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EQUITY - MARKET SCREENER

SRF Ltd
Industry :  Chemicals
BSE Code
ISIN Demat
Book Value()
503806
INE647A01010
426.5238185
NSE Symbol
P/E(TTM)
Mar.Cap( Cr.)
SRF
44.78
80171.06
EPS(TTM)
Face Value()
Div & Yield %
60.4
10
0.33
 

As on: Jun 18, 2026 05:11 PM

Dear Members,

Your Directors are pleased to present the 55th Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2026.

Financial Results

( Rs. in Crores)

Particulars Standalone Consolidated
2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25
Revenue from operations 12,420.51 11,697.97 15,786.51 14,693.07
Other income 128.78 174.97 107.06 132.72
Total Income 12,549.29 11,872.94 15,893.57 14,825.79
Profit Before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (PBIDT) 3,151.86 2,630.69 3,516.70 2,851.16
Less: Interest & Finance Charge 205.61 296.35 278.04 375.96
Less: Depreciation and amortisation charge 688.54 629.96 852.07 771.50
Profit Before exceptional items & Tax (PBT) 2,257.71 1,704.38 2,386.59 1,703.70
Less: Exceptional Item 84.22 - 84.95 -
Profit Before Tax (PBT) 2,173.49 1,704.38 2,301.64 1,703.70
Less: Provision For Taxation including Deferred Tax 448.86 436.31 466.46 452.92
Charge
(PAT) Profit After 1,724.63 1,268.07 1,835.18 1,250.78
Add: Profit Brought Forward 9,855.58 8,801.15 10,881.21 9,844.52
Total 11,580.21 10,069.22 12,716.39 11,095.30

Appropriation

( Rs. in Crores)
Particulars Standalone Consolidated
2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25
Interim dividend on Equity Shares 266.77 213.43 266.77 213.43
Other comprehensive income arising from re- -0.35 -0.21 1.47 -0.66
measurement of defined benefit obligation
Amount transferred to Debenture Redemption - - - -
Reserve
Amount transferred to Legal Reserve - - 0.45 -
Profit carried to Balance Sheet 11,313.09 9,855.58 12,450.64 10,881.21

Operations Review

Total revenue from operations of the Company on standalone basis increased by 6.18 percentfrom 11,697.97 Crores in 2024-25 to 12,420.51 Crores in 2025-26. The profit before interest, depreciation and tax (PBIDT) including 'otherincome'ona standalone basis increased from 2,630.69 Crores in 2024-25 to 3,151.86 Crores in 2025-26.

Profit before tax (PBT) on a standalone basis increased by 27.52 per cent from 1,704.38 Crores in 2024-25 to 2,173.49 Crores in 2025-26. After accounting for the provision for tax of 448.86 Crores, profit after tax (PAT) on a standalone basis increased by 36 per cent from 1,268.07 Crores in 2024-25 to 1,724.63 Crores in 2025-26.

Total revenue from operations of the Company on consolidated basis increased by 7.44 per cent from Rs.14,693.07 Crores in 2024-25 to

Rs.15,786.51 Crores in 2025-26. The profit before interest, depreciation and tax (PBIDT) including 'other income' on a consolidated basis increased from 2,851.16 Crores in 2024-25 to Rs.3,516.70 Crores in 2025-26.

Profit before tax (PBT) on a consolidated basis increased by 35.10 per cent from 1,703.70 Crores in 2024-25 to 2,301.64 Crores in 2025-26. After accounting for the provision for tax of 466.46 Crores, profit dated basis increased by 46.72 per cent from 1,250.78 Crores in 2024-25 to 1,835.18 Crores in 2025-26.

Equity Dividend

During the year, the Company declared and paid two interim dividends of 4 per share and 5 per share, respectively, aggregating to 266.77 crore. The Board of Directors have not recommended any final dividend for the year.

Transfer to Reserves

In view of the statutory provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors have decided not to transfer any amount to the reserves consequent to declaration of the above Interim dividends.

Share Capital

During the year under review, there was no change in the paid-up share capital of the Company. Accordingly, the paid-up share capital of the Company stood at 296,42,48,250, comprising 29,64,24,825 equity shares of 10/- each.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee, at its meeting held on November 25, 2025, approved the grant of 232,810 Employee Stock Options to eligible employees under Part-A of the SRF Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2018, forming part of the SRF Long-Term Share-Based Incentive Plan (SRF-LTIP) 2018. The stock options shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective grants.

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Non-Convertible Debentures

During the year, the Company has not issued any Non-Convertible Debentures.

Management Discussion and Analysis

A detailed section on the Management Discussion and Analysis forms part of the Annual Report. A review of the Businesses is also given in that section.

Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report

ESG Report for FY 2025-26 containing the

Environment, Social and Governance Initiatives taken by the Company during the year forms part of the

Annual Report. As stipulated under the Securities and

Exchange Board of India (LODR) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), the Business Responsibility

Sustainability Report has been prepared for 2025-26 and is presented along with the above ESG Report. Reasonable Assurance for BRSR Core parameters and Limited Assurance for select other than Core non-financial been assured by BDO India Services Private Limited.

Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate companies

As on March 31, 2026, your Company had 8 (eight) wholly owned subsidiary companies out of which 2 (two) wholly owned subsidiary companies are registered in India and remaining 6 (six) are registered outside India. 3 (three) of these are direct wholly owned subsidiaries and rest 5 (five) are step-down wholly owned subsidiaries. The consolidated profit and loss account for the period ended March 31,

2026 includes the profit and loss account for these 8 (eight) wholly owned subsidiaries for the Financial

Year ended March 31, 2026.

Details of subsidiaries: -

1. SRF Global B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in the Netherlands. This entity is an SPV formed for the purpose of holding investments and mobilizing funds for the 5 (five) step-down subsidiaries of the Company

2. SRF Industries (Thailand) Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SRF Global BV) is incorporated in Thailand engaged in the manufacture & distribution of performance films and distribution of refrigerant gases.

3. SRF Flexipak (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SRF Global BV) is incorporated in South Africa engaged in manufacture and distribution of performance films.

4. SRF Industex Belting (Pty) Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SRF Global BV) is incorporated in

South Africa presently in the business of trading in performance films in South Africa and other neighbouring countries.

5. SRF Europe Kft (a wholly owned subsidiary of SRF Global BV) is incorporated in Hungary to undertake the manufacture of performance films in Hungary.

6. SRF Middle East LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of SRF Global BV) incorporated in UAE to undertake business of trading in refrigerant gases in Middle East.

7. SRF Holiday Home Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in India. This company is engaged in the business of acquisition and renting of real estate properties.

8. SRF Altech Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in India. It is engaged in the business of manufacture of Aluminium foil.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in compliance with applicable Accounting Standards and other applicable laws including all the above subsidiaries duly audited by the statutory auditors are presented in the Annual Report.

No subsidiaries were divested during the year. No company has become/ceased to be a joint venture or associate during the year. A report on performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries and associates is presented in a separate section in this

Annual Report. Please refer (AOC-1) annexed to the financial statements in the Annual Report at page no. 474. The Policy for determining material subsidiaries as approved may be accessed on the

Company's website at the link: https://www.srf.com/ storage/files/policies/1776411260.pdf

The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies will also be kept open for inspection at the registered office of the Company and of respective subsidiary companies. Further, the annual accounts of the subsidiaries are also available on the website of the Company viz. www.srf.com

Directors & Key Managerial Personnel

During the year, the Members of the Company at the 54th Annual General Meeting held on uly 03, 2025, had appointed Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram as Chairman & Managing Director of the Company for a period from

May 23, 2025 to March 31, 2030.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Pramod Gopaldas Gujarathi, Director (Safety & Environment) and Occupier retires by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment.

The Board on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has recommended the proposal for re-appointment of Mr. Pramod Gopaldas

Gujarathi, Director (Safety & Environment) and Occupier for a period effective from April 01, 2026 till March 31, 2029, for approval by the shareholders through special resolution at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Further, the Board on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee has recommended the proposal for re-appointment of

Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram, oint Managing Director for a period effective from 01.06.2026 to 31.03.2031 for approval by the shareholders through ordinary resolution at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Brief resume of the Director who is proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed is furnished in the explanatory statement to the notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

During the year under review, Mr. Rahul ain resigned from the position of President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from December 12, 2025. Subsequently, Mr. Samir Kashyap was appointed as President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from anuary 27, 2026, and was designated as a Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

The Board confirms that all independent directors possess the desired integrity, expertise and experience. They are also Independent of the management. The Independent Directors of the Company have confirmed that they have enrolled themselves in the Independent Directors' Databank maintained with the

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs ('IICA') in terms of Section 150 of the Act read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment & ualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Some of the Directors are exempt from the requirement to undertake the online proficiency self-assessment test conducted by IICA and the remaining have cleared ProficiencyTest the Online as prescribed under Companies (Appointment and ualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 as amended.

All the Independent Director(s) have submitted the declaration of meeting the criteria for independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,

2013 and rules applicable thereunder and as per the

SEBI Regulations.

In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act and the Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a Nomination, Appointment and Remuneration Policy. A copy of the Policy is enclosed as Annexure I and on the website of the Company at the link: https://www.srf.com/storage/ files/policies/NRC-Policy .pdf

In accordance with the aforesaid Policy, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee evaluates the performance of the Executive Directors, Non- Independent non- executive Director and Independent

Directors based on the criteria more particularly described in the enclosed Nomination, Appointment and Remuneration policy. Board evaluates, its own performance, performance of the Chairman, Independent Directors, Non-Independent & Non-executive Director and the performance of its Committees on the criteria more particularly described in the said policy.

The details of programmes for familiarisation of Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters are put up on the website of the Company at the link https://www.srf.com/storage/files/ other-disclousers/1776426300.pdf

During the year 2025-26, Four meetings of the Board of Directors were held. For further details, please refer to report on Corporate Governance on page no. 218 of this Annual Report.

Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby confirmed that:

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of cial statements which sets out related party finan the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;

sufficient (c) the directors had taken proper and care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

(e) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and

(f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Contracts and Arrangements with Related Parties

All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arms' length basis or as approved by the Audit Committee /Board in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act and Listing regulations. These contracts/ arrangements/ transactions were entered in accordance with the Transfer Pricing Policy/basis approved by the Audit Committee and/or in accordance with the Omnibus approval of the Audit

Committee. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/ arrangement/ transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the Policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions. Accordingly, the disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section

134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') in Form No. AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company for FY 2025-26 and hence the same is not provided.

Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note 32 to the notes to accounts forming part of the transaction disclosures.

Particulars of Loans given, Investments made, Guarantees given and Securities provided

Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided along with the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security was proposed to be utilised by the recipient are provided in the standalone financial statement (Please refer to Note 40(d) of Additional Disclosures forming part of the standalone financial statement).

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

As per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee comprising of Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram, oint Managing Director (Chairman of the Committee),

Mr. Yash Gupta, Independent Director, and Ms. Ira Gupta, Independent Director as other members.

The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee has formulated and recommended to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy) indicating the projects to be undertaken by the Company, which has been approved by the Board.

The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link https://www.srf.com/storage/ files/policies/SRF-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-policy-08-05-2023.pdf

As per the requirements of section 135 (5) of the Companies Act 2013, the CSR Obligation for FY 2025-26 was 40.26 Crores. The Board upon recommendations of CSR Committee approved the Annual CSR budget of 40.30 Crores for the financial year 2025-26 to be spent in accordance with the Annual Plan, as amended, recommended by the CSR Committee and approved by the Board. Out of the said budget, an amount of Rs.32.97 Crores was spent during the year and an amount of Rs.7.34 Crores which has been allocated to ongoing projects has been transferred to SRF Limited-Unspent CSR Account- 2025-26 within a period of 30 days from the end of FY 2025-26 which will be spent on those projects in accordance with the timelines approved by the Board in accordance with the requirements of Companies Act, 2013.

Annual Report on CSR activities for financial year 2025-26 is annexed herewith as Annexure II.

Risk Management

The company has a well-established risk management framework to identify, assess and frame a response to threats that can affect its business objectives and stakeholders. The risk management process consists of risk identification, prioritization, risk treatment or mitigation, risk monitoring and documenting the new risks.

The risks identified by the company broadly fall into the following categories viz. strategic risks, operational risks, regulatory risks, financial and reporting risks, IT & Cyber risks, sectoral risks, and sustainability including ESG Risks.

Further, to oversee key risks and assist in efficient management of risk management process, the Board has constituted a Risk Management Committee consisting of Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram as Chairman, Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram and Ms. Bharti Gupta Ramola as members of the Committee. In the opinion of your Board, none of the risks which have been identified may threaten the existence of the Company.

Internal Financial Controls

The Company believes that Internal Control is a necessary concomitant of the principle of Governance and remains committed to ensuring an effective Internal Control environment that provides assurance to the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and the management that there is a structured system of:

close and active supervision by the

Audit Committee

business planning and review of goals achieved evaluating & managing risks policies and procedures adopted for ensuring orderly Financial Reporting timely preparation of reliable Financial Information

accuracy and completeness of the

Accounting Records

ensuring legal and regulatory compliance protecting company's assets

prevention and detection of fraud and error

validation of IT Security Controls

Interrelated control systems, covering all financial and operating functions, assure fulfilment of these objectives. of theseSignificant control systems include:

the planning systemrisk assessment, that ensures risk drawing up of challenging goals and formulation of detailed strategies and action plans for achieving these goals.

the risk assessment system that accounts for all likely threats to the achievement of the plans and draws up contingency plans to mitigate them. the review systems track the progress of the plan and ensure that timely remedial measures are taken, to minimise deviations from the plan.

The Company uses Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) supported by in-built controls that ensure reliable and timely financial reporting. Well-established and robust internal audit processes both at the Corporate and Business level continuously monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of Internal Controls and status of compliance with operating systems, internal policies, and regulatory requirements. All Internal Audit findings and control systems are periodically reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, which provides strategic guidance on Internal Controls.

The Company also has a robust & comprehensive framework of Control Self-Assessment (CSA) which continuously verifies compliance with laid down policies & procedures and helps plug control gaps. CSA assurance testing completes the control compliance loop. In addition to this, there is a Legal Compliance Manager tool which facilitates sending pre-emptive alerts to meet specific calendared regulatory deadlines in the company.

Listing of Equity Shares

SRF's equity shares are listed at the BSE Ltd. and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

SRF Limited Long term Share based Incentives Plan, 2018

During the year, The Nomination and Remuneration Committee, at its meeting held on November 25, 2025, approved the grant of 232,810 Employee Stock Options to eligible employees under Part-A of the SRF ESOS-2018, forming part of the SRF Long-Term Share-Based Incentive Plan (SRF-LTIP) 2018. The stock options shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective grants. from the Further, no equity shares were allotted under Part B- SRF ESPS, 2018 of the SRF Long Term Share Incentive Plan, 2018 to any eligible employee.

SRF-LTIP was approved by the shareholders through postal ballot on February 26, 2018. There has been no change to the SRF-LTIP thereafter. SRF-LTIP is in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021. The disclosures prescribed under the said Regulations are given below:

a. In terms of the "Guidance Note on accounting for employee share based payments" issued by ICAI and Ind AS 102, note no. 34 on Employee Share Based Payments forms part of the notes to standalone annual accounts appearing on page no. 332 of the Annual Report 2025-26. Note No. B.16 forming part of the Accounting Policies which refers to this is also appearing onpage of the auditors no. 272 of the Annual Report 2025-26. The same are also reproduced in the "Investors Section" of the website (www.srf.com). The weblink for the same is https://www.srf.com/investor-relations/ corporate-governance/other-disclosures b. During financial year 2018-19, 2021-22 and 2022-23, shares under Part B- SRF ESPS, 2018 of the SRF Long Term Share Incentive Plan, 2018 were issued directly to the eligible employees as decided by the Board/Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Basic and diluted EPS for 2025-26 was

58.18 per Share.

c. During financial year 2025-26, options under Part A- SRF ESOS-2018 of the SRF Long Term Share Incentive Plan, 2018 were granted through trust route to the eligible employees as decided by the Board/Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Basic and diluted EPS for 2025-26 was 58.18 per Share.

d. Other Disclosures mandated by the said circular are given at https://www.srf.com/ investor-relations/corporate-governance/ other-disclosures

Certificate Grover & Associates,

Company Secretaries, Secretarial Auditors of the Company dated May 5, 2026 certifying that SRF Limited Employees Long term Share Based Incentive

Plan, 2018 has been implemented in accordance with these regulations and in accordance with the special resolution approved by the shareholders through postal ballot, result of which was declared on March 26, 2018 shall be placed in the forthcoming Annual general meeting.

Dividend Distribution Policy

In compliance with the Listing Regulations, your Board had formulated a Dividend Distribution Policy. A copy of the said policy is available on the website of the Company at https://www.srf.com/storage/files/ policies/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf

Corporate Governance

of your Company regarding Certificate compliance of the conditions of corporate governance as stipulated in regulation 34(3) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is attached to the report as Annexure III.

In compliance with the requirements of the regulation 17(8) of the aforesaid regulations, certificatefrom Chairman and Managing Director and President & CFO was placed before the Board.

All Board members and Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) have affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct for Board and Senior Management Personnel. A declaration to this effect duly signed by the Chairman and Managing Director is enclosed as a part of the Corporate Governance Report. A copy of the Code is also placed at the website of the Company at https://www.srf.com/storage/ files/policies/Code-of-Conduct-for-Directors-and-Senior-Managemen-Personnel.pdf t

Consolidated Financial Statement

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) to comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other relevant amendments issued thereafter of the Act.

Audit Committee

As on date, the Audit Committee comprises of Independent Directors namely, Ms. Bharti Gupta Ramola (Chairperson of the Committee), Mr. Raj Kumar ain and Mr. Yash Gupta as other members. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.

Accounts and Audit

M/s B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 101248W/W-100022) were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors for 5 years in 52nd Annual General Meeting to hold officefrom the conclusion of 52nd Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of 57th Annual General Meeting.

The observations of the auditors are explained wherever necessary in appropriate notes to the accounts. The Auditors Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.

Vigil Mechanism

In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, the company has established a vigil mechanism for directors, employees and other stakeholders to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the company's code of conduct.

The Vigil Mechanism of the Company consists of Code of Conduct for employees, Policy against sexual harassment, Whistleblower Policy, Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Insiders and Code of Conduct for Directors and Sr. Management Personnel. These taken together constitute the vigil mechanism through which Directors, employees and other stakeholders can voice their concerns. The Whistle blower Policy, Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Insiders and Code of Conduct for Directors and Sr. Management Personnel can be accessed on the Company's website at the link: https://www.srf.com/ investor-relations/corporate-governance/policies

Cost Audit

Pursuant to various circulars issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company is required to maintain cost records for all the products being manufactured by it and get the same audited by a cost auditor.

M/s. H. Tara & Co., Cost Accountants, was appointed to conduct cost audit of the accounts maintained by the Company for the financial year 2025-26 in respect of all the relevant product groups of Technical Textiles Business and other Businesses of the Company.

M/s. Sanjay Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountant, was appointed to conduct cost audit of the accounts maintained by the Company for the financial year 2025-26 in respect of all the relevant product groups of Chemicals Business and Performance Films & Foil Business of the Company.

M/s. Sanjay Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountant was nominated as the Company's Lead Cost Auditor.

The remuneration of the cost auditors for financial year 2026-27 is subject to ratification by the shareholders. Accordingly a suitable item has been included in the . notice of the ensuing annual general meeting.

The Cost Audit reports for audit of the said products for the financial year 2024-25, conducted by M/s. H. Tara, Cost Accountants (M. No. 17321) and

M/s Sanjay Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants

(M. No. 18672), have been filed with the Ministry Corporate Affairs on August 22, 2025. The due date for filing was August 22, 2025.

Secretarial Auditor

Pursuant to the amended provisions of Regulation 24A of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and Section 204 of the Act read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Shareholders of the Company in their 54th AGM held on uly 3, 2025 appointed M/s. Sanjay Grover & Associates, Peer Reviewed Firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (Firm Registration Number: P2001DE052900) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years to hold office from financial year 2025-26 to financial year 2029-30. M/s. Sanjay Grover & Associates have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Secretarial Auditors of the Company in terms of provisions of the Act & Rules made thereunder and SEBI (LODR) Regulations.

The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 is annexed herewith as Annexure IV to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification ,reservation or adverse remark.

Further, Secretarial Compliance Report dated April 29, 2026 issued as per regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 was given by M/s Sanjay Grover & Associates, Practising Company Secretary which was submitted to Stock Exchanges.

Reporting of Fraud

During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors and Secretarial Auditors have not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by its officers or employees, to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Act details of which need to be mentioned in this Report.

Personnel

The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under section 197 (12) of the

Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said Annexure is open for inspection at the registered office of the Company during business hours on working days upto the date of ensuing Annual general meeting. Any shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary at cssrf.com

Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided in Annexure V.

Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo

The details as required under the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given as Annexure VI to the Directors' report.

Annual Return

The Annual Return (MGT-7) of the Company as on 31.03.2026 is available on the following web link: https://www.srf.com/investor-relations/ share-information/annual-return

Industrial Relations

The Company continued to generally maintain harmonious and cordial relations with its workers in all its businesses.

Secretarial Standards

Applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1, SS-2 and SS-3, relating to 'Meeting of the Board of Directors' 'General Meetings' and 'Dividend' respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.

General

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there was no transactions on these items during the year under review :-

1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.

2. Neither the Chairman and Managing Director/ oint Managing Director nor Whole-time Director received any remuneration or commission from any of the Company's subsidiaries.

3. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.

4. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.

5. No application made or any proceeding pending under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as at the end of the Financial Year 2026.

6. No instance of one-time settlement with any bank or financial institution

The Government of India has enforced the four new Labour Codes with effect from 21st November, 2025, subsuming and rationalising various existing labour laws relating to wages, social security, industrial relations and occupational safety, health and working conditions. During the year under review, the Company evaluated the applicability and implications of these

Codes on its operations and employment practices. Based on such assessment, necessary revisions were initiated in wage structures, statutory benefits, employment documentation, health and safety frameworks and employee settlement processes to align with the revised regulatory requirements currently in force. Appropriate financial provisions have been made arising from the implementation of the new Labour Codes. The Company continues to ensure compliance in line with applicable rules and guidelines as may be notified by the authorities from time to time.

As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 ('Act') and Rules made thereunder, your Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committees (ICC). During the year, four complaints were received which were duly disposed off and no complaints were pending for more than 90 (ninety) days under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. voting

Further, the Company is in regular compliance of the applicable provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

Acknowledgements

Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the co-operation and assistance received from various agencies of the Central Government and the Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Odisha, financial institutions and banks. Your Directors thank the shareholders for their continued support. Your Directors also place on record their appreciation of the contribution made by employees at all levels.

For and on Behalf of the Board
Ashish Bharat Ram
Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN 00671567)
Date: May 05, 2026
Place: Gurugram