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for individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode.
c) Alternatively, shareholders/members may send a request to evoting@nsdl.com for procuring user ID and password for e-voting by providing the above mentioned documents.
d) As per the SEBI circular dated December 9, 2020, on e-voting facility provided by listed companies, individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed to vote through their demat account maintained with Depositories and Depository Participants. Shareholders are required to update their mobile number and email ID correctly in their demat account in order to access the e-voting facility.
Instructions related to the payment of final dividend for the year ending December 31, 2023
27. The register of members and share transfer books of the Company will remain closed from Monday, April 1, 2024, to Tuesday, April 2, 2024 (both days inclusive), for determining the names of members eligible for dividend on equity shares, if declared at the AGM.
28. Dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors, if declared at the AGM, shall be paid on April 22, 2024:
(i) to those members whose names appear on the Register of Members of the Company after giving effect to all valid transfers in physical form lodged with the Company and its Registrar and Transfer Agents before Sunday, March 31, 2024; and,
(ii) in respect of shares held in electronic form, on the basis of beneficial ownership as per the details furnished by the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) at the close of business hours on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Efforts are underway to update Permanent Account Number (PAN) and bank account details of shareholder(s) as required by SEBI. The regulator, vide circular dated November 3, 2021 and December 15, 2021, has mandated holders of physical securities to furnish PAN, KYC and nomination details. Members are requested to submit their PAN, KYC and nomination details to the Company’s registrars through the forms available at https:// www.crisil.com/en/home/investors/shareholder- services/forms-for-download.html. CRISIL has sent communications in this regard to eligible shareholders.
Integrity Insight Impact
29. Members are requested to note that the Company’s shares are under compulsory electronic trading for all investors. Members are, therefore, requested to dematerialise their shareholding to avoid inconvenience. Members whose shares are in electronic mode are requested to inform about the change of address and updates of bank account(s) to their respective Depository Participants. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to advice such changes to the Company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent, KFin Technologies Limited. Members are encouraged to use the Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) for receiving dividends. Members desirous of availing ECS facility for payment of dividend may download the required ECS mandate form from the website of the Company, www.crisil.com.
30. The Company has transferred the unclaimed or un-encashed dividends for financial years up to 2016 to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government. The Company transfers the unclaimed or un-encashed dividend to IEPF after the expiry of seven years from the date of transfer to unpaid dividend account.
Members who have a valid claim to any unclaimed dividends which are not yet transferred may claim the same from the Company immediately. The detailed dividend history, due dates for transfer to IEPF, and the details of unclaimed amounts lying with the Company in respect of dividends declared since 2016 are available on the website of the Company, www.crisil.com.
Also, pursuant to Section 124(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has uploaded details of unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with the Company in respect of dividends declared in financial year 2023, on the website of the Company, www.crisil.com.
General instructions
31. All the documents referred to in the Notice will be available for inspection in electronic mode by the members between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on all working days, except Saturdays, from the date hereof up to the date of the meeting by sending an email to investors@crisil.com.
32. The certificate from the Secretarial Auditors of the Company certifying that the Company’s Employee Stock Option Scheme – 2011, Employee Stock Option Scheme – 2012 and Employee Stock Option Scheme – 2014 are being implemented in accordance with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021,
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