| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT, SEBI LODR REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE NOTE ISSUED BY SEBI, THE BOARD CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, BOARD AS A WHOLE AND ITS COMMITTEES, BASED ON THE CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE OF THE COMPANY. THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS CONSIDERED, INTER ALIA, THEIR OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY, PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN BOARD DELIBERATIONS, ACTIVE ROLE IN MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPANY’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND ADHERENCE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED HAVING REGARD TO THEIR COMPOSITION, FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS, INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMITTEES FROM THE BOARD, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING BY THE BOARD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SCHEDULE IV OF THE ACT AND REGULATION 25(3) OF SEBI LODR REGULATIONS, A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY WAS HELD ON 26 MARCH, 2026, WHERE THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, HAVING REGARD TO, INTER ALIA, THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT OF BUSINESS TARGETS, DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF THE BUSINESS PLANS, THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT AND THEIR ROLE IN FOSTERING A PERFORMANCE- DRIVEN CULTURE FOR VALUE CREATION. THE BOARD AS A WHOLE WAS ASSESSED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FACTORS SUCH AS ITS COMPOSITION AND DIVERSITY, FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS, MIX OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE, REGULATORY COMPLIANCES, CORPORATE CULTURE AND VALUES AND THE QUALITY OF ENGAGEMENT WITH MANAGEMENT. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMPANY WAS EVALUATED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, HAVING REGARD TO HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY, INCLUDING PROVIDING STRATEGIC DIRECTION ON EXPANSION, DIVERSIFICATION AND BUSINESS PLANNING, EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF BUSINESS PLANS AND HIS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD AND THE MANAGEMENT. BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION, THE COMPANY EXPECTS THE BOARD TO CONTINUE TO PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE AND MEANINGFUL ROLE IN DRIVING SUSTAINABLE VALUE FOR ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ENSUING YEARS. |