Meeting Details

The 91st Annual General Meeting of Eveready Industries India Limited was held on Tuesday, 11th August 2026 through Video Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means (VC/OAVM). The meeting commenced at 11:30 A.M. IST and concluded at 1:55 P.M. IST.

Attendance

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Anand Chand Burman, Chairman of the Company. All Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, representatives of Singhi & Co. (Statutory Auditors), and M/s MKB & Associates (Secretarial Auditors) were present through VC from their respective locations.

Business Transacted

All seven resolutions set out in the AGM Notice dated 30th April 2026 were proposed and put to vote by remote e-voting/e-voting at the AGM and were approved with requisite majority.

Resolutions and Voting Results:

Ordinary Business:

1. Adoption of Financial Statements for year ended 31st March 2026 (both standalone and consolidated) with Directors' and Auditors' Reports:

  • Votes in favor: 206 members, 4,85,47,051 votes (99.9995%)
  • Votes against: 10 members, 248 votes (0.0005%)

2. Declaration of Dividend of ₹2.50 (50%) per fully paid-up equity share of face value ₹5 each for FY 2025-26:

  • Votes in favor: 206 members, 4,85,47,051 votes (99.9995%)
  • Votes against: 10 members, 248 votes (0.0005%)

3. Reappointment of Mr. Utsav Parekh (DIN: 00027642) who retires by rotation:

  • Votes in favor: 185 members, 4,81,31,817 votes (99.1446%)
  • Votes against: 4,15,281 votes (0.8554%)

4. Reappointment of Mr. Girish Mehta (DIN: 00048002) who retires by rotation:

  • Votes in favor: 198 members, 4,83,81,809 votes (99.6595%)
  • Votes against: 16 members, 1,65,289 votes (0.3405%)

Special Business:

5. Payment of Commission to Mr. Arjun Lamba (DIN: 00124804), Non-Executive Director, not exceeding ₹3.00 Crores per annum for 3 years effective 1st April 2026:

  • Votes in favor: 179 members, 4,81,05,300 votes (99.0900%)
  • Votes against: 35 members, 4,41,798 votes (0.9100%)

6. Payment of Remuneration of ₹10.00 Lakhs to each Non-Executive Independent Director:

  • Votes in favor: 198 members, 4,83,79,333 votes (99.6544%)
  • Votes against: 16 members, 1,67,765 votes (0.3456%)

7. Ratification of Remuneration payable to M/s Mani & Co., Cost Accountants (Firm Registration Number: 000004) of ₹3.85 Lakhs plus applicable taxes and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for audit of cost records for FY ending 31st March 2027:

  • Votes in favor: 202 members, 4,85,43,775 votes (99.9932%)
  • Votes against: 12 members, 3,323 votes (0.0068%)

Voting Process

Remote e-voting was available from 10:00 A.M. IST on 8th August 2026 to 5:00 P.M. IST on 10th August 2026. E-voting facility was also available during the AGM for shareholders who had not cast votes through remote e-voting.

The cut-off date for determining shareholders entitled to vote was Tuesday, 4th August 2026.

Scrutinizer Appointment

Mr. Atul Kumar Labh, Practising Company Secretary (FCS-4848/CP-3238) of M/s A.K. Labh & Co., was appointed as scrutinizer to scrutinize the e-voting process. The votes were unblocked on 11th August 2026 around 02:08 P.M. IST in the presence of two witnesses: Mr. Rohit Kumar and Ms. Anushree Dasgupta.

Additional Information

Mr. Anirban Banerjee, CEO of the Company, addressed members on the performance during FY 2025-26 and strategic plans. Mr. Anirban Banerjee and Mr. Bibek Agarwala, Whole Time Director & CFO, responded to questions raised by members.

The voting results will be made available on the Company's website and NSDL website, and forwarded to NSE, BSE, and CSE where the Company's shares are listed.