| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 134(3) (P) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, THE APPLICABLE RULES MADE THEREUNDER AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE NOMINATION REMUNERATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS LAID DOWN THE CRITERIA AND FRAMEWORK FOR CARRYING OUT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR. THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE COVERING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD, DIVERSITY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES, QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION FLOW, STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND OVERALL BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ALSO INCLUDED SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. ALL THE DIRECTORS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND PROVIDED THEIR FEEDBACK THROUGH THE PRESCRIBED EVALUATION MECHANISM. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR WAS EVALUATED BASED ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS HELD ON MARCH 25, 2026, WHEREIN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, NON- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE WAS REVIEWED. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM ITS DUTIES. THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR WAS EVALUATED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FACTORS SUCH AS ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT, SAFEGUARDING THE INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS STRENGTHENING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES WITHIN THE COMPANY. THE NOMINATION REMUNERATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND ITS OUTCOMES AND WAS SATISFIED THAT THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK REMAINED OBJECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. NO MATERIAL CONCERNS OR ADVERSE OBSERVATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS. THE SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED, WHEREVER APPLICABLE, WERE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK AND ENHANCING BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. |