Voting Process Details

The 72nd Annual General Meeting was held on August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM IST through Video Conferencing/Other Audio Visual Means.

P. V. Subramanian, Company Secretary in Whole-time Practice, was appointed as Scrutinizer to conduct the remote e-voting process. Voting was conducted using NSDL's e-voting platform both prior to and during the AGM.

The remote e-voting period prior to the AGM commenced on August 4, 2026 at 09:00 AM IST and ended on August 6, 2026 at 05:00 PM IST. Shareholders holding shares as of the cut-off date of July 31, 2026 were entitled to vote.

Voting Results

All five resolutions were passed with requisite majority:

Ordinary Business

Resolution 1: Adoption of Financial Statements

  • Adoption of Audited Standalone Financial Statements for FY 2025-2026 with Reports of Board of Directors and Auditors
  • Adoption of Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for FY 2025-2026 with Report of Auditors
  • Voted in favor: 85 members, 77,009,499 votes (99.9998%)
  • Voted against: 7 members, 123 votes (0.0002%)
  • Invalid votes: None

Resolution 2: Declaration of Dividend

  • Dividend of ₹2 per equity share of face value ₹1 for FY 2025-2026
  • Voted in favor: 86 members, 77,009,580 votes (99.9999%)
  • Voted against: 6 members, 42 votes (0.0001%)
  • Invalid votes: None

Resolution 3: Re-appointment of Director

  • Re-appointment of Mr. K. K. Ganeriwala (DIN: 00408722), Director retiring by rotation
  • Voted in favor: 84 members, 77,008,980 votes (99.9992%)
  • Voted against: 8 members, 642 votes (0.0008%)
  • Invalid votes: None

Resolution 4: Re-appointment of Director

  • Re-appointment of Mr. Debraj Roy (DIN: 10492039), Director retiring by rotation
  • Voted in favor: 83 members, 76,983,593 votes (99.9662%)
  • Voted against: 9 members, 26,029 votes (0.0338%)
  • Invalid votes: None

Special Business

Resolution 5: Ratification of Cost Auditor Remuneration

  • Ratification of remuneration payable to Messrs D. Radhakrishnan & Co., Cost Auditor for FY 2025-2026
  • Voted in favor: 82 members, 77,008,061 votes (99.9980%)
  • Voted against: 10 members, 1,561 votes (0.0020%)
  • Invalid votes: None