Newspaper Publication on the Financial Results of the Bank for the Quarter and Half Year ended September 30, 2026.

Ref No: 19/SE/CS/OCT/2026-27 Date: October 30, 2026 Listing Department L i s t i n g & Compliance Department BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400001 Plot No. C/1, “G” Block Bandra- Kurla Complex Bandra(E), Mumbai- 400051 BSE Scrip Code: 544020 NSE Symbol: ESAFSFB Dear Sir/ Madam, Sub: Intimation about Newspaper Publication of Unaudited Standalone Financial Results for the Quarter and Half Year Ended September 30, 2026 We hereby inform you that pursuant to Regulation 47 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Unaudited Standalone Financial Results of the Bank for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026 were published and appeared today, October 30, 2026, in all editions of "Business Line", “Business Standard”, “Economic Times”, “Financial Express” and “Times of India”, English Newspapers and all editions of “Mathrubhumi”, “Malayala Manorama” and "Deepika", Malayalam Newspapers. Requesting you to take the same on records. A copy of the same is enclosed herewith. Requesting you to take the same into your records. Thanking you, Yours Faithfully, For ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited Ranjith Raj. P Company Secretary and Compliance Officer 12 bl commodities.agri.business MUMBAI businessline. FRIDAY-OCTOBER30-2026 QUICKLY. 47% of targeted area covered under IIT-Kharagpur, Absolute to develop AI tool for Gold slides as US oil palm expansion project this fiscal inflation heats up monitoring soybean GAINING GROUND. Bihar joining the mission will help achieve the fiscal year’s target of 1.19 lakh hectares Our Bureau Mangaluru impact of weather is compar- On the other hand, Gu- Prabhudatta Mishra atively less on this plantation jarat has utilised only 6 per Absolute, an AI-native bio- New Delhi crop. cent, Odisha 15 per cent, Ch- solutions company, and the hattisgarh 22 per cent, and Indian Institute of Techno- Gold dropped one per cent on Forty seven per cent of the NEW AREAS Assam and Manipur 24 per logy, Kharagpur (IIT-Khar- Thursday as data showing area targeted for oil palm Sunil Kataria, MD & CEO, cent each. agpur) have been selected to elevated US inflation coverage has been achieved, Godrej Agrovet, said; “While Sources said that out of develop Smart Scout, one of reinforced expectations of a while the Union government Andhra Pradesh and Telan- 36,319 hectares targeted this six projects in the inaugural Smart Scout uses cameras Federal Reserve interest rate is hopeful of meeting the tar- gana continue to lead, newer fiscal in the North-Eastern cohort of the Quad’s Advan- and AI to monitor crops hike later this year. Spot gold get of 1.19 lakh hectares (lh) geographies are now emer- States, already 23,347 hec- cing Innovations for Em- through the season. The sys- was down one per cent to fixed for 2026-27 with Bihar ging as important growth tares had been covered un- powering NextGen Agricul- tem can be carried by hand or $4,026.12 per ounce by 1313 joining the Oil Palm Mission. centres. Equally encouraging der oil palm, which is 64 per ture (AI-ENGAGE) mounted on sprayers and GMT. US gold futures for Out of 55,614 hectares is the focus on scientific ex- cent of the target. But others initiative. other farm machinery, allow- December delivery fell 0.3 per covered under oil palm in the pansion, ensuring that plant- have only covered 32,267 IIT-Kharagpur leads the ing farmers to integrate cent to $4,037.60. REUTERS current fiscal year, six States ations are established in suit- CLIMATE RESILIENT.Oil palm area expansion is considered a hectares or 39 per cent of the Indian research team, with scouting into routine field in the North-East region — able agro-climatic zones and major milestone in the national mission on oilseed programme as targeted 82,959 hectares. Absolute as its industry part- operations. It is designed to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, supported by reliable irriga- the impact of weather is less on this plantation crop As Bihar has agreed to ner. Smart Scout is an AI-en- help farmers decide where to Manipur, Mizoram, Naga- tion infrastructure.” cover 200 hectares after de- abled computer-vision sys- inspect more closely, assess Copper down on concerns land and Tripura — make up Highlighting that fresh ciding to implement the tem designed to monitor the extent of crop losses and over high US inventories 23,347 hectares. Nine other fruit bunch (FFB) prices had (lt) by 2025-26 by bringing in ₹757.62 crore allocated for NMEO-OP from this fiscal, soybean crops, identify determine harvest priorities. States make up 32,267 hec- increased from around additional area of 1.79 lh in this year under the scheme, the government is hopeful of lodging risks early and assess Regular field images help tares. This includes Telan- ₹12,500 per tonne in 2023 to the North-Eastern States the Centre has released expansion of area in the com- crop damage more accur- track plant height, stand London: Copper prices eased as gana (14,919 hectares), nearly ₹20,000today, he said and 4.85 lh in nine other ₹583.23 crore to the States ing years, the sources said, ately. Each AI-ENGAGE pro- density, early signs of leaning investors stayed on the Andhra Pradesh (12,652 hec- it had significantly improved States by the end of FY26. whereas the utilisation was adding that a lot would de- ject involves researchers and pest pressure, allowing sidelines, wary about demand tares), Odisha (2,119 hec- farm-level returns. The scheme is implemented less than 40 per cent of the pend on how farmers from at least three Quad emerging problems to be from the AI sector and high US tares) and Chhattisgarh The centrally-sponsored between the Central and release, so far. respond. member countries, while identified while corrective inventories. Three-month (1,465 hectares), official data scheme, National Mission on State governments in the ra- But there are States like Between 2021-22 and Smart Scout brings together action may still be possible. copper on the LME was down show. Edible Oil - Oil Palm tio of 60:40 for general States Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, 2025-26, out of ₹1,447 crore all four. The six projects re- For damage assessment, e 4 0.9 per cent at $14,345 a tonne. Oil palm area expansion is (NMEO-OP), was launched and 90:10 for the N-E States. Nagaland and Mizoram released by the Centre, the ceive combined Quad fund- the system calculates a e 4 1 9 9 0 Z f $e 3in a ,8rc s 7e , 9rx .it se Ri Enn Ugd e 0 Rd S. 4 g pa ein rs c o en n ts tu opply c s oto non ons iei ld sie n er te dhd e rn oa a gt rim o amna aj mo l r m i asm ss tii ol he n e- i r dn a i cA s tiu n iog g nu s c tt r u2 d0 1e2 1 .2p a a ln l amd a o im ti ol e npd nr eoa st - U LaS tE F taU sN hoD wS that against w c leeh an si tc h ,o a utv h re ce es irp e srn ae it s po .ev ce tr i 5 ve0 p re er - S c oet ila n pt te fs lo u r .t ai rli es ae d co n ve ea rr al gy e 8 u0 n p de er r i w rn eig st a cm hcho rr a se g iet nh n a ic tn y s$ ou6 wp m np oi cl r ol ti uo in nn g -, l p fo ee cd r tg c ei e dn n g at a ns g dc eo r oe a, f e sts h tt heim fi da et ae mlds at gah efe - 1 9 9 0 try. The Indian Council of providing farmers and agro- Agricultural Research nomists with a consistent re- Crude oil slips on hopes (ICAR) supports India’s cord. For harvest planning, of peace talks Fresh depression to bring another wet spell to South component of Smart Scout. Smart Scout estimates in- Lodging in soybean occurs season yields by counting late in the season, when pods pods and measuring their are filling and plants are at length. These estimates can The Andaman and Nico- urday before moving to- between the depression and cast over the islands on their heaviest, according to a help farmers prioritise fields Vinson Kurian bar Islands could receive wards the coasts of north an active western disturb- Sunday as the new system media statement. Heavy rain [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]