Pursuant to Sec. 168 of the Companies Act 2013 and Reg. 30 read with Sch. III - Part A (7) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 or any other applicable provisions we wish to inform you that Mr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya Independent Director through e-mail dated July 1 2019 has tendered his resignation effective from July 1 2019 and has also provided the reasons for his resignation through an e-mail dated July 2 2019.
In his above e-mails he has informed that the resignation is due to his personal reasons and has confirmed that there are no material reasons for his resignation other than the reason mentioned above. The e-mails dated July 1 and 2 2019 are enclosed for your ready reference.
Please note that Mr. Bhattacharyya was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company for his first term of 5 (five) years in the Annual General Meeting held on July 26 2014. He was not one of the directors who were recommended by the Nomination and Governance Committee and the Board of Directors to its Members for their second term of appointment as an Independent Director at the ensuing Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on July 24 2019.