In continuation to our Intimation dated 07th July 2025, with reference to our earlier submission of (01/2025-2026) Extra-Ordinary General Meeting dated 07th July 2025 to be held at the ....
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Accel Limited has issued an addendum to its EGM notice (originally dated 7 July 2025) for the proposed amalgamation of its subsidiary Accel Media Ventures Limited with itself, under Sections 230-232 of the Companies Act. The EGM is scheduled for 9 August 2025 at 11:30 AM in Chennai to seek shareholder, secured creditor, and unsecured creditor approval, pursuant to an NCLT Chennai order dated 27 June 2025. The addendum fills in information that was inadvertently left out of the original notice, including a correction of point numbering (IV to VI), details of disputed claims against the company totalling around Rs 671 lakhs (income tax, customs, PF, civil suits, etc.), and disclosure of a SEBI order against promoter N R Panicker with a Rs 1 crore penalty and a 2-year market access ban (appeal pending at SAT Mumbai). It also discloses the transferor company's deeply negative net worth of Rs (8.00) crore as of 31 March 2025 after six straight years of losses, the post-merger consolidated balance sheet showing total assets of about Rs 187.92 crore against liabilities of Rs 124.21 crore, and a tax benefit of Rs 3.74 crore estimated from the merger.
Shareholders should note the transferor company being absorbed is loss-making with negative net worth, which could dilute the merged entity's equity quality. The disclosed SEBI action against a promoter and pending tax/customs disputes add governance risk and are material facts for voting at the 9 August 2025 EGM. The merger itself does not appear to involve issuance of new listed securities to shareholders, and the scheme remains subject to NCLT and SEBI approval.