Dear Shareholders,

The Board of Directors have pleasure in presenting this 33rd Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company ("the Company"), along with the Audited financial statements for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025.

Financial Highlights

The standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, forming part of this Annual Report, have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

(?‚? in Lakhs)

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

During the year under review, the Company has earned a total revenue from operations of Rs. 362.06 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2026, as against Rs 117.84 Lakhs in the previous financial year.

The Company has recorded a profit (PBT) of Rs. 104.16 Lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2026, as compared to profit of Rs.53.67 Lakhs in the previous financial year.

The Profit/ (Loss) after Tax (PAT) for the year ended March 31, 2026, stood at Rs. 79.57 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 38.30 Lakhs in the previous financial year.

Earnings per share (EPS) for the financial year 2025-26 is Rs. 1.59, showing an increase from the previous year's Rs. 0.76.

SHARE CAPITAL

AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL

As on March 31, 2026, The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 5,50,00,000/- (Rupees Five Crore Fifty Lakhs) which comprised with 55,00,000 shares of Rs 10/- each.

The Company's issued share capital structure is as mentioned below:

ISSUED, SUBSCRIBED & PAID-UP CAPITAL

The issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company, as on March 31, 2026 is ?‚? 5,01,01,000 (Rupees Five Crore One Lakh and One Thousand) divided into 50,10,100 (Fifty Lakh Ten Thousand and One Hundred) equity shares of ?‚? 10 each.

During the Fiscal year there was no change in the issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company.

DIVIDEND

The company has not declared any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March 2026.

TRANSFER TO RESERVES

The position of reserves is at the end of financial year ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:

(Amount in Lakhs)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Financial Statements of your Company have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (IND-AS) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Regulation 48 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015) for the financial year 2025-26 as applicable to the Company. The estimates and judgments relating to the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Company's state of affairs, profit and cash flow for the year ended 31st March, 2026.

DEPOSITS

Your Company has not accepted any Deposits during the year in terms of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. No deposits remained unpaid or unclaimed as at the end of the year and there was no default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year.

MATERIAL CHANGES FROM END OF FINANCIAL YEAR TO DATE OF REPORT

There are no material change affecting the financial position of Company which has occurred between the end of financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report other than those disclosed in the Annual report.

CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS

During the period under review, the Company has not changed its nature of business.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

The Company sees its employees as critical to the future and believes that every employee needs to possess apart from competence, capacity and capabilities, sustainable values, current and contemporary which would make them useful and relevant and competitive in managing the change constructively for overall growth of the organization. To this end the company's approach and efforts are directed towards creating a congenial work atmosphere for individual growth, creativity and greater dedicated participation in organizational development. The Company believes that the success of an organization largely depends on the quality of its workforce. Employee relations remained cordial and peaceful throughout the year.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

The Company does not have any subsidiary companies. Hence, Your Company is not required to present the consolidated financial statement as per the requirement of the provision of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013.

PROGRAMME FOR FAMILIARISATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

The details of programme for familiarization of independent directors of the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters are put up on the website of the Company's website.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND COMPANY SECRETARY

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Atul Kumar Jain, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Ritu Company Secretary were formalized as the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. However, Ms. Ritu tendered her resignation on 31st January 2026, and Mr. Suraj Pratap was appointed as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer from 30th April 206 onwards. Mr. Suraj Pratap also resigned from the said position w.e.f 17th July 2026.

EFFICIENT INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY

Adequate internal controls have been laid down by the Company to safeguard and protect its assets as well as to improve the overall productivity of its operations. All the transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported to the management. The Company is following all the applicable Accounting Standards for properly maintaining the books of accounts and reporting financial statements. The detailed process of review not only ensures reliability of control systems and legal compliances with applicable legislation, defined policies and processes but also reviews efficiency of systems and ensures safeguarding of tangible and intangible assets.

AUDITORS AND THEIR REPORTS

1. STATUTORY AUDITORS

M/s Jain Akshay & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 040168N) is the Statutory Auditor of the Company to hold office for period of 5 (Five) years from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held in the year 2025 till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2030.

AUDITORS' REPORT

The Auditors' report on the financial statement for the financial year 2025-26 is self-explanatory.

2. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR

Based on the recommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors noted and accepted the resignation of M/s. C Gaur & Associates, Company Secretaries dated 11.11.2025. The Board also placed on record its appreciation to outgoing Secretarial Auditors for their contribution to the Company.

Consequent to the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of M/s. C Gaur & Associates, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed M/s. Akash & Co., Company Secretaries in Practice, as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company to fill the said casual vacancy, with effect from November 11, 2025, in accordance with the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder.

Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has recommended the appointment of M/s. Akash & Co., Company Secretaries in Practice, as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five consecutive financial years, commencing from Financial Year 2026-27 and ending with Financial Year 2030-31, subject to the approval of the Members at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company.

The Company has received the necessary consent and eligibility certificate from M/s. Akash & Co. confirming their eligibility for appointment as Secretarial Auditors of the Company in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure II to this Report.

Management Reply

Company will take necessary steps required for complying all above stated matters in the coming year.

DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

i) Retirement by Rotation:

Pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, one-third of such of the Directors as are liable to retire by rotation, shall retire every year and, if eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment at every AGM.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Ashish Jain (DIN: 02196387), Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself to be re-appointed as Director of the Company.

The Board recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Ashish Jain (DIN: 02196387) as Director of the Company liable to retire by rotation. Brief profile of the directors seeking appointment/re-appointment and other details has been given in the notice of the ensuing AGM as Annexure I .

ii) Appointment & Resignation of Directors:

During the year under review it has been observed that there has been changes in the composition of the Board of Directors.

Appointments:

Ms. Payal Agarwal (DIN: 06997160) and Mr. Prashant Kumar Jha (DIN: 11276931) were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company by the Board w.e.f. 3rd September, 2025

Resignation:

Mr. Deepak Kumar Gangwani (DIN: 00761956) tendered his resignation from the office of the Whole Tim Director of the Company w.e.f. 6th September, 2025.

Mr. Mukesh Dudhoria (DIN: 10749468) and Ms. Gunjan Chawl (DIN: 10426124) tendered their resignation from the office of the Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 9th September, 2025.

Mr. Rajender Agarwal (DIN: 00850468) tendered his resignation from the office of the Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 11th November 2025.

None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified as per section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder or any other provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The Directors have also made necessary disclosures to the extent as required under provisions of section 184(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. All members of the Board of Directors and senior management personnel affirmed compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct policy for the FY 2024-25.

None of the Director of the Company is serving as a Whole-Time Director in any other Listed Company and the number of their directorship is within the limits laid down under section 165 of the Companies Act, 2013.

iii) Changes in Key Managerial Personnel

During the period under review and subsequent to the end of the Financial Year 2025-26, the following changes took place in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

Ms. Niti Taheem, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, resigned from the said position w.e.f. 30th June 2025, and Ms. Ritu was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 1st July 2025.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Baid, Chief Financial Officer, was removed from the said position w.e.f. 3rd September 2025, and Mr. Ashish Jain was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 3rd September 2025. Mr. Ashish Jain subsequently resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 11th November, 2025, and Mr. Atul Jain was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 11th November2025.

Ms. Ritu, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, resigned from the said position w.e.f. 31st January, 2026.

Subsequent Changes in KMP:

Subsequent to the end of the Financial Year 2025-26, Mr. Suraj Pratap was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 30th April, 2026. He subsequently resigned from the said position w.e.f. 17th July, 2026.

iv) Disclosure by Directors

The Directors on the Board have submitted notice of interest under Section 184(1) i.e. in Form MBP-1, intimation under Section 164(2) i.e. in Form DIR 8 and declaration as to compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company.

v) Declaration by Independent Directors:

The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that:

a) they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015; and

b) they have registered their names in the Independent Directors' Data bank pursuant to Sub- rule (1) and (2) of Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 and amendments thereto.

BOARD EVALUATION

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees and individual Directors, including Chairman of the Board. The performance evaluation of all the Directors was carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The performance evaluation of the Board as a Whole and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Director While evaluating the performance and effectiveness of the Board, various aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the composition and quality of the Board, time devoted by the Board to Company's long-term strategic issues, quality and transparency of Board discussions, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance were taken into consideration. Committee performance was evaluated on the basis of their effectiveness in carrying out respective mandates. A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of Directors, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution to Board deliberations, independence of judgments, safeguarding the interest of the Company and focus on creation of shareholders value, ability to guide the Company in key matters, attendance at meetings, etc. The Executive Directors were evaluated on parameters such as strategy implementation, leadership skills, quality, quantity and timeliness of the information flow to the Board.

The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

EFFICIENT INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY

Adequate internal controls have been laid down by the Company to safeguard and protect its assets as well as to improve the overall productivity of its operations. All the transactions are properly authorized, recorded and reported to the management. The Company is following applicable Accounting Standards and Policies for properly maintaining the books of accounts and reporting financial statements. The detailed process of review not only ensures reliability of control systems and legal compliances with applicable legislation, defined policies and processes but also reviews efficiency of systems and ensures safeguarding of tangible and intangible assets.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

The provision of the Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable on the Company.

NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY

The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and their remuneration as required under Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination & Remuneration Policy of the Company is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure III to this Board Report.

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, is annexed as Annexure IV to this Board Report.

RISK MANAGEMENT

In accordance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, your Company has framed a "Risk Management Policy" to identify risks associated with the Company, assess its impact and take appropriate corrective steps to minimize the risks which may threaten the existence of the company. Compliance management has been significantly strengthened by the deployment of an integrated compliance management and governance framework.

The Company constantly reviews its exposure to various types of risk. The Company has in place adequate systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory matters reviews the same on a periodic basis and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary.

DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

The Board of Directors acknowledges the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Section 134(3) (c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2026 and state that:

p. In the preparation of the annual statements for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2026, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any; q. The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; r. The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; s. The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; t. proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financials control were adequate and were operating effectively; and u. Systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

Based on the internal financial control framework, audit procedure and compliance system as established and maintained by the Company, the Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year 2025-26.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

During the year under review no employee is covered as per rules 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, therefore no statement is required be given showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules are not applicable.

PARTICULARS OF REMUNERATION

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014

i) The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year 2025-26:

(Amount in Lakhs)

No sitting fee was paid to any of the Directors for attending Board Meeting/Committee Meetings.

Note:

i. No sitting fee had been paid to any director during the financial year 2025-26. ii. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year 2025- 26: 34.18 iii. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of company: 9 iv. Average percentiles increase already made in the salaries of the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:

During the financial year 2025-26, the remuneration of managerial personnel increased in line with their roles, responsibilities and performance. The remuneration paid to Mr. Prem Kumar Jain increased from ?‚?3.31 lakh in FY 2024-25 to ?‚?6.36 lakh in FY 2025-26, while the remuneration paid to Mr. Atul Jain increased from ?‚?2.60 lakh to ?‚?4.26 lakh during the same period.

The average percentage increase in the remuneration of managerial personnel was higher than the overall increase in the remuneration of employees other than managerial personnel. The increase in managerial remuneration was primarily attributable to the responsibilities and contribution of the managerial personnel towards the affairs and performance of the Company. There were no exceptional circumstances warranting any extraordinary increase in managerial remuneration during the year.

v. The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration availed by the Directors:

No parameter for any variable component of remuneration has been availed by the Directors

vi. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:

It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company.

LISTING ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE

The Company's shares are listed with BSE Limited.

PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES

All transactions entered with related parties during the FY 2025-26 were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business except prescribed in Annexure V falling under the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. Related Party defined in section 2(76) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 23 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Accordingly, disclosure in Form AOC-2 is annexed herewith in Annexure V.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

The Committees of the Board focus on certain specific areas and make informed decisions in line with the delegated authority. The following substantive Committees constituted by the Board function according to their respective roles and defined scope:

?‚? Audit Committee

?‚? Nomination and Remuneration Committee

?‚? Stakeholder Relationship Committee

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING

In terms of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, your Company has already adopted the Code of Conduct to regulate. Monitor and report trading by designated persons towards prevention of Insider Trading. Further, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 8 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company has duly approved and adopted the code of practices and procedure for fair disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information and formulated the code of conduct of the Company.

The code is applicable to Directors, Employees, Designated Person and other connected persons of the Company. The aforesaid code of conduct for prevention of Insider Trading is duly placed on the website of the Company at www.gdlleasing.com . Pursuant to the Internal Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading as framed by the Company under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (as amended), the trading window closure(s) are intimated in advance to all the designated person and during the said period, the Board of Directors and concerned persons are not permitted to trade in the securities of the Company.

DISCLOSURES AS PER APPLICABLE ACT, LISTING AGREEMENT/ SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015:

A) EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the copy of Annual Report in form MGT-7 is available at the official website of the Company www.gdlleasing.com .

B) COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors has an optimum combination of Executive, Non-Executive Independent Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The composition of the Board of Directors of the Company as on 31st March, 2026 is as under:

C) BOARD MEETING

The Board of the Company regularly meets to discuss various Business opportunities. Additional Board meetings are called & convened, as and when required, to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies and other businesses.

During the financial year ended March 31, 2026, 10 meetings of the Board of Directors were held as against the statutory minimum requirement of 4 times.

Pursuant to Section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013, the time gap between the two consecutive Board Meetings was not be more than 120 days.

a) GENERAL MEETINGS

During the year under review, the following General Meetings were held, the details of which are given as under:

b) AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Board has constituted the Audit Committee under the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The representative(s) of Statutory Auditors are permanent invitees of Audit committee meetings.

Recommendations of Audit Committee wherever/whenever given have been considered and accepted by the Board.

The Audit Committee comprises of Three (3) Members as on 31st March, 2026.

During the financial year under review, 5 (Five) Audit Committee Meetings were held. The details of Meetings are as below:

c) COMPOSITION OF NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

The Board has constituted the Nomination & Remuneration Committee under the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Nomination and Remuneration Committee meetings are generally held for identifying the persons who are qualified to become Directors and may be appointed in senior management and recommending their appointments and removal.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of Three (3) Members as on 31st March, 2026.

During the financial year under review, 2 (Two) Meetings of Nomination and Remuneration Committee were held. The details of meetings are as follows:

d) COMPOSITION OF STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE

The Board has constituted the Stakeholders & Relationship Committee under the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The Stakeholder Relationship Committee comprises of Three (3) Members as on 31st March, 2026.

One Stakeholder Relationship Committee Meetings was held on 12.02.2026.

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

The Company strongly follows the conduct of its affairs in a fair and transparent manner by adoption of high standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior and accordingly, pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, your Company has framed its Whistle Blower Policy to enable all the employees and the directors to report any violation of the Code of Ethics as stipulated in the said policy. By virtue of Whistle Blower Policy, the directors and employees of the Company are encouraged to escalate to the level of the Audit Committee any issue of concerns impacting and compromising with the interest of the Company and its stakeholders in any way. The Company is committed to adhere to highest possible standards of ethical, moral and legal business conduct and to open communication and to provide necessary safeguards for protection of Directors or employees or any other person who avails the mechanism from reprisals or victimization, for whistle blowing in good faith.

D) DISCLOSURE AS PER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at workplace and during the year under review, your Board has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee to consider and redress complaints of sexual harassment & also adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder.

During the financial year 2025-26, no complaints with allegation of sexual harassment were filed with the company.

E) PATICULARS OF LOANS GIVEN, INVESTMENT MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND SECURITY PROVIDED

Pursuant to Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 the details of the loan given, guarantees on securities provided and investments made by the company during the financial year under review, have been disclosed in the financial statements.

F) THINK GREEN, GO GREEN' INITIATIVE

The Companies Act, 2013 permits companies to send documents like Notice of Annual General Meeting, Annual Report and other documents through electronic means to its members at their registered email addresses, besides sending the same in physical form.

As a responsible Corporate Citizen, the Company has actively supported the implementation of 'Green Initiative' of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and effected electronic delivery of Notices and Annual Reports to those shareholders whose email ids were already registered with the respective Depository Participants (DPs) and who have not opted for receiving such documents in physical form.

Members, who have not registered their e-mail addresses so far, are requested to register their e-mail address with the Registrar and Share Transfer agent (R&TA) of the Company/Depository participant (DP) of respective member and take part in the Green Initiative of the Company, for receiving electronic communications and support the "THINK GREEN, GO GREEN" initiative.

Further, pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Company is providing e-voting facility to all members to enable them to cast their votes electronically in respect of resolutions set forth in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM). The detailed instructions for e-voting are provided in the Notice of AGM.

G) COST RECORDS

The provisions of Section 148 are not applicable on the Company. Consequently, the company is not liable to maintain such cost records.

H) INTERNAL COMPLAINT COMMITTEE

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.

I) DISCLOSURE RELATING TO MATERIAL VARIATION

As per Regulation 32(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, there is no significant material variances noted in the Company.

J) SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-I, SS-II and SS-III relating to 'Meetings of the Board of Directors', 'General Meetings' and 'Dividend' respectively to the extent as applicable have been duly followed by the Company.

K) TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND

During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount in Investor Education and Protection Fund.

L) WEBSITE

Your Company has its fully functional website www.gdlleasing.com which has been designed to exhibit all the relevant details about the Company. The site carries a comprehensive database of information of the Company including the Financial Results of your Company, Shareholding Pattern, details of Board Committees, Corporate Policies/ Codes, business activities and current affairs of your Company. All the mandatory information and disclosures as per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, Companies Rules, 2014 and as per Regulation 46 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and also the non-mandatory information of Investors' interest / knowledge has been duly presented on the website of the Company.

M) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

By virtue of Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015):- Regulation 27 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 shall be applicable those companies having paid up equity share capital exceeding ?‚?10 crore or Net Worth exceeding ?‚? 25 crore, as on the last day of the previous financial year. The paid up share capital and net worth of your Company do not come under the purview of applicability of Regulation 27 of Listing Regulations i.e. Corporate Governance. Therefore, separate report of corporate governance is not attached herewith.

Inspite of above exemption, Your Company adopts best practices for corporate governance, disclosure standard and enhanced shareholder value while protecting the interest of all other stakeholders including clients, its employee. This has enabled your Company to earn the trust and goodwill of its investors, business partners, employees and the communities in which it operates.

The certification by CFO as per regulation 15(2)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is attached and marked as Annexure ?€“'C'.

N) GENERAL

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:

a. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013. b. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. c. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme. d. The Managing Directors of the Company did not receive any remuneration or commission from subsidiary. e. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future. f. During the year under review, no Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process/ proceedings were initiated by / against the company under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO

Information required to be given pursuant to section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and forming part of the Director's report for the year ended 31st March, 2026 are given below :

a) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION

The Company accords great importance to conservation of energy. The Company has taken several steps towards this end through:-

a. Close monitoring of consumption of electricity, LPG, diesel and water. b. Optimization of conservation of electricity, LPG, diesel and water by reducing process cycle time, process modification and also by equipment modification/replacement/retrofitting. c. Achieving power factor standards nearing unity. d. Usage of renewable energy.

The Company has been taking energy saving measures viz., Use of energy saver electrical equipments, CFL fittings are provided inside the building for common area lighting in the projects of the Company, Efficient ventilation system in offices and the projects of the Company.

Moreover, your company emphasis towards a safe and clean environment and continue to adhere to all regulatory requirements and guidelines.

b) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Your company has not undertaken any research and development work during the year 2024- 25. However, in order to minimize its cost and increase the quality of its projects, your Company is trying to maintain highest standard of quality.

c) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

Details of Foreign Exchange, earnings and Outgo are given as below: -

APPRECIATION

Directors wish to place on record their deep thanks and gratitude to;

a) The Central and State Government as well as their respective Departments and Development Authorities connected with the business of the Company, Banker of the Company, as well as other Institutions for their co-operation and continued support. b) The Shareholders for the trust and confidence reposed and to the Customers for their valued patronage. c) The Board also takes this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the efforts put in by the officers and employees at all levels in achieving the results and hopes that they would continue their sincere and dedicated Endeavour towards attainment of better working results during the current year. d) The customers, business associates and banker for their continued support during the financial year.