| PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015 (“LISTING REGULATIONS”), THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FORMULATED A STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE FRAMEWORK, INTER ALIA, INCLUDES CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, THE FUNCTIONING OF ITS COMMITTEES, AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE, COVERING VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS THE ADEQUACY OF THE BOARD'S COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS PROCESSES, QUALITY OF DELIBERATIONS, STRATEGIC FOCUS, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, AND ADHERENCE TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. SIMILARLY, FOR EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, THE QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDES FACTORS SUCH AS QUALIFICATIONS, PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS, FULFILLMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, AND GOVERNANCE CONTRIBUTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS SUBMITTED THEIR EVALUATIONS COVERING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, AND SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS & DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATION, 2015, A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS HELD ON MARCH 5, 2025, WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OR MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. AT THIS MEETING, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE OVERALL BOARD, AND THAT OF THE CHAIRPERSON, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE VIEWS OF EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. FURTHER, THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ALL INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS, THE BOARD SHALL DECIDE ON THE EXTENSION OR CONTINUATION OF THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. THE BOARD EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS AND ITS OUTCOME. |