Ravi Kumar Distilleries Limited concluded its 33rd Annual General Meeting on September 28, 2026, with shareholders approving the audited financial statements for FY26 and the re-appointment of Executive Director Badrinath S Gandhi.

The meeting was chaired by Chairman and Managing Director R. Ravikumar at the company's registered office in Puducherry. Key agenda items included the adoption of reports from the Board of Directors and statutory auditors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026.

Proceedings and attendance

The session commenced at 11:30 am and concluded by 11:46 am. Independent directors Shailesh Kathariya and Dharmendra Yadav attended to oversee governance matters, while Chief Financial Officer L Bhuvaneshwari and Statutory Auditor CA Ramanand Gupta were also present. Remote e-voting facilities were active from September 25 to September 27, 2026, allowing shareholders to cast votes prior to the physical meeting.

Resolutions passed

Shareholders voted on two primary ordinary business items:

• Adoption of financials: Approval of audited financial statements and director/auditor reports for FY26.
• Director re-appointment: Re-appointment of Badrinath S Gandhi as Director retiring by rotation.

CS Uttam Shetty served as the scrutinizer for the poll and remote e-voting process. The consolidated voting results were disseminated to stock exchanges and uploaded on the company website following the declaration.

Ravi Kumar Distilleries has scheduled its 33rd Annual General Meeting for Monday, September 28, 2026. The meeting will convene at the company’s registered office in Pudukcherry at 11:30 am to transact ordinary business for FY26.

The primary agenda includes receiving, considering, and adopting the audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. Shareholders will also vote on the reappointment of Mr. Badrinath S Gandhi as a director.

Governance and Director Reappointment

Mr. Gandhi retires by rotation at this meeting and offers himself for re-appointment. He was first appointed on November 7, 2007, and possesses expertise in industrial management. During FY26, he attended three board meetings.

Regulatory disclosures indicate that Mr. Gandhi is the co-brother of Managing Director R.V. Ravikumar’s brother-in-law. He holds no shares in the company and has no other directorships in Indian public limited companies as of March 31, 2026.

Voting Procedures and Logistics

The company has enabled remote e-voting through KFin Technologies Limited. The voting window opens on September 25, 2026, at 9:00 am and closes on September 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm. Shareholders holding securities as of the cut-off date, September 22, 2026, are eligible to vote.

Individual demat account holders can cast votes via their depository participant portals or directly through NSDL and CDSL e-voting systems. Physical shareholders must register their email addresses to receive login credentials for the KFinTech platform.

Key Dates and Details

The register of members and share transfer books will remain closed from September 23 to September 28, 2026, to determine dividend eligibility. Corporate members sending authorized representatives must submit certified board resolutions to the scrutinizer.