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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited AGM Information 2021

Jul 7, 2021

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AGM Information

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (formerly known as Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd) Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bangalore-560068, Karnataka, India CIN of the Co. L72900KA2011PLC057931 P: +91 80 6196 0300, F: +91 80 6196 0700 Website: www.happiestminds.com Email: [email protected]

July 7, 2021

Listing Compliance & Legal Regulatory BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001 Stock Code: 543227

Listing & Compliance National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East, Mumbai 400 051 Stock Code: HAPPSTMNDS

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Outcome of the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Further to our letter dated June 11, 2021 sharing copy of the Notice of the 10[th] AGM of the Company dated June 7, 2021, we confirm that the AGM as scheduled was held today i.e., July 7, 2021 and the business mentioned in the said Notice were duly transacted.

In this regard, please find enclosed the proceedings as required under Regulation 30, Part A of Schedule - III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The transcript of the AGM will be made available on the website of the Company https://www.happiestminds.com/investors/ in due course.

This is for your information and records.

Thanking you, Yours faithfully,

For Happiest Minds Technologies Limited

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Praveen Kumar Darshankar Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No. F6706

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (formerly known as Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd) Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bangalore-560068, Karnataka, India CIN of the Co. L72900KA2011PLC057931 P: +91 80 6196 0300, F: +91 80 6196 0700 Website: www.happiestminds.com Email: [email protected]

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Summary of the proceedings of 10[th] AGM of Happiest Minds Technologies Limited

The 10[th] Annual General Meeting (“ AGM ”) of the members of Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (“ the Company” ) was held on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 4.00 P.M (IST) through video conferencing and other audio-visual means (“ VC ”). The meeting was held in compliance with the General Circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and circulars issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in this regard and as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder.

Directors and KMP present (all present through VC):

Mr. Ashok Soota Executive Chairman & Director(Bangalore,India)
Mr. Joseph Anantharaju Executive Vice Chairman & Director(Seattle, USA)
Mr. Venkatraman N ManagingDirector & CFO(Bangalore,India)
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Srivastava Independent Director(Austin,Texas,USA)
Ms. Anita Ramachandran Independent Director(Bangalore,India)
Ms. Shubha Rao Mayya Independent Director(Bangalore,India)
Mr. Praveen Kumar D CompanySecretary& Compliance Officer(Bangalore, India)

Other Invitees in attendance (all present through VC):

Mr. Vikas Bagaria (Partner) M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
IncomingStatutoryAuditors(Bangalore,India)
Mr. Sumit Mehra (Partner)
Mr. Pradip Agarwal ( Director - Audit
and Assurance)
M/s. S.R Batliboi & Associates LLP
Outgoing Statutory Auditors (Bangalore, India)
Mr. V Sreedharan (Sr. Partner)
Mr. Pradeep B Kulkarni (Partner)
Mrs. Devika Satyanarayana(Partner)
M/s. V Sreedharan & Associates
Secretarial Auditor/Scrutinizer (Bangalore, India)

Quorum of the Meeting:

A total of 122 members attended the meeting through VC.

The meeting commenced at 4:00 PM (IST) and concluded at 5:03 PM (IST) (including time allowed for e- voting at AGM).

Proceedings of the Meeting:

Mr. Ashok Soota chaired the meeting. The Chairman extended a warm welcome to all members, auditors and other invitees who joined the meeting through VC. He confirmed that

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (formerly known as Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd) Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bangalore-560068, Karnataka, India CIN of the Co. L72900KA2011PLC057931 P: +91 80 6196 0300, F: +91 80 6196 0700 Website: www.happiestminds.com Email: [email protected]

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the Company had taken all feasible efforts under the current circumstances to enable members to participate through VC and vote on the items being considered for the meeting.

After declaring that the requisite quorum was present, the Chairman called the meeting to order. Before starting the proceedings, he expressed his condolences to the entire country for the lives of many loved ones lost due to Covid-19 and observed 30 seconds pause and silence in honour and remembrance of all the departed souls.

The Chairman then introduced the Directors & KMPs of the Company to the members. All the Directors & KMPs of the Company had attended the meeting. The Company Secretary provided general instructions to members regarding participation in the meeting and to cast their votes through insta-poll.

The Chairman then addressed the members covering the summary/highlights of Chairman’s letter that was earlier circulated as part of Annual Report. The Managing Director & CFO made presentation to the members on the financial performance of the Company during the financial year ended March 31, 2021. The Company Secretary then provided the summary of the statutory auditors’ report and secretarial audit report for the financial year ended March 31, 2021.

The Chairman thereafter took the Notice of AGM, Statutory Auditors’ report, Secretarial Audit report and Board’s Report as read and read out the following items of business, as per the Notice of AGM:

Sr.
No.
Description of Resolutions Type of
resolution
Ordinary Business
1 To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial
Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2021
together with the Reports of Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon
Ordinary
2 To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2021
together with the Report of the Auditors thereon
Ordinary
3 To declare a final dividend of Rs.3 per share on equity shares for the
financialyear ended March 31,2021
Ordinary
4 To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Venkatraman Narayanan (having DIN:
01856347) who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-
Appointment
Ordinary
5 To appoint Auditors to hold office from the conclusion of the 10th Annual
General Meetinguntil the conclusion of the 15th Annual General Meeting,
Ordinary

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited

(formerly known as Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd) Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bangalore-560068, Karnataka, India CIN of the Co. L72900KA2011PLC057931 P: +91 80 6196 0300, F: +91 80 6196 0700 Website: www.happiestminds.com Email: [email protected]

and to fix their remuneration
Special Business
6 To appoint Mr. Joseph Vinod Anantharaju (having DIN No. 08859640) as
Director of the Company,liable to retire byrotation
Ordinary
7 To appoint Mr. Joseph Vinod Anantharaju (having DIN No. 08859640), as
Whole-time Director of the Company designated as Executive Vice
Chairman, for a period of five years from November 4, 2020 to November
3,2025
Special
8 To appoint Mr. Venkatraman Narayanan (having DIN No. 01856347), as
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, for a
period of fiveyears from November 4,2020 to November 3,2025
Special
9 To ratify and approve the ‘Happiest Minds Employee Stock Option Scheme
2020’, formulated and approved prior to the Initial Public Offering of the
Company
Special

The Chairman clarified that since all the Resolutions have been already put to vote through remote e-voting, there will be no proposing and seconding of the Resolutions and that there would be no voting by show of hands. Members were then provided with a facility to ask questions or express their views through VC. Responses were duly provided to the queries raised by the members.

The Chairman thanked all the members for their queries and views and then announced opening of insta-poll for the members who had not already cast their vote by means of remote e-voting, which was made available for fifteen minutes.

The Board of Directors had appointed M/s. V Sreedharan & Associates as the Scrutinizer to supervise the e-voting process and the Chairman authorized the Company Secretary to declare the voting results, intimate the stock exchanges and place the same on the website of the Company. The details of the voting results (remote e-voting and e-voting at the AGM through insta-poll) on all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of AGM along with the Scrutinizer’s Report will be disseminated to the exchanges and will be placed on the Company’s website, in due course.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

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For Happiest Minds Technologies Limited

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Praveen Kumar Darshankar Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No. F6706