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The above Unaudited Standalone Financial Results of the Company for the Quater Ended on June 30, 2026 have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors in the Meeting held on July 24, 2026. The Statutory Auditors have conducted audit of these results in terms of Regulation 33 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015. &lt;br /&gt; 
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2.The figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 represents the balance between audited financial in respect of the full financial year and those published till the third quarter of the respective financial years. &lt;br /&gt; 
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3. The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 26th August, 2025 approved a Composite Scheme of Arrangement amongst Arihant Financial Services Limited (“AFSL” or “Transferor Company 1”) and Arihant Capital Markets Limited (“ACML” or “Transferee Company 1” or “Demerged Company”) and Arihant Elite Financial Solutions Limited (“AEFSL” or “Resulting Company” or “Transferor Company 2”) and Arihant Investment Banking Services Limited (“AIBSL” or “Transferee Company 2”) and Arihant Money Marvel Wealth Management Limited (“AMMWML” or “Transferee Company 3”) and their respective shareholders. The Scheme is subject to necessary statutory and regulatory approvals, including from the Honourable National Company Law Tribunal under Sections 230 and 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. &lt;br /&gt; 
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4.Previousperiod/yearfigureshavebeenregrouped/reclassified,whereverfoundnecessary,toconformtocurrentperiod/ year classification. &lt;br /&gt; 
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5.The aforesaid unaudited Standalone financial results shall be uploaded on the Company's website at www.arihantcapital.com and shall also be made available on the websites of the Stock Exchanges, www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com, for the information of the shareholders and investors. Further, in compliance with the applicable provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a newspaper publication containing the Quick Response (QR) Code and the details of the webpage where the complete financial results of the Company are available shall be published in one English newspaper and one Hindi newspaper within the prescribed time limit.</in-capmkt:DisclosureOfNotesOnFinancialResultsExplanatoryTextBlock><in-capmkt:DescriptionOfOtherExpenses contextRef="OneExpenses1D">Administrative and other expenditure</in-capmkt:DescriptionOfOtherExpenses><in-capmkt:OtherExpenses contextRef="OneExpenses1D" decimals="-3" unitRef="INR">80766000</in-capmkt:OtherExpenses><in-capmkt:IncomeTaxRelatingToItemsThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss contextRef="OneD" decimals="-5" unitRef="INR">0</in-capmkt:IncomeTaxRelatingToItemsThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss><in-capmkt:IncomeTaxRelatingToItemsThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss contextRef="OneD" decimals="-5" unitRef="INR">0</in-capmkt:IncomeTaxRelatingToItemsThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss><in-capmkt:OtherComprehensiveIncome contextRef="OneD" decimals="-5" unitRef="INR">0</in-capmkt:OtherComprehensiveIncome></xbrli:xbrl>