KS Smart Technologies Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Apr 2, 2026

Disclosures under Regulation 29(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011

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KS Smart Technologies Limited
Name of the Target Company (TC) (Formerly known as Soma Papers and Industries
Limited)
a) Shankar Varadharajan (Acquirer-1)
b) Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav (Acquirer-2)
Name(s) of the acquirer and Persons Acting in
c) Rohan Ramaswamy (Pac-1)
Concert (PAC) with the acquirer
d) Subramanyam Venkatesh (Pac-2)
-
e) Seethapathi Vignesh (Pac 3)
Whether the acquirer belongs to
Yes
promoter/Promoter group
Name(s) of the Stock Exchange(s) where the
BSE Limited
shares of TC are Listed
% w.r.t. total
% w.r.t. total
diluted
share/voting
share/voting
Details of the acquisition / disposal as follows Number capital
capital of the
wherever
TC
applicable()
( )
Before the acquisition under consideration, holding of holding of acquirer along with PACs of
the TC:
a) Shares carrying voting rights
Shankar Varadharajan 3,27,02,805 28.32 19.93
Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav 3,27,02,805 28.32 19.93
Subramanyam Venkatesh - - -
Rohan Ramaswamy - - -
Seethapathi Vignesh - - -
b) Shares in the nature of encumbrance - - -
(pledge/ lien/ non-disposal undertaking/
others)
- - -
c) Voting rights (VR) otherwise than by shares
d) Warrants/convertible securities/any other
instrument that entitles the acquirer to
receive shares carrying voting rights in the T
C (specify holding in each category)
89,09,695 - 5.43
Shankar Varadharajan 89,09,695 - 5.43
Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav 74,00,000 - 4.51
Subramanyam Venkatesh 74,00,000 - 4.51
Rohan Ramaswamy 19,75,000 - 1.20
Seethapathi Vignesh
10,00,00,000 56.64 60.95
e) Total (a+b+c+d)
Details of acquisition/sale
a) Shares carrying voting rights acquired
(by way of conversion) /sold
89,09,695 5.43 25.36
Shankar Varadharajan 89,09,695 5.43 25.36
Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav 74,00,000 4.51 4.51
Subramanyam Venkatesh 74,00,000 4.51 4.51
Rohan Ramaswamy 19,75,000 1.20 1.20
Seethapathi Vignesh
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b) VRs acquired /sold otherwise than by
shares - - -
c) Warrants/convertible securities/any other
instrument that entitles the acquirer to - - -
receive shares carrying voting rights in the
TC (specify holding in each category)
acquired/sold
d) Shares encumbered / invoked/released by
the acquirer - - -
e) Total (a+b+c+/-d)
3,45,94,390 21.09 60.95
After the acquisition/sale, holding of holding of acquirer along with PACs of the TC:
a) Shares carrying voting rights
Shankar Varadharajan 4,16,12,500 25.36 25.36
Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav 4,16,12,500 25.36 25.36
Subramanyam Venkatesh 74,00,000 4.51 4.51
Rohan Ramaswamy 74,00,000 4.51 4.51
Seethapathi Vignesh 19,75,000 1.20 1.20
b) Shares encumbered with the acquirer - - -
c) VRs otherwise than by shares - - -
d) Warrants/convertible securities/any other - - -
instrument that entitles the acquirer to
receive shares carrying voting rights in the
TC (specify holding in each category) after
acquisition
e) Total (a+b+c+d) 10,00,00,000 60.95 60.95
Mode of acquisition / sale (e.g. open market / off-
Conversion of warrants which were allotted on
market / public issue / rights issue / preferential
allotment / inter-se transfer etc). preferential allotment.
Date of acquisition / sale of shares / VR or date
of receipt of intimation of allotment of shares, 31 [st] March 2026
whichever is applicable
Equity share capital / total voting capital of the Rs. 115,47,56,100/- divided into 11,54,75,610
TC before the said acquisition / sale Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each
Equity share capital/ total voting capital of the TC Rs. 1,50,07,00,000/- divided into 15,00,70,000
after the said acquisition / sale Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each
Total diluted share/voting capital of the TC after Rs. 164,07,00,000/- divided into 16,40,70,000
the said acquisition Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each
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(*) Total share capital/ voting capital to be taken as per the latest filing done by the company to the Stock Exchange under Clause 35 of the listing Agreement.

(**) Diluted share/voting capital means the total number of shares in the TC assuming full conversion of the outstanding convertible securities/warrants into equity shares of the TC.

For and on behalf of the Acquirers and Persons Acting in Concert

A S KESHAV Digitally signed by A S KESHAV DN: c=IN, postalCode=600028, st=TAMIL NADU, street=NO 1063 SKY3 AZURE THE OCEANIC ,SOUTH CANAL BANK ROAD ,CHENNAI,600028, l=CHENNAI, o=Personal, serialNumber=a6b23171b286316bbb59b9ea4e899cc5e7f268e9502fd3f8884bcd362ea07921, pseudonym=6b01efd52afb406dbc796a83386bf259, 2.5.4.20=6873537b35a5002a493fad103b3ad8b3c0384858ff61b986d5300c75dafdd088, email=KESHAV6194@GMAIL.COM, cn=A S KESHAV Date: 2026.04.01 14:59:22 +05'30'

Anancha Perumal Selvi Keshav Acquirer

Place : Chennai Date : April 1, 2026