Regulation 44 Disclosure - Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Meeting Details
The 19th AGM was held on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 11:00 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. IST through Video Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means (VC/OAVM) in compliance with circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Proposed Resolutions and Implications
Seven resolutions were proposed for shareholder approval:
1. Ordinary Resolution: Adoption of Audited Standalone Financial Statements for FY 2025-26
2. Ordinary Resolution: Adoption of Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for FY 2025-26
3. Ordinary Resolution: Re-appointment of Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla (DIN: 00012813) as Director retiring by rotation
4. Ordinary Resolution: Re-appointment of Mr. Sushil Agarwal (DIN: 00060017) as Director retiring by rotation
5. Special Resolution: Approval for increase in borrowing powers pursuant to Section 180(1)(c) of Companies Act, 2013
6. Special Resolution: Approval for creation of charge/security on company assets for borrowings pursuant to Section 180(1)(a)
7. Special Resolution: Approval for issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) on private placement basis
Voting Process and Methods
The voting process included:
- Remote e-Voting: Conducted from Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (9:00 AM IST) to Thursday, August 13, 2026 (5:00 PM IST)
- E-Voting during AGM: Conducted during the meeting on August 14, 2026
- Service provider: KFin Technologies Limited (KFinTech)
- Newspaper advertisements published in Business Standard (English) and Sandesh Rajkot Newspaper (Regional) on July 18, 2026
Key Voting Outcomes
Shareholder Participation:
- Total shareholders on record date (August 7, 2026): 530,937
- Shareholders attending via VC: 8 Promoter/Promoter Group, 84 Public
- Total shares outstanding: 273,64,64,884
- Total votes polled: 240,41,13,999 shares (87.8547% of outstanding shares)
Resolution-wise Results:
Resolution 1 (Standalone Financials):
- Total votes in favor: 240,39,28,969 (99.9923% of votes polled)
- Against: 1,85,030 (0.0077%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor (184,76,95,816 votes)
- Public Institutions: 100% in favor (52,79,25,843 votes)
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.3506% in favor (283,07,310 votes)
Resolution 2 (Consolidated Financials):
- Total votes in favor: 240,39,28,927 (99.9923% of votes polled)
- Against: 1,85,030 (0.0077%)
- Similar category-wise breakdown as Resolution 1
Resolution 3 (Kumar Mangalam Birla Re-appointment):
- Total votes in favor: 223,87,18,259 (93.1148% of votes polled)
- Against: 16,55,37,299 (6.8852%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor
- Public Institutions: 68.6875% in favor (36,27,16,328 votes), 31.3125% against (16,53,51,116 votes)
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.3465% in favor
Resolution 4 (Sushil Agarwal Re-appointment):
- Total votes in favor: 230,17,10,439 (95.7348% of votes polled)
- Against: 10,25,45,119 (4.2652%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor
- Public Institutions: 80.6162% in favor (42,57,08,126 votes), 19.3838% against (10,23,59,318 votes)
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.3479% in favor
Resolution 5 (Borrowing Powers Increase):
- Total votes in favor: 240,40,10,751 (99.9919% of votes polled)
- Against: 1,95,137 (0.0081%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor
- Public Institutions: 100% in favor
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.3139% in favor
Resolution 6 (Asset Charge Creation):
- Total votes in favor: 240,39,62,007 (99.9916% of votes polled)
- Against: 2,01,684 (0.0084%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor
- Public Institutions: 100% in favor
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.2909% in favor
Resolution 7 (NCD Issuance):
- Total votes in favor: 240,40,09,633 (99.9918% of votes polled)
- Against: 1,96,255 (0.0082%)
- Promoter Group: 100% in favor
- Public Institutions: 100% in favor
- Public Non-Institutions: 99.3100% in favor
Scrutinizer's Role and Findings
Mr. Vaibhav Dandawate (ACS No: 51538), Partner of M/s. Makarand M. Joshi & Co., was appointed as Scrutinizer to conduct both remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM. Key findings:
- No votes were abstained or declared invalid
- All resolutions passed with requisite majority
- Voting rights on shares transferred to 'Unclaimed Suspense Account' were frozen
- Foreign Portfolio Investors who hadn't submitted additional disclosures by prescribed period had restricted voting rights as per SEBI Master Circular
- The scrutinizer's report was prepared in presence of two witnesses: Ms. Shrena Suhane and Ms. Krati Pandya
Compliance Confirmation
The company confirmed compliance with:
- Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder
- SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
- MCA Circular No. 03/2025 dated September 22, 2025
- SEBI Master Circular no. SEBI/HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026
- Secretarial Standard on General Meetings issued by ICSI