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Regd. Office: B-29, EEIE Stage II, Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037, Telangana, INDIA Phone: +91-40-23079310, 11, 12, 13, Email: info@lokeshmachines.com Website: www.lokeshmachines.com, CIN: L29219TG1983PLC004319 August 27, 2026 To To BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited Department of Corporate Services Listing Department Floor 25, PJ Towers, Plot No. C/1, G Block, Exchange Plaza, Dalal Street, Mumbai- 400001 Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra(E), Mumbai- 400051 Scrip Code: 532740 Company Code: LOKESHMACH Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Notice of 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Lokesh Machines Limited. Pursuant to regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with other applicable regulations, we are enclosing herewith Notice of 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. (IST) through Video conferencing ("VC") or other Audio-visual means ("OAVM"). The Notice of the 42nd Annual General Meeting is being sent to all shareholders whose email IDs are registered with the RTA/Depositories and is also being made available on the Company's website at https://www.lokeshmachines.com/. This is for your information and record. Thanking You, Yours sincerely, For Lokesh Machines Limited P. Kodanda Rami Reddy Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl.: a/a Units: Balanagar, Bonthapally, Medchal, Toopran, Ranjangaon-Pune. 2025-26 Annual Report Resilience. Rebuilding. Readiness. A year in which, despite operating in full under US OFAC sanctions, we diversified our customer base, scaled our defence business, and rebuilt our engineering platform — closing FY26 with profitability restored, and order book at a five-year high. Lokesh Machines Limited 42nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the 42nd Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Members of Lokesh Machines Limited (“the Company”) will be held on Tuesday, the 22nd day of September 2026 at 11:00 A.M. IST through Video Conferencing (“VC”) or Other Audio-Visual Means (“OAVM”) to transact the following business: Ordinary business 1. Adoption of financial statements To consider and adopt the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, and the reports of the Board of Directors and the auditors thereon. 2. Appointment of Mr. K. Krishna Swamy (DIN: 00840887) as a director, liable to retire by rotation To appoint a director in place of Mr. K. Krishna Swamy (DIN: 00840887), who retires by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. Special business 3. Ratification of Remuneration of Cost Auditors To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s) the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution: “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Act read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, the consent of the members be and is hereby given for payment of remuneration of ₹1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh Only) plus out of Pocket expenses up to ₹10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) excluding GST and other applicable taxes, to M/s Naval & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 002419) to audit the cost records maintained by the Company for the financial year ending 31 March 2027; RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of the Company (including any committee thereof) be and are hereby severally authorised to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as may be deemed proper, necessary, or expedient, including filing the requisite forms with concerned ROC, Ministry of Corporate Affairs or submission of documents with any other authority, for the purpose of giving effect to this resolution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.” By Order of the Board For LOKESH MACHINES LIMITED Place: Hyderabad Date: 12 August 2026 Sd/- Registered Office: P Kodanda Rami Reddy B-29, EEIE, Stage- II, Balanagar, Company Secretary Hyderabad-500037, Telangana A45822 ▶ Notice Lokesh Machines Limited 1 NOTES: 1 An Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 Ordinary & Special Business i.e., item No. 3, is annexed hereto. The relevant details (including profile and expertise in specific functional areas), pursuant to Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosures Requirement) and as per Secretarial Standard on General Meeting issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, in respect of directors seeking appointment/re-appointment at this AGM is also annexed. The Directors have furnished the requisite consent/declarations for their appointment /re-appointment as required under Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder. 2 Pursuant to the General Circular No. 03/2025 dated 22 September 2025, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Circular SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/P/CIR/2024/133 dated 3 October 2024, issued by SEBI (hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Circulars”), companies are allowed to hold AGM through VC, without the physical presence of members at a common venue. Hence, in compliance with the Circulars, the AGM of the Company is being held through VC. 3 A member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his / her behalf and the proxy need not be a member of the Company. Since the AGM is being held in accordance with the Circulars through VC, the facility for the appointment of proxies by the members will not be available. Corporate members intending to authorize their representatives to participate and vote at the meeting are requested to send a certified copy of the Board resolution / authorization letter to the Scrutinizer by email to ldreddy2016@ gmail.com with a copy marked to evoting@nsdl.com. 4 The Members attending the AGM through VC / OAVM shall be counted for the purpose of reckoning the quorum under Section 103 of the Act. 5 The Members can join the AGM in the VC/OAVM mode 15 minutes before and after the scheduled time of the commencement of the Meeting by following the procedure mentioned in the Notice. The facility of participation at the AGM through VC/OAVM will be made available for 1000 members on first come first served basis. This will not include large Shareholders (Shareholders holding 2% or more shareholding), Promoters, Institutional Investors, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, the Chairpersons of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Auditors etc. who are allowed to attend the AGM without restriction on account of first come first served basis. 6 In line with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Circular No. 17/2020 dated 13 April 2020, the Notice calling the AGM has been uploaded on the website of the Company under Investors Section at https://www. lokeshmachines.com/. The Notice can also be accessed from the websites of the Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com respectively and the AGM Notice is also available on the website of NSDL (agency for providing the Remote e-Voting facility) i.e. www. evoting.nsdl.com. 7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124, 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) the amount of dividend remaining unpaid for a period of seven years from the due date is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) constituted by the Central Government. Members who have not en-cashed their dividend are requested to contact the RTA of the Company in this regard. The amount so transferred to IEPF cannot be claimed from the Company. Further Shares on which dividend remain unclaimed for seven consecutive years will be [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]