National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., 
Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor,
 Plot No.C/1, G-Block, 
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E), 
Mumbai . 400 051.

The Stock Exchange, Mumbai,
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,
Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001.

London Stock Exchange (Delisted w.e.f. 27th February 2OO4)

Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange,
11 Avenue De La Porte - Neuve L-2227, Luxembourg.

• Share transfers are approved by a committee of Directors called as Madras Committee. Managing Director and Whole-time Director are individually authorised to approve transfers up to 5000 shares.
• Some of the executives along with a director have been jointly authorised to approve request for transfers up to 1000 shares per transferor / transferee.
• A panel of Executives have also been authorised to approve transfers up to 500 shares per transferor / transferee.

Shareholders who have not encashed their dividend warrants (for earlier periods) may approach our registrars and transfer agent Mfs. Karvy Computershare Private Ltd., Hyderabad for issue of duplicate dividend warrant quoting the Folio Number I Client ID. Please note that as per Section 205 A of the Companies Act 1956, dividend which remains unpaid I unclaimed over a period of 7 years has to be transferred by the Company to the Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF) and no claim shall lie for such unclaimed dividends from IEPF by the members. Year wise details of the amount to be transferred to IEPF are given below:

The shareholders are advised to avail "Electronic Clearing Service" (ECS) available in all RBI centers for receiving the dividend by direct electronic credit to the bank account. ECS provides protection against fraudulent interception and encashment of dividend warrants or damage to dividend warrants in transit or problem of revalidation I issuance of duplicate dividend warrants and there is no extra cost. Option of availing this facility may be informed to Karvy Computershare Private Ltd in respect of the shares held in physical form and to the respective Depository Participant (DP) in respect of shares held in electronic form.

General

6.94% of the shares are still in physical form. Those shareholders who are holding shares in physical form are advised to convert their holdings into demat form, since the Company's equity shares are under compulsory demat trading.

Shareholders I Beneficial owners are requested to quote their Folio No.1 DP & Client ID Nos. Email ids, telephone I Fax numbers for prompt reply to their communications by the Company I Registrar and transfer agent.