27-JUN-2025- Inter alia, approved:- i. The Board of Directors of the Company has recommended payment of dividend on the fully paid up 7.75% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each of the Company for the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18, subject to approval of the same by the members at the ensuing 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company. ii. The 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company will be held on Friday, 27th June, 2025 through Video Conferencing / Other Audio Visual Means ( VC/OAVM ) Facility as per MCA circulars. iii. The register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company shall remain closed from Saturday, 21st June, 2025 to Friday, 27th June, 2025 (both days inclusive) for the aforesaid purposes mentioned in serial nos. i & ii. iv. The Company has fixed Friday, 20th June, 2025 as: a. the Cut-off Date for the purpose of determining the members who are eligible to vote on the resolutions as set out in the notice of the AGM; and b. the Record Date for the purpose of determining the preference shareholders who are to receive dividend for the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18. v. Further, the current term of M/s. JKVS & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of the Company will expire at the conclusion of the upcoming 91st Annual General Meeting of the Company. Accordingly, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approved the re-appointment of M/s. JKVS & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 318086E) for a second term of five (5) consecutive years who shall hold office from the conclusion of the 91st AGM until the conclusion of the 96th AGM, subject to the approval of the members of the Company at the ensuing 91st AGM. vi. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, approved the appointment of M/s. K. C. Dhanuka & Co., Company Secretaries as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a period of five (5) consecutive years commencing from the financial year 2025-26 till financial year 2029-30, subject to approval of the members of the Company at the ensuing 91st Annual General Meeting. vii. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, approved the appointment of the Internal Auditors for various Divisions/ Factory/ Tea Gardens/ Unit/ Sites of the Company for a period of two (2) years commencing from the financial year 2025-26 till financial year 2026-27. viii. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, approved the appointment of M/s B. Ray & Associates, Cost Accountants as the as the Cost Accountant of the Company for the financial year ending on 31st March, 2026. ix. The Board also took on record the resignation of Mr. Rajat Arora from the post of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company effective from Wednesday, 28th May, 2025 (last working day).
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