| THE BOARD CONDUCTED THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, BOARD COMMITTEES AND BOARD AS A WHOLE FOR FY 2025-26, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND THE SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE SEBI MASTER CIRCULAR FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS BY LISTED ENTITIES DATED 30TH JANUARY, 2026. THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (“NRC”) OF THE BOARD APPROVES THE CRITERIA AND THE MECHANISM FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAID PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NRC APPROVED THE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED FOR THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, WHICH BROADLY COVERED THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (I) BOARD: COMPETENCIES, COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE, BOARD DYNAMICS, BOARD FUNCTIONING, PROCESS AND PROCEDURES, OVERSIGHT OF COMMITTEE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONING, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE. (II) COMMITTEES: COMPOSITION AND QUALITY, PROCESS AND PROCEDURE, TERMS OF REFERENCE AND CERTAIN COMMITTEE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. (III) CHAIRMAN: KEY FOCUS AREAS COVERING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE, TEAM WORK ATTRIBUTES, UTILISATION OF DOMAIN EXPERTISE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ETC. AND OTHER PARAMETERS. (IV) INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS: FUNCTION AND DUTIES, PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT, MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, UNDERSTANDING OF ROLE, COMMITMENT, EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION, INDEPENDENT VIEW TO DECISION MAKING, UTILISATION OF DOMAIN EXPERTISE, ETC. THE AFORESAID QUESTIONNAIRE WAS CIRCULATED TO ALL THE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK FOR THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD'S FUNCTIONING AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES, CHAIRMAN AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS EVALUATED THROUGH THE ANNUAL BOARD EVALUATION PROCESS. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS TOO, REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND OTHER NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE BANK HAD ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM FOR ISSUING A REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (“BOARD EVALUATION REPORT”), BASED ON THE RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM THE DIRECTORS. THE BOARD EVALUATION REPORT WAS PLACED BEFORE THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD AT THEIR RESPECTIVE MEETINGS HELD ON 27TH JUNE, 2026 AND THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, FOR FY 2025-26, WAS CARRIED OUT BY THEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LAW, AS APPLICABLE. THE DIRECTORS NOTED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION INDICATED A HIGH DEGREE OF SATISFACTION AMONG THE DIRECTORS. THE BOARD DELIBERATED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE BOARD EVALUATION REPORT AND BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS EMERGING THEREFROM, AGREED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN BOARD EDUCATION THROUGH A MORE STRUCTURED AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING PROGRAMME. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD BY ENSURING THAT DIRECTORS CONTINUE TO BUILD THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND REMAIN ABREAST OF EVOLVING BANKING, REGULATORY, GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS. THIS WOULD BE MONITORED AND REPORTED TO THE BOARD PERIODICALLY. |