Annual Report 2025 - 26

ThE Finsr Cusrodinru Fur.rd (lrudin) Lrd,,, CORPORATE OFFICE : SURYA MAHAL, 3RD FLOOR, NAGINDAS MASTER ROAD, FORT, MUMBAI-400 023, INDIA pHoNE : 265 15 50 * 261 83 84 +261 25 26 * FAX . si_22_262 31 e8 CIN : L67120WB19g5pLc03gg00 Date: 3'd 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 Crlistodian Fund flndia) Limited - Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025 - 26 and Notice convenine 40th Annual General Meetins Dear Sir, As required under Regulation 30 and Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we submit herewith the Annual Report of the Company for the Financial Year 2025 - 26 atong with the Notice convening the 40tl' Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Friday, 25th September, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. (IST) through Video Conferencing / Other Audio Visual Means in accordance with the General Circular No. 1412020 dated April 08, 2020, General Circular No. 1712020 dated April 13, 2020, General Circular No. 2012020 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/CMD1/CIR/P12020179 dated May 12, 202A and Circular No. S EB I/HO/C FD/C FD-P oD -2 lP / CIPJ 2A24 / 13 3 dated October 3, 2024 issued by SEB I. Kindly take the above information on record. Yours Faithfully, FOR THE FIRST CUSTODIAIY FUND (INDIA) LIMITED g-/)lr"/'\ GIRIRAJ DAMMAM MANAGING DIRECTOR REGD. OFFTCE : 1 1 , CAtr/AC STREET, CALCUTTA_ 700 017. * PHONE 242 16 28 * 242 25 03 * FAX : 91_33-242 26 33 The First Custodian Fund (India) Ltd. FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2025 – 2026 THE FIRST CUSTODIAN FUND (INDIA) LIMITED BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Surendra Banthia Chairman Mr. Manish Banthia Whole – Time Director and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Giriraj Kumar Dammani Managing Director Ms. Sudha Jodhani Company Secretary and Compliance Officer AUDITORS Statutory Auditors: M/s Paresh D. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants Secretarial Auditors: M/s. P. C. Shah & Co. Practicing Company Secretaries BANKERS Punjab National Bank HDFC Bank REGISTERED OFFICE 11, Camac Street, Kolkata – 700 017 Phone No: +91 - 033- 28821628 / 2422503 Fax No: +91 - 033- 22822633 CORPORATE OFFICE 3, Surya Mahal, 3rd Floor, Nagindas Master Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400 023 Phone No: +91 - 022 - 66359001 / 9002 Email ID: info@firstcustodianfund.in REGISTRAR & SHARE TRANSFER AGENTS MUFG Intime India Private Limited (Formerly known as ‘Link Intime India Private Limited’) C-101, Embassy 247, L. B. S. Marg, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai – 400 083 Tel: 810 811 6767 Toll-free number: 1800 1020 878 Email: rnt.helpdesk@in.mpms.mufg.com Investor Service Portal: https://in.mpms.mufg.com/Swayam_info.html 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 informatio [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]