| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (NRC) ALSO EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH DIRECTOR. ACCORDINGLY, DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE BOARD, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AND THE NRC CARRIED OUT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, THE COMPANY HAS DEVISED A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE. EACH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE, PROVIDING RATINGS ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND OTHER DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING SELF-EVALUATION. BASED ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE, A MATRIX REFLECTING THE RATINGS WAS PREPARED AND PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ITS FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE EVALUATION OUTCOMES AND EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE. THIS EVALUATION PROCESS ENSURES ADHERENCE TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS WHILE PROMOTING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS, DECISION-MAKING, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. THE DIRECTORS BRING A WEALTH OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE, CONTRIBUTING MEANINGFULLY TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE COMPANY. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ARE HIGHLY VALUED FOR THEIR OBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT, DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUSINESS, AND THEIR ABILITY TO EXPRESS VIEWS FREELY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY DURING DELIBERATIONS. THE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PROVIDE BALANCED AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, WHILE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS DEMONSTRATE STRONG ACTION ORIENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN EXECUTING THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN GUIDING THE BOARD, FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF OPEN DISCUSSION, AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION FROM ALL MEMBERS, THEREBY STRENGTHENING A DYNAMIC AND ROBUST GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS FOR FY 2025-26, CHAIRED BY MR. PANNKAJ GHADIALI, WAS HELD ON 28TH MARCH 2026. DURING THE MEETING, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND THE CHAIRMAN, BASED ON DEFINED PARAMETERS OF EFFECTIVENESS. THEY ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, ADEQUACY, AND TIMELINESS OF THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. THE DIRECTORS EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE EVALUATION PROCESS, REAFFIRMING THE COMPANY’S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCING LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS. |