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BSE: 544395ISIN: INE1VXE01018INDUSTRY: Telecom Services

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Year End :2026-03 

1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial
statements of STL Networks 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 Standalone 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 material accounting policy
information and other explanatory information.

2. 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of
the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2026,
and total comprehensive loss (comprising of loss and other
comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows
for the year then ended.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards
on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the

Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the "Auditors' 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 standalone 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 opinion.

Key audit matters

4. 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.

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

a.

Impairment assessment of

Our audit procedures included:

-

carrying value of investment in STL UK Holdco Limited

loans given to STL UK Holdco Limited and Sterlite Technologies
UK Ventures Limited; and

Understanding and evaluating the design and testing
of operating effectiveness of key controls around

management's assessment of impairment of investments,
loans and guarantees;

-

financial guarantee given to the bank for loan taken by STL UK
Holdco Limited

Evaluating the information based on which the impairment
indicators are identified such as financial conditions, orders

(Refer Notes 2.2(f), 2.4(c), 2.4(d), 6 and 7 to the Standalone

in hand and market conditions in which these entities

Financial Statements)

operate;

The net worth of STL UK Holdco Limited and Sterlite Technologies

With the involvement of auditor's experts where necessary,

UK Ventures Limited is eroded as at March 31, 2026, due to losses

assessing appropriateness of the valuation methodology

incurred. The carrying amount of investment in equity shares

used and evaluating the reasonableness of the key

of and loans granted to STL UK Holdco Limited as at March

assumptions used in determination of discounted cash

31, 2026 amounted to INR 25.75 crores and INR 67.54 crores,

flows such as discount rates, terminal growth rate, sales

respectively. Further, the carrying amount of loans granted to

growth rate, EBITDA, etc.

Sterlite Technologies UK Ventures Limited as at March 31, 2026,
amounted to INR 305.73 crores.

Evaluating the cash flow forecasts by comparing them
to budgets, actual past results and our understanding

The Company accounts for investments in subsidiaries at cost
(less accumulated impairment, if any) and tests the carrying
amounts for impairment by making an estimate of the recoverable
amount, being the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value

of internal and external factors affecting the Company's
business;

Testing the mathematical accuracy of the underlying
calculations;

in use, based on the value in use approach determined using
discounted forecast cash flow model.

The discounted cash flow model involves judgements with
certain key inputs like future cashflows, discount rates, terminal

Performing sensitivity analysis over key assumptions and
evaluating whether any reasonably foreseeable change in
assumptions could lead to impairment;

growth rate, economic factors etc. incorporated in the valuation.

Evaluating management's assessment of credit risk and

For assessment of impairment loss on loans given and financial
guarantee, the management applies the principles of Ind AS

appropriateness of information used in the estimation of
expected credit loss;

109 "Financial Instruments” to determine whether any provision

Assessing the adequacy of disclosures in the standalone

for expected credit losses (‘ECL') is required, considering the
expected manner of recovery over a period and other variables
considered in the ECL model. The management reviews the
expected credit loss on these loans by assessing the respective
entities' ability to repay the loans and guaranteed amounts.

financial statements.

We determined this to be a key audit matter due to significant
management judgement and estimates involved in estimation of
the recoverable amount.

b.

Recoverability of contract assets and trade receivables

Our audit procedures included:

(Refer Notes 2.2(f), 2.4(e), 10 and 12 to the Standalone Financial
Statements)

Evaluating the design and testing the operating effectiveness
of the key controls over the assessment of recoverability of
contract assets and trade receivables.

The Company has trade receivables and contract assets

amounting to INR 995.97 crores and INR 1,184.44 crores as at

Understanding and evaluating the accounting policy of the

March 31, 2026, respectively. This includes trade receivable and
contract assets aggregating to INR 715.53 crores and INR 307.15
crores relating to slow moving projects and disputed matters,

Company.

Understanding the reasons for aged/ overdue balances

respectively

including factors like project status and contractual
terms through discussions with the management and

In determining expected credit loss, the Company uses the
principles of Ind AS 109 "Financial Instruments” including use
of simplified approach for trade receivable and contract assets
other than those relating to slow moving projects and disputed
matters, which are separately assessed.

corroborating by review of correspondences with the
customers and obtaining management representations
where necessary.

Assessing the reasonability of approach and assumptions

used by the management in determining the expected

In respect of the projects where progress is slow or under

credit loss as per the principles of Ind AS 109 "Financial

dispute with customer, the management exercises judgement in

Instruments” by considering project status, collections,

assessing recoverability of these receivables considering overall

correspondences with the customers, etc.

project status, past history, latest discussions/ correspondence
with the customers, status of disputes, in-house legal counsel

Evaluating management's assessment regarding

assessment, management expert's assessment and legal

recoverability of trade receivable and contract assets

opinions, where necessary.

that relate to slow moving projects and disputed matters
by inquiring with the inhouse legal counsel regarding

In view of management judgement involved and considering the

disputes and status of the disputed dues, reviewing legal

nature and extent of audit procedures to assess the recoverability

opinions obtained by the management, if any, considering

of receivables, we have determined this to be a key audit matter.

overall project status, past history and latest discussions/
correspondence with customers and with the involvement
of auditor's experts, where and as necessary, reviewing
management's experts evaluation on tenability of
Company's claim.

Assessing adequacy of the disclosures in the standalone
financial statements

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

c. Revenue recognition in respect of Telecom and Information
Technology (IT) network / system integration contracts

Our procedures included the following:

- Understanding and evaluating the design and testing

(Refer Notes 2.2(a), 2.4(a) and 22 to the Standalone Financial
Statements).

The Company enters into contracts for Telecom and IT network
/systems integration, which are generally long term in nature.

the operating effectiveness of key controls, including the
determination of contract price, performance obligations,
estimation of contract costs, management reviews and
approvals thereof.

The contract prices are generally fixed at contract inception and

- Assessing the appropriateness of the revenue recognition

include elements of variable consideration such as liquidated

accounting policies in line with Ind AS 115 ‘Revenue from

damages.

Contracts with Customers'

I n respect of these contracts, the Company recognises revenue

- For selected sample of contracts, our procedures included

in accordance with Ind AS 115 "Revenue from Contracts with

the following:

Customers”. This involves application of significant judgements
by Management with respect to:

• Obtaining and examining project related documents

such as contracts, customer communications and price
or scope variation orders, where applicable.

• Combination of contracts entered into with the same
customer;

• Assessing appropriateness of management's significant

• Identification of distinct performance obligations;

judgements and estimates with respect to estimated

• Total consideration when the contract involves variable
consideration;

revenue from a contract including impact on account
of dispute/ delays, identification of performance
obligation, allocation of consideration to identified

• Allocation of consideration to identified performance

performance obligation and costs to complete.

obligations; and

• Obtaining the revenue recognition calculations, testing

• Recognition of revenue over a period of time or at a point

the mathematical accuracy of the cost to complete

in time, based on timing when control is transferred to

calculations and re-performing the calculation of revenue

customer.

recognised during the year based on the percentage of
completion.

Further, for contracts where revenue is recognised over a period
of time, the Company makes estimates which impact the revenue

• For costs incurred to date, verifying relevant supporting

recognition. Such estimates include, but are not limited to:

documents and performing cut off procedures.

• costs to complete,

• Evaluating the management's assessment of

recoverability of variable consideration (claims on

• contract risks, and

account of scope change/ price changes) by reviewing

• variable consideration like liquidated damages and disputes

the contractual terms, customer communications and

related to performance and contractual claims.

past trends, wherever considered necessary.

Recognition of contract revenue involves determination of

• In case of subsequent disputes, obtaining understanding

percentage of completion of the project. The contract revenue is

of available contractual remedies, inquiring with the

measured based on the proportion of contract costs incurred for

inhouse legal counsel regarding disputes and status of

work performed till date relative to the estimated total contract

the disputed dues, reviewing the legal opinions obtained

costs.

by the management, if any, and with the involvement
of auditor's experts, where and as necessary, reviewing

For ongoing contracts, management re-assesses the above
estimates at each reporting date taking into account expected
delays in completion of the performance obligations, cost
escalations and variable consideration.

management's experts evaluation on tenability of
Company's claim.

- Testing of journal entries for unusual revenue transactions, if
any.

In case of disputes, the Company's management, with the

involvement of experts, considers interpretation of contractual

- Assessing adequacy of disclosures in the standalone

terms, project status, possibility of settlement, counter-claims,
latest discussions, correspondence, and legal opinions, wherever
applicable.

financial statements.

We considered this to be a key audit matter as it requires
management to exercise judgement and therefore, could be
subject to misstatement due to fraud or error.


Other Information

5. 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. 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 will 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 appropriate action as applicable under the relevant
laws and regulations.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with

governance for the standalone financial statements

6. 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, changes in equity and cash flows of
the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting
Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. 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.

7. I n preparing the standalone financial statements, Board of
Directors 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 Board of Directors either
intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so.

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

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial
statements

9. 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 auditors' 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.

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

• I dentify 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 auditors' 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 auditors' 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.

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 that we
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 Company has not declared or paid any
dividend during the year.

vi. Based on our examination, which included test
checks, the Company has used multiple accounting
software for maintaining its books of account
which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility and that has operated throughout the
year for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software, except for:

(a) i n respect of the core accounting software,
the audit trail feature is not maintained in
case of modification by certain users with
specific access at application level and also,
in case for direct database changes;

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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 auditors'
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

14. 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 B a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

15. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report 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, except that the
backup of certain books of account and other books
and papers maintained in electronic mode has not
been maintained on a daily basis on servers physically
located in India during the year and the matters stated
in paragraph 15(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule
11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
(as amended).

(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 Indian Accounting
Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(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 maintenance of accounts and other
matters connected therewith, reference is made to our
remarks in paragraph 15(b) above and paragraph 15(h)
(vi) below.

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial
controls with reference to financial statements of the
Company and the operating effectiveness of such
controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure A”.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included
in the Auditors' 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 36 to the
standalone financial statements;

ii. The Company was not required to recognise a
provision as at March 31, 2026, under the applicable
law or Indian Accounting Standards, as it does not
have any material foreseeable losses on long-term
contract. The Company did not have any long term
derivative contracts as at March 31, 2026.

iii. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company during the year
ended March 31, 2026.

iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the

best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed
in Note 7(ii) 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 16(B)(f) 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

(b) another accounting software did not have the
feature of recording audit trail.

During the course of performing our procedures,
other than the aforesaid instances of audit trail not
maintained where the question of our commenting
does not arise, we did not notice any instance of
audit trail feature being tampered with. Further,
the audit trail, to the extent maintained in the prior
year, has been preserved by the Company as per
the statutory requirements for record retention.

16. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration
in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the
provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP
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Partner

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Place: Mumbai
Date: May 07, 2026