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Cipla Ltd. M&A Activity 2021

Apr 1, 2021

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1[st] April, 2021

(1) BSE Ltd (2) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd Listing Department Listing Department Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, 5[th] floor, Dalal Street, Plot no. C/1, G Block, Mumbai - 400 001 Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051

Scrip Code: 500087 Scrip Code: CIPLA EQ

  • (3) SOCIETE DE LA BOURSE DE LUXEMBOURG

Societe Anonyme 35A Boulevard Joseph II, L-1840 Luxembourg

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Sub: Intimation under Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

We would like to inform you that DigiHealth Technologies LLP, the wholly owned entity of our Indian investee entity i.e. ABCD Technologies LLP (to be renamed as IndoHealth Services LLP), has agreed to acquire 100% ownership interest in Pharmarack Technologies Private Limited in tranches. The details as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Circular No. CIR/CFO/CMD/4/2015 dated 9th September, 2015 are given in Annexure 1 to this letter.

We request you to kindly take this in your record and disseminate.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully, For Cipla Limited RAJENDR Digitally signed by RAJENDRA CHOPRA DN: c=IN, o=Personal, 2.5.4.20=4987ad48c3965cfde78c8ea69e6f 40ac91535876f12ba1fa5ba45cc5cc8db6c A b, postalCode=122001, st=HARYANA, serialNumber=0be85c0408d0e3afd66366 9f5314248a72fdcdf34d01d48d472d7cf92 CHOPRA 62696f6, cn=RAJENDRA CHOPRA Date: 2021.04.01 17:27:45 +05'30' Rajendra Chopra Company Secretary

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ANNEXURE – 1

Details as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India circular no. CIR/CFD/CMD/4/2015 dated September 9, 2015

Sr. No. Particulars Detail
a. Name of the target entity, details in brief
such as size, turnover etc.
(i)
Name of the Target Entity:
Pharmarack Technologies Private Limited
(“Pharmarack”).
(ii)
Details of the Target Entity:
Pharmarack operates a digital platform
aimed at integrating and solving problems
across the pharmaceutical supply chain. Its
platform offers/ proposes to offer products
across supply chain including order
automation, fulfilment services &
optimization, digital payments, working
capital optimization, analytics and market
insights.
b. Whether the acquisition would fall within
related party transaction(s)and whether
the promoter/promoter group/ group
companies have any interest in the entity
being acquired? If yes, nature of interest
and details thereof and whether the same
is one at"arms-length"
Not a related party transaction
c. Industry to which the entity being
acquired belongs
Healthcare Industry
d. Objects
and
effects
of
acquisition
(including but not limited to, disclosure of
reasons for acquisition of target entity, if
its business is outside the main line' of
business of the listed entity)
A step by ABCD Technologies LLP (to be
renamed as IndoHealth Services LLP)
towards the initiative with an objective to
facilitate, enable and promote efficiency and
Good Distribution Practices (‘GDP’)
including digitizing healthcare infrastructure
in India, inter alia, in support of the National
Digital Health Mission of Government of
India (‘Business’). The acquisition is and will
be done by its wholly owned entity
DigiHealth Technologies LLP.
e. Brief details of any governmental or
regulatory approvals required for the
acquisition
Not Applicable
f. Indicative time period for completion of
the acquisition
The upfront acquisition of 91.8% of
shareholdingin Pharmarack is expected to be

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completed by 30thApril 2021 by purchase of
shares from multiple existing shareholders in
various lots.
The remaining 8.2% of the shareholding in
Pharmarack is likely to be acquired in
multiple tranches overthenext 5 (five) years.
g. Nature of consideration - whether cash
consideration or share swap and details
of the same
Cash Consideration payable by DigiHealth
Technologies LLP.
h. Cost of acquisition or the price at which
the shares are acquired
Cost
of
acquisition
to
DigiHealth
Technologies LLP for upfront acquisition of
91.8% is INR 111 crores.
Cost of acquisition of remaining shareholding
shall be linked to future performance of
Pharmarack.
i. Percentage of shareholding /
control acquired and / or number
of shares acquired
Please refer to the response provided in point
(f) above.
j. Brief
background
about
the
entity
acquired in terms of products/line of
business acquired, date of incorporation,
history of last 3 years turnover, country in
which the acquired entity has presence
and any other significant information (in
brief)
_(i) _About the entity:
Pharmarack operates a digital platform
aimed
at
integrating
and
solving
problems across the pharmaceutical
supply
chain.
Its
platform
offers/
proposes to offer products across supply
chain
including
order
automation,
fulfilment services & optimization,
digital
payments,
working
capital
optimization,
analytics
and
market
insights.
_(ii) _Date of Incorporation: September 21,
2015
_(iii) _Turnover history of last 3 years:
2019-2020: INR 4,04,52,773/-
2018-2019: INR 2,14,87,907/-
2017-2018: INR 64,90,444/-
_(iv) _Country:India

Digitally signed by RAJENDRA CHOPRA DN: c=IN, o=Personal, 2.5.4.20=4987ad48c3965cfde78c8ea69 RAJENDRA e6f40ac91535876f12ba1fa5ba45cc5cc8db6cb, postalCode=122001, st=HARYANA, serialNumber=0be85c0408d0e3afd663 CHOPRA 669f5314248a72fdcdf34d01d48d472d7 cf9262696f6, cn=RAJENDRA CHOPRA Date: 2021.04.01 17:29:21 +05'30'