WIL/SEC/2023

April 27, 2023

To

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited

National Stock Exchange of India

Department of Corporate Services,

Limited

SP. J. Towers, Dalal Street,

ListingCompliance Department

Mumbai - 400 001

Exchange Plaza, Bandra-Kurla Complex,

(Scrip Code-514162)

Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051

(Symbol: WELSPUNIND, Series EQ)

Dear Sirs/ Madam,

Sub: Outcome of the meeting of the Board of Directors of Welspun India Limited

(the Company) held on April 27, 2023

Please take note that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on April 27, 2023 has considered and approved the following businesses:

  1. Audited Financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.
    Pursuant to Regulation 33 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we have enclosed the following:
    1. Statement showing the Audited Financial Results (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company as per Indian Accounting Standards (IND - AS) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023;
    2. Auditors' Report on the Audited Financial Results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023 on Standalone and Consolidated basis;
    3. Declaration on Auditors' Report with Unmodified Opinion and
    4. Press Release which is simultaneously being released to the media.

The above results, duly reviewed and recommended by the Audit Committee, have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on April 27, 2023 commenced at 11 a.m. and the above agenda was approved at 02:20 p.m.

  1. Recommendation of Dividend.
    In continuance to our intimation dated April 24, 2023, it hereby informed that the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on April 27, 2023, have recommended Dividend of Re. 0.10 per equity share of the face value of Re.1 each at the rate of 10% on the equity shares for the financial year 2022-23. The Dividend will be paid to the shareholders who are holding equity shares of the Company on the last day of book closure which will be June 30, 2023.

Please further take notice of the closure of the Register of Members and Share Transfer Register with reference to the payment of dividend.

Type of

Book Closure

Record

Purpose

Security

Date

Thursday, June 29, 2023

For the purpose of determining the

shareholders eligible for dividend, if

Equity

to

N.A.

any, declared by the shareholders of

Friday, June 30, 2023

the Company at the Annual General

(both days inclusive)

Meeting and for the purpose of

Annual General Meeting.

  1. Approval of Buy-Back

1. In continuance to our intimation dated April 24, 2023, it hereby informed that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on April 27, 2023, has approved buyback proposal for purchase of 16,250,000 (One Crore Sixty Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand) fully paid equity shares of Re. 1 each ("Equity Share") by the Company at a price of Rs.120/- (Rupees One Hundred and Twenty only) per Equity Share payable in cash ("Buyback Price"), for an aggregate amount of Rs. 195 Crore (Rupees One Hundred and Ninety Five Crore Only) ("Buyback Size") (excluding expenses incurred or to be incurred for the Buyback like filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Board of India, advisor's fees, public announcement publication expenses, printing, dispatch expenses, transaction costs viz. brokerage, applicable taxes such as buyback taxes, securities transaction tax, goods and service tax, stamp duty, etc.), representing 5.85% and 5.19% of the total paid-up equity share capital and free reserves (including securities premium) as per the latest audited standalone and consolidated financial statements of the Company as on March 31, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the "Buyback") from the shareholders of the Company on a proportionate basis through the tender offer route in accordance and consonance with the provisions contained in the Companies Act, 2013 and

the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 ("Buyback Regulations") (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment of the Companies Act, 2013 or Buyback Regulation). The public announcement setting out the process, timelines and other statutory details will be released in due course in accordance with the Buyback Regulation. The Board has formed a Buyback Committee (the "Buyback Committee") and has delegated its powers to the Buyback Committee to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things as it may, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary, expedient, usual or proper in connection with the Buyback. The pre-Buyback shareholding pattern of the Company as on April 21, 2023 is attached hereto as

Particulars

Number of

% to the Existing

shares

Equity Share capital

Promoters and Promoter Group

69,51,64,462

70.36

Central Government

980

Negligible

Mutual Funds/Alternative

5,65,72,388

5.73

Investment Funds/Financial

Institutional/ Banks/Insurance

Company

Foreign Portfolio Investors/ Foreign

5,80,49,646

5.88

Institutional Investors

Bodies Corporate

4,13,42,433

4.18

Indian Public/Clearing

12,34,69,826

12.50

member/IEPF/Trusts/HUF/NBFC

NRIs/ Foreign Nationals/Overseas

36,90,183

0.37

Body Corporate

Welspun India Employees Welfare

97,68,566

0.99

Trust

98,80,58,484

100.00

Note: The post Buyback shareholding pattern of the Company shall be ascertained

subsequently

2. Record Date for Buyback: Pursuant to Regulation 42(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended, it is further notified that the Company has fixed May 10, 2023 as the record date for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of shareholders for Buyback of Equity Shares.

3. DAM Capital Advisors Limited, a SEBI Registered Merchant Banker, has been appointed as the Manager to the Buyback.

The meeting of the Board of Directors commenced at 11 a.m. on April 27, 2023 and the above agenda were approved at 02:20 p.m.

Please take note of it.

Yours faithfully,

For Welspun India Limited

SHASHIKANT

SHASHIKANT

BHAUSAHEB

Digitally signed by

Date: 2023.04.27

THORAT

BHAUSAHEB THORAT

14:28:53 +05'30'

Shashikant Thorat

Company Secretary

FCS - 6505

Encl: As above

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Q4FY23

Domestic Consumer Business records 31% Growth in FY23

Highest EBITDA% in six quarters

Mumbai, April 27, 2023: Welspun India Ltd. (WIL), a global leader in Home Textiles and part of the US$ 2.3 billion Welspun Group, announced Q4/FY23 results today.

Management Comment:

Speaking about the performance, Mr. B.K. Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group, said "FY23, though a challenging year due to historical high input costs and demand slowdown in key global markets, ended with a positive note with all the businesses showing improved performance in Q4FY23.Through these tough times, we continued our relentless efforts to innovate through value engineering and cost rationalisation across board and achieved the highest EBITDA% in six quarters in Q4FY23.Domestic Consumer business has continued its growth trajectory, growing 31% in FY23. We are committed to continue our investment in Domestic business to solidify our industry leading position and realise our vision of 'Har Ghar se Har Dil Tak Welspun'.All our Emerging Businesses, including Flooring business, have given superior results in Q4FY23, growing by 24%.

We, at Welspun, have become the beacon when it comes to adopting ESG practices in all facets of its operation and governance.The most recent Dow Jones Sustainability Index rating of 59, which is among the Top 5 percentile score among the companies assessed and as against the average textile industry score of 21, bears testimony to our commitment towards ESG and doing business sustainably and responsibly."

Key Highlights

  • Total Income for Q4 FY 23 is ₹ 21,995 mn grew by 15.3% QoQ & for FY 23 is ₹ 82,151 mn
  • EBITDA for Q4 FY 23 at ₹ 3,201 mn with margin at 14.6% and for FY 23 stood at ₹ 8,739 mn with margin at 10.6%
  • Domestic Consumer Business grew 31% YTD to reached the revenue of ₹ 5,502 mn
  • Net Debt stood at ₹ 15,354 mn vs. ₹ 22,289 mn (Mar 2022), reduction of ₹ 6,946 mn YoY
  • DJSI score for 2022 improved from 48 to 59 in latest assessment done amongst the top 5% textile companies globally
  • Board has approved Buyback for an amount of ₹ 1,950 mn at a price of ₹ 120 per share
  • Dividend announced at ₹ 0.10 per share

NSE: WELSPUNIND | Bloomberg: WLSI:IN | Reuters: WLSP.NS

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