The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 2nd Integrated
Annual Report of ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited ('the Company')
together with the audited financial statements (standalone & consolidated) and
auditors' report thereon for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Particulars |
Year ended March 31,2025 |
Year ended March 31,2024 |
Year ended March 31,2025 |
Year ended March 31,2024 |
Revenue from Operations |
3,80,408.92 |
3,78,370.85 |
3,83,096.25 |
3,81,564.74 |
Other Income |
10,974.90 |
9,577.37 |
10,819.72 |
9,481.61 |
Total Income |
3,91,383.82 |
3,87,948.22 |
3,93,915.97 |
3,91,046.35 |
Profit before interest depreciation and tax |
73,520.17 |
65,891.45 |
73,927.53 |
66,123.85 |
Finance Costs |
570.47 |
500.91 |
570.47 |
500.91 |
Depreciation and amortisation |
12,270.06 |
10,948.78 |
12,425.23 |
10,979.88 |
Profit before tax |
60,679.64 |
54,441.76 |
60,931.83 |
54,643.06 |
Provision for taxation (including deferred tax and tax
relating to earlier years) |
14,813.82 |
13,963.82 |
14,858.83 |
13,998.41 |
Profit after tax |
45,865.82 |
40,477.94 |
46,073.00 |
40,644.65 |
Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss) for the year net of tax |
(426.22) |
(58.63) |
(426.22) |
(58.63) |
Total Comprehensive Income for the year Net of Tax |
45,439.60 |
40,419.31 |
45,646.78 |
40,586.02 |
2. DIVIDEND
Based on the Company's performance, the Board of Directors has
recommended a dividend of INR 19/- per equity share for the year ended March 31, 2025. The
dividend on equity shares if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of INR
3,603.84/- lakhs and a dividend payout ratio of 7.86 % of the standalone profits of the
Company.
The Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") is available on the Company's
website at ZF CV India Investor Relations
Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend to IEPF:
Dividends that are unclaimed/unpaid for a period of seven years are
required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
("IEPF") administered by the Central Government, as per Companies Act 2013
("the Act"). An amount of INR 507,024 /- (Rupees Five Lakhs Seven Thousand and
Twenty-Four only) being unclaimed Final dividend of the Company for the financial year
ended March 31, 2017 was transferred in November, 2024 to IEPF.
Transfer to reserves
The Standalone closing balance of the retained earnings of the Company
for financial year 202425, after all appropriation and adjustments was INR 2,953.51
crores.
The Board of Directors has decided to retain the entire amount of
profit for the FY 2024-25 in the retained earnings.
3. PERFORMANCE
During the year 2024-25, the Company achieved a total income of INR
3,914 crores as against INR 3,879 crores in the previous year. The profit before tax was
INR 607 crores as against INR 544 crores in the previous year and the Profit after tax was
INR 459 crores as against INR 405 crores in the previous year. There has been no change in
the nature of business of the Company during the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
4. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Capital expenditure of INR 161 crores was incurred during FY 2024-25 as
against the planned estimate of INR 200 crores. The unspent capex is expected to be
utilised in the FY 2025-26, primarily due to projects
that were scheduled for completion within FY 2024-25, was deferred to
FY 2025-26.
Capital Expenditure of INR 190 crores is planned for FY 2025-26.
5. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has 8 (eight) Directors with the
combination of 1 (one) Executive and 7 (Seven) Non-Executive Directors including 2 (two)
Women Independent Directors. Out of 7 (seven) NonExecutive Directors, 4 (four) are
Independent Directors.
During the year, the Members approved the following appointment and
re-appointment of Directors:
Appointment of Mr. Akash Passey (DIN
01 198068) as a Non-executive Non- Independent Director & Chairman
of the Company with effect from May 22, 2024.
Appointment of Mr. Neeraj Sagar (DIN 09475452) as an Independent
Director of the Company for a term of five years from May 22, 2024 to May 21, 2029.
Re-appointment of Mr. P Kaniappan (DIN 02696192) as Managing
Director of the Company for a period of 6 months from June 17, 2024 to December 31,2024
and for a further period of 6 months from January 01, 2025 to June 30, 2025.
During the year, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr.
Paramjit Singh Chadha (DIN 06972549) as Managing Director of the Company with effect from
July 01, 2025 to December 31, 2027 subject to the approval of the shareholders.
Mr. Mahesh Chhabria (DIN 00166049), Independent Director of the
Company, has completed his first term of 5 (five) years, on the close of business hours on
May 15, 2025 and being eligible for re-appointment has been re-appointed for another term
of 5 consecutive years from May 16, 2025 to May 15, 2030, subject to approval of
shareholders.
Appointment of Dr. Lars Orlik (DIN: 10390472) as Non-Executive and
Non-Independent Director with effect from August 21, 2025, liable to retire by rotation,
is proposed in the ensuing AGM, for the approval of the shareholders.
Retirement by rotation
Mr. Philippe Colpron, Non-Executive Director,
(DIN 08344534) expressed his unwillingness for reappointment at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting due to his increased responsibilities of being the
Executive Vice President - Aftermarket of the ZF Group.
The vacancy of the retiring Director i.e. Mr. Philippe Colpron is not
filled up.
Independent Directors
In terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the
Act") and SEBI Listing Regulations, Mr. Mahesh Chhabria, Ms. Amrita Verma Chowdhury,
Ms. Rashmi Urdhwareshe and Mr. Neeraj Sagar are Independent Directors of the Company as on
March 31, 2025.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the
requisite expertise and experience and are persons of high integrity and repute. They
fulfil the conditions specified in the applicable laws and are independent of the
management of the Company.
All Independent Directors of the Company have given requisite
declarations under Section 149(7) of the Act, that they meet the criteria of independence
as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder,
Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI Listing Regulations and have complied with the Code of Conduct
of the Company as applicable to the Board of Directors and Senior Management.
During the year under review, Independent Directors of the Company had
no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees,
commission and reimbursement of expenses, if any, paid to them.
In terms of Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the
Independent Directors have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or
situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact
their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgement and
without any external influence. The Company has received confirmation from all the
Independent Directors about their registration on the Independent Directors Database
maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, in terms of Section 150 of the
Act, read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,
2014.
A separate meeting of Independent Directors was held during the year as
per the provisions of the Companies Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
Key Managerial Personnel
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014, the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company for the FY 2024-25 are as follows: -
Mr. P Kaniappan - Managing Director Ms. Sweta Agarwal - Chief Financial
Officer Ms. Muthulakshmi M - Company Secretary
6. AUDIT COMMITTEE AND AUDITORS
6.1 Audit Committee
The details pertaining to the composition of the Audit Committee are
included in the Corporate Governance Report, which is a part of this report.
6.2 Statutory Auditor
M/s. B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, holding firm
Registration No 101248W/W-100022 have been re-appointed as statutory auditors of the
Company, by the shareholders, for a second term of five consecutive years from the
conclusion of 20th Annual General Meeting, up to the conclusion of the 25th
Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2029, as per the Section 139
of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Consolidated remuneration paid to Auditors / to affiliated firms /
entities for Audit and services rendered in other capacities is included in the Corporate
Governance Report, which is a part of this report.
The Auditors' report for the financial year 2024-25 does not contain
any qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer and the same is attached
with the annual financial statements.
6.3 Secretarial Auditor
M/s. Sriram Krishnamurthy & Co., (formerly known as S.
Krishnamurthy & Co.,), Company Secretaries have carried out Secretarial Audit under
the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, for the financial year 202425 and submitted
their report, which is annexed to this report as Annexure - 5. The said secretarial audit
report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.
The Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendation of
the Audit Committee, recommended the appointment of M/s. V Suresh Associates, a firm of
Company Secretaries in Practice (Firm Registration Number: P2016TN053700) as the
Secretarial auditor of the Company to hold office for a period of 5 (five) consecutive
years commencing from the conclusion of the 21st Annual General Meeting (FY
2025-26) till the conclusion of the 26th Annual General Meeting (FY 2029-30),
to conduct the secretarial audit as required under section 204 of the Act, for the
approval of the Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
6.4 Cost Auditor
As per Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company is
required to have the audit of its cost records by a Cost Accountant. The Board of
Directors of the Company has on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, approved the
re-appointment of M/s. A. N Raman & Associates, Cost Accountants in Practice
(Registration No. 102111) as the Cost Auditors of the Company to audit the cost records
for relevant products prescribed under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014
for the year ending March 31, 2026. M/s. A. N Raman & Associates confirmed under
Section 139(1) of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder and furnished a certificate of
their eligibility and consent for appointment.
The Board on recommendations of the Audit Committee have approved the
remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor, subject to ratification of their remuneration by
the Shareholders at the upcoming AGM. The resolution approving the above proposal is being
placed for approval of the Shareholders in the Notice for this AGM.
The cost accounts and records of the Company are duly prepared and
maintained as required under Section 148(1) of Act.
The cost audit report for the year 2023-24 has been filed with the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the prescribed form within due date. The cost audit
report for the year 2024-25 will also be filed within the stipulated time.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors and
Secretarial Auditor have not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by
its Officers or Employees to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies
Act, 2013.
7. PARTICULARS OF LOANS,
GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
During the year under review, the Company has not made any investment
nor Guarantee nor security to any person or other body corporate under Section 186 of the
Act.
The Company had given Inter-Corporate Loan amounting to INR 10 crores
to M/s. ZF CV Control Systems Manufacturing India Private Limited (Wholly owned
subsidiary) during the Financial Year 2023-24 and the same has been repaid as per the
terms of the said Loan Agreement, as on the date of this report.
The Company had invested a sum of INR 2.33 lakhs as paid-up share
capital (2,334 equity shares of INR 100 each) in Santhi Renewables Energies Private
Limited on July 04, 2024 as part of Captive Power Purchase.
8. WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY
ZF CV Control Systems Manufacturing India Private Limited was
incorporated with effect from January 05, 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary (WoS) of the
Company, to Manufacture and sale of auto ancillary parts for domestic and export markets.
The Share capital of the WoS is INR 100 lakhs and it has commenced its
commercial production in the financial year 2022-23. Total income of the WoS was at INR
3,314.30 lakhs as against INR 3,475.93 lakhs in the previous year. The profit before tax
was at INR 253.20 lakhs as against INR 201.52 lakhs in the previous year and the Profit
after tax was INR 208.19 lakhs as against INR 166.93 lakhs in the previous year. There has
been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial year ended
March 31, 2025. Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of the
WoS is given in Annexure -3 to this report.
9. ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE BOARD'S PERFORMANCE
The Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its performance and
as well as that of its Committees and Directors, including the Chairman of the Board as
per the requirements as specified in the guidance note issued by the Securities Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The performance
evaluation exercise was carried out through a structured evaluation process (by
circulation of detailed evaluation matrix to all the Directors and was reviewed &
confirmed by each Director) covering various aspects of the functioning of the Board and
Committees such as their composition, experience & competencies, performance of
specific duties & obligations, governance issues etc.
NRC reviewed the performance of individual Directors on the basis of
criteria as specified in the Guidance note and in a separate meeting of Independent
Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole was
evaluated. The above evaluations were then discussed in the Board meeting and performance
evaluation of Independent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the
Independent Director being evaluated and the Board was satisfied with their performances,
which reflected the overall engagement of the Board, Committees, and the Directors with
the Company.
10. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents
in a fair and transparent manner by adopting the highest standards of professionalism,
honesty, integrity, and ethical behaviour. In line with the ZF Code of Conduct ('CoC'),
any actual or potential violation, howsoever insignificant or perceived as such, would be
a matter of serious concern for the Company. The role of the employees in pointing out
such violations of the CoC cannot be undermined. Hence, the Company has established a
vigil mechanism through "ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited Whistle
Blower Policy" to enable employees, trainees, directors, and vendors of the Company,
to report genuine concerns, unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud, violation of
Company's Insider Trading Code, any unlawful act or violation of the Company's Code of
Conduct.
The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimisation of
the whistle blower and direct access to the Chairman of the audit committee.
During the year under review, the Company had received four whistle
blower complaints and the allegations levelled in the complaints were not substantiated
during the investigation.
11. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
As mandated by SEBI, the Company is publishing its Business
Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) from the Financial Year 2021-22. The
Company is in 277th Position (BSE) as per the average market capitalisation
from July 1, 2024 to December 31,
2024, hence as per the Listing Regulations, the Company has prepared
the BRSR for the year ended March 31, 2025, as per the prescribed format which forms part
of this annual report.
SEBI, through Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-SEC-2/P/ CIR/2023/122 dated July
12, 2023, has outlined the mandatory requirement for top 250 companies by market
capitalisation to obtain reasonable assurance of their BRSR Core Principles for FY
2024-25. Since, the Company was at 277th position as per the average market
capitalisation from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 not mandated to comply with this
requirement.
Managing Director of the Company is responsible for the implementation
and oversight of the Policies relating to various principles of BRSR and to take forward
the ESG initiatives.
12. STATUTORY STATEMENTS
12.1 Conservation of energy, Research & Development Expenses and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo
Information regarding conservation of energy, research &
development expenses and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in Annexure 1 to
this report, as per the requirements of Section 134(3)(m) of the Act.
12.2 Corporate Social Responsibility
The Company's CSR initiatives and activities are aligned to the
requirements of Section 135 of the Act. A brief outline of the CSR policy of the Company
and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year are set
out in Annexure 2 of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. This Policy is available on the Company's
website at ZF CV India Investor Relations
For other details regarding the CSR Committee, please refer to the
Corporate Governance Report, which is part of this report.
12.3 Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) & 134(5) of the Act, the Board of
Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there are no material departures.
b. The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as on March 31, 2025 and
of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act
for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
d. The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively; and
f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
13. DISCLOSURES UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
13.1 Extract of the Annual Return:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the
Annual Return as on March 31, 2025 is available on the Company's website at ZF CV India
Investor Relations.
13.2 Number of Board Meetings:
The Board of Directors met four times during FY 2024-25. The details of
the Board meetings and the attendance of the Directors is provided in the Corporate
Governance Report which is part of this report.
13.3 Committees of Board of Directors:
Details of memberships and attendance of various committee meetings are
given in Corporate Governance Report. The Board has accepted / considered all
recommendations made by the Committees to the Board during the financial year.
13.4 Related Party Transactions:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year were on an arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business.
There are no related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel, or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with
the interest of the Company at large.
As per regulation 23(4) of Listing Regulations, prior approval of
shareholders through postal ballot was obtained for the material related party
transactions for the year ended March 31, 2025 entered between the Company and M/s ZF CV
Systems Global GmbH, fellow subsidiary of the Company, on March 09, 2024 and the actual
transactions for the year ended March 31, 2025 with the entity is enclosed as Annexure - 4
to this report.
Also, prior approval of shareholders for the proposed material related
party transactions for the financial year 2025-26 between the Company and M/s. ZF CV
Systems Global GmbH, fellow subsidiary of the Company, was obtained through postal ballot
on March 22, 2025.
All transactions with related parties are placed before the audit
committee and prior approval of the audit committee is obtained. The Company has developed
a Related Party Transactions Policy for the purpose of identification and monitoring of
such transactions.
13.5 Internal financial control systems and their adequacy:
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy
are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which is a part of this
report.
13.6 Risk management:
The Board of Directors of the Company has a Risk Management Committee
to frame, implement, monitor the risk management activities and review the Enterprise Risk
Management framework of the Company. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the
area of financial risks and controls.
The development and implementation of risk management policy has been
covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this report.
14. POLICIES
The following policies approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company were uploaded and are available in the Company's website at the web link: ZF CV
India Investor Relations
14.1.1 Code of Business conduct and ethics by the Board Members
& Senior Management
14.1.2 Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
14.1.3 Related Party Transaction Policy
14.1.4 Nomination and Remuneration Policy
14.1.5 Whistle Blower Policy
14.1.6 Policy for Prohibition of Insider Trading
14.1.7 Policy on Criteria for Determining Materiality of Events
14.1.8 Dividend Distribution Policy
14.1.9 Corporate Governance Policy
14.1.10 Policy on Familiarisation of Independent Directors and
Other Programs
14.1.11 Material subsidiary policy
14.1.12 Policy for Preservation and Archival of Documents
14.2 Company's policy on Directors' appointment and
remuneration including criteria determining for qualification, positive
attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under Section 178(3) of
the Act is provided in the Corporate Governance Report which is a part of this report and
is also available on the Company's website at ZF CV India Investor Relations
15. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information under Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5 of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014:
15.1 The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median
remuneration of the employees and percentage increase in remuneration of each Director,
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in the financial year and
such other details as required are as given below:
Sl No Name of the Directors/Key Managerial
Personnel and . . Designation |
Ratio of remuneration to the employee's
median remuneration |
% increase / (decrease) in remuneration
in the financial year |
Executive Directors and Key Managerial Personnel |
|
|
Mr. P. Kaniappan, Managing Director |
39.87 |
(33.35) |
Non-Executive Directors |
|
|
Mr. Mahesh Chhabria, Independent Director |
3.84 |
4.61 |
Mr. Neeraj Sagar,* Independent Director |
2.39 |
NA |
Ms. Amrita Verma Chowdhury, Independent Director |
2.82 |
4.46* |
Ms. Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Independent Director |
2.73 |
4.63# |
Key Managerial Personnel |
|
|
Ms. Sweta Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer |
NA |
(11.67) & |
Ms. M. Muthulakshmi, Company Secretary |
NA |
33.23 |
*Ms. Amrita Verma Chowdhury was appointed as an Independent Director on
October 27, 2023. The remuneration of FY 2023-24 is annualised for the calculation.
#Rashmi Urdhwareshe was appointed as an Independent Director on March
20, 2024. The remuneration of FY 2023-24 is annualised for the calculation.
&Ms. Sweta Agarwal was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer on
January 10, 2024. The remuneration of FY 2023-24 is annualised for the calculation.
*Mr. Neeraj Sagar was appointed as an Independent Director on May 22,
2024.
Directors other than those mentioned above have not drawn any
remuneration including Sitting Fees & Commission, for the financial year 2024-25.
15.2 The percentage increase in the median remuneration of
employees in the financial year: 11.66%
15.3 The number of permanent employees on the rolls of company as
on March 31, 2025: 2,488.
15.4 Average percentage increase already made in the salaries of
employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year is in the range
of 9 to 11 %. Percentage increase in the managerial remuneration in the last financial
year: (35.58%).
There was no increase in the managerial remuneration compared to the
previous year. With respect to the Managerial Personnel, variable component is paid in the
form of incentive, as per the remuneration policy of the Company and based on the
financial and nonfinancial parameters and based on their individual performance and the
performance of the Company. The Board at its meeting dated May 15, 2025, approved the
commission to be paid to Independent Directors as INR 36.75 lakhs to Mr. Mahesh Chhabria,
INR 26.25 lakhs to Ms. Amrita Verma Chowdhury, INR 26.25 lakhs Ms. Rashmi Urdhwareshe and
INR 22.58 lakhs to Mr. Neeraj Sagar respectively.
15.5 The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration
availed by the Directors: Independent Directors have been paid sitting fees for attending
meetings of the Board and Committees and paid a profit related commission, but not
exceeding 1% of the net profit of the Company for the financial year. However, variable
component is paid in the form
of incentive, as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company and based
on the financial and non-financial parameters, to Mr. P. Kaniappan, Managing Director.
15.6 The remuneration of Directors and employees are as per the
remuneration policy of the Company.
15.7 The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms
of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12)
of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this
report. Further, this report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the
aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for
inspection and any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the
Company Secretary.
16. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has complied with the provisions of the Listing Regulations
concerning corporate governance and a report to this effect is attached, as required by
Under Schedule V of the Listing Regulation. The certificate issued by the auditors of the
Company
regarding compliance with the corporate governance requirements is also
annexed to this report. The Managing Director (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
of the Company have certified to the board on financial statements and other matters in
accordance with Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations pertaining to CEO / CFO
certification for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. Further, applicable Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India have been complied with.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as required by the Listing Regulation and
various disclosures required under the Act is also attached and forms part of this report.
17. FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has a structured familiarisation program for Independent
Directors of the Company which also extends to other Non-Executive Directors to ensure
that Directors are familiarised with their function, role, rights, responsibilities, and
the nature of the Company Business viz., automotive component industry and ZF global
business model, etc. The Board of Directors has complete access to the information within
the Company. Presentations are made to the Board of Directors at all the Meetings and all
Committees of the Board on various matters, where Directors get an opportunity to interact
with Senior Management. Presentations, inter alia, cover the Company's strategy, business
model, operations, markets, organisation structure, product offerings, finance, risk
management framework, quarterly and annual results, human resources, technology, quality,
and such other areas as may arise from time to time.
The Company also issues appointment letters to the Independent
Directors which also incorporates their role, duties and responsibilities. Further,
regulatory updates on regulatory changes are also periodically placed before the Board.
The details of familiarisation programme have been hosted in the web site of the Company
under the weblink ZF CV India Investor Relations
18. OTHER PARTICULARS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the year ended March 31, 2025.
There are no significant and material orders passed by
regulators or courts or tribunals, which would impact the going concern status of the
Company and its future operations.
The Company does not have any associate or joint venture during
the financial year
2024-25, apart from one wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in the
financial year 2021-22.
There was no Company which has become or ceased to be Company's
subsidiary, Joint venture or associate during the financial year 2024-25.
The Company has not raised any funds during the year.
The Company has not taken any loan during the year and neither
there are any outstanding loans as on March 31, 2025. Hence there were no instances of any
one-time settlement, nor any valuation done in this regard.
The Company neither filed an application during the year under
review nor there are any proceedings pending against the Company under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as of March 31, 2025.
The Company has not transferred any amount to general reserves
during the year ended March 31, 2025.
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the
financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial
year March 31, 2025 and at the date of this report.
Disclosure Under THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has adopted the Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with
the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. In compliance with the provisions under Section 4
of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &
Redressal) Act, 2013, Internal Complaints
Committee (ICC) of the Company has been constituted to redress
complaints regarding sexual harassment. 2 Complaints were received and resolved during the
year 2024-25 and there are no complaints pending for resolutions.
19. INTEGRATED REPORT
The Company has voluntarily provided Integrated Report, which
encompasses both financial and non-financial information to enable the Members to take
well-informed decisions and have a better understanding of the Company's longterm
perspective. The Report also touches upon aspects such as organisation's strategy,
governance framework, performance and prospects of value creation based on the six forms
of capital viz. financial capital, intellectual capital, human capital, manufactured
capital, social capital and natural capital.
Acknowledgement
The Directors thank the vehicle manufacturers, distributors, vendors
and bankers for their continued support and assistance. The Directors gratefully
acknowledge the support rendered by ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The Directors wish to place on
record their appreciation of the excellent work done by employees of the Company at all
levels during the year. The Directors specially thank the shareholders for the confidence
reposed by them in the Company.