YEAR EVENTS 1993 - The Company was Incorporated on 26th March and obtained the Certificate of Commencement of Business on 17th June. - It was promoted by J.K. Arora and A.K. Arora. The Company Manufacture beer and Indian made foreign liquor. - The Company undertook to set up a project for manufacture of beer with an installed capacity of 1,00,000 hectolitre per annum and bottle the Indian made foreign liquor with an installed capacity of 54,000 hectolitre per annum, in the first phase. Land admeasuring 20 acres was acquired at village Rojra chak, a notified backward area in the Raisen district of M.P. - The Company proposed to increase the capacity to 50,000 hectolitres of beer in each of 95-96, 96-97. 1995 - 16,05,070 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each issued, subscribed and paid-up. 61,85,000 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each were then issued at par of which 3,85,000 shares and 8,00,000 shares were reserved for allotment on a firm basis to resident promoters/directors and NRIs, associates, respectively. The following of the total were reserved for allotment on a pref. basis: - (i) 28,200 shares to employees (only 26,600 shares taken up), - (ii) 10,00,000 shares to Indian Mutual Funds (none were taken up), - (iii) 12,00,000 shares to NRIs on repatriation basis (only 9,80,000 shares taken up). - Balance 27,71,800 shares along with 12,21,000 shares not taken up under preferential quota was issued to the public (all were taken up). 2000 - The Company has introduced Hunter Extra Strong and Legend Premium Beer in 500ml cans. 2005 -Som Distilleries extends arrangement with UBL for bottling King Fisher Beer -Som Distilleries secures order worth Rs 150 mn from Africa -Som Distilleries secures US $ 2 mn Order from USA 2006 -Som Distilleries enters into Goa Market 2008 -Som Distilleries has introduced Can Beer in Haryana, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. -Som Distilleries has undertaken expansion of its capacity for bottling and brewing from 3.6 million cases to 7.2 million cases of beer. 2010 -Som Distilleries has completed its expansion-cum-modernisation program. The capacity for production of beer has been doubled from 29200 KL to 59200 KL, equal to 7.2 million cases. 2011 -Som Distilleries gets nod to up beer manufacturing capacity -Som Distilleries as recommended a dividend of Rs. 0.75 per share of Rs. 10 each 2012 -Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd has become a zero debt Company -Som Distilleries has recommended a dividend of 10% i.e. Rs. 1.00 per share of Rs. 10/- each 2013 - Board has recommended a Dividend of 15% i.e. Rs. 1.50 per share of Rs. 10each. 2014 - SDBL has INDSPIRIT Award is the largest award in the alcobev industry organized by SAP Media India Pvt Ltd on 24th January 2014. - Board has recommended a Dividend of 15% i.e. Rs. 1.50 per share of Rs. 10 - Wereceived the Spiritz 2014 Best Product debut award for Milestone 100 whisky. 2016 -Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd. has informed that the company and Breweries Ltd. has launched a Ready to Drink concept in a completely new packaging design. -Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd. has informed regarding "Launch of Hunter Pint Bottles". -Som Distilleries inks contract with Jagatjit Industries -Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd has informed Updates on Merger of Legend Distilleries Private Limited with Som Distilleries and Breweries Limited. 2017 -Som Distilleries & Breweries got approval from USFDA for its beer brands for supplying these products to the United States of America (USA). -Som Distilleries & Breweries inks MoU with White Owl Brewery. -The Company has introduced a new variant in Cranberry flavor aptly named as COSMO. 2018 -Compant got approval from Canteen Stores Department (CSD) for the supply of our products to the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. -Som Distilleries & Breweries Limited has informed that Acquision of a Brewery unit in the state of Odisha by Proposed subsidiary company Som Distilleries & Breweries Odisha Private Ltd. -Company got approval for manufacturing of IMFL at our subsidiary Woodpecker Distilleries & Breweries Private Ltd at Hassan. 2019 -company has got approval for supply to Canteen Stores Department for the state of Karnataka. 2021 -The Board approved the offer and issuance of upto 49,99,058 fully paid-up equity shares of the Company by way of a Rights Issue in proportion of 1:13 to the existing equity shareholders of the Company as on the record date. 2023 -The company issued rights shares of Rs. 5 in the ratio of 10:211 at a premium of Rs. 135 per share. -"Carlsberg Starts Production at Odisha Plant". 2024 -"Product Launc SOM Distilleries and Breweries Limited (SDBL) unveilsIndia s first beer with a twist cap ""Woodpecker"" a revolutionary entry into the Indianmarket.". -"Successful Commissioning Of State-Of-The-Art Wraparound Packaging Equipment at Bhopal Canning Facility".