| IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, THE BOARD UNDERTAKES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TO ENHANCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES. NRC HAS ESTABLISHED A STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE NRC CHAIR. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING, REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND THE CHAIRMAN, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PEER FEEDBACK, SUCCESSION PLANNING, AND THE ADEQUACY, QUALITY, AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION FLOW FROM MANAGEMENT TO THE BOARD. B. METHODOLOGY DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE NRC DECIDED THAT THE BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND PEER PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WOULD BE CONDUCTED THROUGH AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT ON AN ALTERNATE-YEAR BASIS TO STRENGTHEN QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS. THE FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO COMBINE STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES WITH ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS, ENABLING A DEEPER, INSIGHT-DRIVEN EVALUATION. ACCORDINGLY, EGON ZEHNDER, A LEADERSHIP ADVISORY FIRM, WAS ENGAGED TO EVALUATE THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26, FOCUSING ON KEY STRATEGIC AREAS. THE EXERCISE INCLUDED NLINE SURVEYS (INCLUDING A PEER FEEDBACK COMPONENT) AND ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS TO SUPPORT DEEPER QUALITATIVE INPUTS. C. REVIEW AND REPORTING THE BOARD EVALUATION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26 AND THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WAS PRESENTED TO THE NRC AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OUTCOME, THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATED ON THE KEY OUTCOMES AND AGREED ON THE WAY FORWARD. PARAMETERS OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS THE PARAMETERS FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INTER ALIA, INCLUDED QUALITY OF DIALOGUE, BOARD FACILITATION, MANAGEMENT-BOARD RELATIONSHIP, COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESS, ETC. THE OUTCOME OF SURVEY AND FEEDBACK FROM DIRECTORS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF NRC AND BOARD. MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO THE NRC EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO BY SETTING HIS KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES I.E., PROMISES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FINANCIAL YEAR. THE COMMITTEE ENSURES THAT ITS KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM GOALS OF THE COMPANY. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO VIS-À-VIS THE KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES/PARAMETERS SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR ARE REVIEWED BY THE NRC DURING THE YEAR. |