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GFCL: BRD: 2026 6th October, 2026 The Secretary The Secretary BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 001 Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051 S crip Code: 542812 S ymbol: FLUOROCHEM Sub: Advertisement in newspapers for opening of another Special Window for Transfer and Dematerialisation of Physical Securities Ref.: Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Dear Sir/Madam, Pursuant to the SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD/P/CIR/2025/97 dated 2nd July, 2025 read with SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/38/13/11(2)2026-MIRSD-POD/I/3750/2026 dated 30th January, 2026, please find enclosed the advertisement published in newspapers on 6th October, 2026, informing the Shareholders regarding opening of another special window for transfer and dematerialisation (“demat”) of physical securities which were sold/purchased prior to 1st April, 2019 for a period of one year from 5th February, 2026 to 4th February, 2027. The above information is also available on website of the Company www.gfl.co.in. We request you to kindly take the same on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited Bhavin Desai Company Secretary FCS 7952 Encl.: As above DMart’s growth wobble liftedtheentiresegment,benefiting sefiguresshouldgivegreaterweight indicesliketheNiftyMidcap150. tofive-and10-yearnumbers. YOUR Manystockswithstretched puts rerating on hold valuations,thinearningsorheavy Matchchoicetotemperament MONEY debtrallied.“Activemanagerswho Besidesperformance,investors’ screenforbalance-sheetstrength, riskappetiteshouldgovernthe cashflowsandpromotertrackrec- active-passivechoice.Activefunds Active versus passive: The ordsavoidthem,”saysHarsha suitinvestorswhocantolerate Risingqcomcompetitiontestsretailmajor’spremiumvaluation VardhanaVM,founderandgroup underperformance.“Conservative CEO,AtomFinancialServices. investorsanxiousaboutlaggingthe challenge of choosing a fund Inflowscausedfundsizestobal- indexarebettersuitedtopassive ramprasadsahu loon.“Largerfundsfinditharder funds,”saysAbhishekKumar,Sebi- Mumbai,5October tobuildorexitpositionswithout registeredinvestmentadviserand himalipatel broadermarket’searningshave movingprices,”saysVardhana. founder,SahajMoney.com. The stock of retail major Avenue grownfasteroverthepastfive Supermarts, which operates the ArecentMorningstarIndiareport years.“Strongergrowthoutsidethe Smallcaps’mixedresults Useamixacrosscategories popularsupermarketchainDMart, titledActive/PassiveBarometer segmentcreatesopportunitiesfor Smallcapfunds’strongone-year Expertssuggestusingamixof wasthetoploserintradeonMonday, Indiashowswhyinvestorsshould activemanagerstogeneratealpha,” showingdippedoverthreeyears activeandpassivefundsacross intheNifty200indexsheddingover lookbeyondrecentnumbers saysPrateekAgrawal,managing beforerecoveringoverfive. marketcapcategories.“Market 6 per cent. While the company’s whenchoosingbetweenactive director(MD)andchiefexecutive Smaller,weakercompaniesled efficiency,breadthofopportun- overallrevenuegrowthinthe2026- andpassivemutualfunds.Active officer(CEO),MotilalOswalAsset duringthethree-yearperiod,hurt- ities,anddispersionbetween 27(FY27)secondquarter(July-Sep- funds’successratesvariedsharply ManagementCompany.Only25.8 ingfundsthatheldsensibleport- companiesdifferacrosslarge,mid tember/Q2) was better than acrossmarketsegmentsand percentofactivelargecapsbeat folios.“Broadbenchmark andsmallcaps,”saysAparna estimates, a lack of consistent periods.Thesuccessrate passivepeersover10years.“Market momentumormicrocaprallies Shanker,chiefinvestmentofficer growth,highercompetitiveinten- measurestheshareofactivefunds efficiency,portfolioconstraintsand cantemporarilyfavourpassive (CIO),equity,TheWealthCom- sity, and premium valuations thatbeattheirpassivepeers. costsmakesustainingalphadiffi- indicesoveractivemanagerswho panyMutualFund.Preferpassive weighedoninvestorsentiment. cult,”saysHarshVira,founderand screenforearningsqualityand fundsinthelargecapsegment, Thecompany’squarterlystore Largecapperformancefades CEO,FinProWealth. governance,”saysBhaiya. whereintensivecoverageand additionsarehigherthanintheyear- Largecaps’strongone-andthree- institutionalparticipationmakeit ago quarter, but overall first-half yearresultsweakenedover10years. Midcapmanagersstruggled Usesuccessrateswithcare difficulttosustainalpha.Market (H1FY27)additions are similar to Stockpickinghasbecomecrucial Midcaps’reasonableone-yearsho- Successratesreflectpast,not inefficienciesandwideroppor- levelsseenintheyearagoperiod. amiddivergenceinperformance wingfadedoverthreeandfiveye- future,marketconditions.Investors tunitiesfavouractivestockpick- Goingahead,inadditiontothepace overthepast18-24months.“Fund ars.Ghelanisaysmidcapsareno shouldnotrelysolelyonthem.Vira inginthemidcapandsmallcap ofstoreadditions,thesame-store managerswhopickstocksthatare longerunder-researched.Inflows suggeststhatinvestorswhousethe- segments.“Managerquality,risk salesgrowth(SSSG)trendwillalsobe doingwellandavoidtheotherscan controlsandliquiditymanage- watched,giventhatthecompany outperform,”saysAnilGhelani, mentmattermoreintheseseg- Successratefluctuatesacrosshorizons hadhitamulti-quarterlowinthe (January-March/Q4)ofFY26,when 518.Thisis20percenthigherY-o-Y head–passiveinvestments&prod- ments,”saysShanker.Shanker firstquarter(April-June/Q1)ofFY27 itposted10.8percentgrowth,the and3percenthighersequentially. ucts,DSPMutualFund. suggeststhatthecoreportfolio Successrate(%)nLargecapfundsnMidcapfunds Successrate:%ofactive onthismetric.Atthecurrentprice, metrichasbeendeclininginthepast Whiletheadditionof15storesin Indexheavyweightsweighed nSmallcapfunds fundsthatsurvivedand shouldholdlow-costbroad-market thestock,whichhaslostabout20per fewyearsaswellasoverthepastfour Q2FY27opticallysuggestsanaccel- downtheNifty50andSensex. beattheasset-weighted passivefunds.Activefundsshould centoverthepastsixmonths,istrad- quarters.Afterreporting5.5percent erationversuseightstoresinthe Activemanagersunderweighted passivecomposite. beheldinthesatelliteportfolio. Ten-yeardatanotreported ing at 61xits 2027-28 (FY28) esti- growthinQ1FY27,brokeragesexpect basequarter,analystAshishKano- them.“TheyalsodrewontheNifty “Thisstructurebalancescoresta- formidcapandsmallcap matedearnings. Q2FY27SSSGtobeinthemid-to diaofCitiResearchsaysthatthe Next50constituentstooutper- fundsowingtolimited bilitywithtacticalopportunitiesfor The firm’s revenue growth in high-singledigits. additionof18storesinH1FY27was form,”saysAnupBhaiya,founder, vintageofpassivefunds. highergrowth,”saysKumar. Q2FY27,at18.4percentyear-on-year AnalystsledbyArnabMitraof broadly comparable with the 17 MoneyHoneyFinancialServices. DataasofJune30,2026. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Source:Morningstar, (Y-o-Y),wasbetterthanestimates. Goldman Sachs Research expect storesaddedinH1FY26.Brokerages Largecapindicesledearnings ThewriterisaMumbai-based Active/PassiveBarometer Growthwasbetterthanthe15.1per Avenue’srevenuegrowthtomoder- expectthecompanytoadd75stores growthduring2000-2021,whilethe 1-year India,June2026 independentjournalist centreportedinQ1FY27andthe15.4 atetobelow20percentgoingfor- in FY27, registering 15 per cent bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb percentregisteredinQ2of2025-26 ward,versus30percentearlier.The growthforthefullyear. (FY26).However,mostbrokerages companyisseeingmoderationin CitiResearchbelievesthat,along NPS,UPSorAPYcomplaint?Here’showtoraiseitusingPensionSahayak pointoutthattheaccelerationwas SSSGduetorisingcompetitionfrom withSSSG,storeexpansioninFY27 likelyonaccountofpricehikesin qcomplayer [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]