The Directors have pleasure in presenting before you the 80th Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2026. The accounts are prepared in accordance with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rule, 2015 (IND AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”).
FINANCIAL RESULTS
A summary of the Company's financial results for the Financial Year 2025-2026 are as under:
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Particulars
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2026
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2025
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Total Revenue
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16894.76
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17409.86
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Gross profit before interest & depreciation
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3974.67
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4367.68
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Finance Cost
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228.06
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172.70
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Profit before Depreciation & Amortisation
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3746.61
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4194.98
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Depreciation & Amortisation
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426.79
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472.44
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Profit before Tax
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3319.82
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3722.54
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Tax Expenses
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1050.34
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1177.62
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Profit after Tax
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2269.48
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2544.92
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STATE OF AFFAIRS
Total revenue was ? 16894.76 Lakhs for FY 2025-26 as compared to ?.17409.86 Lakhs for FY 2024-25 a decrease in revenue of 2.96 %. EBITDA stood at ? 3974.67 Lakhs as compared to ? 4367.68 Lakhs during FY 2024-25 and Net Profit (Loss) after Tax stood at ? 2269.48 Lakhs for FY 2025-26 as compared to ? 2544.92 Lakhs for FY 2024-25 thus a decrease of 10.82%.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
During the financial year under review, there is no change in nature of business of the Company.
SUBSIDIARY, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
We would like to inform that your Company is not having any subsidiary, joint venture or associate company as on March 31, 2026.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Re. 0.40 (40%) per equity share of Re.1/-each for the financial year ending on 31st March, 2026.
The proposed dividend on equity shares is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM).
In compliance with the provisions of Section 393 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 2025, ('the Act'), our company is obligated to deduct Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) at a rate of 10% and in the absence of a valid PAN, the applicable rate of TDS will be 20% on dividend payments. However, it is important to note that if the aggregate amount of dividends payable to an individual resident shareholder is up to ?.10000, no TDS is deducted.
For non-resident shareholders, as per Section 393 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 2025, TDS is required to be deducted at a rate of 20% along with the applicable surcharge on dividend payments.
SHARE CAPITALAuthorized Share capital
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company stood at Rs. 28,45,00,000/- consisting of 26,24,00,000 equity shares of Re.1/- each, 200000 Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each, 1000 12% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 100/-each and 200000 un classified shares of Rs.10/-each.
Paid Up Share Capital
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as at 31st March, 2026 stood at ? 900.75 Lakhs. The Company has not issued any convertible securities or shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity or warrants.
During the F Y 2025-26, there were no changes in the Authorised, Issued, Subscribed and Paid up capital of the Company.
OTHER DISCLOSURES / CONFIRMATIONS
a. None of the Chairman, the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, or the Executive Director of the Company received any remuneration or commission from any of the subsidiaries of the Company.
b. The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares to its directors or employees.
c. The Company has not failed to implement any corporate action during the year under review.
d. The disclosure pertaining to an explanation for any deviation or variation in connection with certain terms of a public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, etc. is not applicable to the Company.
e. The Company's securities were not suspended during the year under review.
f. There was no revision of financial statements and Board's Report of the Company during the year under review.
TRANSFER TO RESERVE
The Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserve for the year ended 31 March, 2026.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the financial statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2026 has been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time. The estimates and judgments relating to the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Company's state of affairs, profits and cash flows for the year ended 31st March, 2026. The Notes to the Financial Statements adequately cover the standalone Audited Statements and form an integral part of this Report.
MATERIAL SUBSIDIARY
There is no material subsidiary of the company as on 31st March, 2026. However, still the Policy of determining material subsidiary has been uploaded on the Company's website at https://www. asigroup.co.in.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the Company, as required under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as “Listing Regulations”) is provided in a separate section and forms an integral part of this Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As per Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the Listing Regulations, a separate section on corporate governance practices followed by the Company, together with a certificate from the Company's Auditors confirming compliance forms an integral part of this Report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Annual return in Form MGT-7 up to the Financial Year 2024¬ 25 as required under Section 92 of the Act is available on the company's website https://www.asigroup.co.in. Annual return for the F.Y 2025-26 shall be made available on the company's website post the Annual General Meeting of F.Y. 2025-26.
DETAILS OF CHANGE IN DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and the Company's Articles of Association, Mr. Tushya Jatia, Director retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and, being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. The Board
recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the Members of the Company at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Brief profile of Mr. Tushya Jatia has been given in the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting.
During year under review :
(i) As recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, board of directors at their meeting held on 18th July, 2025 re-appointed Mrs. Anita Jatia as Whole Time Director for a further period of 3 years and their re¬ appointments were approved by the members at the 79th Annual General Meeting held on 12th September, 2025.
(ii) During the year under review, Mr. Gaurang Gandhi resigned as independent director of the company w.e.f. 28th January, 2026.
(iii) Based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 7th January, 2026 appointed Mr. Rajaram G. Agarwal (DIN: 10384386) as an additional director designated as Independent director of the Company, with effective from 7th January, 2026 not liable to retire by rotation and to hold office effective upto 6th January, 2031 subject to approval of members of the Company.
The appointment of Mr. Rajaram G. Agarwal as an Independent Director was subsequently approved by the members of the Company through Postal Ballot on 5th March, 2026 ( i.e last day of e-voting) in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Rules framed thereunder and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
All Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1) (b) of the Listing Regulations. The Board is of the opinion that all Independent Directors of the Company possess requisite qualifications, experience, expertise and they hold highest standards of integrity. All Independent Directors of the Company have registered themselves with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs at Manesar (‘MCA’) as required under Rule 6 of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Further all the Independent Directors except Mr. Arunanshu V. Agarwal have served on the board of listed entities and hence shall not be required to pass the online proficiency self-assessment test as per the proviso to Rule 6(4) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Mr. Arunanshu V. Agarwal has cleared the online proficiency self-assessment test within the prescribed period.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company's Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the year 6 Board Meetings and 4 Audit Committee Meetings were convened and held. The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report that forms part of this Annual Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within permissible period prescribed under the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Mr. Deepak Jatia- Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. Tushya Jatia, Whole-time Director, Mrs. Anita Jatia, Whole-time Director, Mr. Pavan Soni- Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Manish P Kakrai- Company Secretary and Compliance Officer are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
No persons were appointed/ceased as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company during the year under review.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors have Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings and attendance at the meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, AND ITS COMMITTEES
In terms with the Policy for Evaluation of the Performance of the Board of Directors of the Company, we conducted a formal Board Effectiveness Review, as part of our efforts to evaluate the performance of our Board and identify areas that need improvement, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Board, its Committees, and Individual Directors. This was in line with the requirements of the Companies Act 2013 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations) 2015.
The criteria for Board processes included Board composition, strategic orientation and team dynamics. Evaluation of each of the Board Committees covered whether they have well-defined objectives, the correct composition, and whether they achieved their objectives. The criteria for Individual Board Members included skills, experience, level of preparedness, attendance, extent of contribution to Board debates and discussion, and how each Director leveraged their expertise and networks to meaningfully contribute to the Company. The criteria for the Chairperson's evaluation included leadership style and conduct of Board Meetings.
Further, the performance evaluation criteria for Independent Directors included a check on their fulfilment of the independence criteria and their independence from the management.
The performance evaluation of the Directors was completed during the year under review. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors and Non-Executive Director. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Performance evaluation of Independent Director was evaluated by entire Board excluding the director being evaluated.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS BY THE COMPANY
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes to Financial Statements forming a part of this Annual Report.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy to report genuine concerns or grievances and to provide adequate safeguards against victimization of persons who may use such mechanism. The Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the website of the Company at https://www.asigroup.co.in.
NOMINATION, REMUNERATION AND BOARD DIVERSITY POLICY
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophy and the basis for payment of remuneration to Executive and Non-executive Directors (by way of sitting fees and commission), Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and other employees. The policy also provides the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and Independence of Director and criteria for appointment of Key Managerial Personnel / Senior Management and performance evaluation which are considered by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors while making selection of the candidates. The above policy has been posted on the website of the Company at https:// www.asigroup.co.in.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arm's length basis and thus a disclosure in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act is not required. Further, there are no material related party transactions during the year under review with the Promoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel. All related party transactions are mentioned in the notes to the accounts. The Company has developed a framework through Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose of identification and monitoring of such Related Party Transactions.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on a yearly basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature and a statement giving details of all Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review and approval on a quarterly basis.
The revised Policy on Materiality of and dealing with Related Party Transactions has been uploaded on the website of the Company and the same has also been ratified by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors at their subsequent meeting and the same can be seen at the link https://www.asigroup.co.in . None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-vis the Company except remuneration and sitting fees.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
CREDIT RATING
Since the company no longer requires credit rating for borrowing facilities enjoyed by the Company, no ratings were obtained during the F. Y 2025-26.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(3)(c) and 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to the Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
• In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March 2026, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
• The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of your Company as
at 31st March, 2026 and of the loss of your Company for the year ended on that date;
• The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
• the Directors have prepared annual accounts on a 'going concern' basis;
• the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
• the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
AUDITORS(a) STATUTORY AUDITORS
At the 76th Annual General Meeting (“76th AGM”) of the Company held on 30th September, 2022, the Members approved the appointment of M/s B. L. Ajmera & Co., Chartered Accountants, Jaipur (FRN- 001100C), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term of five (5) consecutive years, commencing from the conclusion of the76th AGM until the conclusion of the 81st Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
The Statutory Auditors' Report on the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, forms part of this Annual Report. The Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
(b) SECRETERIAL AUDITORS
In compliance with Regulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, at the 79th Annual General Meeting (“79th AGM”) of the Company held on 12th September, 2025, the Members approved the appointment of M/s. GMJ & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company to hold office for a period of 5 consecutive years commencing from the conclusion of the 79th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 84th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held for the financial year ended March 31, 2030.
The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3 is attached as Annexure A and forms part of this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
COST RECORD AND AUDIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, the Company is required to maintain the cost records in respect of its mining activities, and such records are duly maintained.
As per the requirement of the Central Government and pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, M/s. N.D. Birla & Co., a firm of Cost Accountants in practice was appointed to undertake the cost audit for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026. The Company has maintained Cost Record as specified by the Central Government under sub section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has re-appointed M/s. N.D. Birla & Co., a firm of Cost Accountants, as the Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2026-27. The remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors is subject to ratification by the Members at the ensuing 80th AGM, as required under Section 148(3) of the Act. Accordingly, a resolution seeking Members' ratification for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors is included in Item No. 4 of the Notice convening the AGM.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
Your Company has an effective internal control and risk-mitigation system, which are constantly assessed and strengthened with new/revised standard operating procedures. The Company's internal control system is commensurate with its size, scale and complexities of its operations. The internal and operational audit is entrusted to M/s L.B. Jha & Co Chartered Accountants. The main thrust of internal audit is to test and review controls, appraisal of risks and business processes, besides benchmarking controls with best practices in the industry.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. The Company has a robust Management Information System, which is an integral part of the control mechanism.
REPORTING OF FRAUD
There was no instance of fraud during the year under review, which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the Audit Committee and / or Board under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Your Company recognizes that risk is an integral part of business and is committed to managing the risks in a proactive and efficient manner. Your Company periodically assesses risks in the internal and external environment, along with the cost of treating risks and incorporates risk management plans in its strategy, business and operational plans.
Your Company, through its risk management policy and effective risk management process, strive to contain impact and likelihood of the risks within the risk appetite as agreed from time to time with the Board of Directors.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threaten the existence of your Company. However, some of the risks which may pose challenges are set out in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
As per provision of Section 135 read with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 along with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and any other statutory amendment or modification thereof and the Company's CSR Policy in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility activity, a separate Report on CSR activities is attached as Annexure “B” to this Report. The CSR Policy has been posted on the website of the Company at https://www.asigroup.co.in For further details, also refer Note No. 29(b) notes to accounts of standalone financial statement for CSR Expenditure.
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations. The Company's policy requires conduct of operations in such a manner so as to ensure safety of all concerned, compliances of environmental regulations and preservation of natural resources.
POSH COMPLIANCE
In order to comply with provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of complaints related to sexual harassment of women at the workplace. All women employees either permanent, temporary or contractual are covered under the above policy. The said policy has been uploaded on the internal portal of the Company for information of all employees. An Internal Complaint Committee has been set up in compliance with the said Act. During the year under review, no complaints pertaining to sexual harassment of women employees were reported to the Company.
Details as required pursuant to Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 are as follows:
(I) The number of sexual harassment complaints received during the year-NIL
(II) The number of such complaints disposed of during the year- NA
(III) The number of cases pending for a period exceeding ninety days-NA
COMPLIANCE WITH MATERNITY BENEFIT
The Company has in place a Maternity Benefit Policy in line with the requirements of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and the provisions of Chapter VI of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (upon its official enforcement) (collectively, the “Maternity Benefit Provisions”). During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable Maternity Benefit Provisions.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Company takes pride in the commitment, competence and dedication of its employees in all areas of the business. The Company has a structured induction process at all locations objective appraisal systems based on Key Result Areas (KRAs) are in place for senior management staff.
INVESTORS EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, all unpaid and unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to IEPF established by the Central Government, after the completion of seven years. Further, according to the rules, the shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the demat account created by the IEPF Authority, accordingly the Company has transferred unclaimed and unpaid dividend pertaining to FY 2017-18 on 31st October, 2025.
DEPOSITORY SYSTEM
The Company's shares are compulsorily tradable in electronic form. As on March 31,2026, 97.70% of the Company's total paid up capital, representing 88005984 equity shares, were held in dematerialised form.
In terms of amended Regulation 40 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, effective April 1, 2019, transfer of securities in physical form are not processed unless the securities are held in the dematerialised mode with a Depository Participant. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD/P/CIR/2025/97 dated July 2, 2025, on “Ease of Doing Investment - Special Window for
Transfer and Dematerialisation of Physical Securities”, introduced a special window for re-lodgement of transfer deeds that were lodged prior to April 1, 2019 and were rejected, returned or kept pending due to deficiencies in documentation, process or otherwise. The special window was initially made available for a period of six months from July 7, 2025 to January 6, 2026. Subsequently, SEBI, vide Circular No. HO/38/13/11(2)2026- MIRSD-POD/I/3750/2026 dated January 30, 2026, extended the said special window for a further period of one year from February 5, 2026 to February 4, 2027. Investors are advised to refer to the aforesaid circulars and take necessary action, wherever applicable.
With effect from January 24, 2022, SEBI has mandated that listed companies shall issue securities only in dematerialised form while processing investor service requests such as issuance of duplicate securities certificates, claim from unclaimed suspense account, renewal/exchange of securities certificates, endorsement, subdivision/splitting of securities certificates, consolidation of securities certificates/folios, transmission and transposition.
Further, with effect from April 2, 2026, SEBI has dispensed with the requirement of issuance of a Letter of Confirmation (LOC) by the Company/RTA while processing service request. Accordingly, securities will be credited directly to the shareholder's demat account upon submission of valid demat account details along with the latest Client Master List (not older than 2 months), Demat Conversion Request Form for NSDL/ Demat Request form for CDSL and Latest Client Master List, both attested by Depository Participant, besides mandatory documents for the subject service requests subject to folio being KYC Compliant. 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 on the RTA's website at: https://web. in.mpms.mufg.com/client-downloads.html.
In view of the above and to avail the benefits of the depository system as well as to safeguard against fraud, Members holding shares in physical form are encouraged to dematerialise their holdings through either National Securities Depository Limited or Central Depository Services (India) Limited.
DEPOSIT
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling under the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder, during the year under review. This does not include advances against supply of goods within a period of 365 days from the date of acceptance of such advance or any other amount received not considered as deposit as per rule 2 (1) (c) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
Further this does not include any amount received from director of the company, who have duly furnished a declaration in writing to the effect that the amount is not being given out of funds acquired by him by borrowing or accepting loans or deposits from others. Details of such borrowing forms part of financial statements.
DISCLOSURE OF SHARES LYING IN THE UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:
Pursuant to Regulation 39 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the details in respect of the shares lying in the un-claimed suspense account till March 31, 2026 are as follow:
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Particulars
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No. of
Shareholders
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No. of share
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Aggregate number of shareholders and outstanding shares held in the Unclaimed Suspense Account as on 31st March, 2025
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96
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461726
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Number of shareholders/legal heirs who approached listed entity for transfer of shares from suspense account during the year
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4
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13534
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Number of shareholders to whom shares were transferred from suspense account during the year
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4
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13534
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Aggregate number of shareholders and the outstanding shares in the suspense account lying at the end of the year i.e. as on 31st March, 2026
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92
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449192
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Voting rights on these 449192 shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner of such shares claims the shares. Shareholders may get in touch with the Company/RTA for any further information in this matter.
STATUTORY INFORMATION AND OTHER DISCLOSURES
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo pursuant to Section 134(3) (m) of the Act, read with the Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure “C” and forms an integral part of this Report.
The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with the Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is attached as Annexure “'D” and forms an integral part of this Report.
A statement comprising the names of top 10 employees in terms of remuneration drawn and every persons employed throughout the year, who were in receipt of remuneration in terms of Rule
5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure “D” and forms an integral part of this report.
In terms of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the statement showing the name of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limit specified in the Rules are not applicable on the Company as during the period, no employee of the Company was drawing salary in excess of that drawn by the Managing Director or Whole Time Director or Manager.
The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATE
We would like to inform that your Company is not having any subsidiary, joint venture or associate company as on March 31, 2026.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in the Board's Report and the Management Discussion & Analysis Report describing the Company's objectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actual results may differ from those expressed in the statements.
THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE ORANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEAR ALONGWITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR
During the year under review, there is no application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
MATERIAL CHANGES BETWEEN THE PERIOD FROM END OF FINANCIAL YEAR TO THE DATE OF REPORT OF THE BOARD:
There are no material changes between the period from end of financial year to the date of the report of the Board.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF
During the year under review, No one time settlement was taken place. Hence, the disclosure is not applicable.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE AS ON 31st MARCH, 2026
As on 31st March 2026, excluding fixed term employees, there were 320 Male and 70 Female and no transgender employees.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors place on record their profound appreciation for the unwavering commitment, diligence, and dedicated efforts of employees across all levels of the organisation, whose contributions have been instrumental in the Company's continued progress and success.
The Board also conveys its sincere gratitude for the steadfast support, trust, and cooperation extended by the Company's suppliers, distributors, business partners, and all other stakeholders associated with it as valued trading partners. The Company regards them as integral partners in its growth journey and acknowledges their significant role in sharing and contributing to the rewards of its sustained growth.
The Directors further take this opportunity to express their heartfelt thanks to all Shareholders, Clients, Vendors, Bankers, Government and Regulatory Authorities, and Stock Exchanges for their continued confidence, encouragement, and invaluable support.
For on behalf of the Board of DirectorsDeepak Jatia
Place: Mumbai Chairman & Managing Director
Date: 18th May 2026 DIN: 01068689
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