Enclosed is the Notice of 40th Annual General Meeting of the Company scheduled to be held on 25-Sep-2026 at 4.00 PM

FiRsT Cus1odiAN FuNd (INdiA) L1d. CORPORATE OFFICE: SURYA MAHAL, 3RD FLOOR, NAGINDAS MASTER ROAD, FORT, MUMBAl-400 023, INDIA. CIN: l67120WB1985PLC038900 PHONE: 26515 50• 2618384 • 267 25 26• FAX: 91-22-262 31 98 Date: 3rd September, 2026 The Manager-Dept. of Corporate Services BSE Limited, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 Scrip Code: 531278 SUB: The First Custodian Fund (India) Limited - Notice convening the 40th Annual General Meeting Dear Sir, As required under Regulation 30 and Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we submit herewith the Notice convening the 40th Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Friday, 25th September, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. (IST) through Video Conferencing I Other Audio Visual Means in accordance with the General Circular No. 14/2020 dated April 08, 2020, General Circular No. 17/2020 dated April 13, 2020, General Circular No. 20/2020 dated May 05, 2020 and General Circular No. 3/2025 dated September 22, 2025 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMDl/CIR/P/2020/79 dated May 12, 2020 and Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/P/CIR/2024/133 dated October 3, 2024 issued by SEBI. Kindly take the above information on record. Yours Faithfully, FOR THE FIRST CUSTODIAN FUND (INDIA) LIMITED GIRIRAJ DAMMANI MANAGING DIRECTOR * * * REGO. OFFICE : 11, CAMAC STREET, CALCUTT A-700 017. PHONE · 242 16 28 242 25 03 FAX : 91-33-242 26 33 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of the Members of THE FIRST CUSTODIAN FUND (INDIA) LIMITED will be held on Friday, 25th September, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. through Video Conferencing (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) to transact the following business: ORDINARY BUSINESS: 1. To consider and adopt the Audited Annual Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026 and the Reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. 2. To appoint a Director in place of Mr. Manish Banthia (DIN No. 00117002), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. NOTES: General Instructions for Accessing and participating in the 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) through VC / OAVM Facility and Voting through Electronic means including Remote E- Voting. 1. The Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not required to be annexed. 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 91 of the Act, the Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company shall remain closed on all days from Saturday, 19th September, 2026 to Friday, 25th September, 2026 (both days inclusive). 3. Pursuant to the General Circulars 14/2020 dated 8th April, 2020, 17/2020 dated 13th April, 2020, 20/2020 dated 5th May, 2020 read with 3/2025 dated 22nd September, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (referred to as ‘MCA Circulars’) companies are allowed to hold AGM through VC, without the physical presence of members at a common venue. Hence, in compliance with the said circulars, the AGM of the Company is being held through VC. 4. ONLY A MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE AGM THROUGH VC / OAVM. In terms of provisions of Section 105 of the Companies Act, 2013, a Member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of himself / herself and such proxy need not be a Member of the Company. Since, this AGM is being held pursuant to the MCA Circulars through VC / OAVM, physical attendance of Members has been dispensed with. Accordingly, the facility for appointment of proxies by the Members will not be available for the AGM and hence the Proxy Form and Attendance Slip are not annexed to this Notice. However, in pursuance of Section 112 and Section 113 of the Companies Act, 2013, representatives of the members such as the President of India or the Governor of a State or body corporate can attend the AGM/EGM through VC/OAVM and cast their votes through e- voting. 5. The Company has appointed M/s. Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) to provide Video Conferencing facility for the Annual General Meeting and the attendant enablers for conducting of the AGM. The proceedings of the AGM will be web-casted live for all the members who hold shares as on cut-off date i.e. Friday, 18th September, 2026. The shareholders can visit https://www.evotingindia.com and login through user id and password to watch the live proceedings of the AGM on Friday, 25th September, 2026 from 4.00 p.m. onwards. Further, the Company has also appointed CDSL as an authorized e-voting agency for facilitating members to vote on all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of AGM through electronic means. Members will have the option to cast their votes either 3 days prior to the date of AGM (Remote E-Voting) or during the AGM (E-Voting). The instructions to vote by remote e-voting and e-voting has been provided below. 6. The members can join the AGM 15 minutes before and after the scheduled time of the commencement of the AGM by following the procedure mentioned in this Notice. The facility to join the AGM will be made available for 1,000 members on first come first serve basis. This will not include Large Shareholders (holding 2% or more shareholding), Promoters, Institutional Investors, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, the Chairpersons of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee, Auditors etc. who are allowed to attend the AGM without restriction on account of first come first serve basis. 7. In case of joint holders attending the Meeting, only such joint holder who is higher in the order of names will be entitled to vote at the AGM. 8. The attendance of the Members attending the AGM will be counted for the purpose of reckoning the quorum under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013. 9. The scanned copies of Register of Directors’ and Key Managerial Personnel and their Shareholding maintained under Section 170 and Register of Contracts or Arrangements in which Directors are interested under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013 will be available electronically for inspection by the members during the AGM. 10. Relevant documents referred to in the accompanying Notice are open for inspection by the Members through electronic mode, based on the request being sent at the email address of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer i.e. Ms. Sudha Jodhani at sudha_jodhani@yahoo.in or Managing Director, Mr. Giriraj Dammani at g_damani@rediffmail.com. 11. Members desiring any relevant information about the financial statements and/or operations of the Company are requested to write to the Company at least seven days in advance, so as to enable the Company to keep the information ready. Members can also email their queries at the email address of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer i.e. Ms. Sudha Jodhani at sudha_jodhani@yahoo.in or Managing Director, Mr. Giriraj Dammani at g_damani@rediffmail.com. 12. In compliance with the aforesaid MCA Circulars and Regulation 36 (1) (a) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘Listing Regulations’), Notice of the AGM along with the Annual Report 2025-26 is being sent only through electronic mode to those Members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) / Depositories. In terms of Regulation 36 (1) (b) of the Listing Regulations, a letter providing the web-link, including the exact path, where complete details of the annual report is available, is being sent to those shareholders who have not registered their email address. Further, in line with the MCA Circulars and Listing Regulations, the Notice calling the AGM along with the Annual Report 2025 – 26 can be downloaded from the following: a. Company’s website at www.firstcustodianfund.in. b. Stock Exchange i.e. BSE Li [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]