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Prime Focus Limited M&A Activity 2024

Mar 30, 2024

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PRIME FOCUS

L I M I T E D

Date: March 30, 2024

To, National Stock Exchange of India Listing Department, Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East, Mumbai - 400 051 Fax Nos.: 26598237 I 26598238

To, BSE Limited Listing Department, Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers, Dalal Street Mumbai- 400 001 Fax Nos.: 22723121/2037/2039

Ref: Scrip Code: BSE: 532748/ NSE: PFOCUS

Re.: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is in continuation of our intimation letter dated December 22, 2023, with respect to inter alia the merger of Prime Focus World N.V., Netherlands ( “PFW NV” ) and DNEG S.a.r.I., Luxembourg (formerly known as Prime Focus Luxembourg S.a.r.l.) ( “DNEG” ), material subsidiaries of the Company.

We hereby inform that the aforesaid merger of PFW NV and DNEG has been completed, and PFW NV has been merged into DNEG with effect from March 29, 2024 in accordance with the applicable laws of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The details as required under SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/2023/120 dated July 11, 2023 and SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023 in this respect are enclosed herewith as Annexure A .

Kindly take the above on your record and acknowledge receipt of the same.

Thanking You, For Prime Focus Limited

Digitally signed by PARINA PARINA NIRAV SHAH NIRAV SHAH Date: 2024.03.30 10:14:54 +05'30'

Parina Shah

Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Enclosure: Annexure

Prime Focus Limited. Corporate Identity Number (CIN): L92100MH1997PLC108981 Prime Focus House, Linking Road, Opposite Citibank, Khar (West), Mumbai 400 052, India. T: +91 22 6715 5000 www.primefocus.com

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PRIME FOCUS

L I M I T E D

Annexure A

Sr. No Particulars Details
a. name of the entity(ies) forming part of the
amalgamation/merger, details in brief such
as, size, turnover etc
1. Transferor Company – Prime Focus World
N.V., Netherlands (“PFW NV”)
2. Transferee
Company

DNEG
S.a.r.I.,
Luxembourg (formerly known as Prime Focus
Luxembourg S.a.r.l.) (“DNEG”)
3. DNEG holds 100% of the share capital of PFW
NV
4. Income from operations (standalone) for
financial year 2022-23

PFW NV – INR 702 crores

DNEG – Nil
b. whether the transaction would fall within
related party transactions? If yes, whether
the same is done at “arm’s length”;
PFW NV and DNEG are subsidiaries (direct / step
down) of Prime Focus Limited (PFL) and therefore
the proposed amalgamation is between related
parties.
As PFW NV is a wholly owned subsidiary of DNEG,
the proposed merger of PFW NV into DNEG does
not involve discharge of anyconsideration.
c. area of business of the entity(ies); DNEG SARL: The Company’s object is acquisition
and
holding
of
participating
interests
in
undertakings. In addition, the object of the
Company also is to provide creative and technical
services for the Film, Broadcast, Commercial,
Gaming, Internet and Media Industries.
PFW NV: The principal activity of the Company is
to act as a holding and finance company.
Additionally, PFW NV along with its subsidiaries
are a global technology services entity providing
computer generated visual special effects services
including photoreal image generation, content
conversion and animation services for visual
content used in film, television, over the top (OTT),
virtual reality, virtual production, location based
entertainment and otherproduction services.
d. rationale for amalgamation/merger; Simplification of the holdingstructure.

Prime Focus Limited. Corporate Identity Number (CIN): L92100MH1997PLC108981 Prime Focus House, Linking Road, Opposite Citibank, Khar (West), Mumbai 400 052, India. T: +91 22 6715 5000 www.primefocus.com

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PRIME FOCUS

L I M I T E D

e. in case of cash consideration – amount or
otherwise share exchange ratio;
No consideration is required to be discharged on
account of the aforesaid merger, as PFW NV is a
whollyowned subsidiaryof DNEG.
f. brief details of change in shareholding
pattern (if any) of listed entity.
As the merger is between subsidiaries of the listed
entity, there would be no change in the
shareholding pattern of the listed entity.

Prime Focus Limited. Corporate Identity Number (CIN): L92100MH1997PLC108981 Prime Focus House, Linking Road, Opposite Citibank, Khar (West), Mumbai 400 052, India. T: +91 22 6715 5000 www.primefocus.com