| IN LINE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 134(3)(P) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 8(4) OF THE COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS) RULES, 2014, THE BOARD UNDERTOOK A FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES, DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIRPERSON. THE NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN ITS MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 07, 2022, APPROVED THE ‘PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY’ OF THE COMPANY FOR ANNUAL FORMAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMPANY. THE COMMITTEE VIDE THE SAID POLICY FRAMED QUESTIONNAIRES FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, BOARD COMMITTEES (VIZ. AUDIT COMMITTEE, STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE, NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE & RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE), DIRECTORS (EXECUTIVE & NON- EXECUTIVE) AND THE CHAIRPERSON, ON VARIOUS CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE ‘GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION’ ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA. THE DIRECTORS WERE EVALUATED ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN BOARD / COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ATTENDANCE IN BOARD / COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INTEGRITY AND MAINTAINING OF CONFIDENTIALITY, TIMELY DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST AND INDEPENDENCE, INDEPENDENCE OF BEHAVIOUR AND JUDGMENT AND SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE KNOWLEDGE. SIMILARLY, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE WAS EVALUATED ON PARAMETERS WHICH INCLUDED ITS COMPOSITION, STRATEGIC DIRECTION, FOCUS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS, COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT ETC. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY CONVENED A SEPARATE MEETING ON MARCH 18, 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ‘CODE OF CONDUCT’ OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SCHEDULE IV OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013. A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FEEDBACK OF DIRECTORS ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE(S) WAS CONSIDERED BY THE NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO USE THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS CONSTRUCTIVELY, TO IMPROVE ITS OWN EFFECTIVENESS AND DELIVER SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. |