Shareholders approve appointment of M/s. Rohit Bhatia & Associates as Secretarial Auditor

Shareholders at the 11th AGM approved the appointment of M/s. Rohit Bhatia & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor for five consecutive years, from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31.

Thu 1 Oct 2026

New Secretarial Auditor

M/s. Rohit Bhatia & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries

Term of Appointment

five (5) consecutive years, from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31

Approving Meeting

11th Annual General Meeting held on 30 September 2026

Reason for Change

casual vacancy after M/s G AAKASH & ASSOCIATES resigned

Resignation Reason

preoccupation with other professional assignments

Shareholders approve a new Secretarial Auditor

Afloat Enterprises Limited has informed the exchanges that its shareholders approved the appointment of M/s. Rohit Bhatia & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, as the Secretarial Auditor of the company.

The approval was given at the 11th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, which commenced at 01:30 P.M. and concluded at 02:30 P.M. at the registered office of the company.

Term and tenure

• The appointment is for the first term of five (5) consecutive years.
• It commences from the Financial Year 2026-27 and runs till the end of Financial Year 2030-31.
• The term is also described as the period from the conclusion of the 11th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 16th Annual General Meeting.

Why the change

• The change is due to the resignation of the existing Secretarial Auditor, M/s G AAKASH & ASSOCIATES, Company Secretaries.
• The update states the resignation was on account of their preoccupation with other professional assignments.
• This created a casual vacancy in the office of Secretarial Auditor, which is being filled by the appointment of M/s. Rohit Bhatia & Associates.

About the incoming firm

Rohit Bhatia & Associates is described as a corporate legal and secretarial advisory firm providing services in corporate law, secretarial compliance, corporate governance and regulatory matters. It advises startups, SMEs, growing enterprises, investors and multinational businesses on company law, RBI and FEMA compliances, intellectual property, business registrations, corporate restructuring and related regulatory matters, with offices in Faridabad and Delhi.

Other points in the disclosure

• The reason recorded for the change is the appointment, following a casual vacancy.
• The disclosure of relationships between directors is stated as Not Applicable.

How to read this

The appointment of a Secretarial Auditor is a governance and compliance matter. The update records that the shareholders approved the appointment and that the new auditor holds office for the approved five-year term, with the firm's profile and details set out in the annexure to the letter.

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