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Tue 10 Jul 2012, 16:13 Adcock Ingram Hldgs Ltd - ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF COSME FARMA LABORATORIES LIMITED (INDIA)
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ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF COSME FARMA LABORATORIES LIMITED (INDIA)

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                                          Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited 
                                       (Registration number 2007/016236/06) 
                                    (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) 
                                                    Share code: AIP 
                                                 ISIN: ZAE000123436 
                                 ("Adcock Ingram" or "the Company" or "the Group") 
 
      ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF COSME FARMA LABORATORIES LIMITED (INDIA) 
                                                                
1.        Introduction 
 
          Adcock  Ingram  Healthcare  Private  Limited,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  within  the  Adcock  Ingram 
          Group  registered  in  India,  has  reached  agreement  to  acquire  certain  assets  of  Cosme  Farma 
          Laboratories  Limited  ("Cosme"),  a  pan-Indian  pharmaceutical  company  based  in  Goa,  India  (the 
          "Transaction"). Cosme is a division of the Cosme Group, a diversified family-owned business, headed 
          by Mr Cosme Menezes, a prominent figure in the pharmaceutical market in India.  The Cosme division 
          has been operating in the Indian domestic pharmaceutical market for the past 40 years. 
 
2.        Nature of Cosme's business  
 
          Cosme is a mid-sized sales and marketing pharmaceutical business with offices and operations in Goa 
          and Mumbai, India. Cosme is ranked 55th out of the approximately 5,000 registered pharmaceutical 
          companies  in  India,  per  IMS  Health.    It  has  a  sales  force  of  approximately  1,000  staff  that  provides 
          nationwide coverage to approximately 150,000 physicians. Cosme has distribution capabilities in 27 
          states  in  India.  Cosme  has  a  portfolio  of  products  in  several  therapeutic  classes,  key  being 
          Gynaecology, Gastro-Intestinal, Dermatology and Orthopaedic.  
 
3.        Rationale 
 
          India  is  a  leader  and  key participant  in  the  global  pharmaceutical  market  providing  global  and  local 
          pharmaceutical  companies  with  manufacturing,  regulatory,  research  and  development  capabilities. 
          South  Africa  and  India  are  countries  with  strong  historical  and  economic  relationships  dating  back 
          centuries,  which,  coupled  with  the  current  trade  agreements  and  strong  domestic  growth,  makes 
          India an attractive investment destination for Adcock Ingram. 
 
          In  2007  Adcock  Ingram  formally  entered  the  Indian  market  through  a  manufacturing  joint  venture 
          with  a  local  Indian  pharmaceutical  company.  In  July  2011  Adcock  Ingram  opened  a  regulatory  and 
          administrative support office in Bangalore to provide back office support to its African operations and 
          importantly to facilitate the establishment of a domestic pharmaceutical business.   
 
          The rationale for the Transaction is detailed below: 
       
          *   Access to the high-growth Indian pharmaceutical market with current spend on pharmaceuticals 
              of  circa  USD16  billion.  The  Indian  pharmaceutical  market  is  forecast  by  IMS  to  grow  at  a 
              compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2011 to 2016.  
          *   Cosme  has  a  product  portfolio  in  growth  segments,  such  as  Dermatology  and  Gynaecology. 
              Cosme and its products have been present in the Indian market for over 40 years, creating equity 
              in the brands.  
          *   Extensive  sales  and  distribution  capability  across  India,  with  access  to  circa  150,000  physicians, 
              providing a strong platform for new product launches and eventual exposure to Adcock Ingram 
              brands. 
          *   The Indian Government has recently proposed a policy to increase the availability of free generic 
              medicine to its people, which if implemented could change the lives of hundreds of millions, and 
              further improve the environment for generic companies operating in India.  
 
          Adcock  Ingram  is  committed  to  the  Indian  market  and  will  continue  to  invest  into  its  sales, 
          distribution, manufacturing and development capabilities to provide a world-class infrastructure and 
          products. This will allow Adcock Ingram to build on the heritage created by the Menezes family and 
          continue to provide quality and affordable medicines to the people of India. 
 
4.        Categorisation of Transaction 
 
          In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Transaction is categorised as a Category 2 transaction.   
 
5.        Details of the Transaction 
 
          Adcock  Ingram  will  acquire  certain  intangible  assets,  related  to  Cosmes  domestic  formulations, 
          export and institutional business, which will include but not be limited to: trademarks, pharmaceutical 
          dossiers, marketing know-how, customer relationships, supplier relationships, and manufacturing and 
          technical  know-how.  These  intangible  assets  will  be  acquired  from  Cosme  and  two  other  group 
          companies, namely Cosme Remedies Limited and Cosme Pharmaceuticals Limited.    
 
          A limited number of movable tangible assets will be acquired under the agreement. 
           
          The  purchase  price  is  INR  4,800,000,000  (Indian  Rupees  Four  Billion  Eight  Hundred  Million)  or 
          approximately  ZAR  708  million.  VAT  of  INR  240,000,000  (Indian  Rupees  Two  Hundred  and  Forty 
          Million)  or  approximately  ZAR  35  million,  and  stamp  duty  of  INR  240,000,000  (Indian  Rupees  Two 
          Hundred and Forty Million) or approximately ZAR 35 million are payable on the purchase price. The 
          above  amounts  have  been  based  on  ZAR/INR  exchange  rate  of  0.1474  as  at  Monday  9  July  2012. 
          (Source: Bloomberg).  
           
          The purchase price will be settled in cash with an initial upfront payment of 90% and the remaining 
          10% withheld for 6 months in an escrow account, as security for possible breaches of warranties. 
           
      The effective date of the Transaction shall be the 5th business day following the fulfilment or waiver of 
      all  conditions precedent  as  contemplated  in  paragraph 6  below,  which  is  anticipated  to  be  no  later 
      than 31 October 2012.  
 
6.    Conditions precedent  
 
      The  Transaction  is  subject  to  the  fulfilment  or  waiver,  where  applicable,  of  a  limited  number  of 
      conditions  precedent  normal  for  a  transaction  of  this  nature,  including  all  requisite  regulatory 
      approvals in both India and South Africa such as, but not limited to, the South African Reserve Bank, 
      the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board and the Competition Commission of India. 
 
7.    Pro forma financial effects  
 
      The unaudited pro forma financial effects of the Transaction set out below have been prepared to 
      assist Adcock Ingram shareholders in assessing the impact of the Transaction on the Group`s historical 
      earnings per share ("EPS"), headline earnings per share ("HEPS"), net asset value ("NAV") per share 
      and net tangible asset value ("NTAV") per share. The pro forma financial effects are the responsibility 
      of the directors of Adcock Ingram and are provided for illustrative purposes only. 
 
      The pro forma financial effects have been prepared on the basis that the transaction had been fully 
      implemented on 1 October 2011 for purposes of the Statement of Comprehensive Income and as at 
      31  March  2012  for  purposes  of  the  Statement  of  Financial  Position.  It  does  not  purport  to  be 
      indicative  of  what  the  consolidated  financial  results  would  have  been  had  the  Transaction  been 
      implemented  on  a  different  date.  The  material  assumptions  are  set  out  in  the  notes  following  the 
      table. Due to their nature, the pro forma financial effects may not fairly present the financial position, 
      changes in equity, results of operations or cash flows of Adcock Ingram after the Transaction.  
 
                                                               Before the            After the            Percentage 
                                                              Transaction(1)       Transaction(2)           change  

       EPS (cents)                                                      198.4              197.5(3&4)         -0.45%

       HEPS (cents)                                                     198.7              197.8(3&4)         -0.45%

       NAV per share (cents)                                          1,883.5              1,883.5(5)             0%

       NTAV per share (cents)                                         1,457.1              1,014.5(5)         -30.4%

       Weighted average number of shares in issue               168,981,608          168,981,608(6)               0%

 
                                   
 
        Notes:   
        1. Extracted from Adcock Ingram`s published and unaudited interim results for the 6-month period 
                ended 31 March 2012. 
                                                 
        2. Based on the purchase price of the Transaction and Cosmes unaudited results for the 6-month 
                period ended 31 March 2012. Cosmes net profit before tax for the 6-month period is R 29.1m. 
         
        3. For  the  purposes  of  calculating  the  pro  forma  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income,  Cosmes 
                unaudited  Indian  Rupee  denominated  results  have  been  translated  at  an  exchange  rate  of 
                0.1548, being the average exchange rate for the 6-month period ended 31 March 2012. 
                 
        4. Pro forma EPS and HEPS include once-off transaction costs of approximately R5 million. 
         
        5. For the purposes of calculating the pro forma Statement of Financial Position, Cosmes unaudited 
                Indian Rupee denominated results have been translated at an exchange rate of 0.1484, being the 
                spot rate at 31 March 2012. 
                                                   
        6. The  weighted average  number  of  shares  in  issue  is  based  on  the  principle  that  the  Transaction 
                was  effective  on  1  October  2011,  as  extracted  from  Adcock  Ingram`s  published  and  unaudited 
                interim results for the 6-month period ended 31 March 2012. 
                 
        7. No  charge  for  amortisation  of  intangible  assets  acquired  pursuant  to  the  Transaction  has  been 
                included in the pro forma financial effects. Any intangible assets acquired, that are determined to 
                have finite useful lives, will need to be amortised. Any amortisation charge that arises from these 
                intangible assets will have the effect of reducing the pro forma EPS and HEPS calculated above. 
                Based upon the fact that almost all assets being acquired are intangible by nature, any reduction 
                resulting  from  the  amortisation  charge  could  be  material  in  relation  to  the  figures  disclosed 
                above. 
                 
        8. The pro forma financial effects have been prepared using the same accounting policies as those 
                applied in the most recently published annual financial statements of Adcock Ingram.  
 

Midrand 

10 July 2012 

 

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