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Route Mobile Limited — AGM Information 2023
Sep 22, 2023
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AGM Information
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Ref No: RML/2023-24/402
Date: September 22, 2023
To, BSE Limited Scrip Code: 543228
National Stock Exchange of India Limited N SE Symbol: ROUTE
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Proceedings of the 19[th] Annual General Meeting (AGM)
In continuation to our intimation dated August 28, 2023, the 19[th] Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on September 22, 2023 and the business mentioned in the Notice dated August 10, 2023 was transacted. In this regard, please find enclosed the proceedings as required under the Regulation 30, Part A of Schedule – III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The AGM commenced at 3:30 p.m. (IST) and concluded at 4:55 p.m. (IST) (including the time allowed for e- Voting during the AGM).
You are requested to take the above information on record.
Yours faithfully, For Route Mobile Limited
Rathindra Digitally signed by Rathindra das das Date: 2023.09.22 20:08:41 +05'30'
Rathindra Das Group Head-Legal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No.: F12663
Encl: As above
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS OF 19[TH] ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ROUTE MOBILE LIMITED
The 19[th] Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of Route Mobile Limited (‘the Company’) was held on Friday, September 22, 2023 through Video Conferencing (“VC”)/Other Audio-Visual Means ("OAVM"). 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) and as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder. The AGM commenced at 3:30 p.m. (IST) and concluded at 4:55 p.m. (IST) (including the time allowed for e-Voting during the AGM).
Mr. Sandipkumar Gupta, Chairman of the Board, chaired the Meeting. The Chairman welcomed the Shareholders to the Meeting and on requisite quorum being present, called the Meeting to order. All the Directors of the Company attended the Meeting except Mr. Chandrakant Gupta, Non-Executive NonIndependent Director, due to his personal exigencies. He also informed the members that the Company had taken all efforts to enable its shareholders to participate through VC and vote at the AGM in a seamless manner. The Chairman then introduced the Directors and other Company Officials attending the AGM to the Members.
The Chairman thereafter, informed the Members that, representatives of M/s Walker Chandiok & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors, M/s. Dhrumil M Shah & Co., Secretarial Auditors and Mr. Prakash Shenoy of M/s. SAP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Scrutinizers for the remote e-voting and the e-voting during the proceedings of the AGM, were also present at the Meeting through VC.
The details of authorized representations received from corporate shareholders were informed to the Members. Since there was no physical attendance of Members in compliance with the Circulars issued by the MCA and SEBI, Members were informed that the requirement of appointing proxies was not applicable.
The Company Secretary briefed the Members on statutory matters like AGM being held through VC, e-Voting at the AGM and Q&A protocols. He also informed the Members that the Registers as required under the Companies Act, 2013 and certificate issued by M/s. Dhrumil M Shah & Co., Practicing Company Secretary wrt Company’s ESOP Plan 2017 and ESOP Plan 2021 were available for inspection in electronic mode, should any Member request for the same. He further informed the Members that, the proceedings of the Meeting were also being webcast and could be viewed live by Members on company’s YouTube channel.
The Chairman then addressed the shareholders on the Proximus deal, new acquisitions and general performance of the Company during the last year.
The Chairman, inter alia , briefed the members on the following:
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The Company had provided a facility to the members to cast their votes electronically, on all resolutions set forth in the Notice convening the AGM of the Company;
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The remote e-Voting period commenced on Tuesday, 9 AM (IST), September 19, 2023 and ended on Thursday, 5 PM (IST) on September 21, 2023
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Members who had not cast their votes through remote e-Voting platform were provided with an opportunity
to cast their votes, electronically during the AGM; and
• Mr. Prakash Shenoy, Partner of M/s, SAP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, (Membership No. FCS 12625, Certificate of Practice No.: 22619), was appointed as the Scrutinizer for scrutiny of the votes casted through the remote e-Voting platform and e-Voting during the AGM in a fair and transparent manner.
With the consent of the Members present, the Notice convening the AGM and the Auditor's Report for the year ended March 31, 2023 were taken as read. Thereafter, the Chairman stated that the Reports from the Auditors did not contain any qualification, observation, or comment, and was not read at the meeting.
The following items of business, as per the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated August 10, 2023, were tabled at the meeting.
| No. | Resolutions | Type of Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| OrdinaryBusiness | ||
| 1. | Adoption of Audited Financial Statements (Standalone) and the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. |
Ordinary |
| 2. | Adoption of Audited Financial Statements (Consolidated) and the Reports of the Auditors thereon. |
Ordinary |
| 3. | Declaration of Dividend: Final dividend of ₹2 per equity share for the year ended March 31, 2023. |
Ordinary |
| 4. | Appointment of a Director retiring by rotation: Mr. Chandrakant Gupta (DIN: 01636981), who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. |
Ordinary |
Mr. Rajdipkumar Gupta, Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of the Company then made a presentation on the operational and financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year 2022-23. Members present at the Meeting were given an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification(s). Mr. Rajdipkumar Gupta, Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of the Company, on being authorized by the Chairman, responded to the questions raised. Post the question and answer session, the Chairman requested the Members, who had not voted through remote e-Voting, to e-Vote at the AGM and instructed National Securities Depository Limited (“NSDL”) to carry out the e-voting process and conclude the Meeting.
The Chairman further informed the Members that the consolidated voting results will be disseminated to the Stock Exchanges on which the Company's shares are listed and will also be made available on the website of the Company at www.routemobile.com and NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com within two working days from the conclusion of the Meeting. The Chairman then thanked the Directors, Members and other Company Officials for their continued support and for attending and participating in the Meeting. The e-voting facility was kept open for the next 15 minutes to enable the Members to cast their vote.
The Board of Directors had appointed Mr. Prakash Shenoy as the Scrutinizer to supervise the e-Voting process. 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) 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.
This is for your information and records.
Thanking you, Yours faithfully,
For Route Mobile Limited
Rathind Digitally signed by Rathindra das ra das Date: 2023.09.22 20:09:29 +05'30'
Rathindra Das Group Head-Legal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No.: F12663