Bajel Projects CEO, MD, chairman, board of directors and AGM
NSE: BAJELBSE: 544042Electrical EquipmentSmall Cap
Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹155.15.
- Market capMarket capitalisation. Share price times the number of shares: what the whole company is worth at the day's price. The rank is by average market value over the six months to Jun 2026, among listed companies.
- ₹1,776 Cr1,161st largest listed
- P/EPrice to earnings, trailing. Market cap divided by the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, after the share of the other owners of its subsidiaries: what investors pay for each rupee of a year's profit. The filing of 7 Aug 2026
- 80.5
- P/E without one-offsPrice to earnings without one-off items. Market cap divided by core profit: the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, less one-off items (exceptional items and the result of businesses sold or closed). Shown where the one-off items move that profit by more than a tenth. The last twelve months' profit includes −₹7.72 crore of one-off items, the largest of them in the quarter to Dec 2025.
- 59.6
- P/BPrice to book. Market cap divided by the net worth that belongs to the company's own shareholders, its assets less everything it owes and less the other owners' share of its subsidiaries, on its latest balance sheet. The filing of 27 May 2026
- 2.4
- Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price.
- 0.39%
- ROEReturn on equity. Profit over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, as a percentage of their net worth, the money they have in the business. Net worth is the average of the latest balance sheet and the one a year before it. The filing of 7 Aug 2026
- 3.1%
- ROE without one-offsReturn on equity without one-off items. Core profit, the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders less one-off items (exceptional items and the result of businesses sold or closed), as a percentage of the same net worth as the return on equity. Shown where the one-off items move that profit by more than a tenth. The last twelve months' profit includes −₹7.72 crore of one-off items, the largest of them in the quarter to Dec 2025.
- 4.2%
- ROCEReturn on capital employed. Operating profit after depreciation (revenue less operating expenses and depreciation, without other income and one-off items) as a percentage of all the money the business runs on: the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included, plus borrowings. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. The profit is over the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly); net worth and borrowings are on the latest balance sheet. The filing of 7 Aug 2026
- 7.3%
- Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings divided by the whole group's net worth, the other owners of its subsidiaries included: rupees borrowed for each rupee of equity in the business. Lease liabilities are not counted: the results filings do not state them. From the balance sheet at the end of Mar 2026. The filing of 27 May 2026
- 0.47
- Volume, NSEVolume. Shares traded on the last trading day; delivery is the part buyers kept rather than sold again the same day.
- 3,73,97546.3% delivered
Bajel Projects board of directors
At the end of the quarter to Jun 2026, as the company filed it; changes since are in its announcements.Their trades in its shares
- ChairpersonShekhar BajajRelated to the promoter
- Managing director and CEORajesh Ganesh
- Company Secretary and Compliance OfficerAMEE BHARATBHAI JOSHI
8 directors4 independent2 executive2 non-executive
- Shekhar Bajaj · ChairpersonNon-executive · joined Jan 2022 · 5 listed boards · 4 committee seats, 3 as chair
- Rajesh Ganesh · Managing director and CEOExecutive · joined Sep 2023 · 1 listed board · 1 committee seat
- Ajay Suresh NagleExecutive · joined Sep 2023 · 1 listed board · 1 committee seat
- R P SinghIndependent · joined Aug 2023 · reappointed Aug 2023 · 34 months as independent · 2 listed boards · 2 as independent · 2 committee seats
- Maneck Eruch DavarIndependent · joined Aug 2023 · reappointed Aug 2023 · 34 months as independent · 3 listed boards · 3 as independent · 3 committee seats, 2 as chair
- Radhika Madhukar DudhatIndependent · joined Aug 2023 · reappointed Aug 2023 · 34 months as independent · 4 listed boards · 4 as independent · 6 committee seats, 1 as chair
- Sudarshan SampathkumarIndependent · joined May 2025 · reappointed May 2025 · 13 months as independent · 2 listed boards · 2 as independent · 2 committee seats, 1 as chair
- Pooja BajajNon-executive · joined May 2026 · reappointed May 2026 · 1 month as independent · 3 listed boards · 1 committee seat
An independent director has no business or family tie to the company, its promoters or its managers beyond the seat. Listed boards counts the boards of listed companies the director sits on, this one included, and "as independent" how many of those seats are independent ones. Committee seats are audit and stakeholder committee seats across those companies. Months as independent is filed for independent directors only, whose terms the rules cap. Disqualified is the company's own mark that a director may not serve under company law.
Committees and meetings
Who sits on each, and how often they met.Board meeting notices and outcomes
Board
- 27 May 20268 of 8 present4 independent · 63 days in between
- 24 Mar 20267 of 7 present4 independent · 46 days in between
- 5 Feb 20267 of 7 present4 independent
Audit Committee
Chair Maneck Eruch Davar
R P Singh, Radhika Madhukar Dudhat
- 27 May 20263 of 3 present3 independent · 110 days in between
- 5 Feb 20263 of 3 present3 independent
Nomination and remuneration committee
Chair R P Singh
Shekhar Bajaj, Maneck Eruch Davar
- 27 May 20263 of 3 present2 independent · 193 days in between
- 14 Nov 20253 of 3 present2 independent
Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Chair Shekhar Bajaj
R P Singh, Radhika Madhukar Dudhat, Ajay Suresh Nagle, Rajesh Ganesh
No meeting listed in the filing.
Risk Management Committee
Chair Shekhar Bajaj
Radhika Madhukar Dudhat, Ajay Suresh Nagle, Rajesh Ganesh, Amit Sharma, Nitesh Bhandari
- 30 Apr 20264 of 6 present1 independent · 128 days in between
- 22 Dec 20253 of 6 present1 independent
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Chair Shekhar Bajaj
R P Singh, Radhika Madhukar Dudhat, Rajesh Ganesh
- 27 May 20264 of 4 present2 independent · 63 days in between
- 24 Mar 20264 of 4 present2 independent
Finance Committee
Chair Shekhar Bajaj
R P Singh, Rajesh Ganesh, Ajay Suresh Nagle
No meeting listed in the filing.
Meetings in the quarter filed and the one before it. The days in between are as the company files them, neither meeting's day counted; the rules allow at most 120. A quorum is the least number of members who must attend for the meeting to decide anything.
Statutory auditor
Named in the results for the quarter to Jun 2026.
- SRBC & CO. LLPPeer-review certificate valid to Feb 2029
1 earlier auditor
- SRBC and Co. LLPNamed in filings from Mar 2025 to Mar 2026
A statutory auditor checks the company's accounts and signs its results. Peer review is the accountants' institute's check of an audit firm's own work, which a listed company's auditor must hold a valid certificate of.
Bajel Projects AGM and shareholder votes
Each resolution, how the votes went, and how institutions voted apart from the promoters. A postal ballot is a vote by post or online, held without a meeting.Bajel Projects dividend history
Postal ballot, 4 Oct 2026
81,276 shareholders on the register on 28 Aug 2026; votes counted by Mr. Anant B. Khamankar / Messrs. Anant B. Khamankar & Co., Practising Company Secretaries.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
To approve Material Related Party Transactions between Bajel Projects Limited (“the Company”) and AnantGrid Projects One Private Limited (“AGPOPL”) and/or its to be wholly-owned subsidiary Lakadia A Power Transmission Limited.MoreLess
Ordinary99.94% for0.06% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 4.99%
Turnout: all 9.39% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 97.64% · other public 0.39%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Annual general meeting, 10 Aug 2026, 8 resolutions
84,166 shareholders on the register on 3 Aug 2026; present: 43 promoters and 47 others; votes counted by ANANT B. KHAMANKAR / ANANT B. KHAMANKAR & CO., COMPANY SECRETARIES.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with Directors’ and Auditors’ Report thereon.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- To appoint a director in place of Mr. Rajesh Ganesh (DIN: 07008856), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.Ordinary99.98% for0.02% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 1.36%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- Declaration of final dividend on the equity shares of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for borrowing under section 180(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of ₹ 5,000 crores.Special87.06% for12.94% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 100.00% · other public 0.00%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
To consider and approve the proposal for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for creation of mortgage/charge on assets of the Company, under section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of ₹ 5,000 crores.MoreLess
Special87.25% for12.75% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 98.51% · other public 0.04%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- To ratify the remuneration of Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year ending March 31, 2027.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.07%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- To appoint Ms. Pooja Bajaj (DIN: 08254455) as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Company.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.04%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
- Approval for Payment of Commission to Non-Executive Directors.Special100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.07%
Turnout: all 71.68% · promoters 98.14% · institutions 97.78% · other public 3.70%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Annual general meeting, 14 Aug 2025, 7 resolutions
86,132 shareholders on the register on 7 Aug 2025; present: 40 promoters and 33 others; votes counted by Anant B. Khamankar / M/s. Anant B. Khamankar & Co..The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements including Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended on that date together with Directors’ and Auditors’ Report thereon.MoreLess
Ordinary100.00% for0.00% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.57%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
- To appoint a director in place of Mr. Ajay Suresh Nagle (DIN 00773616), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointmentOrdinary99.85% for0.15% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 1.01% · other public 4.30%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
- To consider and approve the appointment of Mr. Sudarshan Sampathkumar (DIN: 01875316) as an Independent DirectorSpecial100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.68%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for borrowing under section 180(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.3,500 croresSpecial99.86% for0.14% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 1.01% · other public 0.60%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for creation of mortgage/charge on assets of the Company, under section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.3,500 croresMoreLess
Special99.86% for0.14% againstAgainst: promoters 0.00% · institutions 1.01% · other public 0.65%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
- To ratify the remuneration of Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year ending March 31, 2026Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.57%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
- To consider and approve the appointment of Secretarial AuditorsOrdinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.57%
Turnout: all 72.92% · promoters 99.86% · institutions 97.25% · other public 0.30%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Annual general meeting, 21 Aug 2024, 9 resolutions
Present: 46 promoters and 42 others.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- To receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, together with the reports of Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.01%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To appoint a director in place of Mr. Shekhar Bajaj (DIN 00089358), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointmentOrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it99.86% for0.14% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 1.34% · other public 0.01%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To ratify the remuneration of Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year ending March 31, 2025Ordinary100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.02%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors under section 180(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.2,500 crores.Special96.33% for3.67% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 34.37% · other public 0.02%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors under section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.2,500 croresSpecial96.33% for3.67% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 34.37% · other public 0.02%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To consider and approve an option for the conversion of outstanding debt into equity share capital of the Company in the event of a default as per the terms of the facility agreement.Special100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.03%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To consider and approve amendment of Articles of Association of the Company.Special100.00% for0.00% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.02%
Turnout: all 73.52% · promoters 100.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 10.17%
- To approve Material Related Party Transactions with Bajaj Electricals Limited.OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it99.94% for0.06% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.30%
Turnout: all 9.86% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 6.94%
- To approve Material Related Party Transactions with Bajaj Finance Limited.OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it99.94% for0.06% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.30%
Turnout: all 9.86% · promoters 0.00% · institutions 94.83% · other public 6.94%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
Postal ballot, 13 Jun 2024, 1 resolution
The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)
- Approval of the Bajel Projects Limited- Employee Stock Options Plan-2024 (ESOP 2024/Scheme)Special89.07% for10.93% against
Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 99.72% · other public 0.94%
Turnout: all 71.51% · promoters 99.85% · institutions 96.36% · other public 3.55%
For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.
How mutual funds voted
Fund houses must disclose how they vote at every meeting of a company they hold.
Mutual fund votes, meeting of 14 Aug 2025, 3 fund houses
Each resolution counts the houses whose vote was matched to it; the rest are listed last.
To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements including Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended on that date together with Directors’ and Auditors’ Report thereon.MoreLess
3 for0 against- To appoint a director in place of Mr. Ajay Suresh Nagle (DIN 00773616), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment3 for0 against
- To consider and approve the appointment of Mr. Sudarshan Sampathkumar (DIN: 01875316) as an Independent Director3 for0 against
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for borrowing under section 180(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.3,500 crores
Against Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
- Motilal Oswal Mutual FundCompliant with the law. Governance Concern: Majority of the existing borrowing limit unutilized. Transparency Concern: Inadequate disclosures regarding justification for need of such high borrowing limits.
2 for1 against To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors for creation of mortgage/charge on assets of the Company, under section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.3,500 croresMoreLess
Against Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
- Motilal Oswal Mutual FundCompliant with the law. Governance Concern: Majority of the existing borrowing limit unutilized. Transparency Concern: Inadequate disclosures regarding justification for need of such high borrowing limits.
2 for1 against- To consider and approve the appointment of Secretarial Auditors3 for0 against
1 proposal not matched to one resolution
Ratification of remuneration of Rs. 1.21 Lakhs/- plus applicable taxes and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses payable to Messrs R. Nanabhoy and Co., Cost Accountants (Firm registration no. 000010) as Cost Auditors of the Company for conducting the cost audit for financial year 2025-26.MoreLess
3 for0 against
Mutual fund votes, meeting of 21 Aug 2024, 2 fund houses
Each resolution counts the houses whose vote was matched to it; the rest are listed last.
- To receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, together with the reports of Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.2 for0 against
- To appoint a director in place of Mr. Shekhar Bajaj (DIN 00089358), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment2 for0 against
- To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors under section 180(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.2,500 crores.
Against Nippon India Mutual Fund
- Nippon India Mutual FundCompliant with the law. Governance concern: Existing borrowing limit unutilized. Transparency Concern: Inadequate disclosures.
1 for1 against - To consider and approve for giving authorization to the Board of Directors under section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 upto an aggregate limit of Rs.2,500 crores
Against Nippon India Mutual Fund
- Nippon India Mutual FundCompliant with the law. Governance concern: Existing borrowing limit unutilized. Transparency Concern: Inadequate disclosures.
1 for1 against - To consider and approve an option for the conversion of outstanding debt into equity share capital of the Company in the event of a default as per the terms of the facility agreement.2 for0 against
- To consider and approve amendment of Articles of Association of the Company.2 for0 against
- To approve Material Related Party Transactions with Bajaj Electricals Limited.2 for0 against
- To approve Material Related Party Transactions with Bajaj Finance Limited.2 for0 against
1 proposal not matched to one resolution
Ratification of remuneration of Rs. 1,15,000/- plus applicable taxes and reimbursement of out -of- pocket expenses, as approved by the Board and upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, to be paid to Messrs R. Nanabhoy and Co., Cost Accountants (Firm registration no. 000010) as Cost Auditors of the Company for conducting the cost audit for financial year 2024 - 25.MoreLess
2 for0 against
1 earlier meeting
Mutual fund votes, meeting of 13 Jun 2024, 3 fund houses
- Approval of the Bajel Projects Limited- Employee Stock Options Plan-2024 (ESOP 2024/Scheme)
Against HDFC Mutual Fund, LIC Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund
- HDFC Mutual FundThere is lack of disclosure or clarity on the pricing formula or exercise price at which the ESOP will be granted
- LIC Mutual FundNon-compliant with SEBI (SBEB & SE) Regulations, 2021: Exercise Price or Pricing Formula not disclosed. Governance & Transparency Concern: Re-pricing, No clarity on Maximum option to single employee & Excessive Dilution.
- Nippon India Mutual FundInadequate Disclosure
0 for3 against
Each fund house counted once, from its own disclosure; the reasons are its own words.
Tax disputes and stakes in unlisted companies
Reported in the filing for the quarter to Jun 2026.
- Unlisted stake boughtANANTGRID PROJECTS ONE PRIVATE LIMITEDSince 19 Jun 2026
26.00% bought in the quarter; holding 26.00%, from 0.00%
- Tax disputeGST Authority Karnataka, Joint Commisioner of Commercial Taxes (Admn)Since 24 Jan 2025There is no MovementAt the filing before: The Company has replied to the notice on 25th March, 2025 and matter is pending with Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Audit).
- Tax disputeGST Authority Danapur, Deputy Commisioner of State TaxSince 13 Mar 2025There is no Movement
At the filing before: The GST Authority has raised tax and interest demands of ₹390.90 lakh (Intimation dated March 13, 2025) and ₹236.77 lakh (Show Cause Notices dated July 19, 2025) due to a mismatch between GSTR-3B and GSTR-7 returns. The Company submitted its reply on August 21, 2025, and the matter is pending before the Joint Commissioner of State Tax, DanapurMoreLess
In the company's own words, from its latest governance filing.
Investor complaints and compliance
Quarter by quarter.
Investor complaints received and resolved, the company's own count
- Received
- Resolved
Open at the quarter's end
- The board is made up as the listing rules require
- Yes
- The board has a regular chairperson
- Yes
- The company has a risk management committee
- Yes
- The chair is related to the managing director
- No
- The filing has a part on fines and penalties
- No
- The filing has a part on tax disputes
- Yes
- There was a cyber security incident in the quarter
- No
The company's own answers in its filing.
How money raised was used
The company's results filing for the quarter to Jun 2026 says no statement of how money raised was used applies to it.