HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP LIMITED | | HPCL IN | | | 6100476 | | | 5/19/2009 | | Postal Ballot | | 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION — AMENDMENT TO THE OBJECT CLAUSE OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION To consider and, if thought fit to pass, with or without modification, the following resolutions as Special Resolution: “RESOLVED THAT subject to the provisions of Section 17 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 1956 (including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), the Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company be and is hereby amended by inserting the following new clauses as Clause (u-iii),(u-iv),(u-v), & (u-vi) after Clause (u-ii) CLAUSES RELATING TO ALLIED SOURCES OF ENERGY / RENEWABLE SOURCES ENERGY (u-iii) To undertake in India or elsewhere, the activities of generating, producing, refining, receiving, improving, buying, selling, reselling, acquiring, using, transmitting, accumulating, employing, distributing, developing, handling, supplying and to act as producer/grower, agent, broker, representative, consultant, collaborator, or otherwise to deal in, undertake, assist, encourage, promote, developmental, scientific, technical, engineering, research activities associated with the generation, transmission and distribution of power which is derived from conventional/non conventional methods including hydel, thermal, turbine, hydrogen, fuel cell technology, solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, energy from bio mass or from products/ by products of refining operations like petroleum coke, vacuum residue pitch, hydrogen which is produced by the company or obtained from another party or from LNG and other petroleum products and byproducts or by manufacturing hydrogen and deal in apparatus and things required for or capable of being used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution, supply or otherwise trade in, accumulation and employment of electricity, all power that may directly or indirectly be derived there from and for that purpose acquire, establish, contract, lay-down, promote, erect, build, install, commission carry out and run all necessary power sub-station, work shops, repair shops or any other facility or property required for the purpose of carrying on such business for captive consumption/commercial uses. (u-iv) To purchase or otherwise acquire, plant, grow, cultivate, Jatropha /Ratanjot / Sugarcane / Corn / Pongamia or any other plants, crops as a farm forestry, nursery or otherwise for commercial, domestic, industrial and other purposes including production of bio diesel, ethanol etc, on any land, water or in special chambers and to undertake in this regard research and development activity, market, distribute, exchange, supply purchase, sell and otherwise dispose off, import, export, protect, store, commercialize or to deal orin or turn to account, dispose of and trade and generally deal in India and abroad. (u-v) To plant, grow, cultivate, produce, raise, develop, manufacture, refine, treat, extract, reduce, distil, blend, purify and pump, store, use, experiment with, undertake R & D activity, market, distribute, exchange, supply purchase, well and otherwise dispose of, import, export, protect, store, commercialize or to deal in or turn to account, dispose of and trade and generally deal in India and abroad in any kind of bio diesel and ethanol and other products, by products, waste, residue etc CLAUSES RELATING TO ALLIED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ALONG WITH ITS RETAIL BUSINESS (u-vi) To undertake activities in the premises of the retail outlets, LPG distributorships or any other suitable places either owned, hired or leased by the Company, the activities of merchandising household consumer goods, family requirement, including but not limiting to health drinks, beverages, ready to cook food preparations, ready to eat food products and fast foods, confectioneries, cereals, staple foods, beauty care products, toiletries, magazines, publications, stationery and gift items, travel accessories, kitchen appliances, toys, electrical and electronic items and accessories, cassettes, compact disks, and all types of consumer goods whether natural, manmade, synthetic, assembled or manufactured and for that purpose to buy, import, export, procure, process, ferment, concentrate, compound, mix, crush, grind, pack, repack, add, remove, heat, preserve, store, forward, consign, distribute, franchise, dispose, develop, assemble, handle and transport, supply, act as stocklist, commission agent or otherwise to deal in all types, descriptions, tastes and packs of consumer goods, their by-products, residues, similar or analogous to the foregoing or connected with the household and family requirements of the consumers. “RESOLVED FURTHER that the aforesaid Special Resolution for alteration of the Object Clause of the Memorandum of Association being duly passed and becoming effective, the approval of the Members of the Company be and is hereby accorded pursuant to the provisions of Section 149(2-A) and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 195 , for commencing and carrying on all or any of the new business and activities at such time as may be deemed fit by the Board’ of Directors. | | MGMT | | Yes | | For | | For |