Please find the attached Newspaper Publication for the intimation to the shareholders regarding convening of the seventeenth Annual General Meeting of the Company

ZUARI AGRO CHEMICALS LIMITED 07th August, 2026 National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, BSE Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th floor, Floor 25, P.J. Towers, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dalal Street, Bandra (E). Mumbai - 400 001 Mumbai - 400 051 BSE scrip Code: 534742 NSE Symbol: ZUARI Sub: Newspaper Publication for intimation to the shareholders regarding convening of the Seventeenth (17th) Annual General Meeting of the Company through Video Conferencing ("VC") / Other Audio-Visual Means ("OAVM"). Dear Sirs, Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed copies of the newspaper advertisement published in Business Line (English-all editions), Dainik Herald (Marathi -Goa edition) and O Heraldo (English- Goa edition), on 07th August, 2026 regarding the Seventeenth (17th) Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company will be held on Wednesday, 16th September, 2026 at 3.30 P.M. (IST) through Video Conferencing (“VC”) / Other Audio-Visual Means (“OAVM”), for your information and records. The aforesaid newspaper advertisements are also available on the website of the Company at www.zuari.in Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited Asheeba Pereira Company Secretary Encl.: As above Registered Office: Jai Kisaan Bhawan, Zuarinagar, Goa – 403 726, India CIN: L20121GA2009PLC006177 Tel: + 0832 2592180, 2592181 Website: www.zuari.in , Email: shares@adventz.com/ investor.relations@adventz.com news bl MUMBAI 9 businessline. FRIDAY-AUGUST7-2026 IT sector’s share of fresher hiring slumps to 24 per cent, says report DISTINCT TRENDS. The IT occupation index rose 10% year-on-year while the IT industry index fell 6% New recruitment generative AI developers (7 opens for candidates who ar- Our Bureau per cent ) — make up 44 per rive specialised rather than Bengaluru (in %) cent of entry-level AI jobs. for generalists hired at Annual salary Share of Roles that operate, validate volume. fresher roles India’s technology hiring and direct those systems — Fresher hiring in 2026 re- story is splitting into two Below ₹3 LPA 24 data analysts (24 per cent ), mains heavily skewed toward distinct trends. While de- ₹3–5 LPA 41 prompt engineers (12 per lower salary bands, with 41 mand for technology profes- cent ), AI operations (10 per per cent of entry-level roles ₹5–8 LPA 23 sionals grew 10 per cent over cent ) and AI QA & testing (5 offering annual salaries ₹8–12 LPA 9 the past year, the IT in- per cent ) — make up 51 per between ₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh, dustry’s share of fresher hir- Above ₹12 LPA 3 ing for an increasingly ex- cent. making it the largest hiring ing dropped sharply from 32 Source: foundit Insights Tracker pensive experienced work- The shift towards special- segment. Another 24 per cent per cent to 24 per cent, ac- force a few years down the ised hiring is also reflected in of fresher jobs pay below ₹3 cording to the foundit In- year experience band was line,” said Tarun Sinha, fresher salaries. lakh per annum, meaning sights Tracker (fit) for July the only cohort to grow, up 2 CEO, foundit. AI-led roles Two-thirds of entry-level nearly two-thirds (65 per 2026. per cent m-o-m and 11 per account for 4 per cent of all roles are paid below ₹5 lakh cent) of entry-level hiring is The IT occupation index cent y-o-y. fresher hiring, up from per annum, concentrated below the ₹5 rose 10 per cent year-on- “One in four entry-level around 1 per cent in 2025. concentrated in sales, cus- lakh mark. year while the IT industry in- IT jobs has disappeared over AI adoption is creating a tomer support, operations, At the higher end, 23 per dex fell 6 per cent. the past year, even as de- different mix of entry-level retail and entry-level ser- cent of roles offer ₹5-8 lakh, Technology roles are in- mand for tech work has con- opportunities. Rather than vices. while only 9 per cent fall in creasingly being filled out- tinued to grow. That gap is a hiring graduates primarily to the ₹8-12 lakh bracket and side technology companies choice companies are mak- build AI models, employers DATA SCIENCE just 3 per cent offer salaries —inside banks, manufactur- ing, not a market condition. are increasingly recruiting At the other end, 12 per cent above ₹12 lakh per annum, ers, healthcare firms and Hiring experienced talent is talent to operate, validate of fresher roles offer ₹8 lakh underscoring that premium global capability centres faster, but it is also a smaller and optimise AI systems. or more — and these cluster fresher packages remain lim- (GCCs). pool to compete for. The or- Operational AI roles now ac- tightly in AI, data science, cy- ited to a small share of high- e 2 ganisations that keep hiring count for over half of entry- bersecurity, semiconductor skill roles. e 2 2 1 TECH WORK graduates through a slow level AI hiring. and product engineering. The report also noted that 2 1 3 6 Fresher hiring overall de- year are investing in future Roles that build AI sys- The pay data closes the loop GCCs raised their share of 3 6 7 clined 2 per cent month-on- capability — they’re building tems — AI/ML engineers (28 on the year’s central trend: fresher hiring from 8 per cent 7 month and 10 per cent y-o-y. tomorrow’s leadership per cent of AI hiring), data the entry door into techno- to 11 per cent, the largest gain Across the market, the 7-10 pipeline rather than compet- scientists (9 per cent ) and logy has not shut, but it now of any employer type. RBI issues comprehensive loan recovery rules to protect borrowers from harassment loan. The RBI said lenders ployee/recovery agent to the bile number provided by the Our Bureau have to put in place a policy borrower/guarantor for re- bank, are maintained. Mumbai on the collection/recovery of covery of loan dues. Abank shall ensure that its loan dues, including taking Further, the bank shall en- recovery targets or the struc- To ensure fair treatment of possession of a security by sure that recordings of the ture of incentives for its em- borrowers during the recov- their own employee or a re- content/text of calls made by ployees, or those covered un- ery process, the RBI has is- covery agent. the employee/recovery agent der its contract with a sued comprehensive instruc- The policy shall, inter alia, to the borrower/guarantor, recovery agency, do not in- tions to lenders, including cover aspects related to trig- and by the borrower/guar- duce the adoption of harsh asking them to contact/visit ger(s) for initiating the re- antor to the telephone/mo- recovery practices. a borrower/guarantor only covery process, graded ac- between 8 am and 7 pm, and tions as per an escalation to avoid inappropriate occa- matrix for loan recovery, and sions, such as bereavement a code of conduct for em- in the family or medical details of the ployees and recovery agents. emergencies, for making borrower/guarantor. calls/visits. Lenders need to put in FINANCIAL DISTRESS As per the Reserve Bank of place mitigants, including The policy will also include India (Commercial Banks — penalty provisions, to ensure aspects relating to recovery Responsible Business Con- that their employees/recov- of loan dues in case of the duct) Fourth Amendment ery agencies do not misuse borrower’s demise, a struc- Directions, 2026, which customer information in any tured framework for hand- come into effect from Janu- manner. They have to record ling cases involving financial ary 1, 2027, lenders, includ- the content/text of the calls distress, including docu- ing banks and non-banking made. mented pre-escalation en- finance companies, have to Further, lenders can re- gagement and guidance re- ensure that their employees/ strict or turn off the func- garding available resolution recovery agents don’t use ab- tionality of a mobile device options, etc. usive language or use social —a mobile phone, tablet or The RBI said a bank shall media for posting video/au- laptop — only if the bank fin- document the time and n [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]