NSEGeneral Updates21h ago · 1 Sept 2026, 10:59 am
General Updates
Zydus Lifesciences Limited · ZYDUSLIFE
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Zydus Lifesciences Limited held its 31st Annual General Meeting on August 11, 2026, through video conferencing. The meeting was attended by the Chairman, Managing Director, and several directors, as well as the statutory auditors. The Board welcomed a new independent director, Mr. Kulin Lalbhai, who was appointed subject to shareholder approval. The integrated annual report for the year ended March 31, 2026, was also presented, outlining the company's financial performance, ESG initiatives, and commitment to transparency and sustainability.
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September 1, 2026
Listing Department Code: 532321
BSE LIMITED
P J Towers, Dalal Street,
Mumbai – 400 001
Listing Department Code: Zyduslife
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED
Exchange Plaza, C/1, Block G,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E),
Mumbai – 400 051
Re.: Transcript of the 31st Annual General Meeting
Dear Sir / Madam,
With reference to the captioned subject, please find attached the transcript of the 31st Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
The same is also posted on the website of the Company at www.zyduslife.com.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For, ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LIMITED
DHAVAL N. SONI
COMPANY SECRETARY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER
MEMBERSHIP NO. FCS7063
Encl.: As above
31st Annual General Meeting of Zydus Lifesciences Limited
held on August 11, 2026
10:00 a.m. (IST) to 11:16 a.m. (IST)
Following Directors / Key Managerial Personnel / Auditors of the Company attended the
AGM through VC / OAVM:
1. Mr. Pankaj R. Patel Chairman
2. Dr. Sharvil P. Patel Managing Director
3. Mr. Ganesh N. Nayak Director
4. Mr. Bhadresh K. Shah Independent Director and Chairman of the Nomination
Remuneration Committee
5. Ms. Shelina P. Parikh Independent Woman Director
6. Mr. Akhil A Monappa Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit
Committee
7. Mr. Kulin S. Lalbhai Independent Director
8. Mr. Mukesh M. Patel Non-Executive Director and Chairman of
Stakeholders’ / Investors’ Relationship Committee
9. Mr. Tushar D. Shroff Chief Financial Officer
10. Mr. Dhaval N. Soni Company Secretary
11. Mr. Kartikeya Raval Partner-Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Statutory Auditors
12. Mr. Ashish Doshi Secretarial Auditor and Scrutinizer appointed for
submitting his report on remote e-voting and e-voting
during the AGM
Company Secretary:
Good morning to all. My name is Dhaval Soni, Company Secretary of Zydus Lifesciences
Limited. I will be assisting the Chairman in conducting the Thirty First Annual General Meeting.
This AGM of the Company is being conducted through Video Conferencing as per the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the circulars issued by MCA and the SEBI.
As a reminder, for the smooth conduct of AGM and to avoid background disturbance,
members will be in mute mode and audio and video will be enabled only when they are
invited to speak at the AGM as per the pre-registration. Any member facing any issue in
joining the AGM virtually, may contact the CDSL officials on the telephone numbers as
provided in the Notice of AGM. Please note that, as per the statutory requirements, the
proceedings of the AGM are being recorded and will be made available on the website of the
Company.
I now hand over the proceedings to Mr. Pankaj Patel, Chairman of the Company.
Chairman:
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to
welcome you all to the Thirty First Annual General Meeting of Zydus Lifesciences Limited. I
hope all of you are in good health. Once again, we are meeting here on a virtual mode.
Requisite quorum being present, I call the meeting to order.
The Company is conducting the AGM through Video Conferencing as allowed by MCA and
SEBI and the AGM is being conducted from the Registered Office of the Company, at
Ahmedabad.
Let me introduce the board members and the Key Managerial Personnel present in this
meeting. Mr. Bhadresh Shah, Independent Director and Chairperson of Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, Mr. Akhil Monappa, Independent Director and Chairperson of
Audit Committee, Ms. Shelina Parikh, Independent Director, Mr. Kulin Lalbhai, Independent
Director, Mr. Mukesh Patel, Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of Stakeholders’ /
Investors’ Relationship Committee, Dr. Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Mr. Ganesh Nayak,
Director, Mr. Tushar Shroff, Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Dhaval Soni, Company Secretary.
We also take on record the presence of Mr. Kartikeya Raval, Partner-Deloitte Haskins & Sells
LLP, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor and Mr. Ashish Doshi, Secretarial Auditor
of the Company, at this AGM.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 19, 2026, appointed Mr. Kulin Lalbhai as
an additional independent director, subject to approval of shareholders at this AGM. He is
currently the Executive Director of Arvind Limited, which is in textile industry. He is driving
new initiatives in the consumer business of Arvind Group. He also spearheads Arvind’s foray
into e-commerce space. He plays an active role in the overall corporate strategy for the group
with particular focus on B2C businesses.
Prior to the current position in Arvind Limited, Mr. Lalbhai worked with management
consulting firm McKinsey & Co., Mumbai.
He is appointed as a member of audit committee, nomination and remuneration committee
and risk management committee of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I welcome him on the Board.
All of you would have received through e-mail the copy of the integrated annual report of the
Company for the year ended March 31, 2026. The integrated annual report outlines our
financial performance, ESG initiatives, and our commitment to transparency, sustainability,
and long-term value creation which is structured around seven capitals- (1) financial (2)
manufacturing (3) intellectual (4) human (5) social (6) relationship and (7) natural. Integrated
Annual Report offers a holistic view of our impact on people, community, and the broader
ecosystem. With this, Zydus aligns closer to the global benchmark in integrated reporting and
reaffirming our purpose of improving lives through science, innovation, care, and sustainable
growth. This is our continuing journey of ‘Transforming Health and Touching Lives.’
The integrated annual report also contains statutory report which inter-alia includes Notice
of AGM. With your permission, I take the integrated annual report and Notice of AGM as read.
Before we start the official business of the AGM, I would like to talk briefly about the progress
of the Company during the year gone by.
For more than seven decades, Zydus has been guided by the simple conviction that science
must ultimately serve humanity. While lifescience continues to evolve at an unprecedented
pace, our purpose remains unchanged ‘to empower people to lead healthier and more
fulfilled lives’.
Patients remain at the heart of this purpose. Their trust shapes our priorities, guides our
investments and inspires our pursuit of innovation driven life changing discoveries across
preventives, therapeutics, wellness, diagnostics and medical technology. As a global
lifescience organisation, we remain committed to unlocking new possibilities in lifescience
through pathbreaking discoveries that impact lives.
Our continued investments in science, innovation and healthcare strengthening a portfolio
designed to address important unmet healthcare need and create lasting value for the
society.
Saroglitazar Magnesium, India’s first indigenously discovered and developed New Chemical
Entity (NCE), is marketed as Lipaglyn® and Bilypsa® for metabolic disorders, including MASLD
and MASH. For year 2025, nearly 4 million patients were treated, taking the cumulative reach
to almost 17 million people.
The US FDA has granted Priority Review of the NDA of the saroglitazar for Primary Biliary
Cholangitis. Subject to approval, a US launch is planned for Q4 FY2027.
Within seven months of launch, Tishtha®, the world’s first nivolumab biosimilar, has reached
over 25,000 cancer patients in India, with more than 100 patients gaining access every day.
Around 70% more accessible than reference drug, it has significantly expanded access to
immunotherapy, particularly for patients with head and neck cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma.
We continue to enhance our capabilities through a judicious combination of internal
development, collaborations and strategic acquisitions. Across every geography in which we
operate, we remain steadfast to our commitment to qualify and governance and
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