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August 28, 2026 National Stock Exchange of India Limited BSE Limited Symbol Code: ACC Scrip Code: 500410 Sub.: Newspaper Advertisement in respect of Meeting of the Equity Shareholders of ACC Limited (“Amalgamating Company” or “Company”) pursuant to the Order passed by the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench (“Hon’ble Tribunal”) in respect of Scheme of Amalgamation of the Company with Ambuja Cements Limited (“Amalgamated Company”) (“Scheme”). Dear Sir/Madam, This is to inform you that pursuant to the order dated July 29, 2026, of the Hon’ble Tribunal, the Notice of the Meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Company to be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. IST (1030 hours) through Video Conferencing (“VC”)/Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”), to consider, and if thought fit, approve the arrangement embodied in the Scheme has been published in the Indian Express (All editions) in the English language and translation thereof in Gujarati language in Financial Express (Ahmedabad edition) on Friday, August 28, 2026. We enclose herewith the copies of the newspaper advertisements published in the Indian Express (Ahmedabad edition) and Financial Express (Ahmedabad edition). We request you to please take the same on record. All the above-mentioned documents will be posted on the Company's website i.e. www.acclimited.com Thanking you, Yours Sincerely, For, ACC Limited Bhavik Parikh Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Encl: As above ACC Limited Registered Office: Adani Corporate House Shantigram, Near Vaishnodevi Circle, S. G. Highway, Khodiyar, Ahmedabad – 382 421, Gujarat, India Ph +91 79-2656 5555 E mail: acc-investorsupport@adani.com www.acclimited.com CIN: L26940GJ1936PLC149771 THeINDIANexpReSS Economy l FRIDAy,AuguST28,2026 15 Subhash Chandra case: HDFC Bank TheceaRecenTlycalledfORalOweReThanOl-PeTROlBlendOPTIOn ‘No reversal to E10, choice for eyesNCLAT over Rs 6.5 crore order old vehicles being explored’ GeorgeMathew lowingapetitionbyindiabulls 39.08crorewhichhedeclaredin bankruptcy.Putsimply,therea- Mumbai,August27 HousingFinance. theParliamentofindiain2016, soningwaspragmatic:recover- the case therefore goes whichisapublicrecord.How ingrs6.5crorecouldbeprefer- HDFCbankis“exploringan beyondZeeEntertainmentEn- couldabanktake/accepthisnet abletothepotentiallylower sukalpsharma be3-5%atmost,andwouldbe appeal” against an national terprises.itconcernsChandra’s worthofrs45,888crorein2017?” returnsfromliquidationorbank- NewDelhi,August27 lThee20debaTe outweighedbyE20’sbenefitsas Companylawtribunal(nClt) personalliabilityarisingfrom thestatementsaid. ruptcy. itisasuperiorfuel. orderapprovingarepayment guaranteeslinkedtocorporate “His personal net worth the creditors’ objections aMiD tHE public debate ithasalsoconsistentlyre- planforEsselGroupfounder debt.thereisaseparatecorpor- camedowntors31.79crorein centredontheextraordinarily aroundE20petrol—80%pet- IndIaachIeved20%ethanol jected claims that E20 fuel subhashChandrathatentailsa ateinsolvencyproceedingsin- 2024fromrs39.08crorein2016,” lowrecovery.Creditorsalsoques- roland20%ethanol—being blendinginpetrollastyear,five coulddamageenginecompo- substantivehaircutoncreditors’ volvingcompaniesassociated itsaid.theaugust25orderwas tionedwhetherthedebtor’sas- theonlystandardpetrolvariant yearsaheadofthedeadline nents. Questions have also admittedclaims. withtheEsselGroup,orwith nottheresultofastraightfor- setsandfinancialaffairshad inthecountry,theoptionofad- beenraisedonwhymotorists the nClt has approved regulatoryproceedingsinvol- wardunanimousdecision.a beenexamineddeeplyenough, ditionallyofferingpetrolwith TheRehasbeenopposition aren’tbeingofferedthechoice Chandra’sproposaltopayrs vingZeeEntertainmentandits two-membernCltbenchhad includingwhetheraforensicin- 10%ethanolblending,orE10, overthee20fuelfromvarious ofpurepetrol,E10,andE20 6.25croreagainsttotalguaran- executives.“totalclaimagainst earlierdeliveredasplitverdicton vestigationshouldhavebeen isbeingexploredspecifically quarters,withclaimsranging fuels.accordingtosourcesin teessignedforrs22,000crore. subhashChandraasapersonal therepaymentplan.Withthe conducted.thetribunal,how- for older vehicles, sanjay fromnotablereductioninmileage theknow,thediscussions— HDFCbanksaiditsadmitted guarantor,inthepersonalinsol- members divided, nilesh ever,didnotaccepttheargu- Khanna, chairman of the andenginecomponentwear describedaspreliminary—are claimaccountedfor3.2%ofthe vencyproceedingsisonlyrs sharma,judicialmemberofthe mentthataforensicinvestiga- country’ssecond-largestfuel inoldervehicles beingheldonvarioustechnical totalclaimsandthatitwasin- 3,992crorebytheobjectorsofthe nClt,actedasthethirdmember tion was an essential retailer bharat Petroleum aswellasnon-technicalaspects heritedfromerstwhileHDFC planandnotrs22,000crore,” toresolvethedisagreement. preconditionforapprovingthe (bPCl),saidthursdayinanin- OnITspart,thegovernmenthas ofthecountry’scomplexfuel ltdpriortothemergerofthetwo subhashChandra’sofficesaidin thethirdmemberultimately repaymentplan. teractionwithreporters. beentryingtoallayfears,saying andwouldbeoutweighedby retailsupplychain. entities.thenCltverdictsaved a press statement issued on sidedwithapprovaloftherepay- thenCltalsoemphasised butnoconcretedecision thatthedropinmileageinolder e20’sbenefitsasitisasuperior theysaidthatthebacklash thecasefromgoingintobank- thursday.“outofwhich,alsoa ment plan. Creditors had theimportanceofthecommer- has been taken yet as dis- vehicleswouldbe3-5%atmost, fuel fromcertainquartersagainst ruptcy.theproceedingscon- claimofrs620croresettledand mountedstrongobjections,par- cialdecisionofcreditors.Where cussions are on regarding E20andthelackofchoicefor cernpersonalguaranteesgiven furtherrs1,063croreofferedto ticularlyovertheextraordinarily creditorshavevotedonaplanin supply chain and logistical consumers,specificallythose byChandraforborrowingsof bepaidbytheborrowerentities. lowamounttheywerebeingof- accordancewiththeibC,the challengesthatsellingtwovari- anyreadyanswer.butdefi- islikelytobetakenatthegov- witholdervehicles—particu- EsselGroup-linkedcompanies. theborrowingentitiesforwhom fered.butthetribunalconcluded tribunaldoesnotordinarilysub- ants of base fuel are likely nitely,itwasoneoftheoptions ernmentlevel,andwillbebind- larlytwo-wheelers—thatwere Whenapromotergivesaper- Chandrahasprovidedpersonal thattheobjectionsdidnotpro- stituteitsowncommercialas- topose. that was being pursued. in ingonallfuelretailers. certifiedforE10petrol,ledto sonalguaranteeforcorporate guaranteeshavetilldaterepaid videsufficientlegalgroundsto sessmentforthatdecision. Khannaalsosaidthatthere whatformitwouldcome,to indiaachieved20%ethanol the initiation of these dis- loans,thelendercan,subjectto rs43,000crore.theborrowing rejecttheplan.thetribunalre- therepaymentplanhadse- isnoproposaltofullyreplace whatextentitwouldcome,the blendinginpetrollastyear,five cussions. theapplicablelegalprocess,pur- entitieshaveassuredtosettleany viewedtheavailablefinancialin- curedtherequisitesupportfrom theE20blendwithE10. detailsarebeingworkedoutat years ahead of the ordinal inJuly,thegovernmenthad sue the guarantor when the otheramountwhichmighthave formationandconcludedthat creditors,reportedlyreceiving “oneoftheoptionsbeing this juncture at different deadline.therehasbeenop- said that offering multiple underlyingborrowerdefaults. left,”itsaid. theapprovedrepaymentplan approximately80.81%ofthevot- explorediscanwehaveE10 levels,” Khanna said in re- positionovertheE20fuelfrom gradesofbasefuelacrossthe Chandra’sinsolvencyproceed- “He(subhashChandra)de- couldyieldabetteroutcome ing share. Full RePoRT oN fuel for the older vehicles, sponsetoaquestionfromThe variousquarters,withclaims countrywouldcreatean“enor- ingswereinitiatedin2024fol- claredhistotalassetsstoodatrs thanforcingthematterinto www.iNdiaNexPReSS.CoM whichiswhatisbeingpursued IndianExpress. rangingfromnotablereduction mous logistical challenge”, rightnow.Whatar [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]