Purpose and Nature of the Disclosure
This is a disclosure made under Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. It provides a summary of the proceedings of the 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BSE Limited.
Meeting Details
The 21st Annual General Meeting of BSE Limited was held on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (IST). The meeting was conducted entirely through Video Conference in compliance with circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The meeting concluded at 5:47 p.m.
Proposed Resolutions and Implications
Three ordinary resolutions were proposed for shareholder approval:
1. To receive, consider, and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, along with the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors.
2. To declare a final dividend of ₹ 10.00 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.
3. To re-appoint Shri Jagannath Mukkavilli (DIN: 10090437), a Non-Independent Director who retired by rotation. His re-appointment was subject to the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
A specific voting restriction was noted for Item No. 3, where only shareholders who were not Trading Members or their Associates and Agents could vote, pursuant to Regulation 2(1)(ka) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018.
Voting Process
The company provided two methods for voting:
1. Remote e-voting facility was made available to members prior to the meeting.
2. E-voting during the AGM was facilitated by Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for those members who had not cast their vote remotely. This facility remained open until 15 minutes after the conclusion of the meeting (i.e., until approximately 6:02 p.m.).
Since the meeting was held electronically, the practice of proposing and seconding agenda items was not applicable.
Voting Outcomes and Scrutinizer's Report
Mr. Bhaskar Upadhyay (FCS 8663/ CP 9625), Partner of M/s. NL Bhatia & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, was appointed as the Scrutinizer to scrutinize the entire voting process (both remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM).
The Scrutinizer submitted his Consolidated Report dated August 19, 2026. As per this report, all three resolutions embodied in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting (dated May 7, 2026) were passed by the members with the requisite majority. The specific vote counts and percentage breakdowns by shareholder category were not provided in this summary document.
Compliance and Other Procedural Information
- The meeting was chaired by Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Chairperson of the Board.
- The requisite quorum was present at the commencement of the meeting.
- The Notice of the AGM, Audited Financial Statements, Board's Report, and Auditors' Reports were circulated to shareholders electronically within the stipulated timeframe.
- The reports from the Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditors were confirmed to contain no adverse remarks, qualifications, observations, or comments.
- The Registers of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) and their shareholding, and the Register of Contracts or arrangements in which Directors were interested, were available for electronic inspection during the meeting.
- Shareholders were reminded to claim unclaimed dividends to prevent their transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) and to keep their KYC details updated.
- A question-and-answer session was held, with queries addressed by Shri Sundararaman Ramamurthy, Managing Director & CEO.
Attendees
Board Members in Attendance:
- Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri (Chairperson)
- Justice (Retd.) Shiavax Jal Vazifdar (Public Interest Director)
- Dr. Padmini Srinivasan (Public Interest Director, Chairperson of Audit Committee)
- Shri Shamanna Balasubramanya (Public Interest Director)
- Shri Rajiv Bansal (Public Interest Director)
- Shri Jagannath Mukkavilli (Non-Independent Director, Chairperson of Stakeholder Relationship Committee)
- Shri Sundararaman Ramamurthy (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer)
- Dr. Santanu Paul (Public Interest Director, Chairperson of Nomination and Remuneration Committee)
- Shri Gopalan S Raghavan (Executive Director-Vertical 2)
Key Management Personnel in Attendance:
- Shri Deepak Goel (Chief Financial Officer)
- Smt. Geetha G (Chief Regulatory Officer)
- Ms. Kamala K (Chief-Special Duty)
- Shri Ketan Jantre (Head Trading Operations)
- Smt. Radha Kirthivasan (Head- Issuer Relations and Corporate Sales)
- Shri Rudresh Kunde (Chief Product, Policy & Strategy)
- Shri Ramesh Gurram (Chief Information Security Officer)
- Shri Sanjay Jain (Chief Risk Officer)
- Shri Shailesh Jain (Head Legal)
- Shri Sunil Ramrakhiani (Chief Business Officer)
- Shri Viral Davda (Chief Technology Officer)
- Shri Vishal Bhat (Company Secretary & Compliance Officer)
- Dr. Vivek Jain (Chief of Staff and HR Strategy)
Representatives of External Agencies:
Authorized representatives from M/s. S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP (Statutory Auditors), M/s. Aneja Associates (Internal Auditors), M/s. Dhrumil M. Shah & Co. LLP (Secretarial Auditors), and M/s. NL Bhatia & Associates (Scrutinizer) attended the AGM.