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SECTION I: GENERAL

DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the following terms in this Red Herring Prospectus have the meanings given below.

Company Related Terms

Term Description

The Company or the Issuer

A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services Limited, a public limited company incorporated under the Companies Act.

we or us or our or Group

Where the context requires, the Company and the subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Articles or Articles of Association

The Articles of Association of the Company, as amended.

Auditors S.R. Batliboi & Associates, Chartered Accountants, the statutory auditors of the Company.

A2Z Aligarh A2Z Waste Management (Aligarh) Private Limited.

A2Z ESOP The employee stock option plan adopted by the Company pursuant to a shareholders resolution dated March 30, 2010.

A2Z Badaun A2Z Waste Management (Badaun) Private Limited.

A2Z Balia A2Z Waste Management (Balia) Private Limited.

A2Z Basti A2Z Waste Management (Basti) Private Limited.

A2Z Fatehpur A2Z Waste Management (Fatehpur) Private Limited.

A2Z Infraservices A2Z Infraservices Limited.

A2Z Infrastructure A2Z Infrastructure Limited.

A2Z Jaunpur A2Z Waste Management (Jaunpur) Private Limited.

A2Z Loni A2Z Waste Management (Loni) Private Limited.

A2Z Merrut A2Z Waste Management (Merrut) Private Limited.

A2Z Mirzapur A2Z Waste Management (Mirzapur) Private Limited.

A2Z Moradabad A2Z Waste Management (Moradabad) Private Limited.

A2Z Powercom A2Z Powercom Limited.

A2Z Powertech A2Z Powertech Limited.

A2Z Sambhal A2Z Waste Management (Sambhal) Private Limited

A2Z Varanasi A2Z Waste Management (Varanasi) Private Limited.

A2Z Uganda A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services (Uganda) Private Limited.

Beacon Beacon India Investors Limited.

Board of Directors or Board The board of directors of the Company or a committee constituted thereof.

CNCS CNCS Facility Solutions Private Limited.

Director(s) The director(s) of the Company.

Equity Shares Equity shares of the Company of face value Rs. 10 each.

Group Companies of our Promoter or Group Companies

Includes companies, firms and ventures promoted by the Promoter of the Company irrespective of whether such entities are covered under Section 370(IB) of the Companies Act. For details, please see the section Our Promoter and Group Companies of our Promoter beginning on page 168 of this Red Herring Prospectus.

Imatek Imatek Solutions Private Limited.

IPMSL IL&FS Property Management & Services Limited.

Lexington Lexington Equity Holdings Limited.

Madhya Bijlee Madhya Bijlee Private Limited.

Mansi Bijlee Mansi Bijlee & Rice Mills Private Limited.

Memorandum or Memorandum of Association

The memorandum of association of the Company, as amended.

Mirage Bijlee Mirage Bijlee Private Limited.

Preference Shares 75,000,000 0.001% Cumulative Mandatorily Convertible Preference Shares of the Company of face value Rs. 10 each, which have all been converted into Equity Shares.

Promoter Mr. Amit Mittal (formerly known as Mr. Amit Kumar).

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Promoter Group The individuals, companies and other entities specified in the section Capital Structure beginning on page 23 of this Red Herring Prospectus.

Registered Office The registered office of the Company, located at O-116, 1st Floor, DLF Shopping Mall, Arjun Marg, DLF Phase-I, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122 002, India.

Selligence Selligence Technologies Services Private Limited.

Subsidiaries or subsidiaries The subsidiaries of the Company specified in the section History and Certain Corporate Matters beginning on page 116 of this Red Herring Prospectus.

Issue Related Terms

Term Description

Allot, Allotment, Allotted, allot, allotment, allotted

The issue and allotment of Equity Shares pursuant to the Fresh Issue and the transfer of Equity Shares pursuant to the Offer for Sale.

Allotment Advice The advice or intimation of Allotment of the Equity Shares sent to the Bidders who are to be Allotted the Equity Shares after discovery of the Issue Price in accordance with the Book Building Process, including any revision thereof.

Allottee A successful Bidder to whom Equity Shares are Allotted.

Anchor Investor A Qualified Institutional Buyer, applying under the Anchor Investor category, who has Bid for the Equity Shares for an amount of at least Rs. 100 million.

Anchor Investor Bid/Issue Date

The date one day prior to the Bid/Issue Opening Date on which Bidding by Anchor Investors shall open and shall also be completed on such date.

Anchor Investor Issue Price The price at which the Equity Shares are allotted to the Anchor Investors under the Anchor Investor Portion in terms of the Red Herring Prospectus and the Prospectus, which is Rs. [] per Equity Share.

Anchor Investor Portion The portion of the Net Issue being up to 30% of the QIB Portion consisting of up to [] Equity Shares to be allocated to Anchor Investors on a discretionary basis in accordance with the ICDR Regulations.

Application Supported by Blocked Amount or ASBA

An application, whether physical or electronic, used by an ASBA Bidder to make a Bid authorizing an SCSB to block the Bid Amount in a specified bank account maintained with such SCSB.

ASBA Bid-cum-Application Form

The form, whether physical or electronic, used by an ASBA Bidder to make a Bid, which will be considered as the application for Allotment pursuant to the terms of the Red Herring Prospectus and the Prospectus.

ASBA Bidder Any Bidder (other than an Anchor Investor) who intends to apply in the Issue through the ASBA and is applying through blocking of funds in a bank account with an SCSB.

ASBA Revision Form The form used by the ASBA Bidders to modify the quantity of Equity Shares or the Bid Amount in any of their ASBA Bid-cum-Application Forms or any previous ASBA Revision Form(s).

Banker(s) to the Issue The bank(s) that is a clearing member and registered with the SEBI as a banker to the issue, in this case the Escrow Collections Banks.

Bid An indication to make an offer during the Bidding Period by a prospective investor (and on the Anchor Investor Bid/Issue Date by an Anchor Investor) to subscribe for or purchase the Companys Equity Shares at a price within the Price Band, including all revisions and modifications thereto.

Bid Amount The highest value of the optional Bids indicated in the Bid-cum-Application Form and in case of ASBA Bidders, the amount mentioned in the ASBA Bid-cum-Application Form, and payable by the Bidder upon submission of the Bid.

Bid-cum-Application Form The form in terms of which the Bidder (other than the ASBA Bidder) shall make an offer to subscribe for or purchase the Equity Shares and which will be considered as the application for Allotment pursuant to the terms of the Red Herring Prospectus and the Prospectus.

Bidder Any prospective investor who makes a Bid pursuant to the terms of the Red Herring Prospectus and the Bid-cum-Application Form or the ASBA Bid-cum-Application Form (in case of an ASBA Bidder).

Bidding Period The period between the Bid/Issue Opening Date and the Bid/Issue Closing Date (inclusive of both days) and during which prospective Bidders (other

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than Anchor Investors) can submit their Bids.

Bid/Issue Closing Date The date after which the members of the Syndicate or SCSBs (in case of ASBA Bidders) will not accept any Bids for the Issue, which shall be notified in all editions of The Financial Express, a widely circulated English national newspaper and all editions of Jansatta, a widely circulated Hindi national newspaper.

Bid/Issue Opening Date The date on which the members of the Syndicate or SCSBs (in case of ASBA Bidders) shall start accepting Bids for the Issue, which shall be notified in all editions of The Financial Express, a widely circulated English national newspaper and all editions of Jansatta, a widely circulated Hindi national newspaper.

BofAML DSP Merrill Lynch Limited.

Book Building Process The book building process as described in Schedule XI to the ICDR Regulations, in terms of which the Issue is being made.

BRLMs or Book Running Lead Managers

The book running lead managers to the Issue, comprising IDFC Capital Limited, DSP Merrill Lynch Limited, Enam Securities Private Limited, ICICI Securities Limited and SBI Capital Markets Limited.

BSE The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited.

CAN or Confirmation of Allocation Note

In relation to Anchor Investors, the note or advice or intimation of allocation of the Equity Shares sent to the successful Anchor Investors who have been allocated Equity Shares on the Anchor Investor Bid/Issue Date at the Anchor Investor Issue Price, including any revisions thereof.

Cap Price The higher end of the Price Band, above which the Issue Price will not be finalized and above which no Bids will be accepted, including any revision thereto.

CARE Credit Analysis & Research Limited.

CBRLM or Co-Book Running Lead Manager

YES Bank Limited.

CDSL Central Depository Services (India) Limited.

Controlling Branches Such branches of the SCSBs which coordinate with the BRLMs and the CBRLM, the Registrar to the Issue and the Stock Exchanges and a list of which is available at http://www.sebi.gov.in/pmd/scsb.html.

Cut-off Price Any price within the Price Band finalized by the Company and the Selling Shareholders in consultation with the BRLMs and the CBRLM. A Bid submitted at Cut-off Price by a Retail Individual Bidder is a valid Bid. Only Retail Individual Bidders and Eligible Employees are entitled to Bid at the Cut-off Price for a Bid Amount not exceeding Rs. 200,000. QIBs and Non-Institutional Bidders are not entitled to Bid at the Cut-off Price.

Depositories NSDL and CDSL.

Depositories Act The Depositories Act, 1996, as amended.

Depository A depository registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, as amended.

Depository Participant or DP A depository participant as defined under the Depositories Act.

Designated Branches Such branches of the SCSBs which shall collect the ASBA Bid-cum-Application Forms used by ASBA Bidders and a list of which is available at http://www.sebi.gov.in/pmd/scsb.html.

Designated Date The date on which the Escrow Collection Banks transfer the funds from the Escrow Account to the Public Issue Account or the amount blocked by the SCSBs is transferred from the bank account specified by the ASBA Bidders to the Public Issue Account, as the case may be, after the Prospectus is filed with the RoC, following which the Board approves the Allotment of the Equity Shares constituting the Fresh Issue and the Offer for Sale.

Designated Stock Exchange The BSE.

DRHP or Draft Red Herring Prospectus

The draft red herring prospectus dated July 28, 2010 issued in accordance with Section 60B of the Companies Act and the ICDR Regulations, which did not have complete particulars of the price at which the Equity Shares are offered and the size of the Issue.

Eligible NRI NRIs from such jurisdictions outside India where it is not unlawful to make an

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offer or invitation under the Issue and in relation to whom the Red Herring Prospectus constitutes an invitation to subscribe for or purchase the Equity Shares offered thereby.

Employee Discount Discount of 5% to the Issue Price determined pursuant to the completion of the Book Building Process offered to the Eligible Employees.

Employee, Employees or Eligible Employees (in the Employee Reservation Portion)

A permanent and full-time employee, working in India or abroad, of the Company, the subsidiaries or a director of the Company, whether whole time or part time, as on the date of filing of the Red Herring Prospectus with the RoC, and does not include the Promoter and an immediate relative of the Promoter (i.e., any spouse of that person, or any parent, brother, sister or child of that person or of the spouse) and who continues to be in the employment of the Company and the subsidiaries until the submission of the Bid-cum-Application Form. It does not include employees of the Promoter and the Promoter Group.

Employee Reservation Portion

The portion of the Issue, being a maximum of 100,000 Equity Shares, available for allocation to the Employees.

Enam Enam Securities Private Limited.

Escrow Account An account opened with an Escrow Collection Bank(s) and in whose favor the Bidder (excluding the ASBA Bidders) will issue cheques or drafts in respect of the Bid Amount.

Escrow Agreement An agreement among the Company, the Selling Shareholders, the Registrar, the Escrow Collection Bank(s), the BRLMs, the CBRLM and the Syndicate Members for collection of the Bid Amounts and for remitting refunds, if any, of the amounts collected, to the Bidders (excluding the ASBA Bidders) on the terms and conditions thereof.

Escrow Collection Bank(s) The banks that are clearing members and registered with SEBI as bankers to the issue with whom the Escrow Accounts will be opened, comprising Axis Bank Limited, DBS Bank Limited, HDFC Bank Limited, ICICI Bank Limited, IDBI Bank Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Yes Bank Limited.

FII Foreign Institutional Investors (as defined under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995, as amended) registered with SEBI.

First Bidder The Bidder whose name appears first in the Bid-cum-Application Form or Revision Form or the ASBA Bid-cum-Application Form or ASBA Revision Form.

Floor Price The lower end of the Price Band, below which the Issue Price will not be finalized and below which no Bids will be accepted, subject to any revision thereto.

Fresh Issue Fresh issue of [] Equity Shares by the Company aggregating Rs. 6,750.00 million.

FVCIs Foreign Venture Capital Investors (as defined under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, as amended) registered with SEBI.

GIR Number General Index Registry Number.

I-Sec ICICI Securities Limited.

ICDR Regulations The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, as amended.

IDFC Capital IDFC Capital Limited.

Indian GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India.

IPO Grading Agency Credit Analysis & Research Limited, a credit rating agency registered with the SEBI, appointed by the Company and the Selling Shareholders for grading this Issue.

Issue The public issue of an aggregate of [] Equity Shares at the Issue Price, aggregating Rs. [] million, comprising a Fresh Issue of [] Equity Shares at the Issue Price aggregating Rs. 6,750.00 million, and an Offer for Sale by the Selling Shareholders of 4,556,193 Equity Shares at the Issue Price aggregating Rs. [] million.

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Up to 100,000 Equity Shares will be reserved in the Issue for subscription by Eligible Employees who shall be allotted Equity Shares at the Employee Discount.

Issue Agreement The agreement dated July 28, 2010, among the Company, the Selling Shareholders, the BRLMs and the CBRLM in relation to the Issue.

Issue Price The final price at which Equity Shares will be Allotted in the Issue, as determined by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, in consultation with the BRLMs and the CBRLM, on the Pricing Date, provided however, for purposes of the Anchor Investors, this price shall be the Anchor Investor Issue Price. Eligible Employees shall be allotted Equity Shares at the Employee Discount.

MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.

Monitoring Agency IDBI Bank Limited.

Mutual Fund Portion 5% of the QIB Portion (excluding the Anchor Investor Portion), equal to a

minimum of [] Equity Shares, available for allocation to Mutual Funds.

Mutual Funds Mutual funds registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended.

NECS National Electronic Clearing System.

Net Issue The Issue other than the Equity Shares included in the Employee Reservation Portion, aggregating [] Equity Shares subject to any addition of Equity Shares pursuant to any under-subscription in the Employee Reservation Portion.

Net Proceeds of the Fresh Issue

Proceeds of the Fresh Issue less Issue related expenses.

Non-Institutional Bidders All Bidders that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers or Retail Individual Bidders or Eligible Employees bidding under the Employee Reservation Portion and who have Bid for an amount more than Rs. 200,000.

Non-Institutional Portion The portion of the Issue being not less than 15% of the Net Issue consisting of [] Equity Shares, available for allocation to Non-Institutional Bidders on a proportionate basis, subject to valid Bids being received at or above the Issue Price.

Non-Residents All eligible Bidders that are persons resident outside India, as defined under FEMA, including Eligible NRIs and FIIs.

NRI or Non-Resident Indian A person resident outside India, as defined under FEMA and who is a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin, such term as defined under the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, as amended.

NSDL National Securities Depository Limited.

NSE The National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

OCB or Overseas Corporate Body

A company, partnership, society or other corporate body owned directly or indirectly to the extent of at least 60% by NRIs including overseas trusts, in which not less than 60% of beneficial interest is irrevocably held by NRIs directly or indirectly and which was in existence on October 3, 2003 and immediately before such date had taken benefits under the general permission granted to OCBs under the FEMA. OCBs are not permitted to invest in the Issue.

Offer for Sale The offer for sale by the Selling Shareholders of an aggregate of 4,556,193 Equity Shares.

Pay-in Period The period commencing on the Bid/Issue Opening Date and extending until the Bid/Issue Closing Date; provided however, for Anchor Investors, the Pay-in Period shall mean the Anchor Investor Bid/Issue Date.

Price Band The price band with a minimum price (Floor Price) per Equity Share and the maximum price (Cap Price) per Equity Share to be decided by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, in consultation with the BRLMs and the CBRLM, and advertised in all editions of The Financial Express, a widely circulated English national newspaper and all editions of Jansatta, a widely circulated Hindi national newspaper, at least two (2) working days prior to the

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Bid/Issue Opening Date, including any revisions thereof as permitted under the ICDR Regulations.

Pricing Date The date on which the Issue Price is finalized by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, in consultation with the BRLMs and the CBRLM.

Prospectus The prospectus to be filed with the RoC in accordance with Section 60 of the Companies Act after the Pricing Date containing, inter alia, the Issue Price that is determined at the end of the Book Building Process, the size of the Issue and certain other information.

Public Issue Account The account opened with the Banker(s) to the Issue pursuant to Section 73 of the Companies Act to receive money from the Escrow Account on the Designated Date.

QIBs or Qualified Institutional Buyers

As defined under the ICDR Regulations and includes public financial institutions (defined under Section 4A of the Companies Act), FIIs and sub-accounts registered with SEBI (other than a sub-account which is a foreign corporate or foreign individual), scheduled commercial banks, Mutual Funds, multilateral and bilateral development financial institutions, VCFs, FVCIs, state industrial development corporations, insurance companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, provident funds with a minimum corpus of Rs. 250 million, pension funds with a minimum corpus of Rs. 250 million, the National Investment Fund set up by resolution number F.No.2/3/2005-DDII dated November 23, 2005 of the Government of India, insurance funds set up and managed by the army, navy and/or air force of the Union of India and insurance funds set up and managed by the Department of Posts, India.

QIB Portion The portion of the Issue being not more than 50% of the Net Issue consisting of [] Equity Shares, to be allocated to QIBs on a proportionate basis; provided that the Company may allocate up to 30% of the QIB Portion consisting of up to [] Equity Shares to Anchor Investors on a discretionary basis in accordance with the ICDR Regulations.

Refund Account An account opened with the Refund Banks, from which refunds (excluding refunds to the ASBA Bidders) of the whole or part of the Bid Amount, if any, shall be made.

Refund Bank(s) HDFC Bank Limited and Axis Bank Limited.

Registrar or Registrar to the Issue

Link Intime India Private Limited.

Restated Consolidated Summary Statements or restated consolidated summary statements

Restated consolidated summary statements of assets and liabilities of our Group as at March 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and as at July 31, 2010 and profits and losses and cash flows of our Group for each of the years ended March 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the four month period ended July 31, 2010, as well as certain other consolidated financial information as more fully described in the Auditors report for such years and period included in this Red Herring Prospectus.

Restated Summary Statements or restated summary statements

Collectively, the Restated Consolidated Summary Statements and Restated Unconsolidated Summary Statements.

Restated Unconsolidated Summary Statements or restated unconsolidated summary statements

Restated unconsolidated summary statements of assets and liabilities of the Company as at March 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and as at July 31, 2010 and profits and losses and cash flows of the Company for the years ended March 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the four month period ended July 31, 2010, as well as certain other unconsolidated financial information as more fully described in the Auditors report for such years and period included in this Red Herring Prospectus.

Retail Individual Bidders Bidders (including HUFs and Eligible Employees) who have Bid for Equity Shares of an amount less than or equal to Rs. 200,000.

Retail Portion The portion of the Issue being not less than 35% of the Net Issue consisting of [] Equity Shares, available for allocation to Retail Individual Bidder(s) on a proportionate basis, subject to valid Bids being received at or above the Issue Price.

Revision Form The form used by the Bidders (excluding ASBA Bidders) to modify the

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quantity of Equity Shares or the Bid Amount in any of their Bid-cum-Application Forms or any previous Revision Form(s).

RHP or Red Herring Prospectus

This red herring prospectus issued in accordance with Section 60B of the Companies Act, which does not have complete particulars of the price at which the Equity Shares are offered and the size of the Issue. This Red Herring Prospectus will become the Prospectus after filing with the RoC after the Pricing Date.

RoC The Registrar of Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana, located at New Delhi.

RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement.

SBI Cap SBI Capital Markets Limited.

SCRA The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, as amended.

SCRR The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, as amended.

SCSBs or Self Certified Syndicate Banks

The banks which are registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Bankers to an Issue) Regulations, 1994, as amended, and offer services of ASBA, including blocking of funds in bank accounts, are recognized as such by the SEBI and a list of which is available at http://www.sebi.gov.in/pmd/scsb.html.

SEBI The Securities and Exchange Board of India constituted under the SEBI Act.

SEBI Act The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, as amended.

SEBI ESOP Guidelines The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, as amended.

Selling Shareholders Shareholders of the Company, namely, Mr. Amit Mittal, Mrs. Babita Shivswaroop Gupta, Mr. Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala, Beacon and Mrs. Nipa Sheth offering 1,250,000, 100,000, 500,000, 2,606,193 and 100,000 Equity Shares, respectively, in the Offer for Sale, in an aggregate of 4,556,193 Equity Shares.

Stock Exchanges The BSE and the NSE.

Syndicate Agreement The agreement among the Company, the Selling Shareholders, the Syndicate and the Registrar, in relation to the collection of Bids in the Issue (excluding Bids from the ASBA Bidders).

Syndicate Members Sharekhan Limited and SBICAP Securities Limited.

Syndicate or members of the Syndicate

The BRLMs, the CBRLM and the Syndicate Members.

TRS or Transaction Registration Slip

The slip or document issued by any of the members of the Syndicate or an SCSB (only on demand) to a Bidder as proof of registration of the Bid.

U.S. GAAP Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Underwriters The BRLMs, the CBRLM and the Syndicate Members.

Underwriting Agreement The agreement among the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholders to be entered into on finalization of the Issue Price.

VCFs Venture Capital Funds (as defined under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Venture Capital Fund) Regulations, 1996, as amended) registered with SEBI.

YES Bank YES Bank Limited.

Industry Related Terms

Term Description

AMRs Automated meter readings.

AT&C loss Aggregate Technical & Commercial loss

BOOT Build, own, operate and transfer.

BOT Build, operate and transfer.

C&T Collection and transportation.

CDM Clean Development Mechanism.

CEA Central Electricity Authority.

CERC Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

CERC Regulations Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2009, as amended.

CERs Certified Emission Reductions.

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CFBC Circulating Fluid Based Combustion.

cKm Circuit kilometers.

CMR Custom milled rice, which involves a process where the paddy procured by the government or its designated agencies is milled.

CTS scheme Clean Train Station scheme.

EHV Extra high voltage.

Electricity Act The Electricity Act, 2003, as amended.

EPC Engineering, procurement and construction.

ERP Enterprise resource planning.

ESCO Energy saving service company.

FMS Facilities management services.

HVAC Heating, ventilating and air conditioning.

HVDS High voltage distribution system.

HT High tension.

IRC scheme Intensive rake cleaning scheme.

IRRF Integrated Resource Recovery Facility.

JNNSM Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

KV Kilo Volts.

LVDS Low voltage distribution system.

LT Low tension.

MNRE Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

MSW Municipal Solid Waste.

MSW Rules Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1999, as amended.

MT Metric tons.

MW Megawatts.

NCT National capital territory.

OBHS scheme On-board housekeeping services scheme.

P&D Processing and disposal.

PPA Power purchase agreement.

Punjab Grains Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation Limited.

PURA Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.

R-APDRP Re-structured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program

RDF Refuse derived fuel.

REC Regulations Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Recognition and Issuance of Renewable Energy Certificate for Renewable Energy Generation) Regulations, 2010, as amended.

RGGVY Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.

SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition.

SEB State Electricity Boards.

SERC State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

STG Steam Turbine Generator.

TPD Tons per day.

TPH Tons per hour.

T&D Transmission and distribution.

ULBs Urban local bodies.

UIDSSMT Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns.

UNFCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

VEI Village Electrification Infrastructure.

General Terms/Abbreviations

Term Description

A/c Account.

AS Accounting Standards as issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

CAGR Compounded annual growth rate.

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Companies Act The Companies Act, 1956, as amended.

Customs Act The Customs Act, 1962, as amended.

DIN Director Identification Number

DIPP The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization.

EGM Extraordinary general meeting.

EPS Earnings per share.

FCNR Account Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account.

FDI Foreign Direct Investment, as understood under applicable Indian laws, regulations and policies.

FEMA The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, as amended, and the regulations framed there under.

FIPB The Foreign Investment Promotion Board of the Government of India.

Fiscal or Financial Year or FY

Unless otherwise stated, a period of twelve months ended March 31 of that particular year.

FYP Five year plans issued by the Planning Commission of India.

GDP Gross Domestic Product.

GoI or Government Government of India.

HUF Hindu Undivided Family.

Industrial Policy The policy and guidelines relating to industrial activity in India issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, as updated, modified or amended from time to time.

IPO Initial Public Offering.

IT Information Technology.

I.T. Act The Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended.

I.T. Rules The Income Tax Rules, 1962, as amended.

NAV Net asset value.

NHPC NHPC Limited.

NTPC NTPC Limited.

NRE Account Non-Resident External Account.

NRO Account Non-Resident Ordinary Account.

p.a. Per annum.

PAN Permanent Account Number.

P/E Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio.

PFC Power Finance Corporation Limited.

PGCIL Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.

PLR Prime Lending Rate.

PPP Public-private partnership.

PSEB Punjab State Electricity Board.

RBI The Reserve Bank of India.

REC Rural Electrification Corporation Limited.

RoNW Return on Net Worth.

Rs. Indian Rupees.

SICA The Sick Industries Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, as amended.

Takeover Code The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997, as amended.

Working capital Current assets less current liabilities and provisions.

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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL, INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

Financial Data Unless indicated otherwise, the financial data in this Red Herring Prospectus has been derived from the Companys audited unconsolidated financial statements, as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and as of and for the four month period ended July 31, 2010 and the Groups audited consolidated financial statements, as of and for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and as of and for the four month period ended July 31, 2010, prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP and the Companies Act, and restated in accordance with the ICDR Regulations. The Companys fiscal year commences on April 1 and ends on March 31, and unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all references to a particular fiscal year are to the twelve-month period ended March 31 of that year. In this Red Herring Prospectus, any discrepancies in any table between the total and the sums of the amounts listed therein are due to rounding-off. There are significant differences between Indian GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. GAAP. The Company has not attempted to quantify those differences or their impact on the financial data included herein, and you should consult your own advisors regarding such differences and their impact on our financial data. Accordingly, the degree to which the restated summary statements (consolidated or unconsolidated) included in this Red Herring Prospectus will provide meaningful information is entirely dependent on the readers level of familiarity with Indian accounting practices, Indian GAAP, the Companies Act and the ICDR Regulations. Any reliance by persons not familiar with Indian accounting practices, Indian GAAP, the Companies Act and the ICDR Regulations on the financial disclosures presented in this Red Herring Prospectus should accordingly be limited. Unless otherwise specified or if the context otherwise requires, all references to India in this Red Herring Prospectus are to the Republic of India, together with its territories and possessions, all references to the US or the USA or the United States or the U.S. are to the United States of America, together with its territories and possessions.

Currency of Presentation All references to Rupees or Rs. or INR are to Indian Rupees, the official currency of the Republic of India. All references to $, US$, USD, U.S.$, U.S. Dollar(s) or US Dollar(s) are to United States Dollars. Any currency translation should not be construed as a representation that such Indian Rupee or US Dollar or other currencies could have been, or could be, converted into Indian Rupees, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. Industry and Market Data

Unless stated otherwise, industry data used in this Red Herring Prospectus has been obtained from industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained in those publications has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but that their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed and their reliability cannot be assured. Although the Company believes that the industry data used in this Red Herring Prospectus is reliable, it has not been verified by any independent source. In this Red Herring Prospectus, we have used market and industry data prepared by consultants and government organizations, some of whom we have also retained or may retain and compensate for various engagements in the ordinary course of business. Further, the extent to which the market data presented in this Red Herring Prospectus is meaningful depends on the readers familiarity with and understanding of the methodologies used in compiling such data. There are no standard data gathering methodologies in the industry in which we conduct our business, and methodologies and assumptions may vary widely among different industry sources.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Red Herring Prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words or phrases such as aim, anticipate, believe, contemplate, estimate, expect, future, goal, intend, objective, plan, project, seek to, should, will, will continue, will likely result, will pursue and similar expressions or variations of such expressions. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, strategies, plans or goals are also forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others:

Any change in government policies resulting in a decrease in the expenditure on infrastructure projects, a decrease in private sector participation in infrastructure projects, the restructuring of existing projects or delays in payment to us;

Our ability to obtain the necessary funds to allow us to make required payments on our debt or fund working capital requirements;

Our ability to successfully implement our strategy, including with respect to our acquisition and integration plans;

Our lack of prior experience in power generation, processing municipal solid waste or rice milling operations;

Our reliance on third party contractors and suppliers;

Changes in the availability and price of materials and bought-out items;

Fuel availability for our biomass-based power projects;

Changes in the interest rates and the exchange rates;

Changes in laws and regulations that apply to the industries in which we operate;

Increasing competition in and the domestic and international conditions of the industries in which we operate;

Increase in labor costs;

Labor unrest or other difficulties; and

General economic and business conditions in India and other countries.

For a further discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ, please see the sections Risk Factors, Our Business and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on pages xii, 83 and 285, respectively, of this Red Herring Prospectus. By their nature, certain market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future. As a result, actual future gains or losses could materially differ from those that have been estimated.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Red Herring Prospectus. Neither the Company nor its Directors and officers, the Selling Shareholders, the Selling Shareholders directors and officers, any Underwriter, nor any of their respective affiliates or associates has any obligation to update or otherwise revise any statements reflecting circumstances arising after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of underlying events, even if the underlying assumptions do not come to fruition. The Company, the BRLMs and the CBRLM will ensure that investors in India are informed of material developments until the Allotment of Equity Shares in the Issue.

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SECTION II: RISK FACTORS

RISK FACTORS

An investment in the Equity Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider all of the information in this Red Herring Prospectus, including the risks and uncertainties described below, before

making an investment in the Equity Shares. Any potential investor in, and purchaser of, the Equity Shares should pay particular attention to the fact that we are governed in India by a legal and regulatory environment

which in some material respects may be different from that which prevails in the other countries. If any or some combination of the following risks occur, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations

could suffer, the trading price of the Equity Shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your

investment.

We have described the risks and uncertainties that our management believes are material, but these risks and

uncertainties may not be the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those we are not

aware of or deem immaterial, may also result in decreased revenues, increased expenses or other events that

could result in a decline in the value of the Equity Shares. Unless specified or quantified in the relevant risk

factors below, we are not in a position to quantify the financial or other implication of any of the risks described

in this section. The risk factors have been numbered for convenience purposes.

Internal Risk Factors

1. There are outstanding criminal proceedings involving the Company, certain of our Directors and our Promoter.

Certain criminal proceedings have been filed against or by the Company, certain of our Directors and our Promoter. These proceedings are pending at different levels of adjudication before various courts. These matters include one complaint filed against a former employee of the Company by the Special Environment Court alleging non-compliance with the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as amended, and one case filed by a former employee against Mr. Amit Mittal (our Promoter and Managing Director), in his capacity as the chairman of one of our subsidiaries, A2Z Infraservices Limited (A2Z Infraservices), seeking a direction to the police for investigation of criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property. In addition, the Company has filed four cases against certain subcontractors under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, as amended and the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as amended and has also filed a criminal complaint against a former employee. The Company has also filed 145 first information reports against unknown persons for theft of material from various project sites and criminal breach of trust. For further details, please see the section Outstanding Litigation and Material Developments beginning on page 332 of this Red Herring Prospectus. An adverse outcome in any of these proceedings could adversely affect our reputation and the reputation of our Directors and our Promoter, and may have an adverse effect on our business, prospects and the trading price of the Equity Shares.

2. A significant part of our business contracts are with government and public sector undertakings which may subject us to several risks.

Our business and revenues are substantially dependent on projects awarded by government authorities, including central, state and local authorities and agencies and public sector undertakings (Government-owned companies). In fiscal 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the four month period ended July 31, 2010, the total income from contracts with government authorities and public sector undertakings was Rs. 4,620.29 million, Rs. 6,815.30 million, Rs. 11,501.27 million and Rs. 3,804.21 million, comprising 96.46%, 95.22%, 94.33% and 90.95%, respectively, of the total income, as per our restated consolidated summary statements, for such years. We expect that contracts awarded by government authorities and public sector undertakings will continue to account for a high proportion of our business. Although the Government of India has encouraged greater private sector participation in the power and infrastructure sectors, and in the past has increased budgetary allocation in such sectors, there can be no assurance that this will continue. The government projects may be subject to extensive internal processes, policy changes, delays, changes due to local, national and internal politics, insufficiency of funds or changes in budgetary allocations. For example, although our MSW project at Firozabad in the State of Uttar Pradesh was awarded to us in June 2008, the land for the project is yet to be transferred to us by the local authority. In our EPC business, we have faced delays due to the government authoritys delay in procuring rights of way for certain projects. We also face the risk of non-payment or delay in the collection of payments from government-owned or controlled entities. Our operations involve significant working capital requirements and any non-

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payment or delayed collection of our receivables could materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. Any adverse changes in government policies may lead to our agreements being restructured or renegotiated and could materially and adversely affect our financing, capital expenditure, revenues, development or operations relating to our existing projects as well as our ability to participate in competitive bidding or negotiations for our future projects. Since contracts with government entities usually contain standard terms, we have limited ability to negotiate such contracts and hence, many terms tend to favor the government entities. For example, there are generally no caps on our liability as a contractor. The contracts generally also contain unilateral termination provisions in favour of the government entity. The provisions generally state that the government entity has the right to terminate the contract for convenience at any time after providing us with reasonable notice. Since a substantial portion of our projects are contracts with government entities, we are vulnerable to such termination or invocation of indemnity provisions which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

3. We have recently entered new businesses. We do not have any track record or prior experience in power generation projects, processing municipal solid waste or rice milling operations.

We do not have any prior experience in developing, constructing, commissioning and operating and managing power generation projects or in competing in the power generation business. We also do not have any prior experience in processing, treating and disposing municipal solid waste. Further, we have no prior experience in constructing, commissioning and operating rice mills for processing paddy or storing rice. A portion of the proceeds of the Fresh Issue are proposed to be used for investment in the biomass-based power cogeneration and generation projects in the States of Punjab and Rajasthan and the city of Kanpur, investment in certain subsidiaries that are implementing new MSW projects and one integrated resource recovery facility (IRRF) in the State of Punjab consisting of rice-husk based power generation projects and associated rice mills. We have not yet generated any income from our Renewable Energy Generation business and the income from our MSW business was less than 10% of our total income as per our restated consolidated summary statements in fiscal 2008, 2009 and 2010 and in the four month period ended July 31, 2010. We may face managerial, technical and logistical challenges while implementing such projects, and in the absence of prior experience, we may not be able to handle such challenges. Any failure on our part to meet the challenges could cause disruptions to our business, be detrimental to our long-term business outlook and may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

4. We have high working capital requirements. Our inability to meet our working capital requirements may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of

operations. Our business requires a significant amount of working capital, which varies depending upon the nature of the project. For instance, as at March 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, our working capital was Rs. 2,751.24 million, Rs. 4,414.85 million and Rs. 6,508.12 million, constituting 57.16%, 65.50% and 57.67% of our restated unconsolidated total income for the respective years. Our EPC contracts provide for progressive payments from clients with reference to the volume of work completed upon reaching certain milestones. Generally, in our EPC business, significant amounts of our working capital are often required to finance the purchase of materials and the performance of engineering, construction and other work on projects before payment is received from clients. In addition, a portion of the contract value, which may range up to 40%, is withheld by the client as retention money and released upon the testing of the product or the supply date or the commissioning of the project (which payment release may be delayed by more than a year after completion). We provide performance guarantees to our clients for the duration of the warranty or defect liability period, which generally ranges from 12 months to 24 months, after the testing of the product or the supply date or the commissioning of the project. Some of the performance guarantees are secured by guarantees from banks. Our working capital requirements will increase as we seek to expand our businesses. Our working capital requirements may also increase if, in certain contracts, payment terms include reduced advance payments or payment schedules that specify payment towards the end of a project or are less favorable to us. Delays in progressive payments or release of retention money or bank guarantees from our clients may increase our working capital needs. We may also experience significant cash outflows to satisfy any indemnity and liability claims. Due to any liquidity issues, we might be unable to arrange for the appropriate earnest money deposit which might affect our ability to bid for new projects. There can be no assurance that we will be able to efficiently manage the level of bad debt arising from any receivable. We may need to incur additional indebtedness and capital expenditures in the future to satisfy our working capital needs. Continued increases in working capital requirements may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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We typically provide bank guarantees in favor of clients to secure performance and other obligations under contracts. To secure our bank guarantees, banks require us to hold certain amounts in the form of fixed deposits as margin money and also pay certain bank charges up front. This also increases our working capital requirements and if we are unable to furnish bank guarantees in amounts required by the clients on time or at all, our business and growth may be materially and adversely affected.

5. Certain sections of the media have reported that a complaint containing certain allegations against our Promoter, Mr. Amit Mittal, has been forwarded by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)

to the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for a fact-finding

report in connection with the facilities management contract that was awarded to us for the

commonwealth games.

It has been reported in certain sections of the media that the CVC has forwarded a complaint to the CVO, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for a fact-finding report. The news reports state that the complaint alleges that Mr. Amit Mittal, our Promoter, had paid money to a certain government official in India in connection with the facilities management contract that was awarded to us for the commonwealth games held earlier this year in Delhi.

We deny the allegations contained in the media reports and believe they are without merit. The contract for the games event was awarded through an open competitive bidding process involving the submission of technical qualifications and financial bids by various companies. Based on technical qualifications, we, together with certain other companies, were shortlisted for the tenders. We were subsequently awarded the contract for eight tenders based on our having submitted the lowest financial bid. The total value of the contract awarded to us pursuant to the letter of award dated July 16, 2010 was Rs.193.04 million.

The outcome of a fact-finding report, if any, is unknown. We have not received any complaint or notice from any regulatory authority in connection with the matters referred to in such news reports. There can be no assurance that we will not receive any complaint or notice from any regulatory authority in future. In the event any proceeding involving the Company or our Promoter is commenced by any regulatory authority in relation to such matters, or there continues to be adverse publicity involving our Company by the media in this regard, our reputation, business prospects and the trading price of the Equity Shares could be adversely affected.

6. Our revenues depend upon the award of new contracts. Consequently, our failure to win new contracts will adversely affect our results of operations and our cash flows may fluctuate materially

from period to period. Our revenues are derived primarily from contracts awarded to us on a project-by-project basis. Generally, it is very difficult to predict whether and when we will be awarded a new contract since many potential contracts involve a lengthy and complex bidding and selection process that may be affected by a number of factors, including changes in existing or assumed market conditions, financing arrangements, technical and financial qualifications, governmental approvals and environmental matters. The following table reflects the number of contracts bid for and the number of contracts awarded in fiscal 2008, 2009 and 2010 in our EPC business:

Fiscal 2008

Fiscal 2009

Fiscal 2010

Number of EPC contracts bid for

92 57 146

Number of EPC contracts awarded

48 42 24

Because our revenues are derived primarily from these contracts, our results of operations and cash flows may be adversely affected or fluctuate materially from period to period depending on our ability to win new contracts. The uncertainty associated with the award of new contracts may increase our cost of doing business. For example, we may decide to maintain and bear the cost of a workforce in excess of our current contract needs in anticipation of future contract awards. If an expected contract award is delayed or not received, we could incur costs in maintaining an idle workforce that may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. Alternatively, we may decide that our long term interests are best served by reducing our workforce and we may incur increased costs associated with severance and termination benefits which also could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the period when such cost is incurred. Reducing our workforce could also impact our results of operations if we are unable to adequately staff projects that are awarded

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subsequent to a workforce reduction.

7. The examination report of our Auditors relating to our restated summary statements included in this Red Herring Prospectus refers to several Companies Audit Report Order (CARO)

qualifications. The examination report of our Auditors on our restated summary statements included in this Red Herring Prospectus refers to several CARO qualifications. As a result of these qualifications, these summary statements may be less reliable than they would be had we previously addressed the concerns raised by independent accountants in a satisfactory manner. In addition, as we have made several improvements to our internal controls and accounting procedures during fiscal 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 to address these qualifications, our restated summary statements included in this Red Herring Prospectus may not be strictly comparable from period to period. The examination report of our Auditors included in this Red Herring Prospectus state that to the extent that adjustments to our restated summary statements could be made to address the qualifications, they have been made. The examination report of our Auditors included in this Red Herring Prospectus sets forth various CARO qualifications for which no corrective adjustment has been made in the financial information, either because (a) the financial effect is not ascertainable, or (b) the qualifications do not require any corrective adjustments. Set forth below are the qualifications referred to in the examination report for fiscal 2010. There has been a continuing failure to correct a weakness in the company's internal control system

relating to the sale of goods and services as the Company does not formally monitor and analyze its costs incurred on projects as against the total estimated project costs on a periodic basis. The report states that this issue continued for a portion of the year ended March 31, 2010, but had been rectified as at the balance sheet date of March 31, 2010.

The Company has delayed slightly the deposit with appropriate authorities certain undisputed statutory

dues, which may have included Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues applicable to the company.

Theft of materials amounting to Rs.4,950,837 has been reported during the year ended March 31, 2010.

Based on the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, the Auditors have reported that no other fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of their audit.

In addition to the various CARO qualifications for fiscal 2010 described above, the auditors reports relating to the consolidated and unconsolidated financial statements of the Company in prior years refer to various other audit qualifications. For further details on these qualifications, please refer the examination report and the restated summary statements, and the notes thereto, beginning on page 175 of this Red Herring Prospectus. Investors should consider carefully these Auditors qualifications in evaluating our financial position and results of operations.

8. The examination report of our Auditors relating to our restated summary statements included in this Red Herring Prospectus is qualified.

The Auditors have delivered a true and fair audit opinion on the Groups consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2010 subject to the following qualification: the consolidated financial statements do not consider the effect of any adjustments that may be required for events occurring between the date of approval by the Board of Directors of the unconsolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and July 1, 2010, the date of adoption of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2010. Accordingly, the Auditors were unable to comment on the effect, if any, on the consolidated financial statements had subsequent events been accounted for, and to that extent qualified the audit reports for each of the years ended March 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and for comparative figures for the year ended March 31, 2010. For further details on this qualification, please refer the examination report and the consolidated and unconsolidated restated summary statements, and the notes thereto, beginning on page 175 of this Red Herring

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Prospectus. Investors should consider carefully auditors qualifications in evaluating our financial position and results of operations.

9. There are outstanding legal proceedings involving the Company, our subsidiaries, our Directors and our Promoter.

There are outstanding legal proceedings involving the Company, our subsidiaries, our Directors and our Promoter. These proceedings are currently being adjudicated before various courts, tribunals and other authorities. The following table sets out brief details of such outstanding proceedings:

Nature of cases Number of cases Approximate total amount involved

(Rs. in Million)

Proceedings against the Company

Criminal 1 0.02

Civil 9 6.54

Labor 20 15.63

Proceedings by the Company

Criminal 4 13.68

Civil 28 14.10

Tax Nil

Labor 1 0.39

Proceedings involving our subsidiaries

Criminal Nil

Civil 8 2.50

Tax Nil

Proceedings involving our Directors

Criminal 1 -

Civil Nil

Tax Nil Proceedings involving our Promoter

Criminal 1 -

Civil Nil

Tax Nil

______________ Note: (i) The amounts indicated in the column above are approximate amounts, wherever quantifiable

There can be no assurance that any of these matters will be settled in our favour or in favour of our subsidiaries, our Directors or our Promoter or that no additional liability will arise out of these proceedings. An adverse outcome in any of these proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company, our subsidiaries, our Directors and/or our Promoter, as well as on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations and that of the Group Companies of our Promoter.

In addition, the SEBI had in the past issued notices to and instituted proceedings against Mr. Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala and Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited, a company in which Mr. Jhunjhunwala is a director. None of these proceedings are currently pending.

For further details, please see the section Outstanding Litigation and Material Developments beginning on page 332 of this Red Herring Prospectus.

10. In connection with the grant of approval for the Offer for Sale, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed us to seek the approval of our shareholders to amend one of the main objects of the

Companys Memorandum of Association within 90 days of the commencement of listing and

trading of the Equity Shares in the Issue.

The RBI has granted its approval for the Offer for Sale vide letters no. FE.CO.FID.No./11090/10.21.209/2010-11 dated November 3, 2010 and FE.CO.FID.No./11849/10.21.209/2010-11 dated November 11, 2010, subject to the condition that we seek shareholder approval to amend clause 6 of the main objects of the Companys Memorandum of Association and delete references to the words atomic power appearing therein. We have been directed by the RBI to have this clause amended by seeking shareholder approval within a period of 90 days from the date of commencement of listing and trading of the Equity Shares on the Stock Exchanges in the Issue.

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We have confirmed to the RBI that the Company does not undertake any activity in the atomic power sector and nor have we announced any plans to do so and our Board of Directors of the Company, vide Board resolution dated November 8, 2010, have also stated that we shall not undertake any activity in the atomic power sector otherwise than in complete compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including obtaining the necessary approvals from all regulatory authorities, including the Government of India, as may be required. Accordingly, within a period of 90 days of the commencement of listing and trading of our Equity Shares in the Issue, we shall seek the approval of our shareholders pursuant to a special resolution to amend Clause 6 of the main objects clause in the Companys Memorandum of Association and delete the reference therein to atomic power, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

11. Some of the Equity Shares issued to our Promoter and members of the Promoter Group have been pledged in favor of lenders, who may exercise their rights under the respective pledge agreements

in events of default. Mr. Amit Mittal and Mrs. Dipali Mittal have pledged 10,290,226 and 1,170,000 Equity Shares owned by them, respectively, representing an aggregate of 20% of the pre-Issue equity share capital of the Company, to secure certain loans taken by the Company. Under the pledge agreements with the lenders, in the event of a failure to pay the loan amounts, the lenders have the right to sell, assign or otherwise dispose off all or a part of the pledged shares. In addition, under certain pledge agreements, the pledged shares must cover a certain proportion of the credit limit and such margins are required to be maintained during the tenor of the loan. If the lenders in their discretion conclude that the margins have become inadequate, including as a result of a decline in the market value of the shares, the pledgor is under an obligation to pledge such additional shares as may be acceptable to the lenders. In the event of a failure to pledge additional shares, the lenders have a right to enforce the pledge. The pledge agreements also provide that any accretions to the pledged shares, including through issue of bonus shares or rights entitlements or any other benefits, shall be automatically pledged in favor of the lenders and such accretions shall form part of the pledged shares. For further details, please see the sections Capital Structure and Financial Indebtedness beginning on pages 23 and 310, respectively, of this Red Herring Prospectus. If we, the Promoter or the members of the Promoter Group default on the obligations under the relevant financing documents, the lenders may exercise their rights under the share pledges, including the sale of the shares or transferring the shares and taking significant control over us. Any such event, or the perception that such event may occur, may adversely affect the trading price of the Equity Shares and our business and prospects.

12. We are exposed to significant cost variations on fixed-price and fixed-rate contracts. Under the terms and conditions of our fixed-rate contracts, we generally agree to a fixed rate for providing EPC services for the part of the project contracted to us or, in the case of turnkey contracts, completed facilities which are delivered in a ready to operate condition. These contracts may be subject to limited variations in the quantity and the ex-works component of the contract. The contracts in our MSW business are executed on a fixed price basis, other than the collection and transportation (C&T) operations at Patna and Indore which provide for limited escalation of price after a specified period of time. The actual expense incurred by us while executing a fixed-price or fixed-rate contract may vary substantially from our bid for various reasons, including:

unanticipated changes in the engineering design of the project;

unanticipated increases in the cost of equipment, materials or manpower;

changes in taxes and duties;

delays due to non-receipt of client approvals or payments at specific project milestones;

delays associated with the delivery of equipment and materials to the project site;

unforeseen construction conditions, including inability to obtain requisite environmental and other approvals, resulting in delays and increased costs;

delays caused due to an inability to obtain land or rights of way to commence construction;

delays caused by local weather conditions;

suppliers or subcontractors failure to perform; and

delays caused by us. Unanticipated costs or delays in performing part of a contract can also have compounding effects by increasing costs of performing other parts of the contract. In addition, we may be required to pay liquidated damages to the client for any delay. These variations and the risks are generally inherent to the businesses in which we operate and may result in our revenues or profits being different from those originally estimated resulting in our

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experiencing reduced profitability or losses on projects. Depending on the size of a project, these variations from estimated contract performance could have a significant adverse effect on our results of operations.

13. Projects included in our order book may be changed, delayed, cancelled or not fully paid for by our clients, which could materially harm our cash flow position, revenues or profits.

You should not rely on our order book as a means to gauge our future performance. The order book is unaudited and future earnings related to the performance of the work in our order book may not be realized. Although projects in our order book represent business that we may consider firm on the date of such order book, cancellations, delays or scope adjustments may occur. Due to changes that may occur in project scope and schedule, we cannot predict with certainty when or if the projects in our order book will be completed. In addition, even where a project proceeds as scheduled, it is possible that contracting parties may default and fail to pay amounts owed or dispute the amounts owed to us. Any delay, cancellation or payment default could materially harm our cash flow position, revenues and profits, and adversely affect the trading price of the Equity Shares.

14. Our business is substantially dependent on certain key clients from whom we derive a significant portion of our revenues. The loss of any significant clients may have a material and adverse effect

on our business and results of operations. We derive a high proportion of our revenues from a small number of customers, although our significant customers have varied on a year to year basis. The top ten clients contributed 98.61%, 94.52%. 84.73%, 88.43% and 83.29% of our total income in fiscal 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the four month period ended July 31, 2010, respectively. Our EPC contracts relate to power transmission and distribution and primarily involve electrification projects and distribution improvement schemes such as the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vikas Yojana (RGGVY). These projects and schemes are undertaken by public sector undertakings such as the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), NTPC Limited (NTPC) and NHPC Limited (NHPC) on behalf of the distribution utilities managed by the state government or directly by state distribution utilities themselves. Our MSW business is dependent upon projects undertaken for urban local authorities. Our FMS business is dependent upon projects undertaken by the Indian Railways and certain private sector companies, including in the banking, finance and insurance sector. Government projects are typically awarded through a bidding process where the tender documents specify certain pre-qualification criteria which may vary from client to client and from project to project. Our business therefore requires that we satisfy the pre-qualified status with key clients. Our major clients vary from period to period depending on the demand and completion schedule of projects. The loss of a significant client or a number of significant clients or projects from such clients for any reason, including as a result of disqualification or dispute, may have a material and adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

15. We operate in highly competitive businesses and increased competitive pressure may adversely affect our results of operations.

We operate in highly competitive businesses. Most of our contracts are entered into primarily through a competitive bidding process. Certain contracts in the FMS business are entered into on the basis of negotiations with the client. Our competition varies depending on the size, nature and complexity of the project and on the geographical region in which the project is to be executed. We compete against various multinational and national companies as well as regional organized and unorganized entities. For example, in our EPC business, our main competitors include KEC International Limited and Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, in our Renewable Energy Generation Business, our principal competitors include Orient Green Power Company Limited and the Greenko Group, in our MSW business our main competitors include Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited and Veolia Environmental Services Asia Private Limited and in our FMS business, our main competitors include national companies such as Updater Services Private Limited and BVG India Limited and international companies such as Sodexo, ISS, Group 4 Securities and Cushman & Wakefield. For details of our competitors, please see the section Our Business Competition beginning on page 106 of this Red Herring Prospectus. In selecting contractors for projects, clients generally limit the tender to contractors they have pre-qualified based on technical and financial criteria, such as experience, technical ability, past performance, reputation for quality, safety record, financial strength and the size of previous contracts executed in similar projects with them or otherwise. Our ability to meet the qualification criteria in our various business areas is critical to being considered for any project. Additionally, while these are important considerations, price is a major factor in most tender awards and in negotiated contracts and our business is subject to intense price competition. Our competitors may be larger and may have better access to financial resources. Some of our

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competitors may be better known in regional markets in which we compete. Our inability to compete successfully in the businesses in which we operate could materially and adversely affect our business prospects and results of operations.

16. Our indebtedness, including various conditions and restrictions imposed on us under our financing agreements, could adversely affect our ability to grow our business or react to changes in our

business environment. Our total secured and unsecured loans as per our restated consolidated summary statements was Rs. 5,715.88 million as of July 31, 2010 and our indebtedness as a proportion of net worth was 133.66% as of such date. As of March 31, 2010, the total secured and unsecured loans as per our restated consolidated summary statements was Rs. 4,051.91 million and our indebtedness as a proportion of net worth was 97.80% as of such date. For further details, please see the Capitalization Statement in Annexure VII of the restated unconsolidated summary statements and Annexure XXV of our restated consolidated summary statements in the section Financial Statements beginning on page 175 of this Red Herring Prospectus. Our indebtedness could:

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments in respect of our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate expenditures;

increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions;

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, competition and/or changes in our business or our industry;

limit our ability to borrow additional funds;

restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, introducing new services or exploiting business opportunities; and

place us at a competitive disadvantage relative to competitors that have less debt or greater financial resources.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to generate enough cash flow from operations or that we will be able to obtain enough capital to service our debt or fund our planned capital expenditures. In addition, we may need to refinance some or all of our indebtedness on or before maturity. There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Adverse changes in the business conditions affecting us could also cause the amount of refinancing proceeds to be insufficient to meet our interest payments or fully repay any existing debt upon maturity and we may be unable to fund the payment of such shortfalls. If we cannot obtain alternative sources of financing or our costs of borrowings become significantly more expensive, our financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected. There may also be certain unsecured loans taken by the Company, the Promoter, the Group Companies of our Promoter or associates which can be recalled by the lenders at any time. The agreements governing certain of our debt obligations include terms that restrict our ability to make capital expenditures and investments, declare dividends, merge with other entities, incur further indebtedness and incur liens on, or dispose of, our assets, undertake new projects, change our management and board of directors, materially amend or terminate any material contract or document and modify our capital structure. Certain credit facilities extended by the banks are repayable on demand. Further, under the terms of certain loan documentation, we are required to assign all the material project contracts, land documents, insurance policies, permits and approvals and all our other rights and interests related to certain projects in favor of the lenders. In addition, certain loans require the cash inflows from projects to be deposited in escrow accounts opened with our lenders and the proceeds to be utilized in a manner as agreed between such lender and us. For example, the Company is required to deposit into escrow accounts all receivables in respect of the three bagasse-based power cogeneration projects in the State of Punjab, the five biomass-based power generation projects in the State of Rajasthan, the 15 MW biomass-based power project at Kanpur and the EPC projects awarded by NHPC Limited in the State of Bihar and by Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and PGCIL. Certain of our subsidiaries engaged in the MSW business, such as A2Z Infrastructure Limited (A2Z Infrastructure), are required to secure certain loans granted to them through an escrow arrangement over the receivables from the state authorities and in

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respect of certain MSW projects, the project receivables and all future revenues are required to be routed through the escrow account. A failure on our part to comply with the terms of our loan agreements may result in an event of default under such agreements. In such a case, the lenders may, at their discretion, accelerate payment and declare the entire outstanding amounts under these loans due and payable, and in certain instances, enforce their security which has been constituted over our various assets and take possession of those assets, any of which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and business operations. In addition, to the extent that we cannot make payments on accelerated amounts, such non-payment could result in the cross-default and/or cross-acceleration of some or all of our other outstanding indebtedness, and payment of penalty interest, which could also materially and adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and business operations.

17. We depend on the adequate and timely supply of materials and bought-out items at commercially acceptable prices. Any disruptions, delay or increase in prices of such material and bought-out

items could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our business is significantly affected by the availability, cost and quality of materials and bought-out items that we require to construct, develop and complete our projects and services. The price and supply of materials, equipment and bought-out items depend on factors not under our control, including domestic and international economic conditions, competition, availability of quality suppliers, production levels, transportation costs and import, value added and government duties and taxes. Although we hedge the commodity prices of steel and aluminum, we may experience commodity price fluctuation resulting in loss or gain in respect of such transactions on the commodity exchange which may be neutralized either fully or partially by lower or higher price paid in respect of equipment purchased by us. Under the terms of some of the EPC contracts, a breach under the contract for the supply of materials and equipment results in a breach under other contracts related to the civil works, installation and/or commissioning of the project. Although we may enter into back-to-back contracts with the supplier or provide for price contingencies in our contracts to limit our exposure, if, for any reason, our primary suppliers of materials, equipment and bought-out items curtail or discontinue their delivery of materials to us in the quantities we need or provide us with materials that do not meet our specifications, or at prices that are not competitive or not anticipated by us, our construction schedules could be disrupted, our losses in fixed-price contracts may increase, our ability to meet our material requirements for our projects could be impaired and we may be in breach of certain EPC contracts. Any of such events could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

18. We are exposed to risks related to fuel availability for our projects in the Renewable Energy Generation business, which risks could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

For our Renewable Energy Generation business, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient biomass fuel to operate our power plants, or that we will be adequately compensated for any delay or failure in the supply of biomass by the fuel supplier. Although we have an assured supply of bagasse during the crushing season from the three sugar mills for our bagasse-based power cogeneration projects in the State of Punjab and have also entered into a long-term fuel supply agreement with another party that will seek to obtain such fuel for us from third party sources, the availability of bagasse and biomass is dependent on factors that may not be within our control. For example, the availability of bagasse is dependent on the amount of sugarcane crushed each year. Any constraint in the availability of sugarcane or a lower volume of sugarcane crushed will result in lower quantities of bagasse produced, which could have an adverse effect on our power co-generation projects. Our rice-husk based power generation projects in the State of Punjab will be dependent, in part, on the generation of sufficient rice husk from our milling operations, which in turn will depend on the supply of the minimum quantity of paddy by the relevant State authority and the quality of the paddy so supplied. We will also rely on the RDF processed by our MSW business as fuel for our biomass plants. However, insufficient RDF may be produced by the MSW business. For our biomass-based projects in the State of Rajasthan, we propose to utilize crop residues such as mustard stems and groundnut, agro-industrial residue, firewood, juliflora cultivated locally and other biomass to be procured under the biomass policy of the State of Rajasthan. We are yet to enter into any arrangement with any third party for the supply of such biomass for our Rajasthan projects. Further, even if we enter into arrangements with farmers or other intermediaries for the supply of biomass, such supply may be affected due to factors that affect cultivation of crops, including adverse weather conditions and mutually acceptable price, quantity and other terms. If a biomass supplier fails or is unable to deliver biomass to us as scheduled or if the biomass supply to one or more of our power plants is delayed or otherwise disrupted, we may

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not be able to make alternative arrangements, either in a timely manner or at all, and such alternative arrangements may be more costly to us. If our biomass fuel supplies are delayed or disrupted, we may not be able to produce power in sufficient quantities to cover our costs or at all. Any of the events could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

19. Timely and successful completion of our projects is dependent upon the performance of third parties such as our sub-contractors. Any failure or delay in the performance of our sub-contractors

could adversely affect the timely execution of our projects and reputation. We rely on third parties for the implementation of projects in the EPC, FMS, MSW and Renewable Energy Generation businesses and have entered into arrangements with third parties for the supply of labor, equipment and raw material. In some of our power generation projects, one of our subsidiaries, A2Z Powercom, will be the EPC contractor, which in turn has placed orders with various vendors and sub-contractors. Accordingly, the timing and quality of execution of our projects depend on the availability and skill of such parties. Some of our contracts are subject to specific completion schedule requirements with liquidated damages chargeable in the event that a project falls behind schedule. In certain BOOT contracts in our MSW business, our inability to commence work within a specified period of time is an event of default which may result in a rescission or termination of the contract. Delay or failure on the part of such third parties to complete its project work on time, for any reason, including due to visa issues, could result in additional costs to us, including the payment of contractually agreed liquidated damages. The amount of such additional costs could adversely affect our profit margins on the project. While we may seek to recover these amounts as claims from the sub-contractor responsible for the delay or for providing non-conforming products or services, we cannot assure you that we will recover all or any part of these costs in all circumstances or that there will not be considerable delay in such recovery proceedings. Performance problems for existing and future projects could cause our actual results of operations to differ materially from those anticipated by us and could damage our reputation within the industry and our customer base.

20. We face implementation risks with our longer term projects and our inability to successfully manage such risks may have an adverse impact on our business.

Some of our contracts in the EPC business require us to complete the project within specified time periods which may be up to 24 months. Our MSW contracts on a BOOT basis range from periods of seven to 30 years. The longer-term agreements have inherent risks that may not be within our control and expose us to implementation and other risks, including construction delays, material shortages, unanticipated cost increases, cost overruns and an inability to negotiate satisfactory arrangements with consortium partners. In addition, business circumstances may materially change over the life of one or more of our agreements and we may not have the ability to modify our agreements to reflect these changes. Further, our commitments under these agreements may reduce our flexibility to implement changes to our business plans and expose us to increased risk of unforeseen industry changes.

21. Our revenues from the MSW business may fluctuate and we may not recover our investment cost.

Revenue from our MSW business is expected to include, inter alia, tipping fees from our operations, the proceeds of sale of compost, recyclables and other downstream products, all of which are subject to significant market price fluctuations and customer acceptance. The fluctuations in the market prices or demand for these commodities can affect our operating profits and cash flows. There can be also no assurance that we will be able to recover commercially viable recovered products for sale and that sufficient revenue will be generated from such projects to cover the investment costs incurred by us, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

22. Failure to enter into off-take arrangements in respect of the projects in our Renewable Energy Generation business in a timely manner and on terms that are commercially acceptable to us could

adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. We have achieved financial closure for projects in our Renewable Energy Generation business that are expected to generate capacity of 135 MW and have al