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BSE: 532373ISIN: INE434B01029INDUSTRY: IT Consulting & Software

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Year End :2018-03 

Dear Members,

The Directors are pleased to present 23rd Annual Report and the Company's Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2018.

Financial Performance

The Company's financial performance, both Standalone and Consolidated, for the year ended March 31, 2018 is summarised below:

(Rs. in lakhs)

Revenue from Operations

7983.74

8004.62

8072.69

8059.17

Other Income

88.89

94.43

68.20

86.79

Total Revenue

8072.63

8099.05

8140.89

8145.96

Profit Before Depreciation, Interest and Taxes

1233.38

1039.92

879.55

983.82

Finance Cost

94.36

119.51

94.61

119.63

Depreciation and Amortisation

936.76

774.04

962.68

798.34

Profit Before Tax

202.25

146.38

(177.74)

65.85

Provision for Tax

62.33

49.17

(30.48)

26.87

Other Comprehensive Income

0.89

1.38

0.57

1.38

Profit / (Loss) for the Year

140.82

98.59

(146.69)

40.36

Earnings Per Share (Equity share par value Rs. 10/- each) Basic (Rs. per share)

0.56

0.42

0.59

0.17

Consolidated Accounts

The Consolidated Financial Statement of your Company for the Financial Year 2017-18 are prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules issued thereunder, applicable Indian Accounting Standards and the provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Subsidiary Company

During the year, the Board of Directors ('the Board') reviewed the affairs of the subsidiary. Pursuant to Regulation 33 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and the Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Consolidated Financial Statements of your Company and its subsidiary is provided in this Annual Report.

Further, a statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of our subsidiary in the prescribed format AOC-1 is included in this report as Annexure - III and forms an integral part of this Report.

The Financial Statement of the subsidiary company and the related information is available for inspection by the members at the registered office of the Company during the business hours on all days except Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays upto the date of Annual General Meeting as required under section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Management Discussion and Analysis Report

Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under Regulation 34(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate section forming integral part of this Annual Report.

Dividend and Reserves

In order to conserve the available resources for future, the Board of Directors of the Company have not recommended any Dividend for the Financial Year 2017-18.

Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividends

Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (Rules), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government, after completion of seven years from the date of transfer to Unclaimed Dividend Account of the Company.

Further, according to the Rules, the shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the Demat Account of the IEPF Authority. The said requirement does not apply to the orders of Court, Tribunal or Statutory Authority, restraining transfer of the shares.

The due date for transfer of unpaid dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is given in the Corporate Governance Report. The shareholders are requested to verify their records and claim their unclaimed dividends for the past years, if not claimed.

The details of the consolidated unclaimed / unpaid dividend details as required by the Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules,2012, for all the unclaimed / unpaid dividend accounts outstanding (upto the date of 22nd Annual General Meeting on 3rd August, 2017) in terms of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No.G.S.R 352(E) dated May 10, 2012 has been uploaded on the Company's website www.wepsolutions.co.in.

Share Capital

During the year under review, the Company allotted 10,00,000 Convertible Warrants of Face Value Rs. 10/- each at a price of Rs. 60/-(including a premium of Rs. 50/-) to Promoters on a preferential basis.

Further during the year under review, the Company allotted 42,900 Equity shares of Rs. 10/- each pursuant to exercise of stock options under the Employees Stock Option Plan 2011.

Consequently the paid up equity share capital of the Company stood at Rs. 25,12,25,720 consisting of 2,51,22,572 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each.

Public Deposit

During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section 73 and 74 of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules,2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).

Corporate Governance

Pursuant to Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, your company adheres to the Corporate Governance Code as prescribed by the Bombay Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

A detailed Corporate Governance Report is made a part of this Annual Report. A certificate from Practicing Company Secretary regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 is attached to this Report.

Board of Directors

Company's Policy relating to appointment / re-appointment of Directors, Payment of Managerial Remuneration, Induction, Performance Evaluation and other related matters are as mentioned below:

A. Inductions

During the year under review there was no change in Directors of your Company.

B. Retirement by Rotation and Subsequent Re-appointment

Pursuant to Sections 149, 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, one third of such of the Directors as are liable to retire by rotation, shall retire every year and, if eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment at every Annual General Meeting.

Dr. A.L Rao is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Dr. A.L Rao has confirmed his eligibility and willingness to accept the office of the Director of your Company, if confirmed by the Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. In the opinion of your Directors, Dr. A L Rao has requisite qualifications and experience which would be useful for your Company and would enable him to contribute effectively to your Company in his capacity as the Director of your Company.

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules issued thereunder, the Listing Regulations, as amended and the Articles of Association of the Company, the Independent Directors and the Managing Director of the Company are not liable to retire by rotation.

C. Re-appointment

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Articles of Association of the Company, Ram N Agarwal has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company with effect from 16th February, 2018 by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 15th February, 2018 on the recommendation of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. A separate resolution seeking members approval for confirmation of his appointment has been included in the Notice of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Company along with his brief profile.

D. Resignation of Director

H V Gowthama, Independent Director (DIN: 00250122) has resigned from the Board and all Committees of the Board w.e.f 26th June, 2018.

Prashee Agarwal, Non-Executive Director (DIN: 03420048) has resigned from the Board w.e.f. 27th July, 2018.

E. Performance Evaluation of Director

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, performance evaluation of the Board, its Committees and individual Directors was conducted.

A separate meeting of the Independent Directors was convened, which reviewed the performance of the Board as a whole, the Non-Independent Directors and the Chairman of the Company against the objectives set at the beginning of the year.

The Directors carried out the Annual Performance Evaluation of the Board, Committees of the Board and Individual Directors along with assessing the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company management and the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.

F. Committees of the Board

The details of the powers, functions, composition and meetings of the Committees of the Board held during the year are given in the Report on Corporate Governance section forming part of this Annual Report.

G. Independent Directors' Declaration

Independent Directors have submitted a declaration that each of them meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force).

Further, there has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as 'Independent Director' during the year under review.

H. Familiarization Program for Independent Directors

Pursuant to Regulation 25(7) and Regulation 46(2)(i) of Chapter IV of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company conducts the 'Familiarization Program' when a new Independent Director joins the Board of the Company.

'Familiarization Program' provide an opportunity to the Independent Directors to interact with the senior leadership team of the Company and help them to understand their roles, rights and responsibilities, Company's strategy, business model, operations, service and product offerings, markets, organization structure, finance, human resources, technology, quality, facilities and risk management and such other areas as may arise from time to time. The details of the 'Familiarization Program' have also been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.wepsolutions.co.in.

I. Statutory Disclosures

H V Gowthama, Independent Director (DIN: 00250122) has resigned from the Board and all Committees of the Board w.e.f 26th June, 2018. H V Gowthama, Independent Director (DIN: 00250122) appears in the list of directors published by the MCA who are disqualified to act as a Director u/s 164 (2) read with rule 14(5) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.

H V Gowthama, had informed the Board that his disqualification in the list published by the MCA is attributed to non-fling of Financial Statements by a Company in Vijayawada of which he was never a Director. However, due to a technical error his name appeared as a Director in that Company, due to which, his name has been included in the list of Defaulter Directors by the MCA. He also informed that he is in the process of getting this error rectified by appropriate authorities.

Your Directors have made necessary disclosures as required under various provisions of section of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(5) of Companies Act, 2013 with respect to the Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:

a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the Financial Year 2017-18, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there are no material departures;

b) The Directors have 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;

c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 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 have 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 have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Material Changes and Commitments

No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statements relate and the date of this Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings / Outgo

The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required under Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure-I and is attached to this Report.

Number of Meetings of the Board

The Board met seven times during the Financial Year, the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report that forms part of this Annual Report. The intervening gap between any two meetings was within the period prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013.

Extract of Annual Return

Pursuant to the provisions of the Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the extract of Annual return of the Company in Form MGT - 9 for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2018 is included in this Report as Annexure - II and forms an integral part of this Report.

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives

Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to the Company.

Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments

Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 form part of the notes to the financial statements provided in this Annual Report.

Statutory Auditors and Their Report

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules framed thereunder, M/s. N M Raiji & Co, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Firm Registration Number: 108296W) were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Company untill the conclusion of 26th Annual General Meeting subject to ratification of the appointment at every Annual General Meeting.

In accordance with the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, enforced on 7th May, 2018 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the appointment of Statutory Auditors is not required to be ratified at every Annual General Meeting.

The Report given by the Auditors on the financial statement of the Company is part of this Report. There has been no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Auditors in their Report.

The Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee of the Company in the year under review. The observations of the Auditor, together with notes to accounts referred to in the Auditor's Report are self explanatory and do not call any further explanation from the Directors.

Secretarial Auditors

Pursuant to the provision of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company has appointed S Kannan and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, Bengaluru (Firm Registration No.: S2017KR473100) as the 'Secretarial Auditor' of the Company to conduct the Secretarial Audit as prescribed under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2018 in Form MR-3 is presented in Annexure-IV attached to this Report.

Related Party Transactions

All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and that the provision of Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted.

Further, there are no material related party transactions during the year under review with the Promoters, Directors, and Key Managerial Personnel. Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review and approval on annual basis.

Form AOC-2 pursuant to clause (h) of Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure-V attached to this Report.

The Policy to determine materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board of Directors is available on the Company's website www.wepsolutions.co.in.

Risk Management

The Company has a well-defined process in place to ensure appropriate identification and treatment of risks. The identification of risks is done at strategic, business, operational and process level. While the mitigation plan and actions for risks belonging to strategic, business and key critical operational risks are driven by senior leadership, for rest of the risks, operating managers drive the conception and subsequent action and mitigation plan.

As per the requirements of Regulation 21 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 your company has constituted a Risk Management Committee to oversee the Risk Management efforts in your company. The details of Committee and its terms of reference including elements of risk as identified for the Company are set out in the Corporate Governance Report and Management Discussion and Analysis Report (MDA) forming part of this Report.

The key strategic, business and operational risks which are significant in terms of their impact to the overall objectives of the Company along with status of the mitigation plans are periodically presented and discussed in the Risk Management Committee (RMC) meetings. Inputs from the Risk Management Committee are duly incorporated in the action plans. All significant risks are well integrated with functional and business plans and are reviewed on a regular basis by the senior leadership.

Internal Control System and Their Adequacy

According to Section 134(5)(e)of the Companies Act, 2013, the term Internal Financial Control (IFC) means the policies and procedures adopted by the company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company's policies, safeguarding of company's assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information.

The Company has well placed, proper and adequate Internal Financial Control (IFC) system which ensures that all assets are safeguarded and protected and that the transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly. The Internal Auditors of the company M/s. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bengaluru independently evaluate the adequacy of internal controls and concurrently audit the majority of the transactions in value terms.

Independence of audit is ensured by direct reporting of the Internal Auditors to the Audit Committee of the Board.

During the year, the Internal Auditors have also been engaged for providing assistance in improving Internal Financial Control (IFC) framework.

Significant / Material Orders Passed by the Regulators or Courts

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

Employee Stock Option Plan

The Company has Employee Stock Option Plan 2011 and Employees Stock Option Plan 2016 which are administered by the Nomination and Compensation Committee for the benefit of employees.

During the Financial Year 2017-18, there has been no change in the Employee Stock Option Plan 2011 and Employees Stock Option Plan 2016 of the Company.

During the Financial Year 2017-18; 42,900 Options were exercised by the employees after vesting. Accordingly the Company has made the allotment 11,700 Equity Shares on 27th May, 2017 and 31,200 Equity Shares on 18th November, 2017.

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and as required under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Guidelines, the applicable disclosures as on 31st March, 2018 is as tabulated below:

ESOP Plan 2011

ESOP Plan 2016

Date of Shareholders' Approval

27th September, 2017

22nd September, 2016

Total number of Options approved under the scheme

6,00,000

6,00,000

Vesting Schedule

On Completion of 12 months from the date of Grant of Options

30% vesting

30% vesting

On Completion of 24 months from the date of Grant of Options

30% vesting

30% vesting

On Completion of 36 months from the date of Grant of Options

40% vesting

40% vesting

Exercise Price

Rs. 10 per share

Rs. 10 per share

Exercise Period

5 Years from the date of vesting

5 Years from the date of vesting

Option movements during the year

Options outstanding at the beginning of the year

3,92,300

NIL

Options granted during the year

93,000

1,32,000

Options Lapsed during the year

17,000

Nil

Options vested and available for exercise

2,86,300

Nil

Options exercised during the year

42,900

Nil

Variations of terms of Options

None

None

Money realised by exercise of Options (Rs.)

4,29,000

Nil

Total number of Options in force as at the end of the year

4,25,400

1,32,000

Vested and available for exercise

1,67,200

Nil

Unvested

2,58,200

1,32,000

Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy

The Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in place a mechanism for reporting illegal or unethical behavior. Your Company has a Whistle Blower Policy under which the employees are free to report to the management instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or ethical policy. Employees may also report illegal or unethical behavior to the Chairman of Audit Committee. During the year under review, no employee was denied access to the Audit Committee. During the Financial Year 2017-18, Company has not received any complaint. The Whistle Blower Policy as approved by the Board of Directors is available on the Company's website www.wepsolutions.co.in.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy

The Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy in line with requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. Internal Complaints Committee has been set up across locations in India to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. The cases reported to such Committee are investigated by the respective Committee members and the detailed report thereon is presented to the Board of Directors on a regular basis.

The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of woman at workplace and to provide a platform for redressal of complaints and grievances against sexual harassment. During the Financial Year 2017-18, Company has not received any complaint on sexual harassment.

Research and Development

WeP has dedicated Research & Development team focused on Retail, Printer and Application Specific Printer products solutions. WeP R&D has complete in-house facility for executing projects from concept to product involving various engineering domains like Electro-Magnetics, Power Electronics, Thermal and Vibration. WeP with rich experience in design and development of mechatronics products has delivered 320 varieties of products. Inspired by trends and the consumers' latent desires, we are proactively re-fashioning our R&D outlook to deliver consumer sensitivity in our product design and development. We have a dedicated Research & development team focusing on Digital Platform for tax compliance, Document Management, Aadhaar and Payment solutions, Retail product solutions and Application Specific Printers. R&D team is equipped to meet the challenging demands, dynamic change requirements for developing customer centric technical solutions to deliver our customer promise of "TECH FANTASY".

Policies of Company

Your Company has posted the below mentioned policies on its website www.wepsolutions.co.in under the heading 'Investor Corner'.

I. Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management Personnel

2. Whistle Blower's Policy

3. Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy

4. Related Party Transaction Policy

5. Compensation Policy

6. Risk Management Policy

7. Internal Code for Prevention of Insider Trading

8. Policy for Determining Material Subsidiaries

9. Policy for Determining Materiality of Event or Information

10. Policy for Preservation of Documents

11. Familiarization Program for Independent Director

Particulars of Employees

The information required pursuant to Section 197 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company shall be provided on request. The Company is not having any employee drawing remuneration exceeding the limits as specified under the Companies Act, 2013. The applicable disclosures as on 31st March, 2018 pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 is furnished in Annexure-VI and is attached to this Report.

Depository System

The Company's shares are tradable compulsorily in electronic mode. In India there are two depositories i.e. National Securities Depositories Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL). To facilitate trading in DEMAT form, Company has established connectivity with both the depositories. Currently about 96.28% of the Issued Capital is held in electronic mode.

Listing Fees

In compliance with Regulation 14 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Annual Listing Fees for the Financial Year 2018-19 has bee paid to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Human Resources

As a part of company's drive to continue to nurture talent, your company has developed structured HR policies and programs in the area of resourcing, performance management system, competency based training and development and talent management to support the current and future need of the organization. Your Directors take this opportunity to record their appreciation for the contribution of all employees of your company during the year.

Industrial Relations

Your company has always considered its workforce as its valuable assets and continues to invest in their excellence and development programs. Your company has taken several initiatives for enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction. Your company maintains healthy, cordial and harmonious industrial relation at all levels. The industrial relations in all respect to all other manufacturing facilities and divisions of your company are normal.

Green Initiative

Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") has announced "Green Initiative in Corporate Governance" by allowing paperless compliances by companies vide circular dated April 21, 2011 stating that a Company is in compliance with Section 20 of the Companies Act, 2013, if the service of documents has been made through electronic mode.

Electronic Copies of the Annual Report 2017-18 and the Notice of 23rd Annual General Meeting are sent to the members whose e-mail addresses are registered with Company / Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered their e-mail addresses, physical copy of the Annual Report 2017-18 and the Notice of 23rd Annual General Meeting are sent in the permitted mode. Members requiring physical copy can send a request to the Company.

Acknowledgments

Your Directors wish to convey their gratitude at place on record their appreciation for all the employees at all levels for their hard work, solidarity, cooperation and dedication during the year.

Your Directors sincerely convey their appreciation to Customers, Shareholders, Vendors, Bankers, Business Associates, Regulatory and Government authorities for their continued support and cooperation.

For and on Behalf of the Board of Directors

Date: 4th August, 2018 Ram N Agarwal

Place: Bengaluru Chairman and Managing Director