Heritage Foods Limited | 31st Annual Report 2022-23

Notes 1. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has vide its General Circular Nos. 14/ 2020 dated April 8, 2020 and 17/2020 dated April 13, 2020, 20/2020 dated May 5, 2020, 02/2021 dated January 13, 2021, 21/2021 dated December 14, 2021, 02/2022 dated May 5, 2022 and 10/2022 dated December 28, 2022 (Collectively referred to as “MCA Circulars”) and SEBI Circular Nos. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/79 dated May 12, 2020, SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIR/P/2022/62 dated May 13, 2022 and SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD-2/P/ CIR/2023/4 dated January 5, 2023, permitted to convene the Annual General Meeting (“AGM” / “Meeting”) through Video Conferencing (“VC”) / Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”), without the physical presence of the members at a common venue. In accordance with the MCA Circulars read with SEBI Circulars, provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI Listing Regulations”), the AGM of the Company is being held through VC / OAVM. The deemed venue for the AGM shall be the Registered Office of the Company at # H.No.8-2-293/82/A/1286, Plot No: 1286, Road No. 1 & 65, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500033, India. 2. In compliance with the above MCA Circulars and SEBI Circular, Notice of the 31st AGM along with the 31st Annual Report 2022-23 is being sent only through electronic mode to those Members whose email addresses are registered with the Company/ Depositories. Members may note that the Notice and 31st Annual Report 2022-23 will also be available on website of the Company (www.heritagefoods. in), websites of the stock exchanges, BSE Limited (www. bseindia.com), National Stock Exchange of India Limited (www.nseindia.com) and on the website of NSDL at www. evoting.nsdl.com. 3. The Statement, pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (‘Act’) setting out material facts concerning the business with respect to Item No. 4 to 9 forms part of this Notice. 4. GENERALLY, A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE MEETING IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY TO ATTEND AND VOTE ON A POLL INSTEAD OF HIMSELF / HERSELF AND THE PROXY NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY. SINCE, THIS AGM IS BEING HELD THROUGH VC / OAVM IN PURSUANT TO THE MCA CIRCULARS, PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH. ACCORDINGLY, THE FACILITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES BY THE MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE AGM AND HENCE, THE PROXY FORM AND ATTENDANCE SLIP ARE NOT ANNEXED HERETO. 5. Since, the AGM will be held through VC/ OAVM, the route map of the venue of the Meeting is not annexed hereto. 6. In terms of the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, Mrs. N Brahmani (DIN: 02338940), Executive Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors of the Company recommend her re-appointment. The above proposed retirement by rotation if re-elected shall not alter any terms and conditions with regard to remuneration, tenure of appointment and such other terms and conditions relating to her appointment as an Executive Director of the company for a term of five year (w.e.f. 01.04.2019) as approved by the Members of the Company by way of postal Ballot and remote e-voting, the results of which were declared on March 12, 2019. 7. Pursuant to Regulations 36(3) of SEBI Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS- 2), details in respect of Director seeking appointment/reappointment of Directorship at 31st AGM of the Company to be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 is provided in Annexure-1 of this Notice. 8. In compliance with the provisions of Section 108 of the Act read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (as amended), Regulation 44 of SEBI Listing Regulations, SS-2 (Secretarial Standard on General Meeting) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI”) and the provisions of the MCA Circulars and SEBI Circular, and any amendments thereto, the Company is providing remote e-Voting facility to its Members in respect of the business to be transacted at the AGM and facility for those Members participating in the AGM to cast their vote through Remote e-Voting. For this purpose, the Company has entered into an agreement with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Trade World - A Wing, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400013 for facilitating voting through electronic means, as the authorised agency. The facility of casting votes by a Member using remote e-Voting system as well as remote 49 Notice | Statutory Reports

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