Communication to Shareholders - Intimation on Tax Deduction on Interim Dividend.

Ref No: RML/2026-27/694 Date: July 24, 2026 BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Scrip Code: 543228 Symbol: ROUTE Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Communication to Shareholders - Intimation on Tax Deduction on Interim Dividend Further to our letter dated July 23, 2026 (Ref No.: RML/2026-27/691) intimating about the declaration of First Interim Dividend of Rs. 4/- (Rupees Four Only) per equity share of Rs. 10/- each for the FY 2026-27, please find enclosed herewith the e-mail communication which has been sent to all the shareholders of the Company whose e-mail IDs are registered with the Company/ Depositories explaining the process of withholding tax on dividends along with the necessary declarations/documents to be submitted. This communication is also being made available on the website of the Company at: https://routemobile.com/compliance/2027/Route-Mobile-Limited-General-Communication-on-Tax-Deduction-at- Source-on-Dividend.pdf You are requested to take the above information on record. Yours truly, For Route Mobile Limited Tejas Shah Company Secretary & Compliance Officer ICSI Membership No: A34829 Encl.: As above ROUTE MOBILE LIMITED CIN: L72900MH2004PLC146323 Registered & Corporate Office: SanRaj Corporate Park - 4th Dimension, 3rd Floor, Mind Space, Malad (West), Mumbai 400064. Phone: 022-40337676 Fax: 022-40337650 Website:www.routemobile.com, Email:investors@routemobile.com Date : July 24, 2026 Ref: Folio / DP Id & Client Id No: 123456789011231 Dear ABCDE FGHIJK LMNOP Sub: Route Mobile Limited - General Communica(cid:415)on on Tax Deduc(cid:415)on at Source on Dividend Ref: Declara(cid:415)on of 1st Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2026-27 We are pleased to inform you that the Board of Directors of your Company has, in its mee(cid:415)ng held on July 23, 2026, declared the First Interim Dividend of ₹ 4(Four) per equity share (40%) having a nominal value of ₹ 10/- (Rupees ten only) each. The first interim dividend will be paid to those shareholders holding equity shares of the Company, either in electronic or in physical form whose names appear in the register of members as on the Record Date i.e. Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The dividend will be paid on or before Thursday, August 13, 2026. Shareholders are requested to note that as per the revised provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025 ("the Act"), dividend paid or distributed by a company on or a(cid:332)er April 1, 2020 are taxable in the hands of the shareholders. The Company shall therefore be required to deduct tax at source at the applicable rates ("TDS") at the (cid:415)me of making the payment of dividend as and when declared by the Company. The Company shall consider the requests received by it from its shareholders as on the Record Date fixed by the Company in rela(cid:415)on to its proposed dividend. However, no withholding of tax is applicable if the dividend payable to resident individual shareholders having valid Permanent Account Number ("PAN") in aggregate during Tax Year (TY) 2026-27 is less than ₹ 10,000 per annum. Tax at source will not be deducted in cases where a shareholder provides Form 121, provided that the eligibility condi(cid:415)ons are being met. Blank Form 121 can be downloaded from the link given at the end of this communica(cid:415)on or from the website of KFin Technologies Limited, (Registrar and Share Transfer Agents/RTA) viz. https://ris.kfintech.com/form121/. Please note that all fields are mandatory and Company may at its sole discre(cid:415)on reject the form if it does not fulfil the requirement of law. Fresh forms will be required to be submi(cid:425)ed and forms submi(cid:425)ed earlier will not be considered. Needless to men(cid:415)on, the ("PAN") will be mandatorily required. If your PAN details are available in your demat account for shares held in demat form or with RTA for shares held in physical form, then there is no need to send PAN details again to the Company. Recording of the (PAN) for the registered Folio/DP ID-Client ID is mandatory. In the absence of valid PAN, tax will be deducted at a higher rate of 20%, as per Sec(cid:415)on 397(2) of the Act. Update the PAN if not already done with depositories (in case of shares held in Demat mode) and with the Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agents - KFin Technologies Limited (in case of shares held in physical mode). As per Sec(cid:415)on 262(6) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, every person eligible to obtain an Aadhaar and has PAN must link their Aadhaar with their PAN. TDS will be deducted at 20% if PAN is not linked to Aadhaar. The TDS would vary depending on the residen(cid:415)al status of the shareholder. The informa(cid:415)on given in the table below provides a brief of the applicable TDS provisions under the Act for Resident and Non-Resident shareholder(s) categories along with the required documents. You are requested to update your records such as tax residen(cid:415)al status, permanent account number (PAN) and register your email address, mobile numbers and other details with your relevant depositories through your depository par(cid:415)cipants in case you are holding shares in dematerialised form and if you are holding shares in physical mode, you are requested to furnish details to the Company's Registrar and share transfer agent i.e., KFin Technologies Limited. This communica(cid:415)on summarizes the applicable TDS provisions, as per the Income-tax Act, 2025, for Resident and Non-Resident shareholder categories. For Resident Shareholders: Rate of Deduc(cid:415)on Sr. No. Par(cid:415)cular Documents Required (if any) of Tax at Source 1 Valid PAN updated in the Company's Register of Members 10% No document required (if no exemption is sought). Update the PAN, if not already done, with the depositories (in case of shares held in Demat mode) and with the Company's Registrar and Transfer Agents - KFin Technologies Limited at einward.ris@kfintech.com (in case of shares held in physical mode). 2 No PAN/Valid PAN not updated in the Company's Register of 20% No document required (if no exemption is sought) Members/Shareholder is specified person in terms of Section 397(2)/PAN not linked with Aadhaar 3 Availability of lower / nil tax deduction certificate issued by Rate Lower tax deduction certificate obtained from Income Tax Income Tax Department u/s 197/395(1) of the Income-tax Act, specified in Authority and Self-attested Copy of PAN card. 1961/ Income-tax Act, 2025 of the Act Lower tax withholding certificate obtained from Income Tax Department 4 Submission of Form 121 Nil Declaration in Form No. 121 (applicable to resident individual/ including Individuals above the age of 60 years), fulfilling certain conditions. Please download Form 121 [https:// ris.kfintech.com/form121/] 5 Securitisation Trust Nil Copy of registration/ document evidencing the shareholder being a securitisation trust (as defined in Section 221(6)(d) of the Act). 6 Shareholders to whom section 393(1) [Table Sl. No. 7] of the Nil Documentary evidence that the said provisions are not Act does not apply viz. Insurance Companies such as LIC, applicable. GIC, etc. For Public & Other Insurance companies, a declaration that it has full beneficial interest with respect to the shares owned by it along with self-attested copy of PAN and certificate of registration with Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) 7 Shareholder covered u/s 393(5) of the Act such as Nil Documentary evidence for coverage u/s 393(5) of the Act Government, RBI, corporations established by Central Act & mutual funds specified under Section Schedule VII [Table Sl. No. 20/21] of the Act 8 Category I and II Alternative Investment Fund Nil SEBI AIF registration certificate to claim benefit under section 400(1) read with Schedule V (Table Sl. No. 1) of the Act 9 Recognised provident funds Nil Necessary documentary evidence as per Circular No. 18/2017 issued by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) dated 29 May 2017 Approved super [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]