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COFORGE LIMITED M&A Activity 2025

Mar 4, 2025

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March 5, 2025

The Manager, Department of Corporate Services BSE Limited Floor 25, P.J. Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001 BSE Scrip code: 532541 Equity ISIN: INE591G01017

The General Manager, Department of Corporate Services National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra, Mumbai – 400 051 NSE Scrip code: COFORGE

Dear Sir/Madam,

Subject: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended ("SEBI Listing " – Regulations ) acquisition of Rythmos Inc. and TMLabs Pty Ltd.

Pursuant to Regulation 30 and other applicable provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations, it is hereby informed that:

  • (a) The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Coforge Inc., has agreed to enter into a stock purchase agreement with Rythmos Inc. and its stockholders (“ Stock Purchase Agreement ”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rythmos Inc. (“ Rythmos Transaction ”), subject to completion of closing conditions and closing deliverables as per the Stock Purchase Agreement; and

  • (b) The Company, through its wholly-owned step-down subsidiary, Coforge Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, has agreed to enter into a share sale agreement with TMLabs Pty Ltd and its shareholders (“ Share Sale Agreement ”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TMLabs Pty Ltd (“ TMLabs Transaction ”), subject to completion of closing conditions and closing deliverables as per the Share Sale Agreement.

Further the details required to be disclosed in terms of Regulation 30 of SEBI Listing Regulations read with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023 are enclosed herewith as Annexure A (Details of the Rythmos Transaction) and Annexure B (Details of the TMLabs Transaction).

This is for the information of the Exchanges and the Members.

Thanking You, Yours Faithfully,

For Coforge Limited

BARKHA Digitally signed by BARKHA SHARMA SHARMA Date: 2025.03.05 02:23:02 +05'30'

Barkha Sharma Company Secretary ACS: 24060

Encl: as above

Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, [email protected] Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: +91 124 6642800 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

Annexure A

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Annexure A
S. No. Particulars Details
1. Name of the target entity, details in brief such
as size, turnover etc.
Name:Rythmos Inc. (“Target Company”)
Other details: The turnover of the Target Company for
calendar year ended December 31, 2024, is $ 25.3
million (INR equivalent 2,204 million).
at exchange rate of USD 1=INR 87.0
2. 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 done at “arm’s length”
No. Rythmos Transaction does not fall within the
related party transaction and no promoter / promoter
group / group companies have any interest in the entity
being acquired.
3. Industry to which the entity being acquired
belongs;
The entity being acquired belongs to the IT / ITes
industry.
4. Objects and impact 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);
The Company is focusing on enhancing its data
practice and cloud engineering capabilities.
Rythmos helps in adding data capabilities along with
strong industry knowledge in the airlines industry.
5. Brief details of any governmental or
regulatory
approvals
required
for
the
acquisition;
No government or regulatory approval is required for
the Rythmos Transaction.
6. Indicative time period for completion of the
acquisition;
Rythmos Transaction is expected to be completed by
March 31, 2025 (or such date as may have been agreed
by Coforge Inc. and the Target Company), subject to
the terms and conditions set out in the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
7. Consideration- whether cash consideration or
share swap or any other form and details of the
same;
Coforge Inc. will discharge the consideration under the
Stock Purchase Agreement by way of cash.
8. Cost of acquisition and/or the price at which
the shares are acquired;
Rythmos Transaction involves acquisition of 100%
stake of the Target Company by Coforge Inc., with an
initial upfront purchase consideration of $ 30.0 million
subject to further adjustments and completion of
certain conditions precedent, in accordance with the
Stock Purchase Agreement. An additional earnout
amount will be payable to the stockholders of the
Target Company in two tranches based on the
achievement/performance of certain revenue and
EBITDA targets for CY 25 & CY 26, subject to
maximum payout of $ 18.7 million.

Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, [email protected] Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: +91 124 6642800 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

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9. Percentage of shareholding / control acquired
and / or number of shares acquired;
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Coforge
Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares
of capital stock from the Target Company’s existing
stockholders, i.e. 5,00,000 shares constituting 100% of
capital stock of the Target Company.
10. 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).
The Target Company was incorporated on March 14,
2007 in USA. The Target Company is engaged in the
business of IT/ITes industry and provides cutting edge
services with Data and Cloud. The Target Company is
majorly operating in the USA and India. The turnover
of Target Company for CY 22, 23 and 24 is, $ 22.6
million, $ 24.4 million and $ 25.3 million,
respectively.

Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, [email protected] Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: +91 124 6642800 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

Annexure B

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S. No. Particulars Details
1. Name of the target entity, details in brief
such as size, turnover etc.
Name:TMLabs Pty Ltd (“Target Company”)
Other details:The turnover of the Target Company
for financial year ended June 30, 2024, is A$ 11.0
million (INR equivalent 608 million).
at exchange rate of AUD 1=INR 55.0
2. 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 done at
“arm’s length”
No. The TMLabs Transaction does not fall within the
related party transaction and no promoter / promoter
group / group companies have any interest in the
entity being acquired.
3. Industry to which the entity being acquired
belongs;
The entity being acquired belongs to the IT / ITes
industry.
4. Objects and impact 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);
The Company is focusing on enhancing its
capabilities in the ServiceNow ecosystem in newer
modules
like
Integrated
Risk
Management,
Healthcare and HR Service Delivery.
Additionally, growth in Healthcare vertical and
Australia market are priorities for the company.
TM Labs operate at the intersection of these focus
areas for the Company.
5. Brief details of any governmental or
regulatory approvals required for the
acquisition;
The TMLabs Transaction required a no objection
under section 75 of the Foreign Acquisitions and
Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) (FI2024/01647) from The
Treasury,
Australian
Government
(FIRB
Approval). The Foreign Investment Division of The
Treasury, Australian Government issued the FIRB
Approval_vide_a no-objection notification dated
February 6, 2025 in relation to the TMLabs
Transaction.
6. Indicative time period for completion of the
acquisition;
The TMLabs Transaction is expected to be
completed by March 31, 2025 (or such date as may
have been agreed by Coforge Technologies Australia
Pty Ltd. and the Target Company), subject to the
terms and conditions set out in the Share Sale
Agreement.
7. Consideration- whether cash consideration
or share swap or any other form and details
of the same;
Coforge Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. will
discharge the consideration under the Share Sale
Agreement by way of cash.

Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, [email protected] Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: +91 124 6642800 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

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8. Cost of acquisition and/or the price at which
the shares are acquired;
The TMLabs Transaction involves acquisition of
100% stake of the Target Company by Coforge
Technologies Australia Pty Ltd., with an initial
upfront purchase consideration of AUD 20 million,
subject to further adjustments and completion of
certain conditions precedent, in accordance with the
Share Sale Agreement. An additional earnout
amount will be payable to the stockholders of the
Target
Company
based
on
the
achievement/performance of certain revenue and
EBITDA targets for FY 26 and FY 27.
9. Percentage
of
shareholding
/
control
acquired and / or number of shares acquired;
Pursuant to the Share Sale Agreement, Coforge
Technologies Australia Pty Ltd has agreed to acquire
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock from the
Target Company’s existing stockholders, i.e. 10,000
fully paid ordinary shares constituting 100% of
capital stock of the Target Company.
10. 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).
The Target Company was incorporated on November
28, 2013 in Australia. The Target Company is
provides implementation services related to the
‘ServiceNow’ platform. The Target Company is
majorly operating in Australia. The turnover of
Target Company for FY22, 23 and 24 ending June is
AUD 7.0 million, AUD 10.6 million and AUD 11.0
million, respectively.

Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, [email protected] Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: +91 124 6642800 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382

CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382