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History of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd.

YEAR EVENTS 1978 - The Comp. was incorporated on the January, at Cochin. The Comp. is engaged in various businesses including Tea, Rubber cardamom & cocao plantations; structural, civil mechanical and electrical engineering, trading in Tea, Coffee & Spices & exporting them; estate supplies & trading clearing, shipping, air travel & air cargo.

- The Comp. took over the assets of number of smaller companies viz., The East India Tea and Produce Co., Ltd., Wynaad Tea Co. Ltd., Mooply Valley Tea Co. Ltd., Malayalam Rubber and Produce Co. Ltd., Wallardie Tea Estate limited It has 25 estates.

- Malayalam Plantations limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of Malayalam Plantations [Holdingss] Ltd.

- 70 shares subscribed for by signatories to the Memorandum of Association. 22,20,000 shares allotted to Malayalam Plantations [Holdingss] Ltd., U.K. without payment in cash.

1979 - 20,000 shares to GIC & 40,000 shares to UTI were reserved and allotted. 59,930 shares reserved for employees, Indian directors etc. 6,60,000 shares offered at par for public subscription in August.

1982 - In July, Malayalam Plantations [Holdingss] Ltd., U.K., offered for sale to the public 10,20,000 No. of equity shares of Company out of its holding of 22,20,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each of Company.

1983 - Harrisons and Crossfield [Indias] limited [HCIs] was merged with the Comp. with effect from 1st January, by an order of Kerala High Court dated 19th September, 1984. HCI is an associate Comp. of Malayalam Plantations [Indias] limited [MPIs].

- HCI is a Comp. trading in Kerala in items such as tea, coffee, spices, engineering goods such as A.C. sheets, paints, pumps and chemicals, fertilisers, shipping agencies IATA travel & air cargo agency, printing & industrial workshops for undertaking structural, mechanical & electrical engineering contracts.

- 2,50,000 shares allotted at par without payment in cash to members of Harrisons & Crosfield [Indias] Ltd., in prop. 1:1.

1984 - With effect from 29th October, the name of Comp. was changed from Malayalam Plantations [Indias] Ltd., to Harrisons Malayalam Limited.

- 32,50,000 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 1:1.

1986 - The Comp. decided to set up a centrifuge latex factory. An understanding was reached with Royal Vam dex Hare, Holland for production of proprietory seeds at the Biotechnology division, located at Bangalore. A full fledged tissue culture centre was established at Hosur, with a capacity of 2 million plants.

- An understanding was also reached with Universal Plant, S.A., a joint venture Comp. to produce & export cut flowers.

1987 - 26,00,000 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 2:5.

1991 - The Comp. launched its packet tea 'Mountain Mist' in Kerala, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu & 'Harrisons Gold' in Karnataka and Tamil nadu.

- The Comp. successfully launched its packet tea 'Mountain Mist' in Kerala, Karnataka & Tamilnadu & 'Harrisons Gold' in Karnataka & Tamilnadu.

1994 - 9,205,400 shares issued.

1997 - A new factory, incorporating the latest state-of-the-art technology, was commissioned at Achoor.

1998 - The factory at Achoor was accorded ISO 9002 certification.

2004

-Mr. Umang Kanoria appoints as Director of Comp. w.e.f. August 19, 2004

2008

- Harrisons Malayalam Ltd has appointed Mr. Pankaj Kapoor as Managing Director of Comp. with effect from April 24, 2008.

- Harrisons Malayalam Ltd has informed that Mr. Ajit Singh Chouhan has been appointed as Director of Comp. with effect from September 23, 2008.