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ARCHIVAL POLICY
ARCHIVAL POLICY
BACKGROUND
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (βSEBIβ) , vide its Notification dated September 2, 2015, has
issued the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 _(βListing
Regulationsβ)_. The Regulations come into force from December 1, 2015. The Regulations mandate listed
entities to formulate an archival policy.
OBJECTIVE OF THE POLICY
In terms of Regulation 30(8) Listing Regulations, Recode Studios Limited (βCompanyβ) is required to
discloses on its website all such events or information which has been disclosed to stock exchange where the
securities of the Company are listed under Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations. Further, such disclosures
shall be hosted on the website of the Company for a minimum period of 5 years and thereafter as per the
archival policy of the Company, as disclosed on its website. Accordingly, the Company has framed this
policy duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.
The objective of this Policy is to disseminate equal, adequate and timely information to the shareholders
through the website of the Company and to enable them to track the performance of the Company over
regular intervals of time and provide sufficient information to enable investors to assess the current status of
the Company.
SCOPE
The documents, information, disclosures, notices, policies as provided under the Listing Regulations and the
Companies Act, 2013 (βActβ), which is required to be disclosed on the website, shall be uploaded on the
website of the Company. The website of the Company shall be reviewed on regular intervals for ensuring that
all the above mentioned disclosures are available on the website of the Company as required. These
disclosures, unless otherwise mentioned in the Act itself, shall be hosted on the website for the five years
period and thereafter shall be moved/ transferred to Archives folders under the respective heads/ sub-folders,
in a way so that these can be searched easily as and when required by any person. The documents/ disclosure
shall be kept in the archive folders till such time as may be required by law.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time
to time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory
Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
CODE OF CONDUCT OF BOARD & SENIOR MANAGEMENT
PREAMBLE
Companyβs Philosophy on Code of Governance _βGood Corporate Governance is the adoption of best
business practices which ensure that the Company operates not only within the regulatory frame-work, but
is also guided by ethics. The adoption of such corporate practices ensures accountability of the persons in
charge of the Company on one hand and brings benefits to investors, customers, suppliers, creditors,
employees and the society at large on the other.β_
BACKGROUND
Regulation 46(2)(d) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationsβ) requires every listed company to publish a code
of conduct for its Board of Directors (βBoardβ) and Senior Management Personnel on its website.
This Code of Conduct (βCodeβ) has been framed in accordance with the Regulation 17(5) of the Listing
Regulations, which shall apply to the Board of Directors of Recode Studios Limited (βthe Companyβ) and
Senior Management Personnel of the company.
APPLICABILITY
The Code applies to Board and Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The Code has been
formulated and approved by the Board and is to be strictly observed by the Directors and Senior
Management of the Company for the governance of good corporate practices. Any issue relating to the
interpretation of the Code will be handled by the Board. The Company Secretary of the Company is
appointed as the Compliance Officer under the Code and will be available to answer any questions, provide
clarification and to help in ensuring compliance with the Code.
Senior Management shall mean officers/ personnel of the company who are members of its core
management team excluding Board and normally this shall comprise all members of management one level
below the Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Director/ Whole-time Director/ Manager (including Chief
Executive Officer/ Manager, in case they are not part of the board) and shall specifically include company
secretary and chief financial officer.
PURPOSE OF THE CODE
Company is committed to conducting its business in accordance with the applicable laws, rules and
regulations and with highest standards of business ethics. This code is intended to deter wrong doing and
provide guidance and help in recognizing and dealing with ethical issues, provide mechanisms to report
unethical conduct, and to help foster a culture of honesty and accountability. The matters covered in this
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are of utmost importance to the Company, its shareholders,
consumers, business partners, and are essential to the Company's ability to conduct its business in
accordance with its stated values. Each Director, officer and senior management employee is expected to
comply with the letter and spirit of this Code.
The directors, officers and senior management employees of the Company must not only comply with
applicable laws, rules and regulations but should also promote honest and ethical conduct of the business.
They must abide by the policies and procedures that govern the conduct of the Company's business. Their
responsibilities include helping to create and maintain a culture of high ethical standards and commitment to
compliance, and to maintain a work environment that encourages the stakeholders to raise concerns to the
attention of the management.
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
i) Equal-Opportunities by Employer
The Company shall provide equal opportunities to all its employees and applicants for employment
without regard to their race, cast, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, sex, age, nationality, disability
and veteran status. Employees of the company shall be treated with dignity and in accordance with
Companyβs policy to maintain a work environment free of sexual harassment, whether physical, verbal
or psychological. Employee policies and practices shall be administered in a manner that would ensure
that in all matters equal opportunity is provided to those eligible and the decisions are merit-based.
ii) Gifts and Donations
The Company and its employees shall neither receive nor offer or make, directly or indirectly, any
illegal payments, remuneration, gifts, entertainment, donations, or comparable benefits which are
intended to or perceived to obtain business or uncompetitive favors for the conduct of its business.
However, the Company and its employees may accept and offer nominal gifts, which are customarily
given and are of commemorative nature for special events.
iii) Health, Safety and Environment
The Company shall strive to provide a safe and healthy working environment and comply, in the
conduct of its business affairs, with all regulations regarding the preservation of the environment of the
territory in which it operates. The Company shall be committed to prevent the wasteful use of natural
resources and minimize any hazardous impact of the development, production, use and disposal of any
of its products and services on the ecological environment.
iv) Shareholders/ Stakeholders
The Company shall be committed to enhance shareholders value and comply with all regulations and
laws that govern shareholders/ stakeholders rights. The Board the company shall duly and fairly inform
its shareholders/ stakeholders about all relevant aspects of the Company's business and disclose such
information in accordance with the respective regulations and agreements.
v) Honest and Ethical Conduct
Each person to whom this code is applied shall act in accordance with the highest standards of personal
and professional integrity, honesty and ethical conduct not only on Company's premises and offsite but
also at company sponsored business, social events as well as any places. They shall act and conduct
themselves free from fraud and deception. Their conduct shall conform to the best-accepted
professional standards of conduct.
vi) Corporate Opportunities
Each person to whom this code is applied owe a duty to the Company to advance its legitimate interests
when the opportunity to do so arises. The Directors, officers, and employees are expressly prohibited
from:
- Taking for themselves personally, opportunities that are discovered through the use of Company's
property, information, or position,
- Competing directly with the business of the Company or with any business that the Company is
considering.
- Using Company's property, information, or position for personal gain. If the Company has finally
decided not to pursue an opportunity that relates to the Company's business activity, he/she may
pursue such activity only after disclosing the same to the Board of directors or the nominated
person/ committee.
vii) Fair Dealing
In carrying out their duties and responsibilities, directors should endeavor to deal fairly, and should
promote fair dealing by the Company, its employees and agents, with customers, suppliers and
employees. Directors should not seek to take unfair advantage of the Company through manipulation,
concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair
dealing.
viii) Conflicts of Interest
Each person to whom this code is applied should be conscientious in avoiding 'conflicts of interest' with
the Company. A situation of conflict of interest, actual or potential, can arise:
- When an employee, officer, or director takes action or has interests that may make it difficult to
perform his or her work objectively and effectively;
- The receipt of improper personal benefits by a member of his or her family as a result of one's
position in the Company;
- Any outside business activity that detracts an individual's ability to devote appropriate time and
attention to his or her responsibilities with the Company;
- The receipt of non-nominal gifts or excessive entertainment from any person/company with which
the Company has current or prospective business dealings;
- Any significant ownership interest in any supplier, customer, development partner or competitor of
the Company; and
- Any consulting or employment relationship with any supplier, customer, business associate or
competitor of the Company.
In case there is likely to be a conflict of interest, he/she should make full disclosure of all facts and
circumstances thereof to the Board of directors or any Committee/ officer nominated for this purpose
by the Board and a prior written approval should be obtained.
ix) Confidential Information
Directors should maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them in carrying out their
duties and responsibilities, except where disclosure is approved by the Company or legally mandated or
if such information is in the public domain. The Companyβs confidential and proprietary information
shall not be inappropriately disclosed or used for the personal gain or advantage of any director or
anyone other than the Company. These obligations apply not only during a directorβs term, but
thereafter as well.
x) Protection and Proper Use of Company's Assets
Each person to whom this code is applied should protect Company's assets and property and ensure its
efficient use. Theft, carelessness, and waste of the Company's assets and property have a direct impact
on the Company's profitability. Company's assets should be used only for legitimate business purposes.
xi) Compliance with Laws and Regulations
In carrying out their duties and responsibilities, directors should comply, and endeavor to ensure that
the management is causing the Company to comply, with applicable laws, rules and regulations. In
addition, if any director becomes aware of any information that he or she believes constitutes evidence
of a material violation of any securities or other laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Company or
the operation of its business, by the Company, any employee or another director, then such director
should bring such information to the attention of the Board of Directors of the Company.
xii) Compliance with Code of Conduct & Reporting concerns
If any person to whom this code is applied who knows of or suspects of a violation of applicable laws,
rules or regulations or this Code, such person must immediately report the same to the Board or any
designated person/ committee thereof. Such person should as far as possible provide the details of
suspected violations with all known particulars relating to the issue. The Company recognizes that
resolving such problems or concerns will advance the overall interests of the Company, which will help
to safeguard the Company's assets, financial integrity and reputation.
In the event of non-compliance with the Code, it is left to the discretion of the Board to take appropriate
action against the person who has violated this Code. This discretion, however, will not be exercised
arbitrarily and regard will be had to various factors such as the nature and circumstances of each case,
these verity and impact of the non-compliance, whether the intention of the accused was malafide, etc.
Disciplinary actions may include termination of employment. Where the Company has suffered a loss,
it may pursue its remedies against the individuals or entities responsible. Where laws have been
violated, the Company will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities.
xiii) Insider Trading
Directors should observe all applicable laws and with respect to the purchase and sale of the
Companyβs securities. It is the responsibility of each director to become familiar with and understand
these laws and regulations. Insider Trading generally involves the act of subscribing or buying or
selling of the Companyβs securities, when in the possession of any Unpublished Price Sensitive
Information (βUPSIβ) about the Company. It also involves disclosing any UPSI about the Company to
others who could subscribe or buy or sell the Companyβs securities. Insider Trading invokes severe
civil and criminal penalties not only on the Insider but also on the Company in certain circumstances
under the Regulations issued in India under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act,
βSensitive Informationβ is information which relates directly or indirectly to a Company and which if
published is likely to materially affect the price of Securities of a Company. It is important to note that
both positive and negative information could be price sensitive.
xiv) Declaration for Compliance with the Code
The members of the Board and Senior Management Personnel shall affirm the compliance with the
Code on an annual basis and shall sign a confirmation to that effect as per the format set out in
Annexure-I. The annual report of the Company shall carry a declaration signed by the CEO/ Managing
Director of the Company stating that the members of Board and Senior Management have affirmed
compliance with the Code
xv) Duties of Independent Directors
The independent directors shall-
- undertake appropriate induction and regularly update and refresh their skills, knowledge and
familiarity with the company;
- seek appropriate clarification or amplification of information and, where necessary, take and
follow appropriate professional advice and opinion of outside experts at the expense of the
company;
- strive to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Board committees of which he is a
member;
- participate constructively and actively in the committees of the Board in which they are
chairperson or members;
- strive to attend the general meetings of the company;
- where they have concerns about the running of the company or a proposed action, ensure that these
are addressed by the Board and, to the extent that they are not resolved, insist that their concerns
are recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting;
- keep themselves well informed about the company and the external environment in which it
operates;
- not to unfairly obstruct the functioning of an otherwise proper Board or committee of the Board;
- pay sufficient attention and ensure that adequate deliberations are held before approving related
party transactions and assure themselves that the same are in the interest of the company;
- ascertain and ensure that the company has an adequate and functional vigil mechanism and to
ensure that the interests of a person who uses such mechanism are not prejudicially affected on
account of such use;
- report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the companyβs
code of conduct or ethics policy;
- acting within his authority, assist in protecting the legitimate interests of the company,
shareholders and its employees;
- not disclose confidential information, including commercial secrets, technologies, advertising and
sales promotion plans, unpublished price sensitive information, unless such disclosure is expressly
approved by the Board or required by law.
INTERPRETATION OF CODE
The Board or designated person will handle any question or interpretation under code of conduct or any
person authorized by the Board of the Company. The Board or any designated person has the authority to
waive compliance with this code of business conduct for any Director, or senior Managerial Personnel of the
Company. The person-seeking waiver of this code shall make full disclosure of the particular circumstances
to the Board or the designated person/ committee.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time
to time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of
Statutory Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
AnnexureβI
Affirmation by Director/ Senior Management with Code of Conduct
As a Director/Senior Management Personnel, I hereby acknowledge that I have received and read the
Code of Conduct of the Company. I understand that it is my responsibility to consult the Compliance
Officer if I have any questions regarding the provisions of the Code of Conduct and I shall comply with
the Code of Conduct in true spirit.
I understand and agree that as a Director/ Senior Management Personnel it is my responsibility to
promote the application of the Code of Conduct.
Name:
Date:
Criteria of Making Payments to Non-Executive Directors
BACKGROUND
With changes in the corporate governance norms brought by the Companies Act, 2013 (βthe Actβ) as well as
Equity Listing Agreement, the role of Non-Executive Directors (βNEDβ) and the degree and quality of their
engagement with the Board of Directors (βthe Boardβ) and the Company has undergone significant changes over
a period of time. The Company is being hugely benefited from the expertise, advice and inputs provided by the
NEDs. They devote their valuable time in deliberating on the strategic and critical issues in the course of the
Board and Committee meetings of the Company and give their valuable advice, suggestion and guidance to the
management of the Company from time to time. Levels of remuneration to the NEDs are determined such that
they attract, retain and motivate directors of the quality and ability required to run the Company successfully.
As per Regulation 46(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
(βListing Regulationβ) listed entity shall disseminate following information on the website of the Company:
CRITERIA OF MAKING PAYMENTS TO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
In keeping with the above, any fee/ remuneration payable to the NEDs of the Company shall abide by the
following:
Sitting Fee:
Such director(s) may receive remuneration by way of fee for attending meetings of the Board or Committee
thereof or any other meeting as required by Companies Act, 2013, Equity Listing Agreement or other
applicable law or for any other purpose whatsoever as may be decided by the Board;
Remuneration:
Section 197 of the Act, allows a Company to pay remuneration (excluding sitting fees) to its NEDs either by
monthly payment or at a specified percentage of net profits of the Company, or partly by one way or partly by
other subject to the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company.
Remuneration referred to above, may be paid to NEDs as may be decided by the Board of the Company from
time to time, depending on the extra time that may be devoted and contributions made by the NEDs to the
Company.
Professional Fees:
Section 197 of the Act allows a Company to pay remuneration to its NEDs for services rendered by any such
Director if:
- The services rendered are of professional nature;
- In the opinion of Nomination and Remuneration Committee the Director possess the requisite
qualification for the practice of the profession.
As per the provision of Section 188 of the Act, the Audit Committee and the Board of the Company shall
approve the Professional fees to be paid to NEDs, and with the approval of the members of the company
where ever required.
Reimbursement of actual expenses incurred:
NEDs may also be paid/ reimbursed such sums either as fixed allowance and /or actual as fair compensation
for travel, boarding and lodging and incidental and /or actual out of pocket expenses incurred by such member
for attending Board/ Committee Meetings or for Companyβs work.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is entrusted with the role of reviewing the compensation of
NEDs.
Refund of excess remuneration paid:
If any director draws or receives, directly or indirectly, by way of remuneration any such sums in excess of the
prescribed limit or without the prior sanction of the Central Government, where it is required, such person
shall refund such sums to the Company and until such sum is refunded, hold it in trust for the Company. The
Company shall not waive the recovery of any sum refundable to it unless permitted by the Central
Government.
Stock Options:
As per the Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations, the memberβs resolution shall specify the limits for the
maximum number of stock options that can be granted to NEDs, in any financial year and in aggregate.
Provided that an independent director shall not be entitled to any stock option and may receive remuneration
by way of fees and reimbursement of expenses for participation in meetings of the Board and other meetings
and profit related commission as may be approved by the members.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to
time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory
Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Familiarisation Programme for Independent Directors
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to regulation 25(7) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationβ) stipulates that the Company shall familiarise the
Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the
industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company, etc., through various programmes.
PURPOSE
The Program aims to provide insights into the Company to enable the Independent Directors to understand its
business in depth and contribute significantly to the Company.
FAMILIARISATION PROCESS
At the time of appointing new Independent Director, a formal letter of appointment is given to him/ her, which
inter alia explains the role, function, duties and responsibilities expected of him/her as an Independent Director of
the Company. Periodic presentations are made at the Boardβs and Committee meetings, on business performance,
strategy and competition. Such programmes/ presentations will provide an opportunity to the Independent
Directors to have an overview of;
- Criteria of independence applicable to Independent Directors;
- Time allocation by the Independent Directors on financial controls, overseeing systems of risk
management, financial management compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Stakeholders conflicts,
Board effectiveness, strategic direction, Meetings and performance assessment;
- Roles, functions, Duties, Responsibilities and liabilities of Independent Directors;
- Directors Responsibility Statement forming part of Boardsβ Report;
- Code for Independent Directors as per Schedule IV of Companies Act, 2013
- Vigil Mechanism including policy formulation, disclosures, code for Independent Directors;
- Risk Management Systems & framework;
- Board Evaluation Process and Procedures;
Such programs/ presentations will provide an opportunity to the Independent Directors to interact with the senior
leadership team of the Company and help them to understand the Companyβs strategy, business model,
operations, service and product offerings, markets, organization structure, finance, human resources, technology,
quality, facilities and risk management and such other areas as may arise from time to time.
The Independent Director is also explained in detail the compliances required from him/her under the Companies
Act, 2013, Listing Regulations and other relevant regulations and his/her affirmation taken with respect to the
same. With a view to familiarize him/her with the Companyβs operations, the Chairperson/ Managing Director
provides a one-to-one interaction on the organisational set up, the functioning of various divisions/ departments,
the Companyβs market share and the markets in which it operates, governance and internal control processes and
other relevant information pertaining to the Companyβs business. The above initiatives help the Director to
understand the Company, its business and the regulatory framework in which the Company operates and equips
him to effectively fulfil his role as Independent Director of the Company.
CONTINUAL FAMILIARISATION MODULES
The Company will follow a structured orientation programme for the Independent Directors to understand and get
updated on the business and operations of the Company on a continuous basis. The familiarisation module shall
inter-alia, include regular inputs on strategy and business model of the Company, budgeting and planning,
performance of various business verticals, statutory reporting including Internal Audit Reports, SEBI Audit
Reports and compliance related certifications and overview of business of subsidiaries on an on-going basis
through the Chairperson/ Managing Director/ Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Managerial Personnel. The
Company will also provide an opportunity to the Independent Directors to interact with the senior leadership team
of the Company and help them to understand the Companyβs strategy, business model, operations, service and
product offerings, markets, organisation structure, facilities and risk management and such other areas.
Presentations are made to the Board of Directors/ Audit Committee (minutes of Audit Committee and other
Board Committees are circulated to the Board), where Directors get an opportunity to interact with Executive
Committee members and Business Heads. The Board of Directors has complete access to the information within
the Company. Independent Directors have the freedom to interact with the Companyβs management. Apart from
this, they also have independent interactions with the Statutory Auditors, the Internal Auditors and external
advisors appointed from time to time. Further, they meet regularly without the presence of any management
personnel and their meetings are conducted informally to enable the Independent Directors to discuss matters
pertaining to the Companyβs affairs and put forth their combined views to the Board of Directors of the Company.
REVIEW AND AMENDMENT
The Board will review the programme and make necessary amendments as and when required.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
This policy shall be uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com for public
information and a web link for the same shall also be provided in the Annual Report of the Company.
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Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025
NOMINATION AND REMUNEERATION POLICY
(TERM OF REFERENCE, PROCEDURE AND POLICIES)
BACKGROUND
Nomination and Remuneration Policy (βPolicyβ) of Recode Studios Limited is being formulated in terms of
Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 (βthe Actβ) read with Part D of Schedule II of Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Listing Obligations and Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationβ) , as amended
from time to time.
This Policy on nomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and Senior
Management Personnel and other employees has been formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee (βthe Committeeβ) which shall act as a guideline for determining, inter alia, qualifications, positive
attributes and independence of a Director, matters relating to the remuneration, appointment, removal and
evaluation of performance of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and other employees.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the policy is as under:
a. To formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, competencies, positive attributes and
independence for recommendation of appointment of a director (executive/ nonβexecutive/
independent) to the Board; and
b. To specify the manner for effective evaluation of performance of Board, its Committees, Individual
Directors, to be carried out either by the Board, the Committee, or by an Independent external agency
and review its implementation and compliance.
c. To recommend policy relating to the remuneration of the Directors, KMP and other employees to the
Board of Directors of the Company ("Board").
This includes reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the
Executive Directors, evaluating their performance in light of those goals and objectives and either as a
committee or together with the other Independent Directors (as directed by the Board), determine and
approve Executive Directors' compensation based on such evaluation; making recommendations to the
Board with respect to KMPs and Senior Management Personnel compensation and recommending
incentiveβ compensation and equityβbased plans to the Board.
DEFINITIONS
a. βRemunerationβ means any money or its equivalent paid or passed on to any person for services rendered
by him and includes perquisites as defined under the Incomeβtax Act, 1961;
b. βKey Managerial Personnelβ means:
i. Managing Director, or Chief Executive Officer or Manager and in their absence, a Whole-time Director;
ii. Chief Financial Officer;
iii. Company Secretary;
iv. Such other officers as may be prescribed.
c. βSenior Managerial Personnelβ means the personnel of the company who are members of its core
management team excluding Board of Directors comprising all members of the management one level
below the executive director including the functional heads.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Term of Reference:
a. Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior
management in accordance with the criteria laid down, recommend to the Board their appointment
and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every directorβs performance.
b. Formulating the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a
director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, key
managerial personnel and other employees.
c. Specify the manner for effective evaluation of performance of Independent Directors, the Board and
its committees and other individual directors and further review its implementation and compliance;
d. Devising a policy on Board diversity
e. Ensuring that the Board comprises of a balanced combination of Executive Directors and Non-
Executive Directors;
f. All information about the Directors / Managing Directors / Whole time Directors / Key Managerial
Personnel i.e., background details, past remuneration, recognition or awards, job profile shall be
considered and disclosed to shareholders, where required;
g. The Committee shall take into consideration and ensure the compliance of provisions under Schedule
V of the Companies Act, 2013 for appointing and fixing remuneration of Managing Directors /
Whole-time Directors;
h. While approving the remuneration, the Committee shall take into account financial position of the
Company, trend in the industry, qualification, experience and past performance of the appointee;
i. The Committee shall be in a position to bring about objectivity in determining the remuneration
package while striking the balance between the interest of the Company and the shareholders;
Membership:
a. The Committee shall comprise of at least (3) Directors, all of whom shall be non-executive Directors
and at least half shall be Independent Directors.
b. The Board shall reconstitute the Committee as and when required to comply with the provisions of the
Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations.
c. The quorum for the Meeting of the Committee shall either be two members or one third of the total
strength of the Committee, whichever is higher (including at least one independent director in
attendance).
d. Membership of the Committee shall be disclosed in the Annual Report.
e. Term of the Committee shall be continued unless terminated by the Board of Directors.
Chairperson:
a. Chairperson of the Committee shall be an Independent Director.
b. Chairperson of the Company may be appointed as a member of the Committee but shall not be a
Chairperson of the Committee.
c. In the absence of the Chairperson, the members of the Committee present at the meeting shall choose
one amongst them to act as Chairperson.
d. Chairperson of the Committee meeting could be present at the annual general meeting or may nominate
some other member to answer the shareholdersβ queries.
Frequency of Meetings:
The meeting of the Committee shall be held at such regular intervals as may be required but not less than
one meeting in a year.
Agenda, Minutes & Reports:
Meeting of the Committee can be held whenever required. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be
responsible for establishing the agenda for meetings of the Committee. Minutes of all meetings of the
Committee shall be prepared to document the discharge of responsibilities by the Committee. The minutes
shall be approved at a subsequent meeting of the Committee and shall be distributed periodically to the full
Board of Directors. The Company Secretary of the Company shall act as the Secretary/Convener of the
Committee and ensure that the Committee receives information and papers in a timely manner to enable full
and proper consideration to be given to the issues.
Committee Membersβ Interests:
a. A member of the Committee is not entitled to be present when his or her own remuneration is discussed
at a meeting or when his or her performance is being evaluated.
b. The Committee may invite such executives, as it considers appropriate, to be present at the meetings of
the Committee
Secretary:
The Company Secretary of the Company shall act as Secretary of the Committee.
(APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND SENIOR
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL)
a. The Committee shall identify and ascertain the integrity, qualification, expertise and experience of the
person for appointment as Director, KMP or Senior Management Personnel and make recommendations
to the Board about his/her appointment.
b. A person should possess adequate qualification, expertise and experience for the position he/ she is
considered for appointment. The Committee has authority to decide whether qualification, expertise and
experience possessed by a person is sufficient /satisfactory for the position.
c. The Company shall not appoint or continue to have any person as Whole-time Director who has attained
the age of seventy years and shall not appoint or continue any person as Independent Director who has
attained the age of seventyβfive years, provided that the term of the person holding such position may be
extended beyond the age of seventy years/seventyβfive years with the approval of shareholders by
passing a special resolution.
d. Basis the performance evaluation report of an Independent Director, the committee shall recommend to
the Board, whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the Independent Director.
Term/ Tenure:
a. Executive Chairperson/ Managing Director/ Wholeβtime Director:
The Company shall appoint or reβappoint any person as its Executive Chairperson or Managing
Director or Wholeβtime Director or Executive Director for a term not exceeding five years at a time. No
reβappointment shall be made earlier than one year before the expiry of term.
b. Independent Director:
An Independent Director shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive years and will be eligible
for reβappointment upon passing of a Special Resolution by the Company and disclosure of such
appointment in the Board's report.
No Independent Director shall hold office for more than two consecutive terms of maximum 5 years
each, but such Independent Director shall be eligible for appointment after expiry of three years of
ceasing to become an Independent Director. Provided that an Independent Director shall not, during the
said period of three years, be appointed in or be associated with the Company in any other capacity,
either directly or indirectly.
At the time of appointment of Independent Director, it should be ensured that number of Boards on
which such Independent Director serves, is restricted to the maximum number prescribed under the Act
or the Listing Regulation.
Evaluation:
The Committee shall carry out evaluation of performance of every Direct KMP and Senior Management at
regular intervals (yearly). The evaluation of performance of the Board, its Committees and Individual
Directors to be carried out either by the Board, by the Committee or by an independent external agency and
review its implementation and compliance.
Removal:
Due to reasons for any disqualification mentioned in the Act, rules and regulations made thereunder, or
under any other applicable law, or for any other compelling reasons, the Committee may recommend with
reasons to be recorded in writing, removal of a Director, KMP or Senior Management Personnel subject to
compliance of the provisions the Act, rules and regulations and the Policy of the Company.
Retirement:
The Director, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel shall retire as per the applicable
provisions of the Act and the prevailing Policy of the Company. The Board will have the discretion to retain
the Director, Key Managerial Personnel, and Senior Management Personnel in the same position/
remuneration or otherwise even after attaining the retirement age, for the benefit of the Company.
**POLICY FOR REMUNERATION TO DIRECTORS/ KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL/ OTHER
EMPLOYEES**
a. Remuneration to Managing Director/ Wholeβtime Directors:
The remuneration/ commission, etc. to be paid to Managing Director / Wholeβtime Directors, etc. shall
be governed as per provisions of the Act and rules made there under or any other enactment for the time
being in force and within the overall limits approved by the shareholders of the Company.
b. Remuneration to Nonβ Executive/ Independent Directors:
Overall remuneration should be reflective of the size of the Company, complexity of the sector/
industry/ Company's operations and the Company's capacity to pay the remuneration.
Independent Directors may be paid sitting fees (for attending the meetings of the Board and of
committees of which they may be members). Quantum of sitting fees may be subject to review on a
periodic basis, as required.
Overall remuneration (sitting fees) practices should be consistent with the recognized best practices. In
addition to the sitting fees, the Company may pay/ reimburse to any Director such fair and reasonable
expenditure, as may have been incurred by the Director while performing his/ her role as a Director of
the Company.
c. Remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Other Employees:
The remuneration to Key Managerial Personnel and Other Employees shall consist of fixed pay and
incentive pay, in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, other legislative
enactments, if any, and in accordance with the Company's Policy.
The fixed pay shall include monthly remuneration, employerβs contribution to provident fund,
contribution to pension fund, pension schemes, etc. as decided from time to time. The compensation to
Senior Management Personnel should be recommended to the Board by the Committee.
POLICY ON BOARD DIVERSITY
The Committee should ensure that the Board of the Company comprises of individuals having appropriate
qualification & experience in accordance with Board Diversity Policy as set out in Policy on Diversity of
Board of Directors.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time
to time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of
Statutory Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
*****
_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
Policy for Determination of Materiality of Events or Information
BACKGROUND
With a view to enable investors to make well informed decisions, Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationβ) requires every listed entity to make timely,
adequate and accurate disclosure of any event or information which, in the opinion of its Board of Directors
(βBoardβ) is material. Further, the sub-regulation 4 of listing regulation also provides for framing a policy for
Determination of Materiality of events or information, based on the criteria specified therein.
Hence in view of the above, this Policy for Determination of Materiality of events or information (βPolicyβ) has been
framed to provide necessary guidelines to the Board for determination of the materiality of events and information
and to make timely, adequate and accurate disclosures of information or events which could affect the investment
decisions of the investors
This Policy has been formulated in accordance with Clause (ii) of sub-regulation (4) of Regulation 30 of the Listing
Regulations.
MATERIAL DISCLOSURES
The Company shall within the prescribed time disclose all such material events to the Stock Exchanges where **the
Securities of the Company are listed as:**
a. Specified in Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the Listing Regulations without any application of guidelines
for materiality as specified in sub regulation (4) of Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations;
b. Specified in Para B of Part A of Schedule III of the Listing Regulations subject to application of guidelines for
materiality as specified in sub regulation (4) of Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations;
c. any other events/ information viz. any major development that is likely to affect business, e.g. emergence of
new technologies, expiry of patents, any change of accounting policy that may have a significant impact on the
accounts, etc. and brief details thereof and any information which is exclusively known to the Company which
may be necessary to enable the holders of securities of the Company to appraise its position and to avoid the
establishment of a false market in such securities; and
d. any other information as may be determined by the Board from time to time.
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MATERIALITY:
Materiality shall be determined on case to case basis depending on the specific facts and circumstances relating to the
event/ information relevant to the Company. A particular event/ information will be considered as material in nature,
if it substantially alters/ impacts the existing composition of revenue/ profits of the Company. The board shall
determine the materiality of event/ information in Para B of part A of Schedule III on the basis of criteria specified in
sub regulation (4) of Regulation 30 of Listing Regulations.
**GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING WHEN THE MATERIAL EVENT/ INFORMATION HAS
OCCURRED**
The determination of the time when material event/information can be said to have occurred would depend either
upon the stage of negotiation/discussion or approval and the events where no such negotiation/ discussion or approval
is required, the event/information can be said to have occurred as and when the management become aware of the
same.
AUTHORISED KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP) FOR DETERMINING THE MATERIALITY
The following KMPβs are hereby jointly and/or severally authorised by the Board of Directors for determining
materiality of an event or information for the purpose of making disclosures to the Stock Exchanges:
Name Designation Email Id & Contact Details
Mr. Dheeraj Bansal Managing Director dheeraj@recodestudios.com
9872328815
Mr. Narinder Singh CFO narinder@recodestudios.com
95010 24205
Mrs. Mukta Ahuja Company Secretary cs@recodestudios.com
9711240807
DISCLOSURES
a. The Managing Director, Executive Director and Company Secretary of the Company are authorized for
ascertaining the materiality of events/ information considering its nature and to disclose it to the Stock
Exchanges after taking into consideration various provisions of Listing Regulation and this Policy.
b. The Company shall use the electronic facilities provided by the Stock Exchanges for dissemination of the said
event/ information.
c. Statutory timeframes for disclosure shall be adhered to delay, if any, should be sufficiently explained along
with the disclosure.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to time,
and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory Provisions shall
prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
*****
_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
POLICY FOR PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS
Policy for Preservation of Documents
BACKGROUND
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
(βListing Regulationβ) require every Listed Company to frame a policy for providing framework for adequate
protection and preservation of the documents of the Company as per the applicable statutory requirements
reβproduced as under:
βRegulation 9: Preservation of Documents
The listed entity shall have a Policy for preservation of documents, approved by its board of directors,
classifying them in at least two categories as followsβ
a. Documents whose preservation shall be permanent in nature;
b. Documents with preservation period of not less than eight years after completion of the relevant
transactions: Provided that the listed entity may keep documents specified in clauses (a) and (b) in
electronic mode.β
PURPOSE
This policy shall govern the maintenance and preservation of documents as per applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements.
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of this policy is to ensure that all the statutory documents are preserved in compliance with
the Listing Regulation and as per Policy framed in compliance with the listing Regulation and to ensure that the
records which are no longer needed or which are of no value are discarded after following due process for the
same.
The major objective of the policy are:
ο· To identify statutory records to be preserved.
ο· To identify records to be maintained either for a period of eight years or permanently.
ο· To decide the mode of preserving the documents, whether in physical form or in electronic form.
ο· To decide the procedure to destroy the documents after eight years or other applicable period,
ο· To help employees understanding their obligations in retaining and preserving the documents and
records.
DEFINITIONS
βCurrentβ means running matter or whatever is at present in course of passage.
βElectronic Formβ means any contemporaneous electronic device such as computer, laptop, compact disc,
Floppy disc, space on electronic cloud, or any other form of storage and retrieval device, considered feasible,
whether the same is in possession or control of the Company or otherwise the Company has control over access
to it.
βMaintenanceβ means keeping documents, either physically or in electronic form
βPreservationβ means to keep the documents preventing them from being altered, damaged or destroyed.
βRegisterβ means a register maintained under the Companies Act, 2013 or the SEBI Act, 1992.
POLICY STATEMENT
The policy contain guidelines on how to identify documents that need to be maintained, how long certain
documents should be retained, how and when those documents should be disposed of, if no longer needed and
how the documents should be accessed and retrieved when they are needed.
CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
a. Documents shall be classified in the following categories:
i. Mandatory under governing laws
ii. Non-Mandatory
b. Documents which are required to be mandatorily preserved for a stipulated minimum period of time under
governing laws shall be preserved accordingly. Documents in respect of which no minimum maintenance
timeline is stipulated under any of the laws shall be preserved in accordance with this policy.
c. All records and documents as provided herein shall be preserved for such time and period as may be
provided herein.
d. Any change in the governing laws affecting the change in period of preservation of documents shall prevail
over this policy.
PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS/ RECORDS
Subject to clause 4 above, the retention of the documents identified below and of documents not included in the
identified categories should be determined primarily by the application of the general guidelines affecting
document retention identified above, as well as any other pertinent factors as the overseeing authorities deem fit.
a. Tax & Accounting Records: Tax records include, but may not be limited to, documents concerning
payroll, expenses, proof of deductions, business costs, accounting procedures, and other documents
concerning the Company's revenues and expenses including capital expenditure. Tax records should be
retained for at least eight years from the date of filing the applicable return or such period of time as
prescribed under Tax laws whichever is later.
b. Employment Records/ Personnel Records: Labour laws require the Company to maintain certain
recruitment, employment and personnel information. The Company should also maintain personnel files
that reflect performance reviews if any and any complaints brought against the Company or individual
employees under applicable labour laws. The Company should also keep all final memoranda and
correspondence reflecting performance reviews and actions taken by or against personnel in the employee's
personnel file.
- Employment and personnel records shall be preserved for a minimum period of eight years
irrespective of whether such employee continues to be employed with the Company or not.
- Individual employee files need to be maintained as long as the concerned individual remains an
employee of the Company as also for a minimum period of 5 years thereafter or such period of time as
prescribed under respective laws for time being in force whichever is later.
- Returns under various labour laws, governmental and statutory filings etc. need to be retained in
accordance with the related stature as may be specified therein or for a minimum period of 8 years
whichever may be later.
c. Financial Statements, Minutes, Statutory Registers & other Documents: Financial Statements
including Audit Reports, Minutes of Meetings of Board, Members and other Committees Meeting along
with statutory registers as prescribed under governing laws for time being in force shall be preserved for
such period as provided in respective laws. Any document where preservation period is not prescribed
under governing laws shall be preserved for a minimum period of eight years.
d. Press Releases/ Public Filings: The Company should retain copies of all press releases and documents
filed with Stock Exchanges, Registrar of Companies and other regulatory authorities on a permanent basis.
e. Legal Files/ documents: All legal documents / copies of notices / summons / orders / judgments and all
other legal documents shall be preserved permanently. Documents like leases, Leave & License
agreements and other agreements shall be preserved for at least 5 years beyond the life of the said
documents.
f. Development/ Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets: Development documents are often subject to
intellectual property protection in their final form (e.g., patents and copyrights). The documents detailing
the development process are often also of value to the Company and are protected as a trade secret where
the Company:
i. Derives independent economic value from the secrecy of the information; and
ii. The Company has taken affirmative steps to keep the information confidential.
The Company should keep all documents designated as containing trade secret information for at
least the life of the trade secret.
g. Contracts: Final, execution copies of all contracts entered into by the Company should be retained. The
Company should retain copies of the final contracts for at least five years beyond the life of the agreement,
and longer in the case of publicly filed contracts.
h. Electronic Mail: E-mail that needs to be saved should be either:
i. Printed in hard copy and kept in the appropriate file; or
ii. Downloaded to a computer file and kept electronically or on disk as a separate file so as to ensure its
timely retrieval.
MODES OF PRESERVATION
The Documents may be preserved in
a. Physical form; or
b. Electronic Form
The official of the Company who is required to preserve the document shall be Authorised Person who is
generally expected to observe the compliance of statutory requirements as per applicable law.
The preservation of documents should be such as to ensure that there is no tampering, alteration, destruction or
anything which endangers the content, authenticity, utility or accessibility of the documents.
The preserved documents must be accessible at all reasonable times. Access may be controlled by the concerned
Authorised Person with preservation, so as to ensure integrity of the Documents and to prohibit unauthorized
access.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The respective Functional/ Departmental heads of the Company shall be responsible for maintenance and
preservation of documents in respect of the areas of operations falling under the charge of each of them, in
terms of this Policy.
DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
a. After the expiry of the preservation period specified in the annexed Documents Preservation Schedule,
such documents which are no longer required may be destroyed by the concerned department after
obtaining prior approval of Managing Director of the Company. The records of the documents destroyed
shall be maintained by the concerned department and shall be produced whenever required by the
concerned authority/ auditors.
b. In case any specific procedure is prescribed under applicable Act/ Rules/ Regulation for destruction of the
documents, the same shall be followed by the Company.
c. Where the Company has been served with any Notice requisitioning documents from any of the Statutory
Authorities or any Litigation is commenced by or against the Company, in such cases the destruction of the
related documents shall be suspended till such time the matter is settled or resolved or disposedβoff finally.
PERIODICAL REVIEW
The Policy should be flexible and easy to understand and comply with by all levels of employees. The policy
should be reviewed periodically by the Board as and when practical difficulties are encountered. The Top
management may also review the policy on document retention to comply with any local, state, central
legislations that may be promulgated from time to time.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to
time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory
Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
*****
_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information
Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Β Unpublished Price Sensitive Information
BACKGROUND
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Regulation 8 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 *("PIT Regulations")*,mandate every listed company to formulate and publish on its official Website, Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information *("Code")* that it would follow in order to adhere to each of the principles set out in Schedule A to the PIT regulations.
Further, SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment) Regulation 2018 notified on December 31, 2018 and subsequent amendment to PIT Regulations notified on January 21, 2019 requires every listed company, inter alia, to formulate a policy for determination of 'Legitimate purpose' as a part of this code formulated under regulation 8 of PIT Regulations.
DEFINITIONS
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- "Compliance Officer" means any senior officer, designated so and reporting to the Board of Directors, who is financially literate and is capable of appreciating requirements for legal and regulatory compliance under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and who shall be responsible for compliance of policies, procedures, maintenance of records, monitoring adherence to the rules for the preservation of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information, monitoring of trades and the implementation of the codes specified in the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, under the overall supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Explanation -- For the purpose of this regulation, "financially literate" shall mean a person who has the ability to read and understand basic financial statements i.e. balance sheet, profit and loss account, and statement of cash flows.
- "Connected Person" shall have the meaning given to it under Regulation 2(d) of the Regulations (as mentioned below) and shall also include the promoters and their directors and key managerial personnel:
"Connected person" means:
a. any person who is or has during the six months prior to the concerned act been associated with a company, directly or indirectly, in any capacity including by reason of frequent communication with its officers or by being in any contractual, fiduciary or employment relationship or by being a director, officer or an employee of the company or holds any position including a professional or business relationship between himself and the company whether temporary or permanent, that allows such person, directly or indirectly, access to unpublished price sensitive information or is reasonably expected to allow such access.
b. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the persons falling within the following categories shall be deemed to be connected persons unless the contrary is established:
i. an immediate relative of connected persons specified in clause (i); or ii. a holding company or associate company or subsidiary company; or
ii. an intermediary as specified in section 12 of the Act or an employee or director thereof; or
iii. an investment company, trustee company, asset management company or an employee or director thereof; orΒ iv. an official of a stock exchange or of clearing house or corporation; or
v. a member of board of trustees of a mutual fund or a member of the board of directors of the asset management company of a mutual fund or is an employee thereof; orΒ vi. a member of the board of directors or an employee, of a public financial institution as defined in section 2 (72) of the Companies Act, 2013; orΒ vii. an official or an employee of a self-regulatory organization recognized or authorized by the
Board; or
viii. a banker of the company; or
ix. a concern, firm, trust, Hindu undivided family, company or association of persons wherein a director of a company or his immediate relative or banker of the company, has more than ten per cent of the holding or interest.
"Contra Trade" means a trade or transaction which involves buying or selling any number of shares of the Company and within 6 months trading or transacting in an opposite transaction involving sell or buy following the prior transaction
Policy on Diversity of Board of Directors
Policy on Diversity of Board of Directors
BACKGROUND
In terms of regulation 19(4) read with sub para 3, Para A, Part D of Schedule II of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 _(βListing
Regulationsβ) , the Board of Directors (βthe Boardβ) of Recode Studios Limited (βthe Companyβ)_ has
approved and adopted Policy on diversity of Board of Directors (βthe policyβ) on recommendations of
Nomination & Remuneration Committee (the βNRCβ) of the Company.
The Policy sets out the approach to have a diversity on the Board of the Company in terms of thought,
experience, knowledge, perspective, gender, race, ethnicity or cultural background in the Board, in
compliance with the applicable laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company.
PURPOSE
This policy is largely framed to address the importance of a diverse Board in harnessing the unique and
individual skills and experiences of the members in a way that collectively benefits the organization and the
business as a whole. The basic essence of the Policy is to provide a framework for leveraging on the
differences within the expertise of the Board, offering a broad range of perspectives that are directly relevant
to the business.
INTERPRETATION
Any words used in this policy but not defined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in the
Articles of Association of the Company and /or the Companies Act, 2013 or Rules made thereunder. In case
of any dispute or difference upon the meaning/interpretation of any word or provision in this Policy, the
same shall be referred to the Committee and the decision of the Committee in such a case shall be final.
POLICY
The Company believes that a diverse Board will-
a. Enhance the quality of decision making and ensure better business performance.
b. Encourage diversity of perspectives thereby fueling creativity and innovation.
c. Complement and expand the skills, knowledge and experience of the Board as a whole.
d. Provide for better Corporate Governance.
A diverse Board will include and make good use of the differences in the skills, knowledge, industry
experience, background, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background and other qualities of the individual
members as a whole. All Board appointments will be done on merit, in the context of skills as required for
the areas of our business operations, management and also expertise in the fields of regulatory, legal,
business development, human capital management, strategic planning, marketing and general administration.
NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT
The Committee of the Board shall:
a. Review and assess the composition of the Board.
b. Identify appropriate qualified personnel to occupy Board position.
c. Suggest appropriate expertise and diversity requirements.
d. Manage the process of recruiting new members to the Board and defining requisite skills.
e. Ensure that selection process is formal and thorough and non-discriminatory.
f. Review and report any changes in relation to the diversity of the Board. The Committee shall also
review the Board composition in terms of the size of the Board, the composition of executive and non-
executive directors and the composition of independent directors, each of which shall being accordance
with the requirements of the Articles of Association of the Company, the Companies Act, 2013, the
Listing Agreements and other statutory/ regulatory requirements.
MONITORING, TRACKING AND REPORTING
The Committee shall support laying down a succession plan and drive the understanding of talent across the
organization and support development programme for the Board. As part of the exercise, it will also review
and suggest training for directors. Amongst the key requirements is to also plan for the evolution of
nonβexecutive directors over the medium term to maintain appropriate mix of skills, age and gender diversity
on the Board. The Company shall provide sufficient information about this policy to its shareholders, and
provide information regarding the composition of the Board, the areas of expertise of each director and their
qualification/ characteristics etc. The necessary disclosures about the policy and other details should be made
as per the requirements of the Listing Regulations and Companies Act, 2013.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time
to time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory
Provisions shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
*****
Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025
Policy on Identification of Group Companies, Identification of Material Outstanding Creditors And Identification of Material Outstanding Litigations
Policy on Identification of Group Companies, Identification of Material Outstanding Creditors and
Identification of Material Outstanding Litigations
INTRODUCTION
Securities Exchange Board of India, vide its notification dated August 14, 2015, notified the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations (Fourth Amendment)
Regulations, 2015 (β4 Amendment Regulationsβ) whereby SEBI
i. modified the definition of the βgroup companiesβ;
ii. modified the disclosure requirements pertaining to litigation involving the issuer company, its directors,
its subsidiaries (if any), its promoters and its group companies; and
iii. modified the disclosure requirement pertaining to the outstanding dues to creditors.
Accordingly, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2018, as amended (βRegulationβ) stands amended to this extent.
OBJECTIVE
In view of the 4 Amendment Regulations, the Board of Directors (βBoardβ) of Recode Studios Limited
(βCompanyβ) has adopted this policy and procedures for determination of:
i. Companies which are considered to be material as a Group company of the Company within the meaning
of βGroup Companyβ defined under the SEBI Regulations;
ii. Material Creditors; and
iii. Material Litigation.
This policy shall be called the βPolicy on Identification of Group Companies, Material Creditors and Material
Litigationsβ (βPolicyβ).
INTERPRETATION
In this Policy, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
b. References to the words βincludeβ or βincludingβ shall be construed without limitation.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE GROUP COMPANIES
As per schedule VI of the Regulation, the Company is required to define materiality policy, for identification and
disclosure of βGroup Companiesβ in its draft prospectus/prospectus as:
_βThe words βgroup companiesβ, wherever they occur, shall include such companies as covered under applicable
accounting standards and also other companies as considered material by the board of the issuer.β_
For the purpose of identification of βGroup Companiesβ , our Company has considered those companies as our
Group Companies which is covered under the applicable accounting standard (AS-18) issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India as per Restated Financial Statements and also other companies as considered
material by the Board of the issuer pursuant to the Regulation. The materiality Policy framed by the Board covers
such Companies as Our Group Companies which fulfils both (i) and (ii) conditions as mentioned below:-
i. Companies with which there were related party transactions, during the period for which financial information
is disclosed in Offer Documents, as covered under the applicable accounting standards, and
ii. Such company that forms part of the Promoter Group of our Company in terms of Regulation 2(1) (pp)(iv) of
the SEBI Regulations; and our Company has entered into one or more transactions with such company in
preceding fiscal or audit period as the case may be exceeding ten percent (10.00%) of total revenue of the
company as per Restated Financial Statements.
IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL OUTSTANDING CREDITORS
Our Company is required to disclose pursuant to Para 12(A)(2) of Part A of Schedule VI of the Regulation in the
Draft Prospectus/ Prospectus, the details of the outstanding dues to creditors: (i) based on the policy on materiality
of our Board, complete disclosure for such creditors; and (ii) consolidated information on outstanding dues to small
scale undertakings and other creditors, separately giving details of number of cases and amount involved.
Additionally, our Company is required to provide complete details about outstanding dues to creditors as per (i) and
(ii) above on the webpage of our Company with a web link thereto in the Draft Offer Document / Offer Document
which is as follows:-
For identification of material creditors, any creditor of the Company shall be considered to be material, if the amount
due to any one of them exceeds five percent (5.00%) of trade payables as per the last audited financial statements
of the Company.
IDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL OUTSTANDING LITIGATION
Our Company is required to disclose in the Draft Offer Document / Offer Document all outstanding: (i) criminal
proceedings; (ii) actions by statutory or regulatory authorities; (iii) claims relating to direct and indirect taxes; (iv)
disciplinary actions including penalties imposed by SEBI or stock exchanges against the Promoter in the last five
financial years, including outstanding action; or (v) Material Litigation (as defined below); involving our Company,
our directors and our promoters.
For the purposes of disclosure pursuant to Para 12(A)(1) of Part A of Schedule VI of the SEBI Regulations and the
Materiality Policy, following litigation are considered material for disclosure in Draft Offer Document / Offer
Document of our Company:-
All pending litigation involving our Company, holding, Directors, Promoters and Group Companies, other than
criminal proceedings and statutory or regulatory actions, would be considered βmaterialβ if the monetary amount of
claim by or against the entity or person in any such pending proceeding is in excess of one percent (1.00%) of the
profit after tax of our Company as per the last audited financial statement or such litigations outcome could have a
material impact on the business, operations, prospects or reputation of the Company
Further, as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2025, other pending litigations shall also be classified as material based on the lower of the threshold criteria
mentioned below -
(i) As per the policy of materiality defined by the board of directors of the issuer and disclosed in the offer document; or
(ii) Litigation where the value or expected impact in terms of value, exceeds the lower of the following:
(a) two percent of turnover, as per the latest annual restated consolidated financial statements of the issuer; or
(b) two percent of net worth, as per the latest annual restated consolidated financial statements of the issuer, except in case
the arithmetic value of the net worth is negative; or
(c) five percent of the average of absolute value of profit or loss after tax, as per the last three annual restated consolidated
financial statements of the issuer.β
Accordingly, other pending litigations involving the Company, Directors, Promoters, which meet the above-mentioned
thresholds, has also been considered while determining material litigations.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to
time, and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory Provisions
shall prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
Policy on Orderly Succession Planning for the Board of Directors and Senior Management
Policy on Orderly Succession Planning for the Board of Directors and Senior Management
BACKGROUND
In terms of the provisions of regulation 17(4) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationsβ) , the Board of Directors (βthe Boardβ) of the listed entity shall satisfy
itself that plans are in place for orderly succession for appointment to the Board of Directors and Senior Management.
The term βSenior Managementβ means officers/ personnel of the listed entity who are members of its core
management team excluding board of directors and normally this shall comprise all members of management one
level below the executive directors, including all functional heads.
OBJECTIVE
The succession planning is an essential component to the survival and growth of any business. Succession planning
is a tool for an organization to ensure its continued effective performance though leadership continuity. The objective
of this policy to ensure the orderly identification and selection of new directors or senior management in the event of
any vacancy, whether such vacancy exists by reason of an anticipated retirement, an unanticipated departure, the
expansion of the size of the Company or otherwise.
INTERPRETATION
The words and expressions used and not defined in this policy but defined in the Companies Act, 2013 or rules made
there under or the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or regulation made there under or Depositories
Act, 1996 shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in those acts, rules and regulations.
APPLICABILITY
This policy shall be applicable on the following:
a. Whole Time Directors and the Board.
b. Senior Management including Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs).
c. Any other position in the Company at the discretion of the Managing Director in consultation with the Board.
POLICY
a. Succession Plan for the Board
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC) shall identify the suitable person from among the existing top
management or from the outside to fill up the vacancy at the Board Level. The NRC shall apply a due diligence
process to determine suitability of the person who is being considered for appointment or reappointment as Director
of the Company based on his/her education qualification, experience and track record. The Board framed a
Nomination & Remuneration Policy in relation to appointment/ reappointment of Directors & Senior Management
in accordance with the provision of Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. Hence, the appointment/
reappointment of Directors shall be governed by the provisions of Nomination & Remuneration Policy of the
Company.
b. Succession Plan for the Senior Management
i. The NRC shall periodically review and consider the list of Senior Management personnel due for retirement
within the year. The NRC shall also consider the new vacancies that may arise because of expansion of business
and up-gradation of department(s).
ii. For the above purpose, the NRC shall consider all relevant criteria like experience, qualification, age and
leadership quality and recommend the appointment of incumbent to the Management.
iii. The NRC may consider appointing other suitable external candidates at senior management level based on job
roles and competency, in order to provide a continuous flow of talented people to meet the organizational
needs.
iv. Where it is decided to appoint an external candidate, timely and planned steps shall be taken for selection of a
suitable candidate so that the appointment is made well before the retirement/ relieving of the concerned officer
to ensure the smooth transition.
v. HR Head shall from time to time identify high potential employees who merit faster career progression to the
position of higher responsibility and formulate, administer, monitor and review the process of skill
development and identify the training requirements.
vi. In case of any unexpected occurrence in respect of any member in the core management team, the next person
as per the organization chart of the Company shall take interim charge of the position, pending a regular
appointment in terms of the succession plan.
vii. The appointment of Key Managerial Personnel such as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Company Secretary
(CS) and other Compliance Professionals like Internal Auditor (if employee) shall be made in the accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Listing Regulations.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to withdraw
and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to time, and the
decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory Provisions shall
prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
*****
Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025
Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
BACKGROUND
In accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013, Recode Studios Limited (βthe companyβ) is committed to provide and promote work
environment that is conducive to the professional growth of its employees and encourages equality of opportunity with
dignity and respect. We will not tolerate any form of sexual harassment and is committed to take all necessary steps to
ensure that our women employees are not subjected to any form of harassment.
DEFINITION
a. βEmployeeβ Employee means a person employed at the workplace for any work on regular, temporary, ad
hoc, or daily wage basis, either directly, or through an agent, including a contractor, whether for remuneration
or not, or working on a voluntary basis or otherwise, whether the terms of employment are express or implied,
and includes a co-worker, contract worker, probationer, trainee, intern or called by any other such name. It
also includes any visitor who visits Company premises; or any person who is a temporary resident of any of
the accommodations or premises allotted by Company.
b. βEmployerβ means any person responsible for the management, supervision, and control of the workplace
c. βManagementβ includes a person, or board of directors, or a committee, responsible for formulation and
administration of policies of the Organization.
d. β Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)β means an Internal Complaint Committee constituted under
Section 4.
e. βSexual Harassmentβ maybe one or a series of incidents involving unsolicited and unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual favours, or any other verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature.
SCOPE
Sexual Harassment at the workplace includes:
a. Unwelcome sexual advances (verbal, written or physical);
b. Demand or request for sexual favours;
c. Showing and/or sharing pornography or other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons, pamphlets or
sayings,
d. Verbal abuse or 'joking' that is sex-oriented, any conduct that has the purpose or the effect of interfering
with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment
and/or submission to such conduct is either an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment and/
or submission or rejection of the conduct is used as a basis for making employment decisions;
e. Eve-teasing, gender-based insults or sexist remarks;
f. Unwelcome sexual overtone in any manner such as over telephone (obnoxious telephone calls), text
message, e-mails or on social media;
g. Intentionally touching or brushing against the body, forcible physical touch or molestation;
h. Physical to confinement against oneβs will and any other act likely to violate oneβs privacy; or
i. Any action (either individually or coupled with any of the above) which may include, but not limited to
may also amount to sexual harassment:
i. Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment; or
ii. Implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in employment; or
iii. Implied or explicit threat about the present or future employment status; or
iv. Conduct which interferes with work or creates an intimidating or offensive or hostile work
environment; or
v. Humiliating conduct likely to affect health or safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
All employees have a personal responsibility to ensure that their behavior is not contrary to this policy. All employees
are encouraged to reinforce the maintenance of a work environment free from sexual harassment.
COMPLAINT MECHANISM
An appropriate complaint mechanism in the form of ICC has been created in the Company for time-bound redressal of
the complaint made by the victim.
FORMATION OF INTERNAL COMPLAINT COMMITTEE
a. A Presiding Officer who shall be an employee employed at a senior level at workplace from amongst the
employees.
b. Not less than two Members from amongst employees preferably committed to the cause of women or who
have had experience in social work or have legal knowledge;
c. One member from amongst non-governmental organizations or associations committed to the cause of women
or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment.
The Presiding Officer and every Member of the ICC shall hold office for 3 years.
For conducting the inquiry, a minimum of three Members of the ICC including the Presiding Officer or the Chairperson
should be present.
**PROCEDURES FOR RESOLUTION, SETTLEMENT OR PROSECUTION OF ACTS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT**
The Company is committed to provide a supportive environment to resolve concerns of sexual harassment as under:
a. Informal Resolution Options
When an incident of sexual harassment occurs, the victim of such conduct can communicate their disapproval and
objections immediately to the harasser and request the harasser to behave decently. If the harassment does not stop
or if victim is not comfortable with addressing the harasser directly, the victim can bring their concern to the
attention of the ICC for redressal of their grievances. ICC will provide advice or extend support as requested and
will undertake prompt investigation to resolve the matter.
b. Complaints
i. An employee with a harassment concern, who is not comfortable with the informal resolution options or has
exhausted such options, may make a formal complaint to the Chairperson or any member of the ICC constituted
by the Management. The complaint should be made by an aggrieved employee within a period of three months
from the date of occurrence of incident and in case of a series of incidents, within a period of three months
from the date of last incident. Alternately, the employee can send complaint through an email. The employee
is required to disclose their name, department, division and location they are working in, to enable the
Committee to contact them and take the matter forward.
ii. Where the aggrieved employee is unable to make a complaint on account of physical or mental incapacity or
death or otherwise, legal heir or such other person as may be prescribed may make a complaint.
iii. ICC shall commence an inquiry within 7 working days from the date of receipt of the complaint and will meet
the complainant within 3 (three) working days from commencement of inquiry.
iv. Chairperson of the ICC will proceed to determine whether the allegations (assuming them to be true only for
the purpose of this determination) made in the complaint fall under the purview of Sexual Harassment,
preferably within 30 days from receipt of the complaint.
v. In the event, the allegation does not fall under the purview of Sexual Harassment or the allegation does not
constitute an offence of Sexual Harassment, ICC will record this finding with reasons and communicate the
same to the complainant.
vi. If the ICC determines that the allegations constitute an act of sexual harassment, they will proceed to
investigate.
vii. Where such conduct, on the part of the accused, amounts to a specific offence under the law, the Company
shall initiate appropriate action in accordance with law by making a complaint with the appropriate authority.
viii. The ICC shall conduct such investigations in a timely manner and shall submit a written report containing the
findings and recommendations, if any, to the Managing Director/ Executive Director as soon as practically
possible and in any case, not later than 90 days from the date of receipt of the complaint. Managing Director /
Executive Director will ensure corrective action/ disciplinary action on the recommendations of the ICC and
keep the complainant informed of the same.
CORRECTIVE ACTION/ DISCIPLINARY ACTION
The corrective action/ disciplinary action may include any of the following:
a. Formal apology
b. Counseling
c. Written warning to the perpetrator and a copy of it maintained in the employee's file.
d. Change of work assignment/ transfer for either the perpetrator or the victim.
e. Withholding or stoppage of Increment/ Promotions.
f. Negative impact on performance appraisal.
g. Fine
h. Compensation to the victim through deduction from the salary of the person found guilty.
i. Termination of services of the employee found guilty of the offence without notice or any compensation in lieu
of notice.
In case the complaint is found to be false, the Complainant shall, if deemed fit, be liable for appropriate disciplinary
action by the Management.
a. Conciliation
i. The ICC may, at the request of the aggrieved woman take steps to settle the matter between her and the
respondent through conciliation: Provided that no monetary settlement shall be made as a basis of
conciliation.
ii. Where a settlement has been arrived at as in (a) above, the ICC, shall record the settlement so arrived and
forward the same to the employer to take action as specified in the recommendation.
iii. The ICC shall provide the copies of the settlement as recorded as in (b) above to the aggrieved woman and
the respondent.
iv. Where a settlement is arrived at (a) above, no further inquiry shall be conducted by the ICC.
b. Compensation
Where the ICC, arrives at the conclusion that the allegation against the respondent has been proved, it shall recommend
to the employer to deduct, notwithstanding anything in the service rules applicable to the respondent, from the salary
or wages of the respondent such sum as it may consider appropriate to be paid to the aggrieved woman or to her legal
heir.
For the purpose of determining the sums to be paid to the aggrieved woman, the ICC, shall have regard to:
i. The mental trauma, pain, suffering, and emotional distress caused to the aggrieved woman.
ii. The loss in the career opportunity due to the incident of sexual harassment.
iii. Medical expenses incurred by the victim for physical or psychiatric treatment.
iv. The income and financial status of the respondent.
v. Feasibility of such payment in lump sum or in installments.
In case the employer is unable to make such deduction from the salary of the respondent due to his being absent from
duty or cessation of employment it may direct to the respondent to pay such sum to the aggrieved woman:
Further, in case the respondent fails to pay the sum referred to above, the ICC may forward the order for recovery of
the sum as an arrear of land revenue to the concerned District Officer.
The employer or the District Officer shall act upon the recommendation within sixty days of its receipt by him.
c. Appeal
Any person aggrieved from the recommendations made by the ICC, may prefer an appeal to the court or tribunal
in accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to the said person. The appeal shall be preferred
within a period of ninety days of the recommendations.
CONFIDENTIALITY
To protect the interests of the victim, the accused person and others who may report incidents of sexual harassment,
confidentiality will be maintained throughout the investigatory process to the extent practicable and appropriate under
the circumstances.
ACCESS TO REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
All records of complaints, including contents of meetings, results of investigations and other relevant material will be
kept confidential except where disclosure is required under relevant law.
PROTECTION TO COMPLAINANT/ VICTIM/ WITNESSES
The Company is committed to ensuring that no employee who brings forward a harassment concern is subject to any
form of reprisal. Any reprisal will be subject to disciplinary action.
The Company will ensure that the victim or witnesses are not victimized or discriminated against while dealing with
complaints of sexual harassment.
However, anyone who abuses the procedure (for example, by maliciously putting an allegation knowing it to be untrue)
will be subject to disciplinary action.
PENALTY AND PUNISHMENT
a. Punishment for false or malicious complaint and false evidence:
i. Where the ICC, arrives at a conclusion that the allegation against the respondent is malicious or the aggrieved
woman or any other person making the complaint has made the complaint knowing it to be false or the
aggrieved woman or any other person making the complaint has produced any forged or misleading document,
it may recommend to the employer, to take action against the woman or the person who has made the complaint
in accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to her or him.
ii. Where the ICC, arrives at a conclusion that during the inquiry any witness has given false evidence or produced
any forged or misleading document, it may recommend to the employer of the witness, to take action in
accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to the said witness.
b. Penalty for publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings:
i. The contents of the complaint, the identity and addresses of the aggrieved woman, respondent and witnesses,
any information relating to conciliation and inquiry proceedings, recommendations of the ICC, and the action
taken by the employer shall not be published, communicated or made known to the public, press and media in
any manner, provided that information may be disseminated regarding the justice secured to any victim of
sexual harassment without disclosing the name, address, identity or any other particulars calculated to lead to
the identification of the aggrieved woman and witnesses.
ii. Where any person entrusted with the duty to handle or deal with the complaint, inquiry or any recommendations
or action to be taken in that regard, contravenes the provisions of B(i) above, he/she shall be liable for penalty
in accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable to the said person.
c. Penalty for non-compliance with provisions of Act, where the employer fails to:
i. Constitute an ICC;
ii. Take action pertaining to enquiry, punishment for false or malicious complaint and false evidence or inclusion
of information in annual report (or where no such report is required to be prepared, intimate such number of
cases, if any, to the District Officer).
iii. Contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets contravention of other provisions of the Act or any rules made
thereunder, he shall be punishable with fine or other punishment as per the provisions of the Act/ Rules.
DUTIES OF EMPLOYER
Employer shall:
i. Provide a safe working environment at the workplace which shall include safety from the persons coming into
contact at the workplace.
ii. Display at any conspicuous place in the workplace, the penal consequences of sexual harassments; and the
order constituting, the ICC.
iii. Organize workshops and awareness programmes at regular intervals for sensitizing the employees with the
provisions of the Act and orientation programmes for the members of the ICC.
iv. Conduct capacity building and skill building programmes for the Members of ICC.
v. Declare the names and contact details of all the Members of the ICC.
vi. Provide necessary facilities to the ICC for dealing with the complaint and conducting an inquiry.
vii. Assist in securing the attendance of respondent and witnesses before the ICC.
viii. Make available such information to the ICC as it may require having regard to the complaint.
ix. Provide assistance to the woman if she so chooses to file a complaint in relation to the offence under the Indian
Penal Code (45 of 1860) or any other law for the time being in force.
x. Cause to initiate action, under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or any other law for the time being in force,
against the perpetrator, or if the aggrieved woman so desires, where the perpetrator is not an employee, in the
workplace at which the incident of sexual harassment took place.
xi. Treat sexual harassment as a misconduct under the service rules and initiate action for such misconduct.
xii. Monitor the timely submission of reports by the ICC.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to withdraw
and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to time, and
the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory Provisions shall
prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_
Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Independent Directors
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
BACKGROUND
The terms and conditions of appointment of the Independent Directors are subject to the extant provisions of
the:
a. applicable laws, including the Companies Act, 2013 (βActβ) and the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationsβ) ,
and
b. Articles of Association of the Company.
The broad terms and conditions of their appointments as Independent Directors (βIDβsβ) of the Company are
set forth hereunder:
APPOINTMENT:
a. The appointment will be for the period mentioned against the irrespective names (βTermβ). The
Company may remove Independent Directors prior to completion of the Term subject to compliance of
relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company.
b. In compliance with provision Section 149(13) of the Act, Independent Directors are not liable to retire
by rotation.
c. Re-appointment at the end of the Term shall be based on the recommendation of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and subject to the approval of the Board and the shareholders. The re-
appointment would be considered by the Board based on the outcome of the performance evaluation
process and the directors continuing to meet the independence criteria.
d. The directors may be requested to be a member/ Chairman of any one or more Committees of the Board
which may be constituted from time to time.
e. The appointment may be terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of
the Company or on failure to meet the parameters of independence as defined in Section 149(6) or
Listing Regulations or on the occurrence of any event as defined in section 167 of the Companies Act,
- Upon termination or upon resignation for any reason, duly intimated to the Company,
Independent Directors will not be entitled to any compensation for loss of office.
TRAINING OF THE BOARD
Every new Independent Director of the Board will attend an orientation program. Presentations will be made
by senior managerial personnel to the newly appointed Independent Director. The presentations will inter alia
cover an overview of the strategy and operations to familiarize the new inductees about the vision, ideology,
strategy, operations and functions of Company.
ROLE, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Your role and duties will be those normally required of a Non-Executive Independent Director under the Act
and the Listing Agreement. There are certain duties prescribed for all Directors, both executive and Non-
Executive, which are fiduciary in nature and the same are specified under Section 166 of the Act.
In addition to the above requirements, you are also required to discharge the duties, roles and functions as
applicable to Independent Directors as stated under Schedule IV to the Act, as in force and as may be amended
from time to time. While performing such duties, roles and functions, you will be required to abide by the
βGuidelines of Professional Conduct as stated under the said Schedule.
DIRECTORSβ FEES/ REMUNERATION
A sitting fee will be paid to the Independent Director for attending each meeting of the Board as well as the
Committee meetings, as may be decided by the Board from time to time in accordance with the limits prescribed
under the Act and rules made thereunder.
In addition to the sitting fees, the Company may pay / reimburse to any Director such fair and actual reasonable
expenditure, as may have been incurred by the Director while performing his / her role as a Director of the
Company.
DISCLOSURES, OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS AND BUSINESS INTERESTS
During the Term, you agree to promptly notify the Company of any change in your Directorships and provide such
other disclosures and information as may be required under the applicable laws. You also agree that upon becoming
aware of any potential conflict of interest with your position as Independent Director of the Company, you shall
promptly disclose the same to the Company. Please confirm that as on date of this letter, you have no such conflict
of interest issues with your existing Directorships, if any.
During your Term, you agree to promptly provide a declaration under Section 149(7) of the Act, upon any change
in circumstances which may affect your status as an Independent Director.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL/ EVALUATION PROCESS
As a member of the Board, your performance shall be evaluated annually
Evaluation shall be done by all the other Directors. The criteria for evaluation shall be determined by the
Nomination & Remuneration Committee and disclosed in the Companyβs Annual Report.
However, the actual evaluation process shall remain confidential and shall be a constructive mechanism to improve
the effectiveness of the Board/Committee.
CODE OF CONDUCT/ EXCLUDED ACTIONS
You will follow the Code of Conduct of the Company and furnish annual affirmation of the same.
You will apply the highest standards of confidentiality and not disclose to any person or company (whether during
the course of the tenure as Independent Director or at any time after its cessation) any confidential information
concerning the Company including any subsidiary or associate thereof with which you come into contact by virtue
of your position as a Director, except as permitted by law or with prior clearance from the Chairman of the Board.
We would also like to draw your attention to the applicability of Securities & Exchange Board of India (Prohibition
of Insider Trading) Regulation, 1992, which inter-alia prohibits disclosure or use of unpublished price sensitive
information. You should not make any statement(s) that might risk a breach of the requirements specified under
the said statute unless the same is required under any law or the same is required for the purpose of compliance of
any direction, order, etc. issued/given by any judicial authority. Additionally, you shall not participate in any
business activity which might impede the application of your independent judgment in the best interest of the
Company.
CHANGES OF PERSONAL DETAILS
During the term, the Independent Director shall promptly intimate the Company Secretary and the Registrar of
Companies in the prescribed manner, of any change in address or other contact and personal details provided to the
Company.
TERMINATION
Your Directorship on the Board of the Company shall terminate or cease in accordance with law. Apart from
the grounds of termination as specified in the Act, your Directorship may be terminated for violation of any
provision of the Code of Conduct of the Company.
You may resign from the Directorship of the Company by giving a notice in writing to the Company stating
the reasons for resignation. The resignation shall take effect from the date on which the notice is received by
the Company or the date, if any, specified by you in the notice, whichever is later.
If, at any stage during the Term, there is a change that may affect your status as an Independent Director as
envisaged in Section 149(6) of the Act, or if applicable, you fail to meet the criteria for βindependenceβ under
the provisions of Regulation 16(b) of Listing Regulation you agree to promptly submit your resignation to the
Company with effect from the date of such change.
COOPERATION
In the event of any claim or litigation against the Company, based upon any alleged conduct, act or omission
on your part during your Term, you agree to render all reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company
and provide such information and documents as are necessary and reasonably requested by the Company or
its counsel.
DISSEMINATION
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025
Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy
VIGIL MECHANISM & WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
PREFACE
As per Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements), Regulations, 2015 (βListing Regulationsβ) , the Company is required to establish a vigil mechanism
for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical, actual or suspected fraud in violation of the
Companyβs code of conduct or ethical policy.
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by adopting
highest standards of professionalism, Corporate Governance, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior.
Accordingly, this Whistle Blower Policy (βthe policyβ) has been formulated with a view to provide an effective
mechanism in the Company for all employees and Directors of the Company.
The policy neither releases directors / employees from their duty of confidentiality in the course of their work, nor is
it a route for taking up a grievance about a personal situation.
POLICY
The Policy is for the directors and employees as defined hereinafter.
The Policy has been drawn up so that the directors and employees can be confident about raising a concern in the
organization.
DEFINITIONS
βAudit Committeeβ means the Committee constituted by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with
Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulations 18 of Listing Regulations.
βDisciplinary Actionβ means any action that can be taken during and/or after the completion of investigation
proceedings including but not limiting to a warning, imposition of fine, suspension from official duties or any such
action as is deemed to be fit considering the gravity of the matter.
βEmployeeβ means every employee of the Company and Subsidiaries (Direct or Indirect) whether working in India
or abroad including Directors whether or not in employment of the Company.
βProtected Disclosureβ means a concern raised by an employee or group of employees through written
communication/ email made in good faith which discloses or demonstrates information that may evidence unethical
or improper activity. The disclosure should have the name and other details of the person making the disclosure.
βSubjectβ means a person against or in relation to whom a Protected Disclosure is made or evidence gathered during
the course of an investigation.
βWhistle Blowerβ is a director or employee who makes a Protected Disclosure under this Policy.
βEthics Counsellorβ means an officer or Committee of the persons who is nominated/ appointed to conduct detailed
investigation.
βInvestigatorsβ means a person or persons authorized, appointed, consulted or approached by the Chairman of the
Audit Committee/ Ethics Counsellor and includes the auditors of the Company and / or an outside agency appointed
for the purpose of investigation.
SCOPE OF THE POLICY
The Policy covers all malpractices and events which have taken place / expected to take place involving:
a. Abuse of authority
b. Breach of contract
c. Negligence causing substantial and specific danger to public health and safety
d. Manipulation of Companyβs data / records
e. Financial irregularities, including any suspected fraud, which includes, in accordance with the explanation to
Section 447 of Companies Act, 2013, any act, omission, concealment of fact, abuse of position, with or
without the involvement of any other person, with an intention to achieve any unjust advantage or to harm the
interests of the Company or its shareholders/ creditors/ other persons, immaterial of the fact whether or not
there is any wrongful gain to the person committing or suspected to have committed the alleged fraud;
f. Criminal offence
g. Pilferation of confidential / propriety information
h. Deliberate violation of law/regulation
i. Wastage/misappropriation of Companyβs funds/assets
j. Breach of employee Code of Conduct or Rules
k. Any other unethical, biased, imprudent event
l. Instances of leak of unpublished price sensitive information
This Policy should not be used in place of the Companyβs grievance procedures or be a route for raising malicious or
unfounded allegations against colleagues.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
To ensure that this Policy is adhered to, and to assure that the concern will be acted upon seriously, the Company
will:
- Ensure that the Whistle Blower and/or the person processing the Protected Disclosure is not victimized for doing
so;
- Treat victimization as a serious matter including initiating disciplinary action on such person/(s);
- Ensure complete confidentiality.
- Not attempt to conceal evidence of the Protected Disclosure;
- Take disciplinary action, if anyone destroys or conceals evidence of the Protected Disclosure made/to be made;
- Provide an opportunity of being heard to the persons involved especially to the Subject;
DISQUALIFICATIONS
While it will be ensured that genuine Whistle Blowers are accorded complete protection from any kind of unfair
treatment as herein set out, any abuse of this protection will warrant disciplinary action.
Protection under this Policy would not mean protection from disciplinary action arising out of false or counterfeit
allegations made by a Whistle Blower knowing it to be false or bogus or with a mala fide intention.
Whistle Blowers, who make any Protected Disclosures, which have been subsequently found to be mala fide,
frivolous or malicious, shall be liable to be prosecuted under the Companyβs Code of Conduct.
MANNER IN WHICH CONCERN CAN BE RAISED
All Protected Disclosures concerning financial/ accounting matters should be addressed to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee of the Company for investigation.
In respect of all other Protected Disclosures, employees at the levels of Vice Presidents and above should address to
the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and in case of other employees, should address to any of the
Ethics Counsellor of the Company.
(i) The contact details of the Chairman of the Audit Committee are as under:
Naveen Gupta
Chairman-Audit Committee
Recode Studios Limited
R-89, Phase V Focal Point, Ludhiana, Punjab-
Contact Number: 9818680138
(ii) The contact details of Ethics Counsellor:
Mukta Ahuja
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Recode Studios Limited
R-89, Phase V Focal Point, Ludhiana, Punjab-
Contact Number: 9711240807
Email Id: cs@recodestudios.com
If a protected disclosure is received by any executive of the Company other than Chairman of Audit Committee or
the Ethics Counsellor, the same should be forwarded to the Companyβs Ethics Counsellor or the Chairman of the
Audit Committee for further appropriate action. Appropriate care must be taken to keep the identity of the Whistle
Blower confidential.
Protected Disclosures should be reported in writing so as to ensure a clear understanding of the issues raised and
should either be typed or written in a legible handwriting in English or Hindi.
The Protected Disclosure should be forwarded under a covering letter which shall bear the identity of the Whistle
Blower. The Chairman of the Audit Committee / Ethics Counsellor, as the case may be shall detach the covering
letter and forward only the Protected Disclosure to the Investigators for investigation.
Protected Disclosures should be factual not speculative and should contain as much specific information as possible
to allow for proper assessment of the nature and extent of the concern.
For the purpose of providing protection to the Whistle Blower, the Whistle Blower should disclose his/her identity in
the covering letter forwarding such Protected Disclosure.
PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION
a. The Chairman of the Audit Committee/ Ethics Counsellor may on his discretion, consider involving any
Investigators for the purpose of investigation.
b. (i) The investigator appointed under this policy, investigate / oversee the protected disclosures under the
authorization of the Audit Committee / Ethics Counsellor. All protected disclosures will be thoroughly
investigated and necessary proceedings and evidence be recorded.
(ii) Investigations will be carried out on the basis of the information and evidences provided by the Whistle
Blower in an unbiased and professional manner observing the principle of natural justice and legal standards.
c. The identity of a Subject and the Whistle Blower will be kept confidential to the extent possible given the
legitimate needs of law and the investigation.
d. Subjects will normally be informed of the allegations at the outset of a formal investigation and have
opportunities for providing their inputs during the investigation.
e. Subjects shall have a duty to co-operate with the Ethics Counsellor / Chairman of the Audit Committee or any of
the Investigators during investigation to the extent that such co-operation will not compromise self-incrimination
protections available under the applicable laws.
f. Subjects have a responsibility not to interfere with the investigation. Evidence shall not be withheld, destroyed
or tampered with, and witnesses shall not be influenced, coached, threatened or intimidated by the Subjects.
g. Unless there are compelling reasons not to do so, Subjects will be given the opportunity to respond to material
findings contained in an investigation report. No allegation of wrongdoing against a Subject shall be
considered as maintainable unless there is good evidence in support of the allegation.
h. In case of involvement of any member of the Audit Committee or Ethics Counsellor in all these violations, such
person shall not form part of the investigation proceedings.
i. Subjects have a right to be informed of the outcome of the investigation. If allegations are not sustained, the
Subject should be consulted as to whether public disclosure of the investigation results would be in the best
interest of the Subject and the Company.
j. The investigation shall be completed normally within 60 days of the reporting of the Protected Disclosure and a
detailed report shall be submitted to the Ethics Counsellor or the Chairman of the Audit Committee as the case
may be. The time period may be extended by the written prior approval of the Chairman of the Audit Committee
or the Ethics Counsellor as the case may be.
k. On submission of report, the Ethics Counsellor or the Chairman of the Audit Committee as the case may be,
shall:
i. In case the Protected Disclosure is proved, accept the findings of the Investigator and take such
Disciplinary or other Action as he may deem fit and take preventive measures to avoid re- occurrence of
the matter;
ii. In case the Protected Disclosure is not proved, extinguish the matter or take appropriate measures to
protect the interest of the Company;
PROTECTION
a. No unfair treatment will be meted out to a Whistle Blower by virtue of his/her having reported a Protected
Disclosure under this Policy. When the Company condemns any kind of discrimination, harassment,
victimization or any other unfair employment practice being adopted against Whistle Blower, complete
protection will, therefore, be given to Whistle Blower against any unfair practice like retaliation, threat or
intimidation of termination/suspension of service, disciplinary action, transfer, demotion, refusal of promotion,
discrimination, any type of harassment, biased behavior or the like including any direct or indirect use of
authority to obstruct the Whistle Blowerβs right to continue to perform his duties/functions including making
further Protected Disclosure. The Company will take steps to minimize difficulties, which the Whistle Blower
may experience as a result of making the Protected Disclosure. Thus, if the Whistle Blower is required to give
evidence in criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the Company will arrange for the Whistle Blower to receive
advice about the procedure, etc.
b. The identity of the Whistle Blower shall be kept confidential.
c. Any other Employee assisting in the said investigation or furnishing evidence shall also be protected to the
same extent as the Whistle Blower.
d. No action will be taken against the Whistle - Blower who makes an allegation in good faith, reasonably
believing it to be true, even if the allegation is not subsequently confirmed in the investigation proceedings
conducted by the Audit Committee or the Nominated Director, as the case may be.
SECRECY/ CONFIDENTIALITY
The Whistle Blower, the Subject, Investigator, The Ethics Counsellor, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and
everyone involved in the process shall:
a. maintain complete confidentiality/ secrecy of the matter.
b. not discuss the matter in any informal/social gatherings/ meetings.
c. discuss only to the extent or with the persons required for the purpose of completing the process and
investigations.
d. not keep the papers unattended anywhere at any time.
e. keep the electronic mails/ files under password.
If anyone is found not complying with the above, he/ she shall be held liable for such disciplinary action as is
considered fit.
REPORTING
A quarterly report with number of complaints received under the Policy and their outcome shall be placed before the
Audit Committee and the Board.
AMENDMENT
Any change in the Policy shall be approved by the Board of the Company. The Board shall have the right to
withdraw and/ or amend any part of this Policy or the entire Policy, at any time, as it deems fit, or from time to time,
and the decision of the Board in this respect shall be final and binding.
In case any provisions of the Policy are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
rules framed thereunder and Listing Regulations (βStatutory Provisionsβ), the provisions of Statutory Provisions shall
prevail.
DISSEMINATION OF THE POLICY
The policy shall be hosted on the website of the Company i.e. http://www.recodestudios.com
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_Effective Date: 23rd September, 2025
Date of Approval by Board of Directors: 23rd September, 2025_