Meeting Details
- Date: September 09, 2026
- Time: 11:00 Hours (IST)
- Location: Conducted through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM)
- Deemed Venue: Registered Office of the Bank
- Type of Meeting: Tenth Annual General Meeting
Directors and Key Personnel Present
Present in person at Registered Office:
- Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Independent Director and Part-time Chairman
- Mr. K S Sampath, Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee
- Mr. P N Vasudevan, Managing Director & CEO
- Mr. Balaji Nuthalapadi, Executive Director
- Mr. Mukund Shyamrao Barsagade, Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. N Ramanathan, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Present through VC:
- Mr. Ramesh Rangan, Independent Director
- Dr. Gulshan Rai, Independent Director
- Mr. Navin Puri, Independent Director
- Ms. Geeta Dutta Goel, Independent Director
- Mr. N R Narayanan, Independent Director
Proposed Resolutions and Implications
Ten resolutions were proposed for shareholder approval:
| Item | Resolution Type | Particulars |
| 1 | Ordinary | To adopt Audited Financial Statements for FY ended March 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Ordinary | To re-appoint Mr. Balaji Nuthalapadi (DIN: 08198456) as Director |
| 3 | Ordinary | To appoint M/s. Sundaram & Srinivasan, Chartered Accountants as Joint Statutory Auditors |
| 4 | Ordinary | To fix remuneration payable to Joint Statutory Auditors for FY 2026-27 |
| 5 | Ordinary | To re-appoint Mr. Vasudevan P N (DIN: 01550885) as MD & CEO |
| 6 | Ordinary | To fix remuneration payable to Mr. Vasudevan P N as MD & CEO |
| 7 | Ordinary | To fix remuneration payable to Mr. Balaji Nuthalapadi as Executive Director |
| 8 | Special | To re-appoint Ms. Geeta Dutta Goel (DIN: 02277155) as Independent Director |
| 9 | Special | To issue Redeemable Unsecured Non-Convertible Debentures/Bonds on private placement basis |
| 10 | Special | To raise capital via QIP up to ₹1250 crores through equity shares or other eligible securities |
Voting Process and Methods
- Remote e-voting facility provided from September 06, 2026 (09:00 Hours IST) to September 08, 2026 (17:00 Hours IST)
- Option to vote at AGM available for members who didn't vote through remote e-voting
- M/s. Mohan Kumar & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries appointed as Scrutinizer for e-voting process
- 15 minutes provided at meeting end for members to cast votes through e-voting
Attendance and Participation
- Total shareholders as of cut-off date (September 02, 2026): 365,457
- Shareholders attending AGM: 73 (all public shareholders)
- Promoter attendance: No promoters, hence not applicable
Financial and Operational Highlights from Speeches
Chairman's Speech Highlights:
- FY 2025-26 was a year of consolidation and regrowth
- Global economy expanded by 3.5% in 2025
- India's Real GDP grew by 7.7% in FY 2025-26 with inflation at 1.7%
- Banking system credit growth around 16%, Gross NPAs declined to 1.8%
- Small Finance Banks sector: advances grew 23%, deposits grew 19%, Gross NPAs improved to 2.30%
- Equitas SFB specific metrics:
- Gross Advances: ₹46,150 crore (22% growth)
- Deposits: ₹46,533 crore (8% growth)
- Gross NPAs: 2.60%
- PCR: 73%
- Net NPAs: 0.72%
- Q1 FY26 loss: ₹224 crore
- Q4 FY26 PAT: ₹213 crore (highest ever quarterly profit)
- Full year FY26 PAT: ₹103 crore
- CRAR: 20.31%
MD's Speech Highlights:
- Microfinance portfolio reduced to 10% of total advances
- Q1 FY26 additional one-time provisions: ₹330 crore
- Focus on secured lending franchise and liability profile strengthening
- Launched FCNR deposits and operationalized Authorised Dealer Category-I licence
- Introduced House of ELITE platform for affluent customers
- 28,000 employees serving customers across 16 States and 2 Union Territories
- Variable pay framework for Whole-Time Directors linked to performance assessment
Compliance and Regulatory Aspects
- Meeting conducted in compliance with MCA and SEBI circulars
- Companies Act 2013 and Rules thereunder followed
- Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by ICSI adhered to
- Statutory Registers and requisite documents available for electronic inspection
- Proceedings were video recorded
- Results of e-voting to be announced to Stock Exchanges and made available on Bank's website within regulatory timelines