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October 1, 2026 To, To, Listing / Compliance Department Listing / Compliance Department BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers “Exchange Plaza”, Plot No C/1, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001. G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051. Scrip Code: 543210 Symbol: AARTISURF Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Scrutinizer’s Report and Voting Results of 8th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company. With reference to the 8th AGM of the Company held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 04:00 P.M. (IST) through Video Conferencing / Other Audio-Visual Means, for transacting the matters as set out in the Notice convening the AGM, the Members were provided with the facility to vote on the resolutions through remote e-voting and e-voting at the AGM. In this connection, please find enclosed the following disclosures pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015: a) Report of Scrutinizer dated September 30, 2026, pursuant to the Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 – enclosed as Annexure - 1. b) Voting Results pursuant to Regulation 44 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 – enclosed as Annexure - 2. Kindly take the same on your record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Aarti Surfactants Limited Priyanka Chaurasia Company Secretary ICSI M. NO. A44258 The Chairman, Aarti Surfactants Limited Plot no 57, 58, 60 to 64, 62A, S-3/1, Sector-3, Sagore Village, Pithampur Industrial Area, Pithampur, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh - 454775 Dear Sir, Sub: Consolidated Scrutinizer’s Report on remote e-voting conducted pursuant to the provisions of Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 as amended by Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2015 and e-voting during the 08th Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of Aarti Surfactants Limited held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 04:00 p.m. (IST) through video conferencing (‘VC’) / other audio visual means (‘OAVM’). I, Akruti Shah of Parikh & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, had been appointed as the Scrutinizer by the Board of Directors of Aarti Surfactants Limited (“the Company”) pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, as amended, to conduct & scrutinize the remote e-voting process in respect of the below mentioned resolutions passed at the 08th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 04:00 p.m. (IST) through VC/OAVM. I was also appointed as Scrutinizer to scrutinize the e-voting process during the said AGM. The Notice dated August 22, 2026, convening the 08th AGM, as confirmed by the Company was sent, in respect of the below mentioned resolutions passed at the AGM of the Company through electronic mode, to those Members whose email addresses are registered with the Company/Depositories, in compliance with the Circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated September 22, 2025, September 19, 2024, September 25, 2023, December 8, 2022, May 5, 2022, December 14, 2021 read with circulars dated January 13, 2021, May 5, 2020, April 8, 2020 and April 13, 2020 (collectively referred to as “MCA Circulars”) and SEBI Circulars latest being dated October 03, 2024. The Company had availed the e-voting facility offered by National Securities Depository Limited (‘NSDL’) for conducting remote e-voting and e-voting at the AGM by the shareholders of the Company. The voting period for remote e-voting commenced on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (IST) and ended on Monday, September 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (IST) and the NSDL e-voting platform was disabled thereafter. The Company had also provided e-voting facility to the shareholders present at the AGM through VC/OAVM and who had not cast their vote earlier. The shareholders of the Company holding shares as on the “cut-off” date of Tuesday, September 22, 2026 were entitled to vote on the resolutions as contained in the Notice of the AGM. After the closure of e-voting at the AGM, the report on voting done during the AGM and the votes cast under remote e-voting facility prior to the AGM were unblocked and counted. I have scrutinized and reviewed the remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM and votes cast therein based on the data downloaded from the NSDL e-voting system. The Management of the Company is responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Act and rules relating to remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM on the resolutions contained in the notice of the AGM. My responsibility as scrutinizer for the remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM is restricted to making a Scrutinizer’s Report of the votes cast in favour or against the resolutions. I now submit my consolidated report as under on the results of the remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM in respect of the said resolutions. Resolution 1: Ordinary Resolution To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors’ and the Auditors’ thereon. (i) Voted in favour of the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 113 44,20,485 99.9995 (ii) Voted against the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 1 20 0.0005 (iii) Invalid votes: Number of members whose Number of invalid votes cast votes were declared invalid by them NIL NIL Resolution 2: Ordinary Resolution To declare a dividend @10% i.e. Re. 1/- (Rupee One Only) per equity share of the face value of Rs.10 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. (i) Voted in favour of the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 113 44,20,485 99.9995 (ii) Voted against the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 1 20 0.0005 (iii) Invalid votes: Number of members whose Number of invalid votes cast votes were declared invalid by them NIL NIL Resolution 3: Ordinary Resolution To appoint a director in place of Mr. Dattatray S. Galpalli (DIN: 01853463), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. (i) Voted in favour of the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 111 44,19,584 99.9792 (ii) Voted against the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 3 921 0.0208 (iii) Invalid votes: Number of members whose Number of invalid votes cast votes were declared invalid by them NIL NIL Resolution 4: Special Resolution To approve the re-appointment of Mr. Nikhil P. Desai (DIN: 01660649) as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director of the Company. (i) Voted in favour of the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 112 44,19,585 99.9792 (ii) Voted against the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 2 920 0.0208 (iii) Invalid votes: Number of members whose Number of invalid votes cast votes were declared invalid by them NIL NIL Resolution 5: Special Resolution To approve the re-appointment of Mr. Santosh M. Kakade (DIN: 08505234) as the Whole-time Director designated as an Executive Director of the Company. (i) Voted in favour of the resolution: Number of members voted Number of valid votes cast % of total number of valid by them votes cast 111 44,19,584 9 [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]