Wockhardt shareholders back director's re-appointment for new term

Wockhardt Limited announced that its shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Om Prakash Bhatt as a non-executive independent director for a five-year term, effective from November 3, 2025, to November 2, 2030. The special resolution was passed via postal ballot, with remote e-voting concluding on December 14, 2025. This ensures Bhatt's continued directorship despite attaining the age of 75 years during the term.

The voting results show overwhelming support for the resolution, with 99.9921% of total votes polled in favor and only 0.0079% against. Out of 162,492,169 total shares held by members, 108,193,119 votes were polled, representing 66.5836% of outstanding shares.

Among promoters and promoter group, 100% of the 79,758,848 votes polled were in favor. Public institutions cast 24,675,846 votes, with 100% in favor, while public non-institutions cast 3,758,425 votes, with 99.7712% in favor and 0.2288% against. The resolution was successfully passed with the requisite majority.