Orient Cement Limited has submitted its quarterly compliance certificate under Regulation 74(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The certificate was filed with BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited on April 10, 2026, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

Regulatory Compliance Submission

The company submitted confirmation certificates received from KFin Technologies Limited, which serves as the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) for Orient Cement Limited. The submission was made by Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Pranjali Dubey, who digitally signed the documents on April 10, 2026.

Certificate Details

KFin Technologies Limited, acting as the Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agent, provided certificates dated April 2, 2026, to both Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). The certificates were signed by Bhaskar Roy, Deputy Vice President at KFin Technologies Limited.

The certificates confirm that all details of securities dematerialized and rematerialized during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, have been furnished to all stock exchanges where Orient Cement Limited's shares are listed, as required under the SEBI regulations.

Depositories Notification

Separate certificates were issued to both major depositories in India:

• CDSL Certificate: Submitted to Central Depository Services (India) Limited at their registered office in Marathon Futurex, Lower Parel, Mumbai
• NSDL Certificate: Filed with National Securities Depository Limited at Trade World, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai

Both certificates carry the reference numbers KFIN/OCEL/CDSL/74(5)E/1 and KFIN/OCEL/NSDL/74(5)E/1 respectively, dated April 2, 2026.

Company Information Access

Orient Cement Limited has made the compliance intimation available on its official website at orientcement.com, ensuring transparency and easy access for stakeholders. The company maintains its operational base in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, while KFin Technologies Limited operates from multiple locations including Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Orient Cement Limited has successfully concluded its postal ballot process, with shareholders approving two material related party transaction resolutions for financial year 2026-27. The company announced the voting results on April 02, 2026, following the completion of the e-voting period that ended on April 01, 2026.

Postal Ballot Process Details

The postal ballot notice was dated January 29, 2026, and sent electronically to all shareholders on the record date of February 27, 2026. The company had a total of 1,00,492 shareholders on the record date. The e-voting facility was provided through National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), with the voting period commencing on Tuesday, March 03, 2026, at 09:00 a.m. (IST) and concluding on Wednesday, April 01, 2026, at 05:00 p.m. (IST).

Mr. Chirag Shah, Partner at Chirag Shah and Associates, Practicing Company Secretary (Membership No. 5545 & C.P. No. 3498), was appointed as the scrutinizer to conduct the postal ballot process in a fair and transparent manner.

Resolution Results

Both ordinary resolutions received identical approval rates from shareholders:

Detailed Voting Breakdown

Resolution 1: Approval of Material Related Party Transactions with Ambuja Cements Limited

A total of 402 shareholders participated in the e-voting process, representing 15,651,712 shares or 7.62% of the total paid-up equity capital. Of these, 330 shareholders voted in favor with 9,662,236 shares, while 72 shareholders voted against with 5,989,476 shares.

Resolution 2: Approval of Material Related Party Transactions with ACC Limited

For the second resolution, 399 shareholders participated, representing 15,651,700 shares or 7.62% of the total paid-up equity capital. The breakdown showed 325 shareholders voting in favor with 9,662,121 shares, and 74 shareholders voting against with 5,989,579 shares.

Shareholder Category Analysis

The voting pattern revealed interesting insights across different shareholder categories:

Notably, the promoter and promoter group, despite being interested parties in both resolutions, did not participate in the voting process. Public institutions showed the highest participation rate at 73.23%, while public non-institutions had a participation rate of 12.29%.

Regulatory Compliance

The postal ballot was conducted in accordance with Section 110 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rules 20 and 22 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. The process also complied with various MCA circulars issued between 2020 and 2025, which allowed for electronic-only distribution of postal ballot notices.

The company dispatched the postal ballot notice electronically on March 2, 2026, and published newspaper advertisements in Financial Express (English and Gujarati editions) on March 3, 2026, as required by regulatory guidelines.

With the successful passage of both resolutions, Orient Cement Limited has obtained the necessary shareholder approvals for its planned material related party transactions with Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited for the financial year 2026-27. The results were declared by Wholetime Director and CEO Vaibhav Dixit (DIN: 09085118) following the scrutinizer's report confirmation.