Notice for General Meetings

All General Meetings shall be convened by giving not less than clear twenty one (21) days’ notice, in such manner as is
prescribed under the Act, specifying the place, date and hour of the meeting and a statement of the business proposed to be
transacted at such a meeting, in the manner mentioned in the Act. Notice shall be given to all the Members and to such persons
as are under the Act and/or these Articles entitled to receive such notice from the Company but any accidental omission to give
notice to or non-receipt of the notice by any Member or other person to whom it should be given shall not invalidate the
proceedings of any General Meetings.

The Members may participate in General Meetings through such modes as permitted by applicable laws.
Shorter Notice Admissible

Upon compliance with the relevant provisions of the Act, an Annual General Meeting or any General Meeting may be convened
by giving a shorter notice than twenty one (21) days.

Meetings of the Board

(a) The Board of Directors shall meet at least once in every three (3) months with a maximum gap of four (4) months
between two (2) meetings of the Board for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings and
proceedings as it thinks fit in accordance with the Act, provided that at least four (4) such meetings shall be held in
every year. Place of meetings of the Board shall be at a location determined by the Board at its previous meeting, or if
no such determination is made, then as determined by the chairman of the Board.

(b) The chairman may, at any time, and the secretary or such other Officer of the Company as may be authorised in this
behalf on the requisition of Director shall at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of at least seven (7)
days in writing of every meeting of the Board shall be given to every Director and every alternate Director at his usual
address whether in India or abroad, provided always that a meeting may be convened by a shorter notice to transact
urgent business subject to the condition that at least one independent director, if any, shall be present at the meeting
and in case of absence of independent directors from such a meeting of the Board, decisions taken at such a meeting
shall be circulated to all the directors and shall be final only on ratification thereof by at least one independent director,
if any.

(c) The notice of each meeting of the Board shall include (i) the time for the proposed meeting; (ii) the venue for the
proposed meeting; and (iii) an agenda setting out the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

(d) To the extent permissible by applicable law, the Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board or any committee
thereof, through electronic mode, that is, by way of video conferencing i.e., audio visual electronic communication
facility. The notice of the meeting must inform the Directors regarding the availability of participation through video
conferencing. Any Director participating in a meeting through the use of video conferencing shall be counted for the
purpose of quorum.

Managing Director(s) and/ or Whole Time Directors
(a) The Board may from time to time and with such sanction of the Central Government as may be required by the Act,
appoint one or more of the Directors to the office of the managing director and/ or whole time directors for such term

and subject to such remuneration, terms and conditions as they may think fit.

(b) The Directors may from time to time resolve that there shall be either one or more managing directors and/ or whole-
time directors.

(co) In the event of any vacancy arising in the office of a managing director and/or whole time director, the vacancy shall
be filled by the Board of Directors subject to the approval of the Members.

(d) If a managing director and/or whole time director ceases to hold office as Director, he shall ipso facto and immediately
cease to be managing director/whole time director.

(e) The managing director and/or whole time director shall not be liable to retirement by rotation as long as he holds office
as managing director or whole-time director.

Appointment of Directors
Additional Directors
Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Board shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint a person as an

additional director, provided the number of the directors and additional directors together shall not at any time exceed the
maximum strength fixed for the Board by the Articles.

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