EVOLUTION AND GROWTH OF THE COMPANY

The Company’s steady organizational growth over the years with consolidation and enlargement
of its operational base by creating sophisticated facilities for manufacture of aircraft/ helicopters,
aero engines, accessories and avionics is illustrated below.

1940- HAL at Bangalore

1956-Engine division (Bangalore)

1960- Aircraft manufacturing depot (Kanpur)

1962- Aeronautics India Ltd.

1964-Formation of HAL by merging co1970-Lucknow division for accessories and instrument.

Helicopter division I Bangalore.

1974-Foundry & Gorge division (Bangalore)

1982-Korwa division for advance avionics

1988- Aero Space division

1998-Industrial and marine gas turbine division

2000-Airport service center

2002-Expansion of Nasik division, sukhoi engine division

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Financial Highlights

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has cruised past the Rs. 10,000 crore marks for the first
time with a sales turnover of Rs. 10,373 crores during the financial year 2008-09. The profit of
the of the company (profit before tax) soared to Rs. 2, 335 crores.

The highlights are given below.

Rupees 2,335 crores

2007- 2008- Growth over

Particulars 08 09 Previous Year

Sales 8625 10373 20.27%

VOP 8791 11811 34035%

Profit before Tax 2164 2335 7.90%

Profit after tax 1632 1740 6.62%

Gross Block 2255 2638 16.98%