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MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

The Quarterly, Half Yearly and Annual Results are regularly submitted to the Stock Exchanges in accordance with the Listing Agreement and are generally published in the Indian Express, Financial Express and the Loksatta (Marathi). The Company has emailed to the Members who had provided email addresses the half yearly results of the Company. The information regarding the performance of the Company is shared with the shareholders vide the Annual Report. The official news releases, including on the quarterly and annual results and presentations made to institutional investors and analysts are also posted on the Company's website (www.tatamotors.com) in the 'Investors' sections. Members also have the facility of raising their queries/complaints on share related matters through a facility provided on the Company's website.

The Annual Report, Quarterly Results, Shareholding Pattern, Press Releases, Intimation of Board Meetings and Issuance of shares and other relevant details of the Company are posted through Corporate Filing and Dissemination System (CFDS) and NSE Electronic Application Processing System (NEAPS) portals for the information of investors.

Green Initiative:

In support of the "Green Initiative" undertaken by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company had during the Financial Year 2014-15 sent various communications including intimation of dividend and Half Yearly Communiqué results by email to those Members whose email addresses were registered with the Depositories or the Registrar and Transfer Agents. Physical copies were sent to only those Members whose email addresses were not available.

During the year three Postal Ballots were conducted by the Company, wherein Postal Ballot Notices were sent to Members in electronic form and E-voting facility was extended to the Members whose email addresses were registered with the Depositories or the Company's Registrar and Transfer Agents.

All Board and Committee meetings agenda papers are disseminated electronically on a real-time basis, by uploading them on a secured online application specifically designed for this purpose.

In view of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the Company has emailed soft copies of its Annual Report to all those shareholders who have registered their email address for the said purpose. We would greatly appreciate and encourage more Members to register their email address with their Depository Participant or the Registrar and Transfer Agent of the Company, to receive soft copies of the Annual Report, Postal Ballot Notices and other information disseminated by the Company, on a real-time basis without any delay.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

The Company is registered with the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Corporate Identity Number (CIN) allotted to the Company by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is L28920MH1945PLC004520.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FINANCIAL CALENDAR (TENTATIVE)

LISTING

The Company's shares are listed on the BSE Ltd. (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). The following are the details of the Company's shares:

Details pertaining to foreign listing and listing of debt securities of the Company are as mentioned under Outstanding Securities.

OUTSTANDING SECURITIES

Outstanding Depositary Receipts/Warrants or Convertible instruments, conversion/maturity date and likely impact on equity as on March 31, 2015, are as follows:

Depositary Receipts

Each Depository Receipts represents 5 underlying Ordinary Shares of Rs. 2/- each, post subdivision of face value of shares in September 2011:

  • 116,321,835 ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • 8,872 GDSs listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange were delisted with effect from December 25, 2014 and 44,360 underlying ordinary shares were delivered.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On October 30, 2014 the Company issued a dual tranche of Senior Unsecured Notes aggregating US$ 750 million to refinance the external commercial borrowing of the Company, incur new additional capital expenditure and for general corporate purposes. The following are the relevant details of the Notes:

There are no outstanding warrants issued by the Company.

Apart from Shares and Senior Notes, the following Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) are listed on the NSE and/or BSE under Wholesale Debt Market segment*:

The Trustees for the debentures are Vijaya Bank, Merchant Banking Division, Head Office, 41/2, M. G. Road, Trinity Circle, Bangalore – 560 001 and Central Bank of India, Merchant Banking Division, 4th Floor, Central Bank of India Building, M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.

The Company has paid Annual Listing fees for FY 2015-16 to all the Stock Exchanges (both domestic and international) where the Company's securities are listed.

MARKET INFORMATION

Market price data - monthly high/low of the closing price and trading volumes on BSE/NSE depicting liquidity of the Company's Ordinary Shares and 'A' Ordinary Shares on the said exchanges is given hereunder:-

The Performance of the Company's Stock Price vis-à-vis Sensex, Auto Index, ADR and GDR:

The monthly high and low of the Company's ADRs and GDRs is given below:

REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENTS

For share related matters, Members are requested to correspond with the Company's Registrar and Transfer Agents – M/s TSR Darashaw Limited quoting their folio no./DP ID & Client ID at the following addresses:

  1. For transfer lodgement, delivery and correspondence : TSR Darashaw Limited, Unit: Tata Motors Limited, 6-10, Haji Moosa Patrawala Industrial Estate, 20, Dr E Moses Road, (Near Famous Studios) Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 011. Tel: 022 - 6656 8484; Fax: 022 - 6656 8494;
    e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.tsrdarashaw.com
  2. For the convenience of investors based in the following cities, transfer documents and letters will also be accepted at the following branches/agencies of TSR Darashaw Limited:
    1. Bangalore: 503, Barton Centre, 5th Floor, 84, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore – 560 001.
      Tel: 080 – 25320321, Fax: 080 – 25580019,
      e-mail: [email protected]
    2. Jamshedpur: Bungalow No.1, "E" Road, Northern Town, Bistupur, Jamshedpur – 831 001.
      Tel: 0657 – 2426616, Fax: 0657 – 2426937,
      email: [email protected]
    3. Kolkata: Tata Centre, 1st Floor, 43, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700 071.
      Tel: 033 – 22883087, Fax: 033 – 22883062,
      e-mail: [email protected]
    4. New Delhi: Plot No.2/42, Sant Vihar, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi – 110 002.
      Tel : 011 – 23271805, Fax : 011 – 23271802,
      e-mail: [email protected]
    5. Ahmedabad: Agent of TSRDL – Shah Consultancy Services Pvt . Limited: 3-Sumathinath Complex, Pritam Nagar Akhada Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad -380 006.
      Tel: 079-2657 6038,
      e-mail: [email protected]

For Fixed Deposits: the investors are requested to correspond with the Registrars to the Fixed Deposits Scheme – TSR Darashaw Limited at the same addresses as mentioned above or send an e-mail at [email protected]. Tel : 022-66568484

For Rights Issue related matters: The Company launched a Rights Issue vide Letter of offer dated March 30, 2015 and Members are requested to correspond with Link Intime India Private Limited, the Registrar to the Issue, for addressing any pre-Issue/ post-Issue related matter, including all grievances relating to the ASBA process. Contact details: C-13, Pannalal Silk Mills Compound, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai 400 078;
Tel: (91 22) 6171 5400 / 9167779196/97/98/99;
Fax: (91 22) 2596 0329; Website: www.linkintime.co.in;
Email: [email protected];
Contact Person: Sachin Achar.