Essex Marine shareholders approved the adoption of audited financial statements for FY26 and the reappointment of Managing Director Debashish Sen at its 17th Annual General Meeting on September 2, 2026. The meeting concluded with overwhelming support for both ordinary resolutions.

The company reported a total voting turnout of 75.69% of outstanding shares, with 99.96% of votes cast in favour of each resolution. Scrutinizer Md Shahnawaz confirmed that all resolutions were passed with the requisite majority.

Voting Results

Shareholders holding shares as on August 26, 2026, were eligible to vote. The e-voting process was managed by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). A total of 11,551,996 votes were polled out of 15,262,000 shares held by 712 shareholders on the record date.

Resolution 1: Adoption of Financial Statements

The first resolution sought approval for the audited annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, along with the Board and Auditors' reports.

Promoter group shareholders voted unanimously in favour. Among public non-institutional shareholders, 99.28% supported the resolution, with only 4,000 votes cast against it.

Resolution 2: Reappointment of Managing Director

The second resolution approved the reappointment of Debashish Sen as Managing Director following his retirement by rotation. The voting pattern mirrored the first resolution exactly.

Meeting Details

Debashish Sen chaired the proceedings from the registered office. Eleven members attended via video conferencing, comprising two promoters and nine public shareholders. No shareholders attended in person or through proxy.

Statutory auditors from Baid Agarwal Singhi & Co and secretarial auditor Md Shahnawaz participated remotely. The scrutinizer's report was submitted to stock exchanges within 48 hours of the meeting's conclusion.

Essex Marine Limited published the notice for its 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Financial Express (All India Editions) and Ekdin (Bengali edition) on August 5, 2026. The publication fulfills regulatory disclosure requirements under Regulation 30 and Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, ensuring shareholders are formally notified of the upcoming meeting scheduled for September 2, 2026.

The Board of Directors approved the meeting details during a session held on August 4, 2026. The AGM will be conducted remotely via Video Conference or Other Audio Visual Means, allowing shareholders to participate without physical presence. This mode of conduct aligns with various circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and SEBI, which have dispensed with the requirement for physical meetings unless specifically mandated.

Key Dates and Voting Details

Shareholders must note specific deadlines to exercise their voting rights. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books will remain closed from August 27, 2026, to September 2, 2026, both days inclusive. This closure determines the final list of eligible shareholders. Electronic voting commences on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. and concludes on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. The cut-off date for e-voting eligibility is Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

To ensure the integrity of the voting process, M Shahnawaz & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, has been appointed as the Scrutinizer for e-voting. Members who have not cast their votes electronically before the meeting can exercise their voting rights through the e-voting system during the AGM itself. The facility is provided by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).

Shareholder Communications

The company has moved towards digital communication to support environmental protection efforts. Physical copies of the Annual Report for the Financial Year 2025-2026 will only be sent to shareholders who explicitly request them. Electronic copies of the AGM notice and the Annual Report will be dispatched to members with registered email IDs. For those without registered emails, a letter containing a weblink to the Annual Report will be sent to their registered addresses.

The documents are also available on the company’s website, BSE Limited’s portal, and the NSDL e-voting website. Shareholders holding shares in demat or physical form who have not registered their email addresses are urged to do so immediately via their Depository Participants or the Registrar and Transfer Agent, Skyline Financial Services Private Limited.

Debashish Sen, Managing Director of Essex Marine Limited, signed the communication submitted to BSE Limited on August 5, 2026. The disclosures were made pursuant to Schedule III Part A Para A of the SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015.