Deccan Cements Ltd. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Jun 11, 2024

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DCL:SECY:2024

Date: 11.06.2024

BSE Limited Corporate Relationship Department PhirozeJeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai - 400 001 Scrip Code: 502137

National Stock Exchange of India Limited Listing Department Exchange Plaza, Plot No. C/i, G Block Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai-400 051 Trading Symbol: DECCANCE

Subject: Postal Ballot Notice and Calendar of Events of Postal Ballot.

Please find enclosed a copy of the Postal Ballot Notice dated 28[th] May 2024 and Calendar of Events of Postal Ballot.

The Postal Ballot Notice will be sent by Email only to those members who have registered their Email ID either with the Company/RTA/Depository Participants as on the cut-off date, i.e., 7[th] June 2024 (Friday).

The above notice is also updated on the website of the Company i.e. www.deccancements.com.

Thank you,

With regards,

For Deccan Cements Limited

Digitally signed by BIKRAM BIKRAM KESHARI KESHARI PRUSTY PRUSTY Date: 2024.06.11 09:55:36 +05'30' Bikram Keshari Prusty Company Secretary

Enclosure: Calendar of Events and Postal Ballot Notice

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Calendar of Events of Postal Ballot

Board Meeting Date	28th May 2024
Date of Appointment of Scrutinizer	28th May 2024
Postal Ballot Notice Date	28th May 2024
Cut-off Date for Postal Ballot Process	7th June 2024 (Friday)
Date of Intimation to the Stock
Exchanges-before sending Postal Ballot Notice to the	11th June 2024 (Tuesday)
Shareholders
Date of Sending Postal Ballot Notice through E-mail Only	11th June 2024 (Tuesday)
Date of Publication of Notice on Newspaper	12th June 2024 (Wednesday)
Voting Start Date & Time	12th June 2024, Wednesday, at 9:00 a.m. (IST)
Voting End Date & Time	11th July 2024, Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. (IST)
Result Date	12th July 2024 (Friday)

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DECCAN CEMENTS LIMITED

CIN: L26942TG1979PLC002500

Registered Office: ‘Deccan Chambers’, 6-3-666/B, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082 Tel: 040-23310168, Fax: 040-23318366

E-mail: secretarial@deccancements.com, Website: www.deccancements.com

POSTAL BALLOT NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 110 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with

Rule 20 & Rule 22 of the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014 VOTING STARTS ON VOTING ENDS ON Wednesday, 12[th] June 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (IST) Thursday, 11[th] July 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (IST)

Dear Member(s),

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 110 read with Section 108 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, (‘Act’) (including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), read with Rule 20 and 22 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, (‘Rules’), Regulation 44 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI Listing Regulations’), Secretarial Standard on General Meetings issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (‘SS-2’), each as amended, and in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) for holding general meetings/ conducting postal ballot process through e-Voting, vide General Circular Nos. 14/2020 dated 8[th] April 2020, 17/2020 dated 13[th] April 2020, 22/2020 dated 15[th] June 2020, 33/2020 dated 28[th] September 2020, 39/2020 dated 31[st] December 2020, 10/2021 dated 23[rd] June 2021, 20/2021 dated 8[th] December 2021, 3/2022 dated 5[th] May 2022, 11/2022 dated 28[th] December 2022 and 09/2023 dated 25[th] September 2023, (collectively the ‘MCA Circulars’), to transact the special business as set out hereunder by passing Special Resolution by way of postal ballot only by voting through electronic means (‘remote e- Voting’).

Pursuant to Section 102 and other applicable provisions of the Act, the statement pertaining to the said Resolution setting out the material facts and reasons/ rationale thereof is annexed to this Postal Ballot Notice (‘Notice’) for your consideration and forms part of this Notice.

In compliance with the aforesaid MCA Circulars, this Notice is being sent only through electronic mode to those Members whose e-mail addresses are registered with Deccan Cements Limited (‘the Company’)/ KFin Technologies Limited (KFINTECH), Registrar and Transfer Agent (‘RTA’)/ Depositories. Accordingly, physical copy of the Notice along with Postal Ballot Form and pre-paid business reply envelope are not being sent to the Members. The communication of the assent or dissent of the Members would only take place through the remote e-Voting system. The detailed procedure for remote e-Voting forms part of the ‘Notes’ section to this Notice.

In compliance with Regulation 44 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and pursuant to the provisions of Section 108 and Section 110 of the Act read with the Rules, the MCA Circulars and SS-2, the Company is providing remote e-Voting facility to its Members, to enable them to cast their votes electronically instead of submitting the Postal Ballot Form physically. The

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Company has engaged the services of KFin Technologies Limited (KFINTECH) for the purpose of providing remote e-Voting facility to its Members. The instructions for remote e- Voting are appended to this Notice. The Notice is also available on the website of the Company at https://www.deccancements.com, BSE Limited at www.bseindia.com, National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.nseindia.com, on which the equity shares of the Company are listed and on the website of KFin Technologies Limited at www.evoting.kfintech.com.

Members desirous of exercising their vote through the remote e-Voting process are requested to carefully read the instructions indicated in this Notice and record their assent (FOR) or dissent (AGAINST) by following the procedure as stated in the ‘Notes’ section of this Notice for casting of votes through remote e-Voting not later than 5.00 p.m. (IST) on Wednesday, 11[th ] July 2024. The remote e-Voting facility will be disabled by KFINTECH immediately thereafter.

The Board of Directors of the Company, appointed Mr. V. Shankar, Practicing Company Secretary (Membership No.FCS:7638 and CP: 8446) , as the Scrutinizer for conducting the postal ballot and e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner.

SPECIAL BUSINESS

To appoint Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481) to the office of Independent Director of the Company:

To consider and if thought fit, to pass, the following Resolution as a Special Resolution :

“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of, Sections 149, 152 and 160 read with Schedule IV and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force] and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481), being eligible to be appointed to the office of Independent Director, who was appointed as an Additional Director, in the category of Independent Director, with effect from 28[th] May 2024 and in respect of whom the Company has received a notice in writing under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2013 proposing his candidature for the office of Independent Director, be and is hereby appointed to the office of Independent Director of the Company, to hold office for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years with effect from 28[th] May 2024 to 27[th] May 2029, not liable to retire by rotation.”

Place: Hyderabad Date: 28[th] May 2024

By Order of the Board Sd/Bikram Keshari Prusty Company Secretary FCS 7855

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NOTES:

1. The Explanatory statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to the Special Business to be transacted is annexed hereto.

2. In terms of Section 110 and 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 22 and 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014, the business set out in the notice above is sought to be passed through Postal Ballot by electronic means (e-voting).

3. The Members are provided with the facility to cast their vote, electronically, through e-voting service provided by KFINTECH on the resolutions set forth in the Postal Ballot Notice instead of returning the Postal Ballot Form(s).

4. The Postal Ballot Notice is uploaded on the website of the Company: “ www.deccancements.com ” and on the website of KFINTECH: “ https://evoting.kfintech.com ”.

5. The Postal Ballot Notice is being sent to all the Members, whose names appear in the Register of Members/List of beneficial ownership as received from the Depositories, i.e., National Securities Depository Limited (“NSDL”) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (“CDSL”) as on Friday, 7[th] June 2024 (cut-off date).

6. The Postal Ballot Notice is being sent only by e-mail to those Members who have registered their e-mail address with the Company or with their Depository Participants (“DP”).

7. Dispatch of the Postal Ballot Notice, by e-mail, will be completed by Tuesday, 16[th] April 2024.

8. The voting through e-voting will commence on Wednesday, 12[th] June 2024 at 9:00 A.M. (IST) and ends on Wednesday, 11[th] July 2024 at 5:00 P.M. (IST). During this period, Members of the Company, holding shares either in physical form or in dematerialized form, as on the cut-off date i.e. Friday, 7th June 2024, may cast their votes electronically. The remote e-voting modules shall be disabled for voting thereafter. Once the vote on a resolution(s) is cast by the Member, the Member shall not be allowed to change it subsequently.

9. Resolutions passed by the members by electronic means (remote e-voting), are deemed to have been passed effectively at a General Meeting of the Members. The Special Resolution shall be declared as passed, if the number of votes cast in favour of the Resolution is not less than three times the number of votes cast against the Resolution.

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1. A person who is not a Member as on the cut-off date should treat this Notice for information purpose only.

2. The results of the Postal Ballot will be declared by Thursday, 12[th] July 2024 by the CMD or by person authorised by the CMD, and the resolutions will be deemed to have been passed effectively on the last day of the remote e-voting i.e. Thursday, 16[th] May 2024, subject to the requisite majority of the Shareholders had assented to the Resolutions.

3. As required by Rule 20 and Rule 22 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 read with the MCA Circulars and the Listing Regulations, the details pertaining to this Postal Ballot will be published in one English national daily newspaper circulating throughout India (in English language) and one Hindi daily newspaper circulating in Hyderabad (in vernacular language, i.e. Telugu).

13. Procedure and Instructions for E-Voting :

1. In compliance with the provisions of the Act, the Rules made thereunder, Listing Regulations and the relevant circular(s) issued by MCA and SEBI, the members are provided with the facility to cast their vote electronically, through the e-Voting services provided by KFINTECH, on the resolutions set forth in this Notice. The instructions for e-Voting are given herein below.

2. In pursuant to the SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/242 dated 9[th] December 2020 on “e-Voting facility provided by Listed Companies”, e-Voting process has been enabled to all the individual demat account holders, by way of single login credential, through their demat accounts/websites of Depositories/Depository Participant(s) (‘DPs’) in order to increase the efficiency of the voting process.

3. Individual demat account holders would be able to cast their vote without having to register again with the e-Voting service provider (ESP) thereby not only facilitating seamless authentication but also ease and convenience of participating in e-voting process. The members are advised to update their mobile number and e-mail ID with their DPs to access e-Voting facility.

4. The remote e-voting facility will be available during the following voting period:

12[th] June 2024, Wednesday Commencement of remote e-voting @ 9:00 A.M. (IST) 11[th] July 2024, Wednesday End of remote e-voting @ 5:00 P.M. (IST)

1. The voting rights of members shall be in proportion to their shares in the paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on the cut-off date, i.e., 7[th] June 2024, Friday.

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1. The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Mr. V. Shankar, Practicing Company Secretary ( Membership No. FCS: 7638 and CP: 8446 ), as Scrutinizer to scrutinize the remote e-voting and e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner and they have communicated their willingness to be appointed and will be available for the said purpose. Scrutinizer’s decision on the validity of the E-voting will be final.

2. Any person holding shares in physical form and non-individual shareholders holding shares as of the cut-off date, may obtain the login ID and password by sending a request at “evoting@Kfintech.com”. However, if he/she is already registered with KFINTECH for remote e-voting then he/she can use his/her existing User ID and password for casting the vote.

3. In case of individual members holding securities in demat mode and holding shares as of the cut-off date may follow steps mentioned below under “Login method for remote e-Voting.”

4. The options for remote e-voting are explained herein below:

Option-1: Access to Depositories e-voting system in case of individual members holding shares in demat mode.

Option-2 : Access to KFintech e-voting system in case of members holding shares in physical mode and non-individual members in demat mode.

Details of Option-1 are mentioned below:

Login method for remote e-Voting for Individual members holding securities in demat mode.

emat mode.	emat mode.
Type of shareholders		Login Methods
Individual members		1.User already registered for IDeAS facility:
holding	securities	I.	Visit URL: https://eservices.nsdl.com
in demat mode with		II.	Click on the “Beneficial Owner” icon under “Login”
NSDL			under ‘IDeAS’ section.
		III.	On the new page, enter User ID and Password. Post
			successful authentication, click on “Access to e-Voting”
		IV.	Click on “K-Fintech” under “e-Voting service providers
			(ESPs)” and you will be re-directed to KFintech’s e-
			Voting Platform.
		V.	Select the Event No. for “Deccan Cements Limited”
			from dropdown menu, and click on the “Submit” button
			during the remote e-Voting period to cast your vote.
		2.User not registered for IDeAS e-Services:
			I. To register: Click on the link https://eservices.nsdl.com,
			then select Register Online for IDeAS on the left hand
			side of the screen
			or
			click on the link
			“https://eservices.nsdl.com/SecureWeb/IdeasDirectReg.

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			jsp”
		II. Proceed with completing the required fields.
		III. Follow steps given inPoint 1(User already registered
			for IDeAS facility)of this Row of the Table.
		3.Alternatively by directly accessing the e-Voting
			website of NSDL
			I. Click on the link: https://www.evoting.nsdl.com/
		II. Click on the icon “Login” which is available under
			“Shareholder/Member/Creditor” section.
		III. A new screen will open. You have to enter your User ID
			(i.e. your Sixteen Digit Demat Account Number held
			with NSDL), followed by Password / OTP, and a
			Verification Code as shown on the screen.
		IV. After authentication, you will get message that “You will
			be redirected to NSDL IDeAS Portal” . Click on the
			hyperlink “Click hear to Continue”.
		V. Click on “K-Fintech” under “e-Voting service providers
			(ESPs)” and you will be re-directed to KFintech’s e-
			Voting Platform.
		VI. Select the Event No. for “Deccan Cements Limited”
			from dropdown menu, and click on the “Submit” button
			during the remote e-Voting period to cast your vote.
Individual		1. Existing user who have opted for Easi / Easiest
Shareholders		I.	Visit URL:
holding	securities		https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasitoken/home/login
in demat mode with			or
CDSL			URL: www.cdslindia.com then click on “Login” on the
			right hand side top corner, select the option “My Easi
			New (Token)”, then click on “Login”
		II.	Login with your Registered User Id and Password.
		III.	You will see the e-Voting Menu. The Menu will have
			links of e-Voting service providers (ESPs), select “K-
			Fintech”, and you will be re-directed to KFintech’s e-
			Voting Platform.
		IV.	Select the Event No. for “Deccan Cements Limited”
			from dropdown menu, and click on the “Submit” button
			during the remote e-Voting period to cast your vote.
		2. User not registered for Easi/Easiest
		I.	Option to register is available at Visit URL:
			https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasitoken/home/login
			or
			URL: www.cdslindia.com then click on “Login” on the
			right hand side top corner, choose “My Easi New
			(Token)”, then click on “Login”
		II.	Click on “Register”
		III.	Proceed with completing the required fields.
		IV.	Follow the steps given inPoint 1(Existing user who
			have opted for Easi / Easiest)of this Row of the
			Table.
		3. Alternatively, by directly accessing the e-Voting
			website of CDSL, without taking registration for
			Easi/Easiest:
			(i) Visit URL:
			https://evoting.cdslindia.com/Evoting/EvotingLogin
			(ii) Enter your 16 digit Demat Account Number in BOID
			and PAN Number on PAN, click on Submit .
			(iii) Enter the OTP received on your Registered Mobile
			and Email Id, registered with your Demat Account.
			(iv) After successful authentication, select “KFin” under

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			list of “e-Voting service providers (ESPs)”, you will be
			re-directed to KFintech’s e-Voting Platform.
			(v) Select the event for “Deccan Cements Limited” from
			dropdown menu, and click on the “Submit” button
			during the remote e-Voting period to cast your vote.
Individual members		I.	You can also login using the login credentials of your
login through their			demat account through your DP registered with
demat accounts /			NSDL/CDSL for e-voting facility.
Website	of	II.	Once logged-in, you will be able to see Access to e-
Depository			voting option. Once you click on e-voting option, you will
Participant			be redirected to NSDL / CDSL Depository site.
		III. After successful authentication, you will see e-voting
			feature.
		IV. Click on “K-Fintech” under “e-Voting service providers
			(ESPs)” and you will be re-directed to KFintech’s e-
			Voting Platform.
		V. Select the Event No. for “Deccan Cements Limited”
			from dropdown menu, and click on the “Submit” button
			during the remote e-Voting period to cast your vote.

Important note: Members who are unable to retrieve User ID / Password are advised to use Forgot user ID and Forgot Password option available at respective websites.

Helpdesk for Individual Members holding securities in demat mode for any technical issues related to login through Depository i.e. NSDL and CDSL.

Login type	Helpdesk details
Securities held with	Members facing any technical issue in login can contact
NSDL	NSDL helpdesk by sending a request at
	evoting@nsdl.co.inor call at022 - 4886 7000
Securities held with	Please contact CDSL helpdesk by sending a request at
CDSL	helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com or contact at022-
	23058738

Details of Option-2 are mentioned below:

Login method for e-voting for members other than Individuals holding securities

in demat mode and members holding securities in physical mode .

• (A) Members whose email IDs are registered with the Company/ Depository Participants(s), will receive an email from KFintech which will include details of E-Voting Event Number (EVEN), USER ID and password. They will have to follow the following process:

• i. Launch internet browser by typing the URL: https://emeetings.kfintech.com/

• ii. Enter the login credentials (i.e. User ID and password). In case of physical folio, User ID will be EVEN (E-Voting Event Number), followed by folio number. In case of Demat account, User ID will be your DP ID and Client ID. However, if you are already registered with KFintech for e-voting, you can use your existing User ID and password for casting the vote.

• iii. After entering these details appropriately, click on “LOGIN”.

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• iv. You will now reach password change Menu wherein you are required to mandatorily change your password. The new password shall comprise of minimum 8 characters with at least one upper case (A- Z), one lower case (a-z), one numeric value (0-9) and a special character (@,#,$, etc.,). The system will prompt you to change your password and update your contact details like mobile number, email ID etc. on first login. You may also enter a secret question and answer of your choice to retrieve your password in case you forget it. It is strongly recommended that you do not share your password with any other person and that you take utmost care to keep your password confidential.

• v. You need to login again with the new credentials.

• vi. On successful login, the system will prompt you to select the “EVEN” of the “POSTAL BALLOT” and click on “Submit”

• vii. On the voting page, enter the number of shares (which represents the number of votes) as on the Cut-off Date under “FOR/AGAINST” or alternatively, you may partially enter any number in “FOR” and partially “AGAINST” but the total number in “FOR/AGAINST” taken together shall not exceed your total shareholding as mentioned herein above. You may also choose the option ABSTAIN. If the member does not indicate either “FOR” or “AGAINST” it will be treated as “ABSTAIN” and the shares held will not be counted under either head.

• viii. Members holding multiple folios/demat accounts shall choose the voting process separately for each folio/ demat accounts.

• ix. Voting has to be done for each item of the notice separately. In case you do not desire to cast your vote on any specific item, it will be treated as abstained.

• x. You may then cast your vote by selecting an appropriate option and click on “Submit”.

• xi. A confirmation box will be displayed. Click “OK” to confirm else “CANCEL” to modify. Once you have voted on the resolution (s), you will not be allowed to modify your vote. During the voting period, Members can login any number of times till they have voted on the Resolution(s).

• xii. Corporate/ Institutional Members (i.e. other than Individuals, HUF, NRI etc.) are also required to send scanned certified true copy (PDF Format) of the Board Resolution/ Authority Letter etc., authorizing its representative to cast its vote through remote e-voting together with attested specimen signature(s) of the duly authorised representative(s), to the Scrutinizer at email id

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1981shanky@gmail.com with a copy marked to evoting@kfintech.com. The scanned image of the above-mentioned documents should be in the naming format Corporate Name_Even.

• (B) Members whose email IDs are not registered with the Company/Depository Participants(s) are requested to register their email ID with the Company’s RTA (for physical shareholders)/ Depository (for demat shareholders). Otherwise, the Postal Ballot Notice and e-voting instructions cannot be serviced.

  • Shareholders holding shares in physical mode, and who have not registered their email ID, shall go through the “ Information for Physical Shareholders ” section in the Company’s website link “ https://deccancements.com/shareholders-information.php ”.

• The Scrutinizer will, after the conclusion of e-voting, scrutinize the votes cast through remote e-voting, make a Scrutinizer’s Report and submit the same to the Chairperson. The result of e-voting will be declared within forty-eight hours of the conclusion of the e-voting period and the same, along-with the Scrutinizer’s Report, will be placed on the website of the Company: www.deccancements.com and on the website of KFintech at: https://evoting.kfintech.com. The result will simultaneously be communicated to the stock exchanges, where the shares of the company are listed. Subject to receipt of requisite number of votes, the Resolutions proposed in the Notice shall be deemed to be passed on the last date of the e-voting period, i.e., 16[th] May 2024, Thursday.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 102 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The following statement sets out all the material facts relating to the Special Business mentioned in the accompanying Postal Ballot Notice:

The Company has received a Notice under Section 160 of the Companies Act, 2023 from a shareholder to consider the appointment of Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481), to the office of Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar has given his consent to act as an Independent Director of the Company. The Company has received declaration from Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar that he meets the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar is not disqualified from being appointed as Director in terms of Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. He has confirmed that he is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other authority and he is not aware of any circumstance or situation which exists or may be reasonable anticipated that could impair or impact his ability to discharge duties as an independent director of the company. He has

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successfully registered himself in the Independent Directors’ Data Bank maintained by Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Board of Directors have examined and assessed his credentials, his eligibility vis a vis the applicable rules and regulations and his suitability for the proposed office of Independent Director. Based on the skills, experience, knowledge and performance evaluation, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee have recommended to the Board for the appointment of Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar to the office of the Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years with effect from 28[th] May 2024.

In the opinion of the Board of Directors Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481) fulfils the conditions for appointment as an Independent Director as specified in the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and is independent of the Management.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the Articles of Association of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on 28[th] May 2024 has appointed Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481), as an Additional Director of the Company, in the category of Independent Director, with effect from 28[th] May 2024.

Pursuant to Section 161(1) of the Act, Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481) supposed to hold the office of Additional Director up to the date of the Annual General Meeting. However, as per the requirements under Regulation 17(1C) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 approval of shareholders shall be taken for the appointment of person to the office of the Board of Directors within a time period of three months from the date of appointment.

Therefore, the Board of Directors have placed this proposal to accord consent of the shareholders by Special Resolution through Postal Ballot to appoint Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481) to the office of Independent Director of the Company for a period of 5 years with effect from 28[th] May 2024 (from the date on which he was appointed as an additional director of the Company).

Brief profile of Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar (DIN: 00481481) and other information as stipulated under Regulation 36 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and SS-2, is as under:

Name	Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar
Date of Birth	9thMarch 1964
Date of Appointment	28thMay 2024
	Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
	Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
Qualification	Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad,
	India
	Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, A. P.

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	Fellow of Telangana Academy of Sciences, Telangana
	Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow
	Vice president for Chemical Research Society of India
	Co-Chairperson, National Organic Symposium Trust
	Member, Indian National Science Congress
	Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar as a Secretary to Govt. of
	India, Department of Science & Technology. He was also
	appointed as a Director in CSIR - Indian Institute of
	Chemical Technology, Hyderabad with an additional
	charge as a Director of CSIR - National Environmental
	Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur
Brief resume and expertise in
specific functional area	Further, he was a Mentor Director, National Institute of
	Pharmaceutical and Educational Research (NIPER),
	Hyderabad with an Additional charge as Director, CSIR -
	National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI),
	Hyderabad. He also acted as a Director for , Indo-French
	Joint Laboratory and IICT - RMIT (Australia) Joint
	Laboratory.
Directorships in other companies	Nil
Chairmanship/ Membership
of committees of other	Nil
companies
Shareholding in the company	Nil
No. of Meetings of the Board attended earlier	Not Applicable
Pecuniary Relationship with
the Company during last 3 financial years and current	Nil
financial year
Proposed Remuneration, if	Eligible for Sitting Fees for attending Board and Committee
any	Meetings, and Commission, as a Non-Executive Director
Relationship with other Directors or KMPs	Not related to any Director or KMPs

Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar is a person of integrity; possess relevant expertise and vast experience. His association as an Independent Director will be beneficial and in the best interest of the Company.

Copy of the draft letters for the appointment of Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar setting out the terms and conditions would be available for inspection without any fee by the Members at the registered office of the Company during normal business hours on any working day up to the date of end of e-voting period.

Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar shall be entitled to receive Sitting Fee as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, for attending the Board and Committee Meetings as stated under:

Board Meeting and Audit Committee Meeting Rs.40,000/- per meeting Other Committee Meetings Rs.10,000/- per meeting

In addition to the sitting fees, as a Non-Executive Director, he shall be entitled to commission on net profits. The Non-Executive Directors are collectively entitled for a commission / sum

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not exceeding 1% per annum of the net profits of the company calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 198 of the Companies Act, 2013, to be paid and distributed amongst the Non-Executive Directors in such manner as may be determined by the Board of Directors, from time to time.

None of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel of the Company and their relatives are, in any way, concerned or interested, in the resolution set out in the Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149, 152 and 160 of the Act read with Schedule IV thereto, the appointment of Independent Director requires approval of the members. Further, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 25(2A) of SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, appointment of an Independent Director shall be subject to approval of the members by way of special resolution. Accordingly, appointment of Mr. Srivari Chandrasekhar as an Independent Director requires approval of the members by way of Special Resolution.

Accordingly the Board recommends the Special Resolution set out in the Notice for approval of the Members.

By Order of the Board

Place: Hyderabad Date: 28[th] May 2024

Sd/Bikram Keshari Prusty Company Secretary FCS 7855

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