YEAR EVENTS 1984 - The Company was incorporated as a private limited company on June 14, and it became a Public Limited Company on January 14, 1994. It was promoted by M. Y. Noorani, Kewal K. Seth, Anees Y. Noorani and Salma Y. Noorani. - The Company set up a 100% Export Oriented Unit at Umbergaon, district Valsad, Gujarat with a capacity of 1 million units per annum to manufacture and export mens clothings including shirts, beach-wear and pyjama suits. - Production techniques were introduced enabling the Company to emerge as a major exporter. 1989 - The Company redesigned and modernised the entire plant with technical assistance from a leading European consultancy company. - After amalgamations of Knitwear Pvt. Ltd., the Company got additional facilities to manufacture 12,88,000 unit p.a. based on standard production. 1992 - Effective April, Zodiac Textiles & Apparels Export Pvt. Ltd. (ZTAEPL), Multiplex Packaging Pvt. Ltd. (MPPL) and Bangalore based Knitwear Pvt. Ltd. (BKPL) were amalgamated with the company. - As per the scheme of Amalgamation: (i) 48 equity shares of Rs 100 each in the Company for every one equity share of Rs 10 each held in XTAEPL. (ii) 48 equity shares of Rs 100 each in the company for every 100 equity shares of Rs 100 each in MP (iii) 44 equity shares of Rs 100 each in the Company for every 1000 equity shares of Rs 10 each in BKPL. Accordingly 1,11,800 No. of equity shares of Rs 100 each of the Company were allotted to the amalgamating company. 1994 - During June, the company offered for sale 8,48,300 No. of equity shares at an offer price of Rs 110 per share. 1995 - Mayfair (Mumbai) Ltd., Multiplex Collapsible Tubes Ltd., Zodiac Clothing Company S.A., are subsidiaries of the company. - 33,93,000 No. of equity shares allotted. Of these 22,75,000 shares allotted at par to promoters and their associates. 11,18,000 shares allotted in pursuance of amalgamation. 2000 - Zodiac has launched its latest range of formal and semi formal shirts dubbed "The Changeant Collection". - The Company has launched a new range of casualwear targeted at the youth market. The range called ZOD - includes shirts, trousers, bermudas and boxer shorts. - Zodiac has launched Creme de la Creme, a range of ties. - Zodiac Clothing Company is merging two privately-held companies, Milliard Clothing and Merino Knitting, with itself to strengthen the garment business. 2003 - Mr. Deepak Parekh appointed as Alternate Director to Dr. Heinrich-Dietrich Dieckmann. - BOD approved a dividend of Rs.5/- per equity share for the year ended March 31, 2003 - Dr.Heinrich Dietrich Dieckmann is appointed as an Ordinary Director liable to retire by rotation. Mr.Deepak Parekh ceased to be an alternate director to Dr.Heinrich Dietrich Dieckmann and later ceasing to be an additional Director consequent to his appointment as an Ordianry Director. 2004 -Zodiac Clothing Company, the Mumbai-based textile major, has acquired a Dubai-based shirt manufacturing company for close to Rs 25 crore 2005 -Zodiac Clothing Company has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:1 2007 -Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd has appointed Mr. Vijaykumar H. Modi as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 31st May 2007. 2008 - Zodiac Clothing Company recommends dividend 2010 -Zodiac Clothing Company has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:2 2011 - Zodiac Clothing Company Limited Alloted 5100 share under ESOP and his paid-up share capital has increased to Number of shares - 128,05,989; Paid-up Share Capital - 12,80,59,890 -Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd has appointed Mr. Omprakash Singh as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from April 18, 2011 -Zodiac Clothing Company has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:2 2012 - Company has re-appointment of Dr. Heinrich Dieckmann as Director with effect from the date of Annual General Meeting on August 29, 2012 - Company has declared an interim dividend of Rs. 1/- per share on equity shares of Rs. 10/- each for the financial year 2011-2012. --Registered Office of the Company has been shifted Apte Properties, 10/76, Off Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018 to Nyloc House, 254, D-2, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400030 2013 -Zodiac Clothing have recommended a final dividend of Rs. 2/- per share at par value of Rs. 10. 2014 -The Board has recommended a Dividend of Rs. 4.50 per equity share (i.e. @ 45%) on the Equity shares of the par value of Rs. 10 each. 2024 -Acquisition of 100% stake in Zodiac Clothing Company Private Limited, a Company incorporated in England and Wales.