Meeting Details

The 104th AGM was held on Friday, 7th August 2026 at 11:00 AM through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM). The deemed venue was the Registered Office at 21, Strand Road, Kolkata - 700 001. The meeting concluded at 11:45 AM.

Attendance

  • Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel were present
  • Representatives of Secretarial Auditors and Statutory Auditors participated remotely
  • Mrs. Sweety Kapoor, Practising Company Secretary (Scrutinizer) participated from Kolkata
  • Shri Hemant Bangur chaired the meeting
  • 9 promoter/group shareholders and 33 public shareholders attended via VC/OAVM

Voting Process and Scrutinizer Appointment

The company provided e-voting facilities through Central Securities Depository Limited (CDSL). Mrs. Sweety Kapoor, Practising Company Secretary (FCS-6410, COP-5738) was appointed as Scrutinizer for both remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM. The cut-off date for determining voting rights was 31st July 2026.

Remote e-voting was open from Tuesday, 4th August 2026 at 9:00 AM to Thursday, 6th August 2026 at 5:00 PM. E-voting during the AGM was also conducted.

Resolutions Passed

All six resolutions were approved by shareholders with requisite majority:

Ordinary Business:

1. Adoption of Audited Standalone Financial Statements for FY ended 31st March 2026, and Reports of Directors and Statutory Auditors thereon

  • Result: Passed with 99.9997% votes in favor

2. Adoption of Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for FY ended 31st March 2026, and Reports of Statutory Auditors thereon

  • Result: Passed with 99.9997% votes in favor

3. Declaration of Final Dividend of 200% i.e., ₹20 per equity share (face value ₹10) for FY2025-26

  • Result: Passed with 99.9998% votes in favor

4. Reappointment of Shri Hemant Bangur (DIN: 00040903) who retires by rotation

  • Result: Passed with 99.9997% votes in favor

5. Appointment of M/s Singhi & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 302049E) as Statutory Auditors

  • Result: Passed with 99.9998% votes in favor
Special Business:

6. Ratification of Remuneration of Cost Auditor for financial year 2026-27

  • Result: Passed with 99.9998% votes in favor

Voting Statistics

  • Total shareholders on record date (31st July 2026): 8,331
  • Total shares outstanding: 10,943,250
  • Total votes polled: 9,199,322 shares (84.0639% of outstanding shares)
  • Promoter & Promoter Group: 7,953,823 shares (98.5983% voted)
  • Public Institutions: 1,538,619 shares (86.2063% voted)
  • Public Non-Institutions: 1,450,808 shares (2.1094% voted)

Scrutinizer's Report Details

Mrs. Sweety Kapoor submitted her report on 7th August 2026. The counting process was conducted around 12:00 PM in the presence of two witnesses (Mrs. Premlata Soni and Miss Amisha Karnani).

Voting breakdown:

  • 77 members cast votes through remote e-voting
  • 4 members cast votes during the AGM through e-voting
  • The scrutinizer confirmed the voting process was fair and transparent

Communication Details

The notice of AGM was published in Business Standard (English) and Aajkal (Bengali) newspapers on 13th July 2026 and 17th July 2026. Notice was dispatched via email to 7,901 members who had registered their email addresses.