| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE RULES MADE THEREUNDER, READ WITH SCHEDULE IV OF THE ACT AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 (“LISTING REGULATIONS”), THE COMPANY HAS ADOPTED A STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE EVALUATION PROCESS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BOARD’S FUNCTIONING, COMPOSITION, EXECUTION OF SPECIFIC DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, AND OVERALL GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (“NRC”) HAS FORMULATED APPROPRIATE CRITERIA AND A TRANSPARENT MECHANISM FOR EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, THE CHAIRPERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR UNDER REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 20, 2026, INTER ALIA, REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. THE BOARD ALSO CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS COMMITTEES, NAMELY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE. THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, INTER ALIA, CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS: (I) PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION IN THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES; (II) RELATIONSHIP AND INTERACTION WITH FELLOW DIRECTORS AND THE MANAGEMENT; (III) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES, INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE INPUTS AND OPENNESS TO DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES; (IV) PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES, INCLUDING ADHERENCE TO HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND CORPORATE VALUES; AND (V) STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COMPANY’S GROWTH, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES. |