YEAR EVENTS 1991 - The Comp. was incorporated as a Private Limited Comp. on 5th June, under the name of Antarctica Graphics Private Limited. Subsequently, it was converted into a Public Limited Comp. & its name was changed to Antarctica Graphics Limited vide fresh Certificate of Incorporation dated 10th March, 1993 issued by Registrar of Companies of West Bengal at Calcutta.
- The Comp. is engaged in printing related business for last 13 years. The printing work is being done with the help of one 4-colour & one 5-colour offset printing press. Apart from the offset press, the Comp. has a state of art colour Pre-press unit with latest imaging & graphic designing system.
1996 - A major fire broke out in January, 1996 resulting in severe damage to Fixed Assets in Falta Unit.
- Mr R S Jain, S S Bhandari & M K Kothari resigned from directorships of Company on 22.03.96, 22.03.96 and 20.09.96 respectively.
- Ms Ruma Kuthari was appointed as Director on 22.03.96 in the vacancy caused due to the resignation of Mr S S Bhadari & Mr N C Saha joined the board as a director on nomination by IFCI on 14.09.96.
- Mr Rohit Kuthari, Ms Renu Kuthari, Mr V K Jain & Mr Ram Ray retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
1998 - During the period under review, the Falta unit was recommissioned. With the stabilisation of operations at Falta unit your Comp. has become one of few integrated Printing and Packaging Materials unit in Eastern India.
- The Comp. has been changed from Antarctica Graphics limited to Antarctica Limited with effect from 21st January.
2000 - Issue of 10,835,960 No. of equity shares of Rs 10/- each for cash at par [of which Rs 2.50 payable on applicaiton, Rs 2.50 on allotment & Rs 5.00 on callss] aggregating Rs 108,359,600 to the equity shareholders of Comp. on rights basis in the ratio of one share for every one share held as on the record date i.e. 12th September.