Intimation of Annual General Meeting, Evoting and Book Closure for the FY 2025-26

Corporate Relations Department, PML/BSE/CS/2026/117 BSE Limited, Date: August 18, 2026 Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Dalal Street Mumbai- 400001 SUBJECT:- INTIMATION OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, EVOTING AND BOOK CLOSURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26 SCRIP CODE: 539113 Dear Sir, We hereby inform you that the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of Paul Merchants Limited will be held on Friday, the 18th day of September, 2026 at 12.00 Noon (IST) through Video Conferencing ("VC") / Other Audio Visual Means ("OAVM"), to transact the business as set out in the Notice of AGM, in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder read with General Circular No. 03/2025 dated September 22, 2025 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA"), read with its earlier Circulars, with particular reference to Circular No. 20/2020 dated May 5, 2020, Circular No. 17/2020 dated April 13, 2020 and Circular No. 14/2020 dated April 8, 2020 on the subject (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "MCA Circulars"), without the physical presence of Members at a common venue. The special business proposed to be transacted at the ensuing AGM as set out in the Notice has been considered as unavoidable by the Board of Directors of the Company. Dispatch of Notice and Annual Report via E-mail In compliance with the aforesaid laws and applicable MCA Circulars, only electronic copies of the Notice convening the 42nd AGM along with the Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025-26 will be sent within the prescribed timelines by e-mail to all the Members whose e-mail addresses are registered with the Company and/or the Depository Participants. Physical copy of the complete Annual Report shall be sent to those Shareholders who request for the same and requests in this regard may be submitted at investor.redressal@paulmerchants.net. Shareholders can attend and participate in the AGM through the VC / OAVM facility only, which shall be provided by the Company through Central Depository Services (India) Limited ("CDSL"), the details of which have been provided in the Notice of AGM. Shareholders attending the AGM through VC / OAVM shall be counted for the purpose of quorum under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013. In accordance with Regulation 36(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time, a physical communication shall be sent to those Shareholders whose e-mail addresses are not registered, containing the web-link and exact path of the Company's website from where the Annual Report can be accessed. Availability of the Notice of AGM and Annual Report on the Website The Annual Report of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26 containing, inter alia, the Notice of the 42nd Annual General Meeting shall be available on the website of the Company at www.paulmerchants.net, on the website of BSE Limited at www.bseindia.com and on the website of CDSL at www.evotingindia.com. The manner in which the Members who are holding shares in physical form or who have not registered their e-mail addresses with the Company can cast their vote through remote e-voting or through the e-voting system during the Meeting Members, including those holding shares in physical form or whose e-mail addresses are not registered, may cast their votes through remote e-voting or through the e- voting system during the AGM after registering their e-mail addresses by following the below process: Send the following documents to the Company at investor.redressal@paulmerchants.net or to the Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents ("RTA") of the Company at ramap@alankit.com: 1. For Physical Shareholders: For updating the Email, PAN and KYC details, issue specific authorization as provided in Form ISR-1. This Form is available on the website of the Company at www.paulmerchants.net/Investors. 2. For Demat Shareholders: Please update your e-mail address and mobile number with your respective Depository Participant ("DP"). 3. For Individual Demat Shareholders: Please update your e-mail address and mobile number with your respective Depository Participant ("DP"), which is mandatory while e-voting and joining virtual meetings. The persons who have not registered their e-mail addresses with the Company can get the same registered by following the above process. All Members holding shares in physical form are mandatorily required to furnish/update their E-mail ID, Mobile Number, PAN and other KYC details through Form ISR-1, to furnish Nomination as provided in Rule 19(1) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 through Form SH-13 or to opt out of Nomination through Form ISR-3 and to change Nomination through Form SH-14 pursuant to the applicable SEBI Circulars issued from time to time. The forms are also available on the website of the Company at www.paulmerchants.net. SEBI has mandated listed companies to issue securities in dematerialised form only. Remote E-Voting Details The remote e-voting period shall commence at 09:00 A.M. (IST) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 and shall end at 05:00 P.M. (IST) on Thursday, September 17, 2026. During this period, shareholders of the Company holding shares either in physical form or in dematerialised form as on the cut-off date, i.e. Friday, September 11, 2026 (after close of business hours), may cast their votes electronically. The remote e-voting module shall be disabled by CDSL upon expiry of the aforesaid period and remote e- voting shall not be allowed thereafter. Those persons who have acquired shares and have become Members of the Company after dispatch of the Notice of AGM and whose names appear in the Register of Members / list of Beneficial Owners as on the cut-off date i.e. September 11, 2026, are requested to refer to the Annual Report available on the website of the Company at www.paulmerchants.net or on the website of CDSL at www.evotingindia.com for instructions relating to remote e-voting and attending the AGM. The detailed procedure for obtaining Login ID, Password, authentication and casting votes through remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM has been provided in the Notes forming part of the Notice of AGM. For further instructions relating to remote e-voting, e-voting during AGM and participation in the AGM through VC/OAVM, Members may refer to the Notes to the Notice of AGM. For any queries or issues regarding attending the AGM and e-voting through the CDSL e-voting system, Members may write to helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com or contact Toll Free No. 1800 22 55 33. The procedure and instructions for remote e-voting by Individual Shareholders holding securities in Demat mode (CDSL/NSDL), Shareholders holding securities in Physical Form and Shareholders other than Individuals holding securities in Demat Form have been detailed in the Notes to the Notice of AGM. Notice of Book Closure NOTICE is further given that pursuant to Section 91 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 42 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company shall remain closed from Friday, September 4, 2026 to Thursday, September 10, 2026 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Company. You are requested to take the same on your records. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For PAUL MERCHANTS LIMITED (HARDAM SINGH) COMPANY SECRETARY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER FCS-5046 CC to: National Securities Depository Limited, C e n t r a l D e p ository Services (India) Ltd, Trade World, A wing, 4th Floor, Marathon Futurex, A-Wing, 25th floor, Kamala Mills Compound, NM Joshi Marg Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013 Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013