JAIPRAKASH ASSOCIATES LIMITED Ref: JAL:SEC:SE/2016 July 1, 2016 BSE Limited 25'h Floor, New Trading Ring, Rotunda Building, PJ Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 BSE Scrip ID: 532532 Kind Attn. Mr. Sachin Shinde Sub: Clarification / Confirmation on the news item Dear Sirs, This refers to your email of 1% July, 2016 seeking clarification/confirmation on the news item appearing in Live MINT on July 1, 2016 titled "UltraTech’s Rs.15,900 crore Jaypee cement deal hits a hurdle” Please note that we have not issued any press release on the subject. The news item referred to by you is based on market speculations. It has been reiterated in the previous clarifications that the Company does not comment on market speculations and adopts cautious approach in joining issues with the press. The Company is committed to give prompt disclosure of material events determined in accordance with Company's Policy on Materiality of Event and the provisions of Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Thanking you Yours faithfully, For aan ASSOCIATES LIMITED pakor}p [ mopdwoeR P KHARBANDA) ___Sr’General Manager (Sectl.) & Company Secretary Corp. & Regd. Sector-128, Noida-201304, Uttar Pradesh (India) Office + Ph. : 491 (120) 4609000, 2470800 Fax : +91 (120) 4609464, 4609496 Delhi Office : JA House’ 63, Basant Lok, Vasant Vinar, New Delhi - 110 057 (India) Ph: +94 (11) 26141540, 26147411 Fax : +91 (11) 26145389, 26143591 [AYPEE Email: For Shareholders : jal.investor@jalindia.co.in For Fixed Deposits : jalinvestor@jalindia.co.in —GROUP~ Website: www.jalindia.com CIN : L14106UP199SPI.CaIaNI7