Meeting Details
The 37th Annual General Meeting was held on Friday, September 11, 2026, commencing at 12:00 noon IST and concluding at 12:36 pm IST. The meeting was conducted through Video Conferencing/Other Audio Visual Means in compliance with:
- MCA Circular no. 03/2025 dated September 22, 2025
- SEBI Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/P/CIR/2024/133 dated October 03, 2024
- Companies Act, 2013 and relevant rules
Attendance
84 members were present through video conference. The following directors and key managerial personnel attended:
Board of Directors Present:
- Mr. Pattamadai Natarajasarma Vijay - Independent Director, Chairperson of the Board and Audit Committee (from Bengaluru, Karnataka)
- Dr. Shankarappa Nagaraja Vinaya Babu - Non-Executive & Non-Independent Director, Vice Chairperson of the Board (from Tumkur, Karnataka)
- Mr. Shreedhara Shetty - Non-Executive & Non-Independent Director (from Manipal, Karnataka)
- Mr. Venu Madhava Kaparthy - Whole-time Director
- Ms. Mini Manikantan - Whole-time Director
- Mr. Methuku Nagesh - Independent Director, Chairperson of Stakeholders Relationship Committee
- Dr. Yogananda Moolemath - Independent Director
Key Managerial Personnel Present:
- Mr. Balagangadhara B C - Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Prasanna Subramanya Bhat - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Invitees Present:
- Mr. Girdhari Lal Toshniwal - Partner, M/s PPKG & Co, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors (from Hyderabad)
- Mr. Kashinath Sahu - Sole proprietor of M/s Kashinath Sahu & Co, Practicing Company Secretaries, Secretarial Auditor and Scrutinizer for e-voting (from Hyderabad)
Meeting Proceedings
The Company Secretary welcomed members and introduced the Board of Directors, CFO, Statutory Auditors, and Secretarial Auditor for FY 2025-26. The following documents were made available electronically for inspection:
- Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
- Register of Contracts or Arrangements
- Compliance Certificate pursuant to Regulation 13 of SEBI(Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021
Mr. Pattamadai Natarajasarma Vijay chaired the meeting from Bengaluru. The Company Secretary informed members about the VC arrangements and that all participants would be placed on mute, with audio access enabled only for pre-registered speaker members.
Voting Arrangements
Remote e-voting was conducted through Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) from September 08, 2026 (9:00 AM) to September 10, 2026 (5:00 PM). Additional e-voting facility was available during the AGM proceedings and remained open for 15 minutes after the meeting conclusion.
Mr. Kashinath Sahu (Membership no: 4790, COP No. 4807), sole proprietor of M/s. Kashinath Sahu & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, Hyderabad was appointed as Scrutinizer to supervise the remote e-voting process and e-voting at AGM.
Resolutions Considered
The following four resolutions from the AGM notice were taken as read and considered:
Ordinary Business:
1. To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone & Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon (Ordinary Resolution)
2. To appoint a Director in place of Ms. Mini Manikantan (DIN: 09663184) as Executive Director, who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment (Ordinary Resolution)
Special Business:
3. To approve Material Related Party Transactions to be entered into by the Company (Ordinary Resolution)
4. To approve Material Related Party Transactions to be entered into by Subsidiaries of the Company (Ordinary Resolution)
Other Proceedings
The Chairman delivered a speech highlighting the Company's performance for financial year 2025-26. No shareholder queries were raised during the meeting. The e-voting results along with the consolidated Scrutinizer's Report will be filed with BSE Limited within stipulated timelines and placed on the company's website and CDSL website.
All resolutions were deemed to be passed on September 11, 2026, subject to receipt of requisite votes in favor.
Financial and Operational Impact
The disclosure does not quantify specific financial impact of the resolutions passed. The adoption of financial statements and approval of related party transactions represent routine corporate governance matters.