General information about company | |
| Scrip code | 538942 |
| NSE Symbol | NA |
| MSEI Symbol | NA |
| ISIN | INE689O01013 |
| Name of the entity | Mercantile Ventures Limited |
| Date of start of financial year | 01-04-2023 |
| Date of end of financial year | 31-03-2024 |
| Reporting Quarter | Half Yearly |
| Date of Report | 30-09-2023 |
| Risk management committee | Not Applicable |
| Market Capitalisation as per immediate previous Financial Year | Top 2000 listed entities |
Annexure I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annexure I to be submitted by listed entity on quarterly basis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on composition of board of directors explanatory | Textual Information(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whether the listed entity has a Regular Chairperson | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whether Chairperson is related to MD or CEO | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Title (Mr / Ms) | Name of the Director | PAN | DIN | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Category 3 of directors | Date of Birth | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mr | B Narendran | AAPPN0488E | 01159394 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 22-06-1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mr | AL Chandramouli | AADPC4337R | 02299091 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 07-08-1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ms | Sashikala Srikanth | AAIPS8299K | 01678374 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 09-11-1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mr | E N Rangaswami | AAJPR6852N | 06463753 | Executive Director | Not Applicable | 28-10-1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mr | Govindarajan Dattatreyan Sharma | ABBPS6163Q | 08060285 | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Not Applicable | 19-06-1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mr | K. Gopalakrishnan | ADJPG8965A | 00621061 | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Not Applicable | 18-05-1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disqualification of Directors under section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Whether the director is disqualified? | Start Date of disqualification | End Date of disqualification | Details of disqualification | Current status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | No | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Composition of Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sr | Whether special resolution passed? [Refer Reg. 17(1A) of Listing Regulations] | Date of passing special resolution | Initial Date of appointment | Date of Re-appointment | Date of cessation | Tenure of director (in months) | No of Directorship in listed entities including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 17A of Listing Regulations) | No of Independent Directorship in listed entities including this listed entity [with reference to proviso to regulation 17A(1) & 17A(2)] | Number of memberships in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee(s) including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations) | No of post of Chairperson in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee held in listed entities including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations) | Notes for not providing PAN | Notes for not providing DIN | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Yes | 02-08-2019 | 03-02-2017 | 03-02-2022 | 79.28 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Yes | 02-08-2019 | 25-03-2015 | 25-03-2020 | 102.07 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | No | 25-03-2015 | 25-03-2020 | 102.07 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NA | 05-12-2012 | 05-12-2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | No | 12-06-2020 | 12-06-2020 | 39.18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | No | 12-06-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Text Block | |
| Textual Information(1) | More than half of the Board of Directors comprise of Independent Directors. Hence we submit that we are in compliance with Reg 17 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations |
Audit Committee Details | |||||||
| Whether the Audit Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 02299091 | AL Chandramouli | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 20-03-2017 | ||
| 2 | 01159394 | B Narendran | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 20-03-2017 | ||
| 3 | 01678374 | Sashikala Srikanth | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 20-03-2017 | ||
Nomination and remuneration committee | |||||||
| Whether the Nomination and remuneration committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 01159394 | B Narendran | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 20-03-2017 | ||
| 2 | 08060285 | Govindarajan Dattatreyan Sharma | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 13-08-2020 | ||
| 3 | 01678374 | Sashikala Srikanth | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 20-03-2017 | ||
Stakeholders Relationship Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Stakeholders Relationship Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 02299091 | AL Chandramouli | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 20-03-2017 | ||
| 2 | 01678374 | Sashikala Srikanth | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Member | 11-02-2019 | ||
| 3 | 00621061 | K. Gopalakrishnan | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Member | 13-08-2020 | ||
| 4 | 06463753 | E N Rangaswami | Executive Director | Member | 20-03-2017 | ||
Risk Management Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Risk Management Committee has a Regular Chairperson | |||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee | |||||||
| Whether the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee has a Regular Chairperson | Yes | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Date of Appointment | Date of Cessation | Remarks |
| 1 | 01678374 | Sashikala Srikanth | Non-Executive - Independent Director | Chairperson | 11-02-2019 | ||
| 2 | 00621061 | K. Gopalakrishnan | Non-Executive - Non Independent Director | Member | 13-08-2020 | ||
| 3 | 06463753 | E N Rangaswami | Executive Director | Member | 11-02-2019 | ||
Other Committee | ||||||
| Sr | DIN Number | Name of Committee members | Name of other committee | Category 1 of directors | Category 2 of directors | Remarks |
Annexure 1 | ||||||||
Annexure 1 | ||||||||
III. Meeting of Board of Directors | ||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on meeting of board of directors explanatory | ||||||||
| Sr | Date(s) of meeting (if any) in the previous quarter | Date(s) of meeting (if any) in the current quarter | Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of days) | Notes for not providing Date | Whether requirement of Quorum met (Yes/No) | Total Number of Directors as on date of the meeting | Number of Directors present* (All directors including Independent Director) | No. of Independent Directors attending the meeting* |
| 1 | 26-05-2023 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 14-08-2023 | 79 | Yes | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
Annexure 1 | ||||||||||
IV. Meeting of Committees | ||||||||||
| Disclosure of notes on meeting of committees explanatory | ||||||||||
| Sr | Name of Committee | Date(s) of meeting (Enter dates of Previous quarter and Current quarter in chronological order) | Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of days) | Name of other committee | Reson for not providing date | Whether requirement of Quorum met (Yes/No) | Total Number of Directors in the Committee as on date of the meeting | Number of Directors Present (All Directors including Independent Director) | No. of Independent Directors attending the meeting* | No. of members attending the meeting (other than Board of Directors) |
| 1 | Audit Committee | 26-05-2023 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Audit Committee | 14-08-2023 | 79 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Stakeholders Relationship Committee | 14-08-2023 | Yes | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Nomination and remuneration committee | 26-05-2023 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
Annexure 1 | |||
V. Related Party Transactions | |||
| Sr | Subject | Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) | If status is “No” details of non-compliance may be given here. |
| 1 | Whether prior approval of audit committee obtained | Yes | |
| 2 | Whether shareholder approval obtained for material RPT | Yes | |
| 3 | Whether details of RPT entered into pursuant to omnibus approval have been reviewed by Audit Committee | Yes | |
Annexure 1 | ||
VI. Affirmations | ||
| Sr | Subject | Compliance status (Yes/No) |
| 1 | The composition of Board of Directors is in terms of SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 | Yes |
| 2 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 a. Audit Committee | Yes |
| 3 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. b. Nomination & remuneration committee | Yes |
| 4 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. c. Stakeholders relationship committee | Yes |
| 5 | The composition of the following committees is in terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. d. Risk management committee (applicable to the top 1000 listed entities) | NA |
| 6 | The committee members have been made aware of their powers, role and responsibilities as specified in SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. | Yes |
| 7 | The meetings of the board of directors and the above committees have been conducted in the manner as specified in SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. | Yes |
| 8 | This report and/or the report submitted in the previous quarter has been placed before Board of Directors. | Yes |
Annexure 1 | ||
| Sr | Subject | Compliance status |
| 1 | Name of signatory | Oberoi Jangit M |
| 2 | Designation | Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
Annexure III | ||||
III. Affirmations | ||||
| Sr | Particulars | Regulation Number | Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) | If status is “No” details of non-compliance may be given here. |
| 1 | Copy of the annual report including balance sheet, profit and loss account, directors report, corporate governance report, business responsibility report displayed on website | 46(2) | Yes | |
| 2 | Presence of Chairperson of Audit Committee at the Annual General Meeting | 18(1)(d) | Yes | |
| 3 | Presence of Chairperson of the nomination and remuneration committee at the annual general meeting | 19(3) | Yes | |
| 4 | Presence of Chairperson of the Stakeholder Relationship committee at the annual general meeting | 20(3) | Yes | |
| 5 | Disclosure of the Secretarial Audit Report of the listed entity and the material subsidiaries in the Annual Report | 24A(1) | Yes | |
| 6 | Submission of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report | 24A(2) | Yes | |
| 7 | Whether “Corporate Governance Report” disclosed in Annual Report | 34(3) read with para C of Schedule V | Yes | |
| 6 | ||||
Annexure III | ||
| 1 | Name of signatory | Oberoi Jangit M |
| 2 | Designation | Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
Additional Half yearly Disclosure | |||||||
| Applicability of disclosure | Not Applicable | ||||||
| Reason for Non Applicability | Textual Information(1) | ||||||
Text Block | |
| Textual Information(1) | The company has not given any loans/guarantees/comfort letter to the promoter/promoter group, Directors or KMPS or any other entity controlled by them. |
Details of Cyber security incidence | ||||
| Whether as per Regulation 27(2)(ba) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 there has been cyber security incidents or breaches or loss of data or documents during the quarter | No | |||
Signatory Details | |
| Name of signatory | Oberoi Jangit M |
| Designation of person | Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
| Place | Chennai |
| Date | 21-10-2023 |