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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (Scrip Code: DRREDDY-EQ)
BSE Limited (Scrip Code: 500124)
New York Stock Exchange Inc. (Stock Code: RDY)
NSE IFSC Ltd (Stock Code: DRREDDY)
Sub: Submission of Postal Ballot Notice
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and in furtherance to our communication dated September 19, 2023, please find enclosed
the Postal Ballot Notice for seeking approval of members, to approve the appointment of Dr. Alpna Hansraj Seth (DIN: 01183914), as an
Independent Director of the Company, effective from September 19, 2023 in terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, by way of special
resolution through voting by electronic means (remote e-voting).
In accordance with the General Circulars issued by
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA Circulars'), the Postal Ballot Notice indicating, inter alia, the process and
manner of remote e-voting, is being sent only through electronic mode to the members whose names appear on the Register of Members/ List
of Beneficial Owners as on October 6, 2023 ("cut-off date") received from the Depositories and whose e-mail addresses are
registered with the Company/ Company's Registrar and Transfer Agent/ Depositories.
The Company has engaged the services of NSDL for the
purpose of providing e-voting facility to its members. The remote e-voting period commences on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (9:00 a.m. IST)
and ends on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (5:00 p.m. IST). The voting results of the postal ballot shall be declared on or before November
This Postal Ballot Notice is also available on the
Company's website www.drreddys.com and on the website of NSDL www.evoting.nsdl.com
This is for your information and records.
For Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
| K Randhir Singh |
| Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Head-CSR |
Postal Ballot Notice
Pursuant to Section 110 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and the Circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
| Commencement of e-voting on | Conclusion of e-voting on |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (IST) | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (IST) |
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions
of Section 110 read with Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), read with Rule 22
and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules"), and other
applicable provisions of the Act, rules, circulars and notifications thereunder, as amended from time to time, General Circular Nos. 14/2020
dated April 8, 2020 and 17/2020 dated April 13, 2020 read with other relevant circulars, including General Circular Nos. 11/2022 dated
December 28, 2022 and 9/2023 dated September 25, 2023, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "MCA Circulars"), and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India ("SS-2") and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s)
thereof, for the time being in force), that the resolution appended below is proposed for the approval of appointment of Dr. Alpna Hansraj
Seth (DIN: 01183914) as an Independent Director, be passed by the members of the Company (as on the Cut-off Date), through postal ballot
(the "Postal Ballot") only by way of voting through electronic means (remote e-voting). An Explanatory Statement pertaining
to the said resolution setting out the material facts and the reasons/ rationale thereof form part of this Postal Ballot Notice ("the
Notice" or "the Postal Ballot Notice").
The Company has engaged the services of National
Securities Depository Limited ("NSDL") for the purpose of providing e-voting facility (remote e-voting) to all its members,
pursuant to Section 108 of the Act read with Rule 20 of the Rules, as amended, and Regulation 44 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") and aforementioned MCA Circulars. In accordance with
the MCA Circulars, the Notice indicating, inter alia, the process and manner of remote e-voting, is being sent only through electronic
mode to the members whose names appear on the Register of Members/ List of Beneficial Owners as on Friday, October 6, 2023 ("cut-off
date") received from the Depositories and whose e-mail addresses are registered with the Company/ Depositories. Accordingly, the
Company is pleased to provide remote e-voting facility to all its members to cast their votes electronically. The manner of voting on
the proposed resolution is restricted only to e-voting i.e., by casting votes electronically instead of submitting postal ballot forms.
The detailed instructions for e-voting are given in the Notes under the section Procedure for e-voting'.
The Board of the Company has appointed Mrs. Kanchan
Sharma (Membership No. A44664 and COP No. 25913), Partner, failing her, Mr. Atul Mehta (Membership No. F5782 and COP No. 2486), Partner,
M/s Mehta & Mehta, Company Secretaries, as the Scrutinizer for conducting the postal ballot through the remote e-voting process in
a fair and transparent manner. They have communicated their willingness to act as the Scrutinizer and will be available for the said purpose.
The Scrutinizer will submit Scrutinizer's
report to the Chairman of the Company or any person authorized by him, after completion of the scrutiny of the votes cast electronically.
The result of the postal ballot through e-voting process shall be announced at the Registered Office of the Company. The result along
with the Scrutinizer's report would be displayed at the Registered Office of the Company, and will be intimated to NSDL and Stock
Exchanges where the Company's securities are listed and displayed on the Company's website www.drreddys.com along with the Scrutinizer's
RESOLUTION THROUGH POSTAL BALLOT
To approve the appointment of Dr. Alpna Hansraj
Seth (DIN: 01183914), as an Independent Director of the Company, in terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013
To consider and, if thought fit, to give assent/
dissent to the following resolution, as a Special Resolution:
"RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 149, 150, 152, 161 read with Schedule IV and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"), together
with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment thereof,
for the time being in force), and Regulations 17(1C), 25(2A) and other applicable provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations"), as amended from time to
time, and Articles of Association of the Company, and approval and recommendation of the Nomination, Governance and Compensation Committee
and that of the Board of Directors, Dr. Alpna Hansraj Seth (DIN: 01183914), appointed as an Additional Director of the Company, categorised
as Independent, with effect from September 19, 2023, in terms of Section 161 of the Act, who meets the criteria for independence under
Section 149(6) of the Act and the Rules made thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and in respect of whom
the Company has received notice in writing under Section 160 of the Act, from a member proposing her as a Director, be and is hereby appointed
as an Independent Director of the Company, for a term of five consecutive years effective from September 19, 2023 till September 18, 2028,
and that she shall not be liable to retire by rotation;
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors
of the Company be and are hereby authorised to do and perform all such acts, deeds, matters and things, as may be considered necessary,
desirable or expedient to give effect to this resolution."
| Registered Office | |
| 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, | By order of the Board of Directors |
| Hyderabad, Telangana- 500034, India | For Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited |
| CIN: L85195TG1984PLC004507 | |
| Tel-91-40-49002900, Fax-91-40-49002999 | Sd/- |
| Email: shares@drreddys.com | K Randhir Singh |
| Website: www.drreddys.com | Company Secretary, Compliance Officer |
| Place : Hyderabad | and Head-CSR |
| Date : October 12, 2023 | Membership No. F6621 |
PROCEDURE FOR E-VOTING':
| EVEN | Commencement of e-voting | Conclusion of e-voting |
| 126946 | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (IST) | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (IST) |
E-voting will not be allowed beyond
the aforesaid date and time and the e-voting module shall be forthwith disabled by NSDL upon expiry of the aforesaid period.
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO E-VOTING:
Once the Shareholder has exercised the vote, whether
partially or otherwise, the Shareholder shall not be allowed to change it subsequently or cast the vote again.
In terms of SEBI circular dated December 9, 2020,
on e-voting facility provided by Listed Companies, Individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed to vote through
their demat account maintained with Depositories and Depository Participants. Shareholders are advised to update their mobile number and
email id in their demat accounts in order to access e-voting facility.
Login method for Individual shareholders holding
securities in demat mode is given below:
| Type of shareholders | Login Method |
| Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with NSDL. | A. NSDL IDeAS facility If you are registered, follow the following steps: 1. Visit the e-Services website of NSDL viz. https://eservices.nsdl.com either on a personal computer or on a mobile. 2. On the e-Services home page click on the " Beneficial Owner" icon under "Login" which is available under IdeAS' section 3. A new screen will open. You will now have to enter your existing User ID and Password. After successful authentication, you will be able to see e-voting services. 4. Click on "Access to e-voting" under e-voting services and you will be able to see e-voting page. 5. Click on company name or e-voting service provider i.e. NSDL and you will be re-directed to NSDL e-voting website of NSDL for casting your vote during the remote e-voting period. If you are not registered for IDeAS e-Services follow the following steps: 1. Option to register is available at https://eservices.nsdl.com. 2. Select "Register Online for IDeAS Portal" or click at https://eservices.nsdl.com/SecureWeb/IdeasDirectReg.jsp 3. Please follow steps given in points 1-5 above B. E-voting website of NSDL 1. Open web browser by typing the following URL: https://www.evoting.nsdl.com / either on a personal computer or on a mobile. 2. Once the home page of e-voting system is launched, click on the icon "Login" which is available under Shareholder/Member' section. 3. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID (i.e. your sixteen digit demat account number held with NSDL), Password/OTP and a Verification Code as shown on the screen. 4. After successful authentication, you will be redirected to NSDL site wherein you can see e-voting page. Click on company name or e-voting service provider i.e. NSDL and you will be redirected to e-voting website of NSDL for casting your vote during the remote e-voting period. 5. Shareholders/Members can also download NSDL Mobile App "NSDL Speede" facility by scanning the QR code mentioned below for seamless voting experience |
| Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with CDSL | 1. Existing users who have opted for CDSL Easi / Easiest facility, can login through their user id and password. Option will be made available to reach e-voting page without any further authentication. The URL for users to login to Easi/ Easiest are https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasi/home/login or www.cdslindia.com and click on login icon & New System Myeasi Tab and then use your existing my Easi username & paasword.. 2. After successful login of Easi/Easiest the user will be also able to see the e-voting menu for eligible companies where the e-voting is in progress as per information provided by the company The menu will have links of e-voting service provider i.e. NSDL. Click on NSDL to cast your vote. Additionally, there is also links provided to access the system of all e-Voting service providers, so that the user can visit the e-Voting service provider's website directly. 3. If the user is not registered for Easi/Easiest, option to register is available at https://web.cdslindia.com/myeasi/Registration/EasiRegistration 4. Alternatively, the user can directly access e-voting page by providing demat account number and PAN No. from a link in www.cdslindia.com home page. The system will authenticate the user by sending OTP on registered mobile & email as recorded in the Demat Account. After successful authentication, user will be provided links for the respective e-voting service provider i.e. NSDL where the e-voting is in progress and also able to directly access the system of all e-Voting Service Providers.. |
| Individual Shareholders (holding securities in demat mode) login through their depository participants | 1. You can also login using the login credentials of your demat account through your Depository Participant registered with NSDL/CDSL for e-voting facility. 2. Upon logging in, you will be able to see e-voting option. Click on e-voting option, you will be redirected to NSDL/CDSL Depository site after successful authentication, wherein you can see e-voting feature. 3. Click on company name or e-voting service provider i.e. NSDL and you will be redirected to e-voting website of NSDL for casting your vote during the remote e-voting period. |
Important note: Members who are unable
to retrieve User ID/ Password are advised to use Forgot User ID and Forgot Password option available at abovementioned website.
Helpdesk for Individual Shareholders holding
securities in demat mode for any technical issues related to login through Depository i.e. NSDL and CDSL are as under:
| Login type | Helpdesk details |
| Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with NSDL | Members facing any technical issue in login can contact NSDL helpdesk by sending a request at evoting@nsdl.co.in or call at +91-22-48867000 and +91-22-24997000 |
| Individual Shareholders holding securities in demat mode with CDSL | Members facing any technical issue in login can contact CDSL helpdesk by sending a request at helpdesk.evoting@cdslindia.com or contact at toll free no. 1800 22 55 33 |