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<in-capmkt:Agenda1 contextRef="OneD">Financial results</in-capmkt:Agenda1>
<in-capmkt:Agenda2 contextRef="OneD">Dividend</in-capmkt:Agenda2>
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<in-capmkt:NatureOfReportStandaloneConsolidated contextRef="OneD">Standalone And Consolidated</in-capmkt:NatureOfReportStandaloneConsolidated>
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<in-capmkt:RemarksWebsiteDissemination contextRef="OneI">In terms of Regulation 29 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015”), it is hereby intimated that a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to be held at New Delhi on Thursday, 30th October 2025 to, inter-alia, consider &amp; approve the following:  1. Un-audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter and half year ended 30th September 2025 after these results are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board.  2. Interim dividend on the equity share capital of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26.  Pursuant to Regulation 42 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, the Company has fixed Friday, 7th November 2025 as the “RECORD DATE” for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of the shareholders for payment of interim dividend, if declared by the Board. Further, pursuant to the changes introduced w.e.f. 1st April 2020 by the Finance Act 2020, in relation to the taxation of dividend, shareholders are being requested to refer to the communication uploaded for all the shareholders/prospective shareholders on NTPC website under the tab Investors&lt;Dividend TDS Communication.   Further, in terms of Code for Prevention of Insider Trading in the Securities of the Company, the Trading Window for transactions in the securities of the Company which was closed from 1st October 2025, shall remain closed until 1st November 2025 for the purpose of announcement of aforesaid results.</in-capmkt:RemarksWebsiteDissemination>
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