| THE BOARD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY UNDER A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAMME (“PEP”), WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE'S (“NRC”) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. EACH YEAR, THE NRC REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT APPLICABLE SEBI REGULATIONS AND THE GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION ISSUED BY ICSI. FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26, THE PEP WAS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A STRUCTURED, MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ENSURE A ROBUST, OBJECTIVE, AND EFFECTIVE EVALUATION PROCESS. THE APPROACH COMPRISED THE FOLLOWING: • QUESTIONNAIRE APPROACH: STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES COVERING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, BOARD COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WERE CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES SOUGHT INPUTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF GOVERNANCE, STRATEGY, OVERSIGHT, BOARD DYNAMICS, AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION. • INTERACTION APPROACH: IN ADDITION, THE LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR HELD ONE- ON-ONE INTERACTIONS WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SOLICIT QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK, VIEWS, AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD’S FUNCTIONING, DECISION- MAKING PROCESSES, COMMITTEE OPERATIONS, AND OVERALL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK. • MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HELD THEIR SEPARATE MEETING, AS REQUIRED, TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, THE CHAIRPERSON, NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD COMMITTEES. THE VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS EXPRESSED AT THE SAID MEETING WERE NOTED AND HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED IN THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS. ACTION POINTS ARISING THEREFROM ARE BEING TAKEN FORWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION. |