Dear Shareholders,

Your Directors are pleased to present the 43 rd Annual Report along with the Audited Financial Statements of your

Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 ("FY 2025-26"/FY26").

Financial Performance

The Audited Financial Statements of your Company as on March 31, 2026, are prepared in accordance with the relevant applicable Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS") and Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act").

The summarised financial highlight is depicted below:

( I in crore)

1. During the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026, the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench (NCLT) approved two Schemes of Arrangement involving the Company and its subsidiaries i.e. Sanghi Industries Limited and Penna Cement Industries Limited. These Schemes, sanctioned on February 9, 2026, and March 30, 2026 and became effective on March 12, 2026, and April 10, 2026, with appointed dates of April 1, 2024, and August 16, 2024, respectively. After fulfilling all conditions, both subsidiaries were amalgamated into the Company under the Pooling of Interest method as per Ind AS 103, with assets, liabilities, and reserves recorded at carrying values appearing . Accordingly, consolidatedfinancials figures of previous year and current year have been restated.

2. Except as stated above, there are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of your Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of this report.

3. There has been no change in nature of business of your Company.

Performance Highlights

Your Company delivered a resilient performance for the year with highest ever annual volume of 73.7 Million Tonnes, revenue of I 40,656 crore, Operating EBITDA at I 6,539 crore ( I 887 PMT) and PAT of I 5,637.08 crore. During the FY26, total cement capacity increased to 109 MTPA, supported by the commissioning of total 10.7 MTPA new grinding units at Marwar, Farakka, Sankrail, Sindri and Krishnapatnam, along with additional clinker capacity of 7 MTPA at Jodhpur and Bhatapara.

The key aspects of your Company's operational performance during the FY26 are as follows:

Consolidated income, comprising Revenue from Operations and Other Income, for FY 2025-26 was I 41,490.02 crore as against I 37,990.69 crore in FY 2024-25.

Consolidated Profit before Tax for the FY 2025-26 was I 3,298.77 crore vis-a-vis I 6,103.67 crore in FY 2024-25.

Consolidated Profit after Tax for the FY 2025-26 was I 5,637.08 crore compared to I 5,294.08 crore in FY 2024-25.

Consolidated Cement production is 73.04 Million Tonnes in FY 2025-26 as against 62.50 Million Tonnes in FY 2024-25.

Consolidated Cement Sales Volume is 73.70 Million Tonnes in FY 2025-26 as against 63.48 Million Tonnes in FY 2024-25.

The net sales in cement is I 37,966.31 crore in FY 2025-26 as against I 32,223.48 crore in FY 2024-25.

The detailed operational performance of your Company has been comprehensively discussed in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Credit Rating

Your Company's financial discipline and prudence is reflected in the strong credit ratings ascribed by rating agencies. The details of credit rating are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Dividend and Reserves

Dividend

Your Company has a robust track record of rewarding its shareholders with a generous dividend payout. The Board

Dividend Distribution Policy

The Dividend Distribution and Shareholder Return Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the SEBI Listing Regulations is available on your Company's website and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

Unclaimed Dividends

Details of outstanding and unclaimed dividends previously declared and paid by your Company are given under the

Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

During the financial year 2026-27, your Company has to transfer unclaimed and unpaid dividends pertaining to year 2018 to IEPF. Further, corresponding shares, on which dividends have remained unclaimed and unpaid for seven consecutive years, will be transferred to IEPF as per the requirements of the IEPF Rules. The details of the resultant benefitsarising out of shares already transferred to the IEPF, year wise amounts of unclaimed / unpaid dividends lying in the unpaid dividend account up to the year, and the corresponding shares, which are liable to be transferred, are provided in the shareholder information section of the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Integrated Annual Report and are also available on your Company's website at www.ambujacement.com of Directors of your Company ("Board") has recommended a dividend of I 2 (100%) per Equity Share of I 2 each for the period ended FY26. This represents a pay-out ratio of 14%. The dividend is subject to approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shall be subject to deduction of tax at source. The dividend, if approved by the shareholders, would involve a cash outflow of I 494 crore.

Shareholders Payout

Transfer to Reserves

As permitted under the Act, the Board does not propose to transfer any amount to General Reserves. The closing balance of the retained earnings of your Company for

FY26, after all appropriations and adjustments, was I 12,048.98 crore.

Share Capital

During the year under review, the authorised share capital, issued and subscribed share capital, as well as the paid-up share capital of the Company underwent changes pursuant to approval from the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench ("NCLT") on the separate Schemes of Arrangement between (i) Adani Cementation Limited and the Company; (ii) Sanghi Industries Limited and the Company; and (iii) Penna Cement Industries Limited and the Company (collectively "Schemes"). As of March 31, 2026, the authorised share capital stands at I 10,703.55 crore, comprising authorised equity share capital of I 8,353.55 crore and authorised preference share capital of I 2,350 crore. As of April 10, 2026, the authorised share capital stands at I 10,903.55 crore, comprising authorised equity share capital of I 8,553.55 crore and authorised preference share capital of I 2,350 crore.

Pursuant to the aforementioned approvals of Schemes by the NCLT, the Company issued and allotted: 87,00,000 equity shares of I 2 each to eligible shareholder of Adani Cementation Limited as per the Scheme on August 2, 2025. 1,29,93,708 equity shares of I 2 each to eligible shareholders of Sanghi Industries Limited on April10, 2026.

The Scheme of Arrangement with Penna Cement Industries

Limited involves the payment of cash consideration to its eligible shareholders, and therefore, no shares were issued under this Scheme.

Consequently, as on date, the paid-up capital of the Company is I 496.96 crore.

Schemes of Arrangement/Amalgamation

A) On December 22, 2025, your Board has approved following schemes, in accordance with Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Act read with the rules framed thereunder:

Scheme of Amalgamation of ACC Limited ("Amalgamating Company") with and into Ambuja Cements Limited ("Amalgamated Company") with appointed date as January 1, 2026; and

Scheme of Amalgamation of Orient Cement

Limited ("Transferor Company") with and into Ambuja Cements Limited ("Transferee Company") with appointed date as May 1, 2025.

The Company has filed stock exchange applications with BSE and NSE to obtain their No-objection letters, in relation to above Schemes.

B) During the year under review, the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench ("NCLT") approved following Schemes:

Scheme of Arrangement between Adani

Cementation Limited and the Company, with Appointed Date as April 1, 2024. This scheme was made effective from August 1, 2025.

Scheme of Arrangement between Sanghi

Industries Limited and the Company, with Appointed Date as April 1, 2024. This scheme was made effective from March 12, 2026.

Scheme of Arrangement between Penna

Cement Industries Limited and the Company, with Appointed Date as August 16, 2024. This scheme was made effective from April 10, 2026.

Upon effectiveness of above schemes, Adani Cementation Limited, Sanghi Industries Limited and Penna Cement Industries Limited stand amalgamated with the Company and dissolved without being wound up.

Public Deposits

There were no outstanding deposits within the meaning of Section 73 and 74 of the Act read with rules made thereunder at the end of FY26 or the previous year. Your Company did not accept any deposit during the year under review.

Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments

The details of loans, guarantees and investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act read with the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 are given in the Notes to the Financial Statements (Refer Note 54).

Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate

Companies

A list of subsidiaries/associates/joint ventures of your Company is provided as part of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

During the year under review, the following entities were formed/acquired by your Company/subsidiaries/joint ventures:

Pursuant to the amalgamation of Adani Cementation

Limited with the Company, Adani Cement Industries Limited, which was a subsidiary of Adani Cementation Limited has become a subsidiary of the Company.

During the year under review, none of the entities ceased to be subsidiary/joint venture/associate of your Company. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129, 134 and 136 of the Act read with rules made thereunder and Regulation

33 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has prepared consolidated financial statements of the Company and a separate statement containing the salient features of financial statement of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates in Form AOC-1, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

The annual financial statements and related detailed information about the subsidiary companies shall be made available to the shareholders of the holding and subsidiary companies seeking such information on all working days during business hour. The financial statements of the subsidiary companies shall also be kept for inspection by any shareholders during working hours at your Company's registered office and that of the respective subsidiary companies concerned. In accordance with Section 136 of the Act, the audited financial statements, including consolidated financial statements and related information of your Company and audited accounts of each of its subsidiaries, are available on website of your Company (www.ambujacement.com).

Material Subsidiaries financial

As per criteria given in Regulation 16 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, based on Financial Statements as on March 31, 2026, your Company has one material subsidiary namely ACC Limited, a listed company. Your Company does not have any unlisted material subsidiary company. Your

Company has formulated a policy for determining material subsidiaries. The policy is available on your Company's website and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with rules made thereunder, the details of developments at the level of subsidiaries and joint ventures of your Company are covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Directors and Key Managerial Personnels

As of March 31, 2026, your Company's Board comprised of 8 (eight) members comprising of one Executive Director, two Non-Executive & Non-Independent Directors and five Independent Directors including one Woman Director. The details of Board and Committee composition, tenure of Directors, and other details are available in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

In terms of the requirement of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board has identifiedcore skills, expertise, and competencies of the Directors in the context of your Company's business for effective functioning. The key skills, expertise and core competencies of the members of Board are detailed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Appointment/Cessation/Change in Designation of

Directors

During the year under review, the term of Mr. M. R. Kumar (DIN: 03628755), Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (LIC Nominee) was completed and accordingly, he ceased to be a Director of the Company on account of completion of tenure, with effect from close of business hours on September 15, 2025.

The Board places on record its sincere appreciation for the valuable guidance, support, and contributions made by Mr. M. R. Kumar during his tenure as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on the Board.

Mr. Ajay Kapur, Managing Director has superannuated with effect from January 31, 2026 and accordingly, he ceased to be a Managing Director, Director and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company, with effect from close of business hours on January 31, 2026.

The Board places on record its sincere appreciation for the exemplary leadership and valuable contributions made by Mr. Ajay Kapur during his tenure as Managing Director on the Board.

Re-appointment of Director(s) retiring by rotation:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act, read with rules made thereunder and Articles of Association of your Company, Mr. Karan Adani (DIN: 03088095) is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. The Board, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) of the Company, recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Karan Adani as a Director for your approval.

Declaration from Independent Directors:

Your Company has received declarations from all the

Independent Directors of your Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and there has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as an Independent Director. The Independent

Directors have also given declaration of compliance with

Rules 6(1) and 6(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, with respect to their name appearing in the data bank of Independent

Directors maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate

Affairs.

Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)

During the year under review, Mr. Rakesh Tiwary ceased to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, with effect from close of business hours on November 21, 2025. Mr. Rohit Soni was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company with effect from November 22, 2025.

As on the date of this report, following are the KMPs of your Company as per Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act:

Mr. Vinod Bahety, Wholetime Director & CEO (w.e.f. April 1, 2025)

Mr. Rohit Soni, Chief Financial Officer (w.e.f. November 22, 2025)

Mr. Manish Mistry, Company Secretary

Committees of Board

As required under the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has constituted various statutory committees. Additionally, the Board has formed other governance committees and sub-committees to review specific business including any specific items that the delegate. As on March 31, 2026, the Board has constituted the following committees / sub-committees.

Statutory Committees:

Audit Committee

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Risk Management Committee

Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Governance Committees:

Corporate Responsibility Committee 294

Information Technology & Data Security Committee

Legal, Regulatory & Tax Committee

Reputation Risk Committee

Merger & Acquisitions Committee

Commodity Price Risk Committee

Public Consumer Committee

Details of all the Committees such as terms of reference, composition and meetings held during the year under review are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Number of meetings of the Board

The Board met 7 (seven) times during the year under review. The intervening gap between the meetings did not exceed 120 days, as prescribed under the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The details of board meetings and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate

Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Board Evaluation

Your Company has engaged an independent external agency Talentonic HR Solutions Private Limited ("Talentonic") to facilitate the evaluation and effectiveness process of the Board, its committees and individual Directors for FY26.

A detailed Board effectiveness assessment questionnaire was developed by Talentonic based on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. Virtual meetings were organised with the Directors and discussions were held on key themes i.e. fiduciary role of the board, board involvement in strategy, quality of board discussions, organisational development and talent, partnership culture and board structure & capability. operations and governance matters Board maydecideto The results of the evaluation showed high level of commitment and engagement of Board, its various committees and senior leadership. The recommendations arising from the evaluation process were discussed at the

Independent Directors' meeting held on March 26, 2026 and also at the NRC meeting and Board meeting held on the same date. The suggestions were considered by the Board to optimise the effectiveness and functioning of the Board and its Committees.

Independent Directors' Meeting

The Independent Directors met two times during the year. The meeting of Independent Directors was held on December 22, 2025 to consider and approve the Scheme of Amalgamation between ACC Limited and the Company; and Scheme of Amalgamation between Orient Cement

Limited and the Company.

The Independent Directors also met on March 26, 2026, without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of the management. In this meeting, the Independent Directors reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors, the Committees and the Board as a whole along with the performance of the Chairman of your Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors and assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.

Board Familiarisation and Training Programme

The Board is regularly updated on changes in statutory provisions, as applicable to your Company. The Board is also updated on the operations, key trends and risks universe applicable to your Company's business. These updates help the Directors to keep abreast of key changes and their impact on your Company. An annual strategy retreat is conducted by your Company where the Board provides its inputs on the business strategy and long-term sustainable growth for your Company. Additionally, the Directors also participate in various programmes/meetings where subject matter experts apprise the Directors on key global trends. The details of such programmes are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration

Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Company has framed a policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters ("Remuneration Policy") which is available on the website of your Company and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report. The Remuneration Policy sets out the guiding principles for the NRC for identifying the persons who are qualified to become the Directors. Your Company's Remuneration

Policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review of achievements. The Remuneration Policy is in consonance with existing industry practice.

We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors is as per the terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy.

Board Diversity

Your Company recognises and embraces the importance of a diverse Board in its success. The Board has adopted the Board Diversity Policy which sets out the approach to the diversity of the Board of Directors. The said Policy is available on your Company's website and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

Succession Plan

Your Company has an effective mechanism for succession planning which focuses on orderly succession of Directors, Key Management Personnel and Senior Management. The NRC implements this mechanism in concurrence with the Board.

Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board, to the best of their knowledge and based on the information and explanations received from the management of your Company, confirm that: a. in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures. b. they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of your

Company at the end of the financial year and of the of your Company for that period; profit c. proper and sufficient care maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; d. the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis; e. they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by your Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; f. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

Internal Financial control system and their adequacy

The details in respect of internal financial controls and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Risk Management

Your Company has a structured Risk Management Framework, designed to identify, assess and mitigate risks appropriately. The Board has formed a Risk Management Committee ("RMC") to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for your Company. The RMC is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The Board has also constituted few sub-committees of RMC to ensure focused discussion on specific risks such as information technology & data security, legal, regulatory & tax, reputation. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. The major risks identifiedby the businesses are systematically addressed through mitigation actions on a continual basis. Further details on the Risk Management activities, including the implementation of the risk management policy, key risks identified and their mitigations are covered in Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Compliance Management Mechanism

Your Company has deployed a Statutory Compliance

Mechanism providing guidance on broad categories of applicable laws and process for monitoring compliance. In furtherance to this, your Company has instituted an online compliance management system within the organisation to monitor compliances and provide update to the senior management on a periodic basis. The Audit Committee and the Board periodically monitor the status of compliances with applicable laws.

Board policies

The details of various policies approved and adopted by the Board as required under the Act and SEBI Listing

Regulations are provided in Annexure - A to this report.

Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR")

The details of the CSR Committee are provided in the

Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report. The CSR policy is available on the website of your Company and link for the same is given in Annexure - B of this report.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed and forms part of this report.

The Chief Financial Officer of your Company has certified that CSR spends of your Company for FY26 have been utilised for purpose and in manner approved by the Board of your Company.

Management Discussion and Analysis

The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under the SEBI Listing Regulations, is presented in a section forming part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Corporate Governance Report

Your Company is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance practices. The Corporate Governance Report, as stipulated by SEBI Listing Regulations, forms part of this Integrated Annual Report along with the required certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary, regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate governance, as stipulated. In compliance with corporate governance requirements as per the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has formulated and implemented a Code of Conduct for all

Board members and senior management personnel of your Company ("Code of Conduct"), who have affirmed compliance thereto. The Code of Conduct is available on the website of your Company and the link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report (BRSR)

In accordance with the SEBI Listing Regulations, the BRSR for the FY26 describing the initiatives taken by your Company from an environment, social and governance (ESG) perspective, forms part of this Integrated Annual Report. In addition to BRSR, the Integrated Annual Report of the Company provides an insight on various ESG initiatives adopted by your Company. With BRSR Core now requiring reasonable assurance on key ESG KPIs, your Company provides reasonable assurance for BRSR

Core and limited assurance for other parameters from the independent assurance provider as per International

Standard Assurance Engagement (ISAE) 3000 (revised) and ISAE (3410). The ESG disclosures have been independently assured by SGS India Private Limited.

Annual Return

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft annual return as on March 31, 2026 prepared in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act is made available on the website of your Company and can be accessed using the link given in Annexure - A of this report

Transactions with Related Parties

All transactions with related parties are placed before the Audit Committee for its prior approval. An omnibus approval from Audit Committee is obtained for the related party transactions which are repetitive in nature.

All transactions with related parties entered into during the year under review were at arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, the SEBI Listing Regulations and the Company's Policy on Related Party Transactions.

The Audit Committee comprises solely of the Independent

Directors of your Company. The members of the Audit

Committee abstained from discussing and voting in the transaction(s) in which they were interested. During the year, your Company has not entered into any contracts, arrangements or transactions that fall under the scope of Section 188(1) of the Act. Accordingly, the prescribed Form AOC-2 is not applicable to your Company for FY26 and hence, does not form part of this report. During the year, the material related party transactions pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations had been duly approved by the the shareholders of your Company vide Postal Ballot(s) on November 29, 2025 and April 1, 2026.

Your Company did not enter into any related party transactions during the year under review, which could be prejudicial to the interest of minority shareholders.

The Policy on Related Party Transactions is available on your Company's website and can be accessed using the link given in Annexure - A of this report.

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has filed half yearly reports to the stock exchanges, for the related party transactions.

Statutory Auditors & Auditors' Report

Pursuant to Section 139 of the Act read with rules made thereunder, as amended, M/s. S R B C & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.: 324982E/E300003) were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of your Company for the first term of five years till the conclusion of 44 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of your Company to be held in the year 2027.

The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified to continue as Statutory Auditors and are eligible to hold office as Statutory Auditors of your Company. A representative of the Statutory Auditors of your Company attended the previous AGM of the Company held on June 26, 2025.

Statutory Auditors have expressed their unmodified opinion on the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements and their reports do not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks, or disclaimers. The Notes to the financial statements in the Auditor's Report are self-explanatory. The Auditor's Report is enclosed with the financial statements part of this Annual Report.

Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Auditors Report

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with the rules made thereunder and Regulation 24A of

SEBI Listing Regulations, M/s Mehta & Mehta, Practicing Company Secretaries (C.P. No. 2486; Peer reviewed certificate no. 3686/2023) has been appointed as a Secretarial Auditors to undertake the Secretarial Audit of your Company for the first years financial year 2025-26 to financial year 2029-30. Secretarial Auditors have confirmedthat they are not disqualified to continue as a Secretarial Auditor and are eligible to hold office Company. The Secretarial Audit Report for the year under review is provided as Annexure - C of this report.

Secretarial Standards

During the year under review, your Company has complied with all the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standard - 1 and Secretarial Standard - 2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (as amended).

Reporting of frauds by Auditors

During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors and

Secretarial Auditor of your Company have not reported any instances of fraud committed in your Company by

Company's officers or employees which are required to be reported to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Act.

Particulars of Employees

Your Company had 5,909 employees as of March 31, 2026. The information required under Section 197 of the Act, read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, relating to percentage increase in remuneration, ratio of remuneration of each Director and Key Managerial Personnel to the median of employees' remuneration are provided in Annexure - D of this report.

The statement containing particulars of employees, as required under Section 197 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. However, in terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Integrated Annual

Report is being sent to the shareholders and others entitled thereto, excluding the said annexure, which is available for inspection by the shareholders at the

Registered Office of your Company during business hours on working days of your Company. If any shareholder is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such shareholder may write to the Company Secretary in this regard.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace

As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, your Company has laid down a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy and has constituted Internal Complaints Committees (ICs) at all relevant locations across India to consider and resolve the complaints related to sexual harassment. The ICs includes external members with relevant experience. The ICs, presided by senior women, conduct the investigations and make decisions at the respective locations. Your Company has zero tolerance on sexual harassment at the workplace. The ICs also work extensively on creating awareness on relevance of sexual harassment issues, including while working remotely. The employees are required to undergo mandatory training/ certification on POSH to sensitise themselves and strengthen their awareness.

During the year under review, your Company has received one complaint pertaining to sexual harassment. The same was settled through conciliation, with both parties agreeing to the terms.

The employees undergo mandatory training/certification on POSH Policy to sensitise themselves and strengthen their awareness.

Compliance with Maternity Benefits Act, 1961

The Company is committed to ensuring a safe, supportive, and inclusive workplace for all women employees. All eligible women employees have been extended the benefits nursing breaks, and other statutory entitlements as prescribed. The Company has duly complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, as amended from time to time. The Company continuously strives to maintain a work environment that upholds the rights and well-being of its women workforce in accordance with applicable laws.

Vigil Mechanism

Your Company has adopted a whistle blower policy and has established the necessary vigil mechanism for Directors and employees in confirmation with Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, to facilitate reporting of genuine concerns about unethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation.

The vigil mechanism of your Company provides for adequate safeguards against victimisation of whistle blowers who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases.

No person has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The said policy is uploaded on the website of your Company and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

During the year under review, your Company received 34 complaints under the vigil mechanism, of which

32 complaints were duly resolved and 2 complaints were opened at the end of the year. Further details are mentioned in Corporate Governance Report / BRSR, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption,

Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo

The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, is provided as Annexure - E of this report.

Cyber Security

In view of increased cyberattack scenarios, the cyber security maturity is reviewed periodically and the processes, technology controls are enhanced in-line with the threat scenarios. Your Company's technology environment is enabled with real time security monitoring with requisite controls at various layers starting from end user machines to network, application and the data. During the year under review, your Company did not face any incidents or breaches or loss of data breaches in Cyber

Security.

Code for Prevention of Insider Trading underthesaidAct,includingmaternity leave, Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct ("PIT Code") to regulate, monitor and report trading in your Company's shares by Company's designated persons and their immediate relatives as per the requirements under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The PIT Code, inter alia, lays down the procedures to be followed by designated persons while trading / dealing your Company's shares and sharing Unpublished Price Sensitive Information

("UPSI"). The PIT Code covers your Company's obligation to maintain a digital database, mechanism for prevention of insider trading and handling of UPSI, and the process to familiarise with the sensitivity of UPSI. Further, it also includes code for practices and procedures for fair disclosure of UPSI which has been made available on your Company's website and link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.

The employees undergo mandatory training/certification on this Code to sensitise themselves and strengthen their awareness.

General Disclosures

Neither the Chairman nor the Wholetime Director & CEO of your Company received any remuneration or commission from any of the subsidiary of your Company.

Your Directors state that during the year under review:

1. Your Company did not issue any equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.

2. Your Company did not issue shares (Including sweat equity shares) to employees of your Company under any scheme.

3. No significant or material orders were passed by the

Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and your Company's operation in future.

4. No application was made and no proceeding was pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

5. No one time settlement of loan was obtained from the Banks or Financial Institutions.

6. There were no revisions made in the financial statements and Directors' Report of your Company.

Acknowledgement

Your Directors are highly grateful for all the guidance, support and assistance received from the Government of

India, Governments of various states in India, concerned Government Departments, Financial Institutions and Banks. Your Directors thank all the esteemed shareholders, customers, suppliers and business associates for their faith, trust and confidencereposed in your Company.

Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for the dedicated efforts and consistent contribution made by the employees at all levels, to ensure that your Company continues to grow and excel.