GSK_Annual_Report_2021

Annual Report 2020-21 27 (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 as amended and Regulation 44 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations), and the Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, the Company is pleased to provide members the facility to exercise their right to vote at the 96 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) by electronic means (remote e-voting) and the business may be transacted through e-voting services provided by NSDL. The facility for voting through electronic voting system shall also be made available at the AGM and members attending the meeting through VC/OAVM who have not already cast their vote by remote e-voting on the resolutions, shall be able to exercise their right to vote at the meeting on such resolutions. i. The Members who have already cast their vote by remote e-voting on the resolutions prior to the AGM would be entitled to attend the AGM through VC/OAVM but shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting again. ii. The Remote e-voting period commences from 9.00 a.m. on Saturday, 24 July 2021 and ends at 5.00 p.m. on Monday, 26 July 2021. During this period, the members of the Company, holding shares either in physical form or in demat form, as on the cut-off date of Tuesday, 20 July 2021 may cast their vote electronically. The e-voting module shall be disabled by NSDL for voting thereafter. Once the vote on a resolution is cast by the member, he/she shall not be allowed to change it subsequently or cast the vote again. iii. The voting rights of shareholders shall be in proportion to their shares of the paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on the cut-off date i.e. Tuesday, 20 July 2021. A person, whose name is recorded in the register of members or in the register of beneficial owners maintained by the depositories as on the cut-off date only, shall be entitled to avail the facility of remote e-voting as well as voting at the meeting. The members who have not cast their vote through remote e-voting shall be entitled to vote at the meeting. Any person, who acquires shares of the Company and becomes member of the Company after dispatch of the notice and holding shares as on the cut-off date, may obtain the login ID and password by sending a request at www.evoting.nsdl.com . iv. Mr. P. N. Parikh (Membership No. FCS 327) and failing him Ms. Jigyasa N. Ved (Membership No. FCS 6488) and failing her Mr. Mitesh Dhabliwala (Membership No. FCS 8331) of Parikh & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries has been appointed as the Scrutinizer to scrutinize the remote e-voting as well as the voting at the AGM in a fair and transparent manner. v. The Scrutinizer shall, immediately after the conclusion of voting at the AGM, unblock and count the votes cast during the AGM and votes cast through remote e-voting and make not later than 48 hours of the conclusion of the meeting, a consolidated Scrutinizer’s report of the total votes cast in favour or against, if any, to the Chairman or a person authorized by him in writing who shall countersign the same. vi. The results will be declared at the Registered Officeof theCompanysituatedatGlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400030 and the Resolutions will be taken as passed effectively on the date of the Annual General Meeting. The said results along with the Scrutinizer’s Report shall be placed on the Company’s website https://india-pharma. gsk.com/en-in/investors/ and on the website of NSDL www.evoting.nsdl.com immediately after the result is declared. The Company shall simultaneously forward the results to BSE Limited (“BSE”) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”), where the shares of the Company are listed. The results shall also be displayed on the Notice Board at the Registered Office of the Company. Instructions for Remote e-voting: Members are requested to follow the instructions given below before they cast their vote through e-voting: How do I vote electronically using NSDL e-Voting system? The way to vote electronically on NSDL e-Voting system consists of “Two Steps” which are mentioned below: Step 1: Access to NSDL e-Voting system A) Login method for e-Voting and joining virtual meeting for individual shareholders holding securities in demat mode