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Asian Paints Limited Dividend Distribution Policy

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ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED

DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY


(Approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 25th October, 2016)
INTRODUCTION
This Policy is called “Asian Paints Limited – Dividend Distribution Policy” (hereinafter referred to
as “this Policy”) and shall be effective from 25th October, 2016 (“Effective Date”).

In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s)
thereof for the time being in force, Asian Paints Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the
Company”) is required to frame this Policy.

POLICY
This policy aims at ensuring compliance with the provisions of Regulation 43A of Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,
including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force.

The Company would, inter alia, consider the following financial parameters and / or internal &
external factors before declaring dividend(s) or recommending dividend(s) to the shareholders:

 Current year profits arrived at after providing for depreciation in accordance with the
provisions of Section 123 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Rules issued thereunder; and / or
 Profits from any of the previous financial year(s) arrived at after providing for depreciation
in accordance with the provisions of Section 123 and other applicable provisions, if any,
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules issued thereunder;
 Fund requirements to finance the working capital needs of the business;
 Opportunities for investments of the funds of the Company to capture future growth in
the industry, e.g. capital expenditure, network expansion, etc;
 Funding requirements for any organic and inorganic growth opportunities to be pursued
by the Company;
 Optimal free cash to fund any exigencies, if any;
 Prevailing legal requirements, regulatory conditions or restrictions laid down under the
applicable laws including tax laws.

In case the Board proposes not to distribute the profit; the grounds thereof and information on
utilisation of the retained earnings, if any, shall be disclosed to the shareholders in the Board’s
Report forming part of Annual Report of the Company.
The CFO jointly with the MD & CEO of the Company shall suggest any amount to be declared /
recommended as Dividend to the Board of Directors of the Company, taking into account the
aforementioned parameters.

Parameters adopted w.r.t. various classes of shares:

 The Company has only one class of shares referred to as equity shares of the face value
of Re. 1 each, forming part of its Issued, Subscribed and Paid – up share capital.
 Dividend (including interim and/or final) would be declared and paid to equity
shareholders at the rate fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company. Final dividend
proposed by the Board of Directors, if any, would be subject to the approval of the
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICY


The Company is committed to continuously reviewing and updating our policies and procedures.
Therefore, this policy is subject to modification. Any amendment(s) of any provision of this policy
shall be carried out by persons authorized by the Board in this regard.

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