Centum Electronics Ltd Auditor Reports

To the Members of Centum Electronics Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Centum Electronics Limited ("the and appropriate to provide Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ‘Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence wehaveobtainedis a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS the financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial ended March 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditors responsibilities for the audit of the standalone Ind cial statements section of our report, including in finan AS relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements.

Key audit matters	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
(a) Allowance for inventory obsolescence (as described in note 2.3(j), note 10 and note 40 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements)
1)The Company held an inventory balance of 3,267.74 million as at March 31, 2025, as disclosed in Note 10 and is a material balance for the Company. Inventory obsolescence allowance is determined using policies/methodologies that the Company deems appropriate to the business.	1)Our procedures to evaluate the allowance of inventories included:
Significant judgement is exercised by the management in identifying the slow-moving and obsolete inventories and in assessing whether provision for obsolescence for slow moving, excess or obsolete inventory items should be recognized considering the production plan, forecast inventory usage, committed and expected orders, alternative usage, etc. Considering that the aforesaid assessment process is complex estimates and judgements and involvessignificant and the balance of inventory is material, we have identified this as a key audit matter.	• We obtained an understanding of how the management identifies the slow-moving and obsolete inventories and assesses the amount of allowance for inventories;
	We assessed and tested the design and operating effectiveness of the Companys internal financial controls over the allowance for inventory obsolescence;
	We observed the inventory count performed by management and assessed the physical condition of the inventories;
	We also assessed the allowance policy based on historical sales performance of the products in their life cycle and comparing the actual loss to historical allowance recognized, on a sample basis;
	We further tested the ageing of the inventories and the computation of the obsolescence level on a sample basis;
	We have tested a sample of inventory items for significant components to assess the cost and tested the basis of determination of net realisable value of inventory, on a sample basis.
	We also assessed the Companys disclosures concerning this in accounting Note40onsignificant estimates and judgements and Note 10 on Inventories to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
2)Impairment testing of investments in a subsidiary (as described in note 2.3(k), note 5 and note 40 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements)
2)As at March 31, 2025, the carrying amount of investment in Centum Electronics UK Limited, a subsidiary of the Company is 1,537.83 million which has underlying investment in Centum T&S Group Societe Anonyme (S.A.). Centum T&S Group Societe Anonyme (S.A.) has been incurring losses leading to erosion of net worth whereby the carrying value of the investment in Centum T&S	2)Our procedures to evaluate the impairment of investment included:
Group Societe Anonyme (S.A.) as at March 31, 2025, is higher than Centum T&S Group Societe Anonyme (S.A.) s net worth. The determination of recoverable amounts of the Companys investments in Centum Electronics UK Limited relies on managements estimates of future cash flows and their judgment with respect to the Centum T&S Group Societe Anonyme (S.A.) s performance. are required to determine Significant the key assumptions used in the discounted cash orecasts were appropriate. f flow flow models, such as revenue growth, price, terminal value and discount rates. Due to the uncertainty of being forecasting and discounting future cash flows, inherently subjective, the level of managements judgement involved and the significance of the Companys investment as at March 31, 2025, we have considered this as a key audit matter.	We assessed whether the Companys accounting policy with respect to impairment is in accordance with Ind AS 36 "Impairment of assets".
The basis of impairment of investment in subsidiary is presented in the accounting policies in Note 2.3(1) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.	We have carried out assessment of forecasts of future cash flows prepared by the management, evaluating the assumptions and comparing the estimates to externally available industry, economic and financial data;
	We have also assessed the valuation methodology and the key assumptions adopted in the cash flow forecasts with the support of our in-house valuation experts; We also assessed the recoverable value headroom by performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used. We discussed potential changes in key drivers as compared to previous year / actual performance with management to evaluate whether the inputs and assumptions used in the cash
	We discussed with senior management personnel, the justification for the key assumptions underlying the cashflow projections and performed sensitivity analysis on the same to assess their reasonableness; We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the financial projection model;
	We assessed the Companys disclosures concerning this in Note 40 on significant accounting estimates and judgements and Note 5 pertaining to the disclosures of investment in subsidiary to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.

Information Other than the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements and Auditors Report Thereon

The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone Ind AS financial statements and our auditors report thereon. The other information is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors report.

In connection with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, our information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone Ind AS financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS responsibility is to read the other financial statements that give a true and financial position, financial comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; eness of such controls. selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companys ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companys financial reporting process.

Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom deficiencies fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone Ind AS financial statements. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain sufficient audit evidence that is to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial standalone Ind AS financial statements in place and theoperating

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management. effectively for

Conclude on the appropriateness of managements use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatsignificantdoubt on the may cast Companys ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors report to the related disclosures in the standalone or, if such disclosures are IndASfinancial inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable, that: (a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books except as detailed in note 57 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, for the matters stated in the paragraph (f) and (i) (vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended;

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended; (e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act; (f) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph (b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph (i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended.

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;

(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2025 has been paid

/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act; (i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us: i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements Refer Note 44(c) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements; ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts Refer Note 27 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements; iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company. iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the note 58(v) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, and as disclosed in the note 58 (vi) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing al statements. Further, has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement. v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

As stated in note 18 to the standalone Ind AS financial Directors of the Company have proposed year which is subject final to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend. vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwares except that, audit trail feature is not enabled for direct changes to data when using certain access rights, as described in note 57 to the standalone Ind AS during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with in respect of the accounting softwares where audit trail has been enabled. Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.

statements, the Boardof For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004

per Navin Agrawal

Partner

Membership Number: 056102

UDIN: 25056102BMMHDS2181

Place of Signature: Bengaluru

Date: May 22, 2025

Annexure 1

referred to in clause 1 of paragraph on the ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date Re: Centum Electronics Limited (‘the Company)

In terms of the information and explanations sought by us and given by the Company and the books of account and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that: (i) (a) (A) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of property, plant and equipment. (a) (B) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.

(b) All property, plant and equipment have not been physically verified by the management of the Company during the year but there is a regular programmeofverificationwhich, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.

No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. (c) The title deeds of immovable properties (other than properties where the Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee), disclosed in note 3 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company except as under:

Description of Property	Gross carrying value ( In Mn)	Held in name of	Whether promoter, director or their relative or employee	Period held since	Reason for not being held in the name of Company
Land at	114.61	Karnataka	NA	December	Lease deed has expired on
Bengaluru		Industrial Areas		18, 2013	December 17, 2023, and the
Aerospace		Development			management has applied for
Park, Industrial		Board (KIADB)			transfer of title in the name of
Area					the Company.

Certain immovable properties are pledged with banks and their title deeds are not available with the Company. The same has been independently confirmed by the bank.

(d) The Company has not revalued its property, plant and equipment (including right of use assets) or intangible asset during the year ended March 31, 2025.

(e) As disclosed in note 58(i) to the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements, there are no proceedings initiated or are pending against the Company for holding any benami property under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical of inventory excluding inventory verification lying with third parties and goods in transit at reasonable intervals during the year. In our opinion the coverage and the procedure of such by the management is appropriate.verification Inventories lying with third parties have been confirmed by them as at March 31, 2025. Discrepancies of 10% or more in aggregate for each class of inventory were not noticed on such physical verification and confirmation. (b) As disclosed in note 22 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, the Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of five crores in aggregate from banks and/or financial institutions during the year on the basis of security of current assets of the Company. Based on the records examined by us in the normal course of audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, the quarterly returns/ statements filed by the Company with such banks and financial institutions are in agreement with the books of accounts of the Company.

(iii) (a) During the year the Company has not provided loans, advances in the nature of loans, stood guarantee or provided security to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(iii)(a) of the Order is not applicable

(b) The dues of goods and services tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess, and other statutory dues which have not been deposited on account of any dispute, are as follows: to the Company. However, the Company has an outstanding loan of 10 million as at March 31, 2025 given to Centum T&S Private Limited (‘CTNSI), a subsidiary company.

(b) During the year the Company has not made investments, provided guarantees, provided security and granted loans and advances in the nature of loans to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(iii)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company. However, the Company has an outstanding loan of 10 million as at March 31, 2025, given to Centum T&S

Private Limited (‘CTNSI), a subsidiary company.

(c) In respect of loan granted to the subsidiary company, the schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been stipulated and the receipts are regular

(d) There are no amounts of loans and advances in the nature of loans granted to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or any other parties which are overdue for more than ninety days post renewal of the same as covered in clause (e) below.

(e) The Company had granted loan to its subsidiary which had fallen due during the year and the Company has extended the loan granted to its subsidiary to settle the dues of the existing loan. The aggregate amount of such dues extended and the percentage of the aggregate to the total loan granted during the year are as follows:.

Name of Parties	Aggregate amount of loans or advances in the nature of loans granted during the year	Aggregate overdue amount settled by extension to same party (Rs. in million)	Percentage of the aggregate to the total loan granted during the year
Centum T&S Private Limited	-	10.00	100%

(f) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans, either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(iii)(f) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(iv) Loans, investments, guarantees and security in respect of which provisions of sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act) are applicable have been complied with by the Company.

(v) The Company has neither accepted any deposits from the public nor accepted any amounts which are deemed to be deposits within the meaning of sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules made thereunder, to the extent applicable. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act related to the products manufactured by the Company, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.

(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including goods and services tax, professional tax, provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, custom duty, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable to the Company have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in payment of advance tax. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on audit procedures performed by us, no undisputed dues in respect of these statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

Name of the statute	Nature of the dues	Amount (in INR million)	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where the dispute is pending
Income Tax Act, 1961	Disallowance of	46.44	Financial year	Commissioner of Income
	exemptions		2016-2017	Tax (Appeals) - Bangalore
Income Tax Act, 1961	Disallowances/	45.62	Financial year	Honourable High Court of
	additions		2022-2023	Karnataka
Central Excise Act, 1944	Non-payment of	89.25	Financial year	Customs, Excise and
	service tax		2009-2010 to	Service Tax Appellate
		(3.54)*
			2017-2018	Tribunal (‘CESTAT),
				Bangalore
Central Excise Act, 1944	Disallowance of	2.31	Financial year	Commissioner of Central
	CENVAT Credit availed		2004-2005 to	Excise, Bangalore
		(0.21)*
			2005-2006
Central Excise Act, 1944	Disallowance of	22.26	Financial year	CESTAT, Bangalore
	CENVAT Credit availed		2010-2011 to
			2012-2013
The Goods and Service	Recovery of erroneous	2.72	Financial year	Additional Commissioner
Tax Act	refund sanctioned		2017-2018	Central Tax (Appeals)
		(0.44)*

* Amount in parenthesis represents the payment made under protest.

(viii) As disclosed in note 58(vii) to the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements, the Company has not surrendered or disclosed any transaction, previously unrecorded in the books of account, in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 as income during the year. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(ix) (a) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or other borrowings or in the payment of interest thereon to any lender.

(b) The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or other government or any government authority. (c) Term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(d) On an overall examination of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company, no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term purposes by the Company. (e) On an overall examination of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company, the Company has not taken any funds from any entity or person on account of or to meet the obligations of its subsidiaries or associates during the year. (f) The Company has not raised loans during the year on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries or associate companies. The Company does not have any joint venture. Hence, the requirement to report on clause

(ix)(f) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(x) (a) The Company has not raised any money during the year by way of initial public offer/ further public offer (including debt instruments) hence, the requirement to report on clause 3(x)(a) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(b) The Company has complied with provisions of Sections 42 and 62 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of the private placement of equity shares through Qualified Institutional Placement ("QIP") during the year. As disclosed in note 46 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, the amount raised, have been used for the purposes for which the funds were raised except for 897.13 million which have been invested in fixed deposits with banks and other bank balances.

The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares/ fully or partially or optionally convertible debentures or private placement of fully or partially or optionally convertible debentures during the year under audit.

(xi) (a) No fraud by the Company or no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

(b) During the year, no report under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Act has been filed by cost auditor, secretarial auditor or by us in Form ADT 4 as prescribed under Rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with the Central Government.

(c) As represented to us by the management of the Company, there are no whistle blowerl complaints received by the Company during the year.

(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company as per the provisions of the Act. Therefore, the requirement to report on clause 3(xii)(a) to (c) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) Transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards. (xiv) (a) The Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(b) The internal audit reports of the Company issued till the date of the audit report, for the period under audit have been considered by us.

(xv) The Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with the directors as referred to in section 192 of the Act and hence requirement to report on clause 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company. (xvi) (a) The provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) are not applicable to the Company. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause (xvi)(a) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(b) The Company is not engaged in any Non-Banking Financial or Housing Finance activities. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause (xvi)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(c) The Company is not a Core Investment Company as defined in the regulations made Bank of India. Accordingly, the requirement to report on clause 3(xvi)(c) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(d) There is no Core Investment Company as a part of the Group, hence, the requirement to report on clause 3(xvi)(d) of the Order is not applicable to the Company. (xvii) The Company has not incurred cash losses in the current financial year or the immediately preceding financial year.

(xviii) There has been no resignation of the statutory auditors during the year and accordingly requirement to report on clause 3(xviii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xix) On the basis of the financial financiastatements, ageing tothestandaloneIndAS and expected dates of realization of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying the standalone Ind AS financial statements, our knowledge of the Board of Directors and management plans and based on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due.

(xx) (a) In respect of other than ongoing projects, there are no unspent amounts that are required to be transferred to a fund specified in Schedule VII of the Act, in compliance with second proviso to sub section 5 of section 135 of the Act. This matter has been disclosed in note 53 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.

(b) There are no unspent amounts in respect of ongoing projects, that are required to be transferred to a special account in compliance of provision of sub section (6) of section 135 of the Act. This matter has been disclosed in note 53 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.

For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004

per Navin Agrawal

Partner

Membership Number: 056102

UDIN: 25056102BMMHDS2181

Place of Signature: Bengaluru

Date: May 22, 2025

ANNEXURE 2

TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CENTUM ELECTRONICS LIMTED

Report on the Internal Financial cial statements,Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") eness of We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements of Centum Electronics Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2025, in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended onthatdate. sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit

Managements Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Companys Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI"). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Companys policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditors Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal financial controls with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, as specified under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both issued by ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference tothesestandaloneIndAS the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and effectiv evaluating the design and operating internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is

opinion on the Companys internal financial controls with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls With Reference to these Standalone Ind AS Financial controls based on the

Statements

A companys internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide information, reasonable required assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls With Reference to Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to [standalone] financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal AS financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2025, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI.

For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004

per Navin Agrawal

Partner

Membership Number: 056102

UDIN: 25056102BMMHDS2181

Place of Signature: Bengaluru

Date: May 22, 2025