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The Whistleblower Policy as adopted by the Compliance Officers have a functional reporting about any
Company is available on the Company’s website at violation of the Policies to the Chairperson of the Audit
https://www.tatachemicals.com/WhistleblowerPolicy.htm. Committee. Aggravated cases of breach of the said Policies
shall be escalated to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Tata Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider
Trading Other Policies under the Listing Regulations
The Company has adopted the Tata Code of Conduct for Policy on Archival and Preservation of Documents
Prevention of Insider Trading and Code of Corporate Disclosure as required under Regulation 9 of the Listing Regulations
Practices under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) is available on the website of the Company at
Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI PIT Regulations’). The Code lays down https://www.tatachemicals.com/ArchivalPolicy.htm.
guidelines for procedures to be followed and disclosures to be
made while trading in securities of the Company. Policy on Determination of Materiality for disclosures
of Events or information as per Regulation 30 of the
The Company has also adopted Policy on Enquiry Listing Regulations is available on the website of the Company
in case of leak or suspected leak of uPSI and Policy at https://www.tatachemicals.com/MaterialityPolicy.htm.
for Determination of Legitimate Purposes. The
Code of Corporate Disclosure Practices along with the The Dividend Distribution Policy as adopted by
Policy for Determination of Legitimate Purposes is the Company pursuant to Regulation 43A of the
also available on the website of the Company at Listing Regulations has been uploaded on its website at
https://www.tatachemicals.com/CoCDP.htm. https://www.tatachemicals.com/DividendDistPolicy.htm.

Mr. Rajiv Chandan, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Accounting Treatment in preparation of Financial
has been appointed as the ‘Compliance Officer’ for ensuring Statements
the compliance with and for the effective implementation of
the SEBI PIT Regulations and the Code across the Company. The Company has prepared the Financial Statements in
Mr. John Mulhall, Chief Financial Officer, has been designated accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
as the ‘Chief Investor Relations Officer’ to ensure timely, to comply with the Accounting Standards specified under
Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 3 of the Companies
adequate, uniform and universal dissemination of information (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and the relevant
and disclosure of unpublished Price Sensitive Information.
provisions of the Act, as applicable.
The Company has in place an online tool for ensuring
compliance with the provisions of the SEBI PIT Regulations CEO/CFO Certification
and the Tata Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider The Managing Director & CEO and the Chief Financial Officer
Trading. Additionally, during the year, the Company has have certified to the Board in accordance with Regulation
undertaken various training sessions for its employees to 17(8) read with Part B of Schedule II to the Listing Regulations
sensitise them on the laws pertaining to Insider Trading and pertaining to CEO/CFO certification for the year ended
handling of sensitive information. March 31, 2020.
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Money Laundering Policy Details of utilisation of funds raised through
The Company has, from time to time, taken important preferential allotment or qualified institutional
steps for establishing and reinforcing a culture of business placement
ethics. In view of our increasing global footprint and to align During FY 2010-11, the Company had issued Ordinary
our work practices with regulations mandated for such Shares to Tata Sons Private Limited (formerly Tata Sons
multi-geography operations, the Board has adopted the Limited) amounting to ` 363.40 crore to fund various
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy along with the growth plans and projects. These funds have been utilised
Anti-Money Laundering Policy. towards acquisition of the business of precipitated silica
for production of Highly Dispersible Silica at Cuddalore,
The above Policies require the Company to appoint a senior Tamil Nadu and construction of a 5,000 metric tonnes
official as the Compliance Officer who shall be responsible manufacturing plant of fructooligosaccharides at Nellore,
for implementation of the Policies. under the above Policies, Andhra Pradesh.

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