| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, THE NRC FORMULATED CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, CHAIRMAN AND THE MD & CEO. ACCORDINGLY, THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE NRC AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FURTHER, PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE IV OF THE ACT AND REGULATION 17(10) OF THE LISTING REGULATIONS, THE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS DONE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IN A SEPARATE MEETING CARRIED OUT THE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY, CONSIDERING THE VIEWS OF EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THE NRC AT ITS MEETING REVIEWED THE EVALUATIONS AND FURTHER THE IMPLEMENTATION & COMPLIANCE OF THE EVALUATION EXERCISE . FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES, COVERING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE EVALUATION SUCH AS ADEQUACY OF THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE THEREOF WITH REGARD TO SKILL, EXPERIENCE, INDEPENDENCE, DIVERSITY, ATTENDANCE AND ADEQUACY OF TIME GIVEN BY THE DIRECTORS TO DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, ETC. WERE CIRCULATED TO THE DIRECTORS FOR THE EVALUATION PROCESS. THE EVALUATION RESULTS WERE FORMALLY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, NRC AND THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS FOLLOWING THEIR RESPECTIVE MEETINGS. ALL DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AS OF 31ST MARCH, 2025, WERE ENGAGED IN THIS EVALUATION PROCESS. THE OUTCOME OF THE ASSESSMENT CONNOTE TRANSPARENT AND FREE-FLOWING DISCUSSIONS DURING MEETINGS, THE ADEQUATE COMMITTEE COMPOSITIONS AND SATISFACTORY MEETING FREQUENCIES LEADING TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIONABLE SUGGESTIONS. THE DIRECTORS CONVEYED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE EVALUATION PROCESS, AND THE NRC VERIFIED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE "QUESTIONNAIRE" AS A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, THE NRC HAS SPECIFIED THE MANNER OF EFFECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS (INCLUDING CHAIRMAN) BY WAY OF STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES. FOR COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES, COVERING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE EVALUATION SUCH AS ADEQUACY OF THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD, DIVERSITY, ATTENDANCE AND ADEQUACY OF TIME GIVEN BY THE DIRECTORS TO DISCHARGE THEIR DUTIES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, ETC. WERE CIRCULATED TO THE DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA, INTER-ALIA, INCLUDING ATTENDANCE AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SKILL,EXPERIENCE, ABILITY TO CHALLENGE VIEWS OF OTHERS IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER, KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WITH REGARD TO THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS, UNDERSTANDING OF INDUSTRY AND GLOBAL TRENDS, ETC. DURING THE YEAR, THE COMMITTEE ASCERTAINED AND RECONFIRMED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF “QUESTIONNAIRE” AS A METHODOLOGY, IS EFFECTIVE FOR EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. |