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Issue 4 - June 2015The Embassy Group Corporate Newsletter For private circulation only

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EDUCATION EIRS

EMBASSYTECHZONE, PUNE

EMBASSY IN THE COMMUNITY

EDITORIAL

JITU VIRWANIChairman and Managing Director Embassy Group

If asked where the Embassy Group is heading, we would simply say ‘North’.

In this edition of the Embassy Post, I would like to spotlight our developmental plans with a strong focus on North Bangalore.

This location, in the last few years, has emerged as a hub of commercial and real estate activity. Thanks to the major infrastructure developments already in place and the government’s future plans for this zone, North Bangalore is today a much sought after investment destination.

The Embassy Group envisioned the growth potential of North Bangalore. With a land bank of around 500 acres along a 21 km stretch in North Bangalore, Embassy continues to invest time and energy in developing projects that epitomize the perfect blend of form and function with sustainability at its core. Be it residential or commercial. Two exciting new projects from Embassy are taking shape in this geography – you will read more about them in this newsletter.

Our ongoing projects in North Bangalore already include luxury residences and the award winning Embassy Manyata Business Park, the largest office park in India. One key pivot of Embassy’s growth plan is the burgeoning investment potential of North Bangalore. We welcome

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

you to join us on this promising journey.

Embassy Office Parks continues to increase its tenant portfolio with more corporates choosing our office parks to set up operations in Bangalore and Pune. Embassy is today firmly entrenched as the leading commercial real estate player in India – and is the preferred office space provider for leading global and Indian corporations. Embassy Office Parks is “where the world comes to work”.

Embassy Group is committed to enhancing life spaces and delivering value to our stakeholders – employees, associates, partners, investors and customers – all of you who have supported us over the last three decades. We are resolute in our responsibility towards society as evidenced by our role in promoting education and other social causes as a part of our consistent focus on building communities.

I thank each one of you for your personal interest in all our endeavours. As in the past, we look forward to your comments and feedback, so do keep writing in.

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Embassy Group is committed to delivering value to all our stakeholders – our employees, business associates, financial partners and our customers – all who have put their deep faith in us over the last three decades.

Embassy GolfLinks Business Park, Bangalore

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EMBASSY OFFICE PARKS - EMBASSY MANYATA BUSINESS PARK

Customers Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Nuclear, Marine, Power Systems

In early May 2015, Embassy Office Parks signed a deal with Rolls Royce India for approximately 43,000 sft at Embassy Manyata Business Park, North Bangalore to set up an R&D facility to design and develop engine technologies for the aviation industry. The facility, being developed in two phases, will seat approximately 430 people and will be fully operational by Q1 2016.

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Rolls Royce revs up its R&D activity atEmbassy Manyata Business Park

The American home improvement store chain, Lowe’s set up a GlobalInhouse Centre (GIC) at Embassy Manyata Business Park, in March 2015. The $54-billion company has leased 110,000 sft of space for its captive centre, poised to become the largest outside its headquartersin the USA.

So what made Lowe’s choose Embassy Manyata for their office in Bangalore? Whilst scouting for a new office, Lowe’s learned about Embassy Manyata Business Park and decided that the location was a natural fit that allowed their employees in Bangalore and the USA to work as equal partners in helping Lowe’s reach its goals and objectives. With space to employ approximately 500 people,

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT - LOWE’S

Lowe's at home in Embassy Manyata Business Park

Embassy Manyata provided Lowe’s with a strategic footprint to leverage Bangalore’s potential for technology- led innovation.

From the lead up to signing the lease deal at Embassy Manyata to working out from this world-class business park, Lowe’s is all praise for the ease of operations and professionalism of the Embassy team, displaying flexibility and responsiveness to Lowe’s needs. The Lowe’s employees too are pleased with the Embassy Manyata experience - from the pollution-free environment and the lush greenery within the park, to the orderly and well managed traffic, to the amphitheatre that provides a platform for companies to host events in an open forum.

“Embassy has been a great partner in our journey till date and we look forward to this in future too”

Mr Narayan Ram,Managing Director-Lowe’s India

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Marquardt Group opens its R&D Centre at Embassy TechZone, Pune

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Germany’s 838 million euro Marquardt Group, a leading manufacturer of electro-mechanical and electronic switches and switching systems for automobiles, opened its first-ever global research and development centre in India at Embassy TechZone, Pune. Spread across 25,000 sft, this all-new R&D centre will employ around 80 skilled professionals under phase one and will scale up to 200 employees within the next five years. According to company officials, this facility will become the largest R&D centre for the Marquardt Group globally. Apart from India, the family-owned company has other R&D centres in the USA, Germany, Romania, and China. According to Ran Bahadur Singh, CEO, Marquardt India, the company will invest close to Rs. 12 crores over the next 30 months in India to set up this state-of-the-art facility.

This all-new R&D centre will employ around 80 skilled professionals under phase one, and will scale up to 200 employees within the next five years.

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In early March 2015, Embassy Office Parks signed a lease deal with Seagate, the world-leader in data storage solutions, for 107,156 sft of office space at Embassy TechVillage, on the Outer Ring Road. This new premises will house Seagate’s state-of-the-art Research and Development facility that can accommodate 600 persons. Seagate foresees the further scaling up of operations here by the year 2017.

Big plans in store for Seagateat Embassy TechVillage

Founded: November 1st1979, Ireland

Headquartered in: Cupertino,California, USA

Business Areas: Data storage, Hard disk drives

Several factors worked in tandem, prompting Seagate to choose Embassy TechVillage for its facility in Bangalore. The trust in Embassy Office Parks to deliver quality space within stipulated deadlines and the future development potential of Embassy TechVillage, were critical factors. Besides, the business park’s close proximity to Seagate’s existing operations, amongst others, tilted Seagate’s decision in favour of our business park.

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PLOTS

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Type 02 - 50’ x 80’ - 4000 sft

Type 03 - 45’ x 80’ - 3600 sft

Type 04 - 40’ x 75’ - 3000 sft

Type 05 - 40’ x 60’ - 2400 sft

Type 06 - 35’ x 60’ - 2100 sft

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EMBASSY RESIDENTIAL SPOTLIGHT

Launching soon! EMBASSY SPRINGS - the masterplan for happiness


Investment OpportunityOne of the most promising investment offerings, Embassy Springs was conceptualized with the intent of creating answers to the challenges of urban living. The detailed master planning of the vast land parcel of 300 acres by global innovators and Indian partners will ensure that Embassy Springs becomes a project like no other.

Embassy will soon commence the sale of plots at Embassy Springs. For more information log on to: www.embassysprings.com

Disclaimer: The information and visual contained herein is an artistic impression and is meant to be indicative, and is subject to change as may be required by the authorities,

architects and cannot form an offer or contract. While every reasonable care has been taken in preparing the information, the promoters Embassy Property Developments

Private Limited or their agents cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. The promoters reserve the right to make alterations, additions, deletions and amendments as

may be necessitated from time to time. Specifications and materials mentioned here are subject to availability.

300Acres

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3000+Apartments

200Row houses

210+Villas

Embassy Group is shortly launching one of its most ambitious projects till date - Embassy Springs. Aptly described as the master plan for happiness, Embassy Springs, ‘Bangalore’s biggest planned city’ is an upcoming integrated development located at North Bangalore before the toll plaza.

The project will be a self-sustaining city featuring 1150 residential plots, 3000 apartments, 210 villas besides educational, medical, recreational, commercial and retail projects and a unique 150,000 sft club.

With abundant lung space, the development will feature airy, cheerful spaces to live, work, shop and play - all within a 300 acre city; equipped to cater to recreational, health, business, and children’s engagement needs.

At Embassy Springs, the infrastructure is well-planned and laid out, with nothing left to chance. The street lights, pedestrian infrastructure, sanitary network, communication and road networks are well thought of. With top-of-the-line safety and security features, all comforts and conveniences will be within easy access at Bangalore’s master plan for happiness.

The project has meticulous planning which will be brought to life by some of the best names in their respective fields, like RSP Architects, Andy Fisher Workshop, Cicada Landscape Singapore, Synergy Consultants etc.

At Embassy Springs, every little detail has been taken good care of by planning big and planning for the future.

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Embassy Oasis is a plush and fashionable address for your home. It is located on Promenade Road, just minutes away from MG Road and is next door to every modern convenience, while retaining the vintage charm of Bangalore.

Set in a verdant ambience, Embassy Oasis is home to as few as 24 spaciously opulent 4 BHK apartments, affording you the luxury of space like an independent home would and promising the finest experiences the city has to offer. Here life, work and play are at arm's length from each other. Corporate and business hubs on MG Road and Infantry Road are gratifyingly close, letting you take the effortless route to work-life balance.

Luxury amenities include a heated indoor pool that lets you enjoy a swim even in the cold Bangalore winter. The high-end gym lets you tone body and soul. Play the ever gracious host, entertain guests at your private 'do' or be part of the community celebrations and events at the spacious, elegantly appointed party hall.

With the gracious lifestyle in store, Embassy Oasis is poised to quench the desire for those discerning home-makers looking for the residential address that lives up to their aspirations.

An ‘OASIS’ of luxuryin the heart of Bangalore

Luxury Lifestyle

Home to India’s first Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, the Embassy Group’s new landmark luxury destination is a one million sft development, set on seven acres of land, strategically located north of Mekri Circle. The development comprises three towers, two of which are close to structural completion. The exclusive 30 storey iconic Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, and the 13 storey 210,000 sft commercial and retail space will be complemented by the third North Tower. This luxury destination is within easy reach of downtown Bangalore, and the Bangalore International Airport and will bring to you a combination of the legendary Four Seasons service and the legacy of the Embassy Group heritage

and expertise. The project is designed and master planned by HKS Architects, landscaped by P Landscape, Thailand with interiors designed by Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto. Views from here rival the best in the entire city, taking in the city skyline and all of the greenery.

Exuding style, sophistication and influence, this luxury destination is home to opulent shopping, refined dining, premium offices and the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences. Already garnering recognition from discerning locals and cosmopolitan travelers, this one-of-its-kind experience is what Bangalore has been waiting for.

Embassy’s new luxury destination on the anvil


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On 29th March, 2015, Bangalore’s first residential complex, The Embassy celebrated its 21st Anniversary. As befitting the momentous occasion, a gala celebration was organized for the residents of The Embassy and special invitees.The Embassy, located on Ali Askar Road, is Embassy Group’s first luxury residential project.

The celebrations got under way with a Diya of Harmony and Peace being lighted by senior members of the community representing the wide spectrum of residents of The Embassy. Invocations to the Almighty were read from the Vedas, the Holy Quran, the Granth Sahib, the Zoroastrian Avesta and the Holy Bible. A special landmark Obelisk was unveiled by the very first residents of The Embassy. Padma Shri Mohandas Pai spoke on what Bangalore

Padma Shri Mohandas Pai and a guest Jitu Virwani and Stanley Pinto in conversation

can learn from The Embassy's stellar infrastructure management.

And then came the grand party, with live music, dancing, singing and a multi-cuisine dinner.

Over 200 celebrants were in attendance including VIPs like Padma Shri awardee and former CFO of Infosys, TV Mohandas Pai amongst others, led by Jitu Virwani, Chairman of the Embassy Group, whose first high-end residential complex was . . . The Embassy.

A noted journalist in Bombay once wrote: You don’t need to visit Singapore to see how stylishly one can live in Asia. Just go to The Embassy in Bangalore.


The Embassy, Bangalore’s first high-end residential project turns 21

Entertainment at the 21st anniversary celebrations The Embassy - Ali Askar Road

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New initiatives fromEmbassy Services

As part of the rebranding exercise at Embassy Services,we have rolled out new uniforms for our ground staff.

The new orange coloured jacket is made of reflective material with the Embassy Services logo on the back.

We have taken another significant step in enhancing the security at Embassy Manyata Business Park by introducing a dog squad consisting of two trained sniffer dogs and two professional handlers.

Embassy Services ground team gets new uniform

Dog Squad at Embassy Manyata Business Park

The new look is designed with the aim of ensuring a sense of uniformity and belonging within the team. This new uniform ensures that our Services team is easily identifiable and can, therefore, be approached more easily.

This team will be stationed 24X7 at the premises. The primary task of this squad is to detect explosives, sanitize basements and threat locations and respond to emergencies. They will act as deterrents to any untoward activities and also add to the increased security levels of the premises.

EDUCATION

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Learning & Boarding at Stonehill International School

Embassy Group’s education initiative, Stonehill International School, is one amongst only 10 schools authorized to offer the full IB curriculum in India and takes pride in its diverse community of over 300 students and 80 teachers representing over 33 nationalities.

Learning the IB way

Ms. Shannon McMahon, PYP Coordinator says, “It is important that students have the chance to construct and apply their understanding and knowledge to real-life situations that go beyond paper and pencil knowledge - instead addressing concepts, situations and scenarios that students will encounter throughout their lives.” Topics for Personal Projects include domestic violence, equestrian classes and teaching the adopted Government School kids reading and writing in English etc. The students keep a journal throughout the project that encourages them to reflect on challenges they face, track success of their ventures and discover what the process teaches them.


All of this helps in the development of students into strong, confident and intelligent individuals as part of the wholistic learning experience provided at Stonehill.

Boarding at Stonehill – a home away from homeStonehill also offers a world-class boarding facility on its sprawling 34 acre campus with 4 houses that can accommodate upto 200 residents. All rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with high speed internet and en suite bathrooms. The boarding also features a cafeteria, fitness centre and a 24 hour medical centre and is supervised by house parents with experienced service staff to take care of the childrens’ individual needs. Students can choose flexible, weekly and full year boarding programmes. Designed as ‘a home away from home’, each boarding house has single, twin and quad sharing rooms for different age groups, with a common lounge and a study room.

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Embassy riders on a trot at the National Equestrian Championship

The Kids Camp organized at EIRS between the 20th and 22nd March 2015 was a weekend of fun for the 14 kids on board. The camp started on Friday evening at 3:30 pm and ended on Sunday at 5 pm. As part of the camp activities, the kids were immersed in riding lessons, stable

Riders from Embassy International Riding School competed in the National Equestrian Championship (Show Jumping) 2015, organized from 16th to 23rd March 2015 at the Army Equestrian Centre, Nicholson Ranges, Delhi Cantt. Our team, comprising Kaevaan Setalvad astride Cherokee; Balaji V astride Ricardo; Abhishek Kothari astride Faustino and Zahan Setalvad astride Connor, put up a tough competition for the other riders. Kaevaan Setalvad astride Cherokee won the Gold in Grade 3 Jumping (Individual) and the NEC Grade 3 Jumping (TEAM) was also won by EIRS riders.


Kids Camp at EmbassyInternational Riding School

management, hacks (trail riding), swimming and a lot more! A BBQ dinner organized in the lawn area overlooking the stables followed by a movie night in the restaurant was thoroughly enjoyed by the kids.

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New panchayat office building inauguratedat Bettahalasuru Grama

Donation of laptops to Asha Foundation

Government school gets a Kitab Korner

The new state-of-the-art office building of the Bettahalasuru Grama Panchayat built by the Embassy Group was inaugurated by Shri. Krishna Byre Gowda, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, in the presence of Jitu Virwani, Chairman and Managing Director, Embassy Group and Akkayamma Thirumalappa, President of Bettahalasuru Grama Panchayat. Also present on the occasion was Shri. Ramalinga Reddy, Hon’ble Transport Minister and members of the Bettahalasuru Grama Panchayat.

Designed by local architect firm, Design Stellar and built at a cost of 1.2 crore, the new office building covers 6900 sft.

Embassy Group donated 2 laptops to the Asha Foundation that is focused on helping differently-abled children. The Asha Rehab Centre, Indiranagar provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to children affected by

Stonehill International School, an Embassy Group Education initiative, inaugurated the Kitab Korner at the Stonehill Government School Library on Friday, 10th April 2015. Students from Stonehill International School, in collaboration with Kitab Korner, an NGO and Embassy Group, have been actively involved in growing and developing the library. Kitab Korner is an NGO that develops and builds libraries at various levels for government schools across the country.

Students from Grade 3 of Stonehill International School held a fundraiser earlier this year to raise Rs. 27, 000/- to buy books for the library along with Grade 12 students who have been working tirelessly to paint a fun and beautiful mural on the library walls to add cheer to the library.

Jitu Virwani, Chairman and Managing Director, Embassy Group said, “We at Embassy Group have always believed in giving back to society through our involvement in areas like health, education and governance. We have constructed a new panchayat office building in the Bettahalasuru Grama with better infrastructure and facilities, which will help the panchayat to work more effectively for the welfare of the people.”

Shri. Krishna Byre Gowda lauded the efforts of Jitu and the Embassy Group - towards providing modern education facilities and infrastructure development in the two villages of Tarahunse and Bettahalasur.


Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurological challenges. If you wish to donate and reach the foundation, please log on to www.katra.biz or www.ashafoundation.org

NEWS FLASH - News Bytes from Embassy

Contours India in association with Myntra and Embassy Office Parks organised a very successful run at Embassy GolfLinks. Contours India is a leading women’s fitness studio, with branches across India. The run saw over 2500 participants participate to support the kids of Shristi Special Academy, with the event being streamed LIVE on the internet. The funds collected will help the underprivileged kids participate in the Special Olympics. Thank you all for making this run a huge success and for celebrating International Women’s Day with us.

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Embassy Office Parks was the diamond sponsor at CoreNet Global Asia Pacific Summit 2015. As sponsors, Embassy Office Parks had a networking stall at the event and also hosted a networking dinner. The theme of this year’s summit, “The Disruptive Innovation – The Business of Change” witnessed over 400 corporate real estate (CRE) professionals from all over the world converge, network and discuss cutting-edge technologies and new and creative CRE solutions. The response received at the summit was overwhelmingly positive reinforcing Embassy Office Parks as one of India’s leading office space providers.

Embassy Group partnered Thomas Cook for a ‘Red Carpet Night’ event for HNIs in Chandigarh as co-sponsor. The event was also co-sponsored by Audi and partnered by Virgin Atlantic. The by-invite only event saw 350 High Networth Individuals have a true red carpet night experience at the JW Marriott. Invitees were from Chandigarh/Ludhiana and Ambala. Notable guests were the Inspector General of Punjab and the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh – David Lelliot.

The Embassy Residential marketing team showcased Embassy’s luxury residential projects at an exclusive experience zone with interesting engagement and had a chance to network with invitees. The event was aimed at giving guests a true flavour of each brand’s luxury offering.


Embassy Of�ce Parks is the Diamond Sponsor at CoreNet Global Asia Paci�c Summit 2015

Embassy co-sponsors - ‘Red Carpet Night’ in Chandigarh

Contours Women’s Day Run @ Embassy GolfLinks

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