Key Resolutions and Voting Results
The Members of the Company approved, with requisite majority, all five Resolutions set out in the Notice of Postal Ballot dated 11th May 2026. The remote e-Voting ended on 13th June 2026 at 5.00 pm (IST), and the Scrutinizer, Mr. DVM Gopal of M/s. DVM & Associates LLP, submitted his report on 14th June 2026.
The record date for the postal ballot was 08-05-2026. The total number of shareholders on the record date was 103,586. The total number of outstanding shares was 382,567,140.
The detailed results for each resolution are as follows:
1. Ordinary Resolution: Appointment of Mr. Umang Vohra (DIN: 02296740)
- Description: Appointment as Chairman of the Company, effective from the opening business hours of 1 May 2026, and Group Chief Executive Officer, effective from the opening business hours of 20 May 2026.
- Result: Passed.
- Total Votes Polled: 342,087,872 shares (89.419% of outstanding shares).
- Votes in Favour: 340,783,692 shares (99.6188% of votes polled).
- Votes Against: 1,304,180 shares (0.3812% of votes polled).
2. Special Resolution: Payment of Remuneration to Mr. Umang Vohra
- Description: Approval for payment of remuneration in excess of the limits prescribed under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Result: Passed.
- Total Votes Polled: 342,087,872 shares (89.419% of outstanding shares).
- Votes in Favour: 302,974,002 shares (88.5661% of votes polled).
- Votes Against: 39,113,870 shares (11.4339% of votes polled).
3. Special Resolution: 'Cohance Lifesciences Limited Employee Stock Option Plan, 2026'
- Description: Approval of the new ESOP plan.
- Result: Passed.
- Total Votes Polled: 342,077,872 shares (89.4164% of outstanding shares).
- Votes in Favour: 330,334,573 shares (96.5671% of votes polled).
- Votes Against: 11,743,299 shares (3.4329% of votes polled).
4. Special Resolution: Extension of ESOP Plan to Unlisted Subsidiaries
- Description: Approval to extend the 'Cohance Lifesciences Limited Employee Stock Option Plan, 2026' to the unlisted subsidiary companies of the Company.
- Result: Passed.
- Total Votes Polled: 342,077,872 shares (89.4164% of outstanding shares).
- Votes in Favour: 330,570,749 shares (96.6361% of votes polled).
- Votes Against: 11,507,123 shares (3.3639% of votes polled).
5. Special Resolution: Grant of Stock Options Exceeding 1% of Issued Capital
- Description: Approval for the grant of stock options equal to or exceeding, in one financial year, 1% of the issued capital of the Company, at the time of grant of options.
- Result: Passed.
- Total Votes Polled: 342,077,872 shares (89.4164% of outstanding shares).
- Votes in Favour: 301,584,656 shares (88.1626% of votes polled).
- Votes Against: 40,493,216 shares (11.8374% of votes polled).
Scrutinizer Details
- Name: Mr. DVM Gopal, M/s. DVM & Associates LLP
- Qualification: Company Secretary (CS)
- Membership Number: F6280
- Date of Board Meeting Appointment: 27-04-2026
- Date of Report Issuance: 14-06-2026
Voting Process
The remote e-voting period commenced on Friday, May 15, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. (IST) and ended on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. (IST). The company appointed KFin Technologies Limited to provide the remote e-voting facility. A newspaper advertisement was published in "Business Standard" (English) and "Navshakti" (Marathi) on May 15, 2026.
Availability of Documents
The Voting Results and the Scrutinizer's Report are available on the Company's website at https://www.cohance.com/shareholder-info/ and on the website of KFin Technologies Limited at https://evoting.kfintech.com/.