| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA SPECIFIED BY THE POLICY ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, HAS CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, BOARD COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING INPUTS FROM ALL THE DIRECTORS BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS THE BOARD COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES, INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONING, ETC. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING INPUTS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF THE CRITERIA SUCH AS THE COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC. THE BOARD AND THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS LIKE PREPAREDNESS ON THE ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED, MEANINGFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTION AND INPUTS IN MEETINGS, ETC. AT THE BOARD MEETING THAT FOLLOWED THE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND MEETING OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS ALSO DISCUSSED. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS DONE BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. FURTHER, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 14, 2024 REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A WHOLE, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMPANY AND ACCESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY AND THE BOARD THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THE DIRECTORS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE EVALUATION RESULTS, WHICH REFLECT THE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES AND ON THE BASIS OF THE REPORT OF THE SAID EVALUATION, THE PRESENT TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE CONTINUED WITH THE COMPANY |