TVS Motor Company Limited has intimated the results of a postal ballot conducted for shareholder approval of the appointment of Mr. Ravindran Shanmugam (DIN: 11700880) as a Non-Executive Independent Director.
Resolution Details
The single special resolution sought approval for "Appointment of Mr. Ravindran Shanmugam as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company for a period of five consecutive years effective 13th May 2026."
Voting Process and Timeline
- Record Date for determining shareholders eligible to vote: 15th May 2026
- Total number of shareholders on record date: 340,635
- Notice of Postal Ballot dated 13th May 2026 was sent to members via email on 21st May 2026
- Public advertisement published in Business Standard (English) and Makkal Kural (Tamil) newspapers on 22nd May 2026
- E-voting period: From Friday, 22nd May 2026 at 9:00 AM IST to Saturday, 20th June 2026 at 5:00 PM IST
- E-voting platform provided by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
- Scrutinizer: B Chandra & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries
- 12,863 emails bounced during the notification process
Voting Results
The resolution was approved by shareholders with requisite majority:
- Total number of shares eligible to vote: 238,812,786
- Total number of votes cast (polled): 238,782,786 (99.98% of eligible shares)
- Votes in favor: 238,782,786 (100% of votes cast)
- Votes against: 77,609 (0.19% of votes cast)
- Invalid votes: 5,772,596
Category-wise Voting Breakdown
Public Institutions:
- Shares held: 196,751,696
- Votes polled: 161,454,179 (82.06% participation)
- Votes in favor: 160,687,550 (99.52%)
- Votes against: 766,629 (0.47%)
Non-Institutional Public:
- Shares held: 39,526,232
- Votes polled: 2,019,409 (5.11% participation)
- Votes in favor: 2,014,429 (99.75%)
- Votes against: 4,980 (0.25%)
Total Public Shareholding:
- Shares held: 236,277,928
- Votes polled: 163,473,588 (69.18% participation)
- Votes in favor: 162,701,979 (99.53%)
- Votes against: 771,609 (0.47%)
Scrutinizer's Certification
B Chandra & Associates certified that:
- The resolution passed as a special resolution since votes in favor (401,484,765) exceeded three times the votes against (771,609)
- 2,503 voters participated through e-voting
- 63 votes were invalidated (primarily corporate members who voted without board resolutions)
- The result is deemed to have been passed on 20th June 2026
Effective Date
The appointment of Mr. Ravindran Shanmugam as Non-Executive Independent Director is effective from 13th May 2026 for a five-year term.
Signatories and Attachments
The disclosure was signed by K S Srinivasan, Company Secretary, and includes Annexure-1 (results announcement) and Annexure-2 (consolidated scrutinizer report).