Outcome of Board Meeting

Central Depository Services (India) Limited CDSL/CS/NSE/AJ/2026/152 October 31, 2026 The Manager, Listing Compliance Department, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051. Symbol: CDSL ISIN: INE736A01011 Sub.: Outcome of the Board Meeting held on October 31, 2026. Dear Sir / Madam, This is with reference to our intimation dated October 12, 2026, and pursuant to Regulation 30 and 33 read with Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and other applicable provisions, if any, the Board of Directors in its Meeting held on Saturday, October 31, 2026, have inter alia, considered and approved the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of the Company for the quarter (Q2) and half year ended September 30, 2026, along with the Statutory Auditor's Report thereon. The Statutory Auditors have given an unmodified opinion on the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of CDSL for the quarter (Q2) and half year ended September 30, 2026. The copies of the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of the Company for the quarter (Q2) half year ended September 30, 2026, along with the Statutory Auditor's Report thereon are enclosed herewith as “Annexure-A”. The Board Meeting commenced at 10:00 a.m. (IST) and concluded at 02:10 p.m. (IST). The above information is also available on the Company's website at www.cdslindia.com. This is for your information and records. Thanking You, Yours faithfully, For Central Depository Services (India) Limited Nilay Shah Company Secretary & Compliance Officer ACS No.: A20586 Encl.: As above Regd. Office: Marathon Futurex, A Wing, 25th Floor, Mafatlal Mills Compound, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai - 400 013. Phone: 91-22-2302 3333 • Fax: 91-22-2300 2036 • CIN: L67120MH1997PLC112443 Website: www.cdslindia.com Classification - Public S.R.BATLIBOI&Co. LLP 1 22 9t Sh eF nlo ao pr a, tT iBhe apR au tb My Dadar (West) CharteredAccountants Mumbai-400028,India Tel :+912268198000 Independent Auditor's Report on the Quarterly and Year to Date Standalone Financial Results of the Company Pursuant to the Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Reguirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended The Boardof Directorsof CentralDepository Services(India)Limited Report ontheaudit of the StandaloneFinancial Results Opinion We have audited the accompanying statement of quarterly and year to date standalone financial results of Central Depository Services (India) Limited(the "Company"), for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and year to date for the period from April 01, 2026 to September 30, 2026 (the "Statement"), attached herewith,beingsubmittedbytheCompanypursuanttotherequirement ofRegulation33of theSEBI(Listing ObligationsandDisclosureRequirements)Regulations,2015,asamended(the"ListingRegulations”). Inouropinionandtothebestofourinformationandaccordingtotheexplanationsgiventous,theStatement: ispresentedinaccordance withtherequirementsof theListingRegulationsinthisregard;and ii. givesatrueandfair viewinconformity withtherecognitionandmeasurementprincipleslaiddown intheapplicableIndian AccountingStandardsandother accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the net profit and other comprehensive loss and other financial information of the Company forthequarterendedSeptember30,2026andyeartodatefortheperiodfrom April01, 2026toSeptember 30,2026. Basisfor Opinion Weconductedour audit inaccordance withtheStandardson Auditing(SAs specifiedunder section143(10) of theCompanies Act,2013,asamended(“the Act”).OurresponsibilitiesunderthoseStandardsarefurther describedinthe"Auditor'sResponsibilitiesfor the Audit of theStandaloneFinancialResults"sectionof our report.Weareindependent of theCompany inaccordance withtheCodeof Ethicsissuedby theInstituteof CharteredAccountantsof India together withtheethicalrequirementsthat arerelevant to our audit of the financial results under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics We believe that the audit evidence wehaveobtainedis sufficient andappropriatetoprovideabasisfor our opinion Management's Responsibilitiesfor the Standalone Financial Results The Statement has been prepared on the basis of the interim condensed standalone financial results. The Company'sBoardof Directorsareresponsibleforthepreparationof theStatementthat givesatrueandfair view of the net profit and other comprehensive loss of the Company and other financial information in accordancewiththerecognitionandmeasurementprincipleslaiddowninIndianAccountingStandard34(Ind AS34),'InterimFinancialReporting’prescribedunderSection133of theActreadwithrelevantrulesissued thereunderandotheraccountingprinciplesgenerally acceptedinIndiaandincompliance withRegulation33 of the ListingRegulations. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequateaccountingrecords in accordance withtheprovisions of the Act for safeguardingof theassetsof theCompany andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Statement that give a trueand fair view andare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error Inpreparing the Statement,the Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a goingconcern,disclosing,asapplicable,mattersrelatedtogoingconcernandusingthegoing concernbasisofaccountingunlesstheBoardofDirectorseitherintendstoliquidatetheCompanyortocease operations,or hasnorealistic alternativebut todo so. ILUMBMI- Boardof Directorsarealsoresponsiblefor overseeingtheCompany's financialreportingprocess. S.R.Batliboi&Co. LLP,aLimitedLiabilityPartnershipwithLLPIdentityNo.AAB-4294 Regd.Office:22,CamacStreet,Block'B\3rdFloor,Kolkata-700016 S.R.BATUBOI &Co. LLP CharteredAccountants Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Results Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statement as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonableassurance is ahighlevelof assurancebut isnot a guaranteethat anaudit conductedin accordancewithSAswillalwaysdetectamaterialmisstatement whenitexists.Misstatementscanarisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedtoinfluencetheeconomic decisionsof userstakenonthebasisof theStatement. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout theaudit Wealso: Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Statement, whether due to fraud or error,designandperformauditproceduresresponsivetothoserisks,andobtainaudit evidencethat is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion The risk of not detectinga material misstatement resultingfromfraudishigher thanfor oneresultingfromerror,as fraudmayinvolve collusion,forgery,intentionalomissions,misrepresentations,ortheoverrideof internalcontrol. Obtainanunderstandingof internalcontrolrelevant totheauditinordertodesignauditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the operatingeffectivenessof thecompany'sinternalcontrol. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesandrelateddisclosuresmadebytheBoardofDirectors. 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