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HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 2026 THE LAKSHMI MILLS COMPANY LIMITED Annual Report 2025 - 26 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sri R. SANTHARAM - Vice Chairman Sri SANJAY JAYAVARTHANAVELU Sri K. MURALI MOHAN Sri R. VARADARAJAN Sri ASHWIN CHANDRAN Smt SUGUNA RAVICHANDRAN (upto 02.09.2025) Sri ADITYA KRISHNA PATHY – Deputy Managing Director Smt PRIYA BHANSALI (from 03.09.2025) CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING Sri S. PATHY DIRECTOR COMPANY SECRETARY Sri N. SINGARAVEL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Sri A. DORAISWAMY AUDITORS M/s. SUBBACHAR & SRINIVASAN Chartered Accountants SECRETARIAL AUDITORS M/s. MDS & ASSOCIATES LLP Company Secretaries REGISTRAR AND SHARE M/s. MUFG INTIME INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED TRANSFER AGENT (Formerly Link Intime India Private Limited) BANKERS Central Bank of India Canara Bank REGISTERED OFFICE 686, Avanashi Road Pappanaickenpalayam Coimbatore - 641 037 Phone : 91 – 0422 - 2245461 to 2245465, 4333700 E-mail : contact@lakshmimills.com Website : www.lakshmimills.com CIN : L17111TZ1910PLC000093 Contents Notice to Shareholders 2 Directors’ Report 17 Management Discussion & Analysis Report 26 Report on Corporate Governance 39 Auditors’ Report 58 Financial Statements 72 Cash Flow Statement 75 Notes to Financial Statements 79 THE LAKSHMI MILLS COMPANY LIMITED 686, Avanashi Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641 037 Phone : 91- 0422 - 2245461 - 465, 4333700 E-mail : contact@lakshmimills.com Website : www.lakshmimills.com CIN: L17111TZ1910PLC000093 NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, to conduct the audit of Notice is hereby given that the HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH the cost accounting records of the Company for ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) of the Members of the financial year 2026-27 on a remuneration of the Company will be held on Friday, 25th September, ` 1,50,000/- per annum exclusive of applicable 2026 at 12:05 P.M IST through Video Conferencing taxes and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses (“VC”) / Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”) without incurred in connection with the aforesaid audit, be the in-person presence of shareholders to transact the and is hereby ratified and confirmed.” following businesses. The venue of the meeting shall be deemed to be the Registered Office of the Company at By Order of the Board 686, Avanashi Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore N. SINGARAVEL - 641 037. Coimbatore Company Secretary 14.08.2026 Membership No. F8394 ORDINARY BUSINESS NOTES: 1. To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statements including Balance Sheet as 1. Pursuant to the General Circular No. 03/2025 at 31st March, 2026, the Statement of Profit and dated September 22, 2025, issued by the Ministry Loss (including other comprehensive income), the of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and other applicable Statement of Cash Flow and Changes in Equity for circulars and notifications issued (including any the year ended on that date together with the statutory modifications or re-enactment thereof for Directors’ Report and the Auditors’ Report thereon. the time being in force and as amended from time to time, companies are allowed to hold EGM/AGM 2. To declare a dividend for the year ended 31.03.2026 through Video Conferencing (VC) or other audio 3. To appoint a Director in the place of Sri R. Santharam visual means (OAVM), without the physical presence (DIN 00151333), who retires by rotation and being of members at a common venue. In compliance with eligible, offers himself for reappointment. the said Circulars, EGM/AGM shall be conducted through VC / OAVM. The deemed venue for the AGM SPECIAL BUSINESS shall be the Registered Office of the Company. In 4. To consider and if thought fit, to pass the compliance with the provisions of the Companies following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution: Act, 2013 (“Act”), SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Listing Regulations”) MCA Circulars, the 116th AGM section 148(3) and all other applicable provisions, of the Company is being held through VC/OAVM. if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule Members desirous of participating in the meeting 14 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, through VC/OAVM, may refer to the procedures 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re- mentioned below. enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), A. R. Ramasubramania Raja & Co., (Registration 2. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, a Member No. 000519), Cost Accountants, Coimbatore, who entitled to attend and vote at the AGM is entitled were appointed as Cost Auditors by the Board of to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his/her behalf and the proxy need not be a Member of the 7. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books Company. Since this AGM is being held pursuant of the Company will remain closed from Saturday to the MCA Circulars through VC/OAVM, physical – 19.09.2026 to Friday – 25.09.2026 (both days attendance of Members has been dispensed with. inclusive), in compliance with Regulation 42 of the Accordingly, the facility for appointment of proxies SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 and Section 91 of the by the Members will not be available for the AGM Companies Act, 2013. and hence the Proxy Form and Attendance Slip are 8. The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend not annexed to this Notice. of 10% (` 10/- per Equity Share of ` 100/- each) for 3. In the case of joint holders, the Member whose the year ended 31st March, 2026. name appears as the first holder in the order 9. Compulsory transfer of Equity Shares to Investor of names as per the Register of Members of the Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority: Company will be entitled to vote at the AGM. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(6) of 4. Institutional/Corporate Members (i.e., other than the Act and Rule 6 of the Investor Education and Individuals/HUF/NRI) etc are required to send Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, the scanned copy (PDF/JPG Format) of its Board Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, (“the IEPF or governing body Resolution/Authorization etc., Rules”) and amendments thereto, the Company has authorizing their representatives to attend the transferred the shares in respect of Members who AGM through VC/OAVM on their behalf and to vote have not claimed/encashed dividend for the last through remote e-voting. The said Resolution/ seven consecutive years to the Demat Account of Authorisation shall be sent to the Scrutinizer by the IEPF Authority. Details of the Members whose email through its registered email address to shares have been transferred to the Demat account bk.scrutiniser@gmail.com with a copy marked to of the IEPF Authority are available at the Company’s evoting@nsdl.com. website at www.lakshmimills.com. Members who wish to claim dividends, which remain unclaimed, 5. The Members can join the EGM/AGM in the VC/OAVM are requested to correspond with the Company/ mode 15 minutes before and after the scheduled Registrar to the Issue & Share Transfer Agent of time of the commencement of the Meeting by the Company. Members are requested to note following the procedure mentioned in the Notice. that pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies The facility of participation at the EGM/AGM Act, 2013 dividends not claimed within seven through VC/OAVM will be made available for 1000 years from the date of transfer to the Company’s members on first come first served basis. This will not Unpaid Dividend Account, will be transferred include large Shareholders (Shareholders holding to the Investor Education and Protection Fund 2% or more shareholding), Promoters, Institutional (“IEPF”) established by the Central Government Investors, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, the under Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013. Chairpersons of the Audit Committee, Nomination The details of unpaid/unclaimed dividend can and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders be viewed on [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]