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On behalf of Bajaj Capital Limited (“Company”), I am pleased to inform you that the
members of the Company at their Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 16,
2017 have approved your appointment as Independent Director on the Board of the
Company.
This letter of appointment sets out the terms and conditions of your appointment:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) read with
Rules framed there under and Schedule IV of the Act, you are appointed as an
Independent Director on the Board for a period of 5 years with effect from March 16,
2017.
2. Board Committees
The Board of Directors (“Board”) may, if it deems fit, invite you for being appointed
on one or more Board Committees. Your appointment on such Committee(s) will be
subject to the applicable laws and you will be provided with the appropriate terms of
reference which set out the functions of the Committee.
3. Time Commitment
The Board meets at least four times in a year. The Audit Committee also meets at
least four times in a year. Besides, there are other Committee meetings like
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee meetings. You will be expected to attend meetings of the Board and such
Board Committees to which you may be appointed as member and shareholders’
meetings and to devote appropriate time to effectively discharge your duties.
In addition, the Independent Directors of the company shall hold at least one meeting
in a year, without the attendance of non-independent directors and members of
management. All the independent directors of the company shall strive to be present
at such meeting.
Generally, all meetings are held in New Delhi but they may be held at such other
place as may be decided by the Board.
By accepting this appointment, you confirm that you are able to allocate sufficient
time to meet the expectations from your role to the satisfaction of the Board.
Your role and duties will be those normally required of a Non-Executive Independent
Director under the Companies Act, 2013 and you will strive to avoid the occurrence
of any event specified under Section 164 and 167 of the Act regarding disqualification
and vacation of office. Your duties will be fiduciary in nature and shall comprise of
the following:
5. Status of Appointment
You will not be an employee of the Company and this letter shall not constitute a
contract of employment. You will be paid such remuneration by way of sitting
fees for meetings of the Board and its Committees as may be decided by the
Board or Committee thereof subject to the limits prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013.
6. Reimbursement of Expenses
In addition to the remuneration described in Clause 5, the Company will, for the
period of your appointment, reimburse you for travel, hotel and other incidental
expenses incurred by you in the performance of your role and duties.
7. Conflict of Interest
7.1 It is accepted and acknowledged that you may have business interests other
than those of the Company. As a condition to your appointment commencing,
you are requested to declare any such directorships, appointments and interests
to the Board in writing in the prescribed form at the time of your appointment.
7.2 In the event that your circumstances seem likely to change and might give rise
to a conflict of interest or, when applicable, circumstances that might lead the
Board to revise its judgement that you are independent, this should be
disclosed to both the Chairman and the Secretary.
8. Confidentiality
All information acquired during your appointment is confidential to the Company and
should not be released, either during your appointment or following termination (by
whatever means) to third parties without prior clearance from the Chairman unless
required by law. On reasonable request, you shall surrender any documents and other
materials made available to you by the Company.
9. Evaluation
The Company will carry out an evaluation of the performance of the Board as a
whole, Board Committees and Directors on an annual basis. Your appointment and re-
appointment on the Board shall be subject to the outcome of the yearly evaluation
process.
10. Insurance
The Company is in the process of taking a Directors’ and Officers’ insurance policy
(D&O policy) and it is intended that the Company will assume and maintain such
cover for the full term of your appointment.
It is expected that you will not serve on the Board of competing companies in India.
Apart from applicable laws and good corporate governance practice, there are no
other additional limitations
The Company must include in its Annual Accounts a note of any material interest that
a Director may have in any transaction or arrangement that the Company has entered
into. Such interest should be disclosed not later than when the transaction or
arrangement comes up at a Board meeting so that the minutes may record your
interest appropriately and our records are updated. A general notice that you are
interested in any contracts with a particular person, firm or company is acceptable.
During the tenure of your appointment, you are required to comply with Schedule IV
of the Companies Act, 2013 (enclosed as Annexure A).
15. Termination
15.1 You may resign from your position at any time and should you wish to do so,
you are requested to serve a reasonable written notice on the Board.
15.2.1 Your appointment may also be terminated in accordance with the provisions
of the Articles of Association of the Company and the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under as amended.
This agreement is governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with Indian law
and your engagement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts and the
Courts in New Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
If you are willing to accept these terms of appointment relating to your appointment
as an Independent Director, kindly confirm your acceptance of these terms.
I look forward to welcoming you on the Board of the Company. I am confident that
our Company will benefit immensely from your expertise and rich experience in
rising to the global best standards of governance.
Yours Sincerely
I hereby acknowledge receipt of and accept the terms set out in this letter.
Signed ……………………………….
Dated ………………………………..
SCHEDULE IV
[Pursuant to Section 149(8) of the Companies Act, 2013] Annexure A
CODE FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Code is a guide to professional conduct for independent directors. Adherence to these
standards by independent directors and fulfilment of their responsibilities in a professional
and faithful manner will promote confidence of the investment community, particularly
minority shareholders, regulators and companies in the institution of independent directors.
III. Duties :
The independent directors shall—
(1) undertake appropriate induction and regularly update and refresh their skills, knowledge
and familiarity with the company;
(2) seek appropriate clarification or amplification of information and, where necessary, take
and follow appropriate professional advice and opinion of outside experts at the expense of
the company;
(3) strive to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Board committees of
which he is a member;
(4) participate constructively and actively in the committees of the Board in which they are
chairpersons or members;
(5) strive to attend the general meetings of the company;
(6) where they have concerns about the running of the company or a proposed action,
ensure that these are addressed by the Board and, to the extent that they are not resolved,
insist that their concerns are recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting;
(7) keep themselves well informed about the company and the external environment in which
it operates;
(8) not to unfairly obstruct the functioning of an otherwise proper Board or committee of the
Board;
(9) pay sufficient attention and ensure that adequate deliberations are held before approving
related party transactions and assure themselves that the same are in the interest of the
company;
(10) ascertain and ensure that the company has an adequate and functional vigil mechanism
and to ensure that the interests of a person who uses such mechanism are not prejudicially
affected on account of such use;
(11) report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the
company’s code of conduct or ethics policy;
(12) acting within his authority, assist in protecting the legitimate interests of the company,
shareholders and its employees;
(13) not disclose confidential information, including commercial secrets, technologies,
advertising and sales promotion plans, unpublished price sensitive information, unless such
disclosure is expressly approved by the Board or required by law.
V. Re-appointment:
The re-appointment of independent director shall be on the basis of report of performance
evaluation.