Appointment of Statutory Auditor for Financial Year 2026-27

~-700001 lfiR : (91) (033) 2222 5227 Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd. Regd. Office : 21, Netaji Subhas Road, (A Government of India Enterprise) Kolkata -700 001 Phone : (91) (33) 2222 5227 CIN : L65999WB2001GOI093759 Date: 10th November, 2026 Ref: SECY/Stock Exchange/2026 The Secretary, BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai- 400001 Scrip Code- 532485 Dear Sir(s)/Madam(s), Subject: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations") with respect to the appointment of Statutory Auditors for the Financial Year 2026-27 Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of Listing Regulations, this is to hereby inform that the Board of Directors of the Company at its Meeting held on Tuesday, 10th November, 2026 has, inter-alia, taken on record the intimation received from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ("C&AG") vide its letter bearing reference No./CA. V/ COY/CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,BLINVT(l)/810 dated 8th September, 2026, regarding appointment of M/s. K. K. Chanani & Associates (CA0908) FRN: 322232E, Chartered Accountants, having its office at 5/1 Clive Row, 3rd Floor, Room No. 78, Kolkata- 700001 as the Statutory Auditor of the Company u/s 139 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the Financial Year 2026-27. The letter received from C&AG containing the details of appointment of the said Auditor is attached herewith as 'Annexure - A'. The details required under Regulation 30 of the Listing Regulations read with applicable Circulars issued by SEBI in this regard are enclosed herewith as 'Annexure-B'. The Board Meeting commenced at 03:30 p.m. and concluded at _04:_37 p.m. For Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd. Abhishek Lahoti Company Secretary & Compliance officer Enclosed: As above Pa e 1 of 1 Website : www.blinv.com E-mail . lahoti.a@balmerlawrie.com Annexure- A OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 9, DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 124 No./CA. V/ COY/CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,BLINVT(1)/810 Dated :08/09/2026 THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BALMER LAWRIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21, NETAJI SUBHAS ROAD, KOLKATA-700001 Subject : Appointment of Auditors under section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2026-2027 Sir/Madam, I am directed to state that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 139 of the Companies Act 2013, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is pleased to appoint the Chartered Accountant firms/Limited Liability Partnerships As per Annexure - II as the Statutory/Joint Statutory/ Branch Auditors of the company for the year(s) : 2026-2027. Statutory/Joint Statutory Auditor (s) of holding company shall also be the auditors of Consolidated Financial Statements under section 139 read with section 129(4) of the Companies Act, 2013. 2. You are requested to contact the concerned auditors individually under intimation to this office 3. The supplementary/test audit under sections 143 (6) &(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 of your company is entrusted to DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AUDIT,MINES &COAL, KOLKATA NO. 1, COUNCIL HOUSE STREET, KOLKATA-700001 4 . The remuneration and other allowances payable to the auditors may be regulated as per the provisions of section 142 of the Companies Act 2013 read with guidelines issued by the Department of Company Affairs vide no. 7/76 dated 8th April, 1976 and no. 8/6/83 dated 07th June, 1984. 5. Any revision in the audit fees payable (including fees for consolidation) for the year 2026-2027 and item-wise details of all remuneration paid to the auditors for other services (other than statutory audit) alongwith the amount of TA/DA paid for 2025-2026 may be intimated. The said information may be provided as soon as the Accounts for the year 2025-2026 is finalised so as to enable this office to review the appointment/ re-appointment of the appointed auditors. 6. The above appointment is subject to the other conditions stipulated in Annexure-I( available on the CAG’s website http://care.cag.gov.in/policy/terms.pdf). Yours faithfully, Sr. Administrative Officer Phone : 011-23509240,011-23509223 E-mail : saoappointment@cag.gov.in ANNEXURE - II LIST OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT FIRMS FOR THE YEAR 2026-2027 PSU Code / Sl. No. Firm Name Station Audit Details IU nit Code II II I STATUTORY AUDITOR K K CHANANI &ASSOCIATES (CA0908) 5/1 CLIVE ROW BLINVT 1 3RD FLOOR KOLKATA KOLKATA ROOM NO. 78 (3) KOLKATA KOLKATA - 700001,WEST BENGAL (**This is a computer generated letter hence no signature is required**) Annexure-B Sl Particulars Details 1. Reason for change viz. Appointment of Statutory Auditors for the Financial Year appointment, re- 2026-27 by C&AG appointment, resignation, removal, death or otherwise 2. Date of appointment/re- With effect from 10th November, 2026 for conducting the appointment/cessation audit for the Financial Year 2026-27. (as applicable) & term of appointment/re- appointment; 3. Brief profile (in case of M/s. K. K. Chanani & Associates was established in 1993 appointment) and provides entire range of accounting, auditing, assurance and taxation services to its clients consisting of Corporates, PSUs, Government Entities, Not for Profit Organizations, Entities incorporated outside India. M/s. K. K. Chanani & Associates is having its registered office in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The firm has branches at Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Jaipur, Raipur, Nashik, Patna and Ranchi. Seasoned and experienced professionals head respective functional department. 4. Disclosure of Not Applicable. relationships between directors (in case of appointment of a director). Page 1 of 1