| THE BOARD CARRIES OUT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALLY, AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION OF THE WORKING OF ITS COMMITTEES AS MANDATED UNDER THE ACT, THE LISTING REGULATIONS AND THE NOMINATION POLICY OF YOUR COMPANY, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD IS CARRIED OUT BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS ALSO REVIEWED, CONSIDERING THE VIEWS OF THE EXECUTIVE, NON-EXECUTIVE AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE PROCESS BROADLY COMPRISED OF:BOARD AND COMMITTEE EVALUATION EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND THE COMMITTEES ARE DONE BY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THESE ARE COLLATED FOR SUBMISSION TO THE NRC COMMITTEE AND FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD. INDEPENDENT/NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS EVALUATION EVALUATION DONE BY BOARD MEMBERS, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR WHO IS BEING EVALUATED, IS SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF YOUR COMPANY, AND INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK IS PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR. THE EVALUATION OF THE CHAIRMAN/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, AS DONE BY THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, IS SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NRC COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE BOARD. THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOCUSES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES SUCH AS REVIEW, TIMELY INFORMATION FROM MANAGEMENT, AND OTHERS. PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ARE CATEGORISED INTO EXECUTIVE, NON-EXECUTIVE, AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND IS BASED ON PARAMETERS SUCH AS CONTRIBUTION, ATTENDANCE, DECISION MAKING, ACTION-ORIENTATION, EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE, ETC. A SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION EXERCISE IS AS FOLLOWS: THE BOARD EXPRESSED SATISFACTION ON ITS FUNCTIONING AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES. THE BOARD CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON BUSINESS STRATEGY, MARKET TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AND SUCCESSION PLANNING. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS SCORED WELL ON EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWS IN UNDERSTANDING THE COMPANY AND ITS REQUIREMENTS. THEY KEPT THEMSELVES UPDATED ON CURRENT ISSUES AND TOPICS THAT WERE LIKELY TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. THEY SHARED THEIR EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVE DURING THE DELIBERATIONS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. ? NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SCORED WELL IN UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMPANY, FOCUSED ON BUSINESS MATTERS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THEY SHARED THEIR EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVE DURING THE DELIBERATIONS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE ACTION ORIENTED AND ENSURE TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF BOARD DECISIONS. THEY EFFECTIVELY LEAD DISCUSSIONS ON BUSINESS ISSUES. THE CHAIRMAN LEADS THE BOARD EFFECTIVELY, PROVIDES CLEAR STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGES DISCUSSION, AND LISTENS TO DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS. |