. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT IN THE BOOKS OF THE TRANSFEREE COMPANY
Upon the coming into effect of this Scheme, the Transferee Company shall account for the amalgamation in
its books as follows:
15.1 The Transferee Company shall upon the Scheme coming into effect, record the assets and liabilities, if any,
of the Transferor Companies vested in it pursuant to this Scheme, at the respective book values thereof and
in the same form as appearing in the books of the Transferor Companies.
15.2 The identity of the reserves of the Transferor Companies shall be preserved and the Transferee Company ... shall record the reserves of the Transferor Companies in the same form, manner and at the same values as
they appear in the financial statements of the Transferor Companies.
15 .3 Pursuant to the amalgamation of the Transferor Companies with the Transferee Company, the inter-company
balances between the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies, if any appearing in the books of
the Transferee Company shall stand cancelled and there shall be no further obligation in that behalf.
15.4 The value of investments held by the Transferee Company in the Transferor Companies shall stand cancelled
pursuant to amalgamation.
15 .5 Excess of Net Assets ("Net Assets" means difference of book value of assets transferred over the book value
ofliabilities and reserves) over the value of investment (as per clause 15 .4 above) shall be recqrded as Capital
Reserve in the books of the Transferee Company. However, in case of excess of value of investment (as per
clause 15.4 above) over Net Assets ("Net Assets" means difference of book value of assets transferred over
the book value of liabilities and reserves) shall be adjusted against the Reserves of the Transferee Company.
15.6 In case of any difference in accounting policy between the Transferor Companies and the Transferee
Company, the accounting policies followed by the Transferee Company will prevail and the difference shall
be quantified arid adjusted in the Reserve in the books of accounts of the Transferee Company.
15. 7 Any provisions created by the Transferee Company for investments made in the Transferor Com parries/ loan
given to the Transferor Companies shall be reversed and credited to the profit & loss account of the Transferee
Company for financial year in which Scheme becomes effective.
15.8 In addition, the Transferee Company shall pass such accounting entries, as may be necessary, in connection
with the Scheme, to comply with any of the applicable accounting standards and generally accepted
accounting principles adopted in India.
16. AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
16.1 Upon the Scheme becoming effective, the Authorised Share Capital of the Transferor Companies shall stand
transferred, credited and merged with that of the Transferee Company without payment of additional fees
and stamp duty as the said fees and stamp duty have already been paid by the Transferor Companies and the
Authorised Share Capital of the Transferee Company will be increased to that effect by just filing requisite
forms and no separate procedure shall be followed under the Act. Consequently, the Memorandum of
Association of the Transferee Company shall without any act, instrument or deed be and stand altered,
modified and amended pursuant to Sections 13, 61 and other applicable provisions of the Act as follows:
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., "The Authorised Equity Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 1,25,00,000/ (Rupees One crore Twenty Five
Lacs only) divided as follows:
12,40,000 (Twelve lac forty thousand only) equity shares of face value of Rs. JOI- (Rupees Ten only)
each
J 000 (One Thousand only) JI% Redeemable non-cumulative preference shares of INR J 001- eac;h"
16.2 With effect from the Appoi~ted Date and upon the Scheme becoming effective, Main Objects Clause of the
Memorandum of Association of the Transferee Company shall be replaced with the following clauses without
1. To carry on in India or abroad the business of advertising and publicity agents, contractors, consultants,
counsellors, canvassers, designers, managers, producers, promoters, administrators or organizers,
marketing agents and.fat this pwpose to purchase, sell, sponsor, hire, charter, manage, acquire, design,
undertake, hold, built; manufacture, provide and promote advertising or publicity material, time slot, space
or opportunity on any audio, video, print, electronic, digital niedia including but not limited to radio statio;1,
i1iternet, broadcasting center, television center, audio-video cassettes, outdoor advertising media, signages,
neon sings, electronic diJplay board, cinemas, cable network, newspapers, periodicals, publications,
magazines, souvenirs, social media and all other present and feature media or display devices; to cany on
the work of market research, brand building, product promotions, sales campaigns, media campaigns,
holding exhibitions and all other types and modes of promotional activities, event n1anagement, public
relations, sponsorship for all types of events and functions for all kind of businesses, industries and.for all
kind of products and services and to do all incidental acts and things necessa1:v for the attainment of objects
under these presents.
2. To undertake, develop and carry on the business of all kinds of communications including web designing,
web applications, analytics, mobile advertising, digital advertising, online marketing, promotions, social
media management, social media marketing, gaming application, mobile application, educational software
etc. and act as importers, exporters, agents, distributers and consultants for the above.
3. To cctny on the business of production, distribution, exhibitions, processing, consultation, financiers,
importers, exporters, purchase,:, seller, take on hire and otherwise acquire and otherwise deal in all kind of
films, feature films and pictures with every description, variety, nature and subjects and in all its bra°"nches
including motion pictures, cinematographic films, television films and serials, video films, audio and video
software, promotional films, educational films, advertising films, animationfilms, shortfilms, documentary
films, exhibition films, sponsored programmes, news coverage, sports coverage, all kinds of audio/video
programmes and to carry out all,, other related activities like choreography, audiography, sound editing, art
direction, preparation of design and erections of sets, production co-ordination, script and dialogue writing,
consultancy, editing, dubbing, subtitling, translating in any language, including transfer of films to video
cassettes and/or compact disc in any version and vice versa and to carry out all other related pre and post
production activities and to set up, establish, undertake, maintain, make available, install and run the
hardware and software systems required for above and to act as Advisors, Agents, Managers and Supervisors
on all matters related to above, in any part of India or elsewhere in the World.
Board and Agency I Agencies in the line of activity of energy generation, transmission and distribution and
to construct, lay down, establish, acquire, operate and maintain power I energy generating stations,
including building, structures, works, machineries, equipments, cables and to undertake or to carry on the
business of managing, owing, controlling, erecting, commissioning, operating, running, leasing or
transferring to third personls power plants and plants based on conventional or non-conventional energy
sources.
16.3 Pursuant to this Scheme, Transferee Company shall file the requisite forms with the Registrar of Company,
Maharashtra at Mumbai for amending the main objects in accordance with the Clause 16.2 of this Scheme.
16.4 It is clarified that for the purpose of amendment in its Authorised Share Capital and the Object Clause, the
Transferee Company shall not be required to pass any resolutions pursuant to Sections 13, 61 and other
applicable provisions, if any, ofthe Act and consent of the shareholders to this Scheme shall be deemed to
be sufficient for this purpose. For the sake of clarity, it shall also be deemed that the members of the
Transferee Company have accorded their consent as required under the Act for the purpose of amendment in
its Authorised Share Capital.
17. _WINDING-UP OF THE TRANSFEROR COMPANIES
On the Scheme becoming effective, the Transferor Companies shall stand dissolved without being wound up
and without any further acts by any party.
PARTC
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
18. APPLICATION TO THE TRIBUNAi.,
The Transferor Companies and the T;ansferee Company/with all reasonable dispatch, shall make necessary
applications / petitions before the tribunal for the sanction of this Scheme under Sections 230 to 232 and
other applicable provisions of the Act.
19. MODIFICATIONS I AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEME
The Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies through their respective Board of Directors may
make and/ or consenfto any modifications/ amendments to this Scheme or to any conditions or limitations
that the Tribunal or any other authority may deem fit to direct or impose or which may otherwise be
considered necessary, desirable or appropriate by them or the Board, in.eluding the withdrawal of this Scheme
or part thereof.
necessary, desirable or proper to resolve any doubts, difficulties or questions, including interpretation of the
Scheme, whether by reason of any directive or orders of any .other authorities or otherwise howsoever arising
out of or under or by virtue of the Scheme and/ or any matter concerned or connected there~ith. The power
of the Board to modify/ amend the Scheme shall be subject to the approval of the Tribunal.
20. SCHEME CONDITIONAL ON APPROVALS I SANCTIONS
20.1 The Scheme is conditional upon and subject to:
21.
21.1
a) The approval by the requisite majority of the shareholders and/ or creditors (as rtiay be required and
/ or to the extent not dispensed with by the Appropriate Authorities) of the Transferor Companies,
as required under applicable Laws;
b) The requisite sanction or approval of the Appropriate Authorities being obtained and/ or granted in
relation to any of the matters in respect of which such sanction or approval is required;
c) Sanctions and Orders under the applicable provisions of the Act / Laws being obtained by the
Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies from the Appropriate Authorities; and
d) Certified copies of the orders of the Appropriate Authorities, sanctioning the Scheme being filed
with the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai at Maharashtra by the Transferee Company and the
Transferor Companies
EFFECT OF NON-RECEIPT OF APPROVALS
In the event of any of the said sanctions and approvals referred to in Clause 20 above not being obtained
(unless otherwise released by the Board of Directors) and / or the Scheme not being sanctioned by the
Tribunal or such other competent authority as aforesaid, this Scheme shall stand.,revoked, cancelled and be
of no effect, save and except in respect of any act or deed done prior thereto as is contemplated hereunder or
as to any rights and / or liabilities which might have arisen or accrued pursuant thereto and which shall be
governed and be preserved or worked out as is specifically provided in the Scheme or as may otherwise arise
in Jaw.
21.2 The Board. of Directors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company shall be entitled to
withdraw this Scheme prior to the Effective Date.
21.3 The Board ofDirectors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company shall be entitled to revoke,
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with effect from the Appointed Date could have adverse implications on the combined entity post Merger by
Absorpt_ion.
21.4 If any part of this Scheme hereof is invalid, ruled illegal by any Tribunal of competent jurisdiction; or
unenforceable under present or future laws, then it is the intention of the Transferor Companies and the
Transferee Company that· such part shall be severable from the remainder of the Scheme. Further; if the
deletion of such part of this Scheme may cause this Scheme to become materially adverse to the Trarisferor
Companies and / or the Transferee Company, then in such case the Transferor Companies and / or the
Transferee Company shall attempt to bring about a modification in the Scheme, as will best preserve for the
Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company the benefits and obligations of the Scheme, including
but not limited to such part.
22. COSTS
All costs, charges; levies and expenses of the Transferor _Companies and the Transferee Company
respectively in relation to or in connection with or incidental to this Scheme or the implementation thereof
shall be borne and paid for by the Transferee Company, unless otherwise determined by the Boards of
Directors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company.
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DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Mal1arashira
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
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RESOLUTION
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE 74TH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DDB MARKETING SERVICES PVT. LTD., HELD ON SATURDAY, 14th JULY 2018 AT 10.30 A.M. AT MUDRA HOUSE, OPP. GRAND HYATT, SANTACRUZ (E), MUMBAI- 400055.
AMALGAMATION OF DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND PRIME GREEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED WITH DDB MUDRA PRIVATE LIMITED
"RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions, if any of the Companies Act, 2013, and rules made thereunder (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force), the Memorandum and A1iicles of Association of the Company and subject to requisite approvals, consents, sanctions, and permissions of the shareholders and creditors of the Company and approval of the Central Government and/or National Company Law Tribunal ("NCL T"), and/or such other competent authority (hereinafter referred as 'Concerned Authority'), as may be required under applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Board do hereby approves the Scheme of Merger by Absorption, to be effective from I st April, 2018 being an Appointed Date, ofDDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors (hereinafter referred to as 'Scheme') as per terms and conditions mentioned in the Scheme placed before the Board and initialed by the Chairman of the meeting for the purposes of identification.
RESOLVED FURTHER that any Director of the Company/Mr. Viral Desai/Mr. Devang Shah/Mr. Sa.chin Velanker, Authorised Signatories of the Company, be and are hereby severally authorized in the name and on behalfofthe Company to:
a) finalise and settle the draft Scheme and make alteration(s) and modification(s) in the Scheme prior to filing with Concerned Authority and also consent to any alteration(s) or modification(s) which may be necessary or advisable or which the Conceri1ed Authority may require or deem fit to impose, to implement and to make the Scheme effective;
b) approve withdrawal (and where applicable, re-filing) of the Scheme at any stage in case any changes and/or modifications are required to be made in the Scheme or any condition suggested, required or imposed, whether by any shareholder, creditor, Concerned Authority where changes and/or modifications and/or conditions are, in his/ their view not acceptable,
• and/or if the Scheme cannot be implemented otherwise, and to do all such acfs, deeds and things as it may deem necessary and desirable in connection therewith and incidental thereto;
c) issue consents in writing on behalf of the Company to the said Scheme as shareholder/ creditor of any of the other Transferor Companies which are part of the said Scheme;
d) obtain consent of shareholders and creditors, as may be required, for giving effect to the Scheme;
e) make and file application(s)/ petition(s) with the Concerned Authority, for seeking directions as to dispensing/ convening of meetings of the shareholders and/or creditors of the Company and if necessary convene and hold the meeting(s) as per direction of the Concerned Authority;
f) sign and file a~ation(s) / petition(s) with the relevant ConcernedAuthority(ies) as may be necessary or required under applicable law in connection with the Scheme and/or for
sanctioning of the Scheme; ,/:;;~;;0-1 ··//~i\c~~'''' \ 11 ': \ :! \ \2:s,, 7;'}
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[email protected] 'MWJ.ddbrnudragroup.com
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g) obtain approval from Concerned Authority and/or other statutory and regulatory bodies, as may be necessary;
h) prepare, sign and file all applications, petitions, documents, affidavits, representations, vakalatnamas and other papers in connection with the Scheme or delegate such authority to other person(s);
i) approve various reports as may be required with regard to filing of the Scheme and any other document(s) as may be required by the various Government authorities;
j) appoint solicitors, advocates, independent chartered accountant(s) and other expert advisors in connection with the Scheme and provide all the information as may be required by them;
k) approve and finalise all notices, advertisements, announcements and other documents in connection with the Scheme;
1) do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as may be considered necessary, desirable or expedient to give effect to this resolution and give effect to the transactions contemplated under the Scheme;
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Common Seal of the Company be affixed on the documents, agreements, and any other documents, if required, in the presence of any one Director of the Company together with anyone of the Authorised Signatories mentioned above, who shall sign the same in token thereof.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT copies of these resolutions certified to be true by a Director or anyone of the abovementioned Authorised Signatories of the Company be furnished to such persons as may be necessary."
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
For e)!;ng Services Pdvatc Limi/ / f;,
Anurag Bansal Vineet Gupta Director Director DIN NO: 03576789 DIN NO: 06455595 Address: E-404, Oberoi Splendor, Opp. Majas Depot, Address: B 305, Chitrakut Environs, Vibhutipura JV Link Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai -400060 Bengaluru - 560037
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BS R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants
Private and confidential
The Board of Directors DDB Mudra Private Limited Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt Santacruz East MUMBAI 400 055
28 August 2018
5th Floor, Lodha Excelus, Apollo Mills Compound N. M. Joshi Marg, Mahalaxmi Mumbai - 400 011 India
Telephone +91 (22) 4345 5300 Fax +91 (22) 4345 5399
Certificate that the proposed accounting treatment specified in the Scheme of Merger by Absorption (the 'Scheme') of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited (the 'First Transferor Company') and Prime Green Media Private Limited (the 'Second Transferor Company' and together known as the 'Transferor Companies'), with DDB Mudra Private Limited ('the Company' or 'Transferee Company') is in conformity with the accounting standards specified in Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act').
We, BS R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, the statutory auditors of the Company, have been requested by the Company to provide a certificate on the accounting treatment proposed in clause 15 of Part B 'Accounting Treatment in the books of the Transferee Company' in the Scheme approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 14 July 2018, in pursuance of the provisions of Sections 230 to 232 of the Act and Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016, is in confonnity with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, and other relevant provisions of the Act, to the extent applicable. This certificate is issued in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 2 July 2018.
Management's Responsibility
The responsibility for the preparation of the Scheme and its compliance with the relevant laws and regulations, including the G~nerally Accepted Accounting Principles and other relevant provisions of the Act to the extent applicable, as aforesaid, is that of the Board of Directors of the companies involved. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the proposed scheme of merger by absorption and applying an appropriate basis of preparation; and making estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances
Auditor's Responsibility
lt is our responsibility to rep01i based on the procedures performed.
For the purpose of this certificate, we have relied on the application filed by the Company and representations received from the Company's Management. Our responsibility is to certify that the accounting treatment proposed by the Company for the Scheme is in conformity with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles specified above, and other relevant provisions of the Act, to the extent applicable. Our examination did not ext~tffo any other paiis and aspects of a legal or proprietary nature in the aforesaid scheme of merger by absorption.
B S R & Co la partnership firm with Registration No. BA61223) converted into B S R & Co, LLP (a Limited Liability, Partnership with LLP Registration No. AAB-8181) with effect from October 14, 2013
Registered Office: 5th Floor, Lodha Ex Apollo Mills Compound N. M. Joshi Marg, Mahalaxmi Mumbai • 400 011. India
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Auditor's Responsibility (Continued)
We conducted om examination in accordance with the Guidance Note on Repotis or Ce1iificate for Special Purposes issued by the Institute of Chaiiered Accountants of India. The Guidance Note requires us to comply with the ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chaiiered Accountants of India.
We have complied with relevant applicable requirements of the Standard on Quality Control ('SQC') 1, Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Service Engagements.
Opinion
Based on our examination and according to the information and explanations given to us, we confirm that the proposed accounting treatment in the books of the Company as specified in clause 15 in Pa1i B of the Scheme, including clauses 15.6 thereof, will be in compliance with Accounting Standards issued under Section 133 of the Act.
A copy of the Scheme with proposed accounting treatment duly authenticated by the Board of Directors is attached as "Annexure A" to this ce1iificate, and is stamped by us for identification purposes only.
Restriction on use
The ce1iificate is issued at the specific request of the Company solely for the purpose of their record to comply with the provisions of Section 230 to 232 of the Act and for onward submission to the relevant statutory authorities as may be necessaiy to give effect to the Scheme. This ce1iificate should not be used for any other purpose or to be distributed to any other paiiies without our prior written consent. Accordingly, we do not accept or assume any liability or any duty of care for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this ce1iificate is shown or into whose hands it may come without our prior consent in writing.
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SCHEME OF l\-fERGER BY AHSORPTlON
OF
DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LI ,1\-l!TED ("FIRST TRANSFEROR COMPANY")
AND
PRIME GREEN MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ("SECOND TRANSFEROR COMPANY")
BY
DDB l\1l!DRA PRIVATE LDllTIW ("TRANSFEREE COMPANY")
AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS AND CREDITORS
Under Sections 230 to232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013
PREAMBLE
This Scheme of Merger by Absorption (hereinafter refen-ed to as "the Scheme") is presented under Sections 230 to
232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") for absorplion of DDB Marketing
Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited. This Scheme also
provides for various other matters consequential or otherwise integrally connected therewith.
DESCRIPTION OF COMPANIES
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "First Transferor Company"), is
a private company limited by shares incorporated on December 15, 2004 under the Companies Act, 1956 bearing
CIN: U74300MH2004PTC150026 and PAN: AACCK5036D and having registered office at Mudra House, Opp.
Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The First Transferor Comprmy is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Transferee Company as since the entire paid-up equity share capital of the First Transferor Company is held
by the Transferee Company and its nominees. The First Transferor Company is primarily engaged in the business
of advertising and marketing services.
Prime Green Media Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Second Transferor Company"'), is a
private company limited by shares incorporated on January 29, 2008 under the Companies Act, 1956 bearing
CIN: U22300MH2008PTCJ78363 and PAN: AAECP5254E and having its r-egistered office at Mudra House,
Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 055. The Second Transferor Company is also a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Transferee Company as the entire paid-up equity share capital of the Second Transferor
Company is held by the Transferee Company and its nominees. The Second Transferor Company is primarily
engaged in the business of advertising and marketing services.
DOB J\1udra Private Limited, the Transferee Company, is a private company limited by shares incorporated 01:_
February 28, 1980 under the provisions of the Companies Act, :'!:?,S;~ J'itff@'g ~©RJfIDJ[q~jll\Jf(!J')f.q:q{lNG and PAN: AA1\CM5763H and having its registered office at Mihfra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E),
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Mumbai 400 055. The Transferee Company is engaged in the business of advertising, marketing and related
services.
RA TIO NALE FOR THE SCHEME
All the Transferor Companies are direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Transferee Company with similar business
activities. In order to consolidate and effectively manage the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company in
a single entity, which will provide several benefits including synergy, optimal utilization of resources, economies of
scale, attain efficiencies and cost competitiveness, it is intended that the Transferor Companies be merged with the
Transferee Company. The rationale for the Scheme of Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies by the
Transferee Company would. inter alia, have the following benefits:
1. Rationalizing the group structure to ensure optimized legal entity structure;
11. Reducing the number oflegal entities, resulting into lesser administrative and regulatory compliances;
iii, Enable greater/ enhanced focus of the management on the business; and
iv. creating enhanced value for shareholders and allow a focused strategy in operations, which would be in the best
interest of all its shareholders, creditors and all other stakeholders.
In view of the aforesaid, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies have
considered and proposed the Merger by Absorption of the entire undertaking and business of the Transferor
Companies by the Transferee Company. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Transferee Company and the
Transferor Companies have formulated this Scheme for the transfer and vesting of the entire undertaking and business
of the Transferor Companies into the Transferee Company pursuant to the provisions of Sections 230 to 232 read
with other applicable provisions of the Act.
PARTS OF THE SCHEME
The Scheme is divided into fo[lowing parts:
• Part A -<Deals with the Definitions, Share Capital and date ofoperation of the Scheme
Part B - Deals with Merger by absorption of the Transferor Companies by the Transferee Company; and
Part C- Deals with genernl terms and conditions applicable to the Scheme.
PART A
DEFl NITJONS AND SHARE CAPITAL
L DEFlr-~iTIOr~s
ln this Scheme, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, the following expressions shall have the
following rn eaning:
1.1 "Act" or "the Act" means the Companies Act, 2013 and rules and regulations made thereunder, and includes
a11y statutory re-enactment or amendments(s) thereto, from time to time and also includes any other relevant
provisions of the Companies Act J 956for the time being in force.
l .2 "Appointed Date" means the 1st day of April 2018.
1.3 "Board of Directors" means Board of Directors of the Transferor Companies or the Transferee Company,
as the case may be, and shall include any person authorised by the Board.
I .4 "Effective Date" 111 cans the last of the dates on which the certified or authenticated copies of the orders of
the National Company Law Tribunal sanctioning the Scheme c1re filed with the respective Registrar of
Companies by the Transferor Companies and by the Transferee Company. Any references in this Scheme to
the "date of coming into effect of this Scheme" or "cffecti veness of this Scheme" or "Scheme taking effect"
shall mean the Effective Date.
1.5 "first Transferor Company" or "DMSPL" means DDB Marketing Services Private Limited, a company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai - 400 055, bearing CTN: U74300MH2004PTC150026. "Lllw" means any
statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, notification, rule of common law, notice, order, decree,
bye-law, Governmental Approval, directive, guideline, requirement or other governmental restriction, or any
similar form of decision ot: or determination by, or any interpretation, policy or administration, having the
force of law of any of the foregoing, by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the matter in
question.
1.6 "Merger by Absorption" means the amalgamation of the Transferor Companies with the Transferee
Company in accordance with Section 2(1 B) of the Income T;:J.x Act, 1961, and the restructuring as
contemplated by the Scheme in terms of Part II of the Scheme.
L 7 "Scheme" means this Scheme of Merger by Absorption, inter alia. for the absorption of the Transferor
Companies by the Tra.nsferee>Company in its present form, submitted to the Tribunal for sanction of this
Scheme with such modification(s), if any, made as per Clause 19 of this Scheme.
l.8 "Second Transferor Company" or "PGMPL" means Prime Green Media Private Limited, a company
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at Mudra Ifouse, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai - 400 055, bearing CIN: U22300MH2008PTC 178363.
1.9 ,:.T'he 'Tdbunar' ineans the l'1atjonal Coinpany Law Tribunal, i"'ltnnbai bench as applicable or such other
forum or Appropriate Authority as may be vested with any of the powers to sanction the present Scheme
under the Act.
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1.10 "Transferee Company" or "UM PL" means DDB ~fodra Private Limited, a company incorporated under
the provisions of the Companies Act, l 956 and having its registered office at Mudra House, Opp. Grand
Hyatt, Santacruz(E), Mumbai 400 055, bearing ClN: U74300MHI 980PTC022276,
1.11 "Transferor Companies" means collectively First Transferor Company and Second Transferor Company.
1.12 "Undertaking" means the whole of the undertaking of the Transferor Companies, as a going concern,
including:
a) alt their cun-enl and non-current assets (including investments, bank balances), properties (whether
movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, personal, corporeal or incorporeal, present, fmure or
contingent) including rights, if any, in licences, pem1its whether recorded in the books or not
{hereinafter referred to as "the said Assets").
b) all secured (if any) and unsecured debts, outstanding, liabilities, contingent liabilities, duties and
obligations (if any) of. the Transferor Companies and .all other obligations of whatsoever kind
whether recorded in the books or not (hereinafter referred to as "the said Liabilities").
c) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-clauses (a) and (b) above, the Undc1taking of the
Transferor Com panics shall include all their secured and unsecured debts, borrowings, liabilities
including deferred tax liabilities (if any), duties and obligations and all the assets, claims to be set
off and properties, whether movable or immovable, real or personal, in possession or reversion,
corporeal or incorporeal, tangible or intangible (including, but not limited to, trademarks,
copyrights, trade names, brand names, corporate names, logos, goodwill, business methodologies,
etc.), present or contingent, all fixed assets, current assets, deferred tax assets (if any), investments,
reserves, provisions, funds, Demat accounts with the Depositories (if any), Banks, etc., all the
licenses/ pennits, registrations including registrations obtained under [ocal or central statutes and/
or regulations made under such statutes, benefits of agreements, contracts and arrangements,
including insurance contracts, deposits, reserves, provisions, advances, receivables, funds, cash,
bank balances, accounts and all other rights. claims and powers, of whatsoever nature and
wheresoever situated belonging to or in the possession of or granted in favour of or enjoyed by the
Transferor Companies, as on the Appointed Date.
d) All agreements, rights, contracts, entitlements, licenses, permits, permissions, incentives, approvals,
registrations, tax deferrals and benefits and credits, subsidies, concessions (including but not limited
to direct and indirect tax concessions/ credits of any nature whatsoever), grants, rights, claims,
leases, tenancy rights, liberties, and all other approvals of every kind, nature and description
whatsoever relating to the business activities and operations of the Transferor Companies.
e) Entitlements held by the Transferor Companies or which may accrue or become due to it as on the
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Appointed Date or to which it may become so due or entitled to thereafter.
f) Amounts claimed by the Transfrror Companies whether or not so recorded in their respective books
of accounts from any Governmental Authority, under any Law, Act or Rule in force, as refund of
any tax, duty, cess or of arty excess paymertl.
g) Right to any claim made or not preferred by the Transferor Companies in respect of any refund of
tax, duty, cess or other charge, including any erroneous or excess payment thereof made by the
Transferor Companies an<l arty interest thereon, with regard to any Law, Act or Rule or Scheme
made by the Governmental Authority, and in respect of deferred revenue expenditure, deduction,
exemption, rebate, allowance, amortization benefit, or any other or like benefits under the said Acts
or under and in accordance with any Law or Act and tax credits (including but not limited to credits
in respect of income-tax, tax on book profits, IvfAT credit, value added tax, sales tax, service tax,
excise duty, goods and service tax, etc.).
2. [n this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:
a) words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
b) headings and bold typefaces are only for convenience and shall be ignored for the purpose of
interpretation;
c) references to the word "include" or"including" shall be construed without limitation;
d) a reference to a clause, section or part is, unless indicated to the contrary, a reference to a clause,
section or part of this Scheme;
e) unless otherwise defined, the reference to the word "days" shal I mean CJJlendar days;
f) reference to a document includes an amendment or supplement to, or replacement or novation of
that document;
g) word(s) and expression(s) elsewhere defined in the Scheme shall have the rneaning(s) respectively
ascribed to them; and
h) All terms and words used but not defined in this Scheme shall, unless re!mgnant or contrary to the
context or meaning thereof~ have the same meaning ascribed to them under the Act and other
applicable laws, rules, regulations, bye-laws, as the case may be, or any statutory modification or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force.
3. DATE OF TAKING EFFECT AND OPERATIVE DATE
The Sche111e set out here in its present fonn or \Vith any rnodi ficati_on(s) appio\:ed or i1n posed or directed by
the Tribunal or in terms of this Scheme shall take effect from the Appoi;ted Date but shall be operative from
the Effective Date.
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4. SHARE CAPITAL
4.1 The share capital structure of the First Transferor Company as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
Particulars I Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Share Capit}1!
5,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. l 0/- each I 50,00,000/-
Total I 50.00,000/-
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Sha1·c Capital
4,90,000 Equity Shares of Rs. !Oi- each I 49,00,000/-
Total I 49,00,000/-
There has been 110 change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the First Trnnsferor Company
subsequent to March 31, 2018.
4.2 The share capital structure of the Second Transferor Company 2 as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
Particulars I Amount (Rs.)
Authorised Share Capital
2,50,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each I 25,00,000/-
Total I 25,00.000/-
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Shat·e Capital
l 0,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each I l ,00,000/-
Total I 1,0{1,000/-
There has been There has been no change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Second
Transferor Company subsequent to March 31, 2018.
4.3 The share capital structure of the Transferee Company as on March 31, 2018, is as follows:
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Authorised Sha re Capital
4,90,000 Equity Shares of Rs. l 0/- each 49,00,000/-
1,000, 11 % Redeemable Nun-Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- Each 1,00,000/-
Tota[ 50,00,000/-
issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital
2,15,539 Equity Shares of Rs. l 0/- each 21,55,390/-
Total 21,55,390/-
There has been no change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Transferee Company
subsequent to March 31, 20 l&.
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PART B
MERGER H;Y ARSORPTION OF THE TRANSFEROR CO,l\1I'ANIES BY THE TRANSFEREE COMPANY
5. lVIERGER BY ABSORPTION OF THE TRANSFEROR COMPANIES
5. I Upon coming into effect of the Scheme and with effect from the Appointed Date, the whole of the
Undertakings of all the Transferor Companies shall, pursuant to the sanction of this Scheme and pursuant to
the applicable provisions of the Act, be and stand transferred to and vested in or be deemed to have been
transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company, each as a going concern without any fu1iher act,
instrument, deed, matter or thing tO be made, done or executed so as to become, on and from the Appointed
Date, the Undertakings of the Transferee Company by virtue of and in the manner provided in this Scheme.
Without prejudice to the generality of Clause 5.1 above, on the coming into effect of this Scheme and with
effect from the Appointed Date:
5.2 In respect of such of the assets and Undertaking of the Transferor Companies as are movable in nature or are
otherwise capable of transfer by manual delivery or by endorsement and delivery, wherever located, the same
may be so transferred by the Transferor Companies and shal I become the property of the Transferee
Company.
5.3 In respect of such of the assets and Undertaking belonging to tl1e Transferor Companies other than those
referred to in sub-clause 5.2 above;the same shall (as more particularly provided in sub-clause 5.1 above)
without any further act, instrument or deed, .stand transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company and/
or be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company on the Appointed Date pursuant to
the provisions of Section 232 of the Act.
5.4 All assets (including investments), e-!itates, rights, title, interest and authorities acquired by the Transferor
Companies after the Appointed Date and immediately prior to the Effective Date for operation of the
Transferor Companies shall also stand transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company upon the Scheme
coming into effect.
5 .5 Upon the Scheme coming into effect and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, all contracts, deeds, bonds,
agreements, schemes, arrangements and other instruments of whatsoever nature in relation to the Transferor
Companies, to which the Transferor Companies are parties or to the benefit of which the Transferor
Companies may be eligible, and which are subsisting or having effect immediately before the Effective Daie,
shall be in full force and effect on or against or in favour, as the case may be, of the Transferee Company and
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may be enforced as fully and effectually as if, instead of the Transferor Companies, the Transferee Company
had been a party or beneficiary or obligee thereto.
5.6 Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Scheme and notwithstanding the fact that vesting of the
Transferor Companies occurs by virtue of Part B of this Scheme itself, the Transferee Company may, al any
time after coming into effect of this Scheme in accordance with the provisions hereof, if so required, under
any law or otherwise, execute deeds (including deeds of adherence), confinnations or other writings or
tripartite arrangements with any party to any contract or arrangement to which the Transferor Companies are
parties or any writings as may be necessary to be executed. The Transferee Company shall, under the
provisions of Patt B of this Scheme, be deemed to be authorised to execute any such writings on behalf of
the Transferor Companies and to carry out or perform all such formalities or compliances referred to above
on the. part of the Transferor Companies to be carried out or performed.
5.7 For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it is clarified that upon
the Scheme coming into effect, all insurance claims and policies, consents, permissions, licenses, approvals,
certificates, clearances, authorities given by, issued to or executed in favour of the Transferor Companies and
all approvals, intellectual property and all other interests relating to the Transferor Companies, be transferred
to and vested in the Transferee Company as if the same were originally given by, issued to or executed in
favour of the Transferee Company, and the rights and benefits under the same shall be available to the
Transferee Company.
5.8 With effect from the Appointed Date the said Liabilities, if any, and any accretions or deletion thereto after
the Appointed Date and upto the effective date shall also staml transferred to or deemed to be transferred to
without any further act or instrument or deed to the Transferee Company and further it shall not be necessary
to obtain the consent of any third party or other person who is party to any contract or arrangement by virtue
of which such debts, liabilities, duties and ob[igations have arisen in order to give effect to the provisions of
this clause.
5.9 Upon this Scheme coming into effect, any loan or other obligation due between the Trallsferor Companies
and the Transferee Company, if any (arising out of any arrangement), shall stand discharged, the said loan,
obligation or convertible securities shall be correspondingly extinguished, and there shall be no liability in
that behalf with effect from the Appointed Date.
5.10 Where any of the liribilities and obligations of the Transferor Companies as on the Appointed Date deemed
to be transferred to the Transferee Company have been discharged by the Transferor Companies after the
Appointed Date and prior to the Effective Date, such discharge shall be deemed to have been for and on
account of the Transferee Company, and all loans raised and used and t1ll liabilities and obligations incurred
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hy the Transferor Companies after the Appointed Date and prior to the Effective Date shall be deemed to
have been raised, used or incurred for and on behalf of the Transferee Company and to the extent they are
outstanding on the Effective Date, shall also without any further act or deed be and stand transfen-ed to the
Transferee Company :md shall become the linbilities and obligations of the Transferee Company which shall
meet, discharge and satisfy the same.
5.11 It is darificd that the Scheme .shall not in any manner affect the rights and interests of the creditors of the
Transferor Companies or be deemed to be prejudicial to their interests.
6. Encumbrances
G. l The transfer and vesting of the assets comprised in the Undertaking to and in the Transferee Company under
Clause 5 of this Scheme shall be subject to the mortgages and charges, if any, affecting the same, as and to
the extent hereinafter provided.
6.2 All the existing securities, mortgages, charges, encumbrance, or liens (the "Encumbrances"), if any, as on
the Appointed Date and created by the Transferor Companies after the Appointed Date, over the assets
comprised in the Undertaking or any part thereof transferred to the Transferee Company by virtue of this
Scheme and in so far as such Encumbrances secure or relate to liabilities of the Transferor Companies, the
same shall, after the Effective Date, continue to relate and attach to such assets or any part thereof to which
they are related or attached prior to the Effective Date and as are transferred to the Transferee Company, and
such Encumbrances shall not relate or attach to any of the other assets of the Transferee Company.
6.3 The existing Encumbrances over the assets and properties of the Transferee Company or any part thereof
which relate to the liabilities and obligations of the Transferee Company prior to the Effective Date shall
continue to relate only to such assets and properties and shall not extend or attach to any of the assets and
properties of the Undertaking transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company by virtue of this Scheme.
6.4 Any reforence in any security documents or arrangements (to which the Transferor Companies is a party) to
the Transferor Companies and their assets and properties, shall be construed as a reference to the Transferee
Company and the assets and properties of the Transferor Companies transferred to the Transferee Company
by virtue of this Scheme. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the Transferor Companies and the
Transferee Company may execute any instruments or documents or do all the acts and deeds as may be
considered appropriate, including the filing of necessary pariicu!ars andior rnodification(s) of charge(s), with
the Registrar of Companies to give formal effect to the above provisions, if required.
6.5 Upon the coming into effect of this Scheme, the Transferee Company alone shall be liable to perform all
obligations in respect of the Said Liabilities, which have been transferred to it in tenm of the Scheme.
6.6 lt is expressly provided that, no other term or condition of the Said Liabilities transferred to the Transferee
Company is modified by virtue of this Scheme except to the extent that such amendment is required
st<1tutorily or by necessary implication.
6.7 The provisions of this Clause 6 shall operate in accordance with the terms of the Scheme, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any instrument. deed or writing or the terms of sanction or issue or any
security document; all of which instrument,;, deeds or writings shall be deemed to stand modified and/or
superseded by the foregoing provisions.
7. COl\'lPLIANCE WITH TAX LA\VS
7. l This Scheme has been dravm up to comply with the conditions relating to "Amalgamation" as specified under
Section 2(1B) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the "IT Act") and other relevant provisions of the IT Act. If any
terms or provisions of the Scheme are found or interpreted to be inconsistent with the provisions of the s.aid
section at a foter date including resulting frorn a retrospective amendment of law or for any other reason
whatsoever, till the time the Scheme becomes effective, the provisions of the said section of the IT Act, shall
prevail and the Scheme shall stand modified to the extent determined necessary to com ply with Section 2{ 1 B)
of the IT Act and other relevant provisions of the IT Act.
7 .2 On or after the Effective Date, the Transferee Company is expressly permitted lo revise, its financial
statements and returns along with prescribed forms, filings and annexures under the 1T Act {including for the
purpose of re-computing minimum alternative tax, and claiming other tax benefits), service tax law, VAT
law, goods and service tax law and other tax l;iws, and to claim refunds and / or credits for taxes paid
{including tax on book profits. MAT credit and foreign tax credit), and to claim tax benefits etc. and for
matters incidental thereto, if required 1o give effect to the provisions oftbe Scheme notwithstanding that the
period of filing/ revising such returns/ forms may have lapsed and period to claim refund/ credit also elapsed
upon this Scheme becoming effective.
7.3 All tax assessment proceedings/ appeals (including application and proceedings in relation to advance ruling)
of whatsoever nature by or against the Transferor Companies pending and/ or arising at the Appointed Date
and relating to the Transferor Companies shall be continued and / or enforced until the Effective Date as
desired by the Transferee Company. As and from the Effective Date, the tax proceedings shall be continued
and enforced by or against the Transferee Company in the same manner and to the same extent as it would
or might have been continued and enforced by or against the Transferor Companies.
7.4 Further, the aforementioned proceedings shall not abate or be discontinued nor be in any way prejudicially
affected by reason of the Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies by the Transferee Company or
an:y1hing contained in the Scheme.
FICAT!ON
7.5 Any tax liabilities including but not limited to liabilities under the IT Act, Foreign Tax Credit, Tax Treaties,
Customs Act l 962, Service Tax laws, VAT [aws, Goods and Service Tax laws or other applicable laws /
regulations dealing with taxes i duties/ levies allocable orrelated to the business of the Transferor Companies
to the extent not provided for or covered by tax provision in the accounts made as on the date immediately
preceding the Appointed Date shall be transferred to the Transferee Company.
7 .6 Any refund including but not limited to refund under the IT Act, Foreign Taxes, Customs Act 1962, Service
Tax laws, VAT laws, Goods and Service Tax laws or other applicable laws/ regulations dealing with taxes/
duties i levies allocable or related to the business of the Transferor Companies due to the Trar1sferor
Companies consequent to the assessment made on the Transferor Companies and for which no credit is taken
in the accounts as on the date immediately preceding the Appoinied Date shall also belong to and be received
by the Transferee Company.
7 .7 All taxes including income-tax, minimum aliemate tax, foreign taxes, custom ducy, service tax, goods and
service tax, etc. paid or payable by the Transferor Companies in respect of their operations and/ orthe profits
of the business before the Appointed Date, shall be on account of the Transferor Companies and, in so far as
it relates to the tax payment (including, without limitation, income-tax, minimum alternate tax, custom duty,
service tax, goods and service tax, etc.) whether by way of deduction at source, advance tax or otherwise
howsoever, by the Transferor Companies in respect of their profits or activities or operation of the business
after the Appointed Date, the same shal I be deemed to be the corresponding item paid by the Trnnsferee
Company and shall, in all proceedings, be dealt with accordingly. Frniher, any tax deducted at source by tbe
Transferor Companies / Transferee Company on payables to the Transferee Company / Transferor
Companies on account ofinter-se transactions which has been deemed not to be accrued, shall be deemed to
be advance taxes paid by the Transferee Company and shall, in all proceedings, be dealt with accordingly.
7 .8 Obligation for deduction of tax at source on any payment made by or to be made by the Transferor Companies
including but not limited to obligation under>the IT Act, Wealth-tax Act, 1957, service tax laws, customs
law, goods and service tax law or other applicable laws/ regulatiorrs dealing with taxes i duties/ levies shall
be made or deemed to have been made and .duly complied with by the Transferee Company.
7.9 Without prejudice to the generality of the above, all benefits, incentives, losses, Credit for tax including on
book profits, accumulated losses, <.:reuits (including, without limitation income tax, excise duty, servrce tax,
applicable state value added tax, cenvat credit, goods and service tax credit, etc.) to which the Transferor
Companies are entitled to in terms of applicable laws, shall be available 10 and vest in the Transferee
Company on and after the Appointed Date, even if such credits have not been availed off in the books o.s on
1hc date of transfer. Also, the Transferee Company wi[! be entitled to avail Cenvat Credit I Goods and Service
Tax Credit after the Appointed Date in respect of all duties/ taxes where the documents are in the name of
the Transferor Companies. Further, licenses issued to the Transferor Companies by any regulatory
authorities, if any, and all benefits and tax credits, if any, associated with it shall stand transferred to the
Transferee Company upon the Scheme becoming effective.
8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On and from the Appointed Date, all suits, actions and legal proceedings, if any, instituted and/ or pending
and/ or arising by or against any of the Transferor Companies shall be continued and/ or enforced until the
Effective Date as directed by the Transferee Company and on and from the Effective Date, shall be continued
and i or enforced by or against the Transferee Company as effectually mid in the same manner and to the
same extent as if the same had been instituted and / or were pending and / or arising by or against the
Transferee Company.
9. CONTRACTS, DEEDS, ETC.
9. J Upon coming into effect of this Scheme and subject to the provisions of this Scheme, all contracts, including
contracts for tenancies and licenses, deeds, bonds, agreements, incentives, benefits, exemptions, entitlements,
arrangements, escrow arrangements and other instruments of whatsoever nature in relation to the Transferor
Companies to which the Transferor Companies are a party or to the benefit of which the Transteror
Companies may be eligible and which are subsisting or having effect immediately before !he Effective Date,
shall be in full force and effect on or against or in favour, as the case may be, oftbe Transferee Company and
may be enforced a, fully and effectually as if, instead of the Transferor Companies, the Transferee Company
had been a party or beneficiary or obligee thereto.
9.2 The Transferee Company may, at any time after coming into effect of this Scheme in accordance with the
provisions hereof, if so required, under any law or otherwise, execute deeds, confirmations or other writings,
confirmations or novations or tripartite arrangements with any party to any contract or arrangement to which
the Transferor Company are a party or any writings as may be nece3'Sary to be executed in order to give
formal effect to the above provisions.
9.3 On the Scheme becoming effective, such contracts i escrow arrangements/ deeds/ any other ammgements
shall stand transferred to or deemed to be transferred to the Transferee Company without any further act or
instrument or deed and further it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent of any tbird pa11y or other person
who is party to any such contract/ escrow arrangements/ deeds I any other arrangement.
10. CONDUCT OF IHJSINF:SS TiLL EFFECTIVE DATE
I 0. l With effect from the Appointed Date and up to and including the Effectivi:: Date:
a) The Transferor Companies shall stand possessed of all the estates, assets, rights, title, interest,
authorities, contracts, investments and shall take strategic decisions for and on account oL and in
trust for the benefit of the Transferee Company.
6) All income, profits, costs, charges, expenses and taxes accruing to the Transferor Companies or
losses arising or incurred by it (including the effect of taxes if any thereon), relating to the Transferor
Companies shall for all purposes, be treated as the income, profits, costs, charges, expenses and
taxes or losses, as the case may be, of the Transferee Company.
I 0.2 The Transferee Company shall be entitled, pending the sanction of the Scheme, to npply to the Central
Government and all other agencies, depaltments ;md authorities concerned as are necessary under any law
for such consents, approvals and sanctions which the Transferee Company may require to carry on the
business of the Transferor Companies.
I 0.3 For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of the applicable provisions of the Scheme,
it is clarified that with effect from the Effective Date and till such time that the name of the bank accounts of
the Transferor Companies have been replaced with that of the Transferee Company, the Transferee Company
shall be entitled lo operate the bank accounts of the Transferor Companies in the name of the Transferor
Companies in so far as may be necessary. All cheques and negotiable instruments, payment orders received
or presented for encashment which are in the name of the Transferor Corn panies after the Effective Date shall
be accepted by the bankers of the Transferee Company and credited lO the account of the Transferee
· Company, if presented by the Trnn sferee Company. Similarly, ti II the ti me any regulatory registrations of the
Transferor Companies are closed / suspended and regulatory filings are required lo be done on such
registrations, the Transferee Company shall be entitled to do so to comply with the relevant regulations.
I l. EMPLOYEES
11. l On the coming into effect of this Scheme, all employees, if any, of the Transferor Companies who are in
employment of the Transferor Companies, as on the Effective Date, shall become the employees of the
Transferee Company with effect from the Effective Date without any break or interruption in service and on
the same terms and conditions as to employment and remuneration on which they are engaged or employed
by the Transforor Companies. It is clarified that the employees of the Transferor Companies who become
employees of the Transferee Company by virtue of this Scheme, shall not be entitled to the employment
policies and shall not be entitled to avail of any schemes and benefits that may be applicable and available to
any of the employees of the Transferee Company unless otherwise determined by the Transferee Company.
The Transferee Company undertakes to continue to abide by any agreement/ settlement, if any, entered into
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by any of the Transferor Companies with any union i employee. After the Effective Date, the Trnnsferee
Company shall be entitled to vary the terms and conditions as to employment and remuneration of the said
employees or any of them on the same basis as it may do forthe employees of the Transferee Company.
l l .2 It is expressly provided that, on the Scheme becoming effective, the Provident Fund, Gratuity Fund,
Superannuation Fund or any other Special Fund or Trusts created or existing for the benefit of the employees
of the Transferor Companies shall become funds / trusts of the Transferee Company for all purposes
whatsoever in relation to the administration or operation of such funds/ trusts in relation to the obligation to
make contributions to the said funds / trusts in accordimce with the provisions thereof as per the terms
provided in the respective Trust Deeds, if any, to the end and intent that all rights, duties, powers and
obligations of the Transferor Companies in relation to such funds/ trusts shall become those of the Transferee
Company. It is clarified that the services of the employees of the Transferor Corn panics will be treated as
having been continuous for the purpose of the said funds / trusts and for computing any other employee
benefits.
12. SAVING OF CONCLUDED TRANSACTIONS
The Merger by Absorption of the Transferor Companies pursuant to this Scheme shall not affect any
transaction or proceedings already concluded or liabilities incurred, or any liabilities discharged by the
Transferor Companies, on or after the Appointed Date till the Effective Date, to the end and intent that the
Transferee Company shall accept and adopt all acts, deeds and things made, done and executed by the
Transferor Companies as acts, deeds and things made, done and executed by or on behalf of the Transferee
Company.
13. INTER-SE TRANSACTIONS
13. l Without prejudice to Clauses 5 and 12, with effect from the Appointed dnte, all inter-party transactions inter
se the Transferor Compa11ies and between any of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company
shall be considered ns intra-party transactions for all purposes from the Appointed Date or from the
transaction date whichever is later and on the coming into effect of this Scheme, the same shall stand
cancelled without any further act, instrument or deed,
13.2 Further, it is clarified thatthe above clause has no impact whatsoever on any taxes in the form of income
tax, goods and service tax, service tax, works contract tax, value added tax etc. paid on account of such
transactions. The taxes paid shall be d:cemed to have been paid by or on behai f of the Transferee Company
and on its own account and therefore, the Transferee Company will be eligible to claim the credit/ refund of
the same and is also entitled to revise returns, as may be necessary, to give effect to the same.
14. CONSIDERATION
14. l All the Transferor Companies are direct wholly owned s11bsidiaries of the Transferee Company and the entire
paid-up share capital of the Transferor Companies is held by the Transferee Company directly and through
its nominees.
14.2 On the Scheme coming into effect, the entire issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of all the Transferor
Companies shall, ipso facto, without any further application, act, deed or instrument stand extinguished and
cancelled and no new shares of the Transferee Company will be issued or allotted with respect to the shares
held in the Transferor Companies.
14.3 The share certificates issued by each of the Transferor Companies in relation to their respective shares shall,
without any further application, act, instrument or deed, be deemed to be and stand automatically cancelled
as on the Effective Date. In relation to shares of any of the Transferor Companies which are held in
dematerialized form, the Transferee Company shall execute and take all necessary steps, actions, matters or
things and make all necessary filings, as required to give effect to the cancellation.
15. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT IN THE HOOKS OJ• THE TRANSFEREE COMPANY
Upon the coming into effect of this Scheme, the Transferee Company shal I account for the a'inalgamation in
its books as fol lows:
15.1 The Transferee Company shall upon the Scheme coming into effect, record the assets and liabilities, if any,
of the Transferor Companies vested in it pursuant to this Scheme, at the respective book values thereof and
in the same form as appearing in the books of the Transferor Companies.
15.2 The identity of the reserves of the Transferor Companies shall be preserved and the Transferee Company
shall record the reserves of the Transferor Companies in the same form, manner and at the same values as
they appear in the financial statements of the Transferor Companies.
15.3 Pursuant to the amalgamation of the Transferor Companies with the Transferee Company, the inter-company
balances between the Transferee. Company and the Transferor Companies, if any appearing in the books of
the Transferee Company shall stand cancelled and there shall be no further obligation in that behalf.
15.4 111e value of investments held by the Transferee Company in the Transferor Companies shall stand cancelled
pursuant to amalgamation.
l S.S F.xcess of Net Assets ("Net Asset," means difference ofbnok value nfc1ssets trnnsferred over the bnok Villue
ofliabilitics and reserves) over the value of investment (as per clause 15.4 above) shall be recorded as Capital
Reserve in the books of the Transferee Company. However, in case of excess of value of investment (ilS per
clause 15 .4 above) over Net Assets ("Net Assets" means difference of book value of assets transferred over
the book value of liabilities and reserves) shall be adjusted against the Reserves of the Transferee Company.
·15.6 In case of any difference in accounting policy between the Transferor Companies and the Transferee
Company, the accounting policies followed by the Transferee Company will prevail and the difference shall
be quantified and adjusted in the Reserve in the books of accounts of the Transferee Company.
15.7 Any provisions created by the Transferee Company for investments made in the Transferor Companies/ loan
given to the Transferor Companies shall be reversed and credited to the profit & loss account of the Transferee
Company for financial year in which Scheme becomes effective.
15.S l n addition, the Transferee Company shall pass such accounting entries, as may be necessary, in connection
with the Scheme, to comply with any of lhe applicable accounting standards and generally accepted
accounting principles adopted in India.
16. AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
l 6.1 Upon the Scheme becoming effective, the Authorised Share Capital of the Transferor Companies shall stand
transferred, credited and merged with thHt of the Transferee Company without payment of additional fees
and stamp duty as the said fees and stamp duty have already been paid by the Transferor Companies and the
Authorised Share Capital of the Transferee Company will be increased to that effect by just filing requisite
forms and no separate procedure shall be followed under the Act. Consequently, the Memorandum of
Association of the Transferee C'...ompany shall without any act, instrument or deed be and st<1nd altered,
modified and amended pursuant to Sections 13, 61 and other applicable provisions of the Act as follows:
''The Authorised Equity Share Capital qf the Company is Rs. 1,25,0D,OOO/ (R'upees One crore Twenty Five
lacs only) divided as follows:
12, 40, ODO (Twelve lac forty thousand onl,v) equiry shares of face value of Rs. J 0/- (Rupees Ten only)
each
1000 (One Thousand only) I 1% Redeemub!e 11011-cumulative preference shares uf !NR I 00/- each"
16.2 With effect from the Appointed Date and upon the Scheme becoming effective, Memorandum of Association
of the Transferee Company shall be amended by inseJ1ing following clauses in the Main Objects Clause
without requiring any further approvals of shareholders of the Transferee Company under Sections 13 ;rnd
other applicable provisions of the Act.
I. To cany on in lndia or obroad ihe business of advertising and publicity agents. contmctors, consulrants,
counsel/ors. canvassers. designers_. managers, producers, promoters, administrators or orgaJJi::,ers,
111arkeli11g agents and.for this purpose to purchase. sell, sponsor. hire, chaner, manage, acquire, design.
1111c/errake, hold. hui!t, manujL,clure. provide and promote advertising or publicity material. lime slot. space
or opportunity 011 any audio. video, print. e/ectro11ic, digital media including /JI// not limited /0 radio station,
i111ernet. broadcasting centre, 1elevision centre, audio-video cassettes. outdoor advertising media, siwiages.
neon sings. electronic display board. cinemas. cable network. newspapers, periodicals, publications,
magazines. smrFenirs, social media and all other presenl and_(ealure media m· display devices; to cany 011
the 1Fork ql market research brand huilding, product promotions, sales campaigns. n1edia campaigns.
holding exhibifio11s and all other (,pes and modes of promotional l1clivities, event mcmagement, public
relations. sponsorship.for all (vpes of events cmd fiwcticms for all kind of businesses. indusrries and.for all
kind L?l produc/s and services and to do alf incidenral acts and rhings necessrnyfor the aftainme11f of objects
under these presents.
2. To 1111dertake. develop and carry on 1he business l!{all kinds of communications including web designing,
web applications, analytics, mobile advertising, digital advertising, online markeiing, promotions, social
media management, social media markefing, gaming app!icalion, mobile application, educational software
etc. am/ oct as impor!ers, exporters, agents, distributer.1· and consultants for the above.
3. To cany on the business ,7( production, dis,rihution, exhibitions. processing co11sultation. financiers.
importers, exporters, purchaser, seller, take on hire and otherwise acquire and otherwise deal i11 all kind of
films, Jeat11re films and pictures with eve1y description, variety, nature and subjects and in all its branches
including motion picll/res. cinematographic films, televisionf11ms and serials, videofi/ni1', audio and video
sofl1vare, promotional films, educational films. advertisingfilms, animation films, short films, documentary
films, exhibition films, sponsored programmes, news coverage, sports coverage, all kind5 qf audio/video
programmes and to carry out all other related activities like choreography, audiography, sound editing, art
direction, preparation of design and erections of sets, production co-ordination, script and dialogue writing,
co11s11!1ancy, editing. dubbing, subtitling, translating in mzy language, including tramfer of.films lo video
casset/es and/or compacr disc in any version and vice versa and to carry out all other related pre and post
production activities and to set up, establish, undertake, maintain, make available, install and run the
hardware and so.flware systems required.for above and to act as Advisors, Agents, Managers and Supervisors
on al/ malters re!ared to above, in any part of India or elsewhere in the World.
4. To generate. accumulate, transmit, distribute, purchase, sell and sup PZY electricity power or any ollwr energy
ji'om the convention I 11011-convenfional (e.g. ji.1el I hydro I thermal I wind/ solar I tidal I biomass etc.) energy
sources for captive use or 011 a commercial basis lo consumers and others or to any Stare I Central Electriciiy
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Board and Agency/ Agencies in !he line of activity o_f energy generation. transmission and dislribwion and
w c:onstrnct, lay down, esiab!ish, acquire, operCl/e and moimoin power / energy generating stotions,
including building. strnctures, works. machineries. equipments, cables and to 1111dertake or to carry 011 the
business of managing, owing, controlling, erecting, commissioning, operating, running, leasing or
transferring to third person.<1· power plants and plants based on conventio110! or no11-conve11tional energy
sources.
l6.3 Pursuant to this Scheme, Transferee Company shall file the requisite forms with the Registrar of Company,
Maharashtra at tv1umbai for amending the main objects in accorda11ce with the Clause 16.2 of this Scheme.
16.4 lt is clarified that for the purpose of amendment in its Authorised Share Capital and the Object Clause, the
Transferee Company shall 11ot be required to pass any resolutions pursuant to Sections 13, 61 and other
applicable provisions, if any, of the Act and consent of the shareholders to this Scheme shall be deemed to
be sufficient for this purpose. For the sake of clarity, it shall also be deemed that tl1e members of the
Transferee Company have accorded their consent as required under the Act for the purpose of amendment in
its Authorised Share Capital.
17. WINDING-UP OFTIIE TRANSFEROR COMPANIES
On the Scheme becoming effective, the Transferor Companies shall stand dissolved without being wound up
and \.Vithout any further acts by any party.
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G.ENlDRAL TJ::RMS AND CONDITIONS
18. APPLICATION TO THE TRIBUNAL
The Trnnsferor Companies and the Transferee Compa11y, with all reasonable dispatch, shall make necessary ., applications/ petitions before the Tribunal for the sanction of this Scheme under Sections 230 to 232 and
other applicable provisions of the Act.
19. MODIFICATIONS/ AMEND1\"1ENTS TO THE SCH.El.VIE
The Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies through their respectiv~ Board of Directors may
n1ake and/ or con~ent to any n1odification:, / an1endments to this Schen1e or to a.i7y conditjons or lin1itations
that the Tribunal or any other authority may deem fit to direct or impose or which may otherwise be
considered necessary, desirable or appropriate by them or the Board, including the withdrawal of this Scheme
or part thereof. The Board of Directors of the Transferee Company shall take all such steps as may be
necessary, desirable or proper to resolve any doubts. difficulties or questions, including interpretation of the
Scheme, whether by reason of any directive or orders of any other authorities or otherwise howsoever arising
out of or under or by virtue of the Scheme and/ or any matter concerned or connected therewith. The power
oft he Board to modify/ amend the Scheme shall be subject to the approval of the Tribunal.
20. SCHEME CONDITWNAL ON APPROVALS/ SANCTrONS
:20. l The Scheme is conditional upon and subject to:
a} The approval by the requisite majority of the shareholders and/ or creditors (as may be required and
/ or to the extent not dispensed with by the Appropriate Authorities) of the Transferor Companies,
as required under applicable Laws;
h) The requisite sanction or approval of the Appropriate Authorities being obtained and/ or granted in
relation to any of the matters in respect of which such sanction or approval is required;
c} Sanctions and Orders under the applicable provisions of the Act / Laws being obtained by the
Transferee Company and the Transferor Companies from the Appropriate Authorities; and
d) Cettified copies of the orders of the Appropriate Authorities, sanctioning the Scheme being filed
with the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai at Maharashtra by the Transferee Company and the
Transferor Companies
21. EFFECT OF NON-RECEIPT OF APPROVALS
21, 1 In the event. of any of the said sanctions and approvals referred to in Clause 20 above not being obtained
(unless otherwise released by the Board of Directors) and / or the Scheme not being sanctioned by the
Tribunal or such other competent authority as aforesaid, this Scheme shall stand revoked, cancelled and be
of no effect, save and except in respect of any act or deed d,pne prior thereto as is contemplated hereunder or
as to any rights and/ or liabilities which might have arisen or accrued pursuant thereto and which shall be
governed and be preserved or worked out as is specifically provided in the Scheme or as may otherwise arise
in law.
:21.2 The Board of Directors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company shall be entitled to
withdraw this Scheme prior to the Effective Date.
21.3 The Board of Directors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company shall be entitled to revoke,
cancel and declare the Scheme ofno effect if they are of the view that the coming into effect of the Scheme
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with effec1 from the Appointed Date could have adverse implications on the combined enti1y post l\·1erger by
Absorption.
21.4 If any part of this Scheme hereof is invalid, ruled illegal by any Tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or
unenforceable under present or future laws, then it is the intention of the Transferor Companies and the
Trnnsferee Company thac such part shall be severable from the remainder of the Scheme. Further, if the
deletion of such part of this Scheme may cause this Scheme to become materially adverse to the Transferor
Cc,mpanies and / or the Transferee Company, then in such case the Transferor Companies and i or the
Transferee Company shall attempt to bring about a modification in the Scheme, as will best preserve for the
Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company the benefits and obligations of the Scf1eme, including
but not limited to such part.
22. COSTS
All costs, charges, levies and expenses of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company
respectively in relation to or in connection with or incidental to this Scheme or the implementation thereof
shall be borne and paid for by the Transferee Company, unless otherwise determined by the t:\oards of
Directors of the Transferor Companies and the Transferee Company.
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DOB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Ltd
CIN U74300MH2004PTC15002
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Eas Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 330B0808 F +91 22 33080304
gr up BEFORE THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
BENCH, AT MUMBAI
C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018 In the matter of the Companies Act, 2013
AND
In the matter of Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
AND
In the matter of Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ... the First Applicant Company /Transferor Company I
Form No. MGT-11
PROXY FORM
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited CIN No .. : U74300MH2004PTC150026
Registered Office Mudra House,
Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (East) Mumbai - 400 055.
Email: [email protected] /[email protected]
[Pursuant to Section 105(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 19(3) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014-] Name of the Company DDB Marketing Services Pri vatc
Limited
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3 Company Identification Number U7 4300MH2004 PTC 150026 (CIN)
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Registered Office Mudra House, Opp. Grand H yatL Santacruz (East) Mumbai - 400 _055. - i
[email protected] I N f t} I www.ddbrnudragroup.com an1e O 1e
Member(s) DDB0 mudragroup ~--~~---~- --------··-----·--··------ ------·-
group
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_ Folio No. _
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Name of the Member(s) Registered Address
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E-mail ID --------------
Folio No. ---- ---- -···--
I/We, being the member(s) of _____ shares of DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, hereby appoint:-
Name: ---------
Address: E-mail ID:
Signature, or failing her ---
As my/ our proxy to attend and vote (on a poll) for me/us and on my/our behalf at the National Company Law Tribunal Convened Meeting of the Company, to be held on Tuesday, 11 th December 2018 at Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt Santacruz (East) Mumbai - 400 055 at l 0.00 a.m., Maharashtra, India and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof in respect of such resolutions and in such manner as are indicated below:
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Particulars
f-------1---------------------------------·-I. Approval of Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing
Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited vvith DDB Mudra Private Limited, and their respective Shareholders and Creditors ____ _ __ j
Signed this_ day ofNovember 2018
DOB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharasl1tra
T +91 22 33080808 F .+91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
/.,
group
Signature of Shareholder(s) _______ _
Signature of Proxy holder(s) --------
NOTES:
Affix Re. Reven ue Stamp
1. This form in order to be effective should be duly completed and deposited at the Registered Office of the Company at office - Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (East) Mumbai - 400 055 not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
2. Please affix revenue stamp before putting signature.
3. Alterations, if any, made in the Form of Proxy should be initialled.
4. In case of multiple proxies, the proxy later in time shall be accepted.
5. Proxy need to be the shareholder of the Company.
6. Body Corporate and FPI/FII Equity Shareholder(s) would be required to deposit certified copies of Board/ Custodia] Resolutions/Pmver of Attorney in original, as the case may be, authorizing the individuals named therein, to attend and vote at the meeting on its behalf. These documents must be deposited at the Registered Office of Company at office - Mudra House, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (East) Mumbai ~ 400 055 at least 48 hours before the time of holding the meeting.
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH200<lPTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz Eas1 Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.com
DDB0 mudragroup
gr up
BEFORE THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL BENCH, AT MUMBAI
C.A.(CAA)/1161/MB/2018 In the matter of the Companies Act, 2013
AND
In the matter of Scheme of Merger by Absorption of DDB Marketing Services Private Limited and Prime Green Media Private Limited by DDB Mudra Private Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
AND
In the matter of Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
DDB Marketing Services Private Limited ... the First Applicant
Company/ Transferor Company I
DDB MARKETING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN No.: U74300MH2004PTC150026
Registered Office Mudra House,
Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055. Email: sachin,yelankan2t)ddbrnudra2roui2,l:()lil /
corp. [email protected]
ATTENDANCE SLIP
The National Company Law Tribunal Convened Meeting - Tucsda)1 , 11 · December 201 ·
Name and address: Registered Folio No.:
DDB Marketing SeNices Pvt. Lid ~ CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd.OfficeMudraHouse Number of Shares held: Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400055 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080808 F +91 22 33080304
[email protected] www.ddbrnudragroup.com Name of the member/ proxy/
DDB0 mudragroup
Signature of the member/ proxy
group I/ We certify that I/ We am/ are registered shareholder/ proxy for the registered shareholder of the Company.
I/ We hereby record my presence at the TRIBUNAL CONVENED MEETING of the Company to be held on Tuesday, 11 th December 2018 at Mudra House. Opp. Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400 055 at 10.00 a.m.
Note: Shareholders attending the meeting in Person or by Proxy or through Authorised Representative are requested to complete and bring the Attendance Slip with them and hand it over at the entrance of the meeting hall.
DDB Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
CIN U74300MH2004PTC150026
Regd. Office Mudra House Opp Grand Hyatt Santacruz East Mumbai 400D55 Maharashtra
T +91 22 33080606 F +91 22 33080304
con\[email protected] www.ddbmudragroup.com
DDB0 mudragroup