We have audited the accompanying standalone financial
statements of Neogen Chemicals Limited (“the Company”),
which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at March
31, 2026, and the standalone statement of profit and loss
(including other comprehensive income), the statement of
changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows
for the year then ended and notes to the standalone financial
statements including a summary of material accounting
policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred
to as “standalone financial statements”).

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required
and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian
Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the
Act, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at
March 31,2026 and its profit (including other comprehensive
income), its changes in equity and its cash flows for the year
ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards
on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the
Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements’ section of our report. We
are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code
of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India (“ICAI”) together with the ethical requirements that are
relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements
under the provisions of the Act and Rules thereunder and we
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe
that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
standalone financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements of the current period.

These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of
the standalone financial statements as a whole and in forming
our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion
on these matters.

We have determined the matters described below to be the
key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to Note 31 of the standalone financial
statements with regard to incident of Fire at Dahej SEZ
Plant of the Company on March 5, 2025. This incident led to
damage of certain property, plant and equipment, inventory
and it also interrupted business. The Company intimated
insurance company about the fire incident and submitted loss
estimate to the Insurance Company in terms of the insurance
policy. The Company had appointed Independent Surveyor
for ascertaining the loss caused by fire and the claim that the
Company is entitled from the Insurance Company vis-a-vis
its insurance policy. The Company simultaneously appointed
Independent Chartered Accountant Firm seeking opinion
on accounting treatment for the Loss caused and the Claim
made to the Insurance Company. Based on the Independent
Surveyor’s Report and Independent Chartered Accountant
Firm’s opinion:

(i) the Company had recognised Loss caused by fire as
' 348.16 crores and Insurance Claim receivable from
Insurance Company as ' 334.60 crores during the
previous year ended March 31,2025; and

(ii) the aforementioned losses of ' 348.16 crores and
corresponding insurance claim credit of ' 334.60 crores
has been presented on a net basis of ' 13.56 crores

under Exceptional Items in the standalone financial
statements for the year ended March 31,2025.

The assessment of the loss claim submitted to the insurance
company is in process. However, the Company has received
' 140.00 crores during the current year as on account payment
from the insurance company and realized ' 705 crores from
sale of scrap. Further, the Company has also incurred and
claimed additional expenses of ' 1.41 crores during the current
year towards the said incident. After considering the above, the
balance insurance claim receivable outstanding as on March
31,2026 is ' 188.96 crores. In the opinion of the management,
the aforesaid balance of claim is fully recoverable.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Information Other than the Standalone Financial
Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon (“Other
Information”)

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the
other information. The other information comprises the
information included in the annual report but does not include
the consolidated financial statements, standalone financial
statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The annual report
is expected to be made available to us after the date of this
auditor’s report.

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not
cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
identified above when it becomes available and, in doing
so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated.

When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there
is a material misstatement therein, we are required to
communicate the matter to those charged with governance
and take necessary actions as applicable under the relevant
laws and regulations.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged
with Governance for the Standalone Financial
Statements

The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are
responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act
with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance (including other comprehensive
income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in
accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted
in India, including Ind AS specified under section133 of the
Act, read with relevant rules issued thereunder.

This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the standalone financial statements that give
a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the standalone financial statements, the
Management and Board of Directors are responsible for
assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the
Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative
but to do so.

Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone
financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism
throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement
of the standalone financial statements, whether due
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures
responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement
resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional
omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of
internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)
(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our
opinion on whether the company has adequate internal
financial controls with reference to standalone financial
statements in place and the operating effectiveness of
such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
related disclosures made by management and Board
of Directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use
of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material
uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that
may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a
material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw
attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures
in the standalone financial statements or, if such
disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained
up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future
events or conditions may cause the Company to cease
to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the standalone financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including
any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a
statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate
with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with
governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements
of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.
We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law
or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or
when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a
matter should not be communicated in our report because
the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of
such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(1) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order,
2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give
in ‘Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

(2) As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the
extent applicable, that:

a. We have sought and obtained all the information
and explanations which to the best of our knowledge

and belief were necessary for the purposes of
our audit;

b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required
by law have been kept by the Company so far as it
appears from our examination of those books;

c. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone
statement of profit and loss (including other
comprehensive income), the standalone statement
of changes in equity and the standalone statement
of cash flows dealt with by this report are in
agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
section 133 of the Act;

e. On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors as on March 31,2026, and taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31,2026 from
being appointed as a director in terms of section
164(2) of the Act;

f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
controls with reference to standalone financial
statements of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate
Report in ‘Annexure B” to this report;

g. With respect to the other matters to be included
in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with the
requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as
amended, in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations
given to us, the remuneration paid / provided by
the Company to its directors during the year is in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 of
the Act;

h. With respect to the other matters to be included in
the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in
our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:

(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations as at March 31, 2026 on
its financial position in its standalone financial
statements - Refer Note 35 to the standalone
financial statements.

(ii) The Company has made provision, as required
under the applicable law or accounting
standards for material foreseeable losses,
if any, on long term contracts including
derivative contracts.

(iii) There has been no delay in transferring
amounts, required to be transferred, to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the
Company during the year.

(iv) (a) The management has represented that,

to the best of it’s knowledge and belief,
as disclosed in the Note 42 (iv) to the
standalone financial statements, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds or
share premium or any other sources or
kind of funds) by the company to or in any
other person(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with
the understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary
shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend
or invest in other persons or entities
identified in any manner whatsoever by
or on behalf of the company (“Ultimate
Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The management has represented, that,
to the best of it’s knowledge and belief,
as disclosed in the Note 42 (iii) to the
standalone financial statements, no funds
have been received by the company from
any person(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with
the understanding, whether recorded in
writing or otherwise, that the company
shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend
or invest in other persons or entities
identified in any manner whatsoever
by or on behalf of the Funding Party
(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(c) Based on such audit procedures that
we have considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to our notice that has caused
us to believe that the representations
under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any
material mis-statement.

(v) The final dividend proposed for the previous
year, declared and paid by the Company
during the current year is in accordance with
Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies
to payment of dividend.

As stated in Note 48 to the standalone
financial statements, the Board of Directors
of the Company has proposed final dividend
for the year which is subject to the approval
of the members at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. The dividend declared is in
accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the
extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

(vi) On the basis of information and explanations
given to us and based on our examination
which included test checks, the company has
used accounting softwares for maintaining
its books of account which has a feature of
recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the
same has been operated throughout the year
for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software. Further, during the course of our
audit, we did not come across any instance
of audit trail feature being tampered with and
the audit trail has been preserved by the
company as per the statutory requirements
for record retention.

For Chandabhoy & Jassoobhoy

Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 101647W

Bhupendra T. Nagda

Partner

Membership No. 102580
UDIN: 26102580UAHMKJ3591

Place: Mumbai
Date: May 16, 2026