Shareholders meeting

Date: July 3, 2026 SE/2026-27/34 BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd The Corporate Relation Department Listing Department Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza 14TH Floor, Dalal Street Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai 400 001 Bandra (East) Scrip Code: 534804 Mumbai 400 051 Scrip Code: CARERATING Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Summary of Proceedings of the 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company Please note that the 33rd AGM of the Company was held today i.e., on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 03.30 P.M. (IST) through video conferencing mode to transact the businesses mentioned in the Notice dated May 13, 2026. Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we enclose herewith the summary of proceedings of the 33rd AGM. You are requested to kindly take the information on record. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For CARE Ratings Limited Manoj Kumar CV Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: As above CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date, Time and Venue of the Meeting: 1. The 33rd Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Members of CARE Ratings Limited (“the Company") was held on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 03.30 P.M. (IST) through Video Conferencing (“VC”) or Other Audio Visual Means (”OAVM”) and concluded at 04:34 P.M. (IST), as permitted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder. Brief details of the items deliberated at the meeting: 2. Mr. Manoj Kumar CV, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company, welcomed the Members to the Meeting and briefed them on details relating to their participation at the Meeting through VC/OAVM. 3. Mr. V. Chandrasekaran, Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director, chaired the meeting and commenced the proceedings of the meeting. 4. The following Directors were also present at the AGM: a. Mr. G. Mahalingam Independent Director b. Mr. Manoj Chugh Independent Director c. Mr. Rajiv Bansal Independent Director d. Ms. Indrani Banerjee Independent Director e. Mr. Mehul Pandya Managing Director & Group CEO of the Company Dr. Bimal Patel, Independent Director of the Company, could not attend the AGM due to exigency. Also, the Chairperson of all the Committees attended the AGM through video conferencing mode. 5. After ascertaining that the requisite quorum was present at the AGM, the Chairman declared that the meeting was validly constituted. The requisite quorum was present throughout the Meeting. 6. The Chairman welcomed the Members, all the Directors, Auditors and the invitees to the 33rd AGM of CARE Ratings Limited and informed pursuant to circular issued by MCA & SEBI, the AGM was conducted through VC / OAVM. 7. The Chairman informed the Members that the Company had engaged National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) to provide facility of remote e-voting, e-voting during the AGM and participation in the AGM through VC / OAVM facility. 8. The Chairman informed that the Notice convening the 33rd AGM was sent to the Members in accordance with the circulars issued by the MCA and SEBI and therefore was taken as read, with the consent of the Members present. He mentioned that the Statutory Auditors' Report as well as Secretarial Auditors' Report did not contain any qualification or adverse comment, hence, it was not required to read these Reports at the meeting. 9. The Chairman then delivered his speech. CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691 10. The following items of business, as set out in the Notice of AGM, were transacted at the meeting: ORDINARY BUSINESS: i. Adoption of the Audited standalone & consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, together with the reports of Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. ii. Confirmation of the payment of interim dividend of Rs. 8/- (Rupees Eight Only) per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) and declaration of final dividend of Rs. 14/- (Rupees Fourteen Only) per equity share of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten only) for the financial year 2025-26. iii. Appointment of a director in place of Mr. Mehul Pandya (DIN:07610232), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. iv. Re-appointment of M/s. B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.101248W/W- 100022) as Statutory Auditors of the Company 11. Manner of Approval: Mr. Manoj Kumar CV informed that the Company had provided an electronic voting facility (remote e-voting) to the Members to cast their vote electronically on all resolutions set forth in the Notice. Members who attended the AGM and could not cast their vote by remote e-voting were provided an opportunity to cast their vote through e-voting during the AGM. He further informed that the Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Mr. Mitesh Dhabliwala, M/s Parikh & Associates, Company Secretary in Practice, as Scrutinizer to scrutinize the e-voting during the AGM and remote e-voting process in a fair and transparent manner. 12. The Members who had registered themselves as speakers sought clarifications through VC / OAVM on the Company’s accounts and businesses. The Chairman provided clarifications to the queries raised by the Members. 13. The Chairman further informed that the Scrutinizer’s report along with the results of e-voting shall be announced not later than 2 working days of conclusion of Annual General Meeting by intimation to the Stock Exchanges and would also be placed on the website of the Company at www.careedge.in and on the website of NSDL www.evoting.nsdl.com. 14. The Chairman informed the Members that e-voting on the platform of NSDL would continue for another 15 minutes to enable the Members to vote and he thanked the Members for attending the AGM and declared the Meeting as concluded. The meeting concluded at 04.34 P.M. (IST) after the Members cast their votes. 15. All the resolutions set out in the Notice have been passed with requisite majority. For CARE Ratings Limited Manoj Kumar CV Company Secretary & Compliance Officer CARE Ratings Limited 4th Floor, Godrej Coliseum, Somaiya Hospital Road, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022. Phone: +91-22-6754 3456 • Email: care@careedge.in • www.careedge.in CIN-L67190MH1993PLC071691