Grasim Industries Ltd — Board/Management Information 2021

May 24, 2021

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Ref No: GIL/CFD/SEC/22/40/SE

24[th] May 2021

BSE Limited Dalal Street, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Mumbai 400 001 Scrip Code: 500300

The National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, 5[th] Floor, Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 Symbol: GRASIM

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Appointment of Independent Directors of the Company

Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”) and based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of Grasim Industries Limited (“the Company”) at its meeting held today i.e. 24[th] May 2021, inter-alia , approved the appointment of Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta and Mr. V. Chandrasekaran as Additional Directors (Non-Executive and Independent Directors) of the Company, subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

We also confirm that Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta and Mr. V. Chandrasekaran are not debarred from holding the office of director pursuant to any SEBI order or any such authority.

The details required under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/4/2015 dated 9[th] September 2015 are given in Annexure A.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

For Grasim Industries Limited

Digitally signed by Sailesh Sailesh Kumar Daga Kumar Daga Date: 2021.05.24 15:13:19 +05'30'

Sailesh Daga Company Secretary

Cc: Luxembourg Stock Exchange Citibank N.A. Citibank N.A. Market & Surveillance Dept., Depositary Receipt Service Custodial Services P.O. Box 165, L-2011 388 Greenwich Street, 6[th] FIFC, 11[th] Floor, C-54 & 55, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Floor, New York, NY 10013 G Block Bandra Kurla Complex Luxembourg, Europe Bandra (East), Mumbai 400098

Grasim Industries Limited

Aditya Birla Centre, ‘A’ wing, 2[nd ] Floor, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India T: +91 22 6652 5000 / 2499 5000 | F: +91 22 6652 5114 / 2499 5114 E: grasim.secretarial@adityabirla.com | W: www.grasim.com | CIN: L17124MP1947PLC000410

Regd. Office : P.O. Birlagram, Nagda – 456 331 (M.P.)

Annexure A

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1. Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta (DIN: 00020403), Independent Director

Sr. No	Details of Events that needs to beprovided	Information of such event(s)
1	Reason for change	Appointment
2	Date of appointment & term of appointment	Appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of the Company, for a term of 5 years with effect from 24thMay 2021, subject to approval by the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meetingof the Company.
3	Brief Profile	Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary. Mr. Gupta is also an Insolvency Professional registered under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. He has vast experience in the field on finance and general management. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of various companies like Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Vinati Organics Limited, CARE Ratings Limited etc. He was the former Whole Time Director & CFO of the Company till 30thJune 2015. He was recognized as Best CFO by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, IMA, Business Today. He is Ex Member NACAS as representative of FICCI. NACAS was a statutory organization constituted by Govt of India for settingupAccountingStandards.
4	Disclosure of relationships between the Directors	Mr. Adesh Kumar Gupta is not related to any of the Directors on the Board.

Grasim Industries Limited

Aditya Birla Centre, ‘A’ wing, 2[nd ] Floor, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India T: +91 22 6652 5000 / 2499 5000 | F: +91 22 6652 5114 / 2499 5114 E: grasim.secretarial@adityabirla.com | W: www.grasim.com | CIN: L17124MP1947PLC000410

Regd. Office : P.O. Birlagram, Nagda – 456 331 (M.P.)

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2. Mr. V. Chandrasekaran (DIN: 03126243), Independent Director

Sr. No	Details of Events that needs to beprovided	Information of such event(s)
1	Reason for change	Appointment
2	Date of appointment & term of appointment	Appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of the Company, for a term of 5 years with effect from 24thMay 2021, subject to approval by the members of the Company at the ensuingAnnual General Meetingof the Company.
3	Brief Profile	Mr. V. Chandrasekaran is a qualified Chartered Accountant and retired Executive Director (Investment) of LIC of India. He has more than 3 decades of experience in Life Insurance Finance, Housing Finance and Mutual Fund Investment, with adequate exposure to a gamut of Investments. He is involved in Investment decision making processes, Investment Monitoring & Accounting and Investment Research and Risk Management. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of various companies like Tamilnadu Newsprint & Papers Limited, Tata Investment Corporation Limited,etc.
4	Disclosure of relationships between the Directors	Mr. V. Chandrasekaran is not related to any of the Directors on the Board.

Grasim Industries Limited

Aditya Birla Centre, ‘A’ wing, 2[nd ] Floor, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 030, India T: +91 22 6652 5000 / 2499 5000 | F: +91 22 6652 5114 / 2499 5114 E: grasim.secretarial@adityabirla.com | W: www.grasim.com | CIN: L17124MP1947PLC000410

Regd. Office : P.O. Birlagram, Nagda – 456 331 (M.P.)