Your Directors’ have immense pleasure in presenting the 12th Annual Report of your Company together with the audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
1. Financial Highlights
' Million
Particulars Financial Financial
year ended year ended
March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024
Revenue from operations
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22,550
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17,538
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Other income
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502
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353
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Total income
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23,052
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17,891
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Operating expenditure
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28,359
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24,385
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Loss before finance costs, depreciation & amortisation, exceptional item and tax
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(5,307)
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(6,494)
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Finance costs
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1,106
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890
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Depreciation and amortization expenses
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1,710
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1,467
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Loss before exceptional items and tax
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(8,123)
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(8,851)
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Exceptional items
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0
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1,746
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Loss before tax
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(8,123)
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(10,597)
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Tax expense
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0
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0
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Loss for the year
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(8,123)
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(10,597)
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Review of operations
During the year, the total income of your Company increased to ' 23,052 million as compared to ' 17,891 million in the previous year, registering a growth of 29%. The loss for the year was ' 8,123 million as compared to ' 10,597 million ir the previous year registering an improvement of 23%.
The operating and financial performance of your Company has been covered in the Management Discussion anc Analysis Report which forms part of the Annual Report.
2. Dividend
In view of the losses for the financial year, no dividend is recommended as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the Act”), and the Rules framed thereunder. The Dividend Distribution Policy as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”) is available on the Company’s website on https://media.atherenergy. com/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
The Company has not declared any dividend in the past and hence there is no unclaimed amount required to be transferred to investor education and protection fund.
3. Transfer to Reserves
During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount to reserves.
4. State of Company’s Affairs
During the year, your Company sold 155,394 units of electric scooters as compared to 109,577 units in the previous year, registering a significant growth of around 42% YoY. The Company’s electric scooters had excellent traction amongst the premium scooter buyers with 65,093 of the total units sold being vehicles with top end features.
During the year, the Company changed its status from a private to a public limited company w.e.f. August 27, 2024. It also embarked on a historic journey of initial public offering of its equity shares aggregating to ' 29,808 million, comprising of issue of fresh equity shares aggregating ' 26,260 million as well as offer for sale by certain existing shareholders aggregating ' 3,548 million (“IPO”). We are pleased to inform that your Company’s equity shares were successfully listed on May 6, 2025 at the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
5. Share Capital and Debentures
A. Share Capital
a. Authorized Share Capital
The Company at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on June 21, 2024 vide ordinary resolution increased the authorised share capital of the Company from ' 9,365,778 to ' 500,000,000.
Further, the Company at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on September 05, 2024 vide ordinary resolution increased the authorised share capital of the Company from ' 500,000,000 to ' 1,000,000,000.
b. Issued, Subscribed and Paid-Up Share Capital
The issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 is ' 290,643,469 divided into 290,643,469 equity shares of ' 1/- each.
Details of issuance of equity shares and compulsory convertible preference shares by the Company during the financial year under review are given hereunder:
On June 21, 2024, the Company subdivided 3,530 equity shares of ' 37 each to 130,610 equity shares of ' 1 each.
On June 22, 2024, the Company issued 29,658,520 Bonus equity shares of ' 1 each to equity shareholders.
On July 04, 2024, 907,236 equity shares of ' 1 each were issued on exercise of stock options pursuant to the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
On July 09, 2024, the Company allotted 74,148 Series F CCPS of ' 1 each which were converted into equity shares on February 25, 2025.
On September 04, 2024, the Company allotted 16,528,925 Series G CCPS of ' 10 each which were converted into equity shares on March 08, 2025.
On February 25, 2025, 19,352,628 equity shares of ' 1 each were issued pursuant to conversion of Series F compulsory convertible preference shares.
On March 08, 2025, 240,483,445 equity shares of ' 1 each were issued pursuant to conversion of outstanding compulsory convertible preference shares.
During the financial year under review, the Company has neither issued the equity shares with differential voting rights nor issued sweat equity shares in terms of the Companies Act, 2013.
B. Debentures
On April 28, 2024, the Company allotted 5,000 Series C unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 100,000 per NCD to Alteria Capital Fund II - Scheme I and Alteria Capital Fund III - Scheme A.
On May 04, 2024, the Company allotted 6,000 Series C1 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 100,000 per NCD to InnoVen Capital India Fund.
On May 30, 2024, the Company allotted 10,000 Series C3 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 1,00,000 per NCD to Stride Ventures Debt Fund II.
On June 13, 2024, the Company allotted 10,000 Series C3 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 1,00,000 per NCD to Stride Ventures Debt Fund 3.
On July 24, 2024, the Company allotted 6,000 Series D1 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 1,00,000 per NCD to InnoVen Capital India Fund.
On November 19, 2024, the Company allotted
2.000 Series D2 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 1,00,000 per NCD to InnoVen Capital India Fund.
On February 05, 2025, the Company allotted
2.000 Series D3 unlisted, secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) of face value of ' 1,00,000 per NCD to InnoVen Capital India Fund.
6. Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures & Associate Companies
The Company does not have any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or associate companies. Hence, a separate section on the performance and financial position under the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is not applicable to the Company.
The Company’s Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries is available on the website at https://media.atherenergy.com/Policy-for- determining-Material-Subsidiaries.pdf
7. Management Discussion and Analysis
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under the Listing Regulations, is presented in a separate section, forming part of the Annual Report.
8. Material Changes Affecting the Financial Position of the Company
On May 06, 2025, the equity shares of your Company got listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited, post successful Initial Public Offering of 92,867,945 equity shares having face value of ' 1/- each (“Equity Shares”) at an Offer Price of ' 321/- per equity share, including premium of ' 320/- per equity share aggregating to ' 29,808 million, comprising of Fresh issue of 81,816,199 equity shares and an offer for sale of 11,051,746 equity shares by certain existing equity shareholders of the Company. A discount of ' 30/- per equity share was offered to Eligible Employees bidding in the Employees Reservation Portion.
There are no other material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company that has occurred since the end of the financial year till the date of this report.
9. Change in the Nature of Business, if any.
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
10. Internal Financial Controls and Internal Audit
The Company has an adequate system of internal controls commensurate with its size and scale of operations, procedures and policies, ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company’s policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information.
As part of the Corporate Governance Report, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) certification is provided for assurance on the existence of effective internal control systems and procedures in the Company.
The internal control framework is supplemented with an internal audit program that provides an independent view of the effectiveness of the process and controls and supports a continuous improvement program. The Audit Committee of the Board oversees the internal audit function.
The Audit Committee is regularly apprised by the internal auditors through various reports and presentations. The scope and authority of the internal audit function is derived from the Audit Committee charter approved by the Board. The internal audit function develops an internal audit plan to assess control design and operating effectiveness, as per the risk assessment methodology and provides assurance to the Audit Committee that a system of internal control is designed and deployed to manage key business risks and is operating effectively.
Further, in terms of section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company had appointed M/s. Ernst & Young LLP as Internal Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2024-2025.
11. Deposits
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has not accepted any deposits from public under the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, as amended.
12. Auditors
i) Statutory Auditors and Audit Report
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration 008072S) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on July 15, 2021 to hold office from the conclusion of 8th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 13th Annual General Meeting, covering one term of five consecutive years.
The Statutory Auditors have given unmodified opinion on the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, which forms part of the Annual Report. The Statutory Auditors have given no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in its report. The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud in terms of the second proviso to Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
ii) Secretarial Auditors & Secretarial Audit Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with corresponding rules made thereunder, as amended from time to time, M/s. BMP & Co. LLP, Practising Company Secretaries, (Firm registration number: L2017KR003200) were appointed as Secretarial Auditors to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report as submitted by Secretarial Auditors in Form MR-3 is annexed to this Report as Annexure-I.
There are no observations including any qualification, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimer in the Secretarial Audit Report that call for any explanation from the Directors.
Pursuant to Regulation 24A (2) of the Listing Regulations, listed entities are required to submit, on annual basis, the Secretarial Compliance Report with the stock exchanges within sixty days from the end of the financial year. The Company has received the Secretarial Compliance Report from M/s. BMP & Co. LLP, Practising Company Secretaries. and the same can be accessed at https://media. atherenergy.com/Secretarial-Compliance- Report-FY-2024-25.pdff
(iii) Cost Auditor & Cost records
The Company has maintained cost records and accounts as specified by the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 in respect of Li-Ion battery packs manufactured by the Company. The Company is not required to undertake Cost Audit as prescribed under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
13. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs)
(i) Board of Directors
As on March 31, 2025, the Board of Directors has 9 Members viz. 7 Non-executive Directors (including 3 Independent Directors and 2 Nominee Directors) and two Executive Directors.
The Composition of Board of Directors as on March 31, 2025 is detailed below:
Sl No.
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Name of Director
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DIN
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Designation
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1
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Ms. Neelam Dhawan
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00871445
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Chairperson & Non-executive Independent Director
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2
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Mr. Tarun Sanjay Mehta
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06392463
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Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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3
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Mr. Swapnil Babanlal Jain
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06682759
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Executive Director & Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
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3
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Mr. Niranjan Kumar Gupta*
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07806792
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Non-executive Director (Nominee of Hero MotoCorp Limited)
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4
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Mr. Nilesh Shrivastava
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09632942
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Nominee Director
(Nominee of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund II)
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5
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Mr. Pankaj Sood
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05185378
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Nominee Director (Nominee of Caladium Investment Pte Ltd)
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6
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Mr. Ram Kuppuswamy
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09817635
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Non-executive Director (Nominee of Hero MotoCorp Limited)
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7
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Mr. Kaushik Dutta
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03328890
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Non-executive Independent Director
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9
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Mr. Sanjay Nayak
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01049871
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Non-executive Independent Director
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*Resigned from the Board effective from the close of business hours of May 06,2025.
Below were the changes in Directors during the financial year 2024-2025:
• The Board of Directors at their meeting held on July 28, 2023 approved reappointment of Mr. Tarun Sanjay Mehta (DIN: 06392463) as Executive Director & CEO of the Company for a term of five years with effect from May 30, 2024.
• The Board of Directors at their meeting held on July 28, 2023 approved reappointment of Mr. Swapnil Babanlal Jain (DIN: 06682759) as Executive Director & CTO of the Company for a term of five years with effect from May 30, 2024.
• The Board of Directors at their meeting held
on May 06, 2024 approved appointment
of Mr. Kaushik Dutta (DIN: 03328890) as Non-executive Independent Director of the Company effective from May 06, 2024 for a term of five consecutive years and the same was approved by the Members at the Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on May 28, 2024.
• The Board of Directors at their meeting held on August 27, 2024 approved appointment of Ms. Neelam Dhawan (DIN:00871445) as Non-executive Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board effective from August 27, 2024 for a term of three consecutive years and her appointment as Non-executive Independent Director was approved by the Members at the Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on September 5, 2024.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on August 27, 2024 approved appointment of Mr. Sanjay Nayak (DIN: 01049871) as Non-executive Independent Director of the Company effective from August 27, 2024 for a term of five consecutive years and the same was approved by the Members at the Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on September 5, 2024.
(ii) Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs)
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act, read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 the following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:
S. Name Designation
No
1
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Mr. Tarun Sanjay Mehta
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Executive Director & CEO
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2
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Mr. Swapnil Babanlal Jain
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Executive Director & CTO
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3
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Mr. Sohil Dilipkumar Parekh
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Chief
Financial Officer
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4
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Ms. Puja Aggarwal
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Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
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Below were the changes in the Key Managerial Personnel during financial year 2024-2025:
• Mr. Tarun Sanjay Mehta (DIN: 06392463) was reappointed as Executive Director & CEO of the Company for a term of five years with effect from May 30, 2024.
• Mr. Swapnil Babanlal Jain (DIN: 06682759) was reappointed as Executive Director & CTO of the Company for a term of five years with effect from May 30, 2024
• Mr. Sohil Dilipkumar Parekh was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from April 01, 2024.
14. Independent Directors
(i) The Company has received declarations from each of the Independent Directors that he/she meets the criteria of independence as laid out in Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations.
(ii) The Board of Directors is of the opinion that all the Independent Directors meet the criteria regarding integrity, expertise, experience and proficiency.
(iii) In terms of Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations, all the Independent Directors have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgement and without any external influence.
In the opinion of the Board, there has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors of the Company and the Independent Directors are persons of high repute, integrity and possess relevant expertise and experience in the respective fields. Further, in terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended, the Independent Directors of the Company have registered their names in the data bank of Independent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
(iv) During the year under review, the Non-executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company. Further, Independent Directors had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees. Further, they are entitled to receive remuneration as per the provisions of Section II of Part II of Schedule V of the Act for the FY 2024-25.
(v) The Independent Directors of the Company have provided declaration with respect to compliance with the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV of the Act and Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management Personnel as laid down by the Company.
15. Committees of Directors
The Company has constituted Committees as required under the Act and the Listing Regulations and the details of the said Committees are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
16. Board and Committee Meetings
During the year, 16 Board meetings were held. Detailed information regarding the Board and Committee meetings is included in the Corporate Governance Report.
17. Evaluation of the Board, Committees, and Individual Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of Act and the Listing Regulations, evaluation of the Board was conducted for the financial year 2024-25. An online questionnaire method was adopted for evaluation based on the criteria approved by Nomination and Remuneration Committee (“NRC”) including a dedicated section for providing subjective feedback/suggestions. The evaluation was made to assess the performance of individual Directors, Committees of the Board, Board as a
whole and the Chairperson. The evaluation of the Board was based on criteria such as structure and composition, effectiveness of Board processes, governance and compliance, access of Board to management for information, awareness of industry trends etc. The performance of the Committees was evaluated based on criteria such as the composition of Committees, effectiveness of Committee meetings and its reporting to the Board, understanding of terms of reference. The evaluation of individual Directors was 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 included additional criteria like achievement of targets set by Board and execution of plan, information sharing, leadership skills, relationship with Board members and all stakeholders.
The NRC at its meeting held on May 12, 2025 reviewed the report based on the outcome of the evaluation process. Further, the Independent Directors of the Company met separately on May 12, 2025, wherein, they reviewed the performance of the Non-Independent Directors and Board as a whole and of the Chairperson, taking into account the views of Executive and Non-executive Directors and they also assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company’s Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties. The above evaluations were then discussed in detail in the Board Meeting.
18. Policy on appointment of Directors and Remuneration
The Company’s policy on Directors’ appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 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 Directors is as per the terms laid out in the Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company.
19. Whistle Blower/Vigil Mechanism
The Company strongly believes in conduct of its business in a fair, transparent, lawful, and ethical manner. Your Company has implemented a
Whistle-Blower policy in line with Section 177(9) & (10) of the Act, read with Rule 7 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, for its employees and stakeholders to raise and report genuine concern(s) regarding unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud, violation of Company’s policies or applicable laws. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the website of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/ Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf
The Company, as a policy, condemns any kind of discrimination, harassment, victimization, or any other unfair employment practice being adopted against whistle blowers and provides adequate safeguard measures. It also provides direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee to raise concerns.
20. Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a significant and foremost attitude of responsibility towards society. The Company believes in actively contributing to the social, economic and environmental development of the community in which it operates, ensuring participation from the community and thereby create value for the nature and its inhabitants through sustainable means.
While the Company does not meet the criteria set out for constitution of CSR Committee and contributions based on the statutory norms required under section 135 of the Act yet, the Company has always been committed to building a sustainable ecosystem and is placing concerted efforts to operate in ways that enhance society and the environment.
The Company has a well-defined policy on CSR under Section 135 of the Act. The CSR Policy of the Company is available on its website at https://media.atherenergy.com/CSR-Policy.pdf. Details on CSR activities voluntarily undertaken by the Company during the year are provided in Annexure-II forming part of this report.
21. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties
During FY25, all contracts/arrangements/ transactions entered into by your Company with related parties were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act. The Company
has formulated a policy on dealing with related party transactions, which is available at https:// media.atherenerqy.com/RPT-policv-2025.pdf The policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the Company and related parties.
Your attention is drawn to Note 36 to the financial statements which sets out related party disclosures. All related party transactions entered in to by the Company were in ordinary course of business and on arm’s length basis.
No material related party transactions were entered into 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 specified under Companies Act, 2013 which is annexed as Annexure-III to this report.
22. Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments
During FY 25, your Company has not given any loans or guarantee and not made any investment pursuant to Section 186 of the Act and Schedule V of the Listing Regulations.
23. Conservationof Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The details regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption, and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is annexed as Annexure-IV to this report.
24. Copy of Annual Return
Pursuant to Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return is available on Company’s website at https://media. atherenergy.com/Form-MGT-7-FY-24-25.pdf
25. Significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company’s operations in future
During the year under review, no significant and material orders were passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company’s operations in future.
26. Particulars of Employees
The statement containing remuneration details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, (“Rules”) is provided in Annexure-V to this report.
The information required under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Rules, is provided as a separate annexure forming part of this report. However, the report is being sent to the members of the Company excluding the statement of particulars of employees under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Rules. Any member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company at cs@ atherenergy.com. The same is also open for inspection at the registered office of the Company. Further, none of the employees listed in the said Annexure are related to any Director of the Company.
27. Disclosure on Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
The NRC administers and monitors the Company’s ESOP in accordance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021. During the year, 4,641,777 stock options were granted to eligible employees under the said ESOP.
Disclosures as required under Rule 12 of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, read with SEBI Circular CIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/2/2015 dated June 16, 2015 is available on the website of the Company at https://media.atherenergy.com/ ESOP-Disclosure-FY-24-25.pdf
The certificate from the Secretarial Auditors that the ESOP has been implemented in accordance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and the resolutions passed by the shareholders shall be available at the Annual General Meeting for inspection by the members.
28. Directors’ Responsibility Statement
Your Directors make the following statement, in relation to financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, in terms of Section 134 of the Act, which is to the best of their knowledge
and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, applicable accounting standards has been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) appropriate accounting policies were selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent were made 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;
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts were prepared on a going concern basis;
e) internal financial controls to be followed by the Company were laid down and such internal financial controls were adequate and operating effectively; and
f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
29. Risk Management Policy
The ability to effectively identify and manage risk is a vital element of business success for all parts of the Company’s business. The Risk Management Committee oversees how management monitors compliance with the risk management policies and procedures and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to the risks being faced by the Company.
The Company has developed a Risk Management Policy which deals with major elements of risks that may threaten existence of the Company and suitable steps to mitigate the same.
The Risk management policy is available on the website of the Company at https://media. atherenergy.com/Risk-Management-Policy.pdf
30. Disclosures under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act 2013.
The Company has a policy on Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress the complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees including contract labour, consultants, service providers etc. associated with the Company are covered in this policy. During the year, the Company complied with all provisions of the said Act. Following is the summary of complaints received and disposed during the year:
Number of complaints received: 6 Number of complaints disposed: 3*
Number of complaints withdrawn: 0 Number of complaints pending: 4
(*One case was reported in Q4 of FY 23-24 & closed in Q1 FY 24-25 (within applicable timeline))
31. Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with applicable Secretarial Standards and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
32. Corporate Governance
As per Regulation 34 and Schedule V(C) to the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Corporate Governance Report together with the Compliance certificate from the Practicing Company Secretary is annexed as Annexure-VI to this report.
33. Details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 Of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial Year
No application was made or proceedings were pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 Of 2016) during the financial year.
34. Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the banks or financial institutions along with the reasons thereof
There were no differences observed between
amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the banks or financial institutions during the financial year.
35. Cautionary Statement
Members and readers are cautioned that in the case of data and information external to the Company, no representation is made on its accuracy or comprehensiveness though the same are based on sources believed to be reliable. Utmost care has been taken to ensure that the opinions expressed by the management herein contain its perceptions, as on the date of the report, on the material impacts on the Company’s operations, but it is not exhaustive as they contain forward looking statements which are extremely dynamic and increasingly fraught with risk and uncertainties. Actual results, performances, achievements or sequence of events may be materially different from the views expressed herein.
36. Acknowledgement
The Board welcomes its new members who have come on board pursuant to initial public issue of the Company. The Board also expresses its sincere appreciation to the various Government/ Regulatory authorities, Company’s valued customers, suppliers, vendors and bankers for their continued co-operation, trust and support. Further, the Board conveys its gratitude to the Company’s Founders, members and other stakeholders for their continued support. The Board also expresses its deep sense of appreciation and acknowledgement to all the employees, for their professional commitment and dedication in furthering Company’s objectives.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Ather Energy Limited
Tarun Sanjay Mehta Swapnil Babanlal Jain
Executive Director Executive Director
& CEO & CTO
DIN: 06392463 DIN: 06682759
Place: Bangalore Place: Bangalore
Date: May 12, 2025 Date: May 12, 2025
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