1. Mumbai, May 14, 2015:
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B),
t h e w o r l d ' s l e a d i n g
providerofglobalbusiness
information, knowledge
and insight, presented the
' D u n & B r a d s t r e e t
Corporate Awards 2015'
to in theUPL Limited
Agrochemicals sector in
Mumbai.
Mr. Bhupen Dubey, Regional Director, India - UPL Limited accepted the award.
It was highlighted how Team UPL performed sterling under adverse market
conditions. Mr. Bhupen Dubey thanked all the team members and stake holders
for reposing faith in Team UPL. He also assured to continue with same
commitmentandprofessionalismtogenerateexcellentresultsinfuture.
The occasion also marked the launch of the fteenth edition of Dun & Bradstreet
India's premium publication, 'India's Top 500 Companies 2015' by Chief Guest,
Mr. Yashwant Sinha, country's Former Finance Minister, along with Guest of
Honour, Mr. Bibek Debroy, Permanent Member NITI Aayog and Mr. Bob
Carrigan, President, CEO & Director (Global), Dun & Bradstreet. Others present at
the event were Mr. Manish Prakash, Director Airtel Business, Bharti Airtel Limited,
Mr. Arun Khanna, Executive Vice-President, Dun and Bradstreet, Asia and Mr.
Kaushal Sampat, President & Managing Director - India, Dun & Bradstreet. In
addition, the eminent dignitaries also included the representatives from the
companiesfeaturedintheTop500Companieslist.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bob Carrigan, President, CEO & Director
(Global),Dun&Bradstreetsaid"India'sTop500Companies"isinits15thedition-
andhascataloguedthechanginglandscapeofCorporateIndiaoverthisperiod.In
fact,sinceitsinceptionin1841,Dun&Bradstreethasaproudheritageofproviding
suchindispensablecontenttothebusinessand nancialcommunityglobally."
"Dun & Bradstreet is privileged to be felicitating the best among India's
companies. I would like to congratulate all the companies featured in India's Top
500Companies2015,andtheawardwinnerstonight-Iwishallofyoutheverybest
forthefuture."
KeyHighlightsofTop500companies2015
 51 new entrants made their debut in 2015 edition as compared to 45 new
companiesinthelastedition.Thesenewentrantsrecorded17%growthintotal
incomeinFY14comparedtoFY13
 Due to tightened demand and continued macroeconomic pressure, top-line
growth for theTop 500 Companies slowed down to 8.7% in FY14, compared to
11.7%inFY13highlightingmoderationfrompreviousyear
 Slow income and pro t growth led to the aggregate dividend paid by the Top
500Companiesslowingdownfrom18.2%inFY13to13.7%inFY14
 In terms of y-o-y growth, total income of large-cap companies grew at a rate of
9.6% in FY14 as compared to the growth of 6.8% and 6.3% witnessed by mid-
capandsmall-capcompanies,duringthesameperiod
WinnersofDun&BradstreetCorporateAwards,2015
Sector AwardWinners2015
1 AgroChemicals UPLLimited
2 AutoComponents BoschLimited
3 Automobile-Two/ThreeWheelers HeroMotoCorpLimited
4 Automobiles MarutiSuzukiIndiaLimited
5 Banks HDFCBankLimited
6 Batteries ExideIndustriesLimited
7 Bearings SKFIndiaLimited
8 Cement UltraTechCementLimited
9 Chemicals PidiliteIndustriesLimited
10 Cigarettes ITCLimited
11 Coal&CoalProducts CoalIndiaLimited
12 Construction-InfrastructureDevelopment
Larsen&ToubroLimited
13 ConsumerDurables&Appliances VoltasLimited
14 Electrical&Electronics HavellsIndiaLimited
UPL Limited, Mumbai wins the
Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2015

2. 15 EngineeringProjects/CapitalGoods BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited
16 Fertilizers TataChemicalsLimited
17 FIs/NBFCs/FinancialServices PowerFinanceCorporationLimited
18 FMCG HindustanUnileverLimited
19 FoodProducts NestleIndiaLimited
20 Footwear BataIndiaLimited
21 Gas-Processing,TransmissionandMarketing
GAIL(India)Limited
22 GemsandJewellery TitanCompanyLimited
23 GlassandCeramics KajariaCeramicsLimited
24 Graphite&Electrodes GraphiteIndiaLimited
25 Hotels EIHLimited
26 IronandSteel TataSteelLimited
27 Liquor UnitedBreweriesLimited
28 Media&Entertainment ZeeEntertainmentEnterprisesLimited
29 MetalProducts JindalSawLimited
30 Mining-Metals&Minerals NMDCLimited
31 Non-Ferrous&PreciousMetals HindustanZincLimited
32 Oil-Re ning&Marketing RelianceIndustriesLimited
33 Oil&GasExploration OilandNaturalGasCorporationLimited
34 Paints AsianPaintsLimited
35 Paper&PaperProducts TamilNaduNewsprintandPapersLimited
36 Pharmaceuticals LupinLimited
37 Plastic&PlasticProducts SupremeIndustrieslimited
38 Power NTPCLimited
39 PowerEquipments CromptonGreavesLimited
40 RealEstate PrestigeEstateProjectsLimited
41 Retail FutureRetailLimited
42 Shipping TheGreatEasternShippingCompanyLtd
43 SoftwareandITeS TataConsultancyServicesLimited
44 SpecialityOilsandLubricants CastrolIndiaLimited
45 Sugar E.I.D.-Parry(India)Limited
46 TelecomServices BhartiAirtelLimited
47 Textiles VardhmanTextilesLimited
48 Transportation&Logistics ContainerCorporationofIndiaLimited
49 Tyres MRFLimited
50 Wood&Woodproducts GreenplyIndustriesLimited
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Regards,
Bhupen - Regional Director, India
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