Change in Director(s)

(An ISO 9001:2015; ISO 14001:2015 and 45001:2018 certified company) CIN:L85110KA1954PLC000759; Website: www.sandurgroup.com; Email ID: secretarial@sandurgroup.com REGISTERED OFFICE CORPORATE OFFICE ‘SATYALAYA’, No.266 ‘SANDUR HOUSE’, No.9 Ward No.1, Palace Road Bellary Road, Sadashivanagar Sandur – 583 119, Ballari District Bengaluru – 560 080 Karnataka, India Karnataka, India Tel: +91 8395260300 Tel: +91 80 4152 0176 - 79 / 4547 3000 SMIORE / SEC / 2026-27 / 20 9 July 2026 BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G Dalal Street Bandra-Kurla Complex Mumbai - 400 001 Mumbai - 400 051 Scrip Code: 504918 Symbol: SANDUMA Symbol: SANDUMA Dear Sir/ Madam, Sub: Appointment of Independent Directors Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) “SEBI (LODR)” Regulations, 2015 and amendments thereto, this is to inform Stock Exchanges that the Board of Directors at its 385th meeting held today, i.e., Thursday, 9 July 2026 which commenced at 11:30 A.M. and concluded at 3:50 P.M., has approved the following: (i) Appointment of T. R. Raghunandan (DIN: 03637265) as an Independent Director of the Company for a tenure of 5 years with effect from 9 July 2026 to 8 July 2031 (both days inclusive), based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and subject to shareholders’ approval in the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company. He shall continue as Chairman of the Company and of the Board of Directors. (ii) Appointment of Pankajam Sridevi as an Additional Director designated as an Independent Director of the Company for a tenure of 5 years with effect from 10 July 2026 to 9 July 2031 (both days inclusive), based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and subject to shareholders’ approval in the ensuing AGM of the Company. T. R. Raghunandan and Pankajam Sridevi are not debarred from holding the office of a Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other authority. Detailed information as required under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/202 dated 30 January 2026 in respect of aforesaid appointments are given in ‘Annexure A’ to this letter. MINES OFFICE: Deogiri - 583112, Sandur Taluk, Ballari District; Tel: +91 8395 271028 PLANT OFFICE: Metal & Ferroalloy Plant, Vyasankere, Mariyammanahalli – 583 222, Hosapete Taluk, Vijayanagara District; Tel: +91 8394 294802 / 805 Page 1 of 4 The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited Stock Exchanges are requested to kindly take the same on record. Thank you for The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited Neha Thomas Company Secretary & Compliance Officer ICSI Membership No. A60853 Page 2 of 4 The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited Annexure A [Details as required under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/202 dated 30 January 2026] T. R. Raghunandan Pankajam Sridevi Reason for change viz. Appointment of T. R. Raghunandan Appointment of Pankajam Sridevi appointment, re- as an Independent Director of the as an Independent Director of the appointment, resignation, Company. He shall continue as Company. removal, death or Chairman of the Company and of otherwise the Board of Directors. Date of appointment/ re- Appointment with effect from Appointment with effect from appointment/ cessation (as 9 July 2026 10 July 2026 applicable) & term of appointment/ re- appointment Brief profile T. R. Raghunandan is a former IAS Pankajam Sridevi is a Officer of the 1983 batch. He served transformational leader with domain as Rural Development and expertise in manufacturing, Panchayat Raj Secretary in technology and banking with a Karnataka and as Joint Secretary of career spanning over 35 years. In her the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, immediate previous role, Sridevi Government of India, before he took served as the Managing Director of voluntary retirement from the IAS in Commonwealth Bank of Australia March 2010. He has more than (India) since November 2019 until twenty-six years of experience as a June 2024, prior to which she was high-ranking civil servant holding with ANZ Banking Services holding executive, corporate management various global positions for the and policy making positions in State Group. She has been the chair of and the Union Government. He is a Audit Committees and Risk consultant and advisor to Committees for various Banking international development agencies GICs in India. She has an experience such as the United Nations of working with entities across Development Programme (UNDP), multiple countries like USA, Asia, the World Bank, the Asian Europe and Australia and has strong Development Bank (ADB), the knowledge on governance of entities Swiss agency for Development and in India. She has grown and led large Cooperation and the UN Office on teams to lead Automation and drugs and corruption, governments digitisation for better risk and non-profit institutions on anti- management and customer corruption and decentralised public outcomes. She has built a culture of governance. He had been an advisor continuous improvement, courage to several State Governments and and commitment in large teams and the Union Government. This led a team of 16,000 employees includes leading consultancies with across India, Australia, Philippines the 14th and 15th Union Finance and China. She has done multiple Commissions and mentoring of IAS global roles from India for Banking Page 3 of 4 The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited trainees in the National Academy of Operations and Technology and has Administration, Mussoorie. experience in representing the GIC Currently, T. R. Raghunandan is to regulators like APRA, based in Bengaluru and works as a AUSTRAC for Australia, HKMA freelance development consultant. for Hong Kong and MAS for He is also the Director and Co- Singapore. She has experience in founder of Avantika Foundation, a leading the board for CBA India and non-profit organization engaged in Chairing the board of Multiple building the Museum of Movement, centres of ANZ across countries. an effort to showcase India’s She is active leader in representing romance with transport. industry forums like CII, NASSCOM, BCIC, Anita Borg T. R. Raghunandan was appointed Institute and India Inclusion Forum as a Non-Executive Director of the in India and has been nominated to Company with effect from 28 May be speaker on various forums for 2016. Further, he was appointed as technology automation, Women Chairman of the Company and Empowerment, Pride networks, Board with effect from 1 February PWD support, Women into Boards. 2020. She has been awarded as Top 30 Tech Emerging leader in India, Women Super Achiever Award by the World HRD congress, Woman CEO of the year by GISR foundation, NCEDP Helen Keller Award and DEI Catalyst Award by the Rotary Club of India. Disclosure of relationships None None between directors (in case of appointment of a director) Page 4 of 4