| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, EVALUATION OF THE BOARD WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE FY26. AN ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD WAS ADOPTED FOR EVALUATION BASED ON THE CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (“NRC”) INCLUDING A DEDICATED SECTION FOR PROVIDING SUBJECTIVE FEEDBACK/SUGGESTIONS. THE EVALUATION WAS MADE TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, BOARD AS A WHOLE AND THE CHAIRPERSON. THE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD WAS BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE, ACCESS OF BOARD TO MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION, AWARENESS OF INDUSTRY TRENDS ETC. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES WAS EVALUATED BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS THE COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ITS REPORTING TO THE BOARD, UNDERSTANDING OF TERMS OF REFERENCE. THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES, PARTICIPATION AND PREPAREDNESS, AVAILABILITY, ETHICS, INTEGRITY, GOVERNANCE, UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, VALUE ADDITION ETC. FURTHER, THE EVALUATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS INCLUDED ADDITIONAL CRITERIA LIKE ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGETS SET BY BOARD AND EXECUTION OF PLAN, INFORMATION SHARING, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THE NRC AT ITS MEETING HELD ON APRIL 07, 2026, REVIEWED THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS. FURTHER, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY MET SEPARATELY ON APRIL 07, 2026, WHEREIN, THEY REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND BOARD AS A WHOLE AND OF THE CHAIRPERSON TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF EXECUTIVE AND NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THEY ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THE ABOVE EVALUATION WAS THEN DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AT THE BOARD MEETING HELD ON APRIL 23, 2026. |