YEAR EVENTS 1979 - The Company was incorporated as a private limited company on 7th June. The company became a public limited company on 21st October, 1994, with an installed capacity of 20 million pieces of fastners and the capacity was increased to 165 million pieces. It was promoted by M.L. Aggarwal. - The Company undertook to expand its production range from 16mm draneter fastners to 24 mm draneter fastners. The Capacity was increased to 230 million pieces from the existing 165 million pieces. In terms of tonnage, installed capacity would be increased to 7000 tonnes from 3200 tonnes. - The Company's object is to manufacture of high tensile fasterners for automobiles and other industrial applications. 1993 - The Company has imported machinery to under EPCG scheme and hence has an obligation export goods worth US $ 560,000 during the period October 1993 to October 1998. 1995 - 24,00,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each issued, subscribed & paid up. Of these 23,80,000 No. of equity shares were issued on bonus shares in prop. 19:1. 10,20,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each were issued at a prem. of Rs 65 per share during April as follows: of these 1,50,000 shares were offered at a prem. of Rs 80 per share to Mutual Funds on a firm basis. Of the balance 15,000 shares were issued at a prem. of Rs 65 per share to employees on an equitable basis. Remaining 8,55,000 shares were issued at a prem. of Rs 65 per share to the public. 2000 - The Company has promoted a new B2B (business-to-business) portal for automotive spare parts called `sparesindia.com'. 2001 - Sparesindia, promoted by Sterling Tools Ltd., will enter the business of helping auto component makers Web-enable their distribution and sales setups. 2003-Delisting the equity shares from Delhi Stock Exchange. 2004 -The Directors have recommended a dividend of @ 40% for the year. 2005 -Sterling Tools has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:1 -Sterling Tools earmarks Rs 70 cr for capacity expansion. -The Company has recommended a dividend @ 50%. 2006 -The Company has recommended a dividend @30%. -The Company appointed Shri K R Gupta & Dr T N Kapoor as Directors of the Company. 2008 -The Company recommended a Final Dividend of 30%. 2009 -Joint Venture of Sterling Tools Ltd. with Borstlap Masters in Fasteners Group B.V.(Fabory). -The Company has recommended dividend of 10% (Rs 1 per Equity Share). 2010 -The Company recommended final dividend @ 20% i.e. Rs. 2/- Per Equity Share. -Registered Office of the Company has been shifted From F-37, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi-110020 To A-40, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, New Delhi-110044 2011 -The Company has recommended dividend @ 50% i.e. Rs. 5/- Per Equity Share. 2012 -The Company has recommended dividend @ 50% i.e. Rs. 5/- Per Equity Share. 2013 -The Company has been changes from 243, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-Ill, New Delhi - 110020 to K-40, Connaught Circus, New Delhi - 110001, Tel Phone No. 91-11-43703300 / Fax: 91-11-41513666 with effect from December 07, 2013. -The company has declared an Interim Dividend @ 50% i.e. Rs. 5/- Per Equity Share for the Financial Year 2012-2013. 2017-The Company has splits its face value from Rs. 10/- to Rs. 2/-. 2018-Sterling Tools Ltd. Participates in Auto Expo (Components) 2018. 2020 -Commissioned the first MCU manufacturing plant at Faridabad under STL's wholly owned subsidiary sterling gtake e-mobility Ltd. 2023 -Increased revenues from MCU's By 3.5 times on a Year on Year basis, secured over 15 contracts through SGEM. Initiated capacity expansion increasing the companys annual production capability from 300000 MCUS to 600000 MCUS.