Appointment of M/s. Akash & Co. as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company

Date: October 03, 2026 BSE Limited Department of Corporate Services, P. J. Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai- 400001 BSE Scrip Code - 530855 (GDL Leasing & Finance Ltd) Subject: Intimation under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”). 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 the members of the Company, at its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Financial Year 2025- 26 held on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 12:15 P.M. through Video Conferencing (VC) / Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM), have approved the: 1. Appointment of M/s Akash & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor of the Company. The Members, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Company, have approved the appointment of M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor of the Company, to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for five consecutive years, i.e.. from financial year 2026-27 to financial year 2030-31. The details as required under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations, read along with SEBI Master Circular No. HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026 are enclosed herewith as Annexure I. 2. Appointment of Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN-10394872) as an Independent Director of the Company. The Shareholders have approved the appointment and regularization of Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN-10394872) as an Independent Director of the Company, by way of Special Resolution passed with requisite majority, for a term of five (5) consecutive years, effective from the date of his initial appointment by the Board. The details as required under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations, read along with SEBI Master Circular as amended, has already been intimated to the Stock Exchanges vide letter dated September 04, 2026. Kindly take the above information on your record. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, For GDL Leasing & Finance Limited Atul Jain Director & CFO DIN: 06608095 Annexure I 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. Reason for change viz. appointment, Appointment of M/s Akash & Co., re-appointment, resignation, Company Secretaries, as Secretarial removal, death or otherwise Auditor of the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder, read with the applicable provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. 3. Date of appointment/re- The Board of Directors, at its meeting appointment/cessation (as applicable) held on September 04, 2026, & term of appointment/re-appointment recommended the appointment of M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor of the Company, subject to the approval of the members of the Company. The members subsequently approved the appointment at the 33rd AGM held on September 30, 2026. 4. Brief profile (in case of appointment) Mr. Akash Goel, proprietor of M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries is a member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India with more than 7 years of experience in various laws including corporate laws and secretarial matters. M/s Akash & co., Company Secretaries is a Peer reviewed and Quality reviewed in terms of the guidelines issued by the ICSI. 5. Disclosure of relationships between Not Applicable directors (in case of appointment of a director)