Board of Directors have approved appointment of Mr. Pankaj Bansal as Additional Director in the category of Non - Executive Independent Director.

Date: September 04, 2026 BSE Limited Department of Corporate Services Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001 BSE Scrip Code: 530855 (GDL Leasing and Finance Limited) Subject: Intimation pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 – Appointment of Additional Director. Dear Sir/Madam, Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform you that in accordance with the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of GDL Leasing and Finance Limited (the “Board”) at its meeting held today, i.e., Friday, September 04, 2026, at the Registered Office of the Company, inter-alia considered and approved the appointment of Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN: 11916539) as an Additional Director of the Company, in the category of Non-executive and Independent Director, for a term of five consecutive years, with effect from September 4, 2026, subject to the approval of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The details with respect to the appointment as required under Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations and read with SEBI Master Circular No. SEBI/HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD- POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026, are enclosed herewith as Annexure A. The meeting of Board of Directors commenced at 03:00 P.M. and concluded at 4:15 P.M. You are requested to please take the above information on record. Thanking You, Yours Faithfully, For GDL Leasing and Finance Limited Prem Kumar Jain Managing Director DIN: 01151409 Encl.: As above Annexure A The details with respect to the appointment as required under Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations and read with SEBI Master Circular No. SEBI/HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026. S. Particulars Information 1. Name of the Director Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN: 10394872) 2. Reason for change viz. appointment, Appointed as an Additional Director re-appointment, resignation, removal, (Non-Executive, Independent director), death or otherwise subject to the approval of the members. 3. Date of With effect from September 4, 2026, appointment/reappointment/cessation (To hold office up to the date of the (as applicable) & term of ensuing AGM of the Company) appointment/re-appointment To be appointed for a term of 5 years. On such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon between the Board of Directors and the appointee. 4. Brief profile (in case of appointment) Mr. Pankaj Bansal is a Graduate professional with over two decades of entrepreneurship and commercial experience. In 2002, he founded his business venture specializing in the commercial trading and distribution of higher education books, academic publications, and professional literature for post-secondary students and professionals. Over the past 24 years, he has built extensive expertise in business management, supply chain operations, strategic planning, and financial management within the corporate sector. 5. Disclosure of relationships between Not Applicable directors (in case of appointment of a director) 6. Information as required pursuant to Mr. Pankaj Bansal is not debarred from BSE Circular with ref. no. holding the office of Director by virtue LIST/COMP/14/2018-19 of any order from SEBI or any other authority