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How long has the Company been in business?
When does the Company's Financial Year end?
How can I download and view the annual reports and quarterly results online?
Where is the Registered & Corporate office of the Company located?
How many shares does Zee have outstanding?
Where are Company’s shares listed? What is the ticker symbol?
What is the dividend history of the company?
When and where is the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held?
How long has the Company been in business?
The Company was originally incorporated as Empire Holdings Ltd on November 25,1982. In 1992, the Company entered the business of entertainment software and the name was changed to Zee Telefilms Limited with effect from September 8, 1992. Since then, the Company has expanded its operations considerably. In 2007, post de-merger of News and Cable Business Undertaking, the name of the Company was changed to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) with effect from January 10, 2007.
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When was the company's IPO?
The Company had its IPO in September 1993, wherein 8.2 million equity shares of 
10 each were offered to the public at a premium of 20 per share. The Company was listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on November 25, 1993.
In 1999, the Company announced a stock split of 1:10 and the face value was reduced to 1 per share.
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When does the Company's Financial Year end?
Our Financial Year ends on March 31.
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How can I download and view the annual reports and quarterly results online?
Our Annual Reports from FY 1998-99 can be downloaded and viewed here:
http://www.zeetelevision.com/investor-relations/financials-annual.html
The quarterly results can be downloaded and viewed here:
http://www.zeetelevision.com/investor-relations/report-earning-release.html
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Where is the Registered & Corporate office of the Company located?
Continental Building, 135, Dr. Annie Besant Road
Worli, Mumbai-400 018, India
Tel: +91-22-2483 1234
Fax: +91-22-2490 0302/0213
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How many shares does Zee have outstanding?
As of September 30, 2011, Zee had 966,191,151 common equity shares outstanding.
During the Q2 FY12, ZEE has bought back its shares under the open market mechanism. Till September 30, 2011, the total number of equity shares bought back was 12,031,937 at an average price of Rs 121.42 per share. Also, the total number of equity shares extinguished during the quarter was 11,951,779. As a result, the number of equity shares of the Company as at September 30, 2011 has reduced to 966,191,151."
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Where are Company’s shares listed? What is the ticker symbol?
The equity shares of Zee Entertainment are listed on The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE), and can be traded on each of them.
The Stock Code details are as under: (Reuters & Bloomberg are not stock codes)
| BSE | 505537 |
| NSE | ZEEL EQ |
| Reuters | ZEE.BO (BSE) ZEE.NS (NSE) |
| Bloomberg | Z IN (BSE) NZ IN (NSE) |
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What is the dividend history of the company?
For FY2011, Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of 2 per equity share of face value of 1, on the expanded equity capital consequent to Bonus issue in 2010. The outflow on account of Dividend and the tax on such dividend distribution would aggregate to 2,274 million.
During FY2010, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of 4 (including Special Interim Dividend of 2) per equity share of face value of 1. The outflow on account of Dividend and the tax on such dividend distribution aggregated to 2,270 million.
ZEE has consistently paid dividends since 1994.
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When and where is the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held?
The 29th Annual General Meeting of the Company for the financial year 2010-11 was held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11.00 a.m. at Nehru Centre, Nehru Auditorium, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018.
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Whom should I contact to change my address/ dividend mandate/ bank details, transfer my shares, or request a stock certificate?
Sharepro Services (India) Pvt Ltd, ZEE's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent, is responsible for maintaining all records of registered stockholders (including change of address, telephone number and name information), or issuing duplicate stock certificates and resolving problems related to lost, destroyed or stolen certificates.
Members are requested to notify about any change in their address/ dividend mandate/ bank details to their Depository Participant (DP) in respect of their shareholding in Demat mode and in respect of their physical shareholding to the Company’s Registrar and Share Transfer Agent:
M/s Sharepro Services (India) Pvt Ltd
13AB, Samhita Warehousing Complex
Second Floor, Sakinaka Telephone Exchange Lane
Off Andheri Kurla Road, Sakinaka, Andheri (East)
Mumbai-400 072
Tel: +91-22-6772 0400,
Fax: +91-22-2859 1568
Email: sharepro@shareproservices.com
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How do I contact Investor Relations?
All correspondence may please be addressed to the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent at the address given above. In case any shareholder is not satisfied with the response or do not get any response within reasonable period, they may approach the Investor Relation Officer at the address given below.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
Continental Building, 135, Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai - 400 018, India
Tel: +91-22-2483 1234,
Fax: +91-22-2490 0302/0213
Email: shareservice@zeenetwork.com
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