Your directors have pleasure in presenting herewith the 41st Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements for the yearended 31st March, 2025.
Particulars
Year ended31-03-2025
Year ended31-03-2024
(a)
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization(EBITDA)
186.88
165.69
(b)
Finance Cost
8.30
13.97
(c)
Depreciation and amortization expenses
25.59
23.15
33.89
37.12
(d)
Profit before Tax
152.99
128.57
(e)
Tax Expenses
Current Tax
38.37
29.40
Deferred Tax
0.74
3.33
Total Tax Expenses
39.11
32.73
(f)
Profit/ (Loss) for the year
113.88
95.84
(g)
Other Comprehensive income
(0.44)
(1.37)
(h)
Total Comprehensive income for the year:
113.44
94.47
The Company has earned Revenue from Operations of ' 1011.33 crore during the year ended on 31st March, 2025 as against ' 912.57crore during the previous year ended on 31st March, 2024 i.e increase of 10.82% compared to previous year.
After adding thereto, the other income of ' 17.26 crore, the Company has earned total income of ' 1,028.59 crore during the yearunder review. The Company has incurred total expenses of '875.60 crore including Finance cost of ' 8.30 crore and Depreciation andAmortization expenses of ' 25.59 crores, during the year under review.
The Company has earned profit before Tax of ' 152.99 crore during the year under review as compared to profit of ' 128.57 crores duringthe previous year ended on 31st March, 2024. The Company has earned profit of '113.88 crores during the year ended on 31st March, 2025after deducting total tax expenses of ' 39.11 crore as compared to profit of ' 95.84 crores during the previous year ended on 31st March,2024 after deducting total tax expense of '32.73 crore.
During the current financial year of 2024-25, the Company has achieved revenue growth and better operational efficiency as comparedto the previous financial year.
The Directors have recommended dividend of ' 21 per share (@210%) on 71,87,830 Equity Shares of ' 10/- each of the Companyfor the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025. If approved, the dividend will be paid with deduction of tax at source to theshareholders as applicable.
The Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserves during the year under review.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return forFY 2024-25 is available on Company's website at https://vadilalgroup.com/?page id=904
Management Discussion and Analysis Report has been enclosed herewith as per Annexure - A and forming part of the Directors' Report.QUALITY ASSURANCE AND AWARDSAWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Vadilal Industries has a long-standing legacy of excellence, reflected in the numerous accolades and recognitions it has received overthe years. Between 2008 and 2011, the company won 27 prestigious awards at 'The Great Indian Ice Cream Contest' organized by theIndian Dairy Association. These included multiple "Best in Class" awards in categories such as Chocolate Frozen Dessert, StandardChocolate Ice Cream, and innovative products like Rose Coconut Shell. Vadilal also secured several gold, silver, and bronze medals forproducts including Vanilla Frozen Dessert, Pista Happinezz, and Joker Ice Trooper in the Kids category. In 2013, Vadilal Ice Creams wasvoted as the "Most Trusted Ice Cream Brand in India" as per The Brand Trust Report. Furthermore, The Economic Times Survey rankedVadilal among the "Top 20 Food and Beverages" brands in the country.
Vadilal has continued to receive industry-wide recognition. In 2014, it was awarded the "Most Promising Brand of the Year - Food& Beverage" at the World Brands Summit in Asia. In 2019, Vadilal Ice Creams earned the title of "Super Brand," reinforcing its strongconsumer connect and brand equity. In 2021, it was honored once again by The Economic Times as one of India's Best Brands. We arehonored to have received the award for Iconic Brands of India 2023 by ET Edge. In addition to this, we also received the BARC & ERTCMedia award for 'Brand of the Decade 2023' in the FMCG category and the BARC Marketing Meister Award 2023, further recognizing ourcommitment to excellence and innovation. We are proud to share that we received the prestigious India's Influencer Conclave Awardfor the Best Influencer Campaign in the F&B category in January 2025
Vadilal Industries maintains a sharp focus on quality and food safety, demonstrated by its robust certification portfolio. The companyhas been certified under ISO 22000:2005 and ISO 9001:2015 for its Ice Cream manufacturing facilities located in Pundhra (Gujarat)and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). These plants have also achieved the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 7), marking Vadilal'scommitment to international quality benchmarks. The Processed Food Division (PFD) located in Dharampur, Gujarat, holds BRC: Issue 6with Grade "A", IS0-22000:2005, and HALAL certification, and is recognized as a "Two Star Export House" by the Ministry of Commerceand Industry for its contributions to processed food exports under APEDA.
More recently, the Quick Treat unit of the Processed Food Division achieved BRCGS and ISO 22000:2018 certifications, highlightingthe company's continued pursuit of safety and quality excellence. The company's long-term commitment to Good ManufacturingPractices (GMP), stringent food safety norms, and continuous innovation has been the backbone of its reputation in both domestic andinternational markets.
During the year under review, the company has made regular repayment of Instalment & interest of term loan and GECL loan and thereis no overdue payment to Bank.
Company is having multiple banking arrangement with ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and IDBI bank for ' 50 Crore, ' 25 Crore and ' 30 Crorerespectively for working capital.
During the year the Company has repaid the pledge facility sanctioned by Kalupur Commercial Co-Op. Bank Ltd. for ' 16.59 Crore(Sanctioned ' 35 Crore) availed in the previous year i.e. 2023-24 and in the current financial year the company has availed new shortterm pledge finance for ' 15.02 Crore (Sanctioned ' 35 Crore) against pledge of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) & Butter. Company has alsobeen sanctioned a new term loan from ICICI Bank for ' 39 Crore for capex purpose and availed ' 22.13 Crore as a partial disbursement.
India ratings & Research Pvt. Ltd. has upgraded the long-term borrowing & Fund Based Working Capital Facility to "A-/Stable" from"BBB /Stable" and upgraded the non-fund-based facility to "A2 " from "A2" vide its letter dated 10.04.2025.
During the financial year - 2024-2025, the Company has deposited unclaimed/ unpaid fixed deposit amount of ' 56972/- to InvestorEducation and Protection Fund - IEPF.
During the Financial year - 2024-2025, the Company has also transferred '283264 /- being amount of unpaid dividend for the year -2016-2017 to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
a. During the year under review, the details of deposits accepted by the Company from its Members, after complying with theprovisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, are as under:
(a) Amount of existing deposits as at 1st April, 2024
13.16
(b) Amount of deposits accepted or renewed during the year
(i) Secured deposits
0
(ii) Unsecured deposits
0.30
Total(b)
(c) Amount of deposits repaid during the year
12.50
(d) Balance of deposits outstanding at the end of the year (a b-c)
0.96
II. Details of Deposit from Public [Accepted under Companies Act, 1956 and Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975:
0.0015
b. As on 31st March, 2025, deposit of ' 15000/- has remained unpaid or unclaimed by the Company.
c. During the year under review, the Company has not made any default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest on deposits.
d. The Company has not accepted or renewed any deposit which is not in compliance with the provisions of Chapter - V of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Company is having two wholly owned subsidiary companies outside India namely Vadilal Industries (USA) Inc., USA, and VadilalIndustries Pty Ltd and two wholly owned subsidiary companies in India viz; Vadilal Delights Limited and Varood Industries Limited.
A report on the financial position of the subsidiaries as per first proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRules made thereunder in the prescribed Form - AOC-1 is provided as Annexure - B to the Directors' Report. The Policy for determiningmaterial subsidiaries may be accessed on the Company's website viz www.vadilalgroup.com.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, separate Audited Accounts in respect of subsidiary company for the year ended on31st March, 2025 are available at the web-site of the Company viz. www.vadilalgroup.com.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 129(3) read with Schedule - III of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, andRegulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement), 2015 and other applicable Accounting Standards, theConsolidated Financial Statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and associates, for the year ended on 31st March, 2025 have beenattached with the financial statement of the Company as a part of Annual Report.
Being a Listed Company, the Company has taken necessary measures to comply with the provisions of Regulation 72 of SEBI (ListingObligation and Disclosure Requirement), 2015 regarding Corporate Governance. A separate report on Corporate Governance for the yearended on 31st March, 2025 is attached herewith as a part of this Annual Report viz Annexure - C. A certificate from Secretarial Auditors ofthe Company regarding compliance of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Regulation 34(3) and 53(f) of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is obtained by the Company and annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report ("BRSR") forms part of the Director's Report. The BRSR indicates the Company'sperformance against the principles of the 'National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct'. This would enable the Members tohave an insight into Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives of the Company
As required under Regulation 34(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement), 2015, the Business Responsibility andsustainability Report is annexed herewith as a part of this Annual Report viz Annexure- D.
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the confirmation and explanations obtained by them, your Directors makethe following statement in terms of Section 134(3)(C) and 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and confirm:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there were nomaterial departures.
(b) They have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of theprofit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
(e) They have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and operate effectively; and
(f) They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided by the Company under Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013 forms part of the Notes to the financial statements provided in this Annual Report.
Information on transactions with related parties pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure - E in the prescribed Form - AOC-2 and the same forms part of this report. All relatedparty transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of the Company for review and approval. Omnibus approvalis obtained for transactions which are foreseen and repetitive in nature
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may beaccessed on the Company's website viz. www.vadilalgroup.com.
Your directors draw attention of the members to Note - 47 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
On recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Mr. Rajesh K. Pandya (DIN: 02711000) was appointed as anAdditional Director of the Company designated as a Non-Executive Non-Independent director w.e.f. 29th March, 2025 until the litigationwithdrawal date i.e. May 13, 2025, Hence, term of appointment of Mr. Rajesh K. Pandya completed on May 13, 2025.
There is no other change in the Board of Directors of the Company upto March 31, 2025. The Independent Directors of the companyhave submitted Declaration of Independence pursuant to the provision of section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the professionalization and consequent reorganization of the board of the directors of the Company, Mr. Preet P. Shah,chairman & non-executive independent director of the Company, and Ms. Shaily J. Dedhia, non-executive independent director of theCompany has resigned with effect from May 13, 2025.
Pursuant to reorganization of Board of Directors of the Company and NCLAT Order dated May 13, 2025, the resignations of Mr. KalpitGandhi, (DIN: 02843308) from the post of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as a non-executive non-independent director of theCompany, Mr. Rajesh R. Gandhi (DIN: 00009879) from the post of the Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Devanshu L. Gandhi (DIN:00010146) from the post of the Managing Director of the Company, and Mrs. Deval D. Gandhi (DIN: 00988905) as a non-executive non¬independent director of the Company are effective from close of business hours on May 13, 2025.
Further, pursuant to the orders of the NCLAT, and On recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval ofBoard of Directors of the Company and approval of the members of the Company vide postal ballot resolutions dated May 10, 2025,the change in terms of appointment of Mr. Rajesh R. Gandhi (DIN:00009879) and Mr. Devanshu L. Gandhi (DIN:00010146) as executivedirectors of the Company, and appointment of Mr. Janmajay V. Gandhi (DIN: 02891386) as an executive director of the Company,
Mr. Gaurav Marathe (DIN: 01358344J as a non-executive non-independent director of the Company, Ms. Shalini Raghavan (DIN:03569413J, Mr. Shivakumar Dega (DIN: 00364444J, and Mr. Nagarajan Sivaramakrishnan (DIN: 03060429J as independent directors of theCompany are effective from May 13,2025.Mr. Shivakumar Dega was appointed as Chairman of the Board effective from June 12, 2025.
On recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the company has approved theappointment of Mr. Anil Kabra as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company with effect from 26th May, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, Mr. Rajesh R. Gandhi, Director(DIN:00009879) of the Company, shall retire by rotation at this Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offers himself for re¬appointment. The Members are requested to consider his re-appointment as Director of the Company, for which a necessary resolutionhas been incorporated in the notice of the meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, Mr. Devanshu L. Gandhi (DIN:00010146)of the Company shall retire by rotation at this Annual General Meeting, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. TheMembers are requested to consider his re-appointment as Director of the Company, for which necessary resolution has beenincorporated in the notice of the meeting.
Necessary resolutions relating to Directors who are seeking appointment/reappointment are included in the Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting. The relevant details of the said Directors are given in the Notes/Annexures to the Notice of the Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board committees and individual directors pursuantto the provisions of the Act and the corporate governance requirements as prescribed under Regulation 17 of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The performance of the Board and committees was evaluated by the Board on the basis of the criteria determined by Nominationand Remuneration Committee such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information andfunctioning, etc.
The Board members reviewed the performance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of theindividual director to the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructivecontribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
In a separate meeting of independent Directors, performance of non-independent directors, performance of the board as a whole andperformance of the Chairman was evaluated, considering the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.
The details of various committees of Directors constituted under provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, theirconstitution, terms of reference and other details are provided in the Corporate Governance Report annexed with the Directors' Report.
The policies formulated by the Company under various provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 are available on the website of the Company viz : www.vadilalgroup.com.
During the year under review, 6 Meetings of the Board of Directors were held the details of which are mentioned in the CorporateGovernance Report annexed with the Directors' Report.
As required under Section 134(1)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, details relating to Conservation of Energy,Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are given in the Annexure - F attached herewith and forming partof the Directors' Report.
The Company is exposed to various business risks from time to time. Risk management involves handling appropriately risks that arelikely to harm an organization. There are various types of risks associated with conducting business of the Company. The ultimate goalof risk management is the preservation of physical and human assets of the organization for successful continuation of its operations.
The Board of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee to frame, implement and monitor the risk managementplan for the Company. The committee is responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. Theaudit committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls. The major risks identified by the businesses aresystematically addressed through mitigation actions on a continual basis.
The Board of directors periodically reviews the risk assessment and minimization procedure in relation to the business of the Company.
In terms of provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, a committee of the Directors of theCompany has been constituted as Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee hasformulated a policy on the Corporate Social Responsibility measures to be undertaken by the Company as specified in Schedule VII tothe Companies Act, 2013.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is available on the Company's website viz. www.vadilalgroup.com.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed herewith marked as Annexure - G.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The External andInternal Auditors carry out periodic reviews of the functioning and suggest changes, if required. The company has also a soundbudgetary control system with reviews of actual performance as against those budgeted.
The term of appointment of M/s. Arpit Patel & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of the Company will be completedat the conclusion of the ensuing 41st Annual General meeting.
In accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, On therecommendation of the audit committee at its meeting held on 26th June, 2025 the Board of Directors of the Company, in its Meetingheld on 14th July, 2025 approved the appointment of M/S Walker Chandiok & Co LLP as Statutory Auditors of the Company subject toapproval by the Shareholders for a period of 5 years from the conclusion of the ensuing 41st Annual general Meeting till conclusion of46th annual general meeting to be held in the year 2030 for which necessary resolution has been incorporated in the Notice of AnnualGeneral Meeting.
M/s. KPMG are the Internal Auditors of the Company during the year 2024-25.
M/s. PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP are appointed as Internal Auditors of the Company for the period of two years w.e.f. 1stOctober, 2025 to 30th September, 2027 in place of M/s. KPMG, present internal auditors of the Company.
Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 inter alia requires every listed companies to annex with its Board Report a Secretarial AuditReport given by a Company Secretary in practice in the prescribed form. The Board has appointed M/s SPAN & Co., Company SecretariesLLP, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year - 2024-2025. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is annexed herewith marked as Annexure - H to this Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Section 204 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 24A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors has, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed M/s SPAN &Co., Company Secretaries LLP (Firm Registration No. P1988MH009800), as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a period of fiveconsecutive years commencing from financial year 2025-26 till financial year 2029-30, subject to the approval of shareholders at theensuing Annual General Meeting.
M/s SPAN & Co., Company Secretaries LLP have confirmed their eligibility to be Secretarial Auditors of the Company. A Resolutionseeking Member's approval for appointment of M/s SPAN & Co., Company Secretaries LLP as Secretarial Auditors for a period of 5consecutive years is included at Item No. 6 of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting.
All insurable interests of the Company including buildings, plant and machinery, furniture & fixtures and other insurable interests areadequately insured.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Limited (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE).
The Company confirms that it has paid Annual Listing Fees due to the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited uptothe Financial Year -2024-2025.
The Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed with this report as Annexure -1.
• the Hon'ble Naf/onal Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi bench ("NCLAT") has on May 13, 2025 inter alia disposed of theCompany Appeal No. 221 of 2024, Company Appeal No. 223 of 2024, Company Appeal No. 338 of 2024, Company Appeal No.339 of 2024, Company Appeal No. 340 of 2024, Company Appeal No. 341 of 2024, Company Appeal No. 376 of 2024, CompanyAppeal No. 377 of 2024 and Company Appeal No. 18 of 2025.
• setting aside the judgments dated July 10, 2024 of the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad bench ("NCLT"),in the Company Petition No. 41 of 2017 and Company Petition No. 43 of 2017; (y) orders dated August 6, 2024 and September23, 2024 of the NCLAT in the Interlocutory Application Nos. 6728, 6764 and 6768 of 2024; and
• vacating orders, as applicable, of all the NCLAT Appeals and related interlocutory applications filed therein.
Based on the reports received from the Independent Law Firm and the Chartered Accountant Firm, the Board of Directors at itsmeeting held on May 13, 2025 and upon the recommendation of the Committee of Independent Directors (also held on the samedate) has resolved to conclude and close the matters relating to allegations concerning potential personal expenses claimed asofficial business expenditure by two Promoter Directors amounting to ? 0.25 crore for the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19 and? 0.25 crore for the financial years 2014-15 to 2018-19 respectively. The Board has noted the findings of the independent reviewand confirms that there is no financial impact on the financial results of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025.
pursuant to the orders of the NCLAT and approval of restated and amended articles of association of the Company by the membersof the Company vide postal ballot resolution dated May 10, 2025, Part B of the amended and restated articles of association of theCompany has become effective w.e.f. May 13, 2025.
The shareholders of the Company have approved special rights granted to Mr. Rajesh R. Gandhi, Mr. Devanshu L. Gandhi,Mr. Virendra R. Gandhi, and their respective immediate relatives in the postal ballot resolution passed on May 10, 2025 as perRegulation 31B of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015 w.e.f. May 13, 2025.
After considering the respective recommendations of the audit committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at theirmeeting held on March 29, 2025 has approved the draft composite scheme of amalgamation ("Scheme") for the merger of thefollowing promoter/promoter group entities of the Company with the Company as per Section 230 and 232 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and approval for execution of a merger implementation agreement to set out the manner of implementation of theScheme: (a) Vadilal Finance Company Private Limited ("VFCPL"); (b) Veronica Constructions Private Limited ("VCPL"); and (c) VadilalInternational Private Limited ("VIPL"). The Scheme is subject to the requisite approvals from the shareholders and creditors of therespective companies and from statutory and regulatory authorities including stock exchanges, SEBI and the NCLT. The Companyhas already filed draft Scheme documents in the month of April 2025 with Stock Exchanges for seeking No- objection letter fromstock exchanges.
> During the year under review, there was no change in the nature of business of the Company and there is no material change and/or commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company, during the period from 31st March, 2025 till the date of this report.
During the year under review, there was no significant and/or material order passed by any regulators or courts or tribunalsimpacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.
> The Company does not provide any loan or other financial arrangement to its employees or Directors or Key Managerial Personnelfor purchase of its own shares and hence, the disclosure under Section 67(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 does not require.
> During the year under review, no Director or Managing Director of the Company has received any remuneration or commissionfrom subsidiary of the Company in terms of provisions of Section 197(14) of the Companies Act, 2013.
> The disclosure in terms of Rule - 4 of Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is not provided, as the Company doesnot have any equity shares with differential voting rights.
> The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibitionand redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder. The Company has also organized an awarenessprogram for its employees on the said policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace adoptedby the Company.
> The trademark "Vadilal" and its associated trademarks are owned by Vadilal International Pvt. Ltd. The Company is a licensee ofthe said Trademarks.
The Directors place on record its appreciation and gratitude for the co-operation and assistance extended by various departments ofthe Union Government, State Government, Bankers and Financial Institutions.
The Directors also place on record their appreciation of dedicated and sincere services of the employees of the Company at all levels.
The Company will make every effort to meet the aspirations of its Shareholders and wish to sincerely always thank them for their whole¬hearted co-operation and support.
Date : 12th August, 2025 Chairman
Place : Ahmedabad DIN 00364444