Meeting Details

The 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd was held on Thursday, 11 June 2026 at 11:00 a.m. IST through Video Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means. The meeting concluded at 12:35 p.m. IST.

Attendance

Total shareholders on record date: 410,368

Members present through VC/OAVM: 119

  • Promoters and promoter group: 9
  • Public: 110

Directors and KMP Present

1. Mr. Anurag Choudhary - Chairman cum Managing Director & CEO (from Kolkata)

2. Mr. Girish Paman Vanvari - Independent Director, Chairman of Audit Committee (from Mumbai)

3. Mr. Amitabh Srivastava - Independent Director, Chairman of Stakeholders Relationship Committee and CSR Committee (from Shillong)

4. Mr. Gopal Ajay Malpani - Independent Director, Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee (from Chennai)

5. Ms. Rita Bhattacharya - Independent Director (from Goa)

6. Mr. Shyam Sundar Choudhary - Whole-time Director (from Kolkata)

7. Mr. Amit Choudhary - Whole-time Director (from Kolkata)

8. Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Agarwal - Chief Financial Officer (from Corporate Office, Kolkata)

9. Ms. Monika Saraswat - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (from Corporate Office, Kolkata)

Also present were representatives of Statutory Auditors (M/s Singhi & Co.), Secretarial Auditors (M/s LABH & LABH Associates), and Scrutinizer Mr. Rajarshi Ghosh.

Business Transacted

Ordinary Business:

1. Adoption of Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for FY ended 31 March 2026, together with reports of Board of Directors and Auditors

2. Declaration of Dividend @ Re. 0.80 (80%) per equity share of face value Re. 1 each for FY ended 31 March 2026

3. Appointment of Mr. Anurag Choudhary (DIN: 00173934) who retires by rotation

Special Business:

4. Ratification of remuneration of Mr. Sambhu Banerjee, Cost Auditor (Membership No. 9780) for conducting Audit of Cost Accounting Records for FY 2026-27

5. Re-Appointment of Mr. Girish Paman Vanvari (DIN: 07376482) as Non-Executive Independent Director for second term of 5 years from 22 June 2026 to 21 June 2031

6. Re-Appointment of Mr. Gopal Ajay Malpani (DIN: 02043728) as Non-Executive Independent Director for second term of 5 years from 13 August 2026 to 12 August 2031

Voting Process

Cut-off date for determining voting rights: Thursday, 04 June 2026

Remote e-voting period: Sunday, 07 June 2026 (09:00 a.m. IST) to Wednesday, 10 June 2026 (05:00 p.m. IST)

Scrutinizer: Mr. Rajarshi Ghosh, Company Secretary in Practice (FCS: 12595; CP No.: 8921)

E-voting service provider: National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)

Voting Results

Resolution 1: Adoption of Financial Statements

  • Total votes polled: 346,102,238 (68.5975% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 346,102,238 (99.9998%)
  • Votes against: 585 (0.0002%)
  • Result: Passed

Resolution 2: Dividend Declaration

  • Total votes polled: 346,124,379 (68.6018% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 346,123,804 (99.9998%)
  • Votes against: 575 (0.0002%)
  • Result: Passed

Resolution 3: Re-appointment of Anurag Choudhary

  • Total votes polled: 346,124,004 (68.6017% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 343,510,284 (99.2449%)
  • Votes against: 2,613,720 (0.7551%)
  • Result: Passed

Resolution 4: Ratification of Cost Auditor Remuneration

  • Total votes polled: 346,124,004 (68.6017% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 346,123,058 (99.9997%)
  • Votes against: 946 (0.0003%)
  • Result: Passed

Resolution 5: Re-appointment of Girish Paman Vanvari

  • Total votes polled: 346,124,004 (68.6017% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 329,367,633 (95.1589%)
  • Votes against: 16,756,371 (4.8411%)
  • Public Institutions voted 49.3123% in favor and 50.6877% against
  • Result: Passed

Resolution 6: Re-appointment of Gopal Ajay Malpani

  • Total votes polled: 346,123,904 (68.6017% of outstanding shares)
  • Votes in favor: 343,126,450 (99.1340%)
  • Votes against: 2,997,454 (0.8660%)
  • Public Institutions voted 90.9402% in favor and 9.0598% against
  • Result: Passed

Additional Information

  • No qualifications, observations or remarks were made by Statutory Auditors or Secretarial Auditor in their reports
  • The Notice of AGM and Annual Report for 2025-26 were sent by email to members with registered email addresses
  • All relevant documents were kept accessible electronically during the meeting
  • The voting results and Scrutinizer's Report are available on the company's website (www.himadri.com) and NSDL website