Dear Members,

Your Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Sixth Report of the Board of Directors ("Board") on the business and operations of the Company ("Ramco Systems" or "Ramco" or "RSL" or "Company"), together with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.

In the financial year (FY) 2022-23, your Company saw a decline in the growth momentum, with a consolidated turnover of Rs.4,922.23 Mln., as against previous year's turnover of Rs. 5,311.02 Mln. The consolidated Profit/(Loss) after tax for the FY 2022-23 was Rs.(2,068.40) Mln. as against Rs. (733.59) Mln. for the previous year. Consequently, the consolidated earnings per share reduced to Rs.(65.60) for the year, as against Rs. (23.87) for the previous year.

The standalone turnover stood at Rs.2,478.15 Mln. in the FY 2022-23, as against previous year's turnover of Rs. 2,795.92 Mln. The standalone Profit/(Loss) after tax for the FY 2022-23 was at Rs.(1,130.05) Mln. as against Rs. (499.71) Mln. for the previous year. Consequently, the standalone earnings per share reduced to Rs.(35.84) for the year, as against Rs. (16.26) for the previous year.

The global order booking during the year has improved and witnessed an increase of 39% over the previous year. However, the drop in revenue by 14% was attributable mainly to product revenue being lower by about 11% and services revenue being lower by about 17%, owing to lower order booking in the previous year.

Your Company's financial highlights for the year ended March 31,2023 and March 31,2022 are as follows:

Technology has been playing a more significant role in our lives since the pandemic. With organizations realizing the importance of digital readiness, there's been a rising demand for digital technology solutions, which can help them grow and adapt to the emerging trends. Over the past year, we at Ramco have prioritized innovation, technology and our people, to improve our offerings and keep up with the ever-changing needs of our customers. This focus on our fundamentals has helped us bring in transformation for the future.

From Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning(‘AI&ML') to loT, we are amidst a powerfully transformative technology that is bringing in a revolution. By leveraging this transformative technology through automation and various other development tools, we have successfully been solving critical business problems, thereby creating a sustainable future. With reformed business processes and emphasis on a ‘Customer First' approach, we at Ramco have been inching towards offering a world class enterprise solution.

Detailed review of operations of the various Business Units has already been covered under business review portion of this Annual Report.

In accordance with Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, (hereinafter referred to as "SEBI LODR") the Board approved and adopted the Dividend Distribution Policy and the same is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/Dividend%20Distribution%20Policy/DIVIDEND- DISTRIBUTION-POLICY.pdf

Your Directors have not recommend any dividend for the FY 2022-23. Hence no appropriations have been made to general reserves.

During the year, the Board in its Meeting held on December 22, 2022 had approved Preferential Issue of Equity Shares and Warrants Fully Convertible into Equity Shares each at a price of Rs.274/-, aggregating to Rs.160 cr. The Members approved the same through Postal Ballot on January 21,2023. The required consideration as below was received from the respective allotees and allotments of Equity Shares / Warrants Fully Convertible into Equity Shares ("Warrants") were made by the Board on February 01,2023.

‘Represents 25% of the total consideration received as upfront payment in respect of Warrants. Each Warrant, so allotted, is convertible into one fully paid-up equity share of the Company having face value of Rs.10 (Rupee Ten only) each in accordance with the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, on payment of the balance consideration by the Allottee pursuant to exercise of conversion option against each such Warrant, within 18 months from the date of allotment of Warrants, failing which the upfront payment made will be forfeited.

Required approvals from Stock Exchanges and Depositories were obtained and required compliances including those relating to lock in were made within the prescribed time limits.

The objects of the preferential issue and status of funds utilized are as given below:

ICRA Limited has been appointed as the Monitoring Agency for monitoring the utilization of the proceeds. Your Company is utilizing the proceeds for the objects for which it is raised and there are no deviations.

During the year, the issued and paid up capital of the Company has increased upon exercise of stock options by various option grantees and allotment of shares pursuant to the same and allotment of shares under Preferential Issue. The issued and subscribed capital of the Company stood at Rs.355.77 Mln. and paid up capital stood at Rs.352.63 Mln. as on March 31,2023

as against Rs.311.63 Mln. and Rs.308.49 Mln. respectively as at the end of the previous year. The Securities Premium has also increased to Rs.7,842.33 Mln. from Rs.6,675.74 Mln. and other than this, the Company has not made any fresh issue of shares. More details on the preferential issue of shares and Warrants during the year are provided in this report under the heading of fund raising / utilization of funds.

The number of shares and date on which such allotments were made by the Company under various Employee Stock Option Schemes ("ESOS") and Preferential Issue are given below:

* Allotment of shares pursuant to exercise of stock options.

# Allotment of shares pursuant to Preferential Issue. DEPOSITORY SYSTEM

Your Company's shares are in compulsorily tradable securities in electronic form. As on March 31, 2023, 99.70% of the Company's total paid up shares are in dematerialized form. To avoid fraud/delicacy of shares, the Members holding shares in physical mode are advised to demat the shares.

During the year, there has been no change in the rating provided by ICRA Limited and the annual surveillance by ICRA Limited for the renewal of the ratings in respect of the banking facilities is in progress. Pending this, the ratings vide ICRAs letter dated March 17 2022 are live and are given as below:

(Rs. Mln.)

The details of said rating is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/investor- relations/Intimation-Of-CreditRating-30-06-2023.pdf .

In accordance with Regulation 34 of SEBI LODR, the Management Discussion and Analysis (MDNA) Report is set out in this Annual Report.

In terms of amendment to Regulation 34 (2) (f) of SEBI LODR vide Gazette notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/22 dated May 05, 2021, SEBI has introduced new reporting requirements on ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) parameters, called the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR). In terms of the aforesaid amendment, with effect from the FY 2022-23, filing of BRSR shall be mandatory for the top 1000 listed companies (by market capitalization) and shall replace the existing Business Responsibility Report.

As per the Market capitalization list issued by BSE and NSE as on March 31, 2023, the Company falls in 1126th position in BSE and 1067th Position in NSE. Though the Company is not falling under top 1000 companies, BRSR is being published as per Regulation 3(2) of SEBI LODR which states that "the provisions of SEBI LODR Regulations which become applicable to listed entities on the basis of market capitalization criteria, shall continue to apply to such entities even if they fall below such thresholds" and also a matter of good governance. Accordingly, the BRSR is set out in this Annual Report.

Your Company has Eighteen (18) subsidiaries and One (1) associate entity as on March 31, 2023. In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), read with Rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a statement containing the salient features of the financial statements of our subsidiaries and associate and their contribution to the overall performance of the Company are available in Form AOC-1 and the same is enclosed as Annexure I to the Board's Report. Statutory group information is provided under Note no. 30 to the consolidated financial statements. In accordance with Regulation 46(2)(s) of SEBI LODR, separate audited/ reviewed financial statements of the above subsidiary companies are placed on the website of the Company.

The Audit Committee reviews the financial statements of subsidiaries, including the investments made in the subsidiaries, on a quarterly basis and minutes of the Meetings of the subsidiary are placed in the Board Meetings.

During the FY 2022-23,

a. The Company had incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the name "Ramco Middle East for Information Technology" on April 01,2022. The share capital is yet to be infused.

b. The Company had incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Qatar in the name "Ramco System LLC" on December 27, 2022. The share capital is yet to be infused.

As on March 31, 2023, the Company has 5 overseas branch offices - in UK, Germany, UAE, Australia and Spain.

Based on the financials of FY 2021-22, Ramco Systems Corporation, USA, Ramco Systems FZ-LLC, Dubai and Ramco Systems Australia Pty Ltd were identified as material subsidiaries for the FY 2022-23 in accordance with Regulation 16(1) of SEBI LODR.

Based on the financials of FY 2022-23, Ramco Systems Corporation, USA, and Ramco Systems Australia Pty Ltd., Australia were identified as material subsidiaries for the FY 2023-24 in accordance with Regulation 16(1) of SEBI LODR.

Of these material subsidiaries, for both FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24, Ramco Systems Corporation, USA was considered as a material subsidiary in accordance with Regulation 24 of SEBI LODR, warranting the appointment of an Independent Director of the Company in that subsidiary, since the income/net worth of Ramco Systems Corporation, USA, is more than 20% of the Consolidated income/ net worth. Since the Company had already appointed Mr. M M Venkatachalam, Independent Director of the Company as a Director of that subsidiary on May 22, 2019, he continues to be a Director of that subsidiary, thus fulfilling the requirements.

In accordance with Regulation 46(2) of SEBI LODR, the policy for determining material subsidiaries formulated by the Board is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20 URL/Material%20Subsidiary%20Policy/ramco-material- subsidiarv-policv.pdf .

In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Act and Regulation 33 and 34 of SEBI LODR, the consolidated financial statements incorporating the accounts of subsidiary companies and associate company along with the Auditors' Report thereon are set out in this Annual Report and are available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/investor-relations/annual-reports .

In accordance with Section 136(1) of the Act, separate audited / reviewed accounts in respect of the subsidiary companies are also made available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/investor-relations/annual-reports .

The Company shall provide a copy of the same to any Member of the Company who asks for it.

As on March 31, 2023, your Board comprises of eight (8) Directors, out of which, four (4) are Independent Directors including an Independent Woman Director, three (3) Non-Executive & Non-Independent Directors and an Executive Director. Mr. P R Venketrama Raja, (DIN:00331406), Chairman of the Board is a Non-Executive & Non-Independent Director and Promoter and Mr. P V Abinav Ramasubramaniam Raja (DIN:07273249), Manager designated as Whole Time Director, belongs to Promoter Group.

During the year, no appointment / re-appointment / resignation of Directors took place except the following:

a. Retirement by rotation and re-appointment of Mr. P R Venketrama Raja, Non-Executive & NonIndependent Director (DIN: 00331406).

b. Appointment of Mr. P V Abinav Ramasubramaniam Raja (DIN:07273249) as a whole time key managerial personnel in the position of Manager, with the designation as Whole Time Director of the Company for a period of 2 years commencing from June 04, 2022 to June 03, 2024, by the Members at the 25th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on August 10, 2022.

The Company had formulated a Code of Conduct for the Directors and Senior Management Personnel and the same has been complied with. The Board at its Meeting held on May 17 2023 had reviewed, amended the said Code and the same is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20 URL/Code%20of%20Conduct%20and%20Business%20 Ethics/code-of-conduct-business-ethics.pdf .

In accordance with Section 152 of the Act and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. A V Dharmakrishnan, Director (DIN: 00693181) retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing AGM of the Company.

A brief resume of the Director being re-appointed, the nature of expertise in specific functional areas, names of companies in which he holds Directorships, Committee Memberships/ Chairpersonships, his shareholding in the Company etc., have been furnished in the explanatory statement to the notice of the ensuing AGM.

Independent Directors of the Company provide declarations, both at the time of appointment and annually.

The Company has received necessary declaration as laid down in Section 149(7) of the Act from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act and SEBI LODR. Independent Directors have also complied with the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV to the Act.

In accordance with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, the Company has received declarations from Independent Directors confirming that they have registered with the Independent Directors Data Bank through Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Amongst them, Mr. M M Venkatachalam, Mr. R S Agarwal and Justice Mr. P P S Janarthana Raja (Retd.) have been exempted from passing the online proficiency self-assessment test conducted by IICA. Mrs. Soundara Kumar has passed the proficiency selfassessment test.

Justice Mr. P P S Janarthana Raja (Retd.) (DIN:06702871) was appointed as an Independent Director for a period of five (5) years from August 29, 2018 to August 28, 2023. He is eligible for reappointment for another term of five (5) consecutive years as an Independent Director from August 29, 2023 to August 28, 2028. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee in its Meeting held on May 17, 2023 and Board of Directors in its Meeting held on May 17 2023 have evaluated the performance of the said Independent Director based on the contribution of the Director and have recommended his reappointment for another term of five (5) years from August 29, 2023 to August 28, 2028. In accordance with Section 149(10) of the Act, approval of the Members through special resolution is being sought for his reappointment at the ensuing AGM.

The Company had issued letter of appointment in accordance with Regulation 46 of the SEBI LODR and the terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors are available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/494075/independent- directors-terms-of-appointment.pdf.

Information on familiarization program to Independent Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report Section of this Annual Report.

Details as required under the Act, in respect of remuneration paid to Directors, are given in Corporate Governance Section of this Annual Report and in the Annual Return uploaded in the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www. ramco.com/investor-relations/investor-information/annual-return/ .

Your Board met six times during the FY 2022-23 on May 19, 2022, June 03, 2022, July 26, 2022, November 07, 2022, December 22, 2022 and February 01,2023 and further details on this aspect are given in the Corporate Governance Section of this Annual Report. The maximum time gap between any of the two consecutive Meetings was not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days.

The Board had following Committees during the FY 2022-23:

a. Audit Committee

b. Stakeholders Relationship Committee

c. Nomination and Remuneration Committee

d. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

e. Allotment Committee

f. Risk Management Committee

g. Fund Raising Committee

In accordance with the disclosure requirement of Section 177(8) of the Act, the Audit Committee comprises of Mrs. Soundara Kumar as Chairperson of the Committee, Mr. M M Venkatachalam, Mr. A V Dharmakrishnan, Mr. Sankar Krishnan, Mr. R S Agarwal and Justice Mr. P P S Janarthana Raja (Retd.).

A detailed note on the attendance, composition of the Board and Committees along with other disclosures are provided in the Corporate Governance Report Section of this Annual Report.

Meetings of Board and Committees held during the year are in compliance with the Act & SEBI LODR read with circulars and notifications issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs and SEBI in this regard.

Your Company recognizes the importance of a diverse Board for its success and believes that a diverse Board will leverage inter alia differences in thought, skills and industry experience, which in the long run will enhance shareholder value.

In accordance with the provisions of the Act and SEBI LODR, Board has carried out a separate exercise to evaluate the performance of the Board as a whole, its Committees and individual Directors by taking into account the criteria laid down in this regard by the NRC like attendance, expertise, contribution etc., brought in by the Directors at the Board and Committee Meetings and found it satisfactory, which shall be taken into account at the time of reappointment of Independent Director.

A structured questionnaire was prepared covering various aspects including the following but not limited to adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, flow of information, Board culture/Diversity, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.

In accordance with Regulation 25(4) of the SEBI LODR, Independent Directors have evaluated the performance of Chairman, Non-Independent Directors and Board as a whole and assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of the flow of information between the Management and the Board and other required matters.

In accordance with Regulation 17(10) of SEBI LODR, the Board of Directors has evaluated the performance of Independent Directors and observed the same to be satisfactory and their deliberations are beneficial in Board / Committee Meetings.

In accordance with Regulation 4(2) of SEBI LODR, the Board of Directors have reviewed and observed that the evaluation framework of the Board of Directors was adequate and effective.

The Board's observations on the evaluations for the year under review carried on May 17, 2023 were similar to their observations of the previous years. No specific actions have been warranted based on current year observations. The Company would continue to familiarize its Directors on the industry, information security, technological and statutory developments, which have a bearing on the Company and the industry, so that Directors would be effective in discharging their expected duties.

In accordance with Section 134 and 178 of the Act, the Policy on appointment of Board Members including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and the Policy on remuneration of Directors, KMP and other employees are outlined as part of Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company and salient features of the same are disclosed in this report.

NRC of your Board had fixed the criteria for nominating a person on the Board which inter alia include desired size and composition of the Board, age limit, qualification/experience, areas of expertise and independence of the individual.

Your Company's current policy is to have an appropriate mix of Independent and Non-Independent Directors to maintainthe independence of the Board and separate its functions of governance and management.

In accordance with Section 178 of the Act, the NRC of your Board has formulated the Nomination and Remuneration Policy for the appointment and determination of remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees of your Company. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy ensures that the level and composition of remuneration is reasonable, the relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and appropriate to the long-term goals of the Company.

The NRC has also developed the criteria for determining the qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors and for making payments to Executive and Independent Directors of the Company. It recommends to the Board the compensation payable to Directors. Director's compensation are within the limits prescribed under the Act, and approved by the Members of the Company where required.

Your Company follows a compensation mix of fixed pay, benefits and performance based variable pay for its employees, which is based on the performance of the business and the individual performance of the individuals is measured through annual appraisal process.

The Whole Time Director was paid a fixed monthly remuneration partly during the year in the form of Commission and for the rest of the period, in the form of fees for professional services. This is in addition to entitlement of sitting fee for attending the Meetings. Non-Executive Directors are paid remuneration by way of sitting fees based on their participation in the Meetings. Remuneration paid to Directors is within the scale approved by the Board and Members, subject to overall ceilings stipulated under Section 197 of the Act. Sitting fees are being paid to Directors for attending the Board Meeting, Audit Committee and Independent Directors Meetings.

In accordance with Section 178(4), the salient features of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy should be disclosed in the Board's Report. The objective of the Policy is to ensure that:

• The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors of the quality required to run the Company successfully;

• Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks;

• Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management shall be appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals; and

• Any other functions as mandated by the Board from time to time and / or enforced by any statutory notification, amendment or modification, as may be applicable, are carried out.

The said Policy and composition of the NRC are in compliance with the Act and SEBI LODR. The responsibilities of Compensation Committee as defined in SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, have been assigned to NRC. During the year, there has been no change in the Nomination and Remuneration policy and the said policy is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/ hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/Material%20 Subsidiary%20Policy/ramco-material-subsidiary-policy.pdf.

Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of your Company as on March 31,2023 are as follows:

Mr. P V Abinav Ramasubramaniam Raja, Whole Time Director Mr. R Ravi Kula Chandran, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Vijayaraghavan N E, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

During the year, there is no change in the list of KMPs.

Your Company's Directors make the following statement in terms of sub-section (5) of Section 134 of the Act, which is to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them:

a. t hat the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023 have been prepared in conformity with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and requirements of the Act, and that of guidelines issued by SEBI, to the extent applicable to the Company along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

b. t hey 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 the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023 and of the loss of the Company for the year ended on that date;

c. they had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d. they had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

e. they 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. t hey had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Corporate Governance is a process that aims to allocate corporate resources in a manner that maximizes value for all Stakeholders.

Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of Corporate Governance. Your Company places high emphasis on business ethics and ensures best practices throughout the business and in its disclosures. Your Director's always strive to follow good Corporate Governance practices in the Company to enhance long term shareholder value. Corporate Governance Report for the FY 2022-23 is set out in this Annual Report.

The requisite certificate from the Secretarial Auditors confirming compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under SEBI LODR is annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.

Secretarial Compliance Report on applicable compliances of SEBI Circular, Notifications and Regulations etc., issued by Secretarial Auditors being filed before the due date with stock exchanges in the prescribed format.

Your Company believes in transparency and providing equal opportunities in the employment. Your Company's offices across the globe have multi-cultural and multi-national employees. Your Company prevents harassment of any kind based on age, gender, race or any other basis protected by law.

The Company has a Policy on Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment ("POSH") in place in accordance with the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. During the FY 2022-23, Committee composition was revised and Ms. Rampriya Sridharan was appointed as the presiding officer with effect from October 20, 2022 and the required changes were made in POSH policy of the Company. During the FY 2022-23, there was no complaint received and no complaint was pending for disposal as on March 31,2023.

In accordance with Rule 8(5) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

The growth of the Company has, in large measure, been possible owing to the wholehearted support, commitment and teamwork of its personnel. Accordingly, the Company had instituted various Employee Stock Option Plans / Schemes (ESOP / ESOS) for the benefit of employees:

(A) Employee Stock Option Plan, 2000 (ESOP 2000)

(B) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2003 (ESOS 2003)

(C) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2004 (ESOS 2004)

(D) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2008 (ESOS 2008)

(E) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2009 - Plan A (ESOS 2009 - Plan A)

(F) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2009 - Plan B (ESOS 2009 - Plan B)

(G) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2013 (ESOS 2013)

(H) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2014 (ESOS 2014) and

(I) Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2022 (ESOS 2022) During the year, 34,274 options were exercised in 3 tranches by eligible employees/option grantees of the Company and its subsidiaries under ESOS 2008, ESOS 2009 Plan A, ESOS 2009 Plan B, and ESOS 2014 schemes of the Company.

During the year, the following options were granted to employees/option grantees:

No Option grantee was granted options/shares during the year, equal to or exceeding 1% of the issued capital.

During the FY 2022-23, the Members at the 25th Annual General Meeting held on August 10, 2022 have approved the implementation of ESOS 2022, with an issue of 1,500,000 stock options convertible into equity shares of Rs.10/- each with the number of stock options that could be granted to the Non-Executive Directors, excluding Independent Directors of the Company not exceeding 200,000 options per year and 400,000 options in aggregate. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (designated Compensation Committee) in accordance with the SEBI (Employee Share Based Employee Benefit and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, framed detailed schemes in this regard.

It is confirmed that the Schemes of the Company are in compliance with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021. The relevant disclosures in terms of the Act and in accordance with the said Regulations are enclosed as Annexure II to the Board's Report. The

Company does not have any Scheme for issue of sweat equity to the employees or Directors of the Company. During the year, no ESOS were granted to Non-Executive & Non-Independent Directors.

A certificate from Secretarial Auditors, with respect to implementation of the above Employee Stock Option Schemes in accordance with SEBI Regulations and the resolution passed by the Members of the Company, will be available electronically for inspection by the Members during the ensuing AGM and a copy of the same shall be available for inspection at the Corporate Office of the Company during normal business hours on any working day. The disclosure required to be made under SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 is available in the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/periodic-compliances .

Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors, KMP and Employees in accordance with Section 197 of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed as Annexure III to the Board's Report.

The statement containing names of the 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) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate Annexure forming part of this report.

However, the annual report is being sent to the Members, excluding the aforesaid Annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said Annexure is open for inspection. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.

In accordance with Section 134(5) of the Act, the Company has Internal Financial Controls by means of policies and procedures commensurate with size and nature of operations. The Company's policies, procedures and standards are developed to uphold internal controls across the organization. These controls ensure transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly and assets are safeguarded and protected against loss from unauthorized use or disposition. In addition, there are operational controls and fraud risk controls, covering the entire spectrum of Internal Financial controls. The controls were tested during the year and no material weakness exists.

Audit Committee of the Board periodically reviews the internal audit plans and observations/recommendations of Internal and Statutory Auditors. In accordance with Rule 8(5)(viii) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, it is hereby confirmed that the Internal Financial Controls are adequate with reference to the financial statements.

In accordance with Regulation 21(5) of SEBI LODR read with SEBI notification dated May 05, 2021, Board has constituted the Risk Management Committee. A detailed note on the attendance, composition of the Committee along with other details are provided in the Corporate Governance Report Section of this Annual Report.

In accordance with Section 134(3)(n) of the Act and Regulation 17(9) of SEBI LODR, the Company has developed and implemented a Risk Management Policy. The Policy envisages identification of risk and procedures for assessment and minimization of risk thereof. The said policy is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https:// www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/ Risk%20Management%20Policy/Risk-Management-Policy. pdf . Details on the Company's risk management framework/ strategy also further discussed in the Company's MDNA. In the opinion of the Board, there is no element of risk which may threaten the existence of the Company/its operations.

The Company has formulated a policy on materiality of RPT and also on dealing with RPT. The said policy is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink:

https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/Related%20Party%20Transaction%20Policy/ramco- related-partv-transaction-policv.pdf .

Prior approval / omnibus approval have been obtained from Audit Committee for all RPTs and these transactions are periodically placed before the Audit Committee for its review/approval. All RPTs that were entered into during the financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There were no materially significant transactions with related parties during the year that may have potential conflict with the interests of the Company at large or that requires approval of the Members. In accordance with Ind AS 24, the details of the transactions with the related parties are set out in the notes to financial statements.

Your Company at its 25th AGM held on August 10, 2022 had re-appointed M S Jagannathan & N Krishnaswami, Chartered Accountants, (FRN:001208S) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a second term of 5 consecutive financial years commencing from 2022-23 to 2026-27 to hold office from the conclusion of 25th AGM till the conclusion of the 30th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2027

In accordance with Sections 139 and 141 of the Act and relevant Rules prescribed there under, the Company has received certificate from the Statutory Auditors to the effect that they are eligible to continue as Auditors. The Auditors have also confirmed that they have subjected themselves to the peer review process of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and holds a valid certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of the ICAI.

Details of fees paid to Statutory Auditor is disclosed in Corporate Governance Report set out in this report.

Your Board on the recommendation of Audit Committee at its Meeting held on May 19, 2022 had re-appointed M/s. SRSV & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (FRN:015041S), Chennai as the Internal Auditors of the Company and approved the internal audit fees to conduct Internal Audit for the FY 2022-23. The Internal Auditors reports directly to the Audit Committee and make presentations at the Audit Committee Meeting(s) on the Internal Audit Report.

In accordance with Sections 138 and 141 of the Act and relevant Rules prescribed thereunder the Company has received certificate from the Internal Auditors to the effect that they are eligible to continue as Internal Auditors.

Your Board on the recommendation of Audit Committee at its Meeting held on May 17, 2023 has re-appointed M/s. SRSV & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN:015041S), Chennai as the Internal Auditors of the Company for the FY 2023-24.

Your Board at its Meeting held on May 19, 2022 had re-appointed M/s. S.Krishnamurthy & Co., Company Secretaries, to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FY 2022-23.

The Company had received required declarations/consents from the Secretarial Auditors confirming that they have been Peer Reviewed and are eligible to continue as Secretarial Auditors.

Your Board at its Meeting held on May 17 2023 had re-appointed M/s. S.Krishnamurthy & Co., Company Secretaries, to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FY 2023-24.

In accordance with Section 148 of the Act, maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit are not applicable to the business activity carried out by the Company.

The Statutory Auditors, Secretarial Auditors and Internal Auditors of the Company have not reported any frauds to the Audit Committee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Act, including Rules made thereunder.

The Statutory Audit Report in the prescribed format issued by Statutory Auditors is provided in this Annual Report.

The Secretarial Auditor's Report in the prescribed format issued by the Secretarial Auditors is enclosed as Annexure IV to the Board's Report.

The Reports issued by them for the FY 2022-23, do not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.

In Compliance with Section 135 of the Act, the Board of Directors had constituted a CSR Committee and adopted a CSR Policy, in accordance with Schedule VII of the Act.

Your Company was required to spend Rs.14.43 Mln. towards CSR activities during FY 2021-22. Upon recommendation of CSR Committee, Board had approved to contribute the CSR spend for the FY 2021-22 to ‘Aurovile Foundation" for its Botanical Gardens Unit for "Conservation of the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest of South India" (TDEF) - an ongoing project. Rs.2.00 Mln. were spent for the above said activity in March 2022 and then balance Rs.12.43 Mln. was transferred to a special bank account "Ramco Systems Limited - Unspent CSR Account FY 2021-22" in April 2022 and from the said bank account, Rs.5.05 Mln. was spent during FY 2022-23 and Rs.2.00 Mln. was spent in April 2023. As on date, the balance available in the said unspent account is Rs.5.38 Mln. The intent is to make the contribution, depending upon the project progress, submission of progress reports by the agency and review thereof by the Company.

Your Company was required to spend Rs.6.03 Mln. towards CSR activities during the FY 2022-23. Upon recommendation of CSR Committee, Board had approved to contribute Rs.1.00 Mln. to ‘Aurovile Foundation" for its Botanical Gardens Unit to run the entire energy needs of the gardens from alternative energy using solar and wind power and the balance to Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha Ramco Foundation (RRRF) towards Rajapalayam Town forming part of masterplan development under AMRUT scheme Guidelines of Tamil Nadu Government - an ongoing project. During the year, accordingly Rs.1.00 Mln. was contributed to Aurovile Foundation and Rs.0.50 Mln. was contributed to RRRF. The unspent amount of Rs.4.53 Mln. has been transferred to a special bank account "Ramco Systems Limited - Unspent CSR Account FY 2022-23" in April 2023. The intent is to make the contribution, depending upon the project progress, submission of progress reports by the agency and review thereof by the Company.

Annual Report on CSR activities as prescribed under Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 is enclosed as Annexure V to the Board's Report.

Your Company's CSR Committee comprises of Mr. P R Venketrama Raja, (DIN:00331406), Chairman, Mr. M M Venkatachalam (DIN:00152619), Director and Mr. A V Dharmakrishnan (DIN:00693181), Director. The Committee is responsible for formulating, monitoring and implementing the CSR policy of the Company. In accordance with Section 135(4) of the Act, the major contents of CSR policy are as follows:

Concept: The Company's philosophy on CSR is that "as the organization grows, the society and community around it should also grow"

Vision: The Company's vision is to contribute to the social and economic development of the communities in which it operates, resulting in building a better and sustainable way of life for the society at large.

Objectives: The objective of the CSR Policy is to:

a. Ensure an increased commitment at all levels in the organization, to operate its business in an economically, socially & environmentally sustainable manner, while recognizing the interests of all its Stakeholders.

b. To generate, through its CSR initiatives, a community goodwill for RSL and help reinforce a positive & socially responsible image of RSL as a corporate entity.

The CSR initiatives shall be undertaken by the Company as per its stated CSR Policy as Projects or Programs or Activities (either new or ongoing).

The CSR activities may be undertaken through a registered trust or a registered society or a Company established by the Company or its subsidiary or associate Company or through any other trust, society or Company which shall have an established track record of 3 years in undertaking similar Programs or projects.

In addition to the above, CSR Policy also includes Applicability, Objectives, Areas of Initiatives, Budget, CSR Reporting etc., and the said policy is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/Corporate%20Social%20Responsibilitv%20Policv/Corporate-Social-Responsibilitv- Policv.pdf .

In accordance with Section 177(9) and (10) of the Act and Regulation 22 of the SEBI LODR, the Company has established a Vigil Mechanism and has a Whistle Blower Policy and the same is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink:

https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/494075/ PDF%20Download%20URL/Whistle%20Blower%20Policy/ ramco-whistle-blower-policy.pdf .

Further disclosure/information about the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle Blower Policy are discussed in Corporate Governance Report Section of this Annual Report.

In accordance with Regulation 9 read with Regulation 30(8) of SEBI LODR, your Board has framed a Policy on Preservation of documents and Archival of documents. This is intended to provide guidelines for the retention of records and preservation of relevant documents for a duration after which the documents shall be archived. This said policy is available at the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/ hubfs/494075/PDF%20Download%20URL/Policy%20on%20 Preservation%20of%20Documents%20and%20Archival%20 of%20Documents/Policy-on-Preservation-of-Documents-and- Archival-of-Documents.pdf .

Your Company is in the space of providing technological solutions. Your Company's contribution towards sustainability is continuous in nature as is reflected throughout/forms an integral part of our business. The Company aims to reduce its carbon footprint by using energy conservation equipments / other control measures. Further details on this aspect are given in the Conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption Annexure VII in the page no.63.

Your Company is future-ready by proactively encouraging Innovative thinking across the organization and going digital.

Deposits: During the year, your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Sections 73 and 74 of the Act and no deposits are outstanding as at the end of financial year;

Secretarial Standards: Your Company has complied with Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India on Board / Committee and General Meetings;

Nature of Business: During the year, there was no change in nature of business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

Significant and Material Orders: During the year, there are no such orders passed by Regulators/Courts/Tribunals, impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations in future;

Loans, Guarantees or Investments: Disclosures on the same in accordance with Section 186(4) of the Act and SEBI LODR are provided under Note nos. 8.1, 9.1,26 and 29 forming part of separate (standalone) financial statements;

Contracts or Arrangements with Related Parties: Particulars of the same as referred in Section 188(1) of the Act, in the prescribed Form AOC-2 is enclosed as Annexure VI to the Board's Report.

In accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act, read with Section 134(3) (a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31,2023 is available on the Company's website, at the following weblink: https://www.ramco.com/hubfs/investor-relations/Annual- Return-2022-23.

The annual return uploaded on the website is a draft in nature and the final annual return shall be uploaded at the same link on the Company's website once the same is filed with Ministry of Corporate Affairs after the AGM.

Conservation of Energy: The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as stipulated under Section 134(3) of the Act, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is enclosed as Annexure VII to the Board's Report;

Material Changes and Commitments: No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between April 01, 2023 and the date of signing this report. Further deliberations on COVID-19 are provided under MDNA and Note nos. 33 & 31 of separate (standalone) & consolidated financial statements respectively;

Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF): In accordance with Section 124 of the Act, scenario for transfer of amount of unclaimed/unpaid dividend or corresponding shares to IEPF does not arise;

Committee Recommendations: During the year, recommendations of all the Committee constituted by the Board in accordance with the Act were accepted by the Board;

Differential Rights: The Company has not issued equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;

Health, Safety and Environmental Protection: Your Company is committed to provide a safe, healthy and conducive environment to all of its employees and associates.

Your Company being in the industry of Information Technology, Green Initiative is embedded in the Company's culture and throughout its business operations.

Keeping next step towards a Greener Planet for future generations and in furtherance of digitization Commitment to Go-Green initiative of the Government, the Company has digitalized internal communications with virtual Meetings through tele/audio/video conferencing and also using digital mechanism to conduct Board/Committee Meeting(s) as per the provisions of law, thereby it brings down the Meeting-related travel, usage of paper etc., to a limited purpose.

Your Company continued its excellence in its chosen area of business to set a tone at the top.

Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the contributions made by employees towards the success of your Company. Your Directors gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and support received from the Members, Customers, Vendors, Bankers, Regulatory/Governmental Authorities in India and abroad.