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Restrictions on trading: To ensure no conflict of interest, the RA declares as follows:

1. Personal trading activities of the individuals employed as research analysts shall be monitored, recorded and subject to a formal approval by the directors or compliance officer of PrimeInvestor Financial Research Private Limited.
2. Research analysts employed by PrimeInvestor Financial Research Private Limited or their associates or relatives shall not:
   • Deal/ trade in stocks recommended/ tracked by the research analyst within 30 days before and five days after the publication of a research report;
   • Deal/ trade in securities that the research analyst reviews in a manner contrary to the given recommendation;
   • Purchase or receive securities of the issuer before the issuer's initial public offering, if the issuer is principally engaged in the same types of business as companies that the research analyst follows or recommends.

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1. The RA or its directors or any of its officer/employee does not trade in securities which are subject matter of recommendation.
2. The RA, or any of its officers, directors, employees, or subsidiaries have not received any compensation/ benefits whether monetary or in kind, from the AMC, company, government, bank or any other product manufacturer or third party, whose products are the subject of its Research Services or investment information.
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5. The Research Analyst has not served as director, officer or employee in the subject company, AMC or insurance company of the mutual fund or insurance policy that is the subject of this report, or company whose bonds, NCDs, fixed deposits or other savings products that is the subject of this report.
6. The Research Analyst or their relatives do not have any known direct or indirect material conflict of interest including long/short positions in the subject company.
7. The Research Analyst may hold investments in the stocks, mutual fund schemes, bonds, fixed deposits, insurance policies, or other products that are the subject of the recommendations provided as part of the Research Services. The Research Analyst certifies that they will not act in a manner contrary to their views on these securities except in the event of significant news or event or change in personal financial circumstances and without formal approval from the directors of PrimeInvestor Financial Research Pvt. Ltd. or the compliance officer.
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10. The subject company of its research recommendations was not a client of the RA or its directors or its employee or its associates during twelve months preceding the date of recommendation services provided.
11. The RA or its directors or its employee or its associates has not served as an officer, director or employee of the subject company. Research Analysts has not been engaged in market making activity of the subject company.

PrimeInvestor Financial Research Pvt. Ltd., its Associates, the Research Analysts or their relatives holds ownership of 1% or more, in respect of the said issuer company(ies)? – NO

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