Ceat Ltd has informed the Exchange that at the board meeting held on September 23,2005,the company has decided to make a rights issue of equity shares of Rs.10/- each at a premium of Rs.40/- per share aggregating to Rs.52.7 crore. The shares will be offered to the members of the company in the ratio of 3:10 i.e.3 new equity shares shall be offered to the shareholders for every 10 shares held by them on the record date to be fixed later.At the said meeting, the board considered the proposal of its subsidiaries viz. CEAT Holdings Limited, CEAT Ventures Limited and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Limited to merge with the company. After consideration, the board has accepted the proposal. The Board considered the proposal of its subsidiaries viz. Ceat Holdings Ltd, Ceat Ventures Ltd and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Ltd to merge with the Company. After consideration, the Board has accepted theproposal. (As per BSE Bulletin dated on 26/09/2005) The company has informed that pursuant to the order of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, a meeting of the equity shareholders of the Company will be held on February 10, 2006, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, approving with or without modification(s), the arrangement embodied in the Scheme of Amalgamation of CEAT Holding Ltd and CEAT Ventures Ltd and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Ltd with the Company. (As per BSE Bulletin dated on 19/01/2006) Ceat Ltd has informed the Exchange that by an order made on the December 23, 2005, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay has directed that a meeting of the Equity Shareholders of Ceat Limited, the Applicant Company be convened and held on February 10, 2006, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, approving with or without modification(s), the arrangement embodied in the Scheme of Amalgamation of CEAT Holdings Limited and CEAT Ventures Limited and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Limited with CEAT Limited (the Applicant Company). (As per NSE Bulletin dated on 23/01/2006) The Company has informed that equity shareholders at the Court Convened meeting of the Company held on February 10, 2006, have approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of Ceat Holdings Ltd and Ceat Ventures Ltd and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Ltd with the Company, with requisite majority (As per BSE Bulletin dated on 17/02/2006) Ceat Ltd has informed the Exchange that under the directions of the Honourable High Court of Judicature at Bombay, meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Company was held on February 10, 2006 for the purpose considering the Scheme of Amalgamation of CEAT Holdings Limited and CEAT Ventures Limited and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Limited with CEAT Limited. The aforesaid Scheme has been approved by the requisite majority of the Equity Shareholders of the Company. The Resolution has been carried by requisite majority as follows :- A) In favour of the resolution - 125 (No. of Members) & 1,66,60,405 (No. of votes). B) Against the resolution - 1 (No. of Members) & 4 (No. of votes). C) Invalid Notes - 11 (No. of Members) & 5,278 (No. of votes). (As per NSE Bulletin dated on 17/02/2006) Ceat Ltd had informed the Exchange that a Scheme of Amalgamation of CEAT Holdings Limited, CEAT Ventures Limited and Meteoric Industrial Finance Company Limited with CEAT Limited was approved at the meeting of the equity shareholders of the Company held on February 10,2006 convened as per directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay. Subsequently, the transferor and transferee company had filed their respective petitions before the Hon'ble Court for approval. The company has now informed the Exchange that the Hon'ble Court has approved the said Scheme of Amalgamation on June 30,2006. (As per NSE Bulletin dated on 04/07/2006)