| THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015 STIPULATES THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DIRECTORS, MD & CEO, CHAIRMAN, BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. CONSIDERING THE SAID PROVISIONS, THE BANK HAS DEVISED THE PROCESS AND THE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PROCESS FOR FORMAL ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS AS UNDER: • COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF NON- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, MD & CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. • THE BOARD EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MD & CEO (EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED) AND SUBMIT ITS REPORT TO THE NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE. • THE BOARD AND NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE FULFILMENT OF THE INDEPENDENCE CRITERIA AS SPECIFIED IN THE REGULATIONS AND THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE MANAGEMENT. • THE BOARD EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF BOARD AS A WHOLE AND FOR BOARD LEVEL COMMITTEES. • NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE EVALUATES/ REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH DIRECTOR AND RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT/RE-APPOINTMENT/ CONTINUATION OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD. BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, BOARD WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, INTER-ALIA, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, MD & CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN PARTICIPATION AT BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETINGS, MANAGING RELATIONSHIP, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL, PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES, COMPLIANCE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; LEADERSHIP; STRATEGY FORMULATION, STRATEGY EXECUTION, FINANCIAL PLANNING/ PERFORMANCE, RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BOARD, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING, PERSONAL QUALITIES, FINANCIAL PARAMETERS, CREDIT QUALITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER ACQUISITION & RETENTION, EXPANSION OF LOAN PORTFOLIO, RESOURCES AND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY, STRATEGIC FORESIGHT, VALUE CREATION, PROCESS AND PROCEDURES, OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS, OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT FUNCTIONS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORPORATE CULTURE, MONITORING OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BANK AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, CONTRIBUTION TO EFFECTIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS, DELIBERATIONS/ DECISIONS ON THE COMPANY’S STRATEGIES, POLICIES, PLANS AND GUIDANCE TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD LEVEL COMMITTEES THE PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE; FREQUENCY AND DURATION; SPREAD OF TALENT AND DIVERSITY IN THE COMMITTEE; UNDERSTANDING OF REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENTS; INTERACTION WITH THE BOARD. OUTCOME OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 2024 AS PER THE AFORESAID PROCESS AND THE REPORT ON THE EVALUATION WERE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING OF THE NRC AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DIRECTORS EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE EVALUATION PROCESS. THE FEEDBACK OF THE BOARD, POST COMPLETION OF THE EXERCISE OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WERE AS UNDER: • RENEWED FOCUS ON RETAIL AND MSME SECTOR IS NEEDED. • EFFORTS TO BE MADE TO MOBILIZE SENIOR CITIZEN CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ACCOUNT WITH OTHER BANKS. • TAT TO BE MOBILIZED TO THE BEST LEVEL, USING TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS CHANGES AND STAFF EDUCATION. • RISK CONTROLLING UNIT (RCU) TO BE STRENGTHENED TO TAKE SUITABLE CORRECTIVE ACTION. • THE BANK HAS YOUNG STAFF WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF < 35 YEARS. THIS YOUNG COMPLEMENT REQUIRES TRAINING AND MENTORING TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. • CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF AGENDA ITEMS, NO OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO BE SCHEDULED ALONG WITH THE MEETING OF THE ACB,TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. • TO COINCIDE WITH SIB@100, A STRATEGY DOCUMENT FOR NEXT 5 YEARS MUST BE PREPARED, COVERING THE BANK’S PLANS COVERING ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROFITABILITY AND CAPITAL. |