BELLCERATL

Orient Bell Limited has informed the Exchange that M/s Bell Ceramics Limited has been amalgamated with the Company i.e. M/s Orient Bell Limited. The effective date was March 30, 2012. Pursuant to the scheme of Amalgamation of Bell Ceramics Ltd. with Orient Bell Limited, for the purpose of allotment of equity shares to the equity shareholders of Bell Ceramics Ltd. in the share exchange ratio of 1:4 i.e. one equity share of Orient Bell Limited for every four shares held by shareholders of Bell Ceramics Limited, the 'Record Date' of M/s Bell Ceramics Ltd. has been fixed for May 29, 2012.

Bell Ceramics Limited has informed the Exchange that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company will be held on May 28, 2011 to transact the following business: (1) To receive, consider, approve and adopt the Audited Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2010, Profit and loss Account for the year (i.e. Nine months ended on that date and the Directors' Report on the working and activities of the Company and Auditors' Report on the Balance Sheet and Accounts. (2) To consider reappointment of M/s S. R. Dinodia & Co., Chartered Accountants, New Delhi as the Auditors of the Company an

Centrum Capital Limited has informed the Exchange that the public announcement ("PA") is being issued by Centrum Capital Limited ("Centrum" or the "Manager to the Offer") on behalf of Orient Ceramics and Industries Limited (the "Acquirer" or "OCIL") along with Mr. Mahendra K. Daga, Ms. Sarla Daga, Freesia Investment and Trading Company Limited and Morning Glory Leasing and Finance Limited, the Persons Acting in Concert ("PACs"), to the equity shareholders of Bell Ceramics Limited (the "BCL"/"Target Company") pursuant to and in compliance with, regulation 10 and 12 and other applicable provisio