Brightcom Group EGM Notice April 2025
Brightcom Group EGM Notice April 2025
April 8, 2025
Dear Shareholder(s),
You are cordially invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Shareholders of Brightcom Group Limited (“the Company”) to be held on
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11.30 A.M.(IST) through Video Conferencing
(“VC”)/Other Audio-Visual Means (“OAVM”).
The Notice of the meeting, containing the business to be transacted, is enclosed
herewith. As per Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the related
Rules and Regulation 44 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations 2015, the Company is pleased to provide its
Shareholders the facility to cast their vote by electronic means on all resolutions set
forth in the Notice.
The instructions for e-voting are enclosed herewith.
Yours sincerely
Sd/-
Raghunath Allamsetty
Executive Director
DIN # 00060018
Enclosures:
1. Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting
2. Instructions for participation through VC
3. Instructions for e-voting
Note: Attendees who require technical assistance to access and participate in the
meeting through VC are requested to contact the helpline number: 022-23058738
and 022-23058542-43
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders
of Brightcom Group Limited (“the Company”) to be held on Wednesday, April 30,
2025, at 11.30 A.M.(IST) through Video Conferencing (“VC”)/Other Audio-Visual
Means (“OAVM”) to transact the following business:
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
1. Capital Reduction of 6,00,000 equity shares of INR 2 each of the
Company:
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Date: 08-04-2025
Sd/-
Place: Hyderabad Raghunath Allamsetty
Executive Director
DIN # 00060018
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from the websites of the Stock Exchanges i.e., BSE Limited and National
Stock Exchange of India Limited at [Link] and
[Link] respectively. The EGM Notice is also disseminated on the
website of CDSL (agency for providing the Remote e-Voting facility and
evoting system during the AGM) i.e., [Link].
7. A member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend
and vote instead of himself / herself and such proxy need not be a member.
In terms of MCA Circulars, since physical attendance of Members has been
dispensed with, there is no requirement of appointment of proxies.
Accordingly, facility of appointment of proxies by Members under Section
105 of the Act, will not be available for the AGM / EGM and hence the Proxy
Form and Attendance Slip are not annexed to the Notice.
8. The Register of members and transfer books of the company will remain
closed from Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (both
days inclusive).
9. Members, who hold shares in electronic / Demat form are requested to
furnish the change of address, details of their bank accounts, viz, name of
the bank, full address of the branch, account no. etc., to their respective
Depository Participants and who hold shares in physical form to the
Company’s Registrars and Transfer Agents Aarthi Consultants Private
Limited, 1-2-285, Domalguda, Hyderabad - 500029 (Phone: 040-
27638111/27642217/27634445 Email: info@ [Link]) so as
to enable the Company to incorporate the bank details on the dividend
warrants.
10. Pursuant to Section 72 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made
there under the Members holding shares in single name may, at any time,
nominate in form SH-13, any person as his/her nominee to whom the
securities shall vest in the event of his/ her death. Nomination would help
the nominees to get the shares transmitted in their favor without hassles.
Members desirous of making any cancellation/variation in the said
nomination can do so in SH-14.
11. Members holding shares in identical order of names in more than one folio
are requested to write to the company’s Registrars & Transfer Agents
enclosing their share certificates to enable consolidation of their
shareholdings in one folio. As per the amended Provisions based on the PAN,
all different folios of the same PAN will be treated as one folio.
12. Members are requested to refer to the Corporate Governance Report for
information in connection with the unpaid / unclaimed dividend along with
underlying shares thereto liable to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund (IEPF) administered by the Central Government. Members
are requested to refer the web site of the Company
[Link] for the details made available by the Company
pursuant to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority
(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017.
As per Section 124(6) of the Act read with the IEPF Rules as amended from
time to time, all the shares in respect of which dividend has remained
unpaid/ unclaimed for seven consecutive years or more are required to be
transferred to an IEPF Demat Account. In case the dividends are not claimed
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1) Users who have opted for CDSL Easi / Easiest facility, can
login through their existing user id and password.
Individual
Option will be made available to reach e-Voting page
Shareholders
holding without any further authentication. The users to login to
securities in Easi / Easiest are requested to visit cdsl website
Demat mode [Link] and click on login icon & New System
with CDSL Myeasi Tab.
Depository
2) After successful login the Easi / Easiest user will be able to
see the e-Voting option for eligible companies where the
evoting is in progress as per the information provided by
company. On clicking the evoting option, the user will be
able to see e-Voting page of the e-Voting service provider for
casting your vote during the remote e-Voting period or
joining virtual meeting & voting during the meeting.
Additionally, there is also links provided to access the
system of all e-Voting Service Providers, so that the user
can visit the e-Voting service providers’ website directly.
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Individual You can also login using the login credentials of your demat
Shareholders account through your Depository Participant registered with
(holding NSDL/CDSL for e-Voting facility. After Successful login,
securities in you will be able to see e-Voting option. Once you click on e-
demat mode) Voting option, you will be redirected to NSDL/CDSL
login through Depository site after successful authentication, wherein you
their can see e-Voting feature. Click on company name or e-
Depository Voting service provider name and you will be redirected to
Participants e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote
(DP) during the remote e-Voting period or joining virtual meeting
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Important note: Members who are unable to retrieve User ID/ Password are
advised to use Forget User ID and Forget Password option available at
abovementioned website.
Helpdesk for Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode for
any technical issues related to login through Depository i.e. CDSL and NSDL
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Dividend Enter the Dividend Bank Details or Date of Birth (in dd/mm/yyyy
Bank format) as recorded in your demat account or in the company records in
Details order to login.
OR • If both the details are not recorded with the depository or
Date of company, please enter the member id / folio number in the
Birth Dividend Bank details field.
(DOB)
(iii) Shareholders holding shares in physical form will then directly reach the
Company selection screen. However, shareholders holding shares in demat
form will now reach ‘Password Creation’ menu wherein they are required to
mandatorily enter their login password in the new password field. Kindly
note that this password is to be also used by the demat holders for voting for
resolutions of any other company on which they are eligible to vote, provided
that company opts for e-voting through CDSL platform. It is strongly
recommended not to share your password with any other person and take
utmost care to keep your password confidential.
(iv) For shareholders holding shares in physical form, the details can be used
only for e-voting on the resolutions contained in this Notice.
(v) Click on the EVSN for the relevant Brightcom Group Limited on which you
choose to vote.
(vi) On the voting page, you will see “RESOLUTION DESCRIPTION” and against
the same the option “YES/NO” for voting. Select the option YES or NO as
desired. The option YES implies that you assent to the Resolution and option
NO implies that you dissent to the Resolution.
(vii) Click on the “RESOLUTIONS FILE LINK” if you wish to view the entire
Resolution details.
(viii) After selecting the resolution, you have decided to vote on, click on
“SUBMIT”. A confirmation box will be displayed. If you wish to confirm your
vote, click on “OK”, else to change your vote, click on “CANCEL” and
accordingly modify your vote.
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(ix) Once you “CONFIRM” your vote on the resolution, you will not be allowed to
modify your vote.
(x) You can also take a print of the votes cast by clicking on “Click here to print”
option on the Voting page.
(xi) If a demat account holder has forgotten the login password then Enter the
User ID and the image verification code and click on Forgot Password &
enter the details as prompted by the system.
(xii) There is also an optional provision to upload BR/POA if any uploaded, which
will be made available to scrutinizer for verification.
b) The link for VC/OAVM to attend meeting will be available where the
EVSN of Company will be displayed after successful login as per the
instructions mentioned above for e-voting.
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i) Only those shareholders, who are present in the AGM/ EGM through
VC/OAVM facility and have not casted their vote on the Resolutions
through remote e-Voting and are otherwise not barred from doing so,
shall be eligible to vote through e-Voting system available during the
EGM/AGM.
20. The results declared along with the Scrutinizer’s Report shall be placed on
the Company’s website [Link] and on the website of
CDSL i.e., [Link] within two days of the passing of the Notice
Resolutions at the EGM of the Company and shall also be communicated to
the Stock Exchanges where the shares of the Company are listed.
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2. For Demat shareholders -, Please update your email id & mobile no.
with your respective Depository Participant (DP).
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
It is strongly recommended not to share your password with any other person and
take utmost care to keep your password confidential. Login to the e-Voting website
will be disabled upon five unsuccessful attempts to key in the correct password. In
such an event, you will need to go through the “Forgot User Details/Password?” or
“Physical User Reset Password?” option available on [Link] to reset
the password.
The Scrutinizer shall, immediately upon conclusion of the voting at the AGM /
EGM, unblock the votes cast through e-Voting (votes cast during the AGM / EGM
and votes cast through remote e-Voting) and will submit a consolidated
Scrutinizer’s Report to the Chairman or any other person authorized by him in
writing, who shall countersign the same and declare the results thereof.
The results declared along with the Scrutinizer’s report, will be posted on the
website of the Company at [Link] and will be displayed on the
Notice Board of the Company at its Registered Office as well as Corporate Office
immediately after the declaration of the result by the Chairman or any person
authorized by him in writing. The Company shall simultaneously communicate the
results to the Stock Exchanges not later than two working days as required under
Regulation 44(3) of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
Relevant documents referred to in the accompanying Notice calling the AGM / EGM
will be made available for electronic inspection by the Members upon sending the
email to the Company at ir@[Link] upto the date of the AGM / EGM.
The said documents will be available for electronic inspection for the Members
without payment of any fee.
The Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel and their shareholding
maintained under Section 170 of the Act and the Register of Contracts or
arrangements in which the Directors are interested under Section 189 of the Act
will be available for inspection in electronic mode, based on the request being sent
on ir@[Link].
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OTHERS
The Company has designated an exclusive e-mail id viz. ir@[Link] to enable
Investors to register their complaints, if any.
In terms of SEBI circular dated December 9, 2020, on e-Voting facility provided by Listed
Companies, Individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed to vote
through their demat account maintained with Depositories and Depository Participants.
Shareholders are required to update their mobile number and email ID correctly in their
demat account in order to access e-Voting facility.
Process for those shareholders whose email ids are not registered with the depositories for
procuring user id and password and registration of email ids for e-Voting for the resolutions
set out in this notice:
1. In case shares are held in physical mode please provide Folio No., Name of
shareholder, scanned copy of the share certificate (front and back), PAN (self-
attested scanned copy of PAN card), AADHAR (self-attested scanned copy of
Aadhar Card) by email to the RTA at info@ [Link].
2. In case shares are held in demat mode, please provide DP ID-Client ID (16-digit
DP ID + Client ID or 16-digit beneficiary ID), Name, client master or copy of
Consolidated Account statement, PAN (self-attested scanned copy of PAN card),
AADHAR (self-attested scanned copy of Aadhar Card) by email to the RTA at
info@ [Link] with a copy marked to the Company at
ir@[Link]. If you are an individual shareholder holding securities
in demat mode, you are requested to refer to the login method explained at step
1 (A) above i.e., Login method for e-Voting and joining virtual meetings for
Individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode.
3. Alternatively, shareholder/members may send a request to evoting@[Link]
for procuring user id and password for e-Voting by providing above mentioned
documents.
For ease of participation of the Members, below are the key details regarding the meeting-
# Particulars Details
1. Cut-off Date for e-voting March 21,2025
2. Remote e-Voting starts on April 27, 2025
3. Remote e-Voting ends on April 29, 2025
4. Last date for speaker registration April 27, 2025
Sd/-
Raghunath Allamsetty
Executive Director
DIN # 00060018
Date: 08-04-2025
Place: Hyderabad
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ANNEXURE TO NOTICE:
Information provided pursuant to requirements given under SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial
Standard in respect of individuals proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed as
Director(s):
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
As required by Section 102(1) of the Act, the following Explanatory Statement
sets out material facts relating to the business under Item Nos. 1 to 4 of the
accompanying Notice dated April 8, 2025.
Item #1: Capital Reduction of 6,00,000 equity shares of INR 2/- each of the
Company:
The reduction of share capital is proposed in order to reconcile the discrepancy
between the issued, subscribed and paid-up capital and the listed capital of the
Company. Over time, due to various corporate actions and compliance factors,
certain equity shares have remained unlisted and effectively non-tradable, although
they continue to reflect on the Company's capital structure. This creates
inconsistency in disclosures, confusion among investors, and affects transparency.
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The proposed resolution aims to reconcile differences between the issued and listed
capital of the Company. To achieve this, the Company is required to pay INR 46.20
lakhs, representing 6,00,000 equity shares issued at INR 7.70 per share, along
with simple interest at the rate of 15% per annum.
Item #2: To ratify appointment Mr. Shrikant Gehlot (DIN # 10909404) as an
Independent Director of the Company for a period of five consecutive years.
Mr. Shrikant Gehlot was appointed by the Board as an Additional Director on
January 16, 2025. The Company now seeks shareholder ratification of this
appointment in compliance with applicable provisions.
Brief Profile of Mr. Shrikant Gehlot:
Mr. Shrikant Gehlot is a seasoned professional known for his expertise in sales,
business development, and strategic planning, particularly within the education
and EdTech sectors. With a strong customer-centric approach, he has led high-
performing teams, driven growth through innovative sales strategies, and built
lasting client relationships. His academic background in Science and Management
supports his analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Recognized for his
visionary leadership and collaborative style, Mr. Gehlot continues to set industry
benchmarks and drive impactful results.
Items #3 and 4: To appoint Mr. Suresh Kumar Reddy (DIN # 00140515) as a
Whole-time Director designated as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Company for a period of five consecutive years and to appoint Mr. S L
Narayana Raju as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
These resolutions have been proposed pursuant to a formal shareholder requisition
received from a group holding more than 10% of the Company's voting rights.
Disclosure Regarding Conditional Consents:
Mr. M. Suresh Kumar Reddy has submitted his consent to accept the position of
Whole-Time Director and CEO of the Company, subject to shareholder approval
and completion of applicable legal formalities. He is currently pursuing legal
remedies to address a SEBI-imposed restriction that affects his eligibility to assume
this position.
Mr. S.L. Narayana Raju has submitted his consent to be appointed as Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company, subject to shareholder approval and
completion of applicable legal formalities. He is currently seeking relief from a
SEBI-imposed restriction that affects his eligibility to assume this position.
Accordingly, both appointments shall be contingent on obtaining necessary
regulatory relief.
Brief Profile of Mr. M Suresh Kumar Reddy
Mr. Suresh Kumar Reddy is the co-founder of Brightcom Group, a global digital
marketing and ad-tech company with operations in 24 countries. With over two
decades of experience, he has led the company through significant growth, raising
$100 million in funding and completing ten major acquisitions. He has built a
strong international client base including Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Unilever, and
leading advertising agencies. His career began in engineering roles at AM General,
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