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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Capital/Financing Update 2024

Aug 5, 2024

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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]

August 05, 2024

Listing Compliance & Legal Regulatory BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001 Stock Code: 543227, 974728, 974820 & 975101

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 Board Meeting held on August 05, 2024

Ref: Regulation 30 and 51 read with Para A of Part A and Part B of Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended.

We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today i.e., August 05, 2024, transacted the following businesses:

1. Issue of Non-Convertible Debentures:

Considered and approved the prospective issue of up to 25,000 unsecured, negotiable, redeemable, rated, listed, non-convertible debentures (“ Debentures ”) of INR 1,00,000/- each aggregating to INR 250,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty Crores only), on private placement basis in domestic market, in one or more tranches for raising funds to be utilized towards the general corporate purposes of the Company.

The details required as per SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023, are enclosed as ANNEXURE - I .

2. Appointment of Mr. Mittu Sridhara (aka Seshashayee Sridhara) as an Independent Director

Based on the recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Board Governance Committee at its meeting held today, the Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Mittu Sridhara (aka Seshashayee Sridhara) (DIN: 09247644) as an Independent Director of the Company with immediate effect, for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years i.e., from August 05, 2024 to August 04, 2029, subject to approval of the shareholders of the Company.

In accordance with the circular dated June 20, 2018, issued by the Stock Exchanges, it is confirmed that Mr. Sridhara is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) or any other such authority.

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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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3. Appointment of Mr. Rajiv Indravadan Shah as an Executive Director

Based on the recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Board Governance Committee at its meeting held today, the Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Rajiv Indravadan Shah (DIN: 06752608) as an Executive Director of the Company, liable to retire by rotation, for a period of 5 (Five) years, commencing from August 05, 2024, till August 04, 2029, at such terms and conditions including remuneration as may be decided by the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of Central Government and the shareholders of the Company.

In accordance with the circular dated June 20, 2018, issued by the Stock Exchanges, it is confirmed that Mr. Rajiv Shah is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) or any other such authority.

The details required as per the SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023, are enclosed as ANNEXURE - II .

The Board Meeting commenced at 4.00 P.M. and concluded at 4.30 P.M.

This is for your information and records.

Thanking you, Yours faithfully,

For Happiest Minds Technologies Limited

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DARSHANKAR Digitally signed by DARSHANKAR PRAVEEN PRAVEEN KUMAR Date: 2024.08.05 16:33:38 KUMAR +05'30'

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

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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]

ANNEXURE - I

- Details as required under SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD PoD1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023

Sl.
No.
Particulars Details
1. Type of securitiesproposed to be issued Non-Convertible Debentures
2. Type of issuance Private Placement
3. Total number of securities proposed to be issued
or the total amount for which the securities will be
issued
Up to 25,000 Debentures aggregating up to
INR 250,00,00,000/-
In case of issuance of debt securities or other non-
convertible securities followingadditional details:
i.
size of the issue
Rs. 250,00,00,000/-
5. ii.
whether proposed to be listed? If yes, name
of the stock exchange(s)
Yes, to be listed on BSE/NSE
iii. tenure of the instrument -date of allotment
and date of maturity
Tenure: 3 years
Date of Allotment: to be decided by the
Board of Directors
Date of Maturity: 3 years from the date of
allotment of each tranche
iv. coupon/interest offered, schedule of
payment of coupon/interest and principal
1 month T-bill rate as published by Financial
Benchmarks India Limited on their website
http://www.fbil.org.in/under the “T—Bill
Rate” menu or on such other part of the
respective website as may be reorganized
from time to time plus 1.85% p.a. payable
quarterly
v.
charge/security, if any, created over the
assets
NA, as it is unsecured
vi. special right/interest/privileges attached to
the instrument and changes thereof
Put and call option available at the end of 1st
year and end of 2nd year on interest rate
reset date,with sufficientprior noticeperiod.
vii. delay in payment of interest / principal
amount for a period of more than three
months from the due date or default in
payment of interest/ principal
Additional interest @2% p.a. over and above
the interest payable
viii. details of any letter or comments regarding
payment/non-payment of interest, principal
on due dates, or any other matter concerning
the security and /or the assets along with its
comments thereon,if any
NA, as it is unsecured
ix. details
of
redemption
of
debentures
indicating the manner of redemption
Bullet repayment, where Rs. 125,00,00,000/-
repayment by end of 33rd month and balance
byend of 36th month
6. Any cancellation or termination of proposal for
issuance of securities includingreasons thereof
N.A.

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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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ANNEXURE - II

Details required as per Regulation 30 read with SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023

Sl.
No.
Particulars Details Details
1 Name Mittu Sridhara (aka Seshashayee
Sridhara)
Rajiv Indravadan Shah
2 Reason for change Appointment as an Independent
Director
Appointment as an Executive
Director
3 Date
of
appointment
&
term
of
appointment
Date of appointment: August 05,
2024
Term of appointment: 5 (Five
years), i.e. from August 05, 2024
to August 04, 2029
The appointment is subject to
approval of the shareholders of
the Company.
Date of appointment: August 05,
2024
Term of appointment: 5 (Five
years), i.e. from August 05, 2024
to August 04, 2029
The appointment is subject to
approval of Central Government
and the shareholders of the
Company.
4 Briefprofile Attached as_Annexure - A_ Attached as_Annexure - A_
5 Disclosure of
relationships
between
directors
Mr. Mittu Sridhara is not related
to any Director or Key Managerial
Personnel (KMP) of the Company.
Mr. Rajiv Indravadan Shah is not
related to any Director or Key
Managerial Personnel (KMP) of
the Company.

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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]

ANNEXURE - A

Brief profile of the Directors:

Mr. Mittu Sridhara (aka Seshashayee Sridhara)

Mr. Mittu is a purpose-driven, seasoned, Board-level business and technology leader whose passion is building business and driving value delivery through the innovative combination of Technology, people and process. He has helped define, drive, scaleup and deliver four digital transformation journeys-two rapid growth, multi-billiondollar digital platform businesses (Careem, sold to UBER for $ 3.1 billion and Hepsiburada IPO on Nasdaq for circa $4 billion) and two significant large public company digital transformations (Ladbrokes and TUI Travel), from defining the customer experience through to business model/process and technology platform scaleup/change.

Mr. Mittu is an entrepreneurial, customer-focused leader who has a track record of successfully combining strategy definition with pragmatic product, engineering, data, AI, people, process simplification and commercial skills. His experience has been honed in customer-centric, high transaction volume, omnichannel, datarich businesses at an international scale. He is intimately familiar with cybersecurity, contemporary and package technologies and the ability to balance change with operational improvements. His experience spans B2B, B2C, B2B2C, geographically and culturally diverse, Private Equity backed, Founder-led and publicly traded organizations.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from VNIT, Master’s degree from North Carolina State University and an Executive MBA from London Business School. He serves as a member of the Management Board for Allegro.pl. and Independent Director on the Board of Nykaa. Previously, he was associated with various organisations including TUI Travel Plc, and D-Market Elektronik Hizmetlter ve Ticaret AS Kustepe Mah. Mecidiyekoy Yolu Cad (Dogan Online).

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Happiest Minds Technologies Limited Regd. Office: #53/1-4, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru-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]

Mr. Rajiv Indravadan Shah

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Rajiv Shah is the President and Chief Executive Officer of our company. He is also a member of the Executive Board. He is a global executive with more than 30 years of success across the healthcare, financial services, technology, travel/transportation, and software industries.

Throughout his executive career, Rajiv has held leadership and board level positions at technology-driven organizations including Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Wipro Technologies, IBS Software Services, and Mu Sigma and he was an advisor to Founder CEOs and of various companies and worked with PE firms during their investment evaluation process.

With seed funding from General Atlantic Partners, Rajiv helped establish IBS as a software company addressing the needs of Travel, Transportation, Hospitality and Logistics industry. As a CEO and Executive Director of IBS, he was responsible for turning a company with proprietary software to a highly profitable growth organization. He engineered the change in business model from onpremise to SaaS which improved revenue and profitability visibility. Apart from enabling expansion into new global markets he initiated acquisitions of niche product companies and successfully integrated them. He facilitated a major transaction to provide very profitable exits to shareholders by selling stake to Blackstone. At the time of the transaction IBS had a revenue of $150M and 40%+ EBIDTA. Rajiv was a member of IBS’ Audit and Compensation Committees.

In his prior roles Rajiv led Financial and Healthcare Business Units at Wipro, oversaw the establishment of an international operations of a major IT company - EDS, established a JV between one of the largest US BPO companies (TeleTech) and Bharti group, and established new entity for an Australian Conglomerate – Kerry Packer Group. After establishment, he ran these businesses as a CEO and Executive Director.

Rajiv has lived and worked in various parts of the world and holds MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri. He has completed Executive Management courses at multiple business schools and has also participated in Global Leadership Alliance Training in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Stanford University. He continues to speak at various forums and has published leadership articles.