TATAVASHIS

Members of the Exchange are hereby informed that the trading in equity shares of Vashisti Detergents Ltd. shall be suspended w.e.f. March 23, 2006 (i.e. closing hours of trading on March 22, 2006) on account of Scheme of Arrangement involving amalgamation of the Company with Hindustan Lever Limited.

Hindustan Lever Ltd. has informed the Exchange that with all the requisite approvals having been obtained, and filing of Order with the Registrar of Companies, the Scheme of Arrangement (Scheme) involving Amalgamation of Vashisti Detergents Limited (VDL) with Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has become effective. The Scheme will be operative from the Appointed Date, i.e. July 01, 2005. Pursuant to the said Scheme, those VDL Shareholders whose names appear in its Register of Members as on a Record Date, would be eligible for 1 Equity Share of Re.1/- of HLL for every 10 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- eac

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. has submitted to the Exchange a copy of the Minutes of the AGM of the Company held on September 24, 2005. The details of the same shall be available on the NSE website (http://www.nseindia.com) under: Corporates > Latest Announcements and on the Extranet Server (/Common/CorporateAnnouncements).

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. has informed the Exchange that the AGM of the Company is convened to be held on September 24, 2005. The Company has further informed that the Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company shall remain closed for the purpose of the aforesaid AGM from September 17, 2005 to September 26, 2005 (both days inclusive).

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. has informed the Exchange that at the Board meeting held on August 11, 2005, the Directors of the Company, inter alia, approved the proposal for amalgamation of the Company with Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) w.e.f. July 01, 2005. Subject to obtaining the requisite approvals, the Board also approved the Scheme of Amalgamation whereunder it is proposed that for every Ten (10) equity shares of Rs 10/- each of Vashisti Detergents Limited, its shareholders would receive one (1) fully-paid share of Re. 1/- each of Hindustan Lever Limited. Steps are now being taken to obtain

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. had informed the Exchange of the Industrial Relations problems in the Company's plant at Lote Parshuram, Chiplun in the State of Maharashtra from mid September, 2004 which had led to declaration of a lock out in the plant by the management. During the period of lockout production was disrupted and had adversely affected the results and the last two quarterly announcements of the results carried a note to this effect. The Company has now informed that the Company has lifted the Lockout after reaching an understanding with the Unions and that the Company have started Pr

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. had informed the Exchange regarding the Industrial Relations problems in the Company's plant at Lote Parshuram, Chiplun in the State of Maharashtra from mid September 2004. The IR problems had led to declaration of a lock out in the plant by the management effective on and from October 11, 2004. Prior to that for a period of approximately three weeks production had been disrupted by the wokrmen by a sit in strike and other similar activities. This had adversely affected the September quarter results and the announcement carried a note to this effect. There has been no

Vashisti Detergents Ltd. has informed the Exchange that the Company had signed a long term settlement for a period of four years, on September 11, 2004 with Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, the recognized trade union, providing for, on an average, an increase in wages of Rs.1900/- p.m. The settlement was signed after extensive discussions between the parties for a period of over more than a year. Unfortunately, post the signing of the Settlement and putting it up on the Notice Board, the employees in the Establishment have resorted to several illegal actions, including tool-down strike, abandoning posit