The award was presented at a felicitation ceremony honouring young business leaders and entrepreneurs of the tricity, hosted and organized by HT Digital Streams Limited (HTDS).

Mr. Pardeep Balyan, Managing Director of the Company, received the award. The award was conferred by Shri Harpal Singh Cheema, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab.

The company states that this disclosure is being made voluntarily in the interest of transparency and good corporate governance. The disclosure explicitly states that this award does not constitute a material event under the applicable provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations.

The letter was digitally signed by Shruti Gupta, Company Secretary, on August 10th, 2026 at 14:18:59 IST.