Exide Industries Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2025

Aug 20, 2025

Ref No: EIL/SEC/2025-26/31

20th August 2025
The Secretary	The Secretary
The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited	BSE Limited
7 Lyons Range	Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street,
Kolkata -700 001	Mumbai -400 00 I
CSE Scrip Code: 15060 &10015060	BSE Scrip Code: 500086
The Secretary	-
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor
Plot no. Cl I, G Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E), Mumbai -400 051
NSE Symbol: EXIDEIND

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("LODR Regulations") - Further investment in Wbol.ly Owned Subsidiary

This is to inform you that on 20th August 2025, "Exide Industries Limited" ('Company/EIL ') has invested Rs. I 00,00,00,000/- (Rupees One hundred crores only) by way of subscription in the equity share capital of its wholly owned subsidiary, "Exide Energy Solutions Limited" (hereinafter referred as 'EESL'), on rights basis. With this investment, the total investment made by the Company in EESL stands to Rs. 3,802.23 crore. There is no change in the shareholding percentage of the Company in EESL pursuant to such an acquisition.

The detailed disclosure required under Regulation 30 read with para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("LODR Regulations") and SEBI Master Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/0 155 dated I Ith November 2024 is enclosed herewith.

You are requested to kindly take the fact on record.

Thanking you.

For Exide Industries Limited

JITENDRA KUMAR MOHANLAL Digitally signed by JITENDRA KUMAR MOHANLAL Date: 2025.08.20 16:03:01 +05'30'

Jitendra Kumar Company Secretary & President (Legal & Corporate Affairs) ACS No.11159

Encl: as above

Exide Industries Limited, Exide House, 59E Chowringhee Road, Kolkata-700 020 Phone: (033) 2302-3400, 2283-2171, 2283-2118 e-mail : exideindustrieslimited@exide.co.in, www.exideindustries.com CIN: L31402WB1947PLC014919

Annexure-1

Detailed disclosures under para A of Part A of Schedule III required under Regulation 30 of LO DR Regulations:

a.	Name of the target entity details in brief suchas size, turnover etc.	Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), an existingwholly owned subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited(EIL) was incorporated on 24th March 2022 and isengaged in the business of manufacturing & sellinglithium-ion battery cells, modules and packs forIndia'selectricvehiclemarketandstationaryapplications. Some of the relevant details of EESL aregiven below:
		Paid up equity share capital as on date: Rs.I ,254.2 I croreNet worth as on 3 I .03.2025: Rs. 2,738.06 croreTurnover as on 3 I .03.2025: Rs. 116.89 croreLoss after Tax for the year ended 31.03.2025: Rs.209. 12 crore
		As on date, the total investment by Exide IndustriesLimited in the equity share capital of EESL includingshare premium stands to Rs. 3,802.23 crore includinginvestment made in erstwhile merged subsidiaryExide Energy Private Limited ('EEPL').
b.	Whether the acquisition would fall withinrelated party transaction(s) and whether thepromoter/ promoter group/ group companieshave any interest in the entity being acquired?If yes, nature of interest and details thereof andwhether the same is done at "ann's length"	Yes, since EESL is a wholly owned subsidiary ofEIL.EESL has allotted 2,50,00,000 nos. equity shares ofRs. I 0/-each at a premium of Rs. 30/-per shareaggregating to Rs. I 00,00,00,000 /-(Rupees Onehundred crores only) on rights basis to Ell.Save & except what is mentioned above,thePromoter/promoter group/group companies have nointerest in the transaction.The said transaction is at arm's length.
C.	Industry to which the entity being acquiredbelongs	Manufacturing battery cells of advanced chemistryand form factor,including but not limited tocylindrical, pouch, prismatic, (the "Battery Cells"), aswell as manufacturing, assembling, selling batterymodules, battery packs and other related activitiesthereto.

d.	Objects and effects of acquisition (including butnotlimited to, disclosure of reasons foracquisition of target entity, if its business isoutside the main line of business of the listedentity)	EESL is in the process of setting up a green field plantat Bengaluru for manufacturing & selling lithium-ionbattery cells, modules and pack business. The equityinvestment in EESL on a rights basis is to fund theabove green field project and meet its various fundingrequirements.With the current investment, EIL shareholding inEESL remains unchanged at I 00%
e.	Brief detai Is of any governmental or regulatoryapprovals required for the acquisition	None
f	Indicative time period for completion of theacquisition	The equity shares against the current investment wereallotted on 20th August 2025
g.	Natureofconsiderationwhethercashconsideration or share swap and details of thesame	Cash
h.	Cost of acquisition or the price at which theshares are acquired	2,50,00,000 nos. equity shares of Rs. 10/-each at apremium of Rs. 30/-each on rights basis to EIL
i.	Percentage of shareholding I control acquiredand/ or number of shares acquired	With the current investment, EIL shareholding inEESL remains unchanged at 100%
J.	Briefbackground about the entityacquiredterms of products/line of business acquired,Indate of incorporation, history of last 3 years'turnover, country in which the acquired entityhaspresenceandanyothersignificantinformation (in brief)	EESL was incorporated on 24th March 2022 and thebusiness objects of it are explained in point no. c aboveTurnover for last 3 years are as underFY 2024-25 -Rs. 116.89 crore*FY 2023-24 -Rs. 239.14 crore*FY 2022-23 -Rs. 112.05 crore** Subsequent to merger of EEP L with £ESL