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July 4, 2026 The Secretary BSE Limited P.J. Towers - 25th floor Dalal Street Scrip Code: 500830 Mumbai-400001 The Manager – Listing Department National Stock Exchange of India Limited Symbol: COLPAL Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block – G Series: EQ Bandra – Kurla Complex Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 Dear Sir(s), Sub: Notice of the 85th Annual General Meeting and Annual & ESG Report for the Financial Year 2025-26 This is in continuation to our letter dated May 22, 2026 informing that the Company has scheduled its 85th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3.30 p.m. (IST) through Video-Conferencing/Other Audio-Visual Means in accordance with the relevant circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). In terms of the requirements of Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we are submitting herewith the Annual & ESG Report for the Financial Year 2025-26, which is being sent through electronic mode to those Members whose e-mail addresses are registered with the Company/Registrar and Transfer Agent (RTA)/Depository Participants (DPs) . Further, a letter indicating the weblinks of the Annual & ESG Report and the Notice of the AGM is being sent to the Members whose email addresses are not available with the Company/RTA/ DPs. The Notice of 85th AGM and Annual & ESG Report is also available on the website of the Company at https://www.colgateinvestors.co.in/pdf/colgate-annual-report-2025-26.pdf and on the website of NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com. Kindly take the same on record. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, For Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited Jaikishan Shah Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No: A34948 Encl: a/a Annual & ESG Report (India) Limited 2025-2026 Make India Smile Scientifically. Sustainably. Together. We Make India Smile By providing By accelerating By extending care superior oral Science-Led beyond business care Innovation Through our education Our products are We leverage consumer-first scholarships, community designed not just to insights and science-based programmes, and women's clean, but to protect, innovation models to continuously empowerment initiatives, strengthen, and support refine our products. Powered by we help build stronger, more healthier smiles across global and domestic expertise, we confident communities every age. deliver superior oral care solutions. across India. By making By making quality By earning trust Every morning in India oral care affordable where it matters and through the day, and accessible most Our products are India Smiles manufactured in advanced Through a wide range of products As the brand of first choice facilities across states, available at various price points and for more than half of India, our with Colgate supported by continuous across cities, towns, villages, and products inspire confidence investment in R&D to E-commerce platforms, we ensure across generations and evolve our product range that quality oral care is physically professionals alike. with India's aspirations. and economically accessible to all. By providing jobs and By shaping good By nurturing income opportunities habits early in life nature Beyond our factories and offices, Through Colgate Bright Smiles, Our sustainability millions of livelihoods are Bright Futures®, we reach over a performance in domains like supported through our value chain, billion children and their water, waste, and emissions strong linkages to local partners, families, helping turn a daily act puts a smile even on the face and last-mile retail network. into a lifelong practice of health. of Mother Earth. And while we spread smiles across homes, markets, clinics, and communities, what makes us smile is the trust India has placed in us for over 90 years. Corporate Sustainability Statutory Financial Overview and Us Reports Statements Contents ETAROPROC WEIVREVO Corporate Overview Message from the MD & CEO 02 About the Report 05 Company Overview 06 The Colgate Oral Health Movement 32 Sustainability and Us Message from the ESG Lead 40 Sustainability & Social Impact 42 Accountability in Action 56 Science-backed Products 66 Environmental Stewardship 88 Sustainable Sourcing 112 Empower to Excel 126 Empowered Communities 150 Statutory Reports Notice 191 Report of the Directors 206 ŸCorporate Governance Report 218 ŸManagement Discussion and Analysis 249 ŸAnnual CSR Report 255 ŸConservation of Energy, Technology Absorption 261 and Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo ŸParticulars of Employees 264 ŸSecretarial Audit Report 265 ŸBusiness Responsibility and Sustainability 268 Report and Independent Assurance Statement Financial Statements Independent Auditor’s Report 310 Financial Statements 322 Click to access the digital version: https://www.colgateinvestors.co.in/annual-report Stay Connected Annual & ESG Report Corporate Sustainability Statutory Financial (India) Limited 02 03 2025-2026 Overview and Us Reports Statements MORF EGASSEM Dear Stakeholder Family, India smiled brighter this year, and I am deeply proud that Colgate-Palmolive was the force behind many of those stories. In FY 2025-26, we remained focused on our long-term goals, working to evolve oral care from a repetitive morning chore into a cornerstone of national health and systemic well-being. Democratizing Access: Colgate as a pivotal partner in While we navigated market making oral care a national priority. volatility in the first half, our Turning Awareness into We see a massive opportunity business stabilized in the latter Active Intervention here: transitioning a nation that half of the year, driven by early simply uses toothpaste into a positive signs in our core portfolio In the previous year, we nation that prioritizes oral health and improved momentum across transitioned from building as the gateway to overall wellness. both urban and rural trade awareness to driving mass-scale channels. Our fundamentals action through the Colgate Oral Health Movement (OHM). By Resilient Growth in a remained strong and we closed the year with 9% topline growth democratizing dental screening Dynamic Landscape in Q4. via mobile technology, we empowered over 4.5 million FY 2025-26 was not a year without These healthy margins, supported Indians across 700 districts to its challenges. Persistent by our 'Funding-the-Growth' take charge of their oral health. headwinds, shifting consumer program, allowed us to increase Crucially, this went beyond digital preferences, rural-urban dynamics, advertising investments by 10%, engagement; one-sixth* of those geopolitical uncertainties, and fueling innovation, strengthening screened proactively visited a macroeconomic pressures tested brand health, and expanding dentist. This reflects a positive us at every turn. Our teams rose to household penetration. With an shift in the Indian psyche, moving meet each one. We succeeded by improving demand environment from passive awareness to doubling down on three strategic and our intense focus on superior, proactive care. pillars: leading category growth on-the-ground execution, we through science-backed expect this momentum to This mission was further validated superiority, maintaining accelerate as we move forward. by the Hon'ble Union Minister of uncompromising cost discipline, Health and Family Welfare, and driving micro-distribution Shri JP Nadda, who recognized agility. CREDIT: Photograph by Narendra Bisht, Fortune India GRI 2-22 *As per IDA data Annual & ESG Report Corporate Sustainability Statutory Financial (India) Limited 04 05 2025-2026 Overview and Us Reports Statements Leading the Shift: remains an essential constant for factory energy from renewables About the Report every Indian consumer, across and continue to maintain 100% Performance, Beauty, every touchpoint. We are not only plastic neutrality. 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