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Tech Mahindra M&A Activity 2021

Mar 15, 2021

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M&A Activity

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Tech Mahindra Tet ees ee

Pune 411004, Maharashtra, India

Tel. +91 206601 8100 Fax. +91 20 2542 4466

techmahindra.cam [email protected]

Registered Office: Gateway Building, Apollo Bunder Mumbai 400 001, India

CIN LB4200MH1986PLC041370

15 March, 2021

To Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, 5" floor, Dalal Street, Plot No. — C/1, G Block, Scrip Code : 532755 MUMBAI — 400 051

BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited MUMBAI — 400 001 Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) NSE Symbol: TECHM

Sub: Approval of proposal for acquisition of majority stake in Perigord Asset Holdings Limited ("Perigord")

Dear Sir/Madam,

Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform that the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the proposal to acquire 70% equity shares in Perigord Asset Holdings Limited ("Perigord") directly and indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiary viz. Mahindra Engineering Services (Europe) Ltd.

In this regard, please find enclosed herewith, Disclosure containing the details pursuant to Regulation 30(6) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/4/2015 dated 9" September, 2015 as Annexure |. A press release being released in this context is enclosed

This is for your information and record.

Please acknowledge receipt of the same.

Thanking you,

Anil Kfatri o. . = Company Secretary

Encl.: As stated above

Mahindra

Annexure |

Annexure
a
Sr. Items for Disclosure a
Description
Name of the target entity, details in brief such The
as size, turnover etc.:

ee
Perigord
Asset
target
entity
is
Holdings
Limited
("Perigord").
The
company
headquartered
Dublin,
is
in)
Ireland. The company has more than 380
employees. For the financial year ending
had
company
December,
2020,
the
31
revenue of EUR 19.5 mn.
2 Whether
would
acquisition
within No
the
fall
whether the
transaction(s) and
related
party
promoter! promoter group/ group companies
have any interest in the entity being acquired?
nature of interest and details thereof
If yes,
whether
same
done
"arms
and
the
at
is
length":
3 Industry to which the entity
being acquired IT Services
belongs:
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):
end,
Perigord
specializes
end
to
in
packaging supply chain
solutions
the
to
Life Sciences Industry such as Packaging
Artwork &
Labelling Services, Strategic
Consultaney,
Creative
and
Digital,
Strategic Outsourcing, managed Services
and Software Solutions.
Mahindra Limited will acquire
Tech
the
namely
subsidiary
Perigord
Indian
of
Perigord
Solutions
Data
Private
India
Premedia
Limited
Perigord
and
(India)
Mahindra
Engineering
Limited.
Private
(Europe)
Services
acquire
Ltd
will
the
other legal entities of Perigord.
Hi
a=
governmental
Brief
any
details
of
or
approvals
regulatory
required
for — the
acquisition:
None
Indicative time period for completion of the
acquisition:
The transaction is expected to close by 19"
March, 2021.
consideration
whether
Nature
of
ene
-
; consideration or share swap and details of the
same:
Pn
cash Cash

Mahindra

Cost of acquisition or the price at which the
shares are acquired:
EUR 21mn will be paid upfront for 70%
30%
balance
shares
and
shares
will
be
acquired
over
years
next
four
the
at
a
valuation linked to financial performance
of the company. _
of shareholding / controi acquired
Percentage
_and / or number of shares acquired;
70%
Brief background about the entity acquired in
terms of products/line of business acquired.
date of incorporation,
of last 3 years
history
turnover, country in which the acquired entity
significant
other
presence
any
and
has
information (in brief);
end
Perigord
specializes
end
to
in
packaging supply
solutions to
chain
the
Sciences
The
was
Industry.
Life
entity
incorporated
2015.
years
Last
in
3
Turnover is as follows: -
CY20: EUR 19.5 mn
CY19: EUR 16.8 mn
13.9 mn
CY18: EUR

For Tech Mahindra Limited

Ani Company Secretary ~ Wwe hatri

Tech Mahindra Acquires Majority Stake in Peri ord Asset Holdings Limited

Acquires 70% equity stake to augment expertise in the global Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Lifesciences sectors

New Delhi - March 15, 2021: Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced that it has acquired 70% stake in Perigord Asset Holdings Limited ("Perigord"), a digital workflow and artwork, labelling and BPO services firm. This acquisition will help Tech Mahindra to augment expertise in the global pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science (HLS) sectors.

The strategic partnership will strengthen Tech Mahindra's position as a leading digital transformation enabler in the artwork and packaging services space with an integrated platform and services portfolio. Additionally, Tech Mahindra will leverage Perigord's expertise and offerings to extend capabilities towards delivering efficiency and automation levers, across sectors including consumer-packaged goods (CPG), medical devices and over the counter (OTC) products to enable growth and scalability in the future. The acquisition is a pari of Tech Mahindra's long-term growth plan to build presence across key markets in Ireland, Germany, USA, and India with enhanced global delivery.

Vivek Agarwal, President — BFSI, HLS and Corporate Development, Tech Mahindra, said, "Healthcare and Lifesciences (HLS) is a key vertical for Tech Mahindra and this acquisition will expand our footprint globally in these domains. Perigord's disruptive proprietary platform and expertise in the artwork space and life sciences industry will add significant value to our offerings and capabilities. We welcome Perigord employees into the Tech Mahindra family and look forward to achieve great success together."

With leading capabilities in the BPS (Business Process Services) segment along with the SaaS (Software as a Service) implementation and roll-out, the acquisition will further establish Tech Mahindra as a preferred service provider in the Life Sciences Industry across digital supply chain.

Alan Leamy, Chief Executive Officer, Perigord Asset Holdings Limited, said, "We are excited and looking forward to joining forces with the Tech Mahindra family as this partnership is the perfect mix of scale, technology, expertise and timing that will enable the company to continue our journey as the world's leading provider in pharmaceutical labelling, artwork and workflow solutions. Both companies' future ambitions and desires to digitally transform the world of Pharmaceutical packaging services will deliver long term innovative solutions to our clients that will future proof their needs over the next ten years."

Ritesh Idnani, President, Business Process Services, Tech Mahindra, said, "This acquisition lies at the centre of our strategic priorities around platform-led BPaaS (Business Process as a Service) offerings expanding our global footprint and bolstering our capabilities in digital supply chain in the healthcare and life sciences market. Further, it will consolidate our leadership in using technology to render next generation offerings to our clients, and together, we aspire to leverage synergies of both organizations to deliver seamless services fo our customers across the globe."

The acquisition underlines Tech Mahindra's focus on digital growth, under the NXT.NOW framework, which focuses on leveraging next generation technologies and deliver disruptive solutions to enable digital transformation and meet the evolving and dynamic customer needs.

Perigord Asset Holdings Limited

Perigord are leaders in the provision of packaging artwork services and software solutions for to the Pharmaceutical industry. They have built up an unparalleled level of expertise and experience serving these highly regulated sectors, and have developed the world's only dedicated Pharmaceutical Artwork Management System, "GLAMS"

As a global leader in the provision of end to end digital supply chain services within the pharmaceutical and life sciences related sectors, Perigord's mission is to help their clients bring their products to market in the most compliant and creative way possible. They believe in building long lasting relationships through collaborative partnerships and delivering win-win outcomes. With a seasoned executive team that has built a global talent pool across six core disciplines: Packaging Artwork & Labelling Services, Strategic Consultancy, Creative & Digital, Strategic Outsourcing (BPS), Managed Services, and Software Workflow Solutions, it's the collaborative mindset of Perigord that enables experts across these disciplines to deliver value

to their customers. Perigord has a global base of 400+ designers, analysts, and developers spread across Ireland, Germany, USA, and India.

About Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra offers innovative and customer-centric digital experiences, enabling enterprises, associates and the society to Rise. We are a USD 5.2 billion organization with 121,900+ professionals across 90 countries helping 997 global customers, including Fortune 500 companies. We are focused on leveraging next-generation technologies including 5G, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and more, to enable end-to-end digital transformation for global customers. Tech Mahindra is one of the fastest growing brands and amongst the top 15 IT service providers globally. Tech Mahindra has consistently emerged as a leader in sustainability and is recognized amongst the '2021 Global 100 Most sustainable corporations in the World' by Corporate Knights. With the NXT.NOW framework, Tech Mahindra aims to enhance 'Human Centric Experience' for our ecosystem and drive collaborative disruption with synergies arising from a robust portfolio of companies. We aim at delivering tomorrow's experiences today, and believe that the 'Future is Now'.

We are part of the Mahindra Group, a USD 19.4 billion federation of companies that enables people to rise through innovative mobility solutions, driving rural prosperity, enhancing urban living, nurturing new businesses and fostering communities. It enjoys a leadership position in utility vehicles, information technology, financial services and vacation ownership in India and is the world's largest tractor company by volume. It also enjoys a strong presence in renewable energy, agribusiness, logistics and real estate development. Headquartered in India, Mahindra employs over 2, 56,000 people across 100 countries.

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For more information on Tech Mahindra, please contact:

Abhilasha Gupta, Global Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

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