| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, THE APPLICABLE RULES FRAMED THEREUNDER, AND REGULATION 17 OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES, THE CHAIRMAN, AND THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2026. THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK WAS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES IN DISCHARGING THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE WAS CONDUCTED AFTER SEEKING INPUTS FROM ALL THE DIRECTORS ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS, INCLUDING THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD, QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION FLOW, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES AND DELIBERATIONS, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT, RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, SUCCESSION PLANNING, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE COMPANY’S OBJECTIVES. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER CONSIDERING INPUTS RECEIVED FROM THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE EVALUATION COVERED, INTER ALIA, THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF MEETINGS, ADEQUACY OF TERMS OF REFERENCE, QUALITY OF DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE COMMITTEES EFFECTIVELY DISCHARGED THEIR STATUTORY AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES. IN A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE IV OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY, AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE WAS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND TIMELINESS OF THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM ITS DUTIES. FURTHER, THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. THE EVALUATION WAS BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA, INCLUDING ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, PREPAREDNESS, CONTRIBUTION TO STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS, PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, INTEGRITY, INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT, ADHERENCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND EFFECTIVENESS IN FULFILLING THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK. THE BOARD NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THAT THE EVALUATION PROCESS HAS CONTRIBUTED POSITIVELY TOWARDS IMPROVING THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS AND FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. |