TNPL concludes 45th annual meeting, approves financials and dividend

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) held its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 12:30 P.M. IST via video conferencing. Chaired by Dr. Sandeep Saxena, chairman and managing director, the meeting saw the adoption of the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, including the profit and loss statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet. Additionally, the reports of the board of directors and statutory auditors, along with comments from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, were approved.

Shareholders also voted in favor of declaring a dividend and reappointed T. Anbalagan, I.A.S., as a director. Other key resolutions included the fixation of remuneration for statutory auditors, ratification of remuneration for cost auditors, and the appointment of secretarial auditors. The company secretary, Tmt. Anuradha Ponraj, noted that the consolidated e-voting results would be announced within 48 hours.

During the meeting, the chairman and managing director addressed shareholder queries regarding future business, GST changes, dividend, and market outlook. Statutory auditors, M/s. Maharaj N R Suresh and Co LLP, expressed an unqualified opinion on the financial statements, with an observation concerning the "audit trail" functionality in the Oracle E-Business Suite accounting software. The secretarial auditors, M/s. R. Sridharan & Associates, also provided an unqualified opinion.