Reliance Industries : Statement of deviation or variation in the use of proceeds of Rights Issue

July 23, 2021
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Dalal Street	Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East)
Mumbai 400 001	Mumbai 400 051
Scrip Code: 500325 / 890147	Trading Symbol: RELIANCE / RELIANCEP1
Dear Sirs,

Sub: Statement of deviation or variation in the use of proceeds of Rights Issue

Pursuant to Regulation 32 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we hereby confirm that there is no deviation or variation in the use of proceeds, from the objects stated in the Letter of Offer for Rights Issue of the Company, dated May 15, 2020. A statement confirming that there is no deviation or variation in the utilisation of these proceeds, duly reviewed by the Audit Committee, is attached.

The entire funds raised by the Company through Rights Issue, including amount received during the quarter ended June 30, 2021, has been utilized for the objects stated in the Letter of Offer for Rights Issue of the Company, dated May 15, 2020.

Kindly acknowledge the receipt.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For Reliance Industries Limited

Savithri Parekh

Joint Company Secretary and

Compliance Officer

Encl.:as above
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Statement of Deviation/ Variation in utilization of funds raised

Name of listed entity

Reliance Industries Limited

Mode of Fund Raising

Rights Issue

Date of Raising Funds

June 7, 2021 (First Call)

Amount Raised

Rs. 26,495.67 crore (Refer note)

Report filed for Quarter ended

June 30, 2021

Monitoring Agency

Applicable

Monitoring Agency Name, if applicable

Axis Bank Limited

Is there a Deviation / Variation in use of

No

funds raised

If yes, whether the same is pursuant to

Not Applicable

change in terms of a contract or objects,

which was approved by the

shareholders

If Yes, Date of shareholder Approval

Not Applicable

Explanation for Deviation / Variation

Not Applicable

Comments of the Audit Committee after

No Comments

review

Comments of the auditors, if any

No Comments

Objects for which funds have been raised and where there has been a deviation, in the following table

Original

Modified

Original

Modified

Funds

Amount of

Remarks, if any

Object

Object, if

Allocation

allocation, if

Utilized

Deviation/

any

any

Variation for

the quarter

according to

applicable

object

Repayment/

Not

Rs.

-

Rs.

NIL

The total funds raised

prepayment of

Applicable

39,755.08

26,495.67

from the Rights Issue till

all or a portion

crore

crore

June

30,

2021 is

of

certain

Rs

26,495.67

crore

borrowings

including an amount of

availed by the

Rs

13,214.62

crore

Company

received

during

the

General

Not

Rs.

-

quarter

ended

June

corporate

Applicable

13,281.05

30,2021 (refer note)

purposes

crore

Deviation or variation could mean:

1. Deviation in the objects or purposes for which the funds have been raised or
2. Deviation in the amount of funds actually utilized as against what was originally disclosed or
3. Change in terms of a contract referred to in the fund-raising document i.e. prospectus, letter of offer, etc.

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Note:

	No of Equity shares	Price (in Rs.)	Amount
			(Rs in crore)
Total Issue Size	42,26,26,894	1,257.00	53,124.20

The Rights Equity Shares were issued as partly paid-up and an amount of Rs. 314.25 per Rights Equity Share has been received on application (of which Rs. 2.50 towards face value of Rights Equity Share and Rs. 311.75 towards premium amount of Rights Equity Share).

The Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting dated March 26, 2021 have made the following two calls on the 42,26,26,894 partly paid-up equity shares issued on a rights basis:

1. First call ("First Call") of Rs. 314.25 per partly paid equity share (including a premium of Rs. 311.75 per share), was payable from May 17, 2021 to May 31, 2021, both days inclusive. Provided, however, if a shorter period for payment of calls is permitted under law, then the period during which the first call money will be payable shall be such shorter period, commencing from May 17, 2021; and
2. Second & final call of Rs. 628.50 per partly paid equity share (including a premium of Rs. 623.50 per share), is payable from November 15, 2021 to November 29, 2021, both days inclusive. Provided, however, if a shorter period for payment of calls is permitted under law, then the period during which the second & final call money will be payable shall be such shorter period, commencing from November 15, 2021.

Pursuant to the above, the First Call amount of Rs. 314.25 per partly paid equity share (including a premium of Rs. 311.75 per share), was payable from May 17, 2021 to May 31, 2021 with May 12, 2021 being the "Call Record Date". The Company thereafter allowed the shareholders who were yet to pay the First Call as of May 31, 2021 to pay the same without any interest initially up to June 10, 2021 and thereafter up to June 23, 2021. Post this date, shareholders were charged interest @ 8.00% p.a. computed from June 1, 2021 till actual date of payment of the First Call.

As of June 30, 2021, the total funds received from the Rights Issue is Rs. 26,495.67 crore including the collections towards First Call of Rs. 13,214.62 crore (excluding interest).

The entire funds raised by the Company through Rights Issue, including amount received during the quarter ended June 30, 2021, has been utilized for the objects stated in the Letter of Offer for Rights Issue of the Company, dated May 15, 2020.

For Reliance Industries Limited

Savithri Parekh

Joint Company Secretary

and Compliance Officer

Date: July 23, 2021

Place: Mumbai

Regd. Office: 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021, India

Phone #: [phone], Telefax: [phone]. E-mail:[e-mail], Website: www.ril.com

CIN- L17110MH1973PLC019786