| PURSUANT TO RECOMMENDATION OF THE NRC, THE BOARD HAS FRAMED THE ‘PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY FOR THE BOARD, COMMITTEES, NON-INDEPENDENT/ WHOLE-TIME DIRECTORS AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS‘ (THE ‘BOARD PE POLICY’), INACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, THE SEBI LODR AND SEBI GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION. IN TERMS OF THE BOARD PE POLICY, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES, CHAIRMAN AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ARE DONE ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS. PARAMETERS FOR THE BOARD INCLUDE VARIOUS ASPECTS, SUCH AS, STRUCTURE, MEETINGS, APPOINTMENTS, AGENDA, DISCUSSIONS, EVALUATION OF RISKS, STRATEGY, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ETC. PARAMETERS FOR BOARD COMMITTEES INCLUDE VARIOUS ASPECTS, SUCH AS, MEETINGS, EFFECTIVENESS, AGENDA, DISCUSSION AND DISSENT, MINUTES, ETC. PARAMETERS FOR THE DIRECTORS INCLUDE VARIOUS ASPECTS, SUCH AS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY, INTEGRITY, FUNCTIONING, COMMITMENT, CONTRIBUTION, ATTENDANCE, INITIATIVE, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, UPDATES, ETC., AND IN CASE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS INCLUDE FULFILMENT OF THE INDEPENDENCE CRITERIA AND THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE MANAGEMENT. THE EVALUATION PROCESS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT ELECTRONICALLY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. SIMILARLY, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HAVE DONE THE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS WHOLE, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE MD & CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERS OF RESPECTIVE BOARD COMMITTEES HAVE DONE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES. THEREAFTER, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AT THEIR MEETING HELD ON JULY 16, 2025, BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CARRIED OUT ELECTRONICALLY, REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND BOARD AS A WHOLE. FURTHER, THE BOARD AT ITS MEETING HELD ON JULY 18, 2025, BASED ON THE SUMMARY REPORT OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CARRIED OUT ELECTRONICALLY FOR DIRECTORS, ASSESSED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DIRECTORS INCLUDING CHAIRMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, BOARD LEVEL COMMITTEES AND BOARD AS A WHOLE AND FORWARDED THE SUMMARY REPORT OF EVALUATION TO THE NRC FOR REVIEWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE SAME WITH RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS WHEREAS THE LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THE SAME WITH THE NON- EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN FOR NECESSARY ACTION. THE BOARD EVALUATION PROVIDES INPUTS FOR OPTIMISING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE BANK’S MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD. THE DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN DISCHARGING THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS EXPECTED BY THE BOARD AND AS REQUIRED UNDER THE APPLICABLE REGULATORY PROVISIONS. THE BOARD CONTINUES TO BE DULY CONSTITUTED REPRESENTING VARIOUS EXPERTISE, SKILL SETS, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THE BANKING BUSINESS. THERE WAS NO OBSERVATION DURING THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS; AND SO IS THE CASE WITH THE CURRENT YEAR. |