Meeting Details
The 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Quess Corp Limited was held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 03:30 P.M. (IST) through Video Conferencing (VC) / Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM). The meeting commenced at 03:30 P.M. and concluded at 04:45 P.M. (including time allowed for remote e-voting at the AGM). The deemed venue was the registered office at Quess Tower, Sky Walk Avenue, 32/4, Hosur Road, Roopena Agrahara, Bommanahalli, Bengaluru – 560068, Karnataka, India.
Attendance
Directors Present:
- Mr. Ajit Isaac - Non-Executive Chairman (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
- Mr. Lohit Bhatia - Executive Director & Group CEO (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
- Mr. Anish Thurthi - Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director (Mumbai)
- Mr. K. R. Girish - Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
- Ms. Sudha Suresh - Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairperson of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee & the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (Bengaluru)
- Mr. Devarajan Samu - Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Bengaluru)
- Mr. Vivek Mansingh - Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairperson of Risk Management & ESG Committee (Bengaluru)
Mr. Gopalakrishnan Soundarajan, Non–Executive Director, did not attend the meeting.
Key Managerial Personnel Present:
- Mr. Neeraj Jain - Chief Financial Officer (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
- Mr. Kundan K Lal - Company Secretary (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
Other Invitees:
- Mr. Gurvinder Singh - Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Statutory Auditors (Bengaluru)
- Mr. Parameshwar G Bhat - Secretarial Auditor for the Financial Year 2025-26 (Bengaluru)
- Mr. Pradeep B Kulkarni - Scrutinizer for remote e-Voting (Quess Tower, Bengaluru)
Quorum and Proceedings
A total of 56 members were present at the meeting through Video Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means. The requisite quorum was present. Mr. Ajit Isaac chaired the meeting.
The Notice of the 19th AGM and the Annual Report for Financial Year 2025-26 were sent through email to members with registered email IDs. For members without registered email IDs, the Company sent a letter with web link and QR code to access the documents.
Voting Process
Remote e-voting facility was provided to all members as of the cut-off date Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The voting period was from Friday, August 21, 2026 (09:00 A.M. IST) to Monday, August 24, 2026 (05:00 PM IST). Members who did not participate in remote e-voting could vote during the meeting through the e-voting system provided by Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL).
Mr. V. Sreedharan and, in his absence Mr. Pradeep B Kulkarni, Practicing Company Secretaries and Partners of M/s. V. Sreedharan & Associates, were appointed as Scrutinizers to scrutinize the remote e-voting process.
The results of the remote e-voting will be intimated to the stock exchanges within 2 (two) working days from the conclusion of the AGM and will be made available on the Company's website and CDSL website.
Business Transacted
The following items of business were placed before members for consideration and approval:
Ordinary Business:
1. To receive, consider, and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon (Ordinary Resolution)
2. To receive, consider, and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Report of the Auditors thereon (Ordinary Resolution)
3. To appoint Mr. Ajit Isaac (DIN: 00087168) as Director, liable to retire by rotation, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment (Ordinary Resolution)
4. To confirm the payment of the interim dividend of ₹5 per equity share, special interim dividend of ₹3 per equity share, and to declare a final dividend of ₹3 per equity share for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026 (Ordinary Resolution)
Special Business:
5. To appoint Mr. Anish Thurthi (DIN: 08713000) as a Non-Executive Director of the Company (Ordinary Resolution)
Other Proceedings
The Company Secretary read out the qualification contained in the Independent Statutory Auditor's Report. There were no qualifications or material observations in the Secretarial Audit Report.
The Chairman delivered a speech on the Company's performance for Financial Year 2025-26. Members had the opportunity to ask questions, which were addressed during the meeting.