E.I.D.- PARRY (INDIA) LIMITED
                                    
   Registered Office: `Dare House' Parry's Corner, Chennai - 600 001.
      Unaudited Financial Results (Provisional) for the Half Year ended
                           September 30, 2003
                                                                        
                                                         (Rs.in  Crores)
                                        Unaudited               Audited
                            Quarter ended    Half year ended   Year
                                                               ended
                            Sept.30,Sept.30, Sept.30,   Sept.30, March 31,
                              2003    2002     2003       2002      2003
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1.   Net Sales /Income      475.81  438.44   669.84     753.79   1344.52
      from Operations-Gross
      of Excise Duty
     Less : Excise Duty      18.38   14.41    33.15      30.66     54.60
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      Net Sales / Income    457.43  424.03   636.69     723.13   1289.92
       from Operations -
      Net of Excise Duty
2.   Other Income             7.04   13.84     8.35      14.73     31.84
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       Total Income         464.47  437.87   645.04     737.86   1321.76
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3.   Total Expenditure :                                                
 a) (Accretion)/ Decretion   21.10   51.02  (56.59)      23.23    (4.08)
    to Stock
 b) Consumption of Raw      118.70  112.27   238.35     271.22    480.18
    Materials
 c) Purchase of  Goods for  201.46  163.65   249.56     222.87    426.76
    resale
 d) Staff cost               22.77   19.64    39.86      36.65     67.63
 e) Other Expenditure        68.49   58.05   123.58     124.43    236.40
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                            432.52  404.63   594.76     678.40   1206.89
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4.   Gross Profit            31.95   33.24    50.28      59.46    114.87
5.   Interest (Net)           5.07    7.55     9.49      18.93     32.82
6.   Depreciation            11.38   11.27    22.64      22.43     45.02
7.   Profit before           15.50   14.42    18.15      18.10     37.03
     Taxation (PBT)
8.   Provision for Taxation                                                      
         Current Tax          4.00    1.15     4.60       1.45      3.00
         Deferred Tax (Net)   1.30    4.50     1.60       5.50      7.20
9.   Net Profit after        10.20    8.77    11.95      11.15     26.83
      Taxation (PAT)
10. Paid up Equity Share     17.84   17.84    17.84      17.84     17.84
      Capital
    (Face value - Rs.10 per Equity Share)
11. Reserves excluding                                            370.95
     Revaluation Reserve
12. Earnings per Share        5.71    4.91     6.69       6.25     15.03
     (EPS) - Basic and Diluted
     (Not annualised) (Rs. per
     Equity Share)
13. Aggregate of Non-Promoter 
    shareholding 
    No. of shares                          10580103   10601631  10580103
    % of  shareholding                         59.3       59.4      59.3
                                                               
1.  The Hon'ble High Courts of Judicature at Madras and Andhra Pradesh
    have approved the Scheme of  Arrangement of demerger of the business
    of the  Farm  Inputs Division (FIND) to Coromandel Fertilisers Limited
    and the  merger  of  Parry & Company Limited and the Mofussil Warehouse
    and Trading Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company)
    with the Company effective 01-04-2003.  The Scheme will take effect on
    filing certified  copies of the Hon'ble High Courts' Orders with the
    respective Registrar  of Companies.  Accordingly the effect of the said
    scheme  has not been considered in the above results.

2.  Pending  announcement  by  GOI of final  rates  of  concession  on
    Fertiliser, profit has been determined on the basis of estimates, as per
    extant Accounting Policy.

3.  The  basic minimum price of sugarcane for the sugar year 2002  -03
    notified by the Central Government on 9th January, 2003 is being legally
    challenged  by  the South Indian Sugar Mills Association (of  which  the
    company  is  a  member), and the matter is sub-judice.  Based  on  legal
    advice,  pending disposal of the case, no provision has been  considered
    in the above results.

4.  The  Super annuation benefit for a class of employees was modified
    from  Defined Benefit Scheme to Defined Contribution Scheme with  effect
    from  July  01,  2003 for which necessary approvals have been  obtained.
    Consequently  the  liability amounting to Rs.731 lakhs  has  been  fully
    provided for in the above results.

5.  The  Statutory Auditors of the Company have carried out a  Limited
    Review  of Unaudited Financial Results for the half year ended September
    30, 2003

6.  During the second quarter, five investor complaints were  received
    and  were  disposed off.  There were no complaints pending both  at  the
    beginning and end of the quarter.

7.  The  above  statement of Unaudited Financial Results (Provisional)
    for the half-year ended September 30, 2003 was approved by the Board  of
    Directors at their meeting held on October 17, 2003.

8.  Figures  for  the  previous  year  have  been  regrouped  wherever
    necessary.

                                                  On behalf of the Board
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                            M.V, Subbiah         
                                                      Executive Chairman
Chennai
October 17, 2003



E.I.D.PARRY ( INDIA ) LIMITED

Segment Reporting under Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement with

Stock Exchange for the Half-year ended 30th September, 2003
                                                               Rs. Crore
                                              For the
                            Quarter ended    Half year ended    Year ended
                           Sept.30, Sept.30, Sept.30, Sept.30,   March.31,
                             2003    2002      2003     2002       2003
1.Segment Revenue (Net                                                  
  sales/Income from each
  Segment Gross of Excise)
a.   Farm Inputs           355.80   264.08    421.31    381.60    735.56
b.   Sugar                  82.48   143.93    172.38    307.83    476.75
c.   Parryware              38.66    34.31     78.82     70.27    141.87
d.   Bio-products            1.21     1.24      2.73      2.61      8.87
e.   Others                  5.64    10.76      5.75     10.90     22.46
                Sub-Total  483.79   454.32    680.99    773.21   1385.51
Less : Intersegmental        0.94     2.04      2.80      4.69      9.15
Revenue
Net Sales /Income from     482.85   452.28    678.19    768.52   1376.36
Operations
                                                                        

2.Segment Results (Profit (+)/ Loss (-)
  before Tax and Interest from each segment)

a.   Farm Inputs            14.66    10.17     14.04     14.94     19.84
b.   Sugar                   7.31     1.98     12.93     12.23     21.83
c.   Parryware               4.19     3.35      8.57      6.27     16.97
d.   Bio-products          (1.46)   (1.28)    (2.97)    (2.37)    (1.41)
                Sub-Total   24.70    14.22     32.57     31.07     57.23
Less: (i)  Interest (Net)  (5.07)   (7.55)    (9.49)   (18.93)   (32.82)
      (ii) Other           (4.13)     7.75    (4.93)      5.96     12.62
           un-allocable 
           expenditure net of
           un-allocable income
Total Profit Before Tax     15.50    14.42     18.15     18.10     37.03

                                                                        
3.  Capital Employed                                                    
(Segment Assets-Segment Liabilities)

a.   Farm Inputs           281.01   284.46    281.01    284.46    235.06
b.   Sugar                 411.51   368.94    411.51    368.94    361.18
c.   Parryware              80.02    78.34     80.02     78.34     79.86
d.   Bio-products           34.91    38.24     34.91     38.24     36.25
e.   Others (Including      99.64   131.45     99.64    131.45    105.00
Investments)
                    Total  907.09   901.43    907.09    901.43    817.35