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Kothari Petrochemicals Limited Regd. Off: “Kothari Buildings”, No. 115 Mahatma Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. Phone: 044 - 35225527 / 5528. www.kotharipetrochemicals.com Listing Department July 17, 2026 National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Exchange Plaza Bandra - Kurla Complex Bandra [E], Mumbai - 400 051 Dear Sirs, Symbol - KOTHARIPET Sub: Notice of 37th Annual General Meeting for the financial year 2025 - 2026 Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a copy of the Annual Report along with the Notice convening the 37th Annual General Meeting of the Company is enclosed. The 37th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Friday, 14th August 2026 at 11.00 A.M through Video Conference (VC) / Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM). Kindly acknowledge and take the above in your records. Thanking You, Yours faithfully for Kothari Petrochemicals Limited K. Priya Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: as above Plant : CIN : L11101TN1989PLC017347 TIN No. : 33523881406 1/2-B 33/5, Sathangadu Vilage, Manali, Chennai – 600 068, India, Phone +91 44 25941308 / 309, Fax +91 44 25941524 CST No. 217771 dt. 20·12·1999 GSTIN : 33AAACK1347H1ZX Kothari Petrochemicals Limited 37 Annual Report 2025 - 26 KOTHARI PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED Corporate InformatIon Board of Directors Registered Office Nina B. Kothari - Chairperson (Non - Executive) “Kothari Buildings” Arjun B. Kothari - Managing Director No. 115, Mahatma Gandhi Salai, M. Rajavel - Whole Time Director Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. Phone No. 044 - 35225527 / 35225528 S. Sundarraman - Independent Director e-mail: secdept@hckgroup.com V. V. SuryaRau - Independent Director Website: www.kotharipetrochemicals.com Brij Mohan Bansal - Independent Director Gautam Roy - Independent Director Legal advisors Company Secretary & Compliance Officer KS Law Chambers K. Priya Advocates “Century Centre”, Ground Floor, Chief Financial Officer New No. 75, Old No. 39, S. Sivamahesh T.T.K. Road, Chennai - 600 018. Statutory auditors manufacturing Unit P. Chandrasekar LLP Chartered Accountants No. 1/2-B, 33/5, Sathangadu Village, No. 18A, 1st Floor, Plot No. 5, Balaiah Avenue, Tiruvottiyur - Ponneri High Road, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Manali, Chennai - 600 068, Tamil Nadu. Phone No. 044 - 2594 1308 / 1309. Internal auditors R. Subramanian & Co. LLP registrar & Share transfer agent Chartered Accountants No. 6, Krishnaswamy Avenue, M/s. Cameo Corporate Services Limited Luz, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Subramanian Building, No. 1, Club House Road, Chennai - 600 002. Cost auditors Phone No. 044 - 40020700 / 710 P. Raju Iyer, M. Pandurangan & Associates Online Investor Portal : https://wisdom.cameoindia.com No. 42, Flat 1B, Sunder Regency, 3rd Street, Website : www.cameoindia.com Choolaimedu, Chennai - 600 094. Listing Secretarial auditor The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) V. Vasumathy & Associates, Stock Code KotHarIpet “Sai Darshan”, 20/20, Flat 3, First Floor, ISIn Ine720a01015 TTK Road First Cross Street, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018. CIn L11101tn1989pLC017347 37th AnnuAl RepoRt 2025 - 26 ContentS page no. Notice to the Members 3 Board’s Report 12 Management Discussion and Analysis 25 Corporate Governance Report 27 Auditors’ Report 38 Balance Sheet 46 Statement of Profit and Loss 47 Cash Flow Statement 49 Notes Forming Part of Financial Statements 50 fInanCIaL HIgHLIgHtS (` in Lakhs) particulars 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 pprofItaBILItY ItemS Gross Income 60,049.84 58,882.77 60,413.29 48,858.02 38,606.84 Profit (PBDIT) 10,627.50 9,171.82 10,430.66 6,437.39 5,222.30 Profit/ (Loss) After Tax 7,249.00 6,581.78 6,378.41 3,917.69 3,288.51 BaLanCe SHeet ItemS Net Fixed Assets 22,008.95 20,976.23 13,067.21 12,346.80 10,935.70 Investments 10,436.54 4,042.92 7,351.65 4,123.77 3,334.95 Total Capital Employed 38,791.89 32,198.79 26,445.20 22,090.28 17,435.31 Shareholders Funds 37,225.53 30,615.50 24,654.41 19,207.00 15,582.58 ratIoS Book Value per share (`) 63.26 52.03 41.90 32.64 26.48 EPS (`) 12.32 11.18 10.84 6.66 5.59 Dividend % 10.00% - 17.50% 12.50% - KOTHARI PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED Notice to the members Notice is hereby given that the 37th Annual General and based on the recommendation of the Nomination Meeting of Kothari Petrochemicals Limited will be held and Remuneration Committee and the approval of the on Friday, 14th August 2026 at 11:00 A.M through Video Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, approval of Conferencing (“VC”) / Other Audio-Visual Means (“OAVM”) to the Members of the Company is hereby accorded to pay transact the following business: a commission of 1% of the Net Profits of the Company as computed in the manner laid down in Section 198 ordinary Business of the Act, subject to a maximum amount not exceeding 1. To consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statements ` 1,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Crore only) to Mrs. Nina of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, B. Kothari, (DIN: 00020119) Non-Executive Chairperson 2026, the Reports of the Auditors thereon and Report of of the Company, for the financial year 2026 - 2027. the Board of Directors. resolved further that the Board of Directors of 2. To appoint a Director in the place of Mr. Arjun B. Kothari, the Company or the Nomination and Remuneration (DIN: 07117816) who retires by rotation and being eligible Committee be and are hereby authorized to do all such offers himself for re-appointment. acts, deeds and things and execute all such documents, Special Business instruments, and writings as may be required to give effect 3. Ratification of Remuneration to Cost Auditor to the aforesaid Resolution.” To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following Resolution as an ordinary By order of the Board resolution: for Kothari petrochemicals Limited “resolved that subject to the provisions of Section 148 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the place: Chennai K. priya Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 14 of Companies (Audit & Date : May 05, 2026 Company Secretary Auditors) Rules, 2014 (including statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force), Important notes: payment of remuneration of ` 1,00,000/- (Rupees One (a) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Circular Lakh only) plus applicable taxes and reimbursement of out No. 03/2025 dated September 22, 2025 read with of pocket expenses to M/s. P. Raju Iyer, M. Pandurangan Circular No. 09/2024 dated September 19, 2024 read & Associates, Cost Accountant in Practice for conducting with Circular No. 09/2023 dated September 25, 2023 the audit of cost records for the Poly Iso Butylene (PIB) read with Circular No. 10/2022 dated December 28, 2022 unit of the Company for the year 2026 - 2027 which has read with Circular No. 02/2022 dated May 05, 2022 read been approved by the Board on the recommendation with Circular No. 21/2021 dated December 14, 2021 of the Audit Committee, be and is hereby ratified and read with Circular No. 02/2021 dated January 13, 2021 confirmed”. read with Circular No. 20/2020 dated May 05, 2020 read with Circular No.17/2020 dated April 13, 2020 read with 4. to consider and approve the payment of commission Circular No.14/2020 dated April 8, 2020 allows conducting to mrs. nina B Kothari, (DIn: 00020119) non-executive of Annual General Meeting of the Company through Chairperson of the Company Video Conferencing (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without (OAVM) without the physical presence of the members modification(s), the following Resolution as a Special for the meeting at a common venue till further order. In resolution: terms of the said Circulars and in compliance with the “resolved that pursuant to the provisions of Section provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the AGM of the Company is being 197, 198 and oth [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]