Tata Steel Limited has on April 3, 2026, received a Demand Notice dated March 30, 2026, issued by the District Mining Office, Ramgarh, Jharkhand ('DMO') alleging extraction of approximately 16,240,399 MT of mineral coal from the Company's West Bokaro Colliery in excess of the permissible limits during the period Fiscal Year 2000-01 to Fiscal Year 2006-07. The demand notice has been issued by the DMO based on grounds similar to those noted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Common Cause vs. Union of India case (WPC No.

114 of 2014). The alleged excess production has resulted in an aggregate demand of INR 17,551,054,029. The Management believes that the demand lacks justification and substantive basis.

Accordingly, the Company will pursue suitable legal remedies before the appropriate judicial or quasi-judicial forum(s).