CEAT

Members of the Exchange are hereby informed that the trading in equity shares of Ceat Ltd. shall be suspended w.e.f. December 26, 2007 (i.e. closing hours of trading on December 24, 2007) on account of Scheme of Arrangement.

News Verification : The media had reports that Ceat Ltd may set up a third greenfield plant in the country with an investment of Rs 600 - 700 crore. The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the media and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company. Ceat Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated,"Capacity expansion is not the immediate plan of the company. The idea of capacity expansion is still in the nascent/drawing board/discussion stages, and all aspects of the p

News Verification : The media had reports that Ceat Ltd has arrived at an agreement for sale of a plot of land at Bhandup with another corporate entity for Rs 450 Crores. The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the media and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company. Ceat Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated,"We wish to reiterate our stand that the company does not have any immediate plan with regard to disposal of land at our land at our Bhandup Plant. The

Ceat Ltd has informed the Exchange regarding the news item carried in Mumbai edition of newspaper Business line on May 4, 2006 stating that the contents thereof are incorrect. The company has clarified in this regard as follows :"The fact is that the Company has hardly 50 acres of land between its two Plants located at Bhandup and Nasik and that the Company does not have any land at Mulund. Also, the Company does not have immediate plan to sell either full or part of the said land". The details of the same shall be available on the NSE website (http://www.nseindia.com) under: Corporates > Late

News Verification : The media had reports that Ceat Ltd is looking to dispose off its land between Bhandup and Mulund. The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the media and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company. Ceat Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "We wish to inform you that the Company does not have any immediate plan with regard to disposal of land at Bhandup Plant. We also confirm that the news item carried by the media has nothing to do with

Clarification of News : The press had reports that Ceat Limited is planning to consolidate its operations by merging its three subsidiaries with itself. The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the press and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company. Ceat Limited has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "We have to clarify that our three wholly owned subsidiaries viz. CEAT Ventures Limited, CEAT Holdings Limited and Meteoric Industrial Finance Limited have sounded o