Meeting Details
- Date of Meeting: Tuesday, 29th September, 2026
- Time: 10:30 a.m. (IST)
- Location: Conducted through two-way Video Conference (VC)/Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM)
- Meeting Type: 38th Annual General Meeting
- Cut-off date for shareholder eligibility: 22nd September, 2026
- Total shareholders on cut-off date: 36,232
Proposed Resolutions and Implications
Seven resolutions were proposed and approved at the meeting:
1. Ordinary Resolution: Adoption of Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2025-26
2. Ordinary Resolution: Declaration of Dividend on Equity Shares for Financial Year 2025-26
3. Ordinary Resolution: Re-appointment of Dr. Sunkara Venkata Satya Shiva Prasad (DIN: 10404277) as Director
4. Ordinary Resolution: Approval of Material Related Party Transactions with M/s. VKT Pharma Private Limited (Promoters interested in this resolution)
5. Ordinary Resolution: Approval for Remuneration Payable to the Cost Auditors for Financial Year 2026-27
6. Special Resolution: Re-appointment of Mr. Ramesh Babu Potluri (DIN: 00166381) as Chairman and Managing Director and fixation of remuneration (Promoters interested in this resolution)
7. Special Resolution: Approval to provide loan to SMS Peptides Private Limited, Subsidiary Company (Promoters interested in this resolution)
Voting Process and Methods
- Remote e-voting period: Opened at 9:00 a.m. on 25th September, 2026 and closed at 5:00 p.m. on 28th September, 2026
- Voting at AGM: Electronic voting facility provided during the meeting for shareholders who had not voted remotely
- No physical meeting or proxy arrangement was made as the meeting was conducted entirely through VC/OAVM
- Scrutinizer: C. Sudhir Babu, Practicing Company Secretary at CSB Associates, Hyderabad
- Voting system provider: Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL)
Key Voting Outcomes
Overall Participation
- Total outstanding shares: 93,652,030
- Total votes polled: 76,001,089 (81.1526% participation)
- Number of shareholders who voted: 297 members
Resolution-wise Results
Resolution 1: Adoption of Financial Statements
- Total votes in favour: 75,916,024 (99.8881%)
- Total votes against: 85,065 (0.1119%)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 2: Declaration of Dividend
- Total votes in favour: 75,916,023 (99.8881%)
- Total votes against: 85,066 (0.1119%)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 3: Re-appointment of Director
- Total votes in favour: 75,899,029 (99.8858%)
- Total votes against: 86,805 (0.1142%)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 4: Related Party Transactions with VKT Pharma
- Total votes in favour: 12,155,741 (99.3049%)
- Total votes against: 85,083 (0.6951%)
- Promoter votes: Abstained (63,745,010 shares)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 5: Cost Auditor Remuneration
- Total votes in favour: 75,916,006 (99.8881%)
- Total votes against: 85,083 (0.1119%)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 6: Re-appointment of Chairman & MD
- Total votes in favour: 12,171,057 (99.4300%)
- Total votes against: 69,767 (0.5700%)
- Promoter votes: Abstained (63,745,010 shares)
- Result: Passed
Resolution 7: Loan to Subsidiary
- Total votes in favour: 12,155,732 (99.3049%)
- Total votes against: 85,092 (0.6951%)
- Promoter votes: Abstained (63,745,010 shares)
- Result: Passed
Shareholder Category Breakdown
Promoter and Promoter Group
- Total shares held: 63,745,010
- Voting participation: 100% through e-voting only
- Voted in favour on all resolutions where they participated
- Abstained from voting on resolutions where they were interested parties (Resolutions 4, 6, and 7)
Public Institutions
- Total shares held: 1,197,735
- Voting participation: 104,081 shares (8.6898%)
- Overwhelmingly voted in favour of all resolutions
Public Non-Institutions
- Total shares held: 28,709,285
- Voting participation: 12,151,998 shares (42.3278%)
- High approval rates ranging from 99.29% to 99.9993% across resolutions
Scrutinizer's Role and Findings
- Scrutinizer: C. Sudhir Babu, Practicing Company Secretary
- Appointment basis: Section 108 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014
- Key responsibilities: Ensuring fair and transparent e-voting process, issuing scrutinizer's report
- Findings: All resolutions passed with requisite majority
- Vote unblocking: Conducted on 29th September, 2026 at 11:40 am in presence of two independent witnesses
- Invalid votes: Minimal invalid votes recorded only for resolutions where promoters abstained
Compliance Confirmation
- Conducted in compliance with SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
- Followed Companies Act, 2013 and relevant Rules
- Adhered to MCA Circulars (14/2020, 17/2020, 20/2020, 02/2021, 21/2021, 2/2022, 10/2022, 09/2023, 09/2024, 03/2025)
- Complied with SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-/P/CIR/2024/113 dated October 03, 2024
- Followed Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2)
Additional Information
- Voting results and scrutinizer's report available on company website: www.smspharma.com
- Advertisement published pursuant to Rule 20(4)(v) of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 on 5th September, 2026
- Notice of AGM dated 27th August, 2026 sent to shareholders electronically with physical copies available upon request