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Concurrently, DS agreed to acquire ordinary shares and warrants convertible into a 45.13%, or 200.029 mil new ordinary shares, in RL. 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Concurrently, DS agreed to acquire ordinary shares and warrants convertible into a ##.##%, or ###.### mil new ordinary shares, in Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RL). 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Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">(DS) planned to launch a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">tender offer to acquire a 20%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">stake, or 6.86 mil ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">shares, in Zenotech</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Laboratories Ltd, a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">pharmaceuticals manufacturer</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">and wholesaler. Concurrently,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">DS agreed to acquire ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">shares and warrants</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">convertible into a 45.13%, or</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">200.029 mil new ordinary</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">shares, in Ranbaxy</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">Laboratories Ltd (RL).</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">Subsequently, DS planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">launch a mandatory tender</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">offer to raise its interest to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">65.13% from 45.13% by</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">acquiring a further 20% stake,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">or 88.649 mil ordinary shares,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">in RL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>INDIA - Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd (DS) planned to launch a tender offer to acquire a 20% stake, or 6.86 mil ordinary shares, in Zenotech Laboratories Ltd, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer and wholesaler. Concurrently, DS agreed to acquire ordinary shares and warrants convertible into a 45.13%, or 200.029 mil new ordinary shares, in Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RL). Subsequently, DS planned to launch a mandatory tender offer to raise its interest to 65.13% from 45.13% by acquiring a further 20% stake, or 88.649 mil ordinary shares, in RL.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">INDIA - Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd (DS) planned to launch a tender offer to acquire a 20%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">stake, or 6.86 mil ordinary shares, in Zenotech Laboratories Ltd, a pharmaceuticals</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">manufacturer and wholesaler. Concurrently, DS agreed to acquire ordinary shares and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">warrants convertible into a 45.13%, or 200.029 mil new ordinary shares, in Ranbaxy</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Laboratories Ltd (RL). 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The other</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">division deals with foods such as foods and food additives,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">agriculture related products such as insecticides and others</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">such as chemicals, animal medicines, feeds sundries and car</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">leasing.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>The Group's principal activities are the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical surgical supplies, agrochemical, foods, cosmetics, synthetic and industrial chemicals and related products. Operations are carried out through the following sectors: Pharmaceuticals and Others. The Pharmaceuticals include general medicines. The other division deals with foods such as foods and food additives, agriculture related products such as insecticides and others such as chemicals, animal medicines, feeds sundries and car leasing.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business1><sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">5.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">6.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">7.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">8.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">9.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">10.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">11.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">12.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">13.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">14.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">15.00000</sdc:value></sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:h_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">U3 Pharma AG, located in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Martinsried, Germany, is</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">biotechnology and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">pharmaceutical company. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">company manufactures cancer</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">drugs and other medicines. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">company specializes in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">oncology-focused research led</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">to the development of the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">oncology blockbusters</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Herceptin. It provides</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">research and development</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">services for biotechnological</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">products. It was founded in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">July 2001</sdc:value></sdc:h_TEST><sdc:h_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">U3 Pharma AG, located in Martinsried, Germany, is</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">biotechnology and pharmaceutical company. The company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">manufactures cancer drugs and other medicines. The company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">specializes in oncology-focused research led to the</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">development of the oncology blockbusters Herceptin.