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Market Cap. (Rs.) 26.70 Cr. P/BV 2.01 Book Value (Rs.) 37.04
52 Week High/Low (Rs.) 99/22 FV/ML 10/1600 P/E(X) 96.43
Bookclosure 30/09/2024 EPS (Rs.) 0.77 Div Yield (%) 0.00
Year End :2025-03 

Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 20th Annual Report together with Audited Financial
Statements for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025 Further, in compliance with the
Companies Act, 2013, the Company has made requisite disclosures in this report with the objective
of accountability and transparency in its operations to make you aware about its performance and
future perspective of the Company.

1) FINANCIAL PART:

I. SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE COMPANY:

PARTICULARS

For the Financial Year ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Total Income

653.68

529.88

Total Expenditure

650.43

599.85

Profit after
Depreciation but
Before Tax

3.25

(69.97)

Less: Current Tax

.54

0

Deferred Tax

(6.77)

(.54)

Income Tax
Adjustments of
Earlier Year

0

0

Profit / loss After
Tax

9.48

(69.43)

II. OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY:

During the year under review, the Total Income of the company increased to Rs 653.68 lakhs as
against the income of Rs 529.88 Lakhs in the previous year The net profit of the Company is Rs
9.48 Lakhs Also, the EPS for current Financial Year has been recorded at 0.26 as against the EPS
of (1.93) in the previous year Further, your directors expect much better performance in coming
years

Further, there was no change in nature of the business of the Company, during the year under
review

III. SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS:

For the Financial Year ended

PARTICULARS

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Total Income

1587.87

1611.63

Total Expenditure

1562.89

1768.75

Profit after
Depreciation but
Before Tax

24.98

(157.13)

Less: Current Tax

1.31

0.06

Deferred Tax

(4.52)

.44

Income Tax
Adjustments of Earlier
Year

-

Profit / loss After Tax

28.19

(157.62)

During the year under review, the Total Income of the consolidated Financials of the company decreased
to Rs 1587.87 lakhs as against the income of Rs 1611.63 Lakhs in the previous year The net profit of
the Company increased to Rs 28.19 Lakhs as against the net loss of Rs (157.62) lakhs in the previous
year Also, the EPS for current Financial Year has been recorded at 0.77 as against the EPS of (4.42) in
the previous year Further, your directors expect much better performance in coming years.

IV. DIVIDEND:

With a view to conserve resources, your directors thought it prudent not to recommend any
dividend for the Financial Year under review.

V. UNPAID DIVIDEND & IEPF:

The Company is not required to transfer any amount to the Investor Education & Protection
Fund (IEPF) and does not have unclaimed dividend which remains to be transferred to
Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF).

VI. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

The Board of Directors has not appropriated and transferred any amount to any Reserve and
has decided to retain the entire amount in profit and Loss account.

VII. Deposits:

The Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purview of
provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013 (“the Act”) read with the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 during the year under review Hence, the requirement
for furnishing of details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act or the details
of deposits which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the Act is not applicable

VIII. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with The
Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time
(including any amendment thereto or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), the
Company has not given any Loans, guarantees and security covered under Section 186 of the
Companies Act, 2013.

However, full particulars of Investments covered under Section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013 made during the financial year under review has been furnished in Note No 5 to the
Audited Financial Statements provided in this Annual Report.

2) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT
VENTURE COMPANIES:

During the year under review, the Company have Four subsidiary, associate, and joint venture
company:

SR.

No.

Name of Company

Relation

1

Octaware Gulf FZE

Subsidiary Company

2

Octaware Gulf QFC

Sister Concern

3

Octaware Co, KSA

Subsidiary Company

4

Octaware Information Technologies Private Limited

Subsidiary Company

Statement containing salient features on the financial statements of subsidiaries or Associate
Companies or Joint venture in the prescribed
Form AOC-2 is annexed hereto and marked as
Annexure - I.

3) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

I. The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:

Your Company has historically adopted the practice of undertaking related party
transactions only in the ordinary and normal course of business and at arm’s length as part
of its philosophy of adhering to highest ethical standards, transparency and accountability.

Further, Related Party Transactions are placed on a half yearly basis before the Audit
Committee and before the Board for approval Prior omnibus approval of the Audit
Committee is obtained for the transactions which are of a foreseeable and repetitive nature.

The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in sub section
(1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 in the prescribed
Form AOC-2 is annexed
hereto and marked as
Annexure - II and forms part of this Report All the transactions other
than transactions mentioned in AOC -2 is executed / undertaken by the Company at arm’s
length and in ordinary course of the business

II. DISCLOSURE OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION WITH PERSON OR
ENTITY BELONGING TO PROMOTER & PROMOTER GROUP

The Company has not made any transaction(s) with person or Entity belonging to Promoter
or Promoter Group that holds 10% or More shareholding of the Company

III. Disclosure of Loans and advances in nature of Loan to Subsidiaries and Associate of
the Company:

During the year under review, your Company did not give any loan and advance in nature
of loan to any subsidiary and associate.

4) INSURANCE:

The assets of your Company are adequately insured Your Company has also taken out suitable
cover for Public Liability.

5) INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

The Company has an Internal Financial Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations The scope and authority of the Internal Financial Control function
is well defined The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for ensuring that Internal
Financial Controls have been laid down in the Company and that such control is adequate and
operating effectively Internal Financial Control System evaluates on a continuous basis, the
adequacy and effectiveness of internal control mechanism with interaction of KMP and
functional staff The Audit Committee reviews the Internal Financial Control System in its
meeting.

Further, the Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and
implemented by the Company are adequate The preparation, designing and documentation of
Policy on Internal Financial Control are in place which reviewed periodically and modified
suitably to ensure controls During the year under review, no material or serious observation has
been received from the Statutory Auditors of the Company for inefficiency or inadequacy of
such controls.

6) Changes in Share Capital:

During the Financial Year under review, there was no change in capital structure of the
company as shown in the table below and there are no outstanding shares issued with
differential rights, sweat equity or ESOS

Particulars

No of shares as at 31st

No of shares as at 31st

March, 2025

March, 2024

Shares outstanding at the
beginning of the
Year

3590570

3590570

Changes during the year

-

-

Shares outstanding at the
closing of the year

3590570

3590570

7) MATTERS RELATED TO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

I. Declarations by Independent Directors:

All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of
independence as laid down under Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Regulation 16 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015

II. Evaluation by Independent Director:

In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of non-independent
directors, performance of the Board as a whole and performance of the Chairman was
evaluated, taking into account the views of executive Director

III. Opinion of Board of Directors pertaining to Independent Directors of the
Company:

In the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company Mr. Narayanan Krishnan, Mrs
Rabia Khan and Mrs. Vidya Hemakar Shetty, Non- Executive Independent directors
are independent of the management and complies with criteria of Independent Director
as placed under Companies Act, 2013.

Further, the afore-said independent director does possess integrity, expertise and also
have vast experience which is necessary or suitable to be the Director of the Company.

8) MATTERS RELATING TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

I. Meeting of Board of Directors of the Company during the Financial Year 2024¬
25:

During the year under review five (5) meetings of the Board of Directors were held on
30/05/2024, 07/09/2024, 14/11/2024, 17/01/2025 and 31/03/2025, in accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The intervening gap between any two Meetings was within the period prescribed by
the Companies Act, 2013 Further, The Company has complied with the applicable
Secretarial Standards in respect of all the above-Board meetings.

II. Annual evaluation of Directors, Committee and Board:

The Board of Directors of the Company has carried out an annual performance
evaluation of its own performance, and of the directors individually, as well as the
evaluation of all the committees i.e., Audit, Nomination and Remuneration,
Stakeholders Relationship and Internal Complaint Committee for Prevention and
Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace

The Board adopted a formal evaluation mechanism for evaluating its performance and
as well as that of its committees and individual directors The exercise was carried out
by feedback survey from each director covering Board functioning such as composition
of Board and its Committees, experience and competencies, governance issues etc
Separate Exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual directors
who were evaluated on parameters such as attendance and contribution at the meeting
etc.

9) SELECTION OF NEW DIRECTORS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA:

The Nomination and remuneration Committee works with the Board to determine the
appropriate characteristics, skills and experience for the Board as a whole and its individual
members with the objective of having a Board with diverse background and experience in
business, government, education and public service Characteristics expected of all Directors
include independence, integrity, high personal and professional ethics, sound business
judgment, ability to participate constructively in deliberations and willingness to exercise
authority in a collective manner.

10) FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME:

The Company has conducted the programme through its Managing Director, Whole-time
Director, Company Secretary and other Senior Managerial Personnel to familiarize the
Independent Directors with Company in following areas: -

- Familiarization with the Company;

- Independent directors’ roles, rights and responsibilities;

- Board dynamics & functions;

- Nature of the Industry in which the Company operates;

- Business Model of the Company;

- Compliance Management

The Policy on Familiarization Programme may be accessed on the Company's website at
www.octaware.com All new Independent Directors inducted on the Board go through a
structured orientation programme The new Independent Directors are given an orientation with
regard to the roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the
Company operates, the Business models of the Company etc.

The newly appointed Independent Directors have been provided with necessary documents,
reports and internal policies to familiarize them with the Company's policies, procedures and
practices.

11) CRITERIA FOR MAKING PAYMENT TO NON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

I. Sitting Fee:

Each Non-Executive Director should be paid per meeting attended as sitting fee for
Board Meeting and for Committee Meeting subject to approval of Board and as per
provision of the Companies Act, 2013.

II. Commission:

Under the Companies Act, 2013, Section 197 allows a company to pay remuneration
to its Non-Executive Directors either by way of a monthly payment or at a specified
percentage of the net profits of the company or partly by one way and partly by the
other Further, the section also states that where the company has managing director or
whole-time director or manager, then a maximum of 1% of its net profits can be paid
as remuneration to its Non-Executive Director In case there is no managing director or
whole-time director or manager, then a maximum of 3% of net profit can be paid Thus,
the basis of payment to the Non-Executive Director is the net profit of the Company

III. Reimbursement of actual expenses incurred:

Non-Executive Director may also be paid / reimbursed such sums either as fixed
allowance and /or actual as fair compensation for travel, boarding and lodging and
incidental and /or actual out of pocket expenses incurred by such member for attending
Board/Committee Meetings or for Company’s work

IV. Payment and other consideration to independent directors:

An independent director shall not be entitled to any stock option and may receive
remuneration only by way of fees and reimbursement of expenses for participation in
meetings of the Board or committee thereof and profit related commission up to a
certain percentage of net profits in such proportion, as may be permissible under the
applicable law.

12) APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS AND
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONS DURING THE YEAR 2024-25:

I. With respect to Directors of the Company:

Appointment and Resignation:

There was no appointment or resignation of directors during the Financial Y ear ending 31st
March, 2025.

Reappointment:

During the year under review, there was no re-appointment of directors in the Company.
Retirement by Rotation:

In accordance with the provisions of the Act, none of the Independent Directors is liable to
retire by rotation. As per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 Mr.
Shahnawaz Aijazuddin Shaikh (DIN: 06910575) who retires by rotation at the ensuing 20th
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment on the same
terms & Conditions and remuneration.

II. With respect to Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:

Resignation:

During the Financial Year 2024-25, Ms. Alka Katariya, who was serving as the Company
Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company, resigned from the post of Company
Secretary & Compliance Officer with effect from 31st March 2025.

The Board of Directors, in its meeting held on 31st March 2025, took note and accepted
her resignation. The Board placed on record its sincere appreciation for the valuable
contributions and dedicated service rendered by Ms. Alka Katariya during her tenure with
the Company.

Appointment:

In the current Financial Year 2025-26, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on 26th
June 2025, appointed Mr. Muqeem Habeeb Shaikh as the Company Secretary of the
Company with effect from the 26th June, 2025. This appointment has been made in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and other applicable laws.

The appointment was made in line with the requirements of Section 203 of the Companies
Act, 2013, which mandates the appointment of a Company Secretary as Key Managerial
Personnel (KMP) for the Company.

Reappointment:

There is no re-appointment made by the board of directors in the year 2024-2025.

13) COMMITTEES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY:

Following are the Committees of Board of Directors of the Company Composition of the
following Committees are as follows:

I. AUDIT COMMITTEE:

The Audit Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section
177 of the Companies Act, 2013 The composition of the Audit Committee is in
conformity with the provisions of the said section The details of Composition of audit
committee are as below:

Name of Member

Position in Committee

Mrs. Rabia Khan

Chairman & Member

Mrs. Vidya Hemakar Shetty

Member

Mr. Narayanan Krishnan

Member

The Committee met 4 (Four) times during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025
in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 The intervening gap
between any two Meetings was within the period prescribed by the Companies Act,
2013 Further, The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards in
respect of all the above -Committee meetings.

II. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant
to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 The composition of the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in conformity with the provisions of the
said section The details of Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
are as below:

Name of Member

Position in Committee

Mrs Rabia Khan

Chairman & Member

Mrs Vidya Hemakar Shetty

Member

Mr Narayanan Krishnan

Member

The Committee met 2 (two) times during the Financial Year ended 31st March 2025 in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The intervening gap between any two Meetings was within the period prescribed by
the Companies Act, 2013 Further, The Company has complied with the applicable
Secretarial Standards in respect of all the above Committee meetings.

III. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:

The Stakeholder Relationship Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the
provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 The composition of the
Stakeholder Relationship Committee is in conformity with the provisions of the said
section The details of Composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committee are as
below:

Name of Member

Position in Committee

Mrs Rabia Khan

Chairman & Member

Mrs Vidya Hemakar Shetty

Member

Mr Narayanan Krishnan

Member

The Committee met 2 (two) times during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025
in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 The intervening gap
between any two Meetings was within the period prescribed by the Companies Act,
2013 Further, The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards in
respect of all the above -Committee meetings.

IV. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE:

Your company is not required to provide statement on Corporate Social Responsibility
as per Section 134 (3) of the companies Act, 2013 as your company do not fall under
the criteria provided under section 135 (1) of Companies Act, 2013, therefore no such
committee was constituted.

V. INTERNAL COMPLAIN COMMITTEE FOR PREVENTION AND
PROHIBITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMAN AT
WORKPLACE:

The Company has in place an Anti-harassment policy in line with the requirements of
the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013 Any complaint/ grievances from women employees are reported to Chairman
All employees (Permanent, contractual & temporary) are covered under the policy

There were no complaints received from any employee during the Financial Year 2024¬
25 and no complaint is outstanding as on 31st March, 2025.

The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of Internal
Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

14) VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER AND RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 (9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of
the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, the Company already has in
place “Vigil Mechanism Policy” (Whistle Blower Policy) for Directors and employees of the
Company to provide a mechanism which ensures adequate safeguards to employees and
Directors from unethical behaviour, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of Company's code
of conduct or ethics policy etc.

The employees of the Company have the right/option to report their concern/grievance to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Company is committed to adhere to the highest
standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations The Company also adopted
Risk Assessment Procedure.

15) RISK MANAGEMENT:

The Company has in place a risk management framework which identifies and evaluates
business risks and opportunities. The Company recognizes that these risks need to be managed
and mitigated to protect the interest of the shareholders and stakeholders to achieve business
objectives and enable sustainable growth. The risk management framework is aimed at
effectively mitigating the Company's various business and operational risks, through strategic
actions Risk management is embedded in our critical business activities, functions and
processes. The risks are reviewed for the change in the nature and extent of the major risks
identified since the last assessment It also provides control measures for risk and future action
plans.

16) DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMAN AT
WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of
the Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013.

Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) have been set up to redress complaints received
regarding sexual harassment and the Company has complied with provisions relating to the
constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under The Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. All employees (permanent,
contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this Policy.

The following is a summary of Sexual Harassment complaints received and addressed during
the year:

Particulars

Number

No. of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year;

0

No. of Complaints disposed off during the year;

0

No. of cases pending for more than ninety days

0

17) ADHERENCE TO PROVISIONS OF THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961:

The Company has complied with the applicable provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961,
including those relating to maternity leave, benefits, and safeguards for female employees. The
Company remains committed to promoting the health, wellbeing, and rights of its women
employees, and ensures strict adherence to all statutory requirements under the Act.

18) AUDITORS & REPORTS:

I. Statutory Auditors of the Company and their observations on accounts for the
year ended 31st March, 2025:

Under Section 139(2) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, it is
mandatory to rotate the statutory auditors on completion of two terms of five
consecutive years and each such term would require approval of the shareholders.

Your Board recommended M/s DGMS & Co, Chartered Accountants appointed as
Statutory Auditors from the conclusion of the 16th Annual general Meeting till the
conclusion of the 21th Annual General Meeting of the Company i.e. for a period of 5
years.

Further, there are no observations / qualifications / disclaimers made by the M/s DGMS
& Co, Chartered Accountants, in their report for the Financial Year ended 31st March
2025 Further, the Notes to the Accounts referred to in Auditors Report are self¬
explanatory and does not call for any comment.

II. Cost Auditors of the Company:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, the
Company is not required to maintain Cost Records under said Rules Since, the
Company is not required to maintain cost records; the question of audit of such records
does not arise.

III. Secretarial Auditors of the Company:

Provisions of Section 204 read with Section 134 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013,
mandates to obtain Secretarial Audit Report from Practicing Company Secretary in the
Board Meeting held on 07th September, 2024, M/s Aabid & Co., Practicing Company
Secretaries had been appointed to issue Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year
2024-25.

Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s Aabid & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries
in Form MR-3 for the Financial Year 2024-25 is hereto marked and annexed as
Annexure - III with this report and is forming part of the Board's Report.

In compliance with Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations and Section 204
of the Act, the Board at its meeting held on 06th September, 2025, based on
recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approved the appointment of M/s Aabid
& Co, Company Secretaries, a peer reviewed firm as Secretarial Auditors of the
Company for a term of five consecutive years commencing from FY 2025-26 till FY
2029-30, subject to approval of the Members at the ensuing AGM.

19) REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY STATUTORY AUDITORS UNDER SECTION 143 (12):

There were no incidences of reporting of frauds by Statutory Auditors of the Company under
Section 143 (12) of the Act read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

20) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN
EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:

The nature of the activities of the Company is such that the disclosure in respect of Conservation
of energy and Technology Absorption pursuant to Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014
is not applicable and the Company does not have any foreign exchange earnings and outgo
during the financial year under review.

21) EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The Annual Return of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 in Form
MGT-7 as required under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is available on the
Company’s website and can be accessed at
www.octaware .com

22) PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

Details as required under Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is hereto marked and annexed as
Annexure - IV with this report and is forming part of the Board's Report.

The Company's remuneration policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other
employees represents the overarching approach of the Company and is directed towards
rewarding performance based on review of achievements periodically.

23) MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report, in terms of Regulation 34 (2) (e) Securities and
Exchange Board of India (listing obligations and disclosure requirements) regulations, 2015 is
hereto marked and annexed as Annexure - V with this report and is forming part of the Board's
Report.

24) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

As per Regulation 15 (2) (a) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the compliance with the Corporate
Governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17 to 27 and clauses(b) to (i) of sub¬
regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C , D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the
Company because the paid up equity share capital of the Company is less than Rs 10 Crore and
net worth of the Company is less than Rs 25 Crore as on the last day of previous financial year
and the company is also listed on SME platform.

25) MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL
POSITION BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND DATE OF THE
REPORT:

There have been no material changes and commitments which can affect the Financial Position
of the Company occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company and date of
this report.

26) OTHER DISCLOSURE:

I. Listing of shares of the Company:

Originally, the company was listed in April 2017 at Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai.
During the year under review, no order was passed by any Regulator(S), Court(S)
Tribunal(S) that could affect the going concern Status of the Company and the Company is
operating in an efficient manner There were no significant / material orders passed by any
regulator or court or tribunal which would impact the going concern status of the company
and its future operations.

II. DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 in relation to the Audited Financial
Statements of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2025 the Board of Directors
hereby confirms that:

a) That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31st
March,2025 the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper
explanation relating to material departures, if any;

b) That such accounting policies as mentioned in the Notes to the Financial Statements
have been selected and applied consistently and judgment and estimates have been
made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for the
year ended on that date;

c) That proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 for
safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities.

d) That the Audited Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

e) Those proper Internal Financial Controls were in place and that the financial controls
were adequate and were operating effectively;

f) Those systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in
place and were adequate and operating effectively.

III. Issue of Sweat Equity Shares:

The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and
hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1) (d) of the Act read with Rule 8
(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.

IV. Employee Stock Option Plan:

The Company has not issued any equity shares under Employees Stock Option Scheme
during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 62(1)
(b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules,
2014 is furnished.

V. Issue of Shares with Differential Voting Rights:

The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information
as per provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies
(Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.

VI. Disclosure Under Section 67(3) of the Companies Act, 2013:

During the year under review, no employees has exercised directly any voting rights under
a scheme pursuant to Section 67 (3) of the Act read with Rule 16 (4) of Companies (Share
Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 The Company has not floated any scheme in which
the Company has given loan to person in employment with a view to enabling them to
purchase or subscribe for fully paid up shares of the Company.

27) DETAILS OF PENDING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEAR ALONG-WITH
THEIR STATUS AS THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR:

The said clause is not applicable.

28) THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF VALUATION DONE AT
TIME OF ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE
TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH
THE REASON THEREOF:

The said clause is not applicable.

29) CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:

Statement in the Board's Report and the Management Discussion & Analysis describing the
company's objectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward looking within the meaning of
applicable Securities Laws and Regulations Actual results may differ materially from those
expressed in the statement.

30) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND APPRECIATION:

Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the assistance and cooperation
received from the Bankers, Central and State Government Departments, customers, vendors,
and other business partners Further, we place on record our appreciation for the contribution
made by our employees at all levels Our consistent growth and success were made possible by
their hard work, cooperation and support Last but not least the Directors place on record their
gratitude to the Investors, Clients and Shareholders of the Company for their support and trust
reposed.

Place: Mumbai For & on behalf of Board of Directors of

Date : 06/09/2025 OCTAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Sd/ Sd/-

Mohammed Aslam Khan Siraj Moinuddin Gunwan

Managing Director Whole-time Director

DIN:00016438 DIN:-02507021


 
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