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Kaira Can Company Ltd

NSE: BSE: 504840

₹1311

(2.65%)

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Company History

1962

  • The Company was Incorporated on 1st March, at Mumbai as a private company.
  • The Company entered into a 5 year technical collaboration agreement with Lubecawerke GmbH, West Germany.

1967

  • The Company was made a public company on 27th April.
  • 7,524 No. of equity shares were subscribed for by Poysha Industrial Co., Ltd.

1970

  • Negotiations were finished for a technical collaboration agreement with American Can Company for a period of 10 years.

1972

  • 5,000 Bonus equity shares were issued in the prop. 1:2.
  • Government approval for the technical collaboration agreement with American Can Company was received.

1976

  • 4,500 right equity shares were issued at par in prop. 3:10.

1977

  • 19,500 right equity shares were issued at par in prop. 1:1.

1978

  • 19,500 right equity shares were issued at par in prop. 1:1 in January.

1979

  • The Company's collaborators, American Can Co. U.S.A., offered a used printing/coating line.
  • The expansion from 30 to 60 million numbers per annum was completed.
  • The Company applied for further expansion of the capacity to 120 million numbers per annum.
  • Pref. shares were redeemed on 24th June.

1980

  • The capital goods licence for used printing line was received.
  • The Company was permitted to expand its capacity from 60 million containers per annum to 18,000 tonnes tin-plate per annum.
  • 15,600 bonus shares were allotted in prop. 2:5 on 5th March.
  • Pref. shares were redeemed on 24th June.

1981

  • Equity shares were subdivided.
  • 3,27,600 bonus equity shares were issued in prop. 3:5.

1982

  • Despite demand recession, sales and profits could be maintained.
  • The first phase of the expansion project of 18,000 tonnes tin plate per annum was commissioned at Mehsana and Kanjiri.

1983

  • Sales recorded an increase mainly due to higher sales realisation and also partly due to higher volume of production.

1985

  • Margins came under pressure due to high interest charges arising out of expansion and modernisation programme.

1986

  • The improved turnover was mainly due to supplies made to edible oil industry and exports of printed sheets and components to the Middle East.

1987

  • The improved turnover was mainly due to better realisation of its products and by higher volume of production.

1990

  • Sales declined due to continuous erosion in the Rupee value.
  • 1,50,000 - 14% secured redeemable non-convertible debentures of Rs.100 each were issued on private placement basis.

2003

  • The Board approved a rights issue of equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 90 per share in the ratio of 1:18.

2007

  • Mr. A B Kulkarni and Mr. K Jagannathan were appointed as Additional Directors on the Board of the Company.

2008

  • E-mail ID for Investors Grievances was set up as [email protected]

2010

  • The company recommended an equity dividend of Rs. 2.50 per share.

2013

  • The Company have recommended a final dividend of Rs. 5.00 per share.
  • Mr. Kirat M. Patel and Mr. Vinod J. Mehta were appointed as Additional Directors on the Board of the Company.
  • Mr. Shishir K. Diwanji was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company.

2014

  • The Company appointed Mr. Shishir K. Diwanji as the Chairman of the Company.
  • The Company have recommended a final dividend of Rs. 5.00 per share.
  • The Company designated Mr. A. B. Kulkarni as Managing Director.
  • The Company designated Mr. K. Jagannathan as Whole Time Director & Chief Financial Officer.
  • The Company designated Mr. Hiten Vanjara as Company Secretary.
  • The Company received Credit Rating from ICRA Ltd.

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