Future Lifestyle Fashion Ltd

Debt-ridden Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FLFL) is facing three petitions before the NCLT from its creditors to initiate insolvency proceedings and one of them has been reserved for orders, the Future Group firm said on Tuesday. Three creditors - two financial and one operational - have filed claims totalling around Rs 1,100 crore before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), said an update on other matters under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by FLFL. All the claims "are being defended by the company before the NCLT," said FLFL adding "none of them has been admitted till date by NCLT". Public sector lender Bank of India has filed a petition claiming default of Rs 495.91 crore under section 7 of IBC. Another financial creditor Catalyst Trusteeship Ltd has approached NCLT for claims of Rs 451.98 crore. While an operational creditor of FLFL - Lotus Lifespaces LLP - has also approached under section 9, claiming a default of Rs 150.37 crore. "Matter is yet to be heard and the

Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FLFL) on Thursday said it has received a three-month extension from the Registrar of Companies for holding its Annual General Meeting. The Future group firm has received a letter from the Registrar of Companies Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Thursday, granting an extension for a period of three months for holding the AGM till December 31, 2022, the company said in a statement. "Accordingly, the aforesaid Annual General Meeting of the Company would be held within the extended timeline," it said. FLFL has in-house retail chains Central and Brand Factory, Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBOs) and other Multi-Brand Outlets (MBOs of nearly a dozen apparel labels, including - Lee Copper, Champion, aLL, Indigo Nation, Giovani, John Miller, Scullers, Converse and Urbana in its portfolio. FLFL was part of 19 group companies operating in retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing segments, which were supposed to be transferred by Kishore Biyani-led Future Group to Relian

Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FLFL) on Saturday said its consolidated net loss narrowed to Rs 135.96 crore in the April-June quarter of FY23. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 348.08 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, said FLFL, the fashion and apparel retailer arm of the Future group, in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations was down 8.42 per cent to Rs 272.88 crore during the period under review as against Rs 297.99 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, the company said. FLFL's total expenses stood at Rs 436.56 crore, down 33.45 per cent in Q1/FY23 against Rs 656.07 crore a year ago. "The company has incurred loss before tax during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 amounting to Rs 142.40 crore primarily owing to lower sales volumes, finance costs and depreciation," said FLFL in its earnings statement. FLFL has in-house retail chains Central and Brand Factory, exclusive brand outlets (EBOs) and other multi-brand outlets (nearly a dozen apparel labels

The company said it incurred losses primarily due to "provision for diminution of investments, doubtful provision for receivables, the lower sales volumes, finance costs and depreciation".

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Shares of the company closed 1.18 per cent down at Rs 193 on BSE