OUR MANAGEMENT
In accordance with our Articles of Association, our Company is required to have not
less than three Directors and not more than 15 Directors, provided that our Shareholders
may appoint more than 15 Directors after passing a special resolution in a general
meeting. As of the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, we have eight Directors on
our Board comprising one Whole-time Director, seven Non-Executive Directors, including
three Independent Directors, of which one is a woman Independent Director.
The following table sets forth details regarding our Board as of the date of this Draft
Red Herring Prospectus:
S. No. Name, DIN, designation, address, occupation, date of
birth, period of directorship and current term |
Age (in years) |
Other directorships |
| 1. Niranjan Kumar Gupta |
54 |
Nil |
DIN: 07806792 |
|
|
Designation: Chairman and Independent Director |
|
|
Address: Flat no. 703, Tower B, Bestech Park |
|
|
| View SPA, Sector-47, South City-II, Gurgaon |
|
|
| 122 018, Haryana, India |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
|
Current term: For a period of three years with effect
from May 5, 2025 |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director since May 5,
2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: January 30, 1971 |
|
|
| 2. Arvind Chandrasekharan |
55 |
Nil |
DIN: 08721916 |
|
|
Designation: Whole-Time Director and Chief |
|
|
| Executive Officer |
|
|
Address: Villa no. 91, Embassy Boulevard, VTC: |
|
|
| Hunasamaranahallii, Bengaluru 562 157, |
|
|
| Karnataka, India |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
|
Current term: Up to January 31, 2028 and liable to
retire by rotation |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director sinceMay 5, |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: January 4, 1970 |
|
|
| 3. Manavendra Singh Sial |
48 |
Nil |
DIN: 11095791 |
|
|
Designation: Non-Executive Director |
|
|
Address: 800 Wallea DR Menlo Park, CA |
|
|
| 94025, United State of America |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
|
Current term: Liable to retire by rotation |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director since May 15, 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: July 26, 1976 |
|
|
| 4. Nathan Patrick Bowen |
55 |
Nil |
DIN: 11095741 |
|
|
Designation: Non-Executive Director |
|
|
Address: 23973, Wintergreen Circle, Novi, |
|
|
| Michigan 48374-3682, United States of America |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
|
Current term: Liable to retire by rotation |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director since May 15, |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: August 29, 1969 |
|
|
| 5. Prakash Mahesh |
53 |
Nil |
DIN: 11095815 |
|
|
Designation: Non-Executive Director |
|
|
Address: 507, Yucatan Dr Waxhaw, NC 28173- |
|
|
| 0417, United States of America |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
|
Current term: Liable to retire by rotation |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director since May 15, |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: January 27, 1972 |
|
|
| 6. Utsav Baijal |
48 |
Indian companies: |
DIN: 02592194 |
|
Tezzract Fintech Private Limited |
Designation: Non-Executive Director |
|
AGM India Advisors Private Limited |
Address: Beau Monde Tower, Flat 902, B-Wing, |
|
Planetcast Media Services Limited |
| Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi 400 025, |
|
|
| Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
|
Planetcast Technologies Limited |
Occupation: Service |
|
Planetcast Broadcasting Services Limited |
Current term: Liable to retire by rotation |
|
Clix Capital Services Private Limited |
Period of directorship: Director since May 15, |
|
AIP Investment Advisors Private Limited |
| 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Arcion Revitalization Private Limited |
Date of birth: December 11, 1976 |
|
|
|
|
JSW Cement Limited |
|
|
Social Entrepreneurs Foundation India |
|
|
Foreign companies: |
|
|
Nil |
| 7. Gopika Pant |
64 |
Indian companies: |
DIN: 00388675 |
|
PayU Payments Private Limited |
Designation: Independent Director |
|
Ranjit Nanda and Associates Private Limited |
Address: 49A, Aradhana, Sector 13, R. K. Puram, |
|
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited |
| New Delhi 110066, India |
|
|
|
|
ABB India Limited |
Occupation: Professional |
|
|
|
|
Foreign companies: |
Current term: For a period of three years with |
|
|
| effect from May 5, 2025 |
|
Nil |
Period of directorship: Director since May 5, |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: August 14, 1960 |
|
|
| 8. Jaidit Singh Brar |
50 |
Indian companies: |
DIN: 10799130 |
|
Exide Energy Solutions Limited |
Designation: Independent Director |
|
Exide Industries Limited |
Address: B-5/1402, World Spa West, Sector |
|
Tenneco Automotive India Private Limited |
| 30/41, Gurgaon 122 001, Haryana, India |
|
|
Occupation: Service |
|
Foreign companies: |
|
|
Nil |
Current term: For a period of three years with effect
from May 5, 2025 |
|
|
Period of directorship: Director since May 5, |
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
Date of birth: February 1, 1975 |
|
|
Brief biographies of our Directors
Niranjan Kumar Gupta is an Independent Director and Chairman of the Board of our
Company. He has been associated with our Company since May 5, 2025. He has pursued a
bachelor's of commerce degree from the
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal. He is a qualified chartered accountant
having passed the final examination conducted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India in 1994. He has also passed the final examination conducted by Institute of Cost and
Works Accountant as well as by Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has over 30
years of experience across different corporates including publicly traded companies. Most
recently, he was the chief executive officer of Hero MotoCorp Limited and previously he
was associated with Vedanta Limited and Hindustan Unilever Limited covering finance and
supply chain roles.
Arvind Chandrasekharan is the Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive
Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since April 21, 2025 as
the Chief Executive Officer. He oversees our business with a focus on strategic growth. He
holds a bachelor's degree of engineering (chemical plant engineering) from the University
of Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra and a master's degree of science in the field of industrial
engineering and management from Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA. Further, he has
completed master of business administration from the University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
and also holds a diploma in quality systems and management from the Narsee Monjee
Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Maharashtra in association with National Centre
for Quality Management. He was previously associated with Delphi Corporation (now part of
Phinia) in the powertrain, energy and exhaust divisions, Faurecia Exhaust Systems, WABCO
Europe BVBA-SPRL, Minda Corporation Limited, Ashirvad Pipes Private Limited (Aliaxis
Group), Ameya Steel Process Private Limited. He has over 21 years of experience in the
automotive sector.
Manavendra Singh Sial is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He has
been associated with our Company since May 15, 2025. He is also the executive vice
president and chief financial officer of Tenneco LLC. He holds a bachelor's degree of
commerce (honours course) from the Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, New
Delhi, and he is qualified chartered account. He also has a master's degree of business
administration from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, USA. Since his
graduation in 1996 (being over 25 years preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus), he has been associated with several organizations in different periods of
time and has experience across finance and publicly traded companies. Such organizations
include, Fluence Energy, Inc. (where he was associated as the senior vice president
and chief financial officer), SunPower Corporation (where he was associated as the
executive vice president and chief financial officer), SunEdison, Inc. (where he was
associated as the senior vice president finance), Vectra Co. (where he was associated as
the executive vice president and chief financial officer), GE Energy Parts, GE Power
Systems, GE International, Inc., and Arthur Anderson and Associates.
Prakash Mahesh is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He has been associated
with our Company since May 15, 2025. He is also the executive vice president and
president, performance solutions of Tenneco LLC. He holds a bachelor's degree of
engineering (electrical and electronics engineering) from PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1994 and a master's degree of science from Drexel University,
Philadelphia, USA in 1996. He also holds a master's degree of business administration from
California Coast University, Santa Ana, USA in 2016. Since his post-graduation in 1996
(being almost 29 years preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus), he has
been associated with several organizations in different periods of time and has experience
across industrial and automotive manufacturing and IT solutions. Such organizations
include, ATS Automation (where he was associated as the group executive (life sciences)),
Ametek, Inc. (where he was associated as the vice president and general manager (power
systems and instruments division)), Closure Systems International, Inc. (where he was
associated as the vice president global marketing and business development), Tegrant
Corporation, Hospira, GE Healthcare, Vital Works, IDX Systems Corporation and Draw
Computing Associates, Inc.
Nathan Patrick Bowen is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He has been
associated with our Company since May 15, 2025. He is also the executive vice president
and group president (clean air, powertrain and champion) at Tenneco LLC. He holds a
bachelor's degree of science in business administration from the Central Michigan
University, Michigan, USA and a master's degree of business administration from the Grand
Valley
State University, Michigan, USA. He was previously associated with Yanfeng Global
Automotive Interior Systems Co. Ltd and Johnson Controls, Inc in strategic roles in
finance and general management. He has over 24 years of experience in the automotive
industry.
Utsav Baijal is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He has been associated
with our Company since May
15, 2025. He holds a bachelor's degree of arts (honours course) from University of
Delhi, New Delhi and post graduate degree in management from the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is currently associated with Apollo Global Management,
Inc. as a partner. He was previously associated with McKinsey & Company and Bain
Capital, LLC. He has over 24 years of experience in private equity and consulting.
Gopika Pant is an Independent Director of our Company. She has been associated with
our Company since May
5, 2025. She is an alumna of St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. She
holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Delhi, New Delhi and a master's
degree of laws from Columbia University, New
York, USA. She also holds a diploma in environment law from Centre for Environmental
Law, World Wide Fund for Nature India. She is a qualified lawyer for over 39 years, and
was admitted to the Bar Council of Delhi in 1985, the Supreme Court Bar Association, India
in 1995 and the Supreme Court of the State of New York in 1987. She has previously been
associated with various law firms and is currently a managing partner at Indian Law
Partners.
Jaidit Singh Brar is an Independent Director of our Company. He has been associated
with our Company since May 5, 2025. He holds a post graduate diploma in management from
IIM Calcutta, West Bengal. He was previously associated with McKinsey & Company India
LLP as a senior partner and has over 20 years of experience in consulting.
Terms of appointment of our Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer
Arvind Chandrasekharan
Pursuant to the appointment letter dated April 7, 2025, Board resolution dated May 5,
2025 and a special resolution of our Shareholders passed at their meeting held on May 15,
2025, the compensation payable to our Whole-Time
Director and Chief Executive Officer, with effect from May 5, 2025, is as follows:
S.No. |
Particulars |
Amount (in million) |
| 1. |
Basic salary |
23.55 |
| 2. |
House rent allowance |
11.78 |
| 3. |
Conveyance allowance |
0.02 |
| 4. |
Special allowance |
5.56 |
| 5. |
Gross Salary (A) |
40.91 |
| 6. |
Leave travel reimbursement (B) |
0.1 |
| 7. |
Provident fund contribution (Employer) |
2.83 |
| 8. |
Gratuity |
1.13 |
| 9. |
Corporate employee insurance |
0.03 |
| 10. |
Sub-total (C) |
3.99 |
| 11. |
Gross cost to Company (D=A+B+C) |
45.00 |
| 12. |
Annual incentive plan: 50% of (D) |
20.51 |
| 13. |
Car lease cost |
1.50 |
| 14. |
Driver salary |
0.42 |
| 15. |
Sub-total (E) |
22.43 |
| 16. |
Total cost to Company (A+B+C+D+E) |
67.43 |
Severance payment: Further, our Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer
is also entitled to receive severance payment equal to one year's gross salary plus the
target bonus, subject to applicable taxes and withholdings, in the event of termination of
employment by the Company other than for cause as defined in the appointment letter.
Bonus component: Arvind Chandrasekharan is entitled to receive a sign-on bonus
of 25.00 million, subject to income tax deductions, payable as per our Company's policy.
He shall further be entitled to a one-time lump sum payment of 8.55 million payable at the
end of the first year of employment and upon successful completion of the Offer.
Reimbursement: He is also entitled to claim reimbursement of education fees of
up to 6.50 million per annum.
Terms of appointment of our Independent Directors and Non-Executive Directors
Pursuant to (a) appointment letters dated May 5, 2025, (b) resolutions passed by our
Board on May 5, 2025, and (c) and special resolutions of our Shareholders passed at their
meeting held on May 15, 2025, our Independent
Directors, (i) Jaidit Singh Brar and Gopika Pant, are each entitled to receive a
compensation of 8.50 million per annum, and (ii) Niranjan Kumar Gupta is entitled to
receive a compensation of 10.00 million per annum; comprising of the sitting fees for each
meeting of the Board and the committee(s) that they are a member of and attend; and an
annual profit related commission, which amount shall be payable by our Company in four
equal instalments on the expiry of each quarter of a Fiscal, in terms of the appointment
letters executed with each of such Independent Directors.
Our Non-Executive Directors, Manavendra Singh Sial, Nathan Patrick Bowen, Prakash
Mahesh, and Utsav Baijal were appointed pursuant to (a) resolutions passed by our Board on
May 15, 2025, and (c) special resolutions of our Shareholders passed at their meeting held
on May 15, 2025. Our Non-Executive Directors are not entitled to receive any compensation
(including any sitting fees).
Payment or benefit to Directors
Details of the compensation paid to the Directors by our Company and its Subsidiaries
in Fiscal 2025 are disclosed below:
1. Compensation paid to our Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer
Since our Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer was appointed in Fiscal 2026,
he was not paid any compensation in Fiscal 2025.
2. Compensation paid to our Non-Executive Directors
Since our Non-Executive Directors were appointed in Fiscal 2026, they were not paid any
compensation in Fiscal 2025.
Contingent or deferred compensation payable to our Directors
No contingent or deferred compensation was accrued or payable to any of our Directors
for Fiscal 2025.
Relationship between our Directors
None of our Directors are related to each other.
Shareholding of our Directors in our Company
Our Articles of Association do not require our Directors to hold qualification shares.
Further, none of our Directors hold any Equity Shares in our Company, as on the date of
this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Arrangement or understanding with major Shareholders, customers, suppliers or others
None of our Directors have been appointed pursuant to any arrangement or understanding
with major Shareholders, customers, suppliers or others.
Loans to our Directors
As of the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, no loans have been availed by our
Directors from our Company.
Service contracts with Directors
Except for the benefits available to Arvind Chandrasekharan, our Whole-Time Director
and Chief Executive Officer, as disclosed in "- Terms of appointment of our
Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive Officer" on page 298 above, our
Company has not entered into any service contracts with our Directors providing for
benefits upon termination of their employment.
Bonus or profit-sharing plan for our Directors
Our Company does not have a bonus or profit-sharing plan to which our Directors are a
party.
Interest of Directors
1. Our Directors may be deemed to be interested to the extent of (i) compensation
payable to them and other benefits, if any, to which they are entitled in accordance with
the terms of their appointment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by them during the
ordinary course of business by our Company, (ii) transactions entered into in the ordinary
course of business with companies in which our Directors hold directorship, and (iii)
their directorships on the board of directors of our Subsidiaries, as applicable.
2. None of our Directors have any interest in the promotion or formation of our
Company.
3. Our Directors have no interest in any property acquired by our Company or proposed
to be acquired of our Company or by our Company, as of the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus.
4. No sum has been paid or agreed to be paid to our Directors or to such firm or
company in cash or shares or otherwise by any person either to induce them to become, or
to help them qualify as a Director, or otherwise for services rendered by them or by the
firm or company in which they are interested, in connection with the promotion or
formation of our Company.
5. None of our Directors have any interest in any transaction by our Company for
acquisition of land, construction of building or supply of machinery, etc.
Confirmations
None of our Directors is or was a director of any listed company during the five years
immediately preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, whose shares have
been or were suspended from being traded on any of the stock exchanges during the term of
their directorship in such company.
None of our Directors is or was a director of any listed company which has been or was
delisted from any stock exchange during the term of their directorship in such company.
Changes in the Board during the last three years
The changes to our Board during the three years immediately preceding the date of this
Draft Red Herring Prospectus are set forth below:
S. No. |
Name |
Effective date of change |
Reason |
| 1. |
Manvendra Singh Sial |
May 15, 2025 |
Appointment as a Non-Executive Director |
| 2. |
Nathan Patrick Bowen |
May 15, 2025 |
Appointment as a Non-Executive Director |
| 3. |
Prakash Mahesh |
May 15, 2025 |
Appointment as a Non-Executive Director |
| 4. |
Utsav Baijal |
May 15, 2025 |
Appointment as a Non-Executive Director |
| 5. |
Nadella Phani Kishor Rao |
May 15, 2025 |
Resignation as a director due to personal reasons |
| 6. |
Digambar Jagannath |
May 15, 2025 |
Resignation as a director due to personal reasons |
|
Parkhi |
|
|
| 7. |
Gangasagar Neminath |
May 15, 2025 |
Resignation as a director due to personal reasons |
|
Hemade |
|
|
| 8. |
Rishi Verma |
May 15, 2025 |
Resignation as a director due to personal reasons |
| 9. |
Niranjan Kumar Gupta |
May 5, 2025 |
Appointment as an Independent Director |
| 10. |
Arvind Chandrasekharan |
May 5, 2025 |
Appointment as the Whole-Time Director and Chief |
|
|
|
Executive Officer |
| 11. |
Gopika Pant |
May 5, 2025 |
Appointment as an Independent Director |
| 12. |
Jaidit Singh Brar |
May 5, 2025 |
Appointment as an Independent Director |
Borrowing powers of our Board
In accordance with our Articles of Association, the Board may, from time to time, at
its discretion by resolution passed at the meeting of a Board (i) borrow monies by way of
issuance of debentures or bonds or debenture stock; (ii) borrow money otherwise than on
debentures or bonds by way of any mortgage or charge or other security on the undertaking
of the whole or any part of the property, undertaking of the Company, subject to the
provisions of Sections 73, 179 and 180 and any other applicable provisions of the
Companies Act.
Corporate governance
Our Company is in compliance with the requirements of the applicable regulations,
including the SEBI Listing Regulations (as applicable to equity listed companies), the
Companies Act and the SEBI ICDR Regulations, in respect of corporate governance, including
in relation to the constitution of our Board and committees thereof.
Committees of our Board
In addition to the committees of our Board described below, our Board may constitute
committees for various functions from time to time.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee was constituted pursuant to a resolution passed by our Board at its
meeting held on May 15, 2025. The composition and terms of reference of the Audit
Committee are in compliance with Section 177 and other applicable provisions of the
Companies Act and Regulation 18 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. The Audit Committee
currently comprises:
1. Jaidit Singh Brar (Chairperson);
2. Niranjan Kumar Gupta; and
3. Manavendra Singh Sial
Scope and terms of reference
The Audit Committee shall be responsible for, among other things, as may be required by
the relevant stock exchange(s) in India where the Equity Shares of the Company are
proposed to be listed (the "Stock Exchanges") from time to time, the
following:
Powers of Audit Committee
The Audit Committee shall have powers, including the following:
(a) to investigate any activity within its terms of reference; (b) to seek information
from any employee;
(c) to obtain outside legal or other professional advice from external sources;
(d) to secure attendance of outsiders with relevant expertise, if it considers
necessary as may be prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 (together with the rules
thereunder) and SEBI Listing Regulations; and (e) such powers as may be prescribed under
the Companies Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
Role of Audit Committee
The role of the Audit Committee shall include the following:
(a) overseeing the Company's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its
financial information to ensure that its financial statements are correct, sufficient and
credible.
(b) recommending to the Board the appointment, re-appointment, replacement,
remuneration and terms of appointment of the auditors of the Company.
(c) reviewing and monitoring the auditor's independence and performance, and
effectiveness of audit process.
(d) approving payments to the statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the
statutory auditors.
(e) reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements and auditor's
report thereon before submission to the Board for approval, with particular reference to:
- matters required to be included in the director's responsibility statement to be
included in the Board's report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 of Section 134 of
the Companies Act 2013; - changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and
reasons for the same; - major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise
of judgment by management; - significant adjustments made in the financial statements
arising out of audit findings; - compliance with listing and other legal requirements
relating to financial statements; - disclosure of any related party transactions; and -
qualifications and modified opinion(s) in the draft audit report.
(f) reviewing, with the management, the quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial
statements before submission to the Board for approval.
(g) reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application of funds raised
through an issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc.), the statement of
funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the issue document / prospectus /
notice and the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring the utilisation of
proceeds of a public issue or rights issue or preferential issue or qualified institutions
placement, and making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take up steps in this
matter.
(h) granting approval for the transactions of the Company with related parties and any
subsequent modification thereto and omnibus approval for related party transactions
proposed to be entered into by the Company, subject to the conditions as may be
prescribed, by the independent directors who are members of the Audit Committee.
(i) recommending criteria for omnibus approval or any changes to the criteria for
approval of the Board, granting omnibus approval for related party transactions proposed
to be entered into by the Company for every financial year as per the approved criteria,
reviewing transactions pursuant to omnibus approval, and making recommendation to the
Board, where Audit Committee does not approve transactions other than the transactions
falling under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(j) approval of related party transactions to which the subsidiary(ies) of the Company
is a party but the Company is not a party, if the value of such transaction whether
entered into individually or taken together with previous transactions during a financial
year exceeds 10% of the annual consolidated turnover as per the last audited financial
statements of the Company, subject to such other conditions prescribed under the SEBI
Listing Regulations.
(k) scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments.
(l) valuation of undertakings or assets of the Company, wherever it is necessary.
(m) evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems.
(n) establishing a vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report their genuine
concerns or grievances.
(o) overseeing the vigil mechanism established by the Company, with the chairperson of
the Audit Committee directly hearing grievances of victimization directors, who used vigil
mechanism to report genuine concerns in appropriate and exceptional cases.
(p) reviewing, with the management, the performance of statutory and internal auditors,
and adequacy of the internal control systems.
(q) reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function if any, including the structure
of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the
department, reporting structure and frequency of internal audit.
(r) discussing with internal auditors on any significant findings and follow up
thereon.
(s) reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into
matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control
systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board.
(t) discussing with statutory auditors, (i) before the audit commences, the nature and
scope of audit and (ii) post-audit, any areas of concern.
(u) examining the reasons for defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture
holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors.
(v) reviewing the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism.
(w) approving the appointment of the chief financial officer after assessing the
qualifications, experience and background, etc. of the candidate.
(x) reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by the holding
company in any subsidiary exceeding INR 100 crore or 10% of the asset size of the
subsidiary, whichever is lower including existing loans / advances / investments.
(y) considering and commenting on the rationale, cost-benefits and impact of schemes
involving merger, demerger, amalgamation etc., on the Company and its shareholders.
(z) reviewing the financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Company, in
particular, the investments made by an unlisted subsidiary (if any).
(aa) approving the disclosure of the key performance indicators to be disclosed in the
documents in relation to the initial public offer of the equity shares of the Company; and
(bb) carrying out any other functions required to be carried out by the Audit Committee
as may be decided by the Board and/or as provided under the Companies Act, 2013, the SEBI
Listing Regulations or any other applicable law, as amended from time to time.
The Audit Committee shall mandatorily review the following information:
(a) management discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
of our Comapny; (b) management letters / letters of internal control weaknesses issued by
the statutory auditors; (c) internal audit reports relating to internal control
weaknesses; (d) the appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the chief internal
auditor; and (e) statement of deviations, including:
- quarterly statement of deviation(s) including report of monitoring agency, if
applicable, submitted to stock exchange(s) in terms of regulation 32(1) of the SEBI
Listing Regulations; and
- annual statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated in the offer
document/ prospectus/ notice, in terms of regulation 32(7) of the SEBI Listing
Regulations.
The Audit Committee shall meet at least four times a year with maximum interval of 120
days between two consecutive meetings, and shall have the authority to investigate into
any matter in relation to the items specified under the terms of reference or such other
matter as may be referred to it by the Board and for this purpose, shall have full access
to information contained in the records of the Company and shall have power to seek
information from any employee, obtain external professional advice and secure attendance
of outsiders with relevant expertise if necessary.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee was constituted pursuant to a resolution
passed by our Board at its meeting held on May 15, 2025. The composition and terms of
reference of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee are in compliance with Section 178
and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act and Regulation 19 of the SEBI Listing
Regulations. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee currently comprises:
1. Gopika Pant (Chairperson);
2. Jaidit Singh Brar; and
3. Manavendra Singh Sial
Scope and terms of reference:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall be responsible for, among other things,
the following:
(a) formulating the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and
independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy relating to the
remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees ("Remuneration
Policy").
(b) for every appointment of an independent director, the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee shall evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board and
on the basis of such evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities
required of an independent director. The person recommended to the Board for appointment
as an independent director shall have the capabilities identified in such description. For
the purpose of identifying suitable candidates, the Committee may:
- use the services of external agencies, if required,
- consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, having due regard to diversity,
and - consider the time commitments of the candidates.
(c) formulating the criteria for evaluation of the performance of independent directors
and the Board.
(d) devising a policy on diversity of the Board.
(e) identifying persons, who are qualified to become directors or who may be appointed
in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, recommending to the Board
their appointment and removal.
(f) determining whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the
independent director, on the basis of the report of performance evaluation of independent
directors.
(g) recommending to the Board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to senior
management.
(h) while formulating the Remuneration Policy, ensuring that:
- the level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract,
retain and motivate directors of the quality required to run the Company successfully;
- relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate
performance benchmarks; and
- remuneration to directors, key managerial personnel and senior management involves a
balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long term performance
objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals;
(i) performing such functions as are required to be performed by the compensation
committee under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits
and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, as amended, including the following:
- Administering the employee stock option plans of the Company, as may be required;
- Determining the eligibility of employees to participate under the employee stock
option plans of the Company;
- granting options to eligible employees and determining the date of grant; -
determining the number of options to be granted to an employee; - determining the exercise
price under the employee stock option plans of the Company; - construing and interpreting
the employee stock option plans of the Company and any agreements defining the rights and
obligations of the Company and eligible employees under the employee stock option plans of
the Company, and prescribing, amending and/or rescinding rules and regulations relating to
the administration of the employee stock option plans of the Company; and
(j) carrying out any other activities as may be delegated by the Board, functions
required to be carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as provided under
the Companies Act, 2013, the SEBI Listing Regulations or any other applicable law, as
amended from time to time.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is required to meet at least once every year
in accordance with the SEBI Listing Regulations.
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee was constituted pursuant to a resolution
passed by our Board at its meeting held on May 15, 2025, in compliance with Section 178 of
the Companies Act and Regulation 20 of the
SEBI Listing Regulations. The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee currently comprises:
1. Jaidit Singh Brar (Chairperson);
2. Niranjan Kumar Gupta; and
3. Arvind Chandrasekharan
Scope and terms of reference
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee shall be responsible for, among other things,
as may be required under applicable law, the following:
(a) considering and looking into various aspects of interest of shareholders, debenture
holders and other security holders.
(b) resolving the grievances of the security holders of the Company including
complaints related to transfer/transmission of shares, non-receipt of annual report,
non-receipt of declared dividends, issue of new/duplicate certificates, general meetings,
etc.
(c) review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders.
(d) review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the Company in respect of
various services being rendered by the registrar and share transfer agent.
(e) review of the various measures and initiatives taken by the Company for reducing
the quantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants/
annual reports/statutory notices by the shareholders of the Company; and
(f) carrying out any other functions required to be carried out by the Stakeholders'
Relationship Committee as contained in the Companies Act, 2013 or the SEBI Listing
Regulations or any other applicable law, as and when amended from time to time.
The Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is required to meet at least once in a year in
accordance with the SEBI
Listing Regulations.
Risk Management Committee
The Risk Management Committee was constituted pursuant to a resolution passed by our
Board at its meeting held on May 15, 2025, in compliance with Regulation 21 of the SEBI
Listing Regulations. The Risk Management Committee currently comprises:
1. Gopika Pant (Chairperson);
2. Utsav Baijal; and
3. Nathan Patrick Bowen
The role and responsibility of the Risk Management Committee shall be as follows:
(a) reviewing, assessing and formulating the risk management system and policy of the
Company from time to time and recommending amendment(s) or modification(s) thereof, which
shall include:
- framework for identification of internal and external risks specifically faced by the
Company, in particular including financial, operational, sectoral, sustainability
(particularly, ESG related risks), information, cyber security risks or any other risk as
may be determined by the Risk Management Committee. - measures for risk mitigation
including systems and processes for internal control of identified risks. - business
continuity plan;
(b) ensuring that appropriate methodology, processes and systems are in place to
monitor and evaluate risks associated with the business of the Company.
(c) monitoring and overseeing implementation of the risk management policy, including
evaluating the adequacy of risk management systems.
(d) periodically reviewing the risk management policy, at least once in two years,
including by considering the changing industry dynamics and evolving complexity.
(e) keeping the board of directors informed about the nature and content of its
discussions, recommendations and actions to be taken.
(f) reviewing the appointment, removal and terms of remuneration of the chief risk
officer (if any).
(g) implementing and monitoring policies and/or processes for ensuring cyber security.
(h) coordinating its activities with other committees, in instances where there is any
overlap with activities of such committees, as per the framework laid down by the board of
directors; and
(i) such other terms of reference and activities as may be delegated by the Board
and/or prescribed under the SEBI Listing Regulations or other applicable law.
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee was re-constituted pursuant to a
resolution passed by our Board at its meeting held on May 15, 2025. The composition and
terms of reference of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee are in compliance with
Section 135 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act. The Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee currently comprises:
1. Niranjan Kumar Gupta (Chairperson);
2. Gopika Pant; and
3. Prakash Mahesh
Scope and terms of reference:
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee shall be responsible for, among other
things, the following:
(a) formulating and recommending to the Board the corporate social responsibility
policy of the Company, including any amendments thereto, in accordance with Schedule VII
of the Companies Act and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014 ("CSR Rules"), each as amended, and making revisions as and when
decided by the Board.
(b) identifying corporate social responsibility policy partners and corporate social
responsibility policy programmes.
(c) reviewing and recommending the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the
activities referred to in clause (a) and the distribution of the same to various corporate
social responsibility programs undertaken by the Company.
(d) reviewing and monitoring the implementation of corporate social responsibility
policy of the Company and issuing necessary directions as required for proper
implementation and timely completion of corporate social responsibility programmes.
(e) performing such other duties and functions as the Board may require the corporate
social responsibility committee to undertake to promote the corporate social
responsibility activities of the Company.
(f) formulating and recommending to the Board, an annual action plan in pursuance of
Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, which shall include the following:
- the list of Corporate Social Responsibility projects or programmes that are approved
to be undertaken in areas or subjects specified in the Schedule VII of the Companies Act;
- the manner of execution of such projects or programmes as specified in Rule 4 of the CSR
Rules; - the modalities of utilization of funds and implementation schedules for the
projects or programmes; - monitoring and reporting mechanism for the projects or
programmes; and - details of need and impact assessment, if any, for the projects
undertaken by the Company.
(j) Provided that the Board may alter such plan at any time during the financial year,
as per the recommendations of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, based on the
reasonable justification to that effect; and
(k) any other matter as the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee may deem
appropriate after approval of the Board or as may be directed by the Board from time to
time and/or as may be required under applicable law, as and when amended from time to
time.
Key Managerial Personnel
In addition to Arvind Chandrasekharan, our Whole-Time Director and Chief Executive
Officer, whose details are provided in " Brief biographies of our Directors"
on page 297, the details of our Key Managerial Personnel as of the date of this Draft Red
Herring Prospectus are set out below:
Mahender Chhabra is the Chief Financial Officer of our Company. He is responsible
for financial strategy and operations, compliance and overall financial performance of our
Company. He has been associated with our
Company since June 5, 2025. He holds a bachelor's degree of commerce from Maharshi
Dayanand University,
Rohtak, Haryana and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He
has over 27 years of experience and has previously been associated with Motherson Sumi
Wiring India Limited, HMD Mobile India Private Limited as their chief financial officer,
Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited as the group controller and Bharti Airtel
Limited as the general manager finance, Pepsi Foods Limited, Nokia India Private Limited
and Nokia India Sales Private Limited. Since he joined our Company in Fiscal 2026, he has
not been paid any remuneration from our Company in Fiscal 2025.
Garima Sharma is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of our Company. She
is responsible for secretarial functions in our Company and ensuring compliance with the
Companies Act. She has been associated with the Tenneco Group since 2022. She holds a
bachelor's degree of business administration (banking and insurance) and a bachelor of
laws degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She also holds
a post-graduate diploma in business administration from the Symbiosis Centre for Distance
Learning. She has also passed the professional programme examination held by the Institute
of Company Secretaries of India. She has been previously associated with Corporate
Professionals (Advisors and Advocates), and RMG & Associates. Since she joined our
Company in Fiscal 2026, she has not been paid any remuneration from our Company in Fiscal
2025.
Senior Management
In addition to Mahender Chhabra, our Chief Financial Officer and Garima Sharma, our
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, whose details are provided in "- Key
Managerial Personnel" on page 309 above, the details of other members of our
Senior Management in terms of SEBI ICDR Regulations, as on the date of this Draft Red
Herring Prospectus are set out below:
Rishi Verma is the President India of our Company. He is responsible for leading
business operations for our Clean Air & Powertrain Solutions and Advanced Ride
Technologies business divisions. He has been associated with our Company since April 26,
2019 and with the Tenneco Group since August 1, 2007. He holds a bachelor's degree of
technology in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee,
Uttarakhand. He has been previously associated with, National Engineering Industries
Limited, Dana India Technical Centre Private Limited, and Walker Exhaust India Private
Limited. In Fiscal 2025, he received an aggregate compensation of 55.05 million from our
Company.
R C Subramaniam is the Executive Director and General Manager ART of our Material
Subsidiary, TAIPL. He is responsible for leading business operations for our Advanced Ride
Technologies business division. He has been associated with TAIPL since January 19, 2009.
He holds a bachelor's degree of science (chemistry honors) from Vinoba Bhave University,
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand and a master's degree of business administration from
Indian Institute of Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra upon the recommendation of senate and
Washington University in St. Louis. He is also a member of the Institute of Cost
Accountants of India. He has been previously associated with, General Motors India Private
Limited, International Auto Limited, Saint-Gobain Glass India Limited, Litaka
Pharmaceuticals Limited, Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited, Garware-Wall Ropes Limited,
and Frito-Lay India. In Fiscal 2025, he received an aggregate compensation of 32.81
million from TAIPL.
Bapu Shivaji Kumbhar is the Director Clean Air Engineering of our Company. He is
responsible for leading engineering function for Clean Air Solutions business in our
Company. He has been associated with our Company since April 26, 2019 and with the Tenneco
Group since December 25, 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree of engineering (mechanical)
from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He has been previously associated with,
Grupo Antolin Pune Private Limited, LML Limited, and Tractors and Farms Equipment Limited.
In Fiscal
2025, he received an aggregate compensation of 9.04 million from our Company.
Sankar Babu Sampangiappa is the Director ART Engineering of our Material
Subsidiary, TAIPL. He is responsible for engineering function for our Advanced Ride
Technologies business division. He has been associated with TAIPL since October 18, 2007.
He has pursued bachelor's degree of technology (mechanical) from Institute of Advance
Studies in Education, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan. He also holds a master's degree of business
administration from Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim. He has also completed
diploma course in mechanical engineering from Adhiyamaan Polytechnic, Hosur, Tamil Nadu
and State Board of Technical Education and Training. He has been previously associated
with Bharat Technologies Auto Components Limited, Minda HUF Limited, AISIN NTTF Private
Limited and Renowned Auto Products MFRS Limited. In Fiscal 2025, he received an aggregate
compensation of 7.54 million from our Material Subsidiary,
TAIPL.
Status of Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management
Except R C Subramaniam and Sankar Babu Sampangiappa who are permanent employees of
TAIPL, our Material Subsidiary, all other Key Managerial Personnel and members of Senior
Management are permanent employees of our Company.
Relationship between our Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and Directors
None of our Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management are related to each other or
to the Directors of our Company.
Shareholding of Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management in our Company
None of our Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management hold any Equity Shares in
our Company, as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Bonus or profit-sharing plan of our Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management
None of our Key Managerial Personnel or Senior Management is a party to any bonus or
profit-sharing plan by our Company.
Arrangement or understanding with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others
There are no arrangements or understanding with major shareholders, customers,
suppliers or others, pursuant to which any of our Key Managerial Personnel or Senior
Management were selected as members of our management.
Interest of Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management
Except as disclosed in "- Interest of Directors" on page 300,
our Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management do not have any interests in our
Company, other than to the extent of the (i) compensation or incentives, if any, to which
they are entitled in accordance with the terms of their appointment or reimbursement of
expenses incurred by them during the ordinary course of business by our Company or
Material Subsidiary, as applicable.
Contingent and deferred compensation payable to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior
Management
No deferred or contingent compensation was accrued or payable to any of our Key
Managerial Personnel or Senior Management in Fiscal 2025.
Changes in the Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management during the last three
years
Other than as disclosed in "- Changes in our Board in the last three years"
on page 301, the changes in the Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management in the
preceding three years are as follows:
Name |
Date of Change |
Reason for Change |
| Mahender Chhabra |
June 5, 2025 |
Appointment as the Chief Financial Officer |
Garima Sharma |
May 5, 2025 |
Appointment as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
| Priya Dekate |
May 5, 2025 |
Resignation as company secretary due to personal reasons |
| Priya Dekate |
September 29, 2022 |
Appointment as company secretary |
Payment or benefit to Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management
No amount or benefit has been paid or given within two years preceding the date of this
Draft Red Herring Prospectus or is intended to be paid or given to any officers of our
Company, including our Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management, other than normal
remuneration, for services rendered as officers of our
Company, and as disclosed in "- Terms of appointment of our Whole-Time
Director and Chief Executive Officer" and "Restated Consolidated
Financial Information Note 28 Related Party Disclosures", on pages 298 and
384.
Service contracts with Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management
Except as disclosed under "- Terms of appointment of our Whole-Time Director
and Chief Executive Officer" on page 298 and other than statutory benefits
upon termination of employment or retirement, our Company has not entered into any service
contracts with our Key Managerial Personnel/ Senior Management providing for benefits upon
termination of their employment.
Employee stock option scheme
For details of our employee stock option scheme, see "Capital Structure
Notes to Capital Structure - Employee Stock Option Scheme" on page 135.
OUR PROMOTERS AND PROMOTER GROUP
Our Promoters
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the following are the Promoters of
our Company:
1. Tenneco Mauritius Holdings Limited;
2. Tenneco (Mauritius) Limited;
3. Federal-Mogul Investments B.V;
4. Federal-Mogul Pty Ltd.; and
5. Tenneco LLC.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, our Promoters hold an aggregate of
403,604,309* Equity Shares of face value of 10 each, comprising 100.00% of the pre-Offer
issued, subscribed and paid-up Equity Share capital of our Company. For further details,
see "Capital Structure History of build-up of the Promoters' shareholding in
our Company" on page 128.
*This includes five Equity Shares of face value of 10 each of our Company held
by Tenneco Mauritius Holdings Limited through its nominees, as follows: (c) one
Equity Share of face value of 10 each of our Company held by each of Federal-Mogul
Investments B.V., Federal-Mogul Pty Ltd and Tenneco LLC, Promoters of our Company; and (d)
one Equity Share of face value of 10 each of our Company held by each of
Federal-Mogul Vermogensverwaltungs GMBH and Federal-Mogul Holdings, Ltd., members of our
Promoter Group.
Details of our Promoters
1. Tenneco Mauritius Holdings Limited ("TMHL")
Corporate information
TMHL was incorporated as a private company limited by shares under the laws of
Mauritius on September 22, 1999, having company no. 23063/5187. Its registered office is
located at C/o IQEQ Corporate Services (Mauritius) Limited, 33 Edith Cavell Street, Port
Louis - 11324, Mauritius.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the equity shares of TMHL are not
listed on any stock exchange.
Nature of business
TMHL is engaged in investment holding activities.
Change in activities
There has been no change in business activities of TMHL from the date of its
incorporation.
Board of directors
The board of directors of TMHL as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus is
as follows:
Sr. No. |
Name of the Director |
Designation |
| 1. |
Jens Uwe Boeck |
Director |
| 2. |
Nawsheen Khodabux |
Director |
| 3. |
Shafiiq-Ur-Rahmaan Soyfoo |
Director |
Shareholding pattern
The shareholding pattern of TMHL as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus is
as follows:
Sr. No |
Name Of Shareholders |
Number of shares of USD 1 each |
Shareholding (%) |
| 1. |
Tenneco Global Holdings LLC |
29,596,105 |
100.00 |
|
Total |
29,596,105 |
100.00 |
Details of change in control
There has been no change in the control of TMHL in the last three years preceding the
date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Promoter of Promoter
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the only shareholder of TMHL is
Tenneco Global Holdings LLC with 100% shareholding, which is ultimately and wholly owned,
indirectly, by Tenneco LLC. Tenneco Global Holdings LLC is a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having an Employer Identification Number
76-0450674, and its registered office is located at 1521 Concord Pike Suite 201,
Wilmington, Delaware 19803 USA. Presently, no natural person holds 15% or more of the
voting rights in Tenneco Global Holdings LLC.
Further, as a limited liability company, Tenneco Global Holdings LLC does not have a
board of directors and is managed by its sole member, Tenneco International Holdings LLC.
2. Tenneco (Mauritius) Limited ("TML")
Corporate information
TML was incorporated as 'Thibault Investments Limited' a private company limited by
shares under the laws of
Mauritius on May 4, 1995, having company no. 14632/1837. Subsequently, it changed its
name to 'Tenneco (Mauritius) Limited' pursuant to certificate of incorporation dated April
23, 1996. Its registered office is located at c/o IQ EQ Corporate Services (Mauritius)
Limited, 33 Edith Cavell Street, 11324 Port Luis, Mauritius.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the equity shares of TML are not
listed on any stock exchange.
Nature of business
TML is engaged in investment holding activities.
Change in activities
There has been no change in business activities of TML from the date of its
incorporation.
Board of directors
The board of directors of TML, as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus is
as follows:
Sr. No. |
Name of the Director |
Designation |
| 1. |
Jens Uwe Boeck |
Director |
| 2. |
Nawsheen Khodabux |
Director |
| 3. |
Shafiiq-Ur-Rahmaan Soyfoo |
Director |
Shareholding pattern
The shareholding pattern of TML as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus is
as follows:
Sr. No |
Name Of Shareholders |
Number of shares of USD 1 each |
Shareholding (%) |
| 1. |
TMHL |
8,717,469 |
100.00 |
|
Total |
8,717,469 |
100.00 |
Details of change in control
There has been no change in the control of TML in the last three years preceding the
date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Promoter of Promoter
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the only shareholder of TML is
TMHL with 100% shareholding, which is ultimately and wholly owned, indirectly, by Tenneco
LLC. Presently, no natural person holds 15% or more of the voting rights in TMHL. For
details of the board of directors and other details in relation to TMHL, see "-Tenneco
Mauritius Holdings Limited ("TMHL")" above.
3. Federal-Mogul Investments B.V. ("FM Investments B.V.")
Corporate information
FM Investments B.V. was incorporated as a private limited company under the laws of
Netherlands on March 9, 1998, having company no. 33300840. Its registered office is
located at Prins Mauritslaan 37, 1171LP, Badhoevedrop, Netherlands.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the equity shares of FM
Investments B.V. are not listed on any stock exchange.
Nature of business
FM Investments B.V. is engaged in the business of financial holdings.
Change in activities
There has been no change in business activities of FM Investments B.V. from the date of
its incorporation.
Board of directors
The board of directors of FM Investments B.V. as on the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No. |
Name of the director |
Designation |
| 1. |
Kevin Bank |
Director |
| 2. |
Bart Rene Rita Putzeys |
Director |
| 3. |
Christoph Henrik Narten |
Director |
Shareholding pattern
The shareholding pattern of FM Investments B.V. as on the date of this Draft Red
Herring Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No Name of shareholders |
Number of shares of EUR 455 each |
Shareholding (%) |
1. Co?peratief Federal-Mogul Dutch Investments B.A. |
20,411 |
100.00 |
Total |
20,411 |
100.00 |
Details of change in control
There has been no change in the control of FM Investments B.V. in the last three years
preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Promoter of Promoter
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the only shareholder of FM
Investments B.V. is Co?peratief Federal-Mogul Dutch Investments B.A. with 100%
shareholding, which is ultimately and wholly owned, indirectly, by Tenneco LLC.
Co?peratief Federal-Mogul Dutch Investments B.A. is a private cooperative incorporated
under the laws of the Netherlands having a registration with the Netherlands Chamber of
Commerce under CCI number 34258355 and its registered office is located at Prins
Mauritslaan37, 1171LP Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands. It is engaged in investment holding
activities. Presently, no natural person holds 15% or more of the voting rights in
Co?peratief Federal-Mogul Dutch Investments B.A.
The board of directors of Co?peratief Federal-Mogul Dutch Investments B.A. as on the
date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus comprises Kevin Bank, Bart Ren? Rita Putzeys
and Christoph Henrik Narten.
4. Federal-Mogul Pty Ltd ("FM Pty Ltd")
Corporate information
FM Pty Ltd was incorporated as 'Champion Spark Plug Co (Aust) Pty Ltd.', an Australian
proprietary company limited by shares under the laws of Australia on October 15, 1953,
with registration no. 000 123 820. Subsequently, it changed its name to Cooper Automotive
Pty Ltd. on August 30, 1996 and further to Federal-Mogul Pty Ltd on December 31, 1998. Its
registered office is located at 1 Garrett Avenue, Glenhaven NSW 2156, Australia.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the equity shares of FM Pty Ltd
are not listed on any stock exchange.
Nature of business
FM Pty Ltd is an investment holding company.
Change in activities
There has been no change in business activities of FM Pty Ltd since the date of its
incorporation.
Board of directors
The board of directors of FM Pty Ltd as on the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No. |
Name of the director |
Designation |
| 1. |
Shea Patrick Michael |
Director |
Shareholding pattern
The shareholding pattern of FM Pty Ltd as on the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No |
Name of shareholders |
Number of shares of GBP 1 each |
Shareholding (%) |
| 1. |
Federal-Mogul Automotive Pty Limited |
17,622,333 |
100.00 |
|
Total |
17,622,333 |
100.00 |
Details of change in control
There has been no change in the control of FM Pty Ltd in the last three years preceding
the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Promoter of Promoter
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the only shareholder of FM Pty Ltd
is Federal-Mogul Automotive Pty Limited with 100% shareholding, which is ultimately and
wholly owned, indirectly, by Tenneco LLC. Federal-Mogul Automotive Pty Limited is a
private limited company incorporated under the laws of Australia having Australian Company
Number 078402598 and its registered office is located at Unit D, 19-21 Loyalty Road, North
Rocks NSW, Australia. Presently, no natural person holds 15% or more of the voting rights
in Federal-Mogul Automotive Pty Limited.
The board of directors of Federal-Mogul Automotive Pty Limited as on the date of this
Draft Red Herring Prospectus comprises Shea Patrick Michael.
5. Tenneco LLC
Corporate information
Tenneco LLC was incorporated as 'New Tenneco Inc.' a corporation under the laws of
Delaware on August 26, 1996, with employer identification no. 76-0515284. Subsequently, it
changed its name to 'Tenneco Inc.' pursuant to a certificate of amendment dated December
11, 1996, and to 'Tenneco Automotive Inc.' pursuant to a certificate of ownership dated
November 5, 1999 and thereafter, it changed its name to 'Tenneco Inc.' pursuant to a
certificate of ownership dated October 27, 2005. On October 1, 2018, Federal-Mogul LLC (formerly
known as Federal-Mogul Corporation) was merged into Tenneco Inc. Tenneco Inc. was
converted to Tenneco LLC pursuant to its certificate of conversion and certificate of
formation each dated April 30, 2025. Its registered office is located at c/o Corporate
Creations Network, 1521 Concord Pike, Suite 201, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
19803 USA.
As on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus, the equity shares of Tenneco LLC
are not listed on any stock exchange.
Nature of business
Tenneco LLC designs, manufactures and markets automotive products for original
equipment and aftermarket customers.
Change in activities
There has been no change in business activities of Tenneco LLC from the date of its
incorporation.
Managers
As a limited liability company, Tenneco LLC does not have a board of directors. The
managers of Tenneco LLC as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No. |
Name of the manager |
| 1. |
Noah Falk |
| 2. |
Marc Beilinson |
| 3. |
Kenneth Shea |
Shareholding pattern
The shareholding pattern of Tenneco LLC as on the date of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus is as follows:
Sr. No |
Name of members |
Interest (%) |
| 1. |
Pegasus Holdings III, LLC |
100.00 |
|
Total |
100.00 |
Details of change in control
Except as disclosed below, there has been no change in control of Tenneco LLC in the
last three years preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus:
On November 17, 2022, pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, 100% of the
outstanding shares of common stock of Tenneco LLC (formerly known as Tenneco Inc.)
was acquired by Pegasus Holdings III, LLC, which is owned by affiliates of certain private
equity funds managed by the affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(" Apollo").
Promoter of Promoter
Pegasus Holding III, LLC, which holds 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of
Tenneco LLC, is incorporated as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and
its registered office is located at 1521 Concord Pike, Suite 201, Wilmington, Delaware
19803.
Pegasus Holding III, LLC is owned by affiliates of certain private equity funds which
are managed by the affiliates of Apollo. Apollo is registered with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") as an investment adviser under The Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. The investment activities of Apollo are subject to certain rules and
regulations of the SEC and other regulatory authorities.
Presently, no natural person holds 15% or more of the voting rights in Pegasus Holdings
III, LLC. Further, as a limited liability company, Pegasus Holding III, LLC does not have
a board of directors.
Our Company confirms that the permanent account number, bank account number, resident
(corporation) registration number of our Promoters along with the address of the authority
where our Promoters are registered will be submitted to the Stock Exchanges at the time of
filing of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Change in the control of our Company
Except as disclosed below, there has been no change in the control of our Company
during the last five years preceding the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus:
TMHL and TML are the original promoters of our Company. Further, pursuant to share swap
agreements entered into by our Company with Federal-Mogul Ignition Products India Limited,
Federal-Mogul Bearings India Limited, Federal-Mogul Sealings India Limited and Tenneco
Automotive India Private Limited, and the respective sellers under such agreements, each
dated March 25, 2025, Tenneco LLC, FM Investments B.V. and
FM Pty. Ltd were allotted Equity Shares in our Company. For details, see, "History
and Certain Corporate Matters Details regarding material acquisitions or divestments of
business/undertakings. Mergers, amalgamations, any revaluation of assets, etc. since
incorporation" on page 285. Pursuant to a resolution passed by the Board of
Directors dated May 15, 2025, TMHL, TML, FM Investments B.V., FM Pty. Ltd. and Tenneco
LLC, have been identified as our Promoters. Each of TMHL, TML, FM Investments B.V. and FM
Pty. Ltd. are ultimately and wholly owned, indirectly, by Tenneco LLC and thus, are
indirect subsidiaries of Tenneco LLC.
For further details, see "- Details of our Promoters" on page
312.
Interests of our Promoters
Our Promoters are interested in our Company to the extent (i) that they have promoted
our Company; (ii) of transactions entered into by our Company with them; (iii) of their
direct and indirect shareholding in our Company; (iv) of the dividend payable, if any, and
any other distributions in respect of the Equity Shares held by our Promoters in our
Company, from time to time; and agreements entered amongst our Company and our Promoters.
For further details of such agreements, see "History and Certain Corporate
Matters" beginning on page 283. For further details of the
shareholding of our Promoters in our Company, see "Capital Structure -
Shareholding of our Promoters and members of our Promoter Group" on page 128.
Our Promoters are not interested in the properties acquired or proposed to be acquired
by our Company in the three years preceding the date of filing of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus. Our Promoters are not interested in any transaction in acquisition of land,
construction of building or supply of machinery, etc.
No sum has been paid or agreed to be paid to our Promoters or to such firm or company
in which our Promoters are interested as members, in cash or shares or otherwise by any
person either to induce any such person to become, or qualify them as a director, or
otherwise for services rendered by such firm or company in connection with the promotion
of our Company.
Payment or benefits to our Promoters or to the members of the Promoter Group
Except as stated in "History and Certain Corporate Matters Summary of key
agreements" and "Restated Consolidated Financial Information Note
28 - Related Party Disclosures" on pages 288 and 384, respectively, there has
been no payment of any amount or benefit given to our Promoters or the members of our
Promoter Group during the two years preceding the date of filing of this Draft Red Herring
Prospectus nor is there any intention to pay any amount or give any benefit to our
Promoters or the members of our Promoter Group, as on the date of filing of this Draft Red
Herring Prospectus.
Material guarantees given by our Promoters to third parties with respect to Equity
Shares
Our Promoters have not given any material guarantee to any third party with respect to
the Equity Shares as on the date of this Draft Red Herring Prospectus.
Companies and firms with which our Promoters have disassociated in the last three years
Except as disclosed below, our Promoters have not disassociated themselves from any
company or firm in the three years immediately preceding the date of this Draft Red
Herring Prospectus.
Name of Promoter |
Name of company or firm from which the Promoter has disassociated |
Country of incorporation |
Date of disassociation |
Reasons for disassociation |
Tenneco Mauritius Holdings Limited |
Tenneco Automotive India Private Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
Tenneco (Mauritius) Limited |
Tenneco Automotive India Private Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
Federal-Mogul Investments B.V. |
Federal-Mogul Sealings India Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
|
Federal-Mogul Bearings India Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
|
Federal-Mogul VCS Holdings B.V. |
Netherlands |
April 29, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
Federal-Mogul Pty Ltd |
Federal-Mogul Ignition Products India Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
Tenneco LLC |
Federal-Mogul Bearings India Limited |
India |
March 26, 2025 |
Disinvestment of shares |
For further details, see, "History and Certain Corporate Matters Details
regarding material acquisitions or divestments of business/undertakings. Mergers,
amalgamations, any revaluation of assets, etc. since incorporation" on page
285.