| THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE HAS FORMULATED THE CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. THE ABOVE CRITERIA ARE BROADLY BASED ON THE GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION ISSUED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA. THE EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH A SELF-ASSESSMENT MECHANISM AND THE CONSOLIDATED FEEDBACK WAS REVIEWED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE. THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR INCLUDES INTER ALIA ASPECTS SUCH AS KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY, FULFILMENT OF FUNCTIONS, ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS A TEAM, INITIATIVES TAKEN, AVAILABILITY AND ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETINGS, COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY, INDEPENDENCE, CONTRIBUTION AT BOARD/ COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND GUIDANCE/SUPPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT OUTSIDE BOARD/COMMITTEE MEETINGS. IN ADDITION, THE CHAIRMAN IS ALSO EVALUATED ON KEY ASPECTS OF HIS ROLE, INCLUDING EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP AND ABILITY TO STEER THE MEETINGS, IMPARTIALITY, ABILITY TO KEEP SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS IN MIND AND MOTIVATING AND PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, ETC. THE CRITERIA FOR BOARD EVALUATION INCLUDES INTER ALIA, STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD, MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD, DEGREE OF FULFILMENT OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ESTABLISHMENT AND DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES, INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE MANAGEMENT, ETC. THE CRITERIA FOR COMMITTEE EVALUATION INCLUDES INTER ALIA, MANDATE AND COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE, STRUCTURE OF THE COMMITTEE AND MEETINGS, INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMITTEE FROM THE BOARD, CONTRIBUTION TO DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEETINGS AND QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD AND THE MANAGEMENT, ETC. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING INPUTS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS BASED ON THE CRITERIA SUCH AS THE COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ETC. IN A SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HELD ON MARCH 30, 2026, THE EVALUATION OF BOARD AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS (INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN) WAS CONDUCTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM ALL DIRECTORS. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. THE BOARD EFFECTIVENESS DISCUSSIONS HELP THE BOARD TO CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVE AND REMAIN RELEVANT AS PER THE STRATEGIC NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. |