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ANNUAL	REPORT
SPRS
AND CO.
“Directors	Report	and	Corporate	Social	Responsibility”	
Companies	Law	Refresher	Course	
organized	by	
Pune	Branch	of	WIRC	of	ICAI
- CS	Rahul	Sahasrabuddhe
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• VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS
PRESENTATION ARE STRICTLY MY
PERSONAL VIEWS AND NEED NOT
NECESSARILY BE VIEWS OF ANY OF
MY PAST OR PRESENT
ORGANISATIONS, I HAVE WORKED/
AM WORKINGWITH.
• CARICATURES USED IS NOT THE
WORK OF MINE.
• THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR
ACADEMIC PURPOSEONLY.
ANNUAL	REPORT
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An Annual Report is a
comprehensive report on a
company's activities
throughout the preceding
year. Annual reports are
intended to give shareholders
and other interested people
information about the
company's activities and
financial performance.
SPRS
AND CO.
What	is	included	in	Annual	Report?	
Typical	annual	reports	will	include
• General	Corporate	Information
• Accounting	policies
• Balance	sheet
• Cash	flow	statement
• Profit	and	loss	account
• Notes	to	the	financial	statements
• Auditors	report
SPRS
AND CO.
What	is	included	in	Annual	Report?	
Typical	annual	reports	will	include	
(non-audited	information)
• Chairpersons	statement
• Operating	and	financial	review
• Notice	of	AGM
• Attendance	Slip	and	Proxy	Form
• Other	features
SPRS
AND CO.
What	is	included	in	Annual	Report?	
Typical	annual	reports	will	include	(non-audited	
information)
SPRS
AND CO.
Annual	Report	Consists	of
Annual	Financial	Statements	along	with	
Auditors’	Report
Board/	Directors’	Report
Secretarial	Audit	Report,	if	applicable
SPRS
AND CO.
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BOARD	REPORT
SPRS
AND CO.
Why	Board	Report?
Some people have legitimately asked whether the
costs of governance reforms are too high. In this
context, it should be noted that the failure to
implement good governance procedures has a cost
beyond mere regulatory problems. Companies that do
not employ meaningful governance procedures will
have to pay a significant risk premium when
competing for scarce capital in today’s public markets.
N.	R	Narayana Murthy	
Chairman	
Committee	on	Corporate	Governance,	SEBI
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What	is	board	report?
• It is a document by the board to shareholders
reportingon the company'scondition
• It is an inalienable part of the annual report.
• The report includes a summary of initiatives,
activities of the board, and personal
perspectiveof the company'sfuture.
• Board Report is also known as Directors’
Report
General	Rules
• Prepared	on	the	basis	of	Stand	Alone	Financial	
Statements	of	the	company
• Separate	section	on	performance	and	financial	
position	of	its	subsidiaries,	Joint	Venture	
Companies	and	Associate	Companies
• Signed	by
– Chairperson	or
– Two	directors	including	Managing	Director,	if	any.
Disclosures	required	in	Board	Report
1.
• Under	Companies	Act,	2013
2.
•Listing	Regulations and	SEBI	(Share	Based	
Employee Benefits)	Regulations,	2014
3.
• Any	other	law	that	may	apply	to	the	company
DISCLOSURES	UNDER	
Section	134	(3)		
of	Companies	Act,	2013	
&
Rule	8	
of	the	Companies	Act	
(Accounts)	Rules.
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
Extracts	of	Annual	Return	as	provided	under	section	92(3)	Form	No.	MGT-9
1. REGISTRATION	AND	OTHER	DETAILS:
2. PRINCIPAL	BUSINESS	ACTIVITIES	OF	THE	COMPANY
3. PARTICULARS	OF	HOLDING,	SUBSIDIARY	AND	ASSOCIATE	COMPANIES
4. SHARE	HOLDING	PATTERN
a) Category-wise	Share	Holding
b) Shareholding	of	Promoters
c) Change	in	Promoters’	Shareholding
d) Shareholding	Pattern	of	top	ten	Shareholders	
e) Shareholding	of	Directors	and	Key	Managerial	Personnel:
5. INDEBTEDNESS	
6. REMUNERATION	OF	DIRECTORS	AND	KEY	MANAGERIAL	PERSONNEL
7. PENALTIES	/	PUNISHMENT/	COMPOUNDING	OF	OFFENCES
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• Number	of	meetings	held	in	a	year
– 4	meeting	in	a	year
– One	meeting	per	Quarter
– Maximum	gap	between	two	BM	not	more	
than	120	days.
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• Frauds reported by Auditors other
than reportable to CG
– 143(12)
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• Statement of Declaration given by ID
• Companies Policy with regard to the
– Qualification
– Appointment
– Remuneration
Applicable to
– Listed Cos
– Public Cos with a pd up capital more than Rs. 10
Crores
– Public Cos with a turnover more than Rs. 100 Crores
– Public Cos having loans/borrowings/Deposits over Rs.
50 Crores
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• Explanation	and	Comments	on	every	
qualification	and	reservation	 on	the	adverse	
remark	and	disclaimer	made
– By	the	auditor	in	his	report
– By	the	company	secretary	in	practice	in	his	
Secretarial	Report
• particulars	of	loans,	guarantees	or	investments	
under	section	186
• Particulars	of	contracts	and	agreements	entered	
into	in	FORM	AOC	2
– Details	of	contract	or	arrangement	that	are	Arms	
Length	Price
– Details	of	Contracts	or	arrangement	that	are	not	at	
Arms	Length	Price
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• The	state	of	the	company’s	affairs
• Amount	proposed	to	carried	to	Reserves
• Dividend	Recommended,	if	any.	
• Material	changes	subsequent	to	FY	closure
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• The	conservation	of	energy,	technology	
absorption,	foreign	exchange	earnings	and	
outgo
• Risk	Management	Policy
• Policy	developed	and	implemented	on	the	Corporate	
Social	Responsibility	initiatives	during	the	year
– Brief	outline	about	Cos	CSR	Policy
– Composition	of	CSR	Committee
– Average	NP	for	3	years
– Prescribed	CSR	expenditure
– Details	of	CSR	Spends
– Reasons	for	not	spending	prescribed	CSR	amount
– Responsibility	Statement	by	CSR	Committee
– Applicable	to:
• Co	with	a	NW	of	Rs.	500	crore
• Turnover	of	Rs.	1000	Crore
• Net	Profit	of	Rs.	5	Crore in	the	last	3	years
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
Directors	Responsibility	Statement:	
• Applicable	accounting	standards	have	been	
followed
• Consistent	Accounting	Policies	applied	to	
represent	true	and	fair	view	of	state	of	the	
affairs	of	the	Company
• Proper	and	sufficient	care	for	accounting	records	
and	fraud	detection	mechanism
• Going	concern	basis
• Internal	financial	control	for	Listed	Companies
• Mechanism	to	ensure	compliances	of	all	the	
applicable	laws.
• Details	of	performance	evaluation	made	by	
the	Board	on	its	own	performance	and	of	the	
Committees	and	individual	Directors
– Applicable	to	
• Listed	Cos
• Public	Co	having	paid	up	capital	more	than	Rs.	25	
Crores
CONTENTS	OF	REPORT	Sec		134	(3)
• Section	199	:	
(12)	Every	listed	company	shall	disclose	in	
the	Board's	report,	the	ratio	of	the	
remuneration of	each	director to	the	
median	of	employee's	remuneration.
(14)	MD	or	WTD	getting	commission	from	
the	Company may	also	get	commission	from	
its	HC	or	SC	subject	to	its	disclosure	by	the	
company	in	the	Board's	report.
DISCLOSURE	UNDER	COMPANIES	(ACCOUNTS)	
RULES,	2014
Disclosure	under	Rule	8(5):
• Financial	summary	or	highlights
• Change	in	nature	if	business,	if	any
• Details	of	change	in	the	Directors	or	key	
Managerial	Personnel
• Details	of	Deposits	accepted	during	the	
year,	remained	unpaid	or	unclaimed	as	at	
the	end	of	the	year.
• Any	material	order	passed	by	the	court	or	
regulator	affecting	the	status	or	operations	
of	the	company.
ANY	OTHER	LAW	THAT	
MAY	APPLY	TO	THE	COMPANY
For	Example
• Section	22	of	THE	SEXUAL	HARASSMENT	OF	WOMEN	AT	
WORKPLACE	(PREVENTION,	PROHIBITION	AND	REDRESSAL)	Act
– Annual	Report	of	the	Board	to	contain	No.	of	cases	filed	and	disposed	
off	during	the	year.
Suggested	List	of	Items	to	be	Included	In	the	Report	
on	Corporate	Governance	in	the	Annual	Report	of	
Companies
Non- mandatory	items	that	can	be	
included:
• Brief	statement	on	company’s	philosophy	on	
code	of	governance
• Board	of	Directors
– Composition	and	Category
– Attendance	of	each	director	at	the	Board	meetings	and	the	
last	AGM
– Number	of	other	Boards	or	Board	Committees	in	which	
he/she	is	a	member	or	Chairperson.
• Details	of	Various	Committees	of	the	Board:
– Composition	and	names	of	members	and	
Chairperson
– Meetings	and	attendance	during	the	year
• Means	of	communication
– Quarterly	results
– Newspapers	wherein	results	normally	published
– Any	website,	where	displayed
– Whether	it	also	displays	official	news	releases;	and
– The	presentations	made	to	institutional	investors	or	to	the	
analysts.
• General	Shareholder	Information:
– Date	of	Book	closure
– Dividend	Payment	Date
– Registrar	and	Transfer	Agents
– Share	Transfer	System
– Distribution	of	shareholding
– Dematerialization	of	shares	and	liquidity,	etc.
• Details	of	non-compliance	by	the	company,	
penalties,	strictures	imposed	on	the	company	
by	Stock	Exchange	or	SEBI	or	any	statutory	
authority,	on	any	matter	related	to	capital	
markets,	during	the	last	three	years.	–
Mandatory	Now
Contravention
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• Co	shall	be	liable	
• Rs.	50k	to	Rs.	2500K
• Officer
– Imprisionmentupto3	years;	or
– Rs.	50k	to	Rs.	500K
SPRS
AND CO.
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“Directors	Report	and	Corporate	Social	Responsibility”	
Companies	Law	Refresher	Course	
organized	by	
Pune	Branch	of	WIRC	of	ICAI
SPRS
AND CO.
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SPRS
AND CO.
Sec	135	(1)	&	(2)	- Applicability
• Constitute	CSR	Committee	having	3	
Directors	(1	ID)
• Disclose	composition	of	CSRC	in	BR
– NW	more	than	Rs.	500	Crore;	or
– T/O	more	than	Rs.	1000	Crore;	or
– NP	more	than	Rs.	5	Crore
SPRS
AND CO.
Sec	135	- CSRC
Shall
• Formulate	CSR	Policy
• Recommend	CSR	Obligation
• Monitor	implementation	of	CSRP
SPRS
AND CO.
Sec	135(5)
Shall
• Formulate	CSR	Policy
• Recommend	CSR	Obligation
• Monitor	implementation	of	CSRP
SPRS
AND CO.
Sec	135	- Compliance
(5)	The	Board	of	every	company	referred	to	in	sub-
section	(1),	shall	ensure	that	the	company	spends,	
in	every	financial	year,	at	least	two	per	cent, of	the	
average	net	profits	of	the	company	made	during	
the	three	immediately	preceding	financial	years,	in	
pursuance	of	its	Corporate	Social	Responsibility	
Policy:	……….
Provided	further	that	if	the	company	fails	to	spend	
such	amount,	the	Board	shall,	in	its	report	made	
under	clause	(o)	of	sub-section	(3)	of	section	134,	
specify	the	reasons	for	not	spending	the	amount.	
SPRS
AND CO.
Contact	Co-ordinates
CS Rahul P. Sahasrabuddhe
Founding Partner
SPRS And Co
Company Secretaries
Mobile No. 98 196 500 45
Email: RAHUL@SPRSCS.COM
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Board of Directors' Report and CSR- Co Act 2013