Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2025-26

ZZT:AGM:351:SHARE:07 July 21, 2026 To: To: National Stock Exchange of India Limited BSE Limited Listing Department Corporate Services Exchange Plaza Floor 25, P.J.Towers, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dalal Street Bandra [East] MUMBAI – 400 001 MUMBAI-400 051 SCRIP CODE: BSE-500444 SCRIP CODE: NSE-WSTCSTPAPR Dear Sirs, Sub : Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report – 2025-26 We enclose herewith Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report – 2025-26. Please take the same on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LTD. BRAJMOHAN PRASAD COMPANY SECRETARY M.NO.F7492 Encl: a.a. Corporate Overview Statutory Reports Financial Statements West Coast Paper Mills Limited ‘ANNEXURE A’ BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY To, AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT The Members, West Coast Paper Mills Limited SECTION A: GENERAL DISCLOSURES Bangur Nagar, Dandeli – 581325 I. Details of listed entity My report on even date is to be read along with this letter. 1. Maintenance of secretarial record is the responsibility of the Management of the Company. My responsibility is to Sl. Required Information express an opinion on these secretarial records based on audit. No 1 Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Listed Entity L02101KA1955PLC001936 2. I have followed the audit practices and process as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the 2 Name of the Listed Entity West Coast Paper Mills Limited correctness of the contents of the secretarial records. The verification was done on a test basis to ensure that correct facts are reflected in secretarial records. I believe that the processes and practices I followed provide a reasonable basis 3 Year of incorporation 1955 for my opinion. 4 Registered office address PB No. 5, Bangur Nagar, Dandeli – 581325 District – Uttara Kannada, Karnataka 3. I have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Account of the Company. For 5 Corporate address 31, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, the accounting financial compliance and CSR spending’s we have relied on the report of internal auditor Report and Kolkata 700016, statutory auditor Report. West Bengal, India 4. I have not verified the correctness, appropriateness of financial records, Books of Account and secretarial documents of 6 E-mail co.sec@westcoastpaper.com the listed subsidiary Company for the accounting, financial, corporate law compliance and CSR spending as we have 7 Telephone 08284-231391-395 relied on the Secretarial Audit report of the Secretarial Auditor and the same is considered for records. 8 Website www.westcoastpaper.com 5. I have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Account of the unlisted Wholly 9 Financial year for which reporting is being done 2025-26 Owned Subsidiary Companies for the accounting financial compliance and corporate laws compliance. We further 10 Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares are listed National Stock Exchange of India Limited (‘NSE’), relied on the report of the auditor of the subsidiary to the extent of subject. BSE Limited (‘BSE’) 6. Wherever required, I have obtained the Management Representation about the compliances of laws, rules and 11 Paid-up Capital ` 1321 Lakhs regulations as per their representation report has been finalized. 12 Name and contact details (telephone, email address) of the Rajendra Jain person who may be contacted in case of any queries on the Executive Director 7. The compliance of the provisions of Corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards is the responsibility BRSR report 08284 231391 of the management, my examination was limited to verification of procedures on test basis. edoffice@westcoastpaper.com 8. The Secretarial Audit report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficacy or Din: 07250797 effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company. 13 Reporting boundary - Are the disclosures under this report All the disclosures in this report is on standalone made on a standalone basis (i.e. only for the entity) or on basis. a consolidated basis (i.e. for the entity and all the entities which form a part of its consolidated financial statements, taken together). For, N G J & Co 14 Name of assurance Provider Not Applicable Naman Gurumurthi Joshi 15 Type of assurance obtained Not Applicable Practicing Company Secretary M No: F8389, C P No: 9579 II. Products/services Place: Bangalore UDIN: F008389H000506887 16. Details of business activities (accounting for 90% of the turnover) Date: 27/05/2026 PR No: 6680/2025 Sl. Description of Main Description of % of Turnover of the No. Activity Business Activity entity 1 Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Board Integrated paper manufacturing 89% 2 Manufacture of Optic Fibre Cable and Optic Manufacture of 11% Fibre Optic Fibre Cable and Optic Fibre 17. Products/Services sold by the Company (accounting for 90% of the turnover) Sl. Product/Service NIC Code % of total Turnover No. contributed 1 Writing & Printing Paper, Cup Stock Paper 17011,17016,17093 89% Board, Pulp, etc. 2 Optic Fibre Cable and Optic Fibre 27310 11% 24 | Annual Report 2025-26 Annual Report 2025-26 | 25 West Coast Paper Mills Limited III. Operations 18. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the Company are situated: Location Number of plants Number of offices Total National 3 8 11 International - - - 19. Markets served by the Company a. Number of locations Locations Number National (No. of States) 23 International (No. of Countries) 12 b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the Company? FY 2025-26 1% c. Types of customers The Company sells its products in both B2B and B2C markets through a national and international network of distributors. Under the WESCO brand, the Company offers premium printing papers tailored for high-end applications. Additionally, several banks use our customized, watermarked security paper to print cheque leaves. The Company’s optical fibre cables are sold in B2B segments and are used for various applications in Telecommunications and other than Telecommunications which includes infrastructure development, data centres, utilities, defence sector, government institutions, etc. IV. Employees 20. Details as at the end of Financial Year, i.e. March 31, 2026: a. Employees and workers (including differently abled): Sl. Particulars Total (A) Male Female No. No. (B) % (B/A) No. (C) % (C/A) EMPLOYEES 1. Permanent (D) 942 922 98% 20 2% 2. Other than Permanent (E) 79 66 84% 13 16% 3. Total employees (D+E) 1021 988 97% 33 3% WORKERS 4. Permanent (F) 1486 1485 100% 1 0% 5. Other than Permanent (G) 2383 2156 90% 227 10% 6. Total workers (F+G) 3869 3641 94% 228 6% b. Differently abled Employees and workers: Sl. Particulars Total (A) Male Female No. No. (B) % (B/A) No. (C) % (C/A) DIFFERENTLY ABLED EMPLOYEES 1. Permanent (D) - - - - - 2. Other than Permanent (E) - - - - - 3. Total differently abled employees - - - - - (D+E) 26 | Annual Report 2025-26 Corporate Overview Statutory Reports Financial Statements West Coast Paper Mills Limited III. Operations Sl. Particulars Total (A) Male Female 18. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the Company are situated: No. No. (B) % (B/A) No. (C) % (C/A) DIFFERENTLY ABLED WORKERS Location Number of plants Number of offices Total 4. Permanent (F) 7 7 100% - - National 3 8 11 5. Other than Permanent (G) 0 0 0% - - International - - - 6. Total differently abled workers 7 7 100% - - 19. Markets served by the Company (F+G) a. Number of locations 21. Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women Locations Number Total (A) No. and percentage of Females National (No. of States) 23 No. (B) % (B/A) International (No. of Countries) 12 Board of Directors (Including KMP) 10 2 20% b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the Company? Key Management P [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]