Apollo Tyres Ltd held its 53rd Annual General Meeting on July 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM IST through Video Conferencing. The meeting was conducted in compliance with Ministry of Corporate Affairs circulars dated September 22, 2025, September 19, 2024, September 25, 2023, December 28, 2022, May 5, 2022, December 14, 2021, December 8, 2021, January 13, 2021, May 5, 2020, April 13, 2020 and April 8, 2020, and SEBI Circulars dated October 3, 2024, October 7, 2023, January 5, 2023, May 13, 2022, January 15, 2021 and May 12, 2020.
Mr. Onkar Kanwar, Chairman of the Company, chaired the meeting. The Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary, and representatives of Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditors attended the meeting. Mr. Vishal Mahadevia, Non-Executive Director, did not attend due to preoccupation.
The Auditor's Report on Financial Statements and Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 contained no qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks, or disclaimers.
Business Items Considered and Voted
Ordinary Business
1. Adoption of audited standalone financial statements for FY ended March 31, 2026, reports of Board Directors and Auditors thereon (Ordinary Resolution)
2. Adoption of audited consolidated financial statements for FY ended March 31, 2026 and report of Auditors thereon (Ordinary Resolution)
3. Declaration of final dividend @ 250% (₹2.50 per equity share) for financial year 2025-26 to be paid to shareholders holding shares as on record date July 10, 2026 (Ordinary Resolution)
4. Re-appointment of Mr. Vishal Mahadevia (DIN: 01035771) as Director who retires by rotation (Ordinary Resolution)
Special Business
5. Ratification of payment of remuneration to Cost Auditors for financial year 2026-2027 (Ordinary Resolution)
6. Re-appointment of Ms. Lakshmi Puri as an Independent Director for a second term of 5 consecutive years from October 29, 2026 to October 28, 2031 (Special Resolution)
Voting Process
Remote e-voting was conducted from July 26, 2026 (10:00 AM IST) to July 28, 2026 (5:00 PM IST). Shareholders present at the meeting who had not done remote e-voting were allowed to cast votes using NSDL's e-voting platform. Mr. P. P Zibi Jose was appointed as Scrutinizer to supervise the e-voting process.
Meeting Proceedings
The Chairman addressed shareholders and explained the objectives and implications of each agenda item. Shareholders who registered as speakers were invited to express views, with responses provided by Mr. Neeraj Kanwar (Vice Chairman & Managing Director), Mr. Sunam Sarkar (Director), and Mr. Gaurav Kumar (CFO & Whole-time Director).
The AGM concluded at 3:30 PM IST, with members given an additional 15 minutes for e-voting.