Notice

The relative Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') in respect of the business under item nos. 4 to 7 set out above and the relevant details of the Directors seeking re-appointment/appointment at this Annual General Meeting ('AGM'/ 'the meeting') in respect of business under item nos. 3 and 4 as required under Regulations 26(4) and 36(3) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ('SEBI Listing Regulations') and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India ('Secretarial Standard') are annexed hereto.
A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE AT THE AGM IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY TO ATTEND AND VOTE ON HIS/HER BEHALF AND THE PROXY NEED NOT BE A MEMBER.
The duly completed and signed instrument appointing proxy as per the format included in the Annual Report should be returned to the Registered Office of the Company not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time for holding the AGM. Proxies submitted on behalf of limited companies, societies, partnership firms, etc. must be supported by appropriate resolution/authority, as applicable, issued by the member organization.
A person can act as a proxy on behalf of members not exceeding fifty (50) and holding in the aggregate not more than 10% of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights. A member holding more than 10% of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights may appoint a single person as proxy and such person shall not act as a proxy for any other person or member.
Corporate members intending to send their authorised representatives to attend the AGM are requested to send to the Company, a certified copy of the Board Resolution authorising their representative to attend and vote on their behalf at the AGM.
Members, Proxies and Authorized Representatives are requested to bring the duly completed Attendance Slip enclosed herewith to attend the AGM.
Only registered members (including the holders of ‘A’ Ordinary Shares) of the Company may attend and vote at the AGM. The holders of the American Depositary Receipts (the 'ADR') of the Company shall not be entitled to attend the said AGM. However, the ADR holders are entitled to give instructions for exercise of voting rights at the said meeting through the Depositary, to give or withhold such consent, to receive such notice or to otherwise take action to exercise their rights with respect to such underlying shares represented by each such ADR. A brief statement, as to the manner in which such voting instructions may be given, is being sent to the ADR holders by the Depositary.
In case of joint holders attending the AGM, only such a joint holder who is senior by the order in which the name stands in the register of members will be entitled to vote.
The Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel and their shareholding as maintained under Section 170 of the Act, the Register of Contracts or Arrangement in which the Directors are interested as maintained under Section 189 of the Act and relevant documents referred to in the Notice and the Explanatory Statement are open for inspection by the members at the Registered Office of the Company on all working days between Monday to Friday except public holidays, between 10:00 a.m. (IST) to 1:00 p.m. (IST) up to the date of the meeting and also at the venue during the meeting. The certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company, stating that the Company has implemented the Tata Motors Limited Employees Stock Option Scheme 2018 ('Scheme') in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 and the special resolution passed by the members of the Company approving the Scheme on August 3, 2018, will be available for inspection at the meeting
As per the provisions of Section 72 of the Act, the facility for making nomination is available for the members in respect of the shares held by them. Members who have not yet registered their nomination are requested to register the same by submitting Form No. SH-13. The said form can be downloaded from the Members’ Referencer available on the Company’s website under Investor resources. Members are requested to submit the said details to their Depository Participants in case the shares are held by them in electronic form and to the Company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent ('RTA') in case the shares are held by them in physical form.
Members holding shares in physical form, in identical order of names, in more than one folio are requested to send to the Company’s RTA, the details of such folios together with the share certificates for consolidating their holdings in one folio. A consolidated share certificate will be issued to such Members after making requisite changes.
Non-Resident Indian members are requested to inform the Company’s RTA immediately of:
1. Change in their residential status on return to India for permanent settlement.
2. Particulars of their bank account maintained in India with complete name, branch, account type, account number and address of the bank with pin code number, if not furnished earlier.
Members holding shares in dematerialised mode are requested to intimate all changes pertaining to their bank details/NECS/mandates, nominations, power of attorney, change of address/name, Permanent Account Number ('PAN') details, etc. to their Depository Participant only and not to the Company’s RTA. Changes intimated to the Depository Participant will then be automatically reflected in the Company’s records which will help the Company and its RTA provide efficient and better service to the members.
In case of members holding shares in physical form, such information is required to be provided to the Company’s RTA.
Members’ Referencer giving guidance on securities related matters is put on the Company’s website and can be accessed at link: https://www.tatamotors.com/investors/
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ('SEBI') HAS MANDATED SUBMISSION OF PAN BY EVERY PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES MARKET. MEMBERS HOLDING SHARES IN ELECTRONIC FORM ARE, THEREFORE, REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR PAN DETAILS TO THEIR DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANTS. MEMBERS HOLDING SHARES IN PHYSICAL FORM ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT THEIR PAN DETAILS TO THE COMPANY’S RTA.
As per Regulation 40 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and various notifications issued by SEBI in this regard, transfer of securities would be carried out in dematerialised form only with effect from April 1, 2019, except in case of transmission or transposition of securities. However, members can continue to hold shares in physical form. Accordingly, members holding securities in physical form were separately communicated by the RTA vide three letters sent on September 29, 2018, November 3, 2018 and December 3, 2018 at their registered address. In view of the same and to eliminate all risks associated with physical shares and for ease of portfolio management, members holding shares in physical form are requested to consider converting their holdings to demateralised form. Members can contact the Company’s RTA for assistance in this regard.
Members are requested to note that, dividends if not encashed for a consecutive period of 7 years from the date of transfer to Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company, are liable to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ('IEPF'). The shares in respect of such unclaimed dividends are also liable to be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority. In view of this, members are requested to claim their dividends from the Company, within the stipulated timeline. The members, whose unclaimed dividends/shares have been transferred to IEPF, may claim the same by making an application to the IEPF Authority in Form No. IEPF-5 available on www.iepf.gov.in.
Members desiring any information as regards the Accounts are requested to write to the Company at an early date so as to enable the management to keep the information ready at the meeting.
To support the 'Green Initiative' announced by the Government of India, electronic copies of the Annual Report and this Notice inter alia indicating the process and manner of e-voting along with Attendance Slip and Proxy Form are being sent by e-mail to those members whose e-mail addresses have been made available to the Company / Depository Participants, unless the member has specifically requested for a hard copy of the same. In other cases, hard copy of the Abridged Annual Report is being sent to the members by the permitted mode. The members who are desirous of receiving the full Annual Report may write to the Company’s RTA for a copy of the same.
MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES WITH COMPANY’S RTA /DEPOSITORIES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREEN INITIATIVE BY REGISTERING THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS, FOR RECEIVING ALL FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH E-MAIL.
Attendance Slip, Proxy Form and the Route Map showing directions to reach the venue of the AGM are annexed hereto.
Members may note that the Notice of AGM and Abridged & Full Annual Reports for FY2018-19 are available on the Company’s website viz. www.tatamotors.com and also on the website of NSDL https://www.evoting.nsdl.com.

VOTING BY MEMBERS:

In compliance with the provisions of Section 108 of the Act, the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, Regulation 44 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and the Secretarial Standard, the Company is pleased to provide members the facility to exercise their right to vote on resolutions proposed to be considered at the AGM by electronic means either by (a) remote e-voting (by using the electronic voting system provided by NSDL as explained at ‘para F’ herein below) or (b) Electronic Ballot at the AGM venue (as provided at ‘para G’ herein below). Resolution(s) passed by members through e-voting is/are deemed to have been passed as if they have been passed at the AGM.
The voting rights of the Ordinary Shareholders shall be in the same proportion to the paid up ordinary share capital and in case of voting rights on the ‘A’ Ordinary Shares, the holder shall be entitled to one vote for every ten ‘A’ Ordinary Shares held.
A person, whose name is recorded in the Register of Members or in the Register of Beneficial Owners maintained by the depositories as on July 23, 2019 ('the cut-off date'), shall be entitled to vote in respect of the shares held, by availing the facility of remote e-voting / voting through electronic ballot at the meeting. Any person who is not a member as on the cut-off date should treat this Notice for information purposes only.
The members can opt for only one mode of voting i.e. either by remote e-voting or voting through electronic ballot at the meeting. The members attending the meeting who have not already cast their vote by remote e-voting shall be able to exercise their right at the meeting through electronic ballot. The members who have cast their vote by remote e-voting are eligible to attend the meeting but shall not be entitled to cast their vote again.
The Board of Directors has appointed Mr P N Parikh (Membership No. FCS 327) and failing him Mr Mitesh Dhabliwala (Membership No. FCS 8331) of M/s Parikh & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, as the Scrutinizer to scrutinize the remote e-voting and voting process at the venue, in a fair and transparent manner.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOTE E-VOTING:
Any person, who acquires shares of the Company and becomes a member of the Company after dispatch of the Notice and holding shares as of the cut-off date, may obtain the login ID and password by sending a request at [email protected].
The remote e-voting period starts on Saturday, July 27, 2019 (9.00 a.m. IST) and ends on Monday, July 29, 2019 (5.00 p.m. IST). Remote e-voting shall be disabled by NSDL at 5:00 p.m. on July 29, 2019 and members shall not be allowed to vote through remote e-voting thereafter.
The procedure for e-voting consists of two steps as detailed hereunder:
Step 1 : Log-in to NSDL e-voting system
1. Visit the e-voting website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the URL: https://www.evoting.nsdl.com/ either on a Personal Computer or on a mobile.
2. Once the home page of e-voting system is launched, click on the icon 'Login' which is available under 'Shareholders' section.
3. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID, your Password and a Verification Code as shown on the screen.
  Alternatively, if you are registered for NSDL e-services i.e. IDeAS, you can log-in at https://eservices.nsdl.com/ with your existing IDeAS login. Once you log in to NSDL e-services after using your log in credentials, click on e-voting and you can proceed to step 2 i.e. Cast your vote electronically
4. Your User ID details will be as per details given below:
  1. For members who hold shares in demat account with NSDL: 8 Character DP ID followed by 8 Digit Client ID (For example if your DP ID is IN300*** and Client ID is 12****** then your user ID is IN300***12******)
  2. For members who hold shares in demat account with CDSL:16 Digit Beneficiary ID (For example if your Beneficiary ID is 12************** then your user ID is 12**************).
  3. For members holding shares in Physical Form:EVEN Number followed by Folio Number registered with the Company (For example, for members holding Ordinary Shares, if folio number is 001*** and EVEN is 110670 then user ID is 110670001***. For members holding ‘A’ Ordinary Shares, if folio number is 001*** and EVEN is 110671 then user ID is 110671001***).
5. Your password details are given below:
  1. If you are already registered for e-voting, then you can use your existing password to login and cast your vote.
  2. If you are using NSDL e-voting system for the first time, you will need to retrieve the 'initial password' which was communicated to you. Once you retrieve your 'initial password', you need to enter the ‘initial password’ and the system will force you to change your password.
  3. How to retrieve your 'initial password'?
    1. If your email ID is registered in your demat account or with the Company, your 'initial password' is communicated to you on your email ID. Trace the email sent to you from NSDL from your mailbox. Open the email and open the attachment i.e. a .pdf file. Open the .pdf file. The password to open the .pdf file is your 8 digit client ID for NSDL account, last 8 digits of client ID for CDSL account or folio number for shares held in physical form. The .pdf file contains your 'User ID' and your 'initial password'
    2. If your email ID is not registered, your "initial password" is communicated to you on your postal address.
6. If you are unable to retrieve or have not received the 'initial password' or have forgotten your password:
  1. Click on 'Forgot User Details/Password?' option available on www.evoting.nsdl.com (If you are holding shares in your demat account with NSDL or CDSL).
  2. Click on 'Physical User Reset Password?' option available on www.evoting.nsdl.com (If you are holding shares in physical mode).
  3. If you are still unable to get the password by aforesaid two options, you can send a request at [email protected] mentioning your demat account number/folio number, your PAN, your name and your registered address.
7. After entering your password, tick on 'I hereby agree to all Terms and Conditions'.
8. Click on 'Login' button.
9. After you click on the 'Login' button, Home page of e-voting will open.
Step 2 : Cast your vote electronically on NSDL e-voting system
1. After successful login at Step 1, you will be able to see the Home page of e-voting. Click on e-voting.
2. Click on Active Voting Cycles. You will be able to see all the companies 'EVEN' in which you are holding shares and whose voting cycle is in active status.
3. Select 'EVEN' of the Company for casting your vote:
  1. EVEN for Ordinary Shares is 110670.
  2. EVEN for ‘A’ Ordinary Shares is 110671.
4. Now you are ready for e-voting as the Voting page opens.
5. Cast your vote by selecting appropriate options i.e. assent or dissent, verify/modify the number of shares for which you wish to cast your vote and click on 'Submit' and also 'Confirm' when prompted.
6. Upon confirmation, the message 'Vote cast successfully' will be displayed.
7. You can also take the printout of the votes cast by you by clicking on the print option on the confirmation page.
8. Once you confirm your vote on the resolution, you will not be allowed to modify your vote.
General Guidelines for shareholders
- Institutional shareholders (i.e. other than individuals, HUF, NRI, etc.) are required to send a scanned copy (PDF/JPG Format) of the relevant Board Resolution/ Authority letter etc. with attested specimen signature of the duly authorized signatory(ies) who are authorized to vote, to the Scrutinizer by email to [email protected] with a copy marked to [email protected].
- It is strongly recommended not to share your password with any other person and take utmost care to keep your password confidential. Login to the e-voting website will be disabled upon five unsuccessful attempts to key in the correct password. In such an event, you will need to go through the 'Forgot User Details/Password?' or 'Physical User Reset Password?' option available on www.evoting.nsdl.com to reset the password.
- In case of any queries, you may refer to the Frequently Asked Questions ('FAQs') for Shareholders and e-voting user manual for Shareholders available at the 'Downloads' section of www.evoting.nsdl.com or call on toll free no.: 1800-222-990 or send a request at [email protected].
VOTING AT AGM:
Members who are present at the AGM, but have not cast their votes by availing the remote e-voting facility, would be entitled to vote at the end of the discussion on the resolutions on which voting is to be held, by way of electronic ballot.

DECLARATION OF RESULTS ON THE RESOLUTIONS:

The Scrutinizer shall, immediately after the conclusion of voting at the AGM, count the votes cast at the meeting, thereafter unblock the votes cast through remote e-voting in the presence of at least two witnesses not in the employment of the Company and make, not later than 48 hours from conclusion of the meeting, a consolidated Scrutinizer’s report of the total votes cast in favour and against the resolution(s), invalid votes, if any, and whether the resolution(s) has/have been carried or not, to the Chairman or a person authorized by him in writing who shall countersign the same.
The result declared along with the Scrutinizer’s Report shall be placed on the Company’s website www.tatamotors.com and on the website of NSDL www.evoting.nsdl.com immediately after the result is declared. The Company shall simultaneously forward the results to BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., where the securities of the Company are listed. The results shall also be displayed on the notice board at the Registered Office of the Company.
Subject to the receipt of requisite number of votes, the resolutions shall be deemed to be passed on the date of the meeting i.e. July 30, 2019.