YEAR EVENTS 1936 - The Company was incorporated at Mumbai. The main objective of the company was manufacture of vegetable oils and deoiled cakes. All shares issued to each. - The Company was originally formed to generate and distribute electricity in the Municipal areas of Ajmer, Belgaum, Malegaon and other adjoining areas. 1940 - 11,242 Right Equity shares issued at par in proportion 1:6 Equity/Preference. 1947 - 13,758 Right Equity shares issued (Prem. Rs.5 par share in prop. 1:6 Equity/Pref. 1948 - 31,250 Right Equity shares issued at par in the proportion 5:14. 1950 - 31,250 Right Equity shares issued at par. 1951 - 5,400 Pref. (5.5%), 5,000 Pref. (5%) and 2,65,948 No. of Equity shares allotted to shareholders of Ajmer and Julgon Electric Cost 12,100 Right pref. (5%) and 1,25,052 Right Equity shares issued at par. 1952 - Unissued 11,250 Pref. (5%) shares and 59,000 No. of Equity shares issued at par in prop. 1:51 and 1:10 respectively to both Equity and Pref. shareholders. 1954 - 12,500 Right Pref. (5.5%) and 1,25,000 Right Equity shares issued at par in prop. 1:50 and 1:5 respectively to Equity and/or Pref. shareholders. 1960 - 90,625 Right Equity shares issued in the proportion 1:8 Equity. 1961 - 84,375 Right Equity shares offered at par in the proportion 1:10 Equity. Only 42,698 shares were taken up. 1962 - 2,86,300 Right Equity shares offered at par in prop. 1:3 Equity. Shares not taken up were differed to the public in August. 1964 - In February 1965, 25,000-10% Right Pref. shares issued in prop. 1:4 Equity. 18,266 pref. shares not subscribed offered to the public in August 1965. 1971 - 16,135-10% Prof. shares redeemed during the year. 1972 - 8,865 10% Preference shares were redeemed. 1975 - 5.5% Pref. and 5% Pref. shares were converted into 3.3% and 3% unsecured bonds respectively on 1-7-1975. 1976 - 3,47,064 Bonus Equity shares issued in proportion 1:3 on 29th July. 1978 - Future Electronics Pvt. Ltd., became a subsidiary of the Company. 1981 - The licences were gradually taken over by various State Electricity Boards over the years, the last of them being Dahod Electricity Undertaking handed over to Gujarat Electricity Board on the mid-night of 9th/10th February. 1983 - The working continued to suffer due to non-availability of raw materials and unremunerative selling prices. As a result, the plant could be operated only for about four months. The hydrogenation unit of the Company remained non-operational during the year due to lack of processing orders at remunerative prices. 1984 - The working results continued to suffer. 1985 - The working results showed reduced losses as compared to the previous year. The performance of the computer division showed improvement. Efforts were under way to sell the assets of the hydrogenation plant at Chalisgaon. 1987 - The computer division continued to operate under sever competitive conditions and efforts were on to improve its performance. 1988 - The Company embarked upon new lines of activities, including upgrading the computer division. 1989 - Due to uncertainties of the oil industry, the Company proposed to divert its activities into leasing business, hire purchase business and exports of commodities other than those in which the company is engaged. 1992 - As on 31st March, the Company held 132 No. of equity shares of Rs. 100 each out of 133 No. of equity shares issued by this subsidiary. 2014 -The Registered Office of the Company has been shifted from Dena Bank Building, 1st Floor, 17-B, Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai - 400 023 to Bhupen Chambers, Ground Floor, Unit-I, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. 2019 -The Company has splits its face value from Rs. 10/- to Rs. 5/-.