Ashok Leyland Limited informed that the Board of Directors at their meeting held on August 12, 2020, had appointed Dr. C Bhaktavatsala Rao as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company up to the date of the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on September 2, 2020. Since the appointment of Dr. C B Rao as an Additional Director was approved by the Board on August 12, 2020, which was subsequent to the circulation of the Notice of AGM, his appointment as a Director could not be placed before the shareholders for their consideration and approval at the AGM held on September 2, 2020, considering the short notice period to the shareholders to review and approve the resolutions. In view of the above, Dr. C B Rao's office as an Additional Director automatically ceases to exist on September 2, 2020 as per the provisions of Section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company though circular resolutions, have unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. C B Rao as an Additional Director (non-executive, non-independent) on the Board of the Company with effect from September 2, 2020 (after the conclusion of the AGM held on September 2, 2020), subject to the approval of the shareholders.