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AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. AGM Information 2019

Aug 8, 2019

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AstraZeneca

August 8, 2019

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The Manager- Listing BSE Limited Corporate Relationship Dept., 5th Floor, New Trading Ring Rotunda Building, P J Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 40000 I

The Manager- Listing National Stock Exchange of India Limited th - Exchange plaza, 5 Floor, Plot No. C/1, G Block Bandra -Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400051

Dear Sirs,

Sub: 40 111 Annual General Meeting and Voting Results

In relation to the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on August 7, 2019, we - enclose the following

  1. Brief proceedings as required under Regulation 30, Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations.

  2. Repo1t of Scrutinizer dated August 8, 2019, as required Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rules thereof.

This is for your kind information and records,

Thanking You,

Yours sincerely,

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CORPORATE & REGO. OFFICE TEL : +91 80 6774 8000 AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. P. B. No. 4525, Block N1, 12th Floor, FAX : +91 80 6774 8857 Manyata Embassy Business Park, CIN : L24231KA1979PLC003563 Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore - 560 045, INDIA WEB : www.astrazeneca.com/india

FACTORY TEL : +91 80 6774 9000

12th Mile on Bellary Road Venkatala, Kattigenahalli Village Yelahanka FAX : +91 80 2846 2208 Bangalore - 560 063 +91 80 6774 9628 INDIA

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AstraZeneca

August 8, 2019

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The Manager- Listing BSE Limited Corporate Relationship Dept., 5[th ] Floor, New Trading Ring Rotunda Building, P J Towers, Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai - 40000 I

The Manager- Listing National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange plaza, 5[th ] Floor, Plot No. C/1, G Block Bandra -Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400051

Dear Sirs,

Sub: Summary of Proceedings of 40[111 ] Annual General Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we would like to inform you that the following business were transacted at the 40[th ] Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on August 7, 2019 at 3.00 P.M. at 'The Grand Ballroom' Conrad Bengaluru, Kensington Road, Ulsoor, Bengaluru - 560008:

Item Particulars Resolution Mode of Voting Mode of Voting Mode of Voting Remarks
No. re uired
1. Adoption
of Financial
Statementsfortheyear
Ordinary
Resolution
By
E-voting
Remote
and
Passed
requisite
with
ended March 31, 2019 and Poll at AGM majority.
the Reports of the Board
of Directors and Auditors'
thereon
2. Appointment
of
Ordinary By Remote Passed with
Mr.
Gagandeep
Singh
Resolution E-voting and requisite
Bedi(DIN:07844333), Poll at AGM majority.
who retires by rotation at
this
Annual
General
Meeting
and
being
eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment
3. Appointment
of
Ordinary By Remote Passed with
Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang Resolution E-voting
and
requisite
(DIN: 08369289) as Non- Poll at AGM majority.
executive Director

CORPORATE & REGO. OFFICE TEL : +91 80 6774 8000 AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. FAX : +91 80 6774 8857 P. B. No. 4525, Block N 1, 12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park, CIN : L24231KA1979PLC003563 Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore - 560 045, INDIA WEB : www.astrazeneca.com/india

FACTORY 12th Mile on Bellary Road Venkatala, Kattigenahalli Village FAX : +91 80 2846 2208 Yelahanka Bangalore - 560 063 +91 80 6774 9628 INDIA

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AstraZeneca

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4. Appointment
of
Special By Remote Passed with
Mr. Narayan K Seshadri Resolution E-voting and requisite
(DIN: 00053563) as an Poll at AGM maority.
[ndependent Director fr a
term of 5 consecutive
years w.e.f., September
30, 2019 to September 29,
2024
5. Ratifcation
of
Cost
Ordinary By Remote Passed with
Auditor's remuneration Resolution E-voting and requisite
Poll at AGM majority.
6. Approval
of
Material
Ordinary By Remote Passed with
Related
Party
Resolution E-voting and requisite
Transactions entered into Poll at AGM majority.
by the Company with
AstraZeneca UK Limited
duri11g the fnancial year
2018-19
7. Approval
of
Material
Ordinary By Remote E­ Passed with
Related
Party
Resolution voting and Poll requisite
Transactions to be entered atAGM majority.
into by the Company with
AstraZeneca UK Limited
during 3 fnancial years
(being April 1, 2019 to
March 31, 2022)

Please take the same on record.

Thanking you

For AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited

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CORPORATE & REGO. OFFICE TEL : +91 80 6774 8000 AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. FAX : +91 80 6774 8857 P. B. No. 4525, Block N1, 12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park, CIN : L24231KA1979PLC003563 Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore - 560 045, INDIA WEB : www.astrazeneca.com/india

FACTORY TEL : +91 80 6774 9000 12th Mile on Bellary Road Venkatala, Kattigenahalli Village FAX : +91 80 2846 2208 Yelahanka Bangalore - 560 063 +91 80 6774 9628 INDIA

VIJAYAKRISHNA KT BBM, LLB, FCS, ACMA Company ecretary

496/4, II Floor, 10th Cross Near Bashyam Circle, Sadashivanagar, Bangal9re - 560 080, INDIA Tel : +91 80 23610847, 41231106 e-mail : [email protected] ktvijaykrishna@g ma i I. com

SCRUTINIZER'S REPORT

[Pursuant to Sections 108 & 109 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014]

To Mr. Narayan K Seshadri Chairman AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited Block N 1, 1 i[h ] Floor, Manyata Embassy Business Park Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road Bengaluru- 560 045

Dear Sir

I, Vijayakrishna KT, Company Secretary in Whole-Time Practice (FCS No. 1788, CP No. 980), having office at # 496/4[, ][2][nd ] Floor, 10[th ] Cross, Near Bashyam Circle, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru - 560 080, duly appointed as Scrutinizer by AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited for the purpose of scrutinizing the voting through remote e-voting and through Polling Paper at the 40[th ] Annual General· Meeting held on ?[th] ·August, 2019 at The Grand Ballroom. Conrad Bengaluru, Kensington Road, Ulsoor, Bengaluru - 560 008 pursuant to Sections 108 and 109 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act), read with Rules 20 and 21 of the Companies (Management & Administration) Rules, 2014 (the Rules) as amended from time to time and the provisions of Regulation 44 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (the Listing Regulations), hereby furnish my Report to you.

The Management of the Company is responsible to ensure compliance of the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under relating to voting through remote e-voting and through Polling Papers at the Annual General Meeting venue for the resolutions proposed ln the Notice of 40[th ] Annual General Meeting. My responsibility as a Scrutinizer is to. ensure that the voting process is conducted in a fair and transparent manner and is restricted to make a Scrutinizer's Report for the votes casts in "favour" or uagainst" the resolutions proposed in the Notice convening the 40[th ] Annual ·General Meeting of the Company, based on the report provided by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), the agency engaged by the Co� ih t0.c ovide remote e-voting facility for voting through electronic means. . � ·'.'.!, . . . f F - 17P9 <!,J ;. I :-7_ 1

Res : No. 66, Sathyanarayana layout, West o Chord Road, III Stage, Bangalore - 560 079, INDIA Tel : +91 80 23221564

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In terms of the aforesaid Notice and as per the provisions of Section 108 of the Act, read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, as amended, the e-voting was kept open for four days from 3 [rd ] August, 2019 (9.00 A.M. 1ST) till 6[th ] August, 2019 (5.00 P.M. 1ST) and Members were requested to cast their votes electronically conveying their assent or dissent in respect of the resolutions on the e-voting platform.

The Members holding Equity Shares as on the '"cut-off date" i.e., 31[st ] July, 2019 were entitled to vote on the Resolutions proposed in ·the Notice calling the 40[th ] Annual General Meeting.

The Ballot Register was prepared to record Equity Shareholders' Asse.nt or Dissent received mentioning the particulars of name, address, folio number or client id of the Shareholders. number of shares held by them, nominal value of such shares, whether the shares have differential voting rights, if any, details of Polling Paper which are invalid.

The Polling Papers received were scrutinized and reconciled with the records maintained by the Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA). The Polling Papers which were incomplete, unsigned and wrongly signed have been rejected and treated as invalid.

At the end of the voting period on 6[th ] August, 2019 (5.00 P. M. 1ST). the voting portal of NSDL was blocked forthwith.

The votes cast were unblocked on ?1h August, 2019, in presence of Ms. Sahana Bhat and Ms. Ramya Hegde, who acted as witnesses as prescribed under su�-rule 3(xii) of Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, as amended. Thereafter. the details containing inter alia, the list of the members, who voted "for" or "against" each of the resolution that were put to vote, were derived from the Polling . Papers as received and the report generated from the e-voting portal of NSDL i.e www.evoting.nsdl.com and based on such reports

  • a. 45 (folio wise) members have cast their votes through remote e-:voting.

  • b. 40 (folio wise) members have cast their votes through Polling Paper at the Annual General Meeting.

The brief analysis of the results of the remote e-votir,g and Polling Papers are as under:

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ORDINARY BUSINESS:

Item No.1: Adoption of Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2019 and the Reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon:

Ordinary Resolution:

I Pariculars
No. of votes contained in
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
No
o1No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes· castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
roted
cast
voted
(shares)
(shares)
I Pariculars
No. of votes contained in
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
No
o1No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes· castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
roted
cast
voted
(shares)
(shares)
No. of votes contained in No. of votes contained in No. of votes contained in Percentage
on
Valid
votes
Polling Paper Total

No
0No.
of
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
Assent 45
19787117
29
63922
74
.·19851039
100.00
0
100.00
Dissent 0
0
0
0
0
0
Total 45
19787117
29
63922
0
0
11
1144
74
19851039
Abstained
/ Invalid

11
1144
NA

Item No. 2: Appointment of Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi (DIN: 07844333) who retires by rotation, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment:

Ordinary Resolution:

Particulars
No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA

No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA

No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA

No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA

No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA

No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on
Valid
votes
No
o◄No.
ofNo
o1No.
ofNo
0No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
voted
(shares)
voted
cast
�oted
(shares)
(shares)
45
19787117
26
63915
71
1.9851032
100.oo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
19787117
26
63915
71
19851032
100.00
0
0
14
1159
14
1159
NA
Total
No
0No.
of
membersVotes
cast
�oted
(shares)
Assent
Dissent
Total
Abstained
/Invalid

19787117
26

0
0

19787117
26

0
14
63915
0
71
1.9851032
0
0
0
63915
1159
71
19851032
14
1159
100.00
NA
�,�,

m_q I�]
**'�l � **
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SPECIAL BUSINESS:

Item No. 3: Appointment of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­ Executive Director:

Ordinary Resolution:

Item No. 3: Appointment
Executive Director:
Ordinary Resolution:
Item No. 3: Appointment
Executive Director:
Ordinary Resolution:
Item No. 3: Appointment
Executive Director:
Ordinary Resolution:
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
of Ms. Weiying Sarah Wang (DIN: 08369289) as Non­
Pariculars
No. of votes contained in
Percentage
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
on Valid votes
No
oiNo.
ofNo
01No.
ofNo
01No.
of
members
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes cast
voted
(shares)
roted
cast
voted
(shares)
(shares)
Assent
40
19784214
28
61085
68
19845299
99.97
Dissent
5
2903
1
2837
6
5740
0.03
Polling Paper
No
oiNo.
ofNo
01
members
Votes castmembers
voted
(shares)
roted
No.
of
Votes

cast

(shares)
Assent 40 19784214 28 61085
2837
68
6
Dissent 5 2903 1
Total 45 19787117 29 63922 74 19851039
100.00
Abstained
/ Invalid
0 0 11 1144 11 1144
NA

Item No. 4: Re-appointment of Mr. Narayan K Seshadri (DIN: .00053563) as an Independent Director for a second term of 5 years i.e., from September 30, 2019 to September 29, 2024:

Special Resolution:

,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
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September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
,,
September 29, 2024:
**Special Resolution: **
j Particulars
No: of votes contained in
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
Percentage
on
Valid
votes
Remote E-voting Polling Paper
Total
No
0No.
ofNo
0
members
Votes cast'members
voted
(shares)
�oted
No.
ofNo
0
Votes
members
cast
�oted
(shares)
No.
of
Votes
cast
(shares)
Assent
Dissent
Total
Abstained
/ Invalid
40 19779835 28 63920
68
19843755 99.96
5 7282 0 0
5
7282 0,04
45
0

19787117
28
63920
73

0
12
1146
12
19851037
1146
100.00
NA

. 5: Ratification of Cost Auditor's remuneration:

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Ordinary Resolution:

Particulars
No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes

No. of votes contained in
Percentag
Remote E-voting
Pollig Paper
Total
e on Valid
votes
Remote E-voting Pollig Paper
No
01
members
voted
No.
of
Votes cast
(shares)
No
o1No.
of
membersVotes

voted
cast

(shares)
No
0
members
1oted
No.
of
Votes
cast
(shares)
Assent 44 19787067 25 61078 69 19848145 99.99
Dissent 0 0 1 2837
1
2837
0.01
Total 44 19787067 26 63915
70
19850982 100.00
Abstained
/ Invalid
0 0
14
1159
14
.1159 NA

Item No. 6: Approval of Material Related Party Transactions entered into by the Company with AstraZeneca UK Limited during the financial year 2018-19*"':

Ordinary Resolution:

Particulars
No. of votes·contained in

No. of votes·contained in

No. of votes·contained in

No. of votes·contained in

No. of votes·contained in

No. of votes·contained in
Percentag
e on Valid
votes
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
No
o1
members
voted
No.
ofNo
ofNo.
ofNo
o1No.
of
Votes castmembersVotes
membersVotes
cast
(shares)
voted
cast
voted
(shares)
(shares)
Assent 40 1036372
26
60083
66
1096455 99.58
Dissent 4 745
2
3837 6 4582 0.42
Total 44 1037117 28 63920 72 1101037 100.00
Abstained
/ Invalid
1
18750000
12 1146 13
18751146
NA

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Ordinary Resolution:

Pariculars Pariculars
No. of votescontained in
Remote E-voting
Polling Paper
Total
No
o'No.
ofNo
0No.
ofNo
0
No.
of
membersVotes cast membersVotes
membersVotescast
voted
(shares)
!oted
cast
ioted
(shares)
(shares)
No. of votescontained in No. of votescontained in No. of votescontained in No. of votescontained in No. of votescontained in Percentag
e on Valid
votes
Polling Paper
No
0No.
of
membersVotes

!oted
cast

(shares)
Total
No
0
No.
of
membersVotescast
ioted
(shares)
Assent 39
1035372
24 60078 63 1095450 99.49
Dissent 5
1745
2 · 3837 7 5582 0.51
Total
Abstained
/ Invalid
44
1037117
1
18750000
26
14
63915
1159
70
14
1101032
18751159
100.00
NA

**Pursuant to Regulation 23(4) of the Listing Regulations, no Related Party shall vote to approve the resolutions in relation to the Material Related Party Transactions whether the entity is a Related Party to the particular transaction or not. Accordingly, in respect of the Resolutions Nos. 6 and 7, the votes cast by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB, being a 'Related Party' have been ignored.

· Based on the foregoing, the Resolution Nos. from 1 to 7 in respect of Notice of 40 [th] Annual General Meeting may be deemed to have been passed by requisite majority.

safely. All the relevant records relating to remote e�voting and Polling Papers are under my safe custody and will be handed over to. the Chairman or �ompany Secretary for preserving

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Date: 08.08.2019 Place: Bangalore

Witnesses: �J <V Sahana Bhat

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Ramya Hegde

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