Your Directors takes pleasure in presenting the Fiftieth (50th) Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of AfconsInfrastructure Limited for the year ended 31st March, 2026.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company's financial performance for the year ended 31st March,, 2026 is summarized below:
Particulars
Consolidated(' in Crores)
Standalone(' in Crores)
31st March, 2026
31st March, 2025
Revenue from Operations and otherIncome (Total Income)
12,322.10
13,022.77
12,308.38
12,966.66
EBITDA (excluding exceptional items)
1,362.26
1,661.80
1,394.16
1,759.15
Profit before tax
386.79
710.01
425.90
809.30
Total tax expense
136.05
223.22
136.00
223.17
Profit after Tax
250.74
486.79
289.90
586.13
Profit for the year attributable to:Owners of the Company
251.50
486.81
Retained earnings - Opening balance
3,318.77
2,870.07
3,001.04
2,453.02
Add: Profit for the year
Less: Other items classified to othercomprehensive income
15.94
(5.74)
Less: Dividend on Equity
(91.95)
(32.33)
Less: Dividend on Preference Shares
0
(0.04)
0.00
Retained earnings - Closing balance
3,494.26
3,214.93
2. OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
The details of the Company's affairs, including itsOperations and Business Performance are detailed below:
(a) Standalone Results
The total income, on standalone basis, for thefinancial year under review is ' 12,308.38 Crores asagainst ' 12,966.66 Crores for the previous financialyear showing a decrease of 5.08%. The Profit beforeTax for the year was ' 425.90 Crores compared to' 809.30 Crores in the previous year resulting indecrease of 47.37%. The Profit after Tax for the yearwas ' 289.90 Crores as against ' 586.13 Crores inthe previous year resulting in a decrease by 50.54%.
(b) Consolidated Results
Your Company achieved total income of ' 12,322.10Crores for the year as against previous year's' 13,022.77 Crores showing a decrease of 5.38%.The EBIDTA for the year was ' 1,362.26 Crorescompared to ' 1,661.80 Crores in the previous yearresulting in a decrease by 18.03%. The ConsolidatedProfit before Tax for the year was ' 386.79 Crores
as against ' 710.01 Crores in the previous yearresulting in a decrease of 45.52%. The ConsolidatedProfit after Tax for the year was ' 250.74 Crorescompared to ' 486.79 Crores in the previous yearresulting in a decrease by 48.49%.
For more details on the performance of theCompany, please refer to section on ManagementDiscussion and Analysis.
During the year, the Company, on a Consolidated basis,bagged new orders valued around ' 4,125 Crores.The pending order book of the Company as on31st March, 2026 stood at ' 32,496 Crores.
(c) Transfer to General Reserve
During the year under review, your Company hasnot transferred any amounts to the General reserve.For complete details on movement in Reserves andSurplus during the financial year ended 31st March,2026, please refer to the 'Statement of Changes inEquity' included in the standalone and consolidatedfinancial statements of this Annual Report.
3. SHARE CAPITAL
a. During the year under review, there was no changein the Authorized Share Capital of your Company.Accordingly, the Authorized Share Capital of yourCompany remains unchanged at ' 1,750 Crores.
b. There was no change in the Issued, Subscribed andPaid-Up Share Capital of the Company during theyear under review.
c. During the year under review, your Company hasnot issued any shares with differential rights, sweatequity shares and /or Preference shares.
4. UTILISATION OF ISSUE PROCEEDS
Pursuant to the listing of the Equity Shares of theCompany on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited("NSE”) and BSE Limited ("BSE”) ("Stock Exchanges”) on4th November, 2024, the net proceeds of IPO had beenpartially utilised in FY 2024-25 and the balance of theissue proceeds was utilised on FY 2025-26 in line withthe object of the offer. The details of the ulitlisation ofissue proceeds of the IPO was submitted to StockExchanges on quarterly basis and are also available onthe website of the Company at www.afcons.com.
5. FINANCE
a. During the year under review, your Companyhas issued and alloted on private placementbasis, Listed, Rated, Unsecured, Redeemable,Non-convertible Debentures (NCDs) aggregating' 50 Crores. These NCDs are listed on the WholesaleDebt Market segment of the National StockExchange of India Limited. The funds raised throughissuance of NCDs were utilized as per the objectsstated in the General Information Document/ KeyInformation Document.
b. During the year under review, the Company hasraised ' 390 Crores vide issuance of Listed /UnlistedCommercial Papers (CPs) on a private placementbasis for funding the working capital of theCompany. Out of the said CPs an amount of' 190 Crores has been repaid on maturity date andas on 31st March, 2026, there was an outstandingCPs aggregating to ' 200 Crores.
c. The Company's borrowing programs have receivedcredit ratings from CRISIL Ratings Limited("Crisil”) and India Ratings and Research Pvt Ltd.("India Ratings”) as follows :
Rating
Agency
Instrument Type /Facility
RatingAssigned /Reaffirmed
Crisil
Total Bank loanfacilities
CRISIL AA-/Stable
NCD
CPs
CRISIL A1
India Ratings
IND A1
d. The Company has not defaulted on payment of anydues to the financial lenders.
6. DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has notaccepted any public deposits falling within the ambitof Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act”) andthe Rules framed thereunder. The requisite return forFY2024-25 with respect to amount(s) not consideredas deposits has been filed. The Company does not haveany unclaimed deposits as of date.
7. DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of the Company ("Board”)recommends a final dividend of 2/- per equity share of10/- each for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026on the paid-up Share Capital of the Company resultinginto dividend outlay of ' 73.56 Crores. The dividend issubject to approval of Members at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting ("AGM”) and deduction of tax at source,as required under the law. The dividend, if approved,would be paid to Members whose names appear inthe Register of Members as on the record date fixedfor this purpose.
The dividend payment is based upon the parametersmentioned in the Dividend Distribution Policy approvedby the Board pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015("SEBI Listing Regulations”). The Policy is uploadedon the Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies . Dividend, if approvedby the Members, will be paid electronically pursuantto the amendment to Regulation 12 notified by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India vide the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)(Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, effective19th November, 2025.
8. SUBSIDIARIES / ASSOCIATE / JOINT VENTURE
a. During the year under review the Company has12 Subsidiaries (including foreign and step-downsubsidiaries), 1 Joint Venture Company and 14unincorporated Joint Ventures (Joint Operations).
b. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129 andother applicable provisions, if any, of the Actread with Rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 a statement containing salient featuresof the financial statements of the Subsidiary,Associate Company and Joint Ventures in FormAOC-1 is annexed to the Financial Statementsof the Company.
c. The Consolidated Financial Statements presentedby the Company include financial statements of theSubsidiaries, Associate Company (i.e. Joint VentureCompany) and Joint Ventures (Joint Operations)prepared in accordance with the applicableaccounting standards.
d. In accordance with Section 136 of the Actand the Rules framed thereunder, the AuditedFinancial Statement, including the Standalone andConsolidated Financial Statements and the relatedinformation of the Company as well as the AuditedFinancial Statements of the Subsidiary Companies,are available on the website of the Company athttps://afcons.com/financials/.
e. The Audited Financial Statement of the SubsidiaryCompanies are not attached with the FinancialStatements of the Company. The Company willmake available the Financial Statements of theSubsidiary Companies and the related informationto any Member of the Company who may beinterested in obtaining the same.
f. The Company has formulated a policy on
identification of material subsidiaries in
accordance with Regulation 16(1)(c) of the SEBIListing Regulations and the same is placed onthe Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies.As of 31st March,2026, Afcons Singapore Pte. Ltd. is an unlistedmaterial Subsidiary of the Company.
g. There are no material changes in the nature of
business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,Associate Company and Joint Ventures
(Joint Operations).
9. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company, being a value driven organisation,believes in coherent and self-regulatory approach in theconduct of its business to achieve the highest levels ofgood corporate governance practices.
Pursuant to Regulation 34 read with Schedule V ofthe SEBI Listing Regulations, a Report on CorporateGovernance and a certificate obtained from theSecretarial Auditors M/s. Parikh Parekh & Associates,Practicing Company Secretaries (ICSI Firm RegistrationNumber P1987MH010000) confirming compliance withCorporate Governance are set out and forms part ofthis Annual Report.
10. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISREPORT
A detailed review of the operations, performance andfuture outlook of the Company and its businesses isgiven in the Management Discussion and Analysis,which forms part of this Annual Report.
11. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY ANDSUSTAINABILITY REPORT
As per Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, aseparate section on Report on Business Responsibilityand Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) along with Limitedassurance on BRSR forms part of this Annual Report.The details of number of employees of the Company asat 31st March,, 2026, is disclosed in the BRSR Report.
12. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has a CSR & Sustainability (CSSR)Committee in terms of the requirements of Section 135of the Act read with the rules made thereunder.
The Company has framed Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) policy which is available on the Company's websiteathttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies.
The initiatives taken by the Company on CSRactivities during the financial year is available onthe Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies
The detailed reports on the CSR activities are annexedas "Annexure I" and forms part of this Report. The ChiefFinancial Officer of the Company has certified thatCSR funds so disbursed for the CSR activities havebeen utilised for the purpose and in the manner asapproved by the Board.
13. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIALPERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY
The Board of the Company is duly constituted inaccordance with the requirement of Section 149 of theAct and Regulation 17 of the SEBI Listing Regulations.Your Board comprises of 12 Directors (i.e. 3 ExecutiveDirectors, 6 Independent Directors and 3 Non-ExecutiveDirectors, Non-Independent Directors).
The Company's Board of Directors comprises individualswith a proven track record of competence and integrity,bringing a unique combination of global expertise, strongfinancial acumen, strategic insight and exceptionalleadership qualities. In terms of the requirement of theSEBI Listing Regulations, the Board has identified coreskills, expertise and competencies of the Directors inthe context of the Company's business for effectivefunctioning and how the current Board of Directors isfulfilling the required skills and competencies. This isdetailed at length in the Corporate Governance Report.
Mr. Subramanian Krishnamurthy, Executive Chairman,Mr. Srinivasan Paramasivan, Managing Director,Mr. Giridhar Rajagopalan, Deputy Managing Director,Mr. Ramesh Kumar Jha, Chief Financial Officer andMr. Gaurang Parekh, Company Secretary are the KeyManagerial Personnels ("KMPs”) as per provisions ofthe Act. There has been no change in KMPs during theyear under review.
During the year under review, the following changes tookplace in the composition of the Board of Directors:
1. Mr. Giridhar Rajagopalan (DIN: 02391515) wasre-appointed as a Whole-time Director designatedas Deputy Managing Director by the members ofthe Company at the AGM held on 25th July, 2025 fora term of Two (2) years i.e. from 1st July, 2025 to30th June, 2027.
2. Mr. Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry (DIN: 00010114)stepped down from the position of Non Executive,Non Independent Director and Chairman of theCompany w.e.f. 28th August, 2025. The Boardplaced on record its appreciation of the valuablecontribution of Mr. Shapoorji Mistry during thetenure as Non Executive Director and as Chairmanof the Company. Considering his rich experience,leadership, vision, and long association with theCompany, he was elevated to the position ofChairman Emeritus of the Company, an honorary,non board position without any remuneration or
fees, w.e.f. 29th August, 2025 to provide guidance,mentorship, and support to the Board and themanagement of Afcons as and when necessary.
3. Mr. Subramanian Krishnamurthy (DIN: 00047592)has been elevated to the position of ExecutiveChairman of the Company w.e.f. 28th August, 2025.
4. Mr. Pallon Shapoorji Mistry (DIN: 05229734)has been appointed as an Additional Director(Non Executive and Non Independent) of theCompany w.e.f. 29th August, 2025. Mr. Firoz CyrusMistry (DIN: 09543123) has been appointed asan Additional Director (Non Executive and NonIndependent) of the Company w.e.f. 25th September,2025. Mr. Santosh Balachandran Nayar(DIN: 02175871) has been appointed asan Additional Director (Non Executive andIndependent) of the Company w.e.f.25th September,2025. Their appointment has been subsequentlyregularised as Director of the Company by theMembers through the resolutions passed by postalballot on 10th November, 2025.
5. The term of Mr. Subramanian Krishnamurthy(DIN: 00047592), Whole-time Director designatedas Executive Chairman of the Company andMr. Srinivasan Paramasivan (DIN: 00058445)Managing Director of the Company expires on30th June, 2026. Based on the recommendationof the Nomination and Remuneration Committee("NRC”), the Board at their meeting held on18th May 2026 has approved and recommendedto the Members their re-appointment andremuneration for a further term of Two (2)years i.e. from 1 st July, 2026 to 30th June, 2028.A resolution seeking Member's approval for theirre-appointment and remuneration forms part ofthe Notice of this 50th AGM.
6. Mr. Giridhar Rajagopalan (DIN: 02391515), Wholetime Director in the capacity of Deputy ManagingDirector of the Company and Mr. Umesh N. Khanna(DIN: 03634361), Non Executive, Non IndependentDirector of the Company are liable to retire by rotationat the ensuing 50th AGM and being eligible, offerthemselves for re appointment. The Board on the basisof the recommendation of the NRC, recommends tothe Members for their re-appointment at the 50th AGM.
Information as required under the Act and the Secretarial
Standards on General Meeting ("SS-2”) issued by the
Institute of Company Secretaries of India, in respect of
Directors seeking appointment / re-appointment at thisAGM is disclosed in the Notice of the said AGM.
14. COMPANY'S POLICY ON APPOINTMENTAND REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEYMANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND SENIORMANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
The NRC has formulated a Policy on Directors'appointment and remuneration including recommendationof remuneration of the key managerial personnel and seniormanagement personnel, and the criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes, and independence ofa director. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy isdisclosed on the Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-governance/#policies .
Your Company respects every stakeholder and valuestheir unique differences. The Board Diversity Policy ofthe Company complies with the legal standards andacknowledges various other aspects of diversity, suchas gender, age, cultural and educational background,professional experience, skills and knowledge,networking, contribution of value and stakeholderrepresentation.
15. DECLARATION FROM INDEPENDENTDIRECTORS
The Company has received declaration of independence,as stipulated under Section 149(7) of the Act andRegulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, fromall the Independent Directors confirming that he/ she:
i) meets the criteria of independence as prescribedunder Section 149(6) of the Act and underRegulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations;
ii) continues to comply with the Code of Conduct laiddown under Schedule IV of the Act;
iii) is registered in the Independent Director's Databankmaintained by Indian Institute of CorporateAffairs (IICA); and
iv) has in terms of Section 150 of the Act read withRule 6(4) of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules 2014, undertaken/exempted from undertaking the online proficiencyself-assessment test conducted by the IICA.
Further, pursuant to Section 164(2) of the Act, all theDirectors have provided declarations in Form DIR- 8that they have not been disqualified to act as a Director.Also, your Board is of the opinion that the IndependentDirectors of the Company possess integrity, requisite
expertise, experience and proficiency and the detailsthereof are given in the Corporate Governance Report.
Accordingly, based on the declarations received fromall Independent Directors, the Board has confirmedthat Independent Directors of your Company fulfilthe conditions specified in the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations and are independent of management.
Your Company has issued formal letters ofappointment to the Independent Directors at the timeof their appointment. The terms and conditions of theappointment of Independent Directors are availableon the Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-governance/#policies.
16. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
During the year under the review, in compliance withthe provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations,the Board has carried out an annual performanceevaluation of the Board, Committees of the Board, theIndividual Directors and the Chairman of the Company.The evaluation was carried out through system drivenstructured questionnaire taking into considerationvarious aspects of the Board's functioning anddischarge of fiduciary duties by the Board, time devotedby the Board to the Company's long term strategicissues, quality and transparency of Board discussions,timeliness of the information flow between Boardmembers and management, Board's effectivenessin disseminating information to shareholders, etc.All the Directors responded through the structuredquestionnaire giving feedback about the performanceof the Board, its Committees, Individual Directors andthe Chairman of the Company. The Board performanceevaluation inputs were discussed in the meeting of theIndependent Directors, NRC and Board meeting held in4th February, 2026. The performance evaluation of theIndependent Directors was carried out by the entireBoard. The Directors expressed their satisfaction withthe evaluation process.
During the year under review, Two (2) meetings ofIndependent Directors was held on 22nd November,2025 and 10th February, 2026, without the presence ofExecutive Directors or Management representatives,whereat the Independent Directors reviewed theperformance of the Board of Directors as whole,performance of the Non-Independent Directors (bothNon-executive and Executive) and performance of theChairman of the Company, taking into account the viewsof Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directorsand also assessed the quality, quantity and timelinessof the flow of information between the Company's
Management and the Board of Directors that isnecessary for the Board of Directors to effectively andreasonably perform its duties.
17. DISCLOSURE OF REMUNERATION
The details of remuneration as required to be disclosedunder Section 197 (12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1)of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are given in"Annexure II" to this Report. During the year, the Companyhad 3730 (Previous Year 3892) permanent employees.
The statement containing information with respectof remuneration of the employees as required underSection 197(12) of the of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as amendedfrom time to time , forms part of this Report. In termsof sub-section (1) of Section 136 of the Act, the AnnualReport is being sent to the Members and others entitledthereto, excluding the aforesaid information. Any Memberinterested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to theCompany Secretary atsecretarial@afcons.com. None ofthe employees listed in the said Annexure is related toany Directors of the Company.
18. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGYABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSAND OUTGO
Information as required to be given under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is provided in"Annexure III" forming part of this Board Report.
19. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the period under review, Eight (8) meetings ofthe Board of Directors were held during the FY 2025-26.The details of the meetings of the Board, are given inthe Corporate Governance Report which forms part ofthis Annual Report. The intervening gap between themeetings was within the period prescribed under the Actand SEBI Listing Regulations.
20. BOARD COMMITTEES
In compliance with the provisions of the Act readwith Rules framed thereunder and the SEBI ListingRegulations, your Board has constituted requisiteCommittees namely, Audit Committee, Nomination andRemuneration Committee, Stakeholder's RelationshipCommittee, Corporate Social Responsibility andSustainability Committee, Risk Management Committeeand Committee of Directors.
The composition of all such Committees, number ofMeetings held during the year under review, brief termsof reference, etc. are given in details in the CorporateGovernance Report which forms part of this AnnualReport. The minutes of the meetings of all Committeesare circulated to the Board for their discussion and noting.
During the year under review, all recommendations ofthe Committees were accepted by the Board.
21. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 of theAct, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby stateand confirm that:
a. in the preparation of Annual Accounts, theapplicable accounting standards have beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures; if any;
b. the Directors have selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently and madejudgements and estimates that are reasonableand prudent so as to give a true and fair view ofthe state of affairs of the Company at the end ofthe financial year and of the profit of the Companyfor that period;
c. the Directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
d. the Directors have prepared the Annual Accountson a going concern basis;
e. the Directors have laid down Internal FinancialControls to be followed by the Company, andsuch Internal Financial Controls are adequate andoperating efficiently; and
f. the Directors have devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and were operating effectively.
22. FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FORINDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the Listing of the Company and in termsof Regulation 25(7) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, thedetails of familiarisation programme for the IndependentDirectors are mentioned in Corporate Governance
Report which forms part of this Report and the saiddetails are also hosted on the website of the Company athttps://afcons.eom/corporate-aovernance/#policies.
23. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS LIABILITYINSURANCE (D&O)
Pursuant to Regulation 25(10) of the SEBI ListingRegulations, the Company has taken the Directors andOfficers Liability Insurance ('D&O Insurance') policy forall the Directors including Independent Directors of theCompany for indemnifying them against any liability inrespect of any negligence, default, misfeasance, breachof duty, or breach of trust for which they may be guilty inrelation to the Company.
24. SUCCESSION PLANNING
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of theCompany oversees matters related to successionplanning of the Board and Senior Management ofthe Company. The Company understands that soundsuccession planning is essential for sustained growth ofthe Company. Accordingly, the Company has an effectivemechanism for succession planning which focuseson orderly succession of Directors, Key ManagementPersonnels and Senior Management.
25. QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
The Company firmly believes that the pursuit ofexcellence is one of the most critical components fora competitive success. With Quality, Health, Safety &Environment being an essential part of the Company'spolicy, it strives to deliver services by maintainingthe highest level of Quality, Health, and Safety &Environmental Standards.
The policy of the Company is to conduct its constructionbusiness through an established Quality, Health,Safety & Environmental (QHSE) Management System,which aims to achieve customer satisfaction and, inthe process, a continual improvement of Company'scompetencies and competitiveness.
The Company is certified for ISO 9001:2015 for Qualitymanagement System, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018for Occupational Health Safety & EnvironmentManagement System. All the three systems are wellestablished, documented, implemented, and maintainedacross the Company.
The Company has commendable records in termsof safety at our various project sites and has receivedawards and letter of appreciation from our Client andseveral domestic and internation Safety Councils andIndustrial Bodies.
26. AUDITOR AND AUDITOR'S REPORTa. Statutory Auditors and their Report
i. Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, CharteredAccountants (ICAI Firm RegistrationNo.117366W/W-100018) ("DHS”) had beenappointed as one of the Joint StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a first term offive years effective from the Forty-Sixth (46th)AGM held on 29th September, 2022 till theconclusion of the Fifty-First (51 st) AGM tobe held in the calendar year 2027. DHS haveprovided their respective consents, certificatesand declarations as required under Section139 and 141 of the Act and Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014.
ii. HDS & Associates LLP Chartered Accountants(ICAI Registration No. W100144) ("HDS”) wereappointed as Joint Statutory Auditors of theCompany for their second term of five yearseffective from the Forty-Fifth (45th) AnnualGeneral Meeting held on 27th September,2021, and shall hold office till the conclusionof the ensuing Fiftieth (50th) Annual GeneralMeeting. Accordingly, HDS will completetheir second term at the conclusion of theensuing Annual General Meeting, upon whichDHS shall continue as the sole StatutoryAuditors of the Company in accordancewith the provisions of the Act and applicableregulatory requirements.
iii. DHS and HDS being the Joint StatutoryAuditors of the Company, have conductedStatutory Audit of the Standalone andConsolidated Financial Statements of theCompany for the Financial Year 2025-26.
iv. The Audited Standalone and ConsolidatedFinancial Statements of the Companyfor FY 2025-26 along with the Auditorsreport have been approved by the AuditCommittee and the Board of Directors of theCompany at their respective meetings heldon 18th May, 2026. The Statutory Auditor'sReport for FY 2025-26 does not contain anyqualifications, observations, reservations oradverse remarks. The Notes on the FinancialStatements are self-explanatory and do notcall for any further comments.
b. Secretarial Auditor and their Report
Pursuant to section 204 of the Act and theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Companyhas appointed Parikh Parekh & Associates,Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake theSecretarial Audit of the Company for FY 2025-26.The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is enclosed as"Annexure IV" to this Board Report. The SecretarialAudit Report does not contain any qualifications,reservations or adverse remark.
c. Cost Auditor
As per Section 148 of the Act read with theCompanies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014,the Company is required to prepare and maintaincost records and have the cost records auditedby a Cost Accountant and accordingly, as perthe recommendation of the Audit Committee,the Board of Directors at its meeting held on23rd May, 2025, appointed M/s. Kishore Bhatia &Associates (Firm Registration No. 00294), a Firmof Cost Accountants as the Cost Auditor of theCompany for FY 2025-26 for maintaining suchcost accounts and records. The Report of the CostAuditors for the financial year ended 31st March,2026 shall be filed with the Ministry of CorporateAffairs within the prescribed period.
The Board at its meeting held on 18th May, 2026,on the recommendation of the Audit Committee,has appointed M/s. Kishore Bhatia & Associates(Firm Registration No. 00294), a Firm of CostAccountants as the Cost Auditor of the Companyfor FY 2026-27 under Section 148 and all otherapplicable provisions of the Act at a remunerationof ' 3,30,000 (Rupees Three Lacs Thirty ThousandOnly) plus applicable taxes and out of pocketexpenses at actuals. The Cost Auditor hasconfirmed that their appointment is within the limitsof Section 141(3)(g) of the Act and they are free fromdisqualifications as specified under Section 148(3)read with Section 141(4) of the Act. They havefurther confirmed their independent status and anarm's length relationship with the Company.
The remuneration payable to the CostAuditor is required to be placed before theMembers at the General Meeting for theirratification. Accordingly, a resolution seekingMembers' ratification for the remuneration ofM/s. Kishore Bhatia & Associates (Firm Registration
No. 00294) FY 2026-27 is included in the Noticeconvening the AGM.
h. Reporting of Frauds
None of the Auditors of the Company has identifiedand reported any fraud as specified under thesecond proviso of Section 143(12) of the Act duringthe year under review.
27. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIALSTANDARDS
The Directors have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicableSecretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India and that such systems are adequateand operating effectively. During the year under review,the Company has complied with applicable SecretarialStandards on Board and General Meeting.
28. ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIALCONTROLS:
The Company has robust management informationsystem, which is an integral part of the controlmechanism. The Internal Financial Controls withreference to financial statements as designedand implemented by the Company are adequate.The Company's internal financial controls ensure thereliability of data and financial information, accuracy &completeness in maintaining accounting records andprevention & detection of frauds & errors.
Your Company has adopted accounting policies whichare in line with the Accounting Standards prescribedin the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules,2006 that continue to apply under Section 133 andother applicable provisions, if any, of the Act, read withRule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 andrelevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, to theextent applicable.
The Audit Committee of the Board actively reviewsthe adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controlsystem and suggests improvements to strengthen thesame. For the year end 31st March, 2026, the Boardconsiders that the Company has sound Internal FinancialControls commensurate with the nature and size ofits business operations and the same are operatingeffectively and there is no material weakness. During theyear under review, no material or serious observationhas been received from the Statutory Auditors and theInternal Auditors of the Company on the inefficiency orinadequacy of such controls.
29. TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION ANDPROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
The Company has been regularly sendingcommunications to the Members whose dividends areunclaimed, requesting them to provide/update bankdetails with the Registrar and Shares Transfer Agent("RTA”)/ Company, to ensure timely credit of dividendsby the Company. Additionally, efforts are made by theCompany in co-ordination with the RTA to locate theshareholders who have not claimed their dividend.
Despite several reminders sent to the members videregistered post at their registered postal addressesand through newspaper advertisements calling uponthe shareholders to claim their unclaimed dividends,34 shareholders did not claim dividend aggregatingto ' 40,649/- (Rupees Forty Thousand Six Hundredand Forty-Nine only) for FY 2018-19, which remainedunclaimed for seven years has been transferred toInvestor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authorityon 5th May, 2026.
Further, during the period under review, 4 shareholdersholding a total of 1784 equity shares (constituting anegligible percentage of the total equity shareholding)did not claim dividend for seven consecutive yearsfrom the financial year 2018-19. Accordingly, as perSection 124(6) of the Act and Rule 6(3)(a) of the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting,Audit , Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ("IEPF Rules”),the Company has transferred 1784 equity shares held by4 shareholders to IEPF Authority on 14th May, 2026.
Members who have not yet received/claimed theirdividend entitlements are requested to contact theCompany or the RTA of the Company. Members can claimfrom IEPF Authority their dividend entitlements and/or shares transferred to IEPF by following the requiredprocedure and on submission of such documents asprescribed under the IEPF Rules.
30. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEESOR INVESTMENTS
The Company has disclosed the particulars of the loansgiven, investments made or guarantees given or securityprovided during the year, as required under Section186 of the Companies Act, 2013, Regulation 34(3)and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, in Notesforming part of the financial statements
31. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS ORARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All contracts / arrangements / transactions enteredinto by the Company during the year under review withrelated parties were in the ordinary course of businessand on an arm's length basis. The Audit Committeehas reviewed and approved the said related partytransactions during the FY 2025-26 as required underthe law. There were no Related Party Transactions thathave any conflict of interest.
Details of contracts/ arrangements/ transactions withrelated parties, as required to be disclosed in FormNo. AOC-2 pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) read withSection 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2)of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are annexedherewith in "Annexure V" to the Board's Report.
The Company has obtained prior omnibus approval forrelated party transactions which were of repetitive natureand entered in the ordinary course of business and on anarm's length basis. There were no materially significantrelated party transactions which could have potentialconflict with the interest of the Company at large.
A statement giving details of all related partytransactions, is placed before the Audit Committee forreview on a quarterly basis.
The details of transactions/contracts/arrangementsentered into by the Company with Related Parties duringthe year under review are set out in the Note. 35 of theStandalone Financial Statements and Note. 34 of theConsolidated Financial Statements, respectively formingpart of this Annual Report.
The Company's Policy on dealing with Related PartyTransactions, as approved by the Board, is available onthe website of the Company at the link:https://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies.
32. ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section92 (3) of the Act read with the Companies (Managementand Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return ofthe Company as on 31st March, 2026 in Form MGT - 7,is available on the website of the Company athttps://afcons.com/financials/#annual-reports-related.TheAnnual Return for the financial year ended 31st March,2026 shall be filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairswithin the prescribed period.
33. VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has a Whistle-blower Policy in place whichaligns with the requirements of vigil mechanism underthe Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations.This Policy provides for adequate safeguards againstvictimization of persons who complain under themechanism and provides for direct access to theChairperson of the Audit Committee. The AuditCommittee of the Company oversees the functioning ofthe Vigil Mechanism framework.
The Policy also facilitates direct access tothe Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
The Policy can be accessed on the Company's website athttps://afcons.eom/corporate-aovernance/#policies.
34. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company is a global infrastructure Companymajorly engaged in Engineering, Procurement andConstruction business and is exposed to various risksin the areas it operates. In a fast changing and dynamicbusiness environment, the risk of geo-political andeconomic uncertainties, commodity price variation andcurrency fluctuation, interest rate fluctuation and cyberthreats have increased manifold. The Company's RiskManagement Policy outlines guidelines in identification,assessment, measurement, monitoring, mitigating andreporting of key business risks associated with theactivities conducted. The risk management mechanismforms an integral part of the business planning andreview cycle of the Company. The Company hasformulated and implemented a Risk Management Policywhich is available on the website of the Company athttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies.The policy is designed to provide reasonableassurance towards achievement of its goals byintegrating management control into daily operations,ensuring compliance with legal and safeguarding theintegrity of the Company's financial reporting and therelated disclosures.
The Company has a mechanism in place to inform theRisk Management Committee and the Board membersabout risk assessment, minimisation proceduresand periodical review thereof. The Risk ManagementCommittee of the Company inter alia reviews RiskManagement functions of the Company and ensuresappropriate methodology, processes and systems are inplace to monitor and evaluate risks associated with thebusiness of the Company.
The Committee periodically validates, evaluates andmonitors key risks and reviews the measures taken
for risk management and mitigation. The key businessrisks faced by the Company and the various mitigationmeasures taken by the Company are detailed in theManagement Discussion and Analysis section whichforms a part of this Annual Report.
35. PROTECTION OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
The Company provides an equal employment opportunityand is committed for creating a healthy workingenvironment that enables employees to work withoutfear of prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment.The Company also believes that all employees of theCompany have the right to be treated with dignity.
The Company is committed to providing safe andrespectful work environment and enforces zerotolerance approach towards any conduct which canbe considered as sexual harassment at workplace.The Company has adopted a policy on "Prevention ofSexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH)” as per theprovisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013 and the Rules thereunder ("POSH Act & Rules”).All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary,trainees) are covered under this policy, and the policyis gender neutral. An Internal Complaints Committeehas also been set up to ensure implementation andcompliance with the provisions of the POSH Act &Rules. The Company periodically conducts sessions foremployees across the organisation to build awarenessabout the Policy and the provisions of POSH Act & Rules.The Policy is uploaded on the Company's website athttps://afcons.com/corporate-aovernance/#policies
The necessary disclosure in terms of requirements ofSEBI Listing Regulations in this regard is given below:
a. No. of complaints filed during FY 2025-26 : NIL
b. No. of complaints disposed off duringFY 2025-26 : NIL
c. No. of complaints pending as on end ofFY 2025-26 : NIL
36. COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONSRELATING TO THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT1961
The Company complies with the provisions ofthe Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and providesmaternity benefits to eligible women employees.Adequate facilities and support are provided in line withstatutory requirements.
37. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS SCHEME
The Company recognises the importance of long-termequity-based incentives for its employees as alever to attract, motivate, and retain top-tier talent.Employee stock options ("ESOPs” or "Options”) not onlyreward performance but also cultivate a deep senseof ownership and accountability, aligning employeeinterests with those of Members and reinforcingthe Company's long-term objectives. In view of theCompany's evolving strategic priorities and talentretention needs, the Company and in accordance withthe provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunderand the Securities and Exchange Board of India(Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity)Regulations, 2021 ("SEBI SBEB Regulations”) and basedon the recommendation of the NRC and Board at theirrespective meetings held on 24th September,2025 and25th September, 2025 and the approval of memberobtained through postal ballot held on 10th November,2025, the Company has introduced Employee Stockoption Scheme named as "Afcons Infrastructure Limited- Employee Stock Option Plan 2025” ("ESOP 2025”or "ESOP Plan”) comprising a pool of not exceeding1,83,89,232 (One Crore Eighty-Three Lakh Eighty-NineThousand Two-Hundred and Thirty-Two Only) Optionsto the eligible employees of the Company, its subsidiarycompany(ies) and associate company(ies), to subscribeto the equity shares of the Company underlying theOptions at the exercise price to be determined bythe Committee in accordance with the ESOP 2025.Any Option granted under the ESOP 2025 to the eligibleemployees of the Company would vest not earlier thanthe minimum vesting period of 1 (one) year and not laterthan maximum vesting period of 5 (five) years from thedate of grant. The vesting of Options for each eligibleemployee for each year would be based on achievementof mandatory pre-defined performance criteria inthe preceding financial year which shall consist of acombination of both Individual (i.e. option grantee's)performance and Company performance parameters asspecified in grant letter.
The ESOP 2025 is administered by the NRC who shallhave all necessary powers as defined in the ESOP2025 and is hereby designated as the CompensationCommittee in pursuance of the SEBI SBEB Regulationsfor the purpose of administration and superintendenceof the ESOP 2025.The Committee may further delegateits power to administer the Scheme to Head - HumanResource or Company Secretary of the Companyor such other persons as may be determined by theCommittee from time to time, as permissible under theApplicable Laws.
During the year under review, against the ESOP pool of1,83,89,232 Options, the NRC has granted an aggregateof 1,02,81,931 ESOPs in 2 tranches to identified eligibleemployee(s) of the Company as detailed below :
a. 1,01,71,230 (One Crore One Lakh Seventy OneThousand Two Hundred Thirty) Options grantedon 12th December, 2025 at an exercise price of' 321/- per Options.
b. 1,10,701 (One Lakh Ten Thousand Seven HundredOne) Options granted on 4th February, 2026 at anexercise price of ' 271/- per shares.
A disclosure related to ESOP as at 31st March, 2026,required to be made under the Act and and Rulesthereunder and under Regulation 14 of SEBI SBEBRegulations, and Rule 12(9) of Companies (Share Capitaland Debentures) Rules, 2014 is provided on the websiteof the Company and can be accessed athttps://afcons.com/financials/#annual-reports-related
A certificate obtained from the Secretarial Auditors,confirming that the ESOP Scheme of the Company isin compliance with the SEBI SBEB Regulations and thatthe Company has complied with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013, is provided on the website of theCompany and can be accessed at https://afcons. com/financials/#annual-reports-related
38. OTHER DISCLOSURES/REPORTING
a) No disclosure or reporting is required in respect ofthe following items as there were no transactionson these items during the year under review:
• Issue of equity shares with differential rightsas to dividend, voting or otherwise.
• Buyback of shares.
• Scheme of provision of money for the purchaseof Company's own shares by employees or bytrustees for the benefit of employees.
• Issue of shares (including sweat equityshares) to employees of the Companyunder any scheme.
• Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole¬Time Directors of the Company receive anyremuneration or commission from any ofits subsidiaries.
b) During the year under review, there is no change inthe business activity of the Company.
c) There has been no material changes andcommitments affecting the financial positionof the Company which have occurred betweenthe end of the financial year of the Company towhich the financial statements relate and the dateof this Report.
d) During the year under review, no application wasmade or any proceeding pending against theCompany under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 (IBC Code).
e) During the year under review, there has been noinstance of one time settlement with Banks orfinancial institutions, hence the disclosure relatingto the details of difference between amount of thevaluation done at the time of one time settlementand the valuation done while taking loan fromthe banks or financial institutions along with thereasons thereof is not applicable.
f) The Company has registered itself on TradeReceivables Discounting System platform (TReDS)through the service providers Receivables Exchangeof India Limited and M1exchange. The Companycomplies with the requirement of submitting ahalf yearly return (Form MSME-I) to the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs within the prescribed timelines.
9. NODAL OFFICER
The Company has appointed Mr. Gaurang Parekh,
Company Secretary as the Nodal Officer for the purpose
of verification of claims filed with the IEPF Authority in
terms of IEPF Rules and for co-ordination with the IEPFAuthority. The said details are also available on thewebsite of the Companyhttps://afcons.com/contact-us/
40. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS
During the year under review, no significant / materialorders were passed / received by the regulators or theCourts or the Tribunals impacting the going concernstatus and the Company's operations in future.
41. SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS THROUGHELECTRONIC MEANS
Subject to the applicable provisions of the Act, andapplicable law, all documents, including the Noticeand Annual Report shall be sent through electronictransmission in respect of members whose email IDsare registered in their demat account or are otherwiseprovided by the Members. A Member shall be entitled torequest for physical copy of any such documents.
42. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank all thegovernment and regulatory authorities, FinancialInstitutions, Banks , Investors, Customers, JV Partners,Consortium Partners, Vendors, Suppliers, Contractors,Auditors and all other stakeholders for their valuablecontinuous support.
The Directors wish to place on record its sincereappreciation for the committed and loyal servicesrendered by the Company's executives, staff and workers.Your Directors also would like to particularly thank andplace on record their gratitude to all the Members ofthe Company for their faith in the management andcontinued affiliation with the Company.
Place: Mumbai Executive Chairman Managing Director
Date: 18th May, 2026 DIN: 00047592 DIN: 00058445