Orient Paper & Industries shareholders approved the adoption of audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, alongside the re-appointment of Chandra Kant Birla as a director. The 90th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was conducted via Video Conferencing/Other Audio Visual Means (VC/OAVM) on July 31, 2026, from 2:30 P.M. to 3:25 P.M., with e-voting facilitated by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). Shareholders also ratified the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor for the financial year ending March 31, 2027.

The meeting was chaired by CK Birla, Non-Executive Chairman, who addressed shareholders and introduced key board members including Managing Director & CEO Anant Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer Amit Poddar, and Independent Directors S. Vishvanathan, Raj Kumar Agrawal, Ashwin Bishnoi, and Gauri Rasgotra. The Company Secretary, R.P. Dutta, confirmed the presence of requisite quorum and noted that the Statutory Auditors’ Report and Secretarial Auditors’ Report contained no qualifications or adverse remarks for FY25-26. Consequently, these reports were taken as read without objection.

Key Resolutions Passed

The Board transacted three primary items of business during the AGM. Voting was conducted through remote e-voting, which ran from July 28, 2026 (9:00 A.M.) to July 30, 2026 (5:00 P.M.), and additional voting was available during the meeting for those who had not voted remotely. The cut-off date for shareholding eligibility was July 24, 2026.

Chandra Kant Birla retires by rotation at this AGM and, being eligible, offered himself for re-appointment. The shareholders approved his continuation on the Board. For Item No. 2, S. Vishvanathan, Independent Director, temporarily chaired the proceedings as CK Birla had an interest in the agenda item. CK Birla resumed the chairmanship for subsequent items.

Regulatory Compliance and Disclosures

The proceedings complied with Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Company Secretary informed members that the Annual Report for FY25-26 was disseminated electronically to registered email addresses, with physical copies provided upon request. Registers of Members, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, and Contracts involving Director interests were available for inspection on the NSDL e-Voting page and the company website during the meeting.

Amit Jain, representing B S R & Co. LLP, Statutory Auditors, and A. K. Labh, Partner at Labh & Labh Associates, Secretarial Auditor and Scrutinizer, were present. The Scrutinizer’s detailed report and voting results under Regulation 44 of the Listing Regulations will be submitted to the stock exchanges in due course. The Managing Director & CEO, CFO, and Company Secretary were authorized to receive the Scrutinizer’s Report, declare results, and submit them to the exchanges.

Orient Paper & Industries Limited has completed the dispatch of the Notice for its 90th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the Annual Report for the financial year 2025-26 on July 8, 2026. The AGM is scheduled for Friday, July 31, 2026, at 2:30 P.M. IST through Video Conferencing and Other Audio-Visual Means (VC/OAVM). The company has engaged National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) to facilitate the e-voting and VC/OAVM services.

Shareholders recorded in the Register of Members or Beneficial Owners as on the cut-off date of Friday, July 24, 2026, are eligible to vote. The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books will remain closed from Saturday, July 25, 2026, to Friday, July 31, 2026, for the purpose of the AGM. The company published advertisements in Business Standard and Pratidin (Oriya) regarding the completion of the dispatch.

Key AGM and E-voting Details

Remote e-voting will be available from July 28, 2026 (9:00 A.M.) to July 30, 2026 (5:00 P.M.). Eligible members who acquired shares after the dispatch of the Annual Report but hold shares as on the cut-off date may contact NSDL at evoting@nsdl.com to obtain their User ID and Password. Members who have voted via remote e-voting may attend the AGM via VC/OAVM but cannot vote again. Queries regarding e-voting can be directed to Ms. Pallavi Mhatre, DVP, NSDL, or the NSDL helpline.