Your Directors have immense pleasure in presenting the 13th Annual Report of your Company together with the auditedfinancial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.
1. Financial Highlights
Particulars
Financial year endedMarch 31, 2026
Financial year endedMarch 31, 2025
Revenue from operations
3,671.76
2,255.01
Other Income
151.32
50.21
Total Income
3,823.08
2,305.22
Operating expenditure
4,080.12
2,835.86
Loss before finance costs, depreciation &
(257.04)
(530.64)
amortisation expenses, exceptional items and tax
Finance costs
82.20
110.62
Depreciation and amortization expenses
172.89
171.02
Loss before exceptional items and tax
(512.13)
(812.28)
Exceptional items
5.04
-
Loss before tax
(517.17)
Tax expense
Loss for the year
Review of operations
During the year, the total income of your Company increased to X 3,823.08 crores as compared to X 2,305.22 croresin the previous year, registering a growth of 66%. The loss for the year was X (517.17) crores as compared to X (812.28)crores in the previous year registering an improvement of 36%.
The operating and financial performance of your Company has been covered in the Management Discussion andAnalysis Report which forms part of the Annual Report.
In view of the losses for the financial year, nodividend is recommended as per the provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the Act”),and the Rules framed thereunder. The DividendDistribution Policy as per the Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“ListingRegulations”) is available on the Company’s websiteon https://media.atherenergy.com/Dividend-Distri-bution-Policy.pdf.
The Company has not declared any dividend inthe past and hence there is no unclaimed amountrequired to be transferred to Investor Education andProtection Fund (IEPF).
During the year under review, the Company has nottransferred any amount to reserves.
During the year, your Company sold 2,62,942 unitsof electric scooters as compared to 1,55,394 unitsin the previous year, registering a significant growthof around 69% YoY. Driven by robust demand in theconvenience segment, the Ather Rizta experiencedexcellent market traction, achieving a sales volume of1,99,134 units.
During the year, the Company embarked on a historicjourney of initial public offering of its equity sharesaggregating to X 2,980.76 crores, comprising ofissue of fresh equity shares aggregating X 2,626.00crores as well as offer for sale by certain existingshareholders aggregating X 354.76 crores (“IPO”).We are pleased to inform that your Company’s equityshares were successfully listed on May 6, 2025 onBSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of IndiaLimited.
a. Authorized Share Capital
The members of the Company vide PostalBallot completed on August 17, 2025 andresults declared on August 18, 2025 approvedreclassification of Authorised Share Capitalby classifying the compulsorily convertiblepreference shares of X 40,00,00,000 intoa resultant number of equity shares ofX 40,00,00,000 comprising of 40,00,00,000Equity Shares having a face value of X 1/- eachand consequent alteration to the Capital Clauseof the Memorandum of Association of theCompany.
Consequent to reclassification, the authorisedshare capital of the Company as on March 31,2026 stood at X 1,00,00,00,000 divided into1,00,00,00,000 equity shares of face value ofX 1/- each.
The issued, subscribed and paid-up sharecapital of the Company as on March 31, 2026 isX 38,26,73,164 divided into 38,26,73,164 equityshares of X 1/- each.
Details of issuance of equity shares done by theCompany during the financial year under revieware given hereunder:
i. During the year under review, 8,18,16,199equity shares of face value X 1/- each wereallotted as a fresh issue pursuant to InitialPublic Offer (IPO).
ii. During the year under review, 1,02,13,496equity shares of face value X 1/- each wereallotted on exercise of employee stockoptions by the option holders under AtherEnergy ESOP 2025 of the Company.
During the year, the Company came out withInitial Public Offering of 9,28,67,945 equity shareshaving face value of X 1/- each (“Equity Shares”)at an Offer Price of X 321/- per equity share,including premium of X 320/- per equity shareaggregating to X2,980.76 crores, comprisingof Fresh issue of 8,18,16,199 equity shares andan offer for sale of 1,10,51,746 equity sharesby certain existing equity shareholders of theCompany. A discount of X 30/-per equity sharewas offered to Eligible Employees bidding in theEmployees Reservation Portion. The issue wasopen for subscription from April 28, 2025, to April30, 2025. On May 06, 2025, the equity sharesof your Company got listed on National StockExchange of India Limited and BSE Limited.
The Company has neither issued the equityshares with differential voting rights nor issuedsweat equity shares in terms of the Act.
As on March 31, 2026, the Company does not haveany outstanding Debentures. During the year theCompany has not made any preferential allotment orprivate placement of Debentures. Following unlisted,secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures(NCD) of face value of X 1,00,000/- per NCD issued bythe Company were redeemed during the year:
• 10,000 Series B NCD allotted to InnoVen CapitalIndia Fund
• 1,500 Series B1 NCD allotted to Alteria Capital FundII-Scheme I
• 1,500 Series B1 NCD allotted to Alteria Capital FundIII - Scheme A
• 2,000 Series C NCD allotted to Alteria Capital FundII-Scheme I
• 3,000 Series C NCD allotted to Alteria CapitalFund III-Scheme A
• 6,000 Series C1 NCD allotted to InnoVen CapitalIndia Fund
• 5,000 Series C3 NCD allotted to Stride VenturesDebt Fund II
• 5,000 Series C3 NCD allotted to NuvamaCrossover Yield Opportunities Fund
• 10,000 Series C3 NCD allotted to Stride VenturesDebt Fund 3
• 6,000 Series D1 NCD allotted to InnoVen CapitalIndia Fund
• 2,000 Series D2 NCD allotted to InnoVen CapitalIndia Fund
• 2,000 Series D3 NCD allotted to InnoVen CapitalIndia Fund
The Board of Directors at their meeting held onDecember 19, 2025, accorded their approval forincorporation of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (“WOS"),for offering and facilitating insurance policies in thecapacity of Corporate Agent.
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting heldon February 02, 2026, accorded their approval forincorporation of a WOS in Hong Kong to supportthe Company’s critical procurement functions andenhance supply chain resilience within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Since both the WOS are under incorporationas at March 31, 2026, a separate section on theperformance and financial position under theprovisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, is notapplicable to the Company.
The Company’s Policy for determining MaterialSubsidiaries is available on the https://media.atherenergy.com/Policy-for-determining-Material-Subsidiaries.pdf
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for theyear under review, as stipulated under the ListingRegulations, is presented in a separate section,forming part of the Annual Report.
There are no material changes and commitmentsaffecting the financial position of the Company thathas occurred since the end of the financial year tillthe date of this report.
There has been no change in the nature of businessof the Company during the financial year endedMarch 31, 2026.
The Company has an adequate system of internalcontrols commensurate with its size and scale ofoperations, procedures and policies, ensuringorderly and efficient conduct of its business,including adherence to the Company’s policies,safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detectionof frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness ofaccounting records and timely preparation of reliablefinancial information.
As part of the Corporate Governance Report, ChiefFinancial Officer (CFO) certification is provided forassurance on the existence of effective internalcontrol systems and procedures in the Company.
The internal control framework is supplementedwith an internal audit program that provides anindependent view of the effectiveness of theprocess and controls and supports a continuousimprovement program. The Audit Committee of theBoard oversees the internal audit function.
The Audit Committee is regularly apprised bythe internal auditors through various reports andpresentations. The scope and authority of the internalaudit function is derived from the Audit Committeecharter approved by the Board. The internal auditfunction develops an internal audit plan to assesscontrol design and operating effectiveness, as perthe risk assessment methodology and providesassurance to the Audit Committee that a system ofinternal control is designed and deployed to managekey business risks and is operating effectively.
Further, in terms of section 138 of the Act, theCompany had appointed M/s. Protiviti India MemberPrivate Limited as Internal Auditors of the Companyfor the FY26.
During the FY26, the Company has not accepted anydeposits from public under the Act, read with theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, asamended.
i. Statutory Auditors and Statutory Auditor’sReport
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of theAct, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration 008072S) wereappointed as Statutory Auditors of the Companyat the Annual General Meeting held on July 15,2021 to hold office from the conclusion of 8thAnnual General Meeting till the conclusion of 13thAnnual General Meeting, covering one term of fiveconsecutive years.
The Statutory Auditors have given unmodifiedopinion on the audited financial statements of theCompany for the financial year ended March 31,2026, which forms part of the Annual Report. TheStatutory Auditors have given no qualification,reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer inits report. The Auditors of the Company have notreported any fraud in terms of the second provisoto Section 143(12) of the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 ofthe Act, read with corresponding rules madethereunder, as amended from time to time, themembers of the Company at the 12th AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) held on September 17,2025 approved the appointment of M/s. BMP& Co. LLP, Practising Company Secretaries,(Firm registration number: L2017KR003200),a Peer Reviewed Firm as SecretarialAuditors of the Company for a period of fiveconsecutive years commencing from FY26 tillFY30.
The Secretarial Audit Report as submitted bySecretarial Auditors in Form MR-3 is annexed asAnnexure-I to this report.
There are no observations including anyqualification, reservations, adverse remarks ordisclaimer in the Secretarial Audit Report that callfor any explanation from the Directors.
Pursuant to Regulation 24A (2) of the ListingRegulations, listed entities are required to submit,on annual basis, the Secretarial ComplianceReport with the stock exchanges within sixty daysfrom the end of the financial year. The Companyhas received the Secretarial Compliance Reportfrom M/s. BMP & Co. LLP, Practising CompanySecretaries. and the same can be accessed athttps://www.atherenergy.com/investor-relations/governance#secretarial-compliance-report.
The Company has maintained cost recordsand accounts as specified by the CentralGovernment under Section 148(1) of the Actand Companies (Cost Records and Audit)Rules, 2014 in respect of Lithium-ion batterypacks manufactured by the Company. TheCompany is not required to undertake CostAudit as prescribed under the Companies(Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
i. Board of Directors
As on March 31, 2026, the Board of Directorshas 8 Members viz. 6 Non-executive Directors(including 3 Independent Directors) and 2Executive Directors.
The Composition of Board of Directors as on March 31, 2026 is detailed below:
S.No.
Name of Director
DIN
Designation
1.
Ms. Neelam Dhawan
00871445
Chairperson & Non-executive Independent Director
2.
Mr. Tarun Sanjay Mehta
06392463
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
3.
Mr. Swapnil Babanlal Jain
06682759
Executive Director & Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
4.
Mr. Pankaj Sood
05185378
Non-executive Director
5.
Mr. Ram Kuppuswamy
09817635
6.
Mr. Kaushik Dutta
03328890
Non-executive Independent Director
7.
Mr. Sanjay Nayak
01049871
8.
Mr. Vivek Anand*
06891864
*Appointed as Non-executive Director with effect from November 10,2025.
Below were the changes in Directors during the
FY26:
• Mr. Niranjan Kumar Gupta (DIN: 07806792) hasresigned as Non-executive Director of theCompany with effect from the close of businesshours of May 06, 2025.
• Mr. Nilesh Shrivastava (DIN: 09632942) hasresigned as Nominee Director of the Companywith effect from May 27, 2025.
• The Board of Directors at their meeting held onNovember 10, 2025 approved the appointmentof Mr. Vivek Anand (DIN: 06891864) as Non¬executive Director of the Company effective fromNovember 10, 2025 and the same was approvedby the members through Postal Ballot completedand results declared on January 21, 2026.
• The members of the Company at the 12th AnnualGeneral Meeting held on September 17, 2025,approved re-appointment of Mr. Pankaj Sood(DIN: 05185378) as Non-executive Director of theCompany.
In accordance with the provisions of Sections2(51) and 203 of the Act, read with the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 the following are the KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company:
S.
No.
Name
Mr. Tarun SanjayMehta
Executive Director &CEO
Mr. Swapnil BabanlalJain
Executive Director &CTO
Mr. Sohil DilipkumarParekh
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Puja Aggarwal
Company Secretary &Compliance Officer
i. The Company has received declarations fromeach of the Independent Directors that he/shemeets the criteria of independence as laid out inSection 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) ofthe Listing Regulations.
ii. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that allthe Independent Directors meet the criteria
regarding integrity, expertise, experience andproficiency.
iii. I n terms of Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations,all the Independent Directors have confirmed thatthey are not aware of any circumstance or situation,which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, thatcould impair or impact their ability to discharge theirduties with an objective independent judgementand without any external influence.
In the opinion of the Board, there has been nochange in the circumstances affecting their statusas Independent Directors of the Company andthe Independent Directors are persons of highrepute, integrity and possess relevant expertise andexperience in the respective fields. Further, in termsof Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies(Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules,2014, as amended, the Independent Directors of theCompany have registered their names in the databank of Independent Directors maintained with theIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
iv. During the year under review, the Non-executiveDirectors of the Company had no pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with the Company.Further, Independent Directors had no pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with the Company,other than sitting fees and remuneration. Further,they are entitled to receive remuneration as perthe provisions of Section II of Part II of Schedule Vof the Act for the FY26.
v. The Independent Directors of the Company haveprovided declarations with respect to compliancewith the Code for Independent Directorsprescribed in Schedule IV of the Act and Code ofConduct for Directors and Senior ManagementPersonnel as laid down by the Company.
The Company has constituted Committees asrequired under the Act and the Listing Regulationsand the details of the said Committees are providedin the Corporate Governance Report.
During the year, Fourteen Board meetings andEighteen Committee meetings were held. Detailedinformation regarding the Board and Committeemeetings is included in the Corporate GovernanceReport.
Pursuant to the provisions of Act and the ListingRegulations, evaluation of the Board was conductedfor the FY26. An online questionnaire methodwas adopted for evaluation based on the criteriaapproved by the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee (“NRC”) including a dedicated sectionfor providing subjective feedback/suggestions. Theevaluation was made to assess the performance ofindividual Directors, Committees of the Board, Boardas a whole and the Chairperson. The evaluation ofthe Board was based on criteria such as structureand composition, effectiveness of Board processes,governance and compliance, access of Board tomanagement for information, awareness of industrytrends etc. The performance of the Committees wasevaluated based on criteria such as the compositionof Committees, effectiveness of Committee meetingsand its reporting to the Board, understanding of termsof reference. The evaluation of individual Directorswas based on criteria such as personal attributes,participation and preparedness, availability, ethics,integrity, governance, understanding of business,corporate governance, value addition etc. Further,the evaluation of Executive Directors includedadditional criteria like achievement of targets set byBoard and execution of plan, information sharing,leadership skills, relationship with Board membersand all stakeholders.
The NRC at its meeting held on April 07, 2026, reviewedthe outcome of the evaluation process. Further,the Independent Directors of the Company metseparately on April 07, 2026, wherein, they reviewedthe performance of the Non-Independent Directorsand Board as a whole and of the Chairperson takinginto account the views of Executive and Non¬executive Directors and they also assessed the quality,quantity and timeliness of flow of information betweenthe Company’s Management and the Board that isnecessary for the Board to effectively and reasonablyperform their duties. The above evaluation was thendiscussed in detail at the Board Meeting held onApril 23, 2026.
The Company’s policy on Directors’ appointmentand remuneration and other matters provided inSection 178(3) of the Act, is available on the website
of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/NRC-Policy.pdf.
We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directorsis as per the terms laid out in the Nomination andRemuneration Policy of the Company.
The Company strongly believes in conduct of itsbusiness in a fair, transparent, lawful, and ethicalmanner. Your Company has implemented a Whistle¬Blower policy in line with Section 177(9) & (10) of theAct, read with Rule 7 of Companies (Meetings ofBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014, for its employeesand stakeholders to raise and report genuineconcern(s) regarding unethical behaviour, actual orsuspected fraud, violation of Company’s policiesor applicable laws. The Whistle Blower Policy isavailable on the website of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf .
The Company, as a policy, condemns any kind ofdiscrimination, harassment, victimization, or any otherunfair employment practice being adopted againstwhistle blowers and provides adequate safeguardmeasures. It also provides direct access to theChairperson of the Audit Committee to raise concerns.
The Company is dedicated to fostering a positivelegacy through active community engagement andenvironmental stewardship. We believe that truecorporate success is inseparable from the health ofour society. Through sustainable innovation, we arecommitted to creating a lasting, positive impact onthe world around us.
While the Company does not meet the criteriaset out for constitution of CSR Committee andcontributions based on the statutory normsrequired under section 135 of the Act yet, theCompany has always been committed to buildinga sustainable ecosystem and is placing concertedefforts to operate in ways that enhance societyand the environment.
The Company has a well-defined policy on CSRunder Section 135 of the Act. The CSR policy of theCompany is available on its website athttps://media.atherenergy.com/CSR-Policy.pdf. Annual Reporton CSR activities is annexed as Annexure-II tothis report.
21. Particulars of contracts or arrangements withrelated parties
During FY26, all contracts/arrangements/transactionsentered into by your Company with related partieswere in compliance with the applicable provisions ofthe Act and the Listing Regulations. The Companyhas formulated a policy on dealing with related partytransactions, which is available at https://media.atherenergy.com/RPT-Policy.pdf. The policy intendsto ensure that proper reporting, approval anddisclosure processes are in place for all transactionsbetween the Company and related parties.
Your attention is drawn to Note 36 to the financialstatements which sets out related party disclosures.All related party transactions entered in to by theCompany were in ordinary course of business and onarm’s length basis.
No material related party transactions were enteredinto by the Company during the year.
Disclosures as required under Section 134(3)(h)read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 are given in Form AOC-2 as specifiedunder the Act which is annexed as Annexure-III tothis report.
22. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees orInvestments
During FY26 your Company has not given any loansor guarantee and not made any investment pursuantto Section 186 of the Act and Schedule V of the ListingRegulations.
23. Conservation of Energy, TechnologyAbsorption and Foreign Exchange Earningsand Outgo
The details regarding conservation of energy,technology absorption, and foreign exchangeearnings and outgo is annexed as Annexure-IV tothis report.
24. Copy of Annual Return
Pursuant to Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Actand Rule 12 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return isavailable on Company’s website at https://media.atherenergy.com/MGT-7.pdf
25. Significant and material orders passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals impactingthe going concern status and Company’soperations in future
During the year under review, no significantand material orders were passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting thegoing concern status and Company’s operationsin future.
26. Remuneration details
The statement containing remuneration detailsas required under Section 197(12) of the Act, readwith Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014, (“Rules”) is provided in Annexure-V to thisreport.
The information required under Rule 5(2) and (3) of theRules, is provided as a separate annexure forming partof this report. However, the report is being sent to themembers of the Company excluding the statementof particulars of employees under Rule 5(2) and (3)of the Rules. Any member interested in obtaininga copy of the same may write to the CompanySecretary & Compliance Officer of the Company atcs@atherenergy.com. The same is also open forinspection at the registered office of the Company.Further, none of the employees listed in the saidAnnexure are related to any Director of the Company.
27. Disclosure on Employee Stock Option Plan(ESOP)
On May 06, 2025, the equity shares of your Companygot listed on National Stock Exchange of IndiaLimited and BSE Limited. Post the IPO, as perrequirement of Regulation 12(1) of the Securities andExchange Board of India (Share Based EmployeeBenefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 (“SEBI(SBEB & SE) Regulations”) the Company’s EmployeeStock Option Plan, namely Amended and RestatedAther Energy ESOP Plan 2025 (“Ather Energy ESOP2025”) was amended and ratified by the membersof the Company vide Postal Ballot completed onAugust 17, 2025 and the results of the Postal Ballotwere declared on August 18, 2025.
During the year, members of the Company videPostal Ballot approval mentioned above increasedthe ESOP pool size to 2,66,56,428 options by additionof 84,00,000 options under Ather Energy ESOP2025 and aligning the Plan with SEBI (SBEB & SE)
Regulations, pursuant to listing of Company’s equityshares on the stock exchanges. Other than thesechanges, there were no material changes in the AtherEnergy ESOP 2025.
During the year under review, the Company hasobtained in-principle approvals from the StockExchanges in relation to the Ather Energy ESOP 2025for allotment of equity shares against the exercise ofstock options.
The NRC administers and monitors the Company’sESOP in accordance with SEBI (SBEB & SE)Regulations. During the year, 13,63,537 stock optionswere granted to eligible employees under the AtherEnergy ESOP 2025.
Disclosures as required under Rule 12 of Companies(Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, SEBI(SBEB & SE) Regulations, read with SEBI CircularCIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/2/2015 dated June 16, 2015 isavailable on the website of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/ESOP-Disclosure-FY-25-26.pdf.
The certificate from the Secretarial Auditors that theESOP has been implemented in accordance withSEBI (SBEB & SE) Regulations and the resolutionspassed by the members shall be available at theAnnual General Meeting for inspection.
>8. Directors’ Responsibility Statement
Your Directors make the following statement, inrelation to financial statements for the financial yearended March 31, 2026, in terms of Section 134 of theAct, which is to the best of their knowledge and beliefand according to the information and explanationsobtained by them, that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts,applicable accounting standards has beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
b) Appropriate accounting policies were selectedand applied consistently and judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent weremade so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of thefinancial year and of the profit and loss of theCompany for that period;
c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for themaintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of the Act, forsafeguarding the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d) The annual accounts were prepared on a goingconcern basis;
e) Internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany were laid down and such internalfinancial controls were adequate and operatingeffectively; and
f) The Directors have devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
29. Risk Management Policy
Effective risk management is an essential pillar ofour business strategy. We prioritize the continuousassessment of potential challenges to safeguard ourgrowth. The Risk Management Committee overseeshow management monitors compliance with the riskmanagement policies and procedures and reviewsthe adequacy of the risk management framework inrelation to the risks being faced by the Company.
The Company has a Risk Management Policy whichdeals with major elements of risks that may threatenexistence of the Company and suitable steps tomitigate the same.
The Risk management policy is available on thewebsite of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/Risk-Management-Policy.pdf .
30. Disclosures under Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition& Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has a policy on Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassmentat the Workplace in line with the requirements ofthe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.The Internal Complaints Committee has been set upto redress the complaints received regarding sexualharassment. All employees including contract labour,consultants, service providers etc. associated withthe Company are covered in this policy. During theyear, the Company complied with all provisions ofthe said Act. Following is the summary of complaintsreceived and disposed during the year:
Number of complaints received: 03
Number of complaints disposed: 07*
Number of complaints withdrawn: 0
Number of complaints pending for more than 90days: 0**
*4 cases reported in Q4 FY25 were closed in FY26.
**2 cases closed after 90 days, which was reported in FY25.
31. Compliance with the provisions of MaternityBenefit Act, 1961
The Company has devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Duringthe year, the Company complied with all provisionsof the said Act.
32. Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Company has devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with applicable Secretarial Standardsand such systems are adequate and operatingeffectively.
33. Corporate Governance
As per Regulation 34 and Schedule V(C) to the ListingRegulations, the Corporate Governance Reportwith the Compliance certificate from the PracticingCompany Secretary is annexed as Annexure-VI tothis report.
34. Details of application made or anyproceeding pending under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 Of 2016)during the year along with their status as atthe end of the financial year
No application was made or proceedings werepending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016 (31 Of 2016) during the financial year.
35. Details of difference between amount ofthe valuation done at the time of one-timesettlement and the valuation done whiletaking loan from the banks or financialinstitutions along with the reasons thereofDuring the period under review, the Company has notentered into any one-time settlement with any Banksor Financial Institutions; therefore, the disclosure ofvaluation differences is not required.
36. Cautionary Statement
Members and readers are cautioned that in the caseof data and information external to the Company,no representation is made on its accuracy orcomprehensiveness though the same are basedon sources believed to be reliable. Utmost carehas been taken to ensure that the opinionsexpressed by the management herein contain itsperceptions, as on the date of the report, on thematerial impacts on the Company’s operations, butit is not exhaustive as they contain forward lookingstatements which are extremely dynamic andincreasingly fraught with risk and uncertainties.Actual results, performances, achievements orsequence of events may be materially differentfrom the views expressed herein.
37. Acknowledgement
The Board welcomes its new members who havecome on board pursuant to initial public issue ofthe Company. The Board also expresses its sincereappreciation to the various Government/Regulatoryauthorities, Company’s valued customers, suppliers,vendors and bankers for their continued co¬operation, trust and support. Further, the Boardconveys its gratitude to the Company’s Founders,members and other stakeholders for their continuedsupport. The Board also expresses its deep senseof appreciation and acknowledgement to all theemployees, for their professional commitment anddedication in furthering Company’s objectives.
Ather Energy Limited
Executive Director & CEO Executive Director & CTO
DIN: 06392463 DIN: 06682759
Place: Bengaluru Place: Bengaluru
Date: May 04, 2026 Date: May 04, 2026