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Kothari Industrial Corporation MD, chairman, board of directors and AGM

NSE: KOTICBSE: 509732Consumer DurablesSmall Cap

Last close ₹120.05down ₹11.85 (8.98%)BSE ₹120.05

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹131.90.

52-week range of BSE trades to 23 Oct 2026
₹117.60Low, 23 Oct 2026₹556.40High, 29 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹1,297 Cr1,175th largest listed
P/E
Earlier quarters restated in the year
P/B
5.6
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROCE
−8.9%
Debt to equity
0.25
Volume, NSE
70,96741.0% delivered

Kothari Industrial Corporation board of directors

At the end of the quarter to Jun 2026, as the company filed it; changes since are in its announcements.Their trades in its shares

  • Chairperson and managing directorJINNAH MOIDEEN RAFIQAHMED
  • Company Secretary and Compliance OfficerANIL KUMAR PADHIALI

5 directors2 independent1 executive2 non-executive

  • JINNAH MOIDEEN RAFIQAHMED · Chairperson and managing directorExecutive · joined Apr 2017 · 111 months as independent · 1 listed board
  • THOOPJLAMUDU ARULPATHYRAJALAXMINon-executive · joined Jun 2018 · 96 months as independent · 1 listed board · 2 committee seats
  • GNANASAMBANDAMVENKATRAGHAVANIndependent · joined May 2025 · reappointed May 2025 · 13 months as independent · 2 listed boards · 2 as independent · 5 committee seats, 2 as chair
  • PRIYA RAOIndependent · joined Feb 2026 · reappointed Feb 2026 · 4 months as independent · 2 listed boards · 2 as independent · 6 committee seats, 4 as chair
  • RAFIQ AHMED SULAIHA BANUNon-executive · joined Mar 2026 · 3 months as independent · 1 listed board

An independent director has no business or family tie to the company, its promoters or its managers beyond the seat. Listed boards counts the boards of listed companies the director sits on, this one included, and "as independent" how many of those seats are independent ones. Committee seats are audit and stakeholder committee seats across those companies. Months as independent is filed for independent directors only, whose terms the rules cap. Disqualified is the company's own mark that a director may not serve under company law.

5 directors who left
  • PERUMAL RAVIKUMAR, left 30 May 2026: Others
  • DAKSHINAMOORTHY GUNASEKARAN, left 29 Oct 2025: Tenure Completion
  • VELAYUTHAM ANBURAJ, left 15 May 2025: Others
  • DILIP MACHADO, left 30 Mar 2025: Tenure Completion
  • PRADIP DAYANAND KOTHARI, left 18 Feb 2025: Others

Committees and meetings

Who sits on each, and how often they met.Board meeting notices and outcomes

  • Board

    • 3 Jun 20265 of 5 present2 independent · 3 days in between
    • 30 May 20266 of 6 present3 independent · 7 days in between
    • 22 May 20266 of 6 present3 independent · 63 days in between
    • 19 Mar 20265 of 5 present3 independent · 32 days in between
    2 earlier meetings
    • 14 Feb 20264 of 4 present2 independent · 39 days in between
    • 5 Jan 20264 of 4 present2 independent
  • Audit Committee

    Chair GNANASAMBANDAMVENKATRAGHAVAN

    THOOPJLAMUDU ARULPATHYRAJALAXMI, PRIYA RAO

    • 3 Jun 20263 of 3 present2 independent · 3 days in between
    • 30 May 20263 of 3 present2 independent · 104 days in between
    • 14 Feb 20263 of 3 present2 independent
  • Nomination and remuneration committee

    Chair GNANASAMBANDAMVENKATRAGHAVAN

    THOOPJLAMUDU ARULPATHYRAJALAXMI, PRIYA RAO

    • 19 Mar 20263 of 3 present2 independent · 32 days in between
    • 14 Feb 20263 of 3 present2 independent · 39 days in between
    • 5 Jan 20263 of 3 present2 independent
  • Stakeholders Relationship Committee

    Chair GNANASAMBANDAMVENKATRAGHAVAN

    THOOPJLAMUDU ARULPATHYRAJALAXMI, PRIYA RAO

    • 19 Mar 20263 of 3 present2 independent
  • Risk Management Committee

    Chair JINNAH MOIDEEN RAFIQAHMED

    THOOPJLAMUDU ARULPATHYRAJALAXMI, VIRUTHAGIRI ANAND, PRIYA RAO

    No meeting listed in the filing.

Meetings in the quarter filed and the one before it. The days in between are as the company files them, neither meeting's day counted; the rules allow at most 120. A quorum is the least number of members who must attend for the meeting to decide anything.

Statutory auditor

Named in the results for the quarter to Mar 2026.

  • RAY & RAYPeer-review certificate valid to Mar 2027
1 earlier auditor
  • M/S RAY & RAYNamed in the filing for the quarter to Mar 2025

A statutory auditor checks the company's accounts and signs its results. Peer review is the accountants' institute's check of an audit firm's own work, which a listed company's auditor must hold a valid certificate of.

Kothari Industrial Corporation AGM and shareholder votes

Each resolution, how the votes went, and how institutions voted apart from the promoters. A postal ballot is a vote by post or online, held without a meeting.Kothari Industrial Corporation share news and announcements

Annual general meeting, 30 Sep 2026

53,523 shareholders on the register on 23 Sep 2026; present: 6 promoters and 47 others; votes counted by S.GANESAN / S.GANESAN.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)

  1. Adoption of Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the financial Year ended 31st March, 2026 and the Reports of Board of Directors and Auditors thereon
    Ordinary
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 5.48% · promoters 2.02% · institutions 0.00% · other public 8.94%

  2. Adoption of Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial Year ended 31st March, 2026 and the Reports of Board of Directors and Auditors thereon:
    Ordinary
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 5.48% · promoters 2.02% · institutions 0.00% · other public 8.94%

  3. To appoint a director in the place of Ms. R. Sulaiha Banu (DIN: 11609138), who retires by rotation and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment.
    OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 5.48% · promoters 2.02% · institutions 0.00% · other public 8.94%

  4. To appoint Mr. R. Manoranjan (DIN: 11882006) as the Independent director.
    Special
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 5.48% · promoters 2.02% · institutions 0.00% · other public 8.94%

For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.

Postal ballot, 24 Apr 2026, 3 resolutions

53,267 shareholders on the register on 20 Mar 2026; votes counted by SANTOSH KUMAR SENAPATI / SANTOSH SENAPATI & CO.The company's voting result (opens in a new tab)

  1. APPOINTMNET OF MRS. PRIYA RAO (DIN:0071336) AS THE WOMEN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
    Special
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 51.41% · promoters 96.39% · institutions 0.00% · other public 11.35%

  2. APPOINTMENT OF MS.RAFIQ AHMED SULAIHA BANU(DIN: 11609138) AS THE NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NON INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) OF THE COMPANY
    OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 6.69% · promoters 2.02% · institutions 0.00% · other public 11.35%

  3. APPROVAL FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION OF PROMOTER/PROMOTER GROUP TO PUBLIC CATEGORY
    OrdinaryPromoters have an interest in it
    100.00% for0.00% against

    Against: promoters 0.00% · institutions 0.00% · other public 0.00%

    Turnout: all 50.45% · promoters 94.37% · institutions 0.00% · other public 11.35%

For and against are per cent of the votes cast. Turnout is the votes cast as a per cent of the shares each group holds. Institutions are funds, insurers, banks and foreign investors. An ordinary resolution passes with more than half the votes cast, a special one with at least three quarters.

How mutual funds voted

Fund houses must disclose how they vote at every meeting of a company they hold.

Mutual fund votes, meeting of 24 Apr 2026, 1 fund house

  • APPOINTMNET OF MRS. PRIYA RAO (DIN:0071336) AS THE WOMEN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
    1 for0 against
  • APPOINTMENT OF MS.RAFIQ AHMED SULAIHA BANU(DIN: 11609138) AS THE NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NON INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) OF THE COMPANY
    1 for0 against
  • APPROVAL FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION OF PROMOTER/PROMOTER GROUP TO PUBLIC CATEGORY
    1 for0 against

Mutual fund votes, meeting of 27 Jan 2026, 1 fund house

  • Appointment of Mr. Ravikumar Perumal (DIN: 09683689) as an Independent Director (under Non-Executive category) of the Company, to hold office for a term of five consecutive years i.e., from 29th October 2025 till 28th October 2030 and not liable to retire by rotation.MoreLess
    1 for0 against
  • To approve grant of Employee Stock Options Under the KICL Employee Stock Option Scheme 2025 (KICL ESOP 2025) to the Eligible Employees of the Company's Subsidiary Companies or Associate Companies.
    1 for0 against

Each fund house counted once, from its own disclosure; the reasons are its own words.

Fines and stakes in unlisted companies

Reported in the filing for the quarter to Jun 2026.

  • Unlisted stake heldPhoenix Kothari Footwear Private LimitedSince 15 Apr 2026

    0.00% bought in the quarter; holding 30.00%, from 30.00%

  • Fine or penaltyBSE LIMITEDSince 30 Jun 2026

    BSE Limited levied a fine of ₹53,100 (including GST) under the SEBI SOP Master Circular for delayed compliance with Regulation 33 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 in respect of the quarter/year ended 31 March 2026. The delay pertained to the late submission of the Consolidated Statement on Impact of Audit Qualifications. The matter was advised to be placed before the Board of Directors in its next meeting

    Delay in submission of the Consolidated Statement on Impact of Audit Qualifications under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 for the quarter/year ended 31 March 2026.

In the company's own words, from its latest governance filing.

Investor complaints and compliance

Quarter by quarter.

Investor complaints received and resolved, the company's own count

  • Received
  • Resolved

Open at the quarter's end

None open at any quarter's end.
The board is made up as the listing rules require
Yes
The board has a regular chairperson
Yes
The company has a risk management committee
Yes
The chair is related to the managing director
Yes
The filing has a part on fines and penalties
Yes
The filing has a part on tax disputes
No
There was a cyber security incident in the quarter
No

The company's own answers in its filing.

How money raised was used

Reported for the quarter to Jun 2026. A preferential issue sells new shares to chosen investors rather than to the public. A warrant or partly paid issue plans the whole issue while the money comes in over time, so the amount set aside can be more than raised so far.

RaisedAmount raisedForSet asideSpentSpent elsewhereReason and comments
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52Investment in purchase of equity shares of Phoenix Kothari Footwear Limited37.2737.27NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52Setting up a drone factory6.006.00NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52Investment in existing footwear business10.0010.00NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52Working capital requirements for the launch of 65 new fertilizer products10.0010.00NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52Meeting Working capital requirements including funding ongoing and future projects and settle part of the liabilities20.5220.52NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
Preferential IssuesMay 202595.52General Corporate purposes11.7311.73NoAudit committee: NOAuditors: NO
₹ crore. Checked by is the agency appointed to monitor how the money is used. The reason and the comments are the company's, its audit committee's and its auditors' own words.