Intimation for 65th AGM hereby submitted.

HOC/BSE/AGM 2026 11th August, 2026 BSE Limited., Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street Mumbai – 400 001 Sir/ Madam Scrip Code: 500449 Sub: Intimation of 65th Annual General Meeting of HOCL, record date, book closure date etc. The 65th AGM of HOCL is scheduled on Friday, 25th September, 2026 at 03:30 pm (IST) through Video Conferencing (VC)/Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM) as per various circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities and Exchange Board of India. In this regard, the Board has fixed 18th September, 2026 as record/cut-off date to ascertain the eligibility of voting rights of members to participate and vote during the AGM and through remote e-voting. The remote e-voting for 65th AGM will begin on Tuesday, 22nd September, 2026 (9:00 a.m. IST) and ends on Thursday, 24th September, 2026 (5:00 p.m. IST). The Board has appointed M/s. ASKBN & Company, Practicing Company Secretaries, New Delhi as the Scrutinizer for AGM. Further, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) will provide VC platform & e-voting facility for the AGM. The AGM notice and Annual Report for the financial year 2025-26, comprising the Financial Statements, along with the Board's report, Auditors report and other documents required to be attached thereto, will be circulated to the shareholders of the Company whose email addresses are registered with RTA/depositories. Further, in compliance with Regulation 36(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, a letter will be sent to those shareholders who have not registered their e-mail ID with RTA or company with regard to accessing the Annual Report on company’s website. Further, we would like to inform that the Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the company will remain closed from Saturday, 19th September, 2026 to Friday, 25th September, 2026 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of the 65th AGM of the company. Yours faithfully, For Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited Subramonian H Company Secretary & Compliance Officer