| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26. THE EVALUATION WAS FACILITATED THROUGH A STRUCTURED DIGITAL PLATFORM ADMINISTERED BY AN INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AGENCY WITH EXPERTISE IN BOARD EVALUATIONS. THE PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED ON AN ANONYMOUS BASIS TO ENCOURAGE OBJECTIVE AND CANDID FEEDBACK. A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK APPROVED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE ("NRC") WAS ADOPTED, COVERING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS RELEVANT TO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. THE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS BASED ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS, INCLUDING STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE, CONTRIBUTION TO BOARD DELIBERATIONS, PREPAREDNESS AND PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS, INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, STAKEHOLDER FOCUS AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMPANY'S VALUES. THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH COMMITTEE WAS ASSESSED WITH REFERENCE TO ITS CHARTER, EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMPANY. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS WAS SEPARATELY EVALUATED BASED ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN LEADING COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS, DRIVING AGENDA OUTCOMES, FACILITATING CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ENSURING FULFILMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE'S MANDATE. THE EVALUATION PROCESS ALSO ENABLED BENCHMARKING OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH OVERALL EVALUATION SCORES AND IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THE BOARD NOTED THE OUTCOMES OF THE EVALUATION EXERCISE AND WAS SATISFIED WITH ITS OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, THE FUNCTIONING OF ITS COMMITTEES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS IN DISCHARGING THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 28, 2026, REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN, NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, CONSIDERING THE VIEWS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, CONTENT AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION FLOW BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM ITS DUTIES. |