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Date: October 29, 2026 SE/2026-27/66 BSE Limited The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Corporate Relation Department Listing Department Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza Dalal Street Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai 400 001 Bandra (East) Scrip Code: 534804 Mumbai 400 051 Scrip Code: CARERATING Dear Sir/ Madam, Sub: Outcome of the meeting of the Board of Directors of CARE Ratings Limited (“Company”) held on October 29, 2026 With regards to the captioned matter and in compliance with Regulation 30 and Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“the Listing Regulations’’), this is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held today i.e., Thursday, October 29, 2026, have inter alia: (i) considered and approved the Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results (“Unaudited Financial Results”) for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026, along with Limited Review Report issued by B S R & Co. LLP, the Statutory Auditors of the Company. A copy of the Unaudited Financial Results together with the Limited Review Report on the said Unaudited Financial Results has been enclosed. (ii) declared and approved payment of Interim Dividend of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) each for the Financial Year 2026-27. Pursuant to Regulation 42 of the Listing Regulations, the Company has fixed the record date as Friday, November 6, 2026, for the purpose of determining the eligibility of shareholders entitled for the payment of Interim Dividend for Financial Year 2026-27. The said dividend will be paid / dispatched to shareholders within the stipulated timelines as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013. (iii) considered and approved the appointment of Mr. Jatindar Pal Singh Bajaj (DIN:11700874) as an Additional Director (designated as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director) of the Company, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, effective October 29, 2026. CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 Additional details pursuant to Regulation 30 and other relevant provisions of the Listing Regulations are enclosed as an Annexure A. The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company commenced at 12:00 noon and concluded at 6:30 p.m. The above information is also being made available on the Company’s website i.e. www.careedge.in. We request you to kindly take the above on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For CARE Ratings Limited Manoj Kumar CV Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: As Above CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 Annexure A Details required under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations Sr. Particulars Details 1 Reason for change viz. Appointment of Mr. Jatindar Pal Singh Bajaj (DIN:11700874) as appointment, re- an Additional Director (designated as Non-Executive Non- appointment, resignation, Independent Director) of the Company. removal, death or otherwise 2 Date of appointment/re- Appointment with effect from October 29, 2026, subject to appointment/cessation and approval of Shareholders. term of appointment 3 Brief Profile (in case of Mr. J P S Bajaj joined LIC in 1989 as a Direct Recruit Officer of appointment) the 17th Batch. He is a Post Graduate in the field of Economics from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has diverse, rich experience in Marketing, IT, PS and has worked in various capacities in various important assignments. During his stint in LIC, he has contributed extensively in the area of Marketing for more than 25 years. Mr. Bajaj was nominated by LIC on the Board of Punjab National Bank as Shareholder Director from LIC for the period October 2023 till May 2026. 4 Disclosure of Relationship Mr. J P S Bajaj is not related to any director of the Company. between Directors (in case of appointment of Director) 5 Information required Circular Mr. J P S Bajaj is not debarred from holding the office of the No. LIST/COMP/14/2018-19 Director by virtue of any SEBI order or order of any authority. and NSE/CML/2018/02 dated June 20, 2018, issued by the BSE and NSE, respectively CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 BS R & Co. LLP 14th Floor, Central B Wing and North C Wing Nesco IT Park 4, Nesco Center Western Express Highway Chartered Accountants Goregaon (East), Mumbai - 400 063, India Telephone: +91 (22) 6257 1000 Fax: +91 (22) 6257 1010 Limited Review Report on unaudited consolidated financial results of CARE Ratings Limited for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026 pursuant to Regulation 33 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended To the Board of Directors of CARE Ratings Limited 1. We have reviewed the accompanying Statement of unaudited consolidated financial results of CARE Ratings Limited (hereinafter referred to as "the Parent"), and its subsidiaries (the Parent and its subsidiaries together referred to as "the Group") for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 and year to date results for the period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026 ("the Statement"), being submitted by the Parent pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amendecj_ ("Listing Regulations"). • 2. This Statement, which is the responsibility of the Parent's management and approved by the Parent's Board of Directors, has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in Indian Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" ("Ind AS 34"), prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the Statement based on our review. 3. We conducted our review of the Statement in accordance with the Standard on Review Engagements (SRE) 2410 "Review of Interim Financial Information Petformed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity", issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion. We also performed procedures in accordance with the circular issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India under Regulation 33(8) of the Listing Regulations, to the extent applicable. 4. The Statement includes the results of the entities mentioned in Annexure I to the Statement. 5. Based on our review conducted and procedures performed as stated in paragraph 3 above and based on the consideration of the review reports of the other auditors referred to in paragraph 6 below, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Statement, prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in t [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]