Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited submitted a regulatory disclosure to BSE Limited regarding the voting results of a postal ballot process conducted under SEBI Listing Regulations 30 and 44. The disclosure confirms the appointment of Mr. Anil Kumar Jha (DIN: 03590871) as an Independent Director of the Company.
Voting Process Details
The postal ballot notice was dated September 21, 2026, and dispatched to shareholders on September 25, 2026. Remote e-voting was conducted from September 28, 2026 (9:00 AM IST) to October 27, 2026 (5:00 PM IST). The cut-off date for determining eligible shareholders was September 18, 2026, with 100,406 total shareholders on record.
Voting Results
The special resolution for appointing Mr. Anil Kumar Jha as Independent Director was passed with requisite majority. The total number of shares voted was 369,688,043, representing 55.7926% of the total outstanding shares of 662,611,445.
Breakdown by Shareholder Category:
- Promoter and Promoter Group: Held 365,537,221 shares, voted 365,537,221 shares (100% of their holding), all votes in favor (100%)
- Public Institutions: Held 9,154,307 shares, did not cast any votes
- Public Non-Institutions: Held 287,919,917 shares, voted 4,150,822 shares (1.4417% of their holding), with 4,021,444 votes in favor (96.8831%) and 129,378 votes against (3.1169%)
Overall Result:
- Total votes in favor: 369,558,665 (99.9650% of votes cast)
- Total votes against: 129,378 (0.0350% of votes cast)
- No invalid votes were recorded
Scrutinizer Report
Harsh Kothari & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries (ICSI Unique Code No. S2020MH723800), was appointed as the scrutinizer for the postal ballot process. The scrutinizer report confirmed:
- 122 members voted in favor with 369,558,665 valid votes (99.97% of valid votes cast)
- 7 members voted against with 129,378 valid votes (0.03% of valid votes cast)
- No invalid votes were cast
The voting was unblocked and witnessed by Mr. Tejas Khot and Mrs. Urvashi Kothari on October 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM IST.
Director Appointment Details
Mr. Anil Kumar Jha was appointed as an Independent Director for his first term of four consecutive years commencing from August 28, 2026.
Additional Information
The voting results and scrutinizer's report are available on the company's website (www.welspunspecialty.com) and NSDL's website (www.evoting.nsdl.com). The disclosure was signed by Dipti Deepak Modi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited.