Essex Marine Ltd

Essex Marine Limited informed the BSE Limited that its Board of Directors approved the date, time, and mode for the 17th Annual General Meeting to be held on September 2, 2026, via video conference or other audio visual means, and set the book closure dates from August 27, 2026, to September 2, 2026, with a cut-off date for e-voting on August 26, 2026; the company also appointed M Shahnawaz & Associates as Scrutinizer for the Annual General Meeting.

Essex Marine Limited will hold its 17th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 12:00 P.M., and the Register of Members will be closed from Thursday, August 27, 2026, to Wednesday, September 2, 2026, for the meeting.

Essex Marine will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 15 May 2026.

Essex Marine had been operating its cold storage facility under the brand 'DE SENS COLDSTORE' on a rental basis to various frozen product companies, wherein cold chain logistics requirements were serviced through third-party logistics providers. Now, company has commenced integrated cold chain logistics operations under the same brand, marking a strategic transition from a rental-based cold storage model to a fully integrated, end-to-end cold chain solutions platform. As part of the initial phase of implementation: The company proposes to lease four refrigerated vehicles, and Purchase one 12-ton refrigerated truck The company also proposes to expand its cold chain logistics operations into the North-Eastern region of India, commencing with Siliguri, followed by Guwahati, thereby strengthening its regional distribution footprint.  Powered by Capital Market - Live

Essex Marine will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 November 2025.Powered by Capital Market - Live

The scrip was listed at Rs 43.20, a discount of 20% compared with the initial public offer (IPO) price. The stock is currently frozen at its lower limit of 5% over its listing price. The counter hit a high of Rs 43.20 and a low of Rs 41.04. About 46,000 shares of the company changed hands at the counter. Essex Marine's IPO was subscribed 2.81 times. The issue opened for bidding on 4 August 2025 and it closed on 6 August 2025. The price of the IPO was set at Rs 54 per share. The IPO comprised fresh issue of 42,62,000 equity shares. The promoter shareholding diluted to 72.08% post-IPO from 99.99% pre-IPO. The company intends to utilize the net proceeds for expanding the existing peeling capacity at its processing unit at Shankarpur Road, Kaluya Sanda, Kuliyata, West Bengal, setting up a ready-to-cook section by adding blanching process at its unit at Shankarpur Road, Kaluya Sanda, Kuliyata, West Bengal, funding of working capital requirements, repaying or pre-paying, in full or in part, of certain borrowings and general corporate purpose. Kolkata-based Essex Marine is engaged in the production of processed fish and shrimp. The company's main processed seafood comprised of different varieties of marine fish and shrimp as well as aquaculture vannamei shrimp. It exports frozen fish and shrimps from India under its brand name, Essex. The company primarily caters to customers in China and Europe, including food service distributors and warehouse chains. As of 31st March 2025, the company's installed capacities stood at 5,717 MT per annum for shrimp, 4,258 MT per annum for fish, and 3,942 MT per annum for peeling. The company has 91 employees as on 31st March 2025. The company recorded revenue from operations of Rs 37.22 crore and net profit of Rs 4.66 crore for the period ended 31 March 2025. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The equity shares of Essex Marine (Scrip Code: 544475) are listed effective 11 August 2025 and admitted to dealings on the Exchange in the list of ''MT'' Group Securities. In the pre-open session for new listings, the indicative price for this SME IPO was at a discount of 20% to its IPO price of Rs 54. Powered by Capital Market - Live