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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (Stock Code:
BSE Limited (Stock Code: 500124)
New York Stock Exchange Inc. (Stock Code: RDY)
NSE IFSC Ltd. (Stock Code: DRREDDY)
of securities of O2 Renewable Energy IX Private Limited
pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations")
This is in furtherance to our letter dated July 15,
2023, informing about entering into a Security Subscription and Shareholders' Agreement ("SSHA") and acquisition of
securities for consumption and supply of renewable energy, with TEQ Green Power XI Private Limited and O2 Power SG Pte Ltd, for investment
in O2 Renewable Energy IX Private Limited ("SPV").
In this regard, it is hereby informed that the Company
has acquired 26% of the paid up equity share capital of the said SPV in the first tranche, in accordance with terms and conditions of
the above said SSHA.
The details required under Regulation 30 of the SEBI
Listing Regulations, read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/4/2015 dated September 9, 2015, and SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/123
dated July 13, 2023, with respect to the above acquisition is given in Annexure enclosed herewith.
Kindly take the above on your record.
For Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Head-CSR
Disclosure under Part A Para A(i) of Schedule III
read with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
| S. No. | Particulars | Details |
| 1. | Name of the target entity, details in brief such as size, turnover etc.; | O2 Renewable Energy IX Private Limited ("SPV"), incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. The authorized capital of the SPV is Rs. 35,00,00,000 and the paid up capital is Rs. 1,64,53,650. The SPV is incorporated in FY2023 and the turnover of the SPV is nil as on March 31, 2023. |
| 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" | Post-acquisition, the SPV is a related party of the Company in terms of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. Save and except as mentioned above, the promoter/ promoter group/ group companies are not interested in the SPV. |
| 3. | Industry to which the entity being acquired belongs | Electric power generation using other non-conventional sources. |
| 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) | For accessing renewable power through solar and wind power plants through (Inter-State Transmission System) ISTS under captive structure. |
| 5. | Brief details of any governmental or regulatory approvals required for the acquisition | Not applicable |
| 6. | Indicative time period for completion of the acquisition | The Company will invest upto an amount not exceeding Rs. 24 Crores by way of investment through Equity and Compulsory Convertible Debentures. The percentage of investment in the SPV will be 26% of the paid up equity share capital of the SPV. The investment will be made in multiple tranches based on the business requirements of the SPV. |
| 7. | Consideration - whether cash consideration or share swap or any other form and details of the same | Cash consideration |
| 8. | Cost of acquisition and/or the price at which the shares are acquired | The Company has presently invested Rs. 42.78 lakhs, equivalent to 26% in the equity share capital of the SPV. Further, the Company has also invested Rs. 72.84 lakhs in the Compulsorily Convertible Debentures.. |
| 9. | Percentage of shareholding/ control acquired and/ or number of shares acquired; | The percentage of shareholding in the SPV is 26% of the paid up equity share capital of the SPV. |
| 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 SPV was incorporated on September 20, 2022, with the object of carrying the business of generating, producing, accumulating, storing, improving, buying, selling, reselling, transmitting, distributing and supplying electrical power generated using solar energy and all other sources of renewable energy and developing infrastructure projects based on nonconventional renewable sources of energy in both grid-connected as well as off-grid mode (distributed generation) and/ or related assets or products or activities like Non-conventional Energy generation and transmission and to act as agent, representative, consultant, collaborator or otherwise to deal in electrical power. |