We have audited the accompanying standalone financial
statements of Nestle India Limited ("the Company"), which
comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2026, the
Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of
Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement
and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then
ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,
including a summary of material accounting policies and
other explanatory information.

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, as amended ("the
Act") in the manner so required and give a true and
fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2026, its profit including other
comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes
in equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs), as 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 together with the ethical requirements
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements
under the provisions of the Act and the 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
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements for the financial year ended
March 31, 2026. 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. For
matter below, our description of how our audit addressed
the matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report. We
have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial
statements section of our report, including in relation to this matter. Accordingly, our audit included the performance
of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial
statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matter below,
provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.

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 standalone financial statements and our
auditor's report thereon.

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
and, in doing so, consider whether such other information
is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based
on the work we have performed, we conclude that there
is a material misstatement of this other information,
we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to
report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone
Financial Statements

The Company's Board of Directors is 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, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company
in accordance with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting
Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of
the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. 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 judgements and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; and the 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,
management is 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 management

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 Judgement and maintain professional
skepticism 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 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.

• 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 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 for the financial year ended March
31, 2026 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 sub-section (11) of
section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3
and 4 of the Order.

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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit
and Loss including the Statement of Other
Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow
Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity
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 Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read
with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2015, as amended;

(e) On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors as on March
31, 2026 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 these
standalone financial statements and the
operating effectiveness of such controls,
refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2"
to this report;

(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration
for the year ended March 31, 2026 has been
paid / provided by the Company to its directors
in accordance with the provisions of section
197 read with Schedule V to 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, as amended 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 on its financial
position in its standalone financial
statements - Refer Note 34 and 40 to the
standalone financial statements.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts, including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable
losses.

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

iv. a) The management has represented

that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in the note 47 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 its knowledge
and belief, as disclosed in the
note 47 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; and

c) Based on such audit procedures
performed that have been 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 misstatement.

v. The final dividend paid by the Company
during the year in respect of the same
declared for the previous year is in
accordance with section 123 of the Act to
the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

The interim dividend declared and paid
by the Company during the year and
until the date of this audit report is in
accordance with section 123 of the Act.

As stated in note 43 to the standalone
financial statements, the Board of
Directors of the Company have 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. The Company has migrated to upgraded
version of ERP from legacy version
of ERP during the year. Based on our
examination which included test checks,
the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of
account which have a feature of recording

audit trail (edit log) facility and the same
has operated throughout the year for all
relevant transactions recorded in both
the legacy and the migrated ERP. Further,
during the course of our audit we did not
come across any instance of audit trail
feature being tampered with in respect of
both version of the accounting software.

Additionally, the audit trail has been
preserved by the Company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention
to the extent it was enabled in prior year.

The above matters are duly explained
in Note 48 to the standalone financial
statements.

For S.R. Batliboi & CO. LLP

Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005

Per Pankaj Chadha

Partner

Place: Gurugram, Haryana Membership Number: 091813

Date: April 21, 2026 UDIN: 26091813JECLMX3804