1. aban Redefining excellence

2. aban Redefining excellence  Began as a small force, with mechanical engineering construction jobs  Diversified into offshore exploration and deep sea drilling for oil and natural gas  Foray into mechanical and civil constructions, information technology, wind energy, conventional power and tea plantations  Ability to set records without calling any attention to itself – the silent achiever An Introduction ABAN GROUP OF COMPANIES CORPORATE

3. aban Redefining excellence  3,000 skilled personnel, low employee turnover rate and high levels of satisfaction  Aban’s employees remain one of its key strengths  Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd (ALCO) – India’s largest offshore drilling entity in the private sector  ALCO – short-listed by Economic Times as one of the Top Twenty Emerging Companies of India  ALCO – adjudged as the second most investor-friendly company in India by leading business magazine – Business Today An Introduction ABAN GROUP OF COMPANIES CORPORATE

4. aban Redefining excellence Mr. M.A.Abraham establishes a small engineering company, in Chennai, South India Aban Constructions is set up to execute high-pressure systems and cross-country pipelines for refinery, fertilizer and petrochemical industries Asian Techs Limited (ATL) is formed to take up large-scale civil construction projects Aban Constructions gets its first Submarine Pipeline contract involving trenching and installation of crude and product lines for Cochin Port Trust Aban enters oil industry by managing ONGC land rigs CORPORATE 1966 1976 1982-83 1984 ABAN TIMELINE

5. aban Redefining excellence 1966 1976 1982-83 19841986 1987 1989 Aban Constructions inks JV with Saipem SpA of Italy and acquires four land rigs ATL builds Asia's largest underground powerhouse cavern in Chukka, Bhutan 199219931995 Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd (ALCO), an Indo-US joint venture, is formed to offer drilling services for offshore exploration and production of hydrocarbons ATL completes construction of Malabar Hotel Annexue ALCO bags its first drilling contract. ATL builds Kerala's longest bridge (Aroor Kumbalam) Aban Constructions and Saipem SPA, Milano, Italy come together in a joint venture - the Saipem Aban Drilling Co. Ltd, India 1988 CORPORATE ABAN TIMELINE

6. aban Redefining excellence 1966 1976 1982-83 1984 1989199219931995 For the first time in Asia, a live 36" HBJ gas pipeline is installed below the Narmada canal bed without interrupting the gas flow ALCO diversifies into the wind energy sector to become the largest wind farm operator in the country (Current installations: 230 machines) Acquisition of Tyford Tea ATL constructs the Gad River Bridge of Konkan Railway 1997199920002001 Aban Energies becomes the largest wind farm developer in India Aban Power Company established ABAN TIMELINE CORPORATE 1998 ATL builds a multi-storied underground(3 tier) car park in New Delhi

7. aban Redefining excellence 1966 1976 1982-83 1984 19891995 Aban Informatics is formed Tyford Tea's most modern tea processing factory inaugurated with mechanised handling systems Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore acquires TATA’s Hitech Drilling Services (India) Ltd Adds the Drilling Rig, ‘Hitdrill-1’ and the Floating Production and Storage Facility, ‘Tahara’ to its fleet 1997199920002001 Major acquisition of drilling rigs by ALCO to become the largest Private Sector Drilling Company in Asia. 2004-052005 Aban Constructions acquires total holding of Asian Techs Limited (ATL), Cochin, becomes an electrical, mechanical & civil engineering company Aban Power commissions the 120 MW Combined Cycle Gas Power ABAN-VI (earlier Energy Explorer IV) acquired ABAN-VII (Rig Rowan Texas) - added to the fleet ABAN TIMELINE CORPORATE 1998

8. aban Redefining excellence ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE LIMITED ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED SAIPEM ABAN DRILLING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED ABAN POWER COMPANY LIMITED ABAN ENERGIES LIMITED TYFORD TEA LIMITED (RATAN PLANTATIONS) ABAN INFORMATICS PRIVATE LIMITED ABAN GROUP OF COMPANIES CORPORATE

9. aban Redefining excellence ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE

10. aban Redefining excellence  A leading name in offshore drilling and production services, with India’s only floating production & storage system  Indo-US joint venture incorporated in 1986  One of the most efficient International drilling contractors in the country  Innovative and cost-effective solutions & a professional team at the helm  Listed in National, Delhi, Mumbai and Madras Stock Exchanges  Obtained ISO 9001:2000 for its operations Company Profile ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE CORPORATE

11. aban Redefining excellence  Drillship, Frontier Ice acquired during September 2004 from Frontier Drilling ASA, Norway. Has commenced operations from March 2005 under 3-year contract with ONGC  Acquisition of 250 feet independent Cantilever Jack up Rig, Energy Explorer-IV (ABAN-VI) from Pride Foramer S.A.S., France, under3-year contract with N.I.O.C., Iran  Acquired Jack up Drilling Rig – Rowan Texas (ABAN-VII) from Rowandrill Inc, Texas, USA ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE Projects & Acquisitions CORPORATE

12. aban Redefining excellence  Acquisition of Hitech Drilling Services Limited from Tatas – making Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore (ALCO) the largest Indian offshore drilling company in the private sector  Acquisition of 300 Feet Jack up Rig Pride West Virginia (RIG ABAN-V)  Secured a 3-year contract with ONGC Projects & Acquisitions ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE CORPORATE

13. aban Redefining excellence  The second most investor-friendly company in India – adjudged by Business Today  Offering the perfect blend of technology and expertise, 6000 metres below sea level  Providing excellence on the field and offshore Fact File ABAN LOYD CHILES OFFSHORE CORPORATE

14. aban Redefining excellence ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS

15. aban Redefining excellence  A flagship company of the Aban Group  Originated in 1969 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu  Modern infrastructure, ace team of professionals, highest quality standards  A proven track record in varied projects, in India and abroad  Associated with leading project management and inspection agencies – Bechtel, Kvaerner, ABB Lumus Crest, EIL, DNV, Lloyds and Parsons  ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification Company Profile ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

16. aban Redefining excellence  Lowering of a live 36" HBJ gas pipeline below the Narmada canal bed without interrupting the gas flow – a first in Asia  Partnering Reliance Industries in contructing the world’s biggest grassroot refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat  Construction of RCC jetty on Bored Pile Foundation including 2 nos Mooring Dolphins at UT of Lakshadweep (Amini Island)  Onshore installation of 48" dia 9 kms pipeline system and related ancillary equipment at Mundra Port for M/s.Gujarat Adani Port Ltd Prestigious Projects ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

17. aban Redefining excellence  Replacement of 24" 7.8 kms and 20" 17.09 kms common user shore pipelines from Manifold at Pir Pau to Marketing Storage at Sewree-Wadala, Mumbai for Mumbai Port Trust  Installation of Onshore Pipeline and piping modification works at Uran Terminal of ONGC against Subcontract under ONGC MUT pipeline project. 75 kms long 28" dia pipeline project from Mundra to Kandla (Churwa)  Shiftlift civil works for ‘Project Seabird’ at Karwar for the Indian Navy against subcontract  46 kms 12" cross-country pipeline with 12 HDD crossings completed in 3 months at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, for GAIL (India) Limited Prestigious Projects ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

18. aban Redefining excellence  Asian Techs – recently taken over by Aban Constructions  A company with a track record of executing technically challenging construction projects  Specializing in high risk areas of operation  Completion of prestigious projects across India and Bhutan:  from coalmines to civil works for major industries like steel plants  from minerals and metal plants to multi-storied buildings for defence establishments  from housing to hospitals  from road, bridges to tunnels Asian Techs – Merged with Aban Constructions ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

19. aban Redefining excellence  Chukha Hydel Project – the largest underground tunnel in Asia  Kumbalam-Aroor Bridge – longest bridge in Kerala  Ranganadi Hydel Project, Arunachal Pradesh – a 6.5 kilometer long head race tunnel costing Rs. 100 crores  A 40,000 sq m 3-tier underground car park in the Indian capital of New Delhi  Major infrastructure development projects in Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai and West Bengal  5 km long underground tunnel for Rammam Hydro Power Station of West Bengal Electricity Board  46 kms 12” cross-country pipeline with 12 HDD crossings completed in 3 months at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, for GAIL (India) Limited Asian Techs – Prestigious Projects ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

20. aban Redefining excellence  A leading engineering construction company in India, specialising in mechanical engineering construction activities  Construction projects that build customer satisfaction  Merged with Asian Techs – the company behind Asia’s largest underground tunnel and Kerala’s longest bridge  With the completion of the Rammam Tunnel, the total length of tunnel construction by ATL shall be 80 kms Fact File ABAN CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATE

21. aban Redefining excellence SAIPEM ABAN DRILLING

22. aban Redefining excellence  A joint venture between Saipem SPA, Milano, Italy (ENI Group Company) and Aban Constructions  Set up in 1987  On-shore drilling services offered on a turnkey, metered, day rate and on charter hire basis  One of the few companies that undertake responsibility for mud engineering, drill bits, fuel, chemicals and all consumables in turnkey projects Company Profile SAIPEM ABAN DRILLING CORPORATE

23. aban Redefining excellence  Drilling of two exploratory wells for Shell India Production Development BV in Barmer district of Rajasthan, with an accident- free record, meeting all of Shell's safety standards  Operations in Saudi Arabia till 2007, currently under contract with Saudi Aramco in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through collaborators, Saipem SPA of Italy  Successful completion of three contracts to drill 150 exploratory wells by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the Gandhar block, on a metered basis Prestigious Projects SAIPEM ABAN DRILLING CORPORATE

24. aban Redefining excellence  Prestigious clients like ONGC, Shell India Production Development BV and Saudi Aramco  Successfully completed three contracts to drill 150 exploratory wells by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)  A gamut of experience in drilling and oil exploration  Setting international standards in operation and maintenance of rigs Fact File SAIPEM ABAN DRILLING CORPORATE

25. aban Redefining excellence ABAN POWER

26. aban Redefining excellence  Incorporated after Government of India opening up Power Sector for private participation  Objective: Establishing and developing power plants on a Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis Company Profile ABAN POWER CORPORATE

27. aban Redefining excellence  Secured prestigious contract through International Competitive Bidding to establish a naphtha/gas based power project in Tamil Nadu  First Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Tamil Nadu to secure 5 lakh cubic meters per day of natural gas allocation from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for power generation  Developed 120 MW natural gas-based combined-cycle gas turbine power plant with consortium partners at Karuppur Village in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu  Signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for evacuation of the entire power from the power plant at Karuppur Village Project Highlight ABAN POWER CORPORATE

28. aban Redefining excellence  A key player in power generation  Successful model for Independent Power Producers supplying power to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)  Providing clean and quality power and lighting up lives Fact File ABAN POWER CORPORATE

29. aban Redefining excellence ABAN ENERGIES

30. aban Redefining excellence  Set out to harness wind energy for generating power in 1995  Emerged one of the largest wind farm owners and operators in India  Opened doors to a new era of pollution-free, environment- friendly energy generation  Owns and operates four wind farms in Tamil Nadu that are:  equipped with modern Wind Operated Electricity Generators (WEGs)  operating with an installed capacity of 70 MW Company Profile ABAN ENERGIES CORPORATE

31. aban Redefining excellence  Successful installation of more than 230 wind turbines on turnkey basis in Tamil Nadu  Import substitution of critical mechanical and electric systems ABAN ENERGIES Project Highlight CORPORATE

32. aban Redefining excellence  Providing solutions to power shortage and environmental degradation through clean, renewable energy.  Indigenous development of mechanical and electrical spare parts to achieve import substitution  Backed by experienced team of engineers and technicians  Ensuring satisfactory installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of wind farms for other clients Fact File ABAN ENERGIES CORPORATE

33. aban Redefining excellence TYFORD TEA RATAN PLANTATIONS

34. aban Redefining excellence  Tyford Tea Plantations - birthplace of high quality tea leaves  Excellence in quality  Uniqueness in taste Company Profile TYFORD TEA RATAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATE

35. aban Redefining excellence  Complete with irrigation facilities, staff quarters, labour lines, hospitals, schools and vehicles  Modern CTC machines housed in a state-of-the-art factory, enabling on-site processing of leaves  Mechanized handling system ensures that tea produced retains excellent flavour and high liquoring qualities  High standards of quality control practiced at every stage of production.  A 650-strong team with a wealth of experience in managing tea plantations Infrastructure TYFORD TEA RATAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATE

36. aban Redefining excellence  Producing over 1.2 million kgs of good quality tea  Set 3000 feet above sea level amongst the high mountain ranges of Peermedu, Kerala, India  Spread across 3000 acres Fact File TYFORD TEA RATAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATE

37. aban Redefining excellence ABAN INFORMATICS

38. aban Redefining excellence  Offers a whole range of IT solutions and IT-enabled services  Medical Transcription:  Set up in 1999  Offers high-quality, rapid-turnaround transcription services to a growing list of clients in the US  Quality delivery is the USP (Unique Selling Proposition) Company Profile ABAN INFORMATICS CORPORATE

39. aban Redefining excellence  Visual Information Management Solutions (VIMS):  A highly comprehensive and intuitive visual, non-forms based information system  Extensively used by customers in the Middle East, Europe and the US  VIMS is used to manage hospitals, offshore oil rigs, enterprise assets and production facilities Company Profile ABAN INFORMATICS CORPORATE

40. aban Redefining excellence  The most comprehensive education portal for students from Classes VI to XII  Offers technology-enhanced animated curriculum content in Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology  Provides complete storehouse of questions and answers  Features Virtual Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology  Personal tutors to answer questions online  Classontheweb intranet version also available for school deployment Project Highlight - www.classontheweb.com ABAN INFORMATICS CORPORATE

41. aban Redefining excellence  A large Asset Management Project for a Swiss banking major, involving web-based visual management of bank's five million square feet of facilities across Switzerland  Deployment of latest automated Transcription Tracking System, for servicing a large Corporate Healthcare System in the US  Introduction of 'Classontheweb' in over 100 remotely located schools across India to enable teachers effectively use technology to impart difficult-to-teach concepts in Science and Mathematics Prestigious Projects ABAN INFORMATICS CORPORATE

42. aban Redefining excellence  Only Indian company in the domain of Visual Enterprise Asset Management  Team of highly experienced professionals, with years of expertise in developing and deploying engineering and healthcare-related IT solutions  Clients include Siemens (Germany), UBS (Switzerland), Bayer (Germany), Hydril (USA)  Setting trends in Information Technology Fact File ABAN INFORMATICS CORPORATE

43. aban Redefining excellence  TIMELINE TIMELINE  INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION  CONTACT DETAILS CONTACT DETAILS ABAN GROUP OF COMPANIES

44. aban Redefining excellence Corporate Office ‘Janpriya Crest’ No. 113, Pantheon Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 INDIA Tel + 91 44 2822 2400 / 9871 / 9872 Fax + 91 44 2822 9412 Web www.abanindia.com ABAN GROUP OF COMPANIES

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