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Central Depository Services (India) Limited CDSL/CS/NSE/AJ/2026/98 July 08, 2026 The Manager, Listing Compliance Department, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051. Symbol: CDSL ISIN: INE736A01011 Subject: Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the Financial Year 2025-26 Dear Sir/Madam, Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed herewith the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the Financial Year 2025-26, which also forms part of the Integrated Annual Report. The above information is also available on the website of the Company: www.cdslindia.com This is for your information and records. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, For Central Depository Services (India) Limited Nilay Shah Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No.: A20586 Encl: As above Regd. Office: Marathon Futurex, A Wing, 25th Floor, Mafatlal Mills Compound, N M Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai - 400 013. Phone: 91-22-2302 3333 • Fax: 91-22-2300 2036 • CIN: L67120MH1997PLC112443 Website: www.cdslindia.com Classification - Internal Directors’ Report Statutory Reports Corporate Overview Financial Statements 01-91 92-258 259-394 Annexure-H Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report Section A: General Disclosures I. Details of the listed entity: Sr. Particulars Details 1 Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Company 2 Name of the Listed Entity L67120MH1997PLC112443 Central Depository Services (India) Limited 3 Year of Incorporation (“CDSL” or “The Company” or “We” or “Us” or “Our”) 4 Registered Office Address 12-12-1997 Unit No. A-2501, Marathon Futurex, Mafatlal Mills Compound, N.M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (East), 5 Corporate Address Mumbai - 400013 Unit No. A-3401, Marathon Futurex, Mafatlal Mills Compound, N.M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (East), 6 E-mail shareholders@cdslindia.com Mumbai - 400013 7 Telephone 8 Website www.cdslindia.com 02262343000 9 Financial Year for which reporting is done st st 10 Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares are 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 listed National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”) 11 Paid-up Capital 12 Name and contact details (telephone, email address) INR 2,09,00,00,000 of the person who may be contacted in case of any Shri Nilay Shah queries on the BRSR report shareholders@cdslindia.com Telephone - 02262343000 13 Reporting boundary Email ID - The disclosures made under this report are on a 14 Name of assessment or assurance provider standalone basis. 15 Type of assessment or assurance obtained TUV India Private Limited Reasonable Assurance – BRSR Core II. Products/Services: 16. Details of Business Activities (accounting for 90% of the turnover) Sr. Description of Main Activity Description of Business % of Turnover of No. Activity the Entity 1 Depository Services Financial Services 100.00 17. Products/Services sold by the entity (accounting for 90% of the entity’s Turnover): Sr. Product/Services NIC Code % of Turnover Contributed No. by the Product 1 Depository Services 661101 100.00 2025-26 Integrated Annual Report III. Operations: 18. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the entity are situated Location Number of Plants Number of Offices Total National NIL 14* 14* International NIL NIL NIL *As of December 2025, the Kanpur office has ceased operations. The total count of 14 includes this location as it was operational during the reporting period. 19. Markets served by the entity a. Number of locations Locations Number National (No. of States)* 36 International (No. of Countries) NIL b. *IWnchluadti nigs Uthneio cno Tnertrriitboruietison of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the entity? N IL. As a depository operating within the Indian securities market, the Company’s services are domestic in nature and do c. nAo bt rgieenf eorna ttey epxepso orft cruevsetonmuee.rs T he Depository’s business lines cater to a diverse group of customers such as Depository Participants (DPs), Issuers, Registrar & Transfer Agents (RTAs), Clearing Member (CMs), Clearing Corporations (CCs), Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), etc. IV. Employees: 20. Details as at the end of the Financial Year a. Employees and workers (including differently abled): Male Female Particulars Total (A) No (B) % (B/A) No (C) % (C/A) Employees Permanent (D) 494 366 74.09 128 25.91 Total employees (D + E) 625 456 72.96 169 27.04 Other than Permanent (E) 131 90 68.70 41 31.30 Workers* Permanent (F) Total workers (F + G) Other than Permanent (G) NA *The Company does not have any ‘worker’, as defined in the guidance note on BRSR, issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). b. Differently abled employees and workers: Male Female Particulars Total (A) No (B) % (B/A) No (C) % (C/A) Employees Permanent (D) 3 2 66.67 1 33.33 Total (D + E) 4 3 75.00 1 25.00 Other than Permanent (E) 1 1 100.00 0 0.00 Workers* Permanent (F) Total (F + G) Other than Permanent (G) NA *The Company does not have any ‘worker’, as defined in the guidance note on BRSR, issued by SEBI. Directors’ Report Statutory Reports Corporate Overview Financial Statements 01-91 92-258 259-394 21. Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women: Particulars Total (A) No & % of Females No (B) % (B/A) Board of Directors* 9 3 33.33 Key Management Personnel^ 19 2 10.53 *Board of Directors includes MD & CEO and Directors on Governing Board as on March 31, 2026. ^Key Management/ Managerial Personnel refers to KMP as defined under Section 203(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Depositories &Participants) Regulations, 2018 and does not include MD & CEO as he is included under the Board of Directors category as on March 31, 2026. 22. Turnover rate for permanent employees and workers (Values in %) Particulars FY 25-26 FY 24-25 FY 23-24 Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Permanent Employees 4.86 8.37 5.80 10.45 8.91 10.03 11.01 10.00 10.75 Permanent Workers NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Notes: 1) Average headcount is calculated based on opening and closing count of employees for the financial year. 2) The Company does not have any ‘worker’, as defined in the guidance note on BRSR, issued by SEBI. V. Holding, Subsidiary and Associate Companies (including joint ventures): 23. (a) Names of holding / subsidiary / associate companies / joint ventures (As at March 31, 2026) Sr. Name of the holding / subsidiary / associate Indicate % of shares Does the entity indicated No. companies / joint ventures (A) whether holding held by at column A, participate in / Subsidiary / listed entity the Business Responsibility Associate/ Joint initiatives of the listed entity? Venture (Yes/No) 1 CDSL Ventures Limited Subsidiary 100.00 No 2 Centrico Insurance Repository Limited Subsidiary 54.25* No (formerly known as CDSL Insurance Repository Limited) 3 Countrywide Commodity Repository Limited (formerly Subsidiary 52.00 No known as CDSL Commodity Repository Limited) 4 India International Bullion Holding (IFSC) Limited Associate 20.00 No *3.25% is held through CDSL Ventures Limited, Wholly Owned Subsidiary. VI. CSR Details: 24. (i) Whether CSR is applicable as per section 135 of Companies Act, 2013: (ii) Turnover: Yes (iii) Net worth:₹ 9,60,45,23,000 ₹ 15,98,17,16,000 2025-26 Integrated Annual Report VII. Transparency and Disclosures Compliances: 25. Complaints/Grievances on any of the principles (Principles 1 to 9) under the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) – Stakeholder Grievance FY 25-26 FY 24-25 group from whom Redressal Number of Number of Remarks Number of Number of Remarks complaint is Mechanism complaints complaints complaints complaints received in Place (Yes/ filed during pending filed pending No) (If Yes, the year resolution during the resolution then provide at close of year at close of web-link for the year the year grievance redress policy) Not Applica [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]