Universal Cables Ltd. — AGM Information 2023

Aug 16, 2023

Ref : UCL/SEC/2023-24

16[th] August, 2023

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BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Corporate Relationship Department Listing Department, Exchange Plaza, Phiroz Jeejeebhoy Towers, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dalal Street, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai – 400 051 Scrip Code: 504212 Scrip Code: UNIVCABLES EQ

Dear Sir,

Subject : Notice of 78[th] Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company under Regulation 30(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

In compliance with the Regulation 30(2) read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are enclosing herewith Notice of the 78[th] Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of the Company to be held on Monday, the 11[th] September, 2023 at 9.30 A.M. at the Registered Office of the Company at P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (M.P.) to transact the businesses as set out in the Notice of the AGM.

The Notice of AGM will also be available on the website of the Company, www.unistar.co.in.

This is for your information and record.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For UNIVERSAL CABLES LIMITED

Digitally signed by SUDEEP JAIN DN: c=IN, o=Personal, postalCode=462041, SUDEEP st=Madhya Pradesh, serialNumber=B6F4344C469D49FC3515934 3C79ED7187ECEE099F5AFCC339EC71D9806 JAIN 2A7440, cn=SUDEEP JAIN Date: 2023.08.16 17:26:27 +05'30' (Sudeep Jain) Company Secretary

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UNIVERSAL CABLES LTD.

UNIVERSAL CABLES LIMITED

CIN: L31300MP1945PLC001114 Registered Office: P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (M.P.), India Phone: (07672) 414000, 257121 to 257127 • Fax: (07672) 257131 E-mail: headoffce@unistar.co.in • Website: www.unistar.co.in

NOTICE OF SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that the Seventy-Eighth (78[th] ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of Universal Cables Limited will be held on Monday, the 11[th] September, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. at the Registered Office of the Company at P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna - 485 005 (M.P.) to transact the following business: -

ORDINARY BUSINESS:

1. To receive, consider and adopt:

2. (a) the audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31[st] March, 2023 and the Reports of the Board

   • of Directors and Auditors thereon; and

3. (b) the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31[st] March, 2023 and the Report of Auditors thereon.

4. To declare dividend on equity shares for the financial year ended 31[st] March, 2023.

5. To appoint a Director in place of Shri Harsh V. Lodha (DIN: 00394094), who retires by rotation at this Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.

SPECIAL BUSINESS:

1. To consider and if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

“RESOLVED that pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory amendment(s) or modification(s) or reenactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), the remuneration payable to Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants (Registration No. 000369), appointed as the Cost Auditors by the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, for conducting the audit of the cost accounting records of the Company for the financial year ending on 31[st] March, 2024, amounting to ` 1.00 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) plus reimbursement of applicable Goods and Services Tax and actual out of pocket and travelling expenses that may be incurred in connection with audit of cost accounting records of the Company, be and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things and take all such steps as may be necessary, proper or expedient to give effect to this Resolution.”

Registered Office: By Order of the Board of Directors For Universal Cables Limited P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (Madhya Pradesh) (Sudeep Jain) Date : 18[th] May, 2023 Company Secretary

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NOTES FOR MEMBERS’ ATTENTION

1. The Explanatory Statement setting out the material facts pursuant to Section 102(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, relating to the Special Business to be transacted at the Annual General Meeting is annexed hereto.

2. A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”) IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY TO ATTEND AND VOTE ON A POLL INSTEAD OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND THE PROXY NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. The instrument appointing Proxies, in order to be effective, must be received in the annexed Proxy Form at the Registered Office of the Company not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time fixed for commencement of the AGM, i.e. by 9:30 A.M. on 9[th] September, 2023.

3. A person shall not act as Proxy on behalf of the members for more than Fifty (50) in number and holding in the aggregate not more than ten percent of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights. A member holding more than ten percent of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights may appoint a single person as proxy and such person shall not act as proxy for any other person or member.

4. Members/Proxies are requested to deposit the Attendance Slip duly filled in and signed for attending the AGM. In case of joint holders attending the AGM, only one such joint holder whose name appears first in the joint holders list will be entitled to vote. Corporate members, Societies, etc. intending to attend the AGM through their authorised representatives are requested to send to the Company, a certified copy of the Board Resolution, Power of Attorney or such other valid authorisations, authorising them to attend and vote on their behalf at the AGM. Members who hold shares in dematerialised form are requested to bring their DP I.D. and Client I.D. No. for easier identification of attendance at the AGM.

5. During the period beginning twenty-four (24) hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the AGM and ending with the conclusion of the AGM, a Member would be entitled to inspect the proxies lodged at any time during the normal business hours of the Company. All relevant documents referred to in the accompanying Notice and the Explanatory Statement shall be open for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the Company during the normal business hours on all working days except Saturdays, upto and including the date of the AGM. The Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel and their shareholding maintained under Section 170 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Register of Contracts or Arrangements in which Directors are interested, maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013 will be available for inspection during the AGM at the Registered Office of the Company.

6. Members of the Company had approved appointment of Messrs BGJC & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Statutory Auditors at the 77th (Seventy-Seventh) Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 23[rd] September, 2022 for a term of five (5) consecutive years. The amended provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018 respectively, omitted the provisions relating to annual ratification of the Auditors with effect from 7[th] May, 2018. As such, the appointment of Auditors is not required to be ratified each year at the Annual General Meeting of the Company and accordingly, Messrs BGJC & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants (Registration No.003304N/N500056) hold office for a consecutive period of five (5) years until the conclusion of 82[nd] (Eighty-Second) Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held for the financial year 2026-27 without following the requirement of ratification of their appointment every year.

7. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company shall remain closed from Tuesday, the 5[th] September, 2023 to Monday, the 11[th] September, 2023 (both days inclusive) for the purposes of the AGM and determining the names of members eligible for dividend on equity shares, if declared at the AGM.

8. If the dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors is declared at the AGM, payment of such dividend will be made on or before 10[th] October, 2023 as under: -

9. A. To all Beneficial Owners in respect of shares held in dematerialised form as per the data as may be made available by the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Services (India) Limited as of the close of business hours on 4[th] September, 2023; and

10. B. To all Members in respect of shares held in physical form as per Register of Members as on 4[th] September, 2023, after giving effect to valid transmission/transposition or transfers, if any, in respect of transfer requests lodged with the Company on or before the close of business hours on 4[th] September, 2023.

11. As per the Income-Tax Act, 1961, as amended by the Finance Act, 2020, dividends paid or distributed by the Company after 1st April, 2020 shall be taxable in the hands of the Shareholders. Your Company shall, therefore, be required to deduct tax at source at the time of making the payment of the Dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors and declared by the members in the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The members are requested to refer the governing provisions of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 and rules framed thereunder for the prescribed rates of tax deduction at source for various categories. The relevant provisions to this effect under the Income-Tax Act, 1961 are succinctly given herein :

12. (i) For Resident Shareholders, tax shall be deducted at source under Section 194 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 at 10% on the amount of dividend, if Permanent Account Number (PAN) is provided by the Shareholders to the Company/Depository Participant. If no PAN is provided, then the tax shall be deducted at source at 20% as per Section 206AA of the IncomeTax Act, 1961. However, no tax shall be deducted on the dividend payable to a resident individual if the total dividend to be received by such resident individual shareholders of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24 does not exceed ` 5,000/-. In cases where the shareholder provides Form 15G (applicable to any person other than a company or a firm)/

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Form 15H (applicable to an Individual above the age of 60 years) as notified under Income-Tax Rules, 1962, provided that all the required eligibility conditions are met, no tax will be deducted at source.

• (ii) For Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) category Shareholders, tax shall be deducted at source under Section 196D of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 at 20% on the amount of dividend payable.

• (iii) For other Non-resident Shareholders, tax is required to be deducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 195 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, at the rates in force. Accordingly, as per the relevant provisions of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, the tax shall be deducted at the rate of 20% on the amount of dividend payable to them. However, as per Section 90(2) of the Income-Tax Act,1961, the non-resident shareholder has the option to be governed by the provisions of the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (tax treaty) between India and the country of tax residence of the concerned shareholder, if the tax treaty provisions are more beneficial. For this purpose, i.e. to avail a lower rate of deduction of tax at source under an applicable tax treaty, such non-resident shareholders will have to provide the followings:

• (a) Self-attested copy of the PAN allotted by the Indian Income-Tax authorities;

• (b) Self-attested copy of Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) obtained from the tax authorities of the country of which the shareholder is resident. In case, the TRC is furnished in a language other than English, the said TRC shall have to be translated from such other language to English language and thereafter duly notarized and apostilled copy of the TRC shall have to be provided to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents of the Company;

• (c) Self-declaration in Form 10F as notified under Income-Tax Rules, 1962, if all the details required in this form are not mentioned in the TRC; and

• (d) Self-declaration by the non-resident shareholder as to:

  • Eligibility to claim tax treaty benefits based on the tax residential status of the shareholder, including having regard to the Principal Purpose Test (if any), introduced in the applicable tax treaty with India;

  • No Permanent Establishment/fixed base in India in accordance with the applicable tax treaty;

  • Shareholder being the beneficial owner of the dividend income to be received on the equity shares; and

  • Shareholder has no reason to believe that its claim for the benefits under the tax treaty is impaired in any manner.

• (iv) TDS to be deducted at higher rate in case of non-filers of return of income: Section 206AB of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 has been made effective from 1[st] July, 2021, which provides that where tax is required to be deducted at source on any sum or income or amount paid, or payable or credited, by a person to a specified person, the tax shall be deducted at the higher of the following rates, namely:

• (a) at twice the rate specified in the relevant provision of the Income-Tax Act, 1961; or

• (b) at twice the rate or rates in force; or

• (c) at the rate of 5% as prescribed in the said section.

If the provisions of Section 206AA of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 is applicable to a specified person, in addition to the provision of Section 206AB of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, the tax shall be deducted at higher of the two rates provided in Section 206AB and Section 206AA of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.

The “specified person” means a person who has not filed the returns of income for both of the two assessment years relevant to the two previous years immediately prior to the previous year in which tax is required to be deducted, for which the time limit of filing return of income under sub-section (1) of Section 139 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 has expired; and whose aggregate of tax deducted at source and tax collected at source in his/her case is ` 50,000 or more in each of these two previous years. The specified person shall not include a non-resident who does not have a permanent establishment in India.

In order to enable the Company to determine the appropriate tax rate at which tax has to be deducted at source under the respective provisions of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 and rules framed thereunder, eligible shareholders are requested to provide the above-mentioned details and documents as applicable on or before 4[th] September, 2023. The dividend, if declared at the Annual General Meeting, will be paid after deduction of tax at source as determined on the basis of the aforementioned documents provided by the respective shareholders as applicable to them and being found to be satisfactory. The Company is not obligated to apply the beneficial tax treaty rates at the time of deduction of tax at source on the dividend amount, which shall depend upon the completeness and satisfactory review by the Company of the documents submitted by the Non-resident Shareholders.

The members holding equity shares of the Company under multiple accounts and/or different status/category and single PAN, may note that higher of tax as applicable to the status in which equity shares held under a PAN will be considered on their entire holding in different accounts.

Note: All the above referred tax rates shall be duly enhanced by the applicable surcharge and cess, wherever applicable.

It may be noted that the aforementioned documents are required to be submitted to Company’s Registrar and Share Transfer Agents (RTA), Messrs Link Intime India Private Limited at its dedicated link mentioned below - https://linkintime.co.in/formsreg/submission-of-form-15g-15h.html on or before 4[th] September, 2023 at 17.00 Hrs. Indian Standard Time (IST) in order to enable the Company to determine and deduct appropriate TDS/withholding tax rate.

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No communication on the tax determination/deduction in respect of the said dividend shall be entertained post 4[th] September, 2023 at 17.00 Hrs. It may be further noted that in case the tax on said dividend is deducted at a higher rate in absence of receipt of the aforementioned details/documents from an eligible shareholder, there would still be an option available with such shareholder to file the return of income and claim an appropriate refund, if eligible. All communications/queries in this respect should be addressed and sent to Company’s RTA, Messrs Link Intime India Private Limited at its e-mail address ucldivtax@linkintime.co.in. The Company shall arrange to e-mail a soft copy of TDS certificate to the concerned shareholders at their registered e-mail addresses in due course.

Disclaimer: This Communication is not to be treated as an advice from the Company or its affiliates or Messrs Link Intime India Private Limited. Shareholders should obtain the tax advice related to their tax matters from a tax professional.

1. Members holding shares in dematerialised form may please note that their bank account details as furnished by the respective depositories to the Company will be considered for payment/remittance of dividend as per the applicable regulations of the Depositories. The Company or its Registrar and Share Transfer Agents will neither entertain nor act on any direct request from such members for change/deletion in such bank account details. Further, instructions, if any, already given by them in respect of shares held in physical form, will not be automatically applicable to the dividend to be paid on shares held in dematerialised form. Members may therefore, give instructions regarding bank account details in which they wish to receive dividend to the Depository Participants. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to advise any change in their address or bank mandates to the Company/Registrar and Share Transfer Agents. In the event the Company is unable to pay the dividend to certain Members directly in their bank account through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) or any other means due to non-registration of the Electronic Bank Mandate, the Company shall despatch the Dividend Warrant/Bankers Cheque/ Demand Draft to such Members as per prevailing law.

2. Non-resident Indian Members are requested to inform Depositories/Registrar and Share Transfer Agents, as the case may be, immediately of:

3. A. the change in the residential status on return to India for permanent settlement; and

4. B. the particulars of their bank account maintained in India with complete name, branch, account type, account number and address of the bank with pin code number, if not furnished earlier.

5. Members who have so far not claimed or encashed their dividend warrants for the year(s) ended 31[st] March, 2018, 31[st] March, 2019, 31[st] March, 2020, 31[st] March, 2021 and 31[st] March, 2022 are requested to write to the Company or its Registrar and Share Transfer Agents, viz . Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. for issuance of demand draft in lieu of unencashed/unclaimed dividend warrant, if any. The details of such unpaid and unclaimed dividends has been uploaded on the Company’s website www.unistar.co.in. The Company was not required to transfer the unclaimed dividends during the financial year 2022-23 to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government.

The members whose unclaimed dividend and/or shares, if already transferred to IEPF Account/IEPF Authority may claim the dividend and/or shares, as the case may be, from the IEPF Authority by following the Refund Procedure as detailed on the website of IEPF Authority - http://www.iepf.gov.in/IEPF/refund.html.

1. This Notice of the AGM along with the Attendance Slip, Proxy Form, Route map of the venue of the Meeting and the Annual Report 2022-23 of the Company are being sent by e-mail to all the Members whose e-mail addresses (IDs) are registered with the Company/Depository Participant(s) unless any member has requested for a hard/physical copy of the same. For members who have not registered their e-mail addresses, physical copies of the aforesaid documents are being sent by the permitted mode. Members, who wish to update or register their e-mail addresses, in case of Demat holding, may please contact the Depository Participant (DP) and register their e-mail addresses, as per the process advised by the DP; and in case of Physical holding, may send a request to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents of the Company – Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. at rnt.helpdesk@linkintime.co.in providing Folio No., Name of shareholder, scanned copy of the share certificate (front and back), PAN (self-attested scanned copy), AADHAR (self-attested scanned copy).

2. Members desirous of obtaining any information on Annual Financial Statements of the Company at the AGM are requested to write to the Company atleast One Week (7 days) before the date of the AGM, so that the information required may be made available at the AGM.

3. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide its Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2021/655 dated November 3, 2021 read with clarification issued vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2021/687 dated December 14, 2021, both superseded by Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/CIR/2023/37 dated March 16, 2023 has specified Common and Simplified Norms for processing Investor’s Service. The shareholders holding shares in Physical mode are mandatorily require to record their PAN, KYC i.e. Address, Mobile Number, E-mail, Bank details, Specimen Signatures etc. along with Nomination details with the Company/Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) of the Company. The salient features and requirements of the circular are as follows:

4. a) In case of Non-updation of KYC - Folios wherein any ONE of the cited details/documents, (i.e. PAN, Address with PIN code, e-mail address, Mobile Number, Bank Account details, Specimen Signature and Nomination) are not available on or after 1[st] October, 2023, shall be frozen as per SEBI circular. The securities in the frozen folios shall be eligible to lodge any grievance or avail service request from the RTA only after furnishing the complete documents/details as aforesaid and eligible for any payment including dividend only through electronic mode upon complying with the above stated requirements.

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• b) Mandatory Linkage of PAN with Aadhaar - As per the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), it is mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar number by 30[th] June, 2023. Security holders who are yet to link the PAN with Aadhaar number are requested to get the same done before 30[th] June, 2023. Post 30[th] June, 2023 or any other date as may be specified by the CBDT, RTAs shall accept only valid PANs and the ones which are linked to the Aadhaar number. The folios in which PAN is/are not valid as on the notified cut-off date of 30[th] June, 2023 or any other date as may be specified by the CBDT, shall also be frozen.

The Company is in process of again sending necessary communication in this regard to all the shareholders holding shares in Physical mode. The relevant formats for updation of PAN, KYC and Nomination details viz . Forms ISR-1, ISR-2, ISR-3, SH-13, SH-14 are available on the Company website as well as the website of RTA.

• In view of the above, we request you to submit the PAN, KYC and Nomination details at the earliest to the Company’s Registrar and Share Transfer Agents, Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.

• SEBI vide its Notification dated 24[th] January, 2022 has mandated that all requests for transfer of securities including transmission and transposition requests shall be processed only in dematerialised form as per amended Regulation 40 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. In view of the same and to eliminate all risks associated with physical shares and to avail various benefits of dematerialisation, Members are advised to dematerialise the shares held by them in physical form.

• Further, SEBI vide its Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/8 dated 25[th] January, 2022 has mandated the listed companies to issue securities in dematerialised form only while processing service requests viz . issue of duplicate securities certificate; claim from unclaimed suspense account; renewal/exchange of securities certificate; endorsement; subdivision/splitting of securities certificate; consolidation of securities certificates/folios; transmission and transposition. Accordingly, Members are requested to make service requests by submitting a duly filled and signed Form ISR – 4, the format of which is available on the Company’s website and on the website of the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents (RTA) of the Company. It may be noted that any service request can be processed only after the folio is KYC Compliant.

• Members are requested to note that the Company’s shares are under compulsory demat trading for all the investors. Therefore, the members holding equity shares of the Company in physical form are advised to dematerialise their shareholdings. The Company has connectivity from NSDL and CDSL and equity shares of the Company may be held in the electronic form with any Depository Participant (DP) with whom the members/investors are having their demat account. The ISIN for the equity shares of the Company is INE279A01012. In case of any query/difficulty in any matter relating thereto may be addressed to the Company’s Registrar and Share Transfer Agents.

• SEBI has mandated the submission of, inter alia, Permanent Account Number (PAN) by every participant in securities market. Members holding shares in dematerialised form are, therefore, requested to submit the PAN to their Depository Participants with whom they are maintaining their demat accounts. Members holding shares in physical form should submit their PAN and the bank account details by way of filing Form ISR-1/ISR-2 to the Company at its Registered Office or to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents – Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.

• As per the provisions of Section 72 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 19(1) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and SEBI Circular dated November 3, 2021, the facility for making nomination is available for the Members in respect of shares held by them. Members who have not yet registered their nomination are requested to register the same by submitting Form No. SH-13. If a member desires to opt out or cancel the earlier nomination and record a fresh nomination, he/she may submit the same in Form ISR-3 or SH-14 as the case may be. The said form can be downloaded from the Company’s website or from the website of Registrar and Share Transfer Agents (RTA) of the Company. Members are requested to submit the said details to their Depository Participant in case the shares are held by them in dematerialised form and to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents - Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. in case the shares are held in physical form.

• Information pursuant to Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Clause 1.2.5 of the Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) in respect of the Director seeking re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting is furnished in the Explanatory Statement, which is annexed to the Notice and forms an integral part of the Notice. The concerned Director has furnished the requisite consent/declaration for his re-appointment.

• Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd., C-101, 247 Park, L.B.S. Marg, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai - 400 083 continues to act in the capacity of Registrar and Share Transfer Agents of the Company. Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. is also the depository interface of the Company with both NSDL and CDSL. Members are requested to address all correspondences including dividend matters to the said Registrar and Share Transfer Agents.

• In compliance with the provisions of Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (as amended) and Regulation 44 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (as amended), the Company is providing facility of Remote e-Voting (“Remote e-Voting is the facility of casting the votes by the Members using an electronic voting system for a place other than venue of the AGM on resolutions proposed to be considered at the AGM and as such all business may be transacted through Remote e-Voting”) to its Members in respect of the business to be transacted at the AGM.

22. CDSL e-Voting System – For Remote e-Voting

• I. The Company has entered into an agreement with Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for facilitating voting through electronic means, as the authorized Remote e-Voting’s agency. The Members who have cast their votes by Remote e-Voting prior to the AGM may also attend the AGM but shall not be entitled to cast their votes again.

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• II. The Notice calling the AGM has been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.unistar.co.in. The Notice can also be accessed from the websites of the Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com respectively. The AGM Notice is also disseminated on the website of CDSL (agency for providing the Remote e-Voting facility) i.e. www.evotingindia.com.

INSTRUCTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR REMOTE E-VOTING ARE AS UNDER:

• Step 1: Access through Depositories CDSL/NSDL e-Voting system in case of individual shareholders holding shares in demat mode.

• Step 2: Access through CDSL e-Voting system in case of shareholders holding shares in physical mode and non-individual shareholders in demat mode.

• (i) The Remote e-Voting period begins on Thursday the 7[th] September, 2023 at 9.00 A.M. and ends on Sunday the 10[th] September, 2023 at 5.00 P.M. During this period, Shareholders of the Company, holding shares either in physical form or in dematerialized form, as on the cut-off date (record date) of 4[th] September, 2023 may cast their vote electronically. The Remote e-Voting module shall be disabled by CDSL for voting thereafter. A person who is not a member as on the cut-off date should treat this Notice of AGM for information purposes only. The voting rights of the members shall be reckoned in proportion to their shareholding in the total paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on the cut-off date i.e. 4[th] September, 2023.

Any person who acquires shares of the Company and becomes member of the Company after dispatch of the Notice and holding shares at the cut-off date i.e. 4[th] September, 2023, may obtain login id and password by sending a request at helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com. However, if a person is already registered with CDSL for Remote e-Voting, then they can use their existing User ID and Password to cast the vote.

• (ii) Shareholders who have already voted prior to the AGM date would not be entitled to vote at the meeting venue.

• (iii) Pursuant to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/242 dated December 9, 2020, under Regulation 44 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, listed entities are required to provide Remote e-Voting facility to its shareholders, in respect of all shareholders’ resolutions. However, it has been observed that the participation by the public non-institutional shareholders/retail shareholders is at a negligible level.

Currently, there are multiple Remote e-Voting service providers (ESPs) providing Remote e-Voting facility to listed entities in India. This necessitates registration on various ESPs and maintenance of multiple user IDs and passwords by the shareholders.

In order to increase the efficiency of the voting process, pursuant to a public consultation, it has been decided to enable Remote e-Voting to all the demat account holders, by way of a single login credential, through their demat accounts/websites of Depositories/Depository Participants. Demat account holders would be able to cast their vote without having to register again with the ESPs, thereby, not only facilitating seamless authentication but also enhancing ease and convenience of participating in Remote e-Voting process.

Step 1: Access through Depositories CDSL/NSDL e-Voting system in case of individual shareholders holding shares in demat mode.

• (iv) In terms of SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/242 dated December 9, 2020 on e-Voting facility provided by Listed Companies, Individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed to vote through their demat account maintained with Depositories and Depository Participants. Shareholders are advised to update their mobile number and e-mail Id in their demat accounts in order to access Remote e-Voting facility.

Pursuant to abovesaid SEBI Circular, Login method for Remote e-Voting for Individual shareholders holding securities in Demat mode is given below:

Type of shareholders		Login Method
Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode with CDSL Depository	1) 2)	Users who have opted for CDSL Easi / Easiest facility, can login through their existing user id and password. Option will be made available to reach Remote e-Voting page without any further authentication. The URL for users to login to Easi / Easiest are https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasinew/home/loginorvisit www.cdslindia.comand click on Login icon and select New System Myeasi. After successful login the Easi / Easiest user will be able to see the Remote e-Voting option for eligible companies where the Remote e-Voting is in progress as per the information provided by company. On clicking the Remote e-Voting option, the user will be able to see Remote e-Voting page of the Remote e-Voting service provider for casting your vote during the Remote e-Voting period. Additionally, there is also links provided to access the system of all Remote e-Voting Service Providers i.e. CDSL/NSDL/KARVY/ LINKINTIME, so that the user can visit the Remote e-Voting service providers’ website directly.

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Type of shareholders		Login Method
	3) 4)	If the user is not registered for Easi/Easiest, option to register is available at https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasinew/Registration/EasiRegistration. Alternatively, the user can directly access Remote e-Voting page by providing Demat Account Number and PAN No. from a Remote e-Voting link available onwww.cdslindia.com home page or click onhttps://evoting.cdslindia.com/Evoting/EvotingLogin.The system will authenticate the user by sending OTP on registered Mobile & E-mail as recorded in the Demat Account. After successful authentication, user will be able to see the Remote e-Voting option where the Remote e-Voting is in progress and also able to directly access the system of all Remote e-Voting Service Providers.
Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with NSDL Depository	1) 2) 3)	If you are already registered for NSDL IDeAS facility, please visit the e-Services website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the following URL:https://eservices.nsdl.comeither on a Personal Computer or on a mobile. Once the home page of e-Services is launched, click on the “Benefcial Owner” icon under “Login” which is available under ‘IDeAS’ section. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID and Password. After successful authentication, you will be able to see Remote e-Voting services. Click on “Access to Remote e-Voting” under Remote e-Voting services and you will be able to see Remote e-Voting page. Click on company name or Remote e-Voting service provider name and you will be re-directed to Remote e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote during the Remote e-Voting period. If the user is not registered for IDeAS e-Services, option to register is available at https://eservices.nsdl.com.Select “Register Online for IDeAS” Portal or click at https://eservices.nsdl.com/SecureWeb/IdeasDirectReg.jsp Visit the Remote e-Voting website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the following URL: https://www.evoting.nsdl.comeither on a Personal Computer or on a mobile. Once the home page of Remote e-Voting system is launched, click on the icon “Login” which is available under ‘Shareholder/Member’ section. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID (i.e. your sixteen digit demat account number hold with NSDL), Password/OTP and a Verifcation Code as shown on the screen. After successful authentication, you will be redirected to NSDL Depository site wherein you can see Remote e-Voting page. Click on company name or Remote e-Voting service provider name and you will be redirected to Remote e-Voting service provider website for casting your vote during the Remote e-Voting period.
Individual Shareholders (holding securities in demat mode) login through theirDepository Participants (DP)	You can also login using the login credentials of your demat account through your Depository Participant registered with NSDL/CDSL for Remote e-Voting facility. After successful login, you will be able to see Remote e-Voting option. Once you click on Remote e-Voting option, you will be redirected to NSDL/CDSL Depository site after successful authentication, wherein you can see Remote e-Voting feature. Click on company name or Remote e-Voting service provider name and you will be redirected to Remote e-Voting service provider’s website for casting your vote during the Remote e-Voting period.

Important Note: Members who are unable to retrieve User ID/Password are advised to use Forget User ID and Forget Password option available at abovementioned website.

Helpdesk for Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode for any technical issues related to login through Depository i.e. CDSL and NSDL.

Login type		Helpdesk details
Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode with CDSL	Members request at	facing any technical issue in login can contact CDSL helpdesk by sending a helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.comor contact at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33.
Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode with NSDL	Members request at	facing any technical issue in login can contact NSDL helpdesk by sending a evoting@nsdl.co.inor call at toll free no.: 022-48867000 and 022-24997000.

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Step 2: Access through CDSL e-Voting system in case of shareholders holding shares in physical mode and nonindividual shareholders (i.e. other than Individuals, HUF, NRI etc.) holding securities in demat mode.

• (v) Login method for Remote e-Voting for Shareholders holding securities in physical mode and shareholders other than Individual Shareholders holding shares in Demat form:

• (1) The shareholders should log on to the Remote e-Voting website www.evotingindia.com.

• (2) Click on “Shareholders” module.

• (3) Now enter your User ID.

  • (a) For CDSL: 16 digits beneficiary ID.

  • (b) For NSDL: 8 Character DP ID followed by 8 Digits Client ID.

  • (c) Shareholders holding shares in Physical Form should enter Folio Number registered with the Company.

• (4) Next enter the Image Verification as displayed and Click on Login.

• (5) If you are holding shares in demat form and had logged on to www.evotingindia.com and voted on an earlier Remote e-Voting of any company, then your existing password is to be used.

• (6) If you are a first-time user follow the steps given below:

Particulars	For Shareholders holding securities in physical mode and other than individual shareholders holding securities in Demat Form.
PAN	Enter your 10 digit alpha-numeric PAN issued by Income Tax Department (Applicable for both demat shareholders as well as physical shareholders) • Shareholders who have not updated their PAN with the Company/Depository Participant are requested to use the sequence number sent by Company/RTA or contact Company/RTA.
Dividend Bank DetailsOR Date of Birth (DOB)	Enter the Dividend Bank Details or Date of Birth (in dd/mm/yyyy format) as recorded in your demat account or in the company records in order to login. • If both the details are not recorded with the depository or company, please enter the member id / folio number in the Dividend Bank details feld as mentioned in instruction (3).

• (vi) After entering these details appropriately, click on “SUBMIT” tab.

• (vii) Shareholders holding shares in physical form will then directly reach the Company selection screen. However, shareholders holding shares in demat form will now reach ‘Password Creation’ menu wherein they are required to mandatorily enter their login password in the new password field. Kindly note that this password is to be also used by the demat holders for voting for resolutions of any other company on which they are eligible to vote, provided that company opts for Remote e-Voting through CDSL platform. It is strongly recommended not to share your password with any other person and take utmost care to keep your password confidential.

• (viii) For shareholders holding shares in physical form, the details can be used only for Remote e-Voting on the resolutions contained in this Notice.

• (ix) Click on the EVSN for ‘Universal Cables Limited’ on which you choose to vote.

• (x) On the voting page, you will see “RESOLUTION DESCRIPTION” and against the same the option “YES/NO” for voting. Select the option YES or NO as desired. The option YES implies that you assent to the Resolution and option NO implies that you dissent to the Resolution.

• (xi) Click on the “RESOLUTIONS FILE LINK” if you wish to view the entire Resolution details.

• (xii) After selecting the resolution, you have decided to vote on, click on “SUBMIT”. A confirmation box will be displayed. If you wish to confirm your vote, click on “OK”, else to change your vote, click on “CANCEL” and accordingly modify your vote.

• (xiii) Once you “CONFIRM” your vote on the resolution, you will not be allowed to modify your vote.

• (xiv) You can also take a print of the votes cast by clicking on “Click here to print” option on the Voting page.

• (xv) If a demat account holder has forgotten the login password then Enter the User ID and the image verification code and click on Forgot Password & enter the details as prompted by the system.

(xvi) Additional Facility for Non – Individual Shareholders and Custodians – For Remote e-Voting only.

• Non-Individual Shareholders and Custodians are required to log on to www.evotingindia.com and register themselves in the “Corporates” module.

• A scanned copy of the Registration Form bearing the stamp and sign of the entity should be emailed to helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com.

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• After receiving the login details a Compliance User should be created using the admin login and password. The Compliance User would be able to link the account(s) for which they wish to vote on.

• The list of accounts linked in the login will be mapped automatically & can be delink in case of any wrong mapping.

• It is Mandatory that a scanned copy of the Board Resolution and Power of Attorney (POA) which they have issued in favour of the Custodian, if any, should be uploaded in PDF format in the system for the scrutiniser to verify the same.

• Alternatively, Non Individual Shareholders are required to send the relevant Board Resolution/Authority letter etc. together with attested specimen signature of the duly authorized signatory who are authorized to vote, to the Scrutiniser at the e-mail address: rkmaoffce@gmail.com and to the Company at headoffce@unistar.co.in, if they have not uploaded the same in the CDSL Remote e-Voting system for the scrutiniser to verify the same.

PROCESS FOR THOSE SHAREHOLDERS WHOSE E-MAIL/MOBILE NO. ARE NOT REGISTERED WITH THE COMPANY/ DEPOSITORIES:

• (1) For Physical Shareholders - Please provide necessary details like Folio No., Name of shareholder, scanned copy of the share certificate (front and back), PAN (self-attested scanned copy of PAN card), AADHAR (self-attested scanned copy of Aadhar Card) by e-mail to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents of the Company - Messrs Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd. at rnt.helpdesk@linkintime.co.in or to the Company at headoffce@unistar.co.in.

• (2) For Demat shareholders - Please update your e-mail id & mobile no. with your respective Depository Participant (DP).

• (3) For Individual Demat shareholders - Please update your e-mail id & mobile no. with your respective Depository Participant (DP) which is mandatory for Remote e-Voting. through Depository.

• If you have any queries or issues regarding Remote e-Voting from the CDSL Remote e-Voting System, you can write an e-mail to helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com or contact at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33.

All grievances connected with the facility for voting by electronic means may be addressed to Shri Rakesh Dalvi, Sr. Manager, Central Depository Services (India) Limited, A Wing, 25[th] Floor, Marathon Futurex, Mafatlal Mill Compounds, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (East), Mumbai - 400013 or send an e-mail to helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com or call at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33.

1. The Company has appointed Shri Rajesh Kumar Mishra (Certificate of Practice No. 4433), Partner, Messrs R.K. Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries in whole time practice or failing him Shri R.S. Bajaj (Certificate of Practice No. 7058), Practising Company Secretary as the Scrutiniser(s) to scrutinise the Remote e-Voting process in a fair and transparent manner.

2. The Company has appointed Shri Rajesh Kumar Mishra (Certificate of Practice No. 4433), Partner, Messrs R.K. Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries in whole time practice and/or Shri Prashant Nayak (Membership No. 412330), Practising Chartered Accountant as the Scrutiniser(s) to scrutinise the voting through ballot/poll process at the AGM in a fair and transparent manner.

3. The Chairman shall, at the AGM, at the end of discussion on the resolutions on which voting is to be held, allow voting with the assistance of Scrutiniser, by use of ‘Ballot/Polling Paper’ for all those members who are present at the AGM but have not cast their votes by availing the Remote e-Voting facility.

4. The Scrutiniser shall after the conclusion of voting at the AGM, will first count the votes cast at the AGM and thereafter unblock the votes cast through Remote e-Voting in the presence of at least two witnesses not in the employment of the Company and shall make, not later than Forty Eight hours of the conclusion of the AGM, a consolidated Scrutinisers’ Report of the total votes cast in favour or against, if any, to the Chairman or a person authorised by him in writing in that behalf, who shall countersign the same and declare the result of the voting forthwith.

5. The results of voting on the Resolutions moved at the AGM shall be declared on or after the AGM of the Company and shall be deemed to be passed on the date of AGM. The said result would be displayed at the Registered Office as well as Corporate Office of the Company, intimated to the Stock Exchanges where the Company’s Equity Shares are listed and shall also be displayed along with the Scrutinisers’ Report on the Company’s website www.unistar.co.in and on the website of CDSL immediately after the declaration of result by the Chairman or a person authorized by him in writing in that behalf. The results shall also be immediately forwarded to BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 102(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The following Statement sets out all material facts relating to the relevant Ordinary/Special Business mentioned in the accompanying Notice dated 18[th] May, 2023.

Item No. 4

The Company is required under Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, to have the audit of its cost records for products covered under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 conducted by a Cost Accountant in practice. The Board of Directors of the Company in its Meeting held on 18[th] May, 2023, has on the recommendation of the Audit Committee approved the appointment of Messrs D. Sabyasachi & Co., Cost Accountants (Registration Number - 000369) as the Cost Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24 at a remuneration of ` 1.00 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) plus reimbursement of applicable Goods and Services Tax and actual out of pocket and travelling expenses incurred in connection with cost audit work.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 148(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors as recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors has to be ratified by the Members of the Company. Accordingly, the consent of the Members is sought by way of an Ordinary Resolution as set out at Item No. 4 of the Notice for ratification of the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year ending on 31[st] March, 2024.

None of the Directors/Key Managerial Personnel of the Company and their relatives is, in any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at Item No. 4 of the accompanying Notice.

The Board recommends the Ordinary Resolution set out at Item No. 4 of the accompanying Notice for approval of the Members of the Company.

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ANNEXURE-A

Disclosures/additional information as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (‘SS-2’) pertaining to Director recommended for re-appointment, remuneration and concerning other matters as referred to in the accompanying Notice/Explanatory Statement.

Name of Director	Shri Harsh V. Lodha
DIN	00394094
Date of Birth and age	13thFebruary, 1967 56 years
Nationality	Indian
Date of frst appointment on the Board	24thApril, 1998
Qualifcations & Experience, Expertise (Including nature of expertise in specifc functional areas)/brief resume	Shri H.V. Lodha holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Calcutta University and is a qualifed Chartered Accountant. He has over 35 years of experience in the felds of business, fnance, advisory and consultancy. He is also the Chairman of Birla Corporation Limited, RCCPL Private Limited, Universal Cables Ltd., Birla Cable Limited, Birla Furukawa Fibre Optics Pvt. Ltd. and Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Limited. He also serves as Trustee and Managing Committee Member of many social and philanthropic organisations including Bombay Hospital Trust, Belle Vue Clinic, South Point Education Society, South Point Foundation, M.P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, etc. He is the executive committee member of Indian Chamber of Commerce. He has served as the member of the executive committee of FICCI and served as the Co-chairman of its Young Leaders Forum amongst other committees and also on the Managing Committee of Assocham. He was a member of the Working Group on Corporate Governance set by the Department of Company Affairs, Government of India. He has been a member of the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and on the board of several other leading companies in the past. Apart from handling audits of several large publicly quoted companies in India amongst other professional work, he has been involved in several advisory assignments in the felds of international takeovers and fnancing, domestic fnancing, project structuring, capital mobilisation, joint ventures/collaborations, mergers/reconstructions and rehabilitation. He has served as the Honorary Consul of the Government of Romania for West Bengal, Orissa and Bihar and as Vice Consul of the Republic of Philippines for Eastern India.
Terms and conditions of appointment/re-appointment	Liable to retire by rotation.
Number of shares held in the Company	18297 equity shares
Relationship with other Directors, Managing Director & Chief Executive Offcer and other Key Managerial Personnel	None
Number of Board Meeting attended during the fnancial year 2022-23	6 out of 6
Chairman/Member of the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company	Chairman – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Names of listed entities from which the person has resigned in the past three years	None

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List of outside Directorships held	Listed companies: Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd. Birla Corporation Limited Birla Cable Limited Vindhya Telelinks Limited	Unlisted companies: Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Limited JK Fenner (India) Ltd. Punjab Produce Holdings Ltd. Baroda Agents & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. Birla Furukawa Fibre Optics Pvt. Ltd. East India Investment Co. Pvt. Ltd. Gwalior Webbing Co. Pvt. Ltd. Oneworld Resources Pvt. Ltd. RCCPL Private Limited The Punjab Produce & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd.*
Chairman/Member of the Committee of the Board of Directors of other Companies	Listed companies: Birla Corporation Limited:- Chairman- Stakeholders Relationship Committee Chairman – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Chairman - Committee of Directors Member – Nomination and Remuneration Committee Vindhya Telelinks Limited:- Chairman – Corporate Social Responsibility Committee	Unlisted companies: Gwalior Webbing Co. Private Limited:- Member - Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Limited :- Chairman - Corporate Social Responsibility Committee RCCPL Private Limited :- Chairman - Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Chairman - Committee of Directors Member - Nomination and Remuneration Committee The Punjab Produce & Trading Company Private Limited:- Chairman - Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Remuneration last drawn by such person, if applicable and Remuneration sought to be paid	The remuneration paid/payable pertaining to the fnancial year 2022-23 comprises of Sitting Fees for attending the meeting(s) of the Board of Directors and proft related commission as disclosed in the Report of Corporate Governance. He continues to be eligible for sitting fees and remuneration/ compensation by way of proft related commission or otherwise payable to Non-Executive Directors of the Company as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

*As per the disclosure made by Shri Harsh V. Lodha in Form MBP-1, it is stated that Punjab Produce Holdings Ltd., Baroda Agents & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., East India Investment Co. Pvt. Ltd., Gwalior Webbing Co. Pvt. Ltd. and The Punjab Produce & Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. have filed Form DIR-12 with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the basis of an illegal direction from one of the Administrators Pendente Lite of the Estate of Priyamvada Devi Birla purportedly acting as a chairman of a meeting(s) of Board of Directors of the above mentioned companies held on 19th October, 2020 and that Shri Harsh V. Lodha has ceased to be a director in the said companies. The wrongful act has been done without Shri Harsh V. Lodha’s knowledge, consent and without proper compliance with the provisions of law which has been legally challenged by him. There has been no valid cessation of Shri Harsh V. Lodha’s directorship in the said companies. The legality of such actions is also subject to the decision of Court. Therefore, Shri Harsh V. Lodha has disclosed the same and as and when the matter is decided finally, he will act accordingly.

Registered Office: P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (Madhya Pradesh)

Date : 18[th] May, 2023

By Order of the Board of Directors for Universal Cables Limited

(Sudeep Jain) Company Secretary

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CIN: L31300MP1945PLC001114

Registered Office: P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (M.P.), India Phone: (07672) 414000, 257121 to 257127 • Fax: (07672) 257131 E-mail: headoffce@unistar.co.in • Website: www.unistar.co.in

PROXY FORM

[Pursuant to Section 105(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 19(3) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014]

Name of the member(s) : Registered address : E-mail Id :

Folio No./DP Id & Client Id :

I/We, being the member(s) of __________ equity shares of the above named Company, hereby appoint:

1. Name: _____ Address: ___________

E-mail Id: _______Signature:____, or failing him; 2. Name: ______ Address: _____________

E-mail Id: _______Signature:____, or failing him; 3. Name: ______ Address: _____________

E-mail Id: _______Signature:_______,

as my/our Proxy to attend and vote (on a poll) for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Seventy-Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Monday, the 11[th] September, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. at the Registered Office of the Company at P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna - 485 005 (M.P.) and at any adjournment thereof in respect of the following resolutions:

Satna - 485 005 (M.P.) and at any adjournment thereof in respect of the following resolutions:	Satna - 485 005 (M.P.) and at any adjournment thereof in respect of the following resolutions:
Ordinary Business		*For	*Against
1	(a) Adoption of audited Financial Statements of the Company for the fnancial year ended 31stMarch, 2023 and the Reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.
	(b) Adoption of the audited consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the fnancial year ended 31stMarch, 2023 and the Report of Auditors thereon.
2	Declaration of dividend on equity shares for the fnancial year ended 31stMarch, 2023.
3	Re-appointment of Shri Harsh V. Lodha (DIN: 00394094) as a Director, who retires by rotation.
Special Business
4	Ratifcation of remuneration to be paid to Cost Auditors for the year ending on 31stMarch, 2024(as an Ordinary Resolution).

Signed this ___ day of __ 2023

Signature of Shareholder : _______

Signature of Proxy holder(s) : _______

Affix Revenue Stamp

NOTE:

1. This form of Proxy, in order to be effective, should be duly completed and deposited at the Registered Office of the Company at P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna - 485 005 (M.P.) not less than FORTY-EIGHT (48) hours before the commencement of the Meeting.

2. For the Resolutions, Explanatory Statement and Notes, please refer to the Notice of Seventy-Eighth Annual General Meeting.

3. *3. It is optional to put a ‘  ’ in the appropriate column against the resolutions indicated above. If you leave ‘For’ or ‘Against’ column blank against any or all resolutions, your Proxy will be entitled to vote in the manner as he/she thinks appropriate.

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CIN: L31300MP1945PLC001114

Registered Office: P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna – 485 005 (M.P.), India Phone: (07672) 414000, 257121 to 257127 • Fax: (07672) 257131 E-mail: headoffce@unistar.co.in • Website: www.unistar.co.in

ATTENDANCE SLIP

SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date of Meeting : 11[th] September, 2023

Folio No./DP Id & Client Id Name and address of Member/Proxy/ Authorised Representative Name of Joint Member(s), if any Number of shares held

I certify that I am member/proxy/authorised representative for the member(s) of the Company.

I hereby record my presence at the SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Universal Cables Limited being held on Monday, the 11[th] September, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. at the Registered Office of the Company at P.O. Birla Vikas, Satna - 485 005 (M.P.).

Signature of Member/Proxy/Authorised Representative

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Note(s):

• (1) Member/Proxy holder wishing to attend the Meeting must bring the Attendance Slip to the Meeting and handover at the entrance duly signed.

• (2) Only Members of the Company and/or their proxy will be allowed to attend the Meeting.

NOTE: PLEASE CUT HERE AND BRING THE ABOVE ATTENDANCE SLIP TO THE MEETING

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ELECTRONIC VOTING PARTICULARS

Electronic Voting Sequence Number (EVSN)	Default PAN/Sequence No.
230804004	*

• Only Members who have not updated their PAN with Company/Depository Participant shall use default PAN (10 digit sequence number).

Note: For e-Voting, please read the instructions printed under the Note No. 22 of the Notice dated 18[th] May, 2023 of the SeventyEighth Annual General Meeting. The voting period begins on Thursday, the 7[th] September, 2023 at 9.00 a.m. and ends on Sunday, the 10[th] September, 2023 at 5.00 p.m. The e-Voting module shall be disabled by CDSL for voting thereafter.

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ROUTE MAP TO THE VENUE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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