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Annual report under LODR Reg 34

The listed entity's annual report submitted to the exchanges and published before dispatch to shareholders.

How this is timed

Annual report before shareholder dispatch

Counted from commencement of dispatch of the annual report to shareholders

Regulator
SEBI
Category
SEBI periodic filings
Form
Not specified
Last verified
2026-09-01

The annual report has no fixed calendar date under Reg 34. Submit it to the exchanges and publish it on the website on or before dispatch to shareholders. If the AGM changes the report, submit the revised copy within 48 hours after the AGM.

What changed

Reg 34(1)(a) now says on or before the commencement of dispatch. Earlier wording required submission not later than the day dispatch began.

Deadlines counted from an event

These have no calendar date. The clock starts when the event happens.

Annual report before shareholder dispatchfrom commencement of dispatch of the annual report to shareholders

Submit to the exchange and publish on the website on or before the commencement of dispatch to shareholders.

Applies when: The entity submits the original annual report.

48 hoursfrom conclusion of the annual general meeting

Submit the revised copy within 48 hours after the AGM.

Applies when: The annual general meeting changes the annual report.

The rule

Stated as the law states it, so you can work out any period yourself.

Annual report before shareholder dispatch

Submit to the exchange and publish on the website on or before the commencement of dispatch to shareholders.

Applies when: The entity submits the original annual report.

Revised annual report after the AGM

Submit the revised copy within 48 hours after the AGM.

Applies when: The annual general meeting changes the annual report.

Who must comply

  • Every listed entity covered by LODR Reg 34(1)

Statutory basis

Read the provision here where we hold it, or on the regulator's site.

Before you file

  • Complete the annual report before dispatch starts.
  • Add Form MR-3 to the annual report.
  • Add the applicable BRSR and BRSR Core disclosures.

How to file

  1. 1Submit the annual report to each stock exchange before dispatch starts.
  2. 2Publish the annual report on the listed entity's website before dispatch starts.
  3. 3Dispatch the annual report to shareholders.
  4. 4Check whether the AGM changed the report.
  5. 5Submit a revised copy within 48 hours if the AGM changed it.

Stock exchange filing system and the listed entity's website

Common questions

Is the annual report due on a fixed date after year end?

No. Reg 34 ties the submission to dispatch to shareholders. The date depends on the entity's AGM and dispatch timetable.

Last verified 2026-09-01. Confirm against the official source before you rely on it.