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Auditor Report of AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd.

Mar 31, 2025

To the Members of

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited

Opinion

1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other comprehensive income), the Statement of changes in equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.

2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key audit matters

4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Appropriateness of provisions recognised and	Our procedures included the following:
contingencies disclosed with regards to certain tax and regulatory matters	â¢	Understood, evaluated and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls over the recognition, measurement,
(Refer to the note 19 - âProvisionsâ, Note 20 - âCurrent		presentation and disclosure made in the financial statements
tax liabilities (net)â and Note 32(b) - âContingent		in respect of these matters;
liabilitiesâ to the financial statements)	_â¢	Obtained a listing of the litigation matters and, read the correspondence with tax and regulatory authorities and where
There are certain direct, indirect tax cases and regulatory		relevant, the advice received by the management from its
matters pending against the Company.	_â¢	external experts; Evaluated the independence, objectivity and competence of
As at March 31,2025, the Company has tax demands		the management experts involved;
pertaining to direct and indirect tax matters aggregating	_â¢	Along with Auditorâs tax and regulatory experts:
to '' 1,740.9 million (including interest and penalties	a.	Gained an understanding of the current status of litigations
where applicable) of which '' 88.6 million has been		through our inquiries with the management and determined
provided for and '' 984.1 million along with regulatory		impact, if any, based on recent rulings and latest
demand of '' 1,573.9 million has been disclosed as		developments in respective laws.
contingent liabilities, which are significant to the financial	b.	Evaluated managementâs assessment on the probability of
statements.		outcome and the magnitude of potential outflow of economic resources in respect of:
The Company has filed appeals against these tax	(i)	provisions for uncertain tax exposures based on case history
demands with various appellate forums and with The		and other available evidence to challenge the valuation
Honourable High Court of Delhi on the NPPA matter		and completeness of the provisions recognised by the
which are currently pending adjudication.	(ii)	Management, and regulatory matter.
Management judgement is involved in evaluation of the	c.	Examined the evaluation obtained from the Companyâs
likelihood of ultimate outcome of the tax and regulatory		internal legal counsel to confirm our understanding of
disputes and the probable amount of the provisions to be		outstanding cases;
recognised and contingent liability to be disclosed and is	d.	Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the financial
hence determined to be a key audit matter.		statements.
Appropriateness of restructuring provision	Our audit procedures relating to provision for restructuring included the following:
(Refer Note 19 âProvisionsâ and Note 27B on âExceptional itemsâ to the financial statements)	_â¢	Obtained an understanding and evaluated the managementâs process for assessing the need for restructuring cost
The Companyâs management has approved a plan to		provision.
shut down and dispose of its manufacturing facility	_â¢	Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness
located in Bengaluru. Management has prepared a		of financial controls over provision for restructuring costs
detailed plan for the closure of the manufacturing facility.		including the assessment of the estimates involved and the
Accordingly, a provision relating to such restructuring		timing of utilization of the provision.
cost has been accounted for in the books amounting to	_â¢	Understood and evaluated the managementâs plan for
'' 613.2 million. The expense related to the restructuring		restructuring, which gave rise to a constructive obligation on
of '' 636.4 million has been presented as an âExceptional		the Company resulting in recognition of restructuring cost
itemâ in the Statement of Profit and Loss.	_â¢	provision. Verified the accuracy and completeness of the provision for
Significant management judgement is involved in		restructuring cost by assessing the basis of restructuring
estimation of the provision for restructuring, which		provision and the mathematical accuracy of the computation.
is based on the Companyâs policy, past history of	_â¢	Assessed the accounting principles applied by the Company
settlements and best estimates of current expectations.		to measure and recognise the restructuring cost provision.
Hence, this has been considered as a key audit matter.	_â¢	Verified the adequacy of disclosures in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards and Companies Act Schedule III requirements.

Other Information

5. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements

also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

7. In preparing the financial statements, Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

8. Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.

Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the

financial statements

9. |Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

10. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

b. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

e. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

11. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

12. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

13. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

14. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

15. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company

so far as it appears from our examination of those books, except for the requirement of maintaining back up of certain books of account and other books and papers (which, however, have been maintained from January 20, 2025) and the matters stated in paragraph 15(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended) (âthe Rulesâ) including the related backup of audit trail.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other comprehensive income), the Statement of changes in equity and the Statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our remarks in paragraph 15(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 15(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended).

(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Aâ.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 19 and 32(b) to the financial statements.

ii. The Company was not required to recognise a provision as at March 31, 2025 under

the applicable law or Indian Accounting Standards, as it does not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contract.

The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31, 2025.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year.

iv. (a) The management has represented

that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note 44(vi) to the financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 44(vii) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

(c) Based on such audit procedures that we considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under subclause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.

v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Companies Act 2013 to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

As stated in Note 46 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval

of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used multiple accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and that has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software, except that:

(a) i n one accounting software, the audit trail was not maintained in case of modification by users with specific access during the period April 1, 2024 to March 5, 2025 and for direct database changes; and

(b) in accounting software which is operated by a third party service provider for maintaining books of account, the audit trail for one software does not contain the pre-modified values for direct database changes; in another software, audit

trail is maintained for direct database changes from October 1, 2024 onwards; and in another software, in the absence of any information pertaining to audit trail for direct database changes in the independent service auditorâs report, we are unable to comment on the audit trail (edit log) feature in that accounting software.

During the course of performing our procedures, other than the aforesaid instances of audit trail not maintained where the question of our commenting does not arise, we did not notice any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with. Further, the audit trail, to the extent maintained in the prior financial year, has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.

16. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Price Waterhouse & Co Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 304026E/E-300009

Sharmila Ramaswamy Partner

Place: Bengaluru Membership Number: 215131

Date: May 30, 2025 UDIN: 25215131BMNPYU4040

Mar 31, 2024

1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as

at March 31, 2024, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of changes in equity and the Statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.

2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.

Basis for Opinion

3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the financial statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities

in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key audit matters

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Appropriateness of provisions recognised and contingent liabilities disclosed in respect of certain direct, indirect tax and regulatory matters

(Refer to the Note 19 - âProvisionsâ, Note 20 - âCurrent tax liabilities (net)â and Note 32(b) - âContingent liabilitiesâ to the financial statements)

There are certain direct, indirect tax and regulatory matters pending against the Company.

Direct tax cases include demands in respect of transfer pricing adjustments on transactions with overseas group companies, disallowance of certain expenses incurred, taxability of subvention receipt and certain expense reimbursements and certain other disallowances.

Our procedures included the following:

â¢ Understood, evaluated and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls in respect of identifying tax and regulatory exposures, its accounting and disclosures thereof.

â¢ Obtained a listing of the litigation matters and, read the correspondence with tax and regulatory authorities and where relevant, the advice received by the management from its external consultants.

â¢ Evaluated the independence, objectivity and competence of the management experts involved.

Key audit matter	How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Indirect tax cases include:	â¢ Along with auditorsâ tax and regulatory experts:
â¢ service tax demands raised on expenses incurred in	a.	Gained an understanding of the current status of
foreign currency, reimbursements from overseas group		litigations through our inquiries with management
companies, recovery of notice period pay from former		and determined impact, if any, based on recent
employees and ineligible input tax credit claimed on		rulings and latest developments in respective laws.
certain expenses, and,	b.	Evaluated managementâs assessment on the
â¢ goods and services tax demand pertaining to certain		probability of outcome and the magnitude of
category of medicines supplied by the Company.		potential outflow of economic resources in respect
Regulatory matters pertains to demand from National		of:
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) in respect of alleged		(i) provisions for uncertain tax exposures
overcharging of a patented drug.		based on case history and other available
As at March 31, 2024, the Company has tax demands pertaining to the above direct and indirect tax aggregating to '' 1,403.4 million (including interest and penalties, where		evidence to challenge the valuation and adequacy of the provisions recognised by the Management, and
applicable) of which '' 40.7 million has been provided for and		(ii) regulatory matter.
'' 1,362.7 million along with regulatory demand of '' 1,573.9 million has been disclosed as contingent liabilities, which are significant to the financial statements.	c.	Examined the evaluation obtained from the Companyâs internal legal counsel to confirm our understanding of outstanding cases.
The Company has filed appeals against these demands with various appellate forums and The Honourable High Court of Delhi which are currently pending for adjudication.	d.	Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the financial statements.
Management judgement is involved in evaluation of the likelihood of ultimate outcome of the tax and regulatory disputes and the probable amount of the provision to be recognised and contingent liabilities to be disclosed and is	Based on the above procedures, we found the judgements made by the Management in recognising provisions and in determining and disclosing contingent liabilities in respect of the aforesaid tax and regulatory matters, to be reasonable.
hence determined to be a key audit matter.

Other Information

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the financial statements

6. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the

accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

7. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do

so. Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.

Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the

financial statements

8. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

9. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

d. Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

10. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

11. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

12. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would

reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

13. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

14. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books, except that the daily backup of the primary software application has been kept on servers physically located in India from February 21, 2024, and that the backup of certain ancillary software applications which form part of the books of account and other books and papers maintained in electronic mode has not been maintained on

a daily basis on servers physically located in India during the year and the matters stated in paragraph 14(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended) (âthe Rulesâ).

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of changes in equity and the Statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference is made to our remarks in paragraph 14(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 14(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Rules.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Notes 19 and 32(b) to the financial statements.

ii. The Company was not required to recognise a provision as at March 31, 2024, under the applicable law or accounting standards, as it does not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contract. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31, 2024.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year.

iv. (a) The management has represented that,

to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 44(vi) to the financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 44(vii) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from

any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

(c) Based on such audit procedures that we considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.

v. The dividend declared and paid during the year by the Company is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.

at the application level for modification, if any, for certain users with specific access and for direct database changes. During the course of performing our procedures, except for the aforesaid instances of audit trail not maintained at the application and the database levels, where the question of our commenting on whether the audit trail has been tampered with does not arise, we did not notice any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with. The preservation of audit trail for certain ancillary accounting software has a retention period which is lower than that required under the statutory requirements for record retention.

15. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

For Price Waterhouse & Co Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 304026E/E-300009

Sharmila Ramaswamy

Partner

Place: Bengaluru Membership Number: 215131

Date: May 27, 2024 UDIN: 24215131BKGSLV8860

Mar 31, 2022

1. General Information

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ) is a public limited company domiciled in India having its registered office in Bangalore. The Companyâs equity shares are listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE). The CIN of the Company is L24231KA1979 PLC003563.

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacture, distribution and marketing of pharmaceutical products and also provides clinical trial services to an overseas group company.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

This note provides a list of the significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these financial statements.

These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

2.1. Basis of preparation(a) Compliance with Ind AS

The financial statements comply in all material aspects with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the âActâ) [Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015] and other relevant provisions of the Act.

The financial statements are authorised for issue by the Board of Directors as on May 26, 2022.

(b) Historical cost convention

The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for the following -

- certain financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value;

- defined benefit plans - plan assets measured at fair value; and

- share-based payments - measured at fair value.

All assets and liabilities have been classified as current or non-current as per the Companyâs operating cycle and other criteria set out in the Schedule III (Division II) to the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the nature of products and the time between the acquisition of assets/inputs for processing and their realisation of cash and cash

equivalents, the Company has ascertained its operating cycle as 12 months for the purpose of current/non-current classification of assets and liabilities.

Amounts included in the financial statements are reported in millions of Indian rupees except share and per share data, as per the requirement of Schedule III, unless otherwise stated. The sign â0.0â in the financial statements indicates that the amounts involved are below '' one lakh and the sign â-â indicates that amounts are Nil.

The Company has applied the following amendments to Ind AS for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing April 1, 2021:

- Extension of COVID-19 related concessions -amendments to Ind AS 116

- Interest rate benchmark reform - amendments to Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments, Ind AS 107, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, Ind AS 104, Insurance Contracts and Ind AS 116, Leases.

The amendments listed above did not have any impact on the amounts recognised in prior periods and are not expected to significantly affect the current or future periods.

(d) New amendment issued but not effective

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has vide notification dated March 23, 2022 notified Companies (Indian Accounting Standards Amendment Rules, 2022 which amends certain accounting standards, and are effective April 1,2022. These amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the Company in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.

(e) Reclassifications consequent to amendments to Schedule III

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended the Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 on March 24, 2021 to increase the transparency and provide additional disclosures to users of financial statements. These amendments are effective from April 1, 2021. Consequent to above, the Company has changed the classification/ presentation of security deposits, in the current year.

Security deposits (which meet the definition of a financial asset as per Ind AS 32)have been included in âother financial assetsâ line item. Previously, these deposits were included in âloansâ line item. The Company has reclassified comparative amounts to conform with current year presentation as per the requirements of Ind AS 1. The impact of such classifications is summarised below:

Balance sheet extract	March 31, 2021 (as previously reported)	Increase/ (Decrease)	March 31, 2021 (restated)
Loans (Financial assets) (Non-current)	43.3	(39.0)	4.3
Loans (Financial assets) (Current)	3.6	(0.9)	2.7
Other financial assets (Non-current)	-	39.0	39.0
Other financial assets (Current)	56.6	0.9	57.5

2.4. Impairment of assets

Assessment is done at each Balance Sheet date as to whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, an estimate of the recoverable amount of the asset or Cash Generating Unit (CGU) is made. Recoverable amount is higher of an assetâs or CGUâs fair value less cost of disposal and its value in use. Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. For the purpose of assessing impairment, the recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent from those of other assets or groups of assets. The smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets, is considered as a CGU. An asset or CGU whose carrying value exceeds its recoverable amount is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. Assessment is also done at each Balance Sheet date as to whether there is any indication that an impairment loss recognised for an asset in prior accounting periods may no longer exist or may have decreased. An impairment loss is reversed to the extent that the assetâs carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined if no impairment loss had previously been recognised.

2.5. Foreign currency translation

(a) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements are presented in Indian Rupee (?) which is functional and presentation currency of the Company.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates at the dates of transaction. Foreign exchange gains and losses arising from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at year end exchange rates are recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss.

2.2. Critical judgements and estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Ind AS requires that the management make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Any revision to accounting estimates is recognised prospectively in current and future years. In particular, information about areas of significant estimation uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are included below:

a) Expected credit losses on financial assets: The

impairment provisions on financial assets are based on assumptions about risk of default and expected timing of collection. The Company uses judgment in making these assumptions and selecting inputs to be used in the impairment calculation, based on the Companyâs past history, customersâ creditworthiness, existing market conditions as well as forward looking estimates at the end of each reporting period. Refer note 38.

b) Direct and Indirect Taxes - Provisions and contingent liabilities: The Company has disputed claims under direct and indirect tax laws. Management discloses amounts claimed by the tax authorities as either contingent liabilities or recognizes them as provisions, based on subject matter under dispute, management''s experience with disputes of a similar nature and advice from tax experts. Recognition and disclosure of such disputed claims may vary subsequently. Refer notes 19, 20 and 32(b).

2.3. Property, plant and equipment

Freehold land is carried at historical cost.

All other items of Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less depreciation, and impairment loss, if any. Historical cost comprises the purchase price including import

duties and non-refundable taxes, and directly attributable expenses incurred to bring the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of being operated in the manner intended by management. Subsequent costs are included in an asset''s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss during the reporting period in which they are incurred.

An item of Property, plant and equipment is derecognised on disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. The gain or loss arising on derecognition is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss within âOther incomeâ or âOther expensesâ.

The cost of Property, plant and equipment which are not ready for their intended use, are presented as capital work-in-progress.

Transition to Ind AS

On transition to Ind AS, the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all of its property, plant and equipment measured as per the previous GAAP and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of the property, plant and equipment.

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, from the date of capitalisation, to allocate the cost of Property, plant and equipment, net of their residual values, over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimate of useful lives have been determined based on a technical evaluation by managementâs expert, which are different from those specified by Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013, in order to reflect the actual usage of the assets. The depreciation charge for each period is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The useful life, residual value and the depreciation method are reviewed at least at each financial year end. If the expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes are accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate.

The estimates of useful lives of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Class of asset	Useful life in years
Buildings	6 to 20
Roads and culverts	10
Plant and machinery	5 to 10
Vehicles	5
Office equipment	2 to 10
Furniture and fixtures	10

2.6. Segment Reporting

The Company is engaged in the manufacture, distribution and marketing of pharmaceutical products and also provides clinical trial services to an overseas group company. For internal reporting purposes management has organised the Company into a single reportable segment i.e.

Healthcare segment.

2.7. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realisable value. The cost of finished goods, stock-in-trade and work-in-progress comprises cost of raw materials, direct labour, other direct costs and related production overheads (in case of manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress). Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

The provision for inventory obsolescence is assessed regularly based on estimated usage and shelf life of products. Cost of all categories of inventories have been determined using the moving weighted average cost method.

2.8. Employee Benefits(a) Defined contribution plans

Provident Fund: Provident fund contributions for non-management staff are made to the regulatory authorities as per prescribed rules and regulations.

The Company has no further obligations beyond the contributions made. Such benefits are classified as defined contribution plans. Such contributions to the Provident Fund Scheme are recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss when due.

Superannuation: The Company makes contributions for qualifying management employees to a Superannuation scheme, a defined contribution plan, based on a specified percentage of eligible employeesâ salary. The Companyâs obligation to the scheme is restricted to contributions made to the scheme, which are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss when due.

(b) Defined benefit plans

Provident Fund: In respect of management staff, the Company makes contributions to a trust administered by the Company. Trust invests in designated investments permitted by Law. The minimum rate at which the annual interest on contributions is payable to the beneficiaries by the trust is administered by the Government.

The Company is obligated to make good the shortfall in statutory rate prescribed by the Government and rate of interest declared by the trust. The Company also has an obligation to fund any shortfall in the fair value of plan assets as compared with the defined benefit obligation.

The Companyâs obligation is actuarially determined at the end of every year using the projected unit credit method. Remeasurement gains and losses are recognised in the period in which they occur, directly in other comprehensive income (OCI). They are included in the retained earnings in the statement of changes in equity and in the Balance Sheet.

Gratuity: The Company provides for gratuity, a defined benefit plan (the âGratuity Planâ). The Gratuity Plan provides for lump sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employeeâs last drawn salary and tenure of employment with the Company. The Company makes contributions towards gratuity into an approved gratuity fund administered by the Company and managed by an external fund manager. The contributions made to the trust are recognised as plan assets. The net defined benefit obligation, if any, recognised in the Balance Sheet represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as reduced by the fair value of plan assets.

The Companyâs liability is actuarially determined (using the Projected Unit Credit method) at the end of the year. Remeasurement gains and losses including those arising from changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised in the period in which they occur, directly in other comprehensive income (OCI). They are included in the retained earnings in the statement of changes in equity and in the Balance Sheet. Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation resulting from plan amendments or curtailments are recognised during the same period in the Statement of Profit and Loss as past service cost.

Compensated Absences: The employees of the Company are entitled to other long-term benefit in the form of compensated absences as per the policy of the Company. Employees are entitled to accumulate leave balance up to the upper limit as per the Company''s policy which can be carried forward up to retirement/ resignation. Leave encashment for a certain category of employees gets triggered on an annual basis, if the accumulated leave balance exceeds the threshold as defined in the Companyâs policy. At the time of retirement, death while in employment or on termination of employment, leave encashment vests equivalent to amount payable for number of days of accumulated leave balance as per the Company policy. Liability for such benefits is provided on the basis of actuarial valuation at the Balance Sheet date, carried out by an independent actuary using projected unit credit method. Actuarial

gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

The obligation for compensated absences are presented under current liabilities in the Balance Sheet as the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period, regardless of when the actual settlement is expected to occur.

Long-term service awards : The employees of the Company are entitled to long term service awards as per the policy of the Company. Liability for such benefits is provided on the basis of actuarial valuation at the Balance Sheet date, carried out by an independent actuary using projected unit credit method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(d) Other short-term employee benefits

Other short-term employee benefits are expected to be paid in exchange for the services rendered by employees and are recognised in the year during which the employee rendered the services. These benefits are in the form of performance incentives and compensated absences.

(e) Other benefits

Termination Benefits: Termination benefits, in the nature of voluntary retirement benefits or those arising from restructuring, are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the Company has a present obligation as a result of past event, when a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation and it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.

Termination benefits generally include post-retirement healthcare benefits provided to qualifying employees till the contractual retirement age. Such benefits falling due more than 12 months after the end of the reporting period are discounted to present value. The expected costs of the healthcare benefits are determined based on an actuarial valuation using the Projected Unit Credit (PUC) method.

Remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the period in which they arise.

2.9. Employee share-based payments

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at fair value at

the date when the grant is made to qualifying employees by

AstraZeneca UK Limited, United Kingdom (âUltimate holding companyâ) using modified binomial model.

Expense arising from equity-settled share-based payment transactions are recognised over the vesting period as employee benefits expense with a corresponding credit to employee share compensation reserve. The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Companyâs best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest.

The stock-based compensation cost is recharged to the Company upon exercise, which is adjusted against employee share compensation reserve.

2.10. Revenue from operations

Revenue is recognised when the control of goods has been transferred to the customer and it is certain that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria have been met for each of the activities as described below.

Sale of products: Revenue from sale of products is recognised when the control of the goods has been transferred to the customer as per the terms of the contract, which coincides with the delivery/despatch of goods. Revenue is recognised net of trade discounts, volume discounts and Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Goods offered free of cost to customers as part of existing sales arrangement are considered as separate performance obligations. Revenue from sale of such free of cost products offered to customers is recognised when the control has been transferred to the customer which coincides with delivery/ despatch of goods. Advance consideration received in this respect is classified as deferred revenue (Contract liability).

Sale of services: The Company derives its service income from clinical trials provided to an overseas group company. The income from clinical trials is based on a âcost plusâ model as agreed with the said group company. As per the agreement, costs incurred internally are charged with a mark-up and those incurred externally are charged at actual. Revenue from services are recognised at a point in time after the Company''s performance obligations are satisfied in accordance with the terms of arrangement with the group company.

Income from grant of exclusive distribution rights: The Company recognises income from grant of exclusive distribution rights in the Statement of Profit and Loss at a point in time when the control has been transferred to the customer and the Company has satisfied its performance obligations in relation to transfer of such rights to the customer.

2.11. Other Income

Interest income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time proportionate basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the gross carrying amount of financial asset. Interest income is included under the head âOther incomeâ in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

2.12. Leases

As a lessee

Amounts of assets and liabilities arising from a lease are initially measured on a present value basis. Lease liabilities include the net present value of the following lease payments:

a) fixed payments

b) amount expected to be payable under residual value guarantees

c) the exercise price of a purchase option if it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option

Lease payments to be made under reasonably certain extension options are also included in the measurement of the liability. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot be readily determined, which is generally, the case for lessees, the lessee''s incremental borrowing rate used, being the rate that the individual lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment with similar terms, security and conditions.

To determine the incremental borrowing rate, the Company:

a) where possible, uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lessee as a starting point, adjusted to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party financing was received

b) uses a build-up approach that starts with a risk free interest rate adjusted for credit risk for leases held by the Company, which does not have recent third party financing, and

c) makes adjustments specific to the lease, e.g. term, country, currency and security.

Lease payments are allocated between principal and finance cost. The finance cost is charged in the Statement of profit and loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period.

De-recognition of financial asset and financial liabilities

The Company derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or it transfers the financial asset and the transfer qualifies for derecognition under Ind AS 109.

A financial liability (or a part of a financial liability) is derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expires.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company assesses at each Balance Sheet date whether a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. The Company recognises lifetime expected credit losses for all trade receivables using a provision matrix approach as permitted by Ind AS 109. For all other financial assets, expected credit losses are measured at an amount equal to the 12-month expected credit losses or at an amount equal to the life time expected credit losses if the credit risk on the financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition.

b) Financial Liabilities :

Financial liabilities are subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. For trade and other payables maturing within one year from the Balance Sheet date, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to short maturity of these instruments.

2.18. Trade and other payables

The amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided prior to the end of financial year. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within the credit period given by the vendors. Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within 12 months after the reporting period. They are recognised initially at their fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.19. Contributed equity

Equity shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

2.20. Dividends

Provision is made for the amount of any dividend declared, being appropriately authorised and no longer at the discretion of the entity, on or before the end of the reporting period but not distributed at the end of reporting period.

Variable lease payments are recognised in statement of profit and loss in the period in which the condition that triggers those payment occurs.

Right of use assets are measured at cost comprising the following:

a) the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability

b) any lease payments made at or before the commencement date,

c) any initial direct costs, and

d) restoration cost

Right-of-use assets are generally depreciated over the shorter of the asset''s useful life and the lease term on a straight line basis. If the company is reasonably certain to exercise a purchase option, the right-of-use asset is depreciated over the underlying assetâs useful life.

Payments associated with short term leases and all leases of low value assets are recognised on a straight line basis as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Short term leases are lease with a lease term of 12 months or less.

2.13. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year. For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average numbers of shares outstanding during the year are adjusted for the effects of dilutive potential equity shares, if any.

2.14. Current and Deferred tax

Tax expense for the period, comprising current tax and deferred tax, are included in the determination of the net profit or loss for the period.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation and considers whether it is probable that a taxation authority will accept an uncertain tax treatment. The Company measures its tax balances for uncertain tax positions either based on the most likely amount or the expected value, depending on which method provides a better prediction of the resolution of the uncertainty.

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences except when they arise from initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred income tax is also not recognised if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting profit nor taxable profit (tax loss).

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available against which such deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits can be utilised.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient future taxable amounts will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. Unrecognised deferred tax assets are re-assessed at each reporting date and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable amounts will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Current and deferred tax relating to items recognised outside the statement of profit and loss are recognised either in other comprehensive income or in equity, in correlation with the underlying transaction.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

2.15. Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

Provisions: Provisions are recognised when there is a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the Balance Sheet date.

Contingent Liabilities: Contingent liabilities are disclosed when there is a possible obligation arising from past events, the existence of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Company or a present obligation that arises from past events where it is either not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle or a reliable estimate of the amount cannot be made.

2.16. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

2.17. Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the company becomes a party to the contract that gives rise to financial assets and liabilities. Financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value measured on initial recognition of financial asset or financial liability.

a) Financial Assets :Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost if these financial assets are held within a business model whose objective is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and the contractual terms of the financial asset gives rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

Financial assets are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income if these financial assets are held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets and the contractual terms of the financial asset gives rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Financial assets are measured at fair value through profit or loss unless it is measured at amortised cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income on initial recognition. The transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are immediately recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss.

2.21. Trade receivables

Trade receivables are initially recognised at their transaction price (fair value) and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment.

2.22. Fair value measurement

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

â¢ In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

â¢ In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to the Company. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their best economic interests. A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant''s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset to its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset to its highest and best use. The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

Level 1 : Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 : Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable

Level 3 : Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

Fair-value related disclosures for financial instruments and non-financial assets that are measured at fair value or where fair values are disclosed, are summarised in note 37 to the financial statements.

Mar 31, 2018

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited Independent Auditorsâ Report

To the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited Report on the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Financial Statements

1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements

2. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements to give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance (including other comprehensive income), cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified in the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended) under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.

4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.

5. We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.

6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorsâ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS financial statements.

7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.

Opinion

8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2018, and its total comprehensive income (comprising of profit and other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Other Matter

9. The financial information of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017 and the transition date opening balance sheet as at April 1, 2016 included in these Ind AS financial statements, are based on the previously issued statutory financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended). The financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016 were audited by the predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion vide report dated May 25, 2016 and the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017 were audited by us on which we have expressed unmodified opinion dated May 9, 2017. The adjustment to those financial statements for the differences in accounting principles adopted by the Company on transition to the Ind AS have been audited by us.

Our opinion is not qualified in respect of above matter.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

10. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub Section (11) of Section 143 of the Act (âthe Orderâ), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

11. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure A.

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorsâ Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending litigations as at March 31, 2018 on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements -Refer Notes 19, 20 and 32.

ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at March 31, 2018 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31, 2018.

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2018.

iv. The reporting on disclosures relating to Specified Bank Notes is not applicable to the Company for the year ended March 31, 2018.

Referred to in paragraph 11(f) of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act

1. We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

2. The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing deemed to be prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

4. Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

6. A Companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

7. Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Referred to in paragraph 10 of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited on the financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2018

i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.

a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, as disclosed in Note 3 on fixed assets to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.

ii. The physical verification of inventory excluding stocks with a third party has been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with a third party, these have substantially been confirmed by that party. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.

iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii), (iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.

iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.

v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.

vi. Pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government of India, the Company is required to maintain cost records as specified under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect of its products. We have broadly reviewed the same, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.

vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess, goods and service tax (with effect from July 1, 2017) and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.

viii. As the Company does not have any loans or borrowings from any financial institution or bank or Government, nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date, the provisions of Clause 3(viii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of income tax, service tax, duty of customs, value added tax as at March 31, 2018 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (Rs,	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where the dispute is pending
The Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	42,373,443	1995-96	The Honorable High court of Karnataka
The Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	- (*1)	2009-10	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	- (*2)	2010-11	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005	Value Added Tax (VAT)	1,580,717(*3)	2006-07	The Honorable High court of Punjab and Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala
Customs Act, 1962	Customs duty	21,248,482	2005-06	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	23,883,332(*4)	2006-07 to 2011-12	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	4,640,196(*5)	2012-13	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax	5,434,367(*6)	2010-11 to 2011-12	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	3,422,026	2013-14 to 2015-16	Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	969,227(*7)	2013-14 to 2015-16	Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	3,432,772	2015-16	Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Bangalore

(*1) Net of Rs, 5,077,460 paid âunder protestâ by the Company.

(*2) Net of Rs, 6,159,181 adjusted against refund of previous assessment years.

(*3) Net of Rs, 190,482 paid âunder protestâ by the Company.

(*4) Net of Rs, 1,764,842 paid âunder protestâ by the Company.

(*5) Net of Rs, 243,700 paid âunder protestâ by the Company.

(*6) Net of Rs, 440,625 paid âunder protestâ by the Company.

(*7) Net of Rs, 969,227 service tax input credit reversed âunder protestâ by the Company.

ix. The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer, further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(ix) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

x. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.

xi. The Company has paid/provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 24, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act.

xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xv. The Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

For Price Waterhouse & Co Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 304026E/ E-300009

Pradip Kanakia

Place: Bengaluru Partner

Date: May 21, 2018 Membership Number: 039985

Mar 31, 2017

Report on the Financial Statements

Independent Auditorâs Report To the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited

(âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Managementâs Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements to give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including the accounting standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorsâ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2017, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Other Matter

The financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2016, were audited by another firm of chartered accountants under the Companies Act, 2013 who, vide their report dated May 25, 2016, expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements.

Our opinion is not qualified in respect of above matter.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(i) As required by âthe Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016â, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the âOrderâ), and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

(ii) As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts;

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure A.

(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2017 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer note 2.7 and 2.24

ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at March 31, 2017 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any derivative contract as at March 31, 2017;

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2017; and

iv. The Company did not have any holdings or dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8^th November, 2016 to 30^th December, 2016 - Refer Note 2.42.

Referred to in paragraph 11(f) of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited on the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.

Auditorsâ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both issued by the ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.

(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.

(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, as disclosed in Note 2.8 on fixed assets to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) The physical verification of inventory excluding stocks with third parties have been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 1 89 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(iv) The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.

(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.

(vi) Pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government of India, the Company is required to maintain cost records as specified under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect of its products. We have broadly reviewed the same, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) According to the information and

explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, value added tax as at March 31, 2017 which have not been deposited on account of dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute	Nature of dues	Amount (?)	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where dispute is pending
The Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	42,373,443	1995-96	The Honorable High court of Karnataka
The Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	42,149,816(*1)	2008-09	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	- (*2)	2009-10	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Income tax Act, 1961	Income tax	10,397,300	2010-11	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005	Value Added Tax (VAT)	1,771,199	2006-07	The Honorable High court of Punjab and Deputy Excise and Taxation commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala
Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004	Value Added Tax (VAT)	798,316(*3)	2010-11	The Commissioner of Sales Tax, Delhi
Customs Act,1962	Customs duty	21,248,482	2005-06	Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai
The Finance Act, 1994	Disallowance of input service tax credit	492,820(*4)	2005-06 to 2009-10	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax on import of service	23,883,332	2006-07 to 2010-11	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax on import of service	6,264,828(*5)	2012-13	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore
The Finance Act, 1994	Service tax on import of service	5,434,367(*6)	2010-11 to 2011-12	Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

(*1) Net of '' 42,149,717 paid "under protest" by the Company. (*2) Net of '' 5,077,460 paid "under protest" by the Company. (*3) Net of '' 88,701 paid "under protest" by the Company.

(*4) Net of '' 26,000 paid "under protest" by the Company.

(*5) Net of '' 243,700 paid "under protest" by the Company.

(*6) Net of '' 440,625 paid "under protest" by the Company.

(viii) As the Company does not have any loans or borrowings from any financial institution or bank or Government, nor has it issued any debentures as at the balance sheet date, the provisions of Clause 3(viii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(ix) The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer, further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(ix) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(x) During the course of our examination of the books and records of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the information and explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of material fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.

(xi) The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.

(xii) As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiii) The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Accounting Standard (AS) 18, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 201 4.

(xiv) The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) The Company has not entered into any non cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xvi) The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

For Price Waterhouse & Co

Chartered Accountants LLP

Firm Registration Number: 304026E/ E-300009

Pradip Kanakia

Place : Bengaluru Partner

Date : May 09,2017 Membership Number: 039985

Mar 31, 2016

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,

2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor''s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2016, and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(i) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

(ii) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on 31 March 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;

f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure B; and

g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer note 2.6 and note 2.23 to the financial statements;

ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts required to be transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

Annexure referred to in the Independent Auditor''s Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the year ended 31 March 2016. We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) According to the information and explanations give to us, the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.

(ii) The inventories, except goods-in-transit and stock lying with third parties, have been physically verified by the Management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. The discrepancies identified on physical verification of inventories between physical stocks and book records were not material. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any loan or made any investments or given any guarantees under provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act.

(v) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, income-tax, wealth- tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of wealth-tax, sales-tax, excise duty or cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of income-tax, customs duty and service tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of Amount (Rs.) Period to which Forum where

Statute the dues the amount relates dispute is pending

Income tax Act, Income tax demand 42,373,443 1996-1997 Honourable High 1961 in relation to sale Court, Karnataka and lease back arrangement Customs Act, Customs duty 21,248,482 2005-2006 Deputy Commissioner

1962 Customs, Mumbai

Finance Act, Disallo wance ofinput 518,8201 April 2005 to Central Excise 1994 input service March 2010 and Service Tax credit Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Finance Act, Service tax on 25,648,1742 April 2006 to Central Excise and 1994 import of services March 2012 Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Finance Act, Service tax on 3,421,72 73 April 2012 to Central Excise 1994 import of services March 2013 and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore Income tax Act, Income tax demand 84,299,5334 2008-2009 Income tax 1961 in relation to various Appellate Tribunal, disall owances Bangalore

Income-tax Act, Income tax demand 5,077,4605 April 2009 to Income tax 1961 in relation to various March 2010 Appellate Tribunal, disallowances Bangalore

Income-tax Act, Income tax demand 10,397,300 April 2010 to Income tax 1961 in relation to various March 2011 Appellate Tribunal, disallowances Bangalore

Punjab VAT VAT Assess ment 1,771,199 2006-2007 Punjab High Court and Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Patiala Divi sion, Patiala

Delhi VAT VAT Asses sment 887,0176 2010-2011 Commissioner, Delhi VAT

1 an amount of Rs. 26,000 has been paid under protest by utilizing credit

2 an amount of Rs. 1,764,842 has been paid under protest by cash

3 an amount of Rs. 243,700 has been paid under protest by utilizing credit

4 an amount of Rs. 42,149,717 has been paid under protest by cash and adjustment of income tax refund

5 an amount of Rs. 5,077,460 has been under protest.

6 an amount of Rs. 88,701 has been paid under protest

(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debentureholders during the year.

(ix) The Company has not raised any money by public issues / further public offer during the year. The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or any fraud on the Company by its employees / officers has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, managerial remuneration has been paid and provided as per provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act.

(xii)In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a nidhi company.

(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, all the transactions entered with the related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable and the details disclosed in the financial statements are as required by the accounting standards.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.

(xv)According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them.

(xvi) In our opinion, the Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

for B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm registration number: 101248W / W-100022

Supreet Sachdev

Partner

Membership number: 205385

Place: Bangalore Date: May 25, 2016

Mar 31, 2015

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company's Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2015,and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

(i) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to the extent applicable.

(ii) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;

c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;

e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2015, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act; and

f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer note 2.6(c), and note 2.24(a) and 2.24(c ) to the financial statements.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and

iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts required to be transferred, to Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited Annexure to the Independent Auditor's Report

Annexure referred to in the Auditor's Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the year ended 31 March 2015. We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(ii) (a) Inventories, except goods -in -transit and stocks lying with third parties, have been physically verified by the Management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the Company's specialised requirements and also sale of goods and services are for the specialised requirements of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(vii) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees' state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2015 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of wealth-tax, value added tax or cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of income-tax, customs duty and service tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of Amount (Rs.) Statute the dues

Income tax Act, Income tax demand 42,373,443 1961 in relation to sale and lease back arrangement

Customs Act, Customs duty 21,248,482 1962

Finance Act, Disallowance of 518,820* 1994 input service tax credit

Finance Act, Service tax on 25,648,174** 1994 import of services

Finance Act, Service tax on 3,421,727*** 1994 import of services

Income tax Act, Income tax demand 84,299,533**** 1961 in relation to various disallowances

Income-tax Act, Income tax demand 5,077,460***** 1961 in relation to various disallowances

Name of the Period to which the Forum where Statute amount relates dispute is pendin

Income tax Act, 1996-97 Honourable High 1961 Court , Karnataka

Customs Act, 2005-06 Deputy Commissioner 1962 Customs, Mumbai

Finance Act, April 2005 to Central Excise 1994 March 2010 and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal,

Bangalore Finance Act, April 2006 to Central Excise 1994 March 2012 and Service Tax

Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore Finance Act, April 2012 to Central Excise 1994 March 2013 and Service Tax

Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore Income tax Act, 2008-09 Income tax 1961 Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Income-tax Act, April 2009 to Income tax 1961 March 2010 Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

* an amount of Rs. 26,000 has been paid under protest by utilizing credit

** an amount of Rs. 1,764,842 has been paid under protest by cash

*** an amount of Rs. 243,700 has been paid under protest by utilizing credit

**** an amount of Rs. 42,149,717 has been paid under protest by cash and adjustment of income tax refund

***** an amount of Rs. 5,077,460 has been under protest.

(c) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amount required to be transferred in respect of investor education and protection fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made thereunder has been accordingly transferred to such fund within time.

(viii) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year. The Company has incurred cash losses during the current financial year. However, the Company has not incurred any cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.

(ix) The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debentureholders during the year.

(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xi) The Company did not have any term loan outstanding during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanation given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

for B S R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants Firm registration number: 101248W/W-100022

Sunil Gaggar Partner Membership number: 104315 Place: Bangalore Date: May 27, 2015

Mar 31, 2014

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s responsibility for the financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act") read with the General Circular 15/ 2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor''s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by Management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014;

(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 2.23 to the financial statements which states that the Company has entered into a subvention agreement ("the Agreement") dated May 7, 2013 with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB Sweden ("Promoter Company") wherein to assist the Company in its efforts to establish/grow its presence in the Indian market, the Promoter Company has voluntarily decided to provide a non refundable financial grant. Accordingly, the Company received an amount of USD 14 million (Indian rupee equivalent 862,400,000) representing financial grant for the year ended March 31, 2014. The Promoter Company vide its letter dated March 1, 2014 informed the Board of Directors of the Company regarding the revision to the agreement, whereby restricting the payment under the agreement to USD 14 million (Indian rupee equivalent 862,400,000) and period covered under the agreement to financial year 2013-14. Accordingly, the Promoter Company vide letter dated April 25, 2014 has terminated the agreement effective March 2014 on the ground that the Company''s business and financial performance has been inline with more recent expectations, and that the Company shall not require any further grant for the financial years 2014-15 and 2015-16. Out of the total receipt of ? 862,400,000; Rs. 138,889,547 representing loss incurred by the Company during the current year has been credited to statement of profit and loss and balance Rs. 723,510,453 has been transferred to capital reserve.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order"), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

b. in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c. the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act read with the General Circular 15/ 2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013; and

e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.

Annexure referred to in the Auditors'' Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the year ended March 31, 2014. We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

(ii) (a) Inventories, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with certain third parties, have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard

to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the Company''s specialised requirements and also sale of goods and services are for the specialised requirements of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with each party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for purchases of certain services which are for the Company''s specialised requirements and for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)

(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth tax, Sales tax, Service tax, Customs Duty, Excise duty and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.

According to the information and explanations given to us no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Sales tax, Excise duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2014 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Wealth Tax and sales tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Income-tax, Sales tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and Service tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of Amount (Rs.) Statute the dues

Central Excise Excise duty on clearance of 968,801 Act,1944 Industrial waste and Spent Solvents Finance Act, 1994 Service tax on Nuclear Magnetic 47,712 Resonance services

Finance Act, 1994 Service tax on the services received 543,460 from the Goods transport agency

Central Excise Excise duty 406,677 Act,1944

Finance Act, 1994 Service tax on import of service 12,819,094*

Customs Act, 1962 Customs Duty 21,248,482

Income-Tax Act, 1961 Income-tax demand in relation 42,373,443 to Sale and Lease back arrangement (excluding interest)

Income-Tax Act, 1961 Income-tax demand in relation 84,299,533** to various disallowances

Name of the Period to which the Forum where Statute amount relates dispute is pending

Central Excise July 2005 to Chief Commissioner, Act,1944 September 2010 Central Excise (LTU) Finance Act, 1994 July 1, 2001 to Deputy Commissioner, August 15, 2002 Service tax, Bangalore

Finance Act, 1994 November 16, 1997 Commissioner-Service Tax, to June 2, 1998 Bangalore

Central Excise August 1998 to July Customs Excise and Act,1944 Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Finance Act, 1994 April 2006 to March Commission of Excise and Service tax, LTU

Customs Act, 1962 2005-06 Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai

Income-Tax Act, 1961 1996-97 Honorable High Court, Karnataka Income-Tax Act, 1961 2008-09 Income tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

* an amount of Rs. 1,764,842 has been paid under protest

** an amount of Rs. 42,149,717 has been paid under protest

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year. However, the Company has incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debenture holders during the year.

(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/ firms/ parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

for B S R & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants Firm Registration number: 101248W

Sunil Gaggar Partner Membership number: 104315

Place: Bangalore Date : May 30, 2014

Mar 31, 2013

Report on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2013, the statement of profit and loss, the cash flow statements of the Company for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management''s responsibility for the financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor''s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

(i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2013;

(ii) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

(iii) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Emphasis of Matter

Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to:

a. Note 2.44 of the notes to the financial statements wherein it is stated that Mr Robert Ian Haxton, a foreign national, was appointed as whole time director during the year. The appointment of the director is subject to the approval of the Central Government. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company has filed an application with the Central Government for the approval of the aforesaid appointment. Further, approval of the shareholders in general meeting by a special resolution pursuant to the applicable provisions of Schedule XIII to the Companies Act, 1956 for his appointment as Wholetime Director and for the payment of remuneration to him will be sought at the ensuing Annual General Meeting; and

b. Note 2.45 of the notes to the financial statements wherein it is stated that in the absence of profits for the year ended 31 March 2013, the remuneration committee has, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Schedule XIII to the Companies Act, 1956, approved the remuneration of Rs. 23 million paid to Mr Anandh Balasundaram, the former Managing Director for the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 August 2012 (date of his resignation) and Ms Ruby Lau, the former Whole Time Director for the period from 1 April 2012 to 27 February 2013 being the date of resignation. The expense has been charged to the statement of profit and loss for the year ended 31 March 2013. The remuneration is subject to the requisite approval of the shareholders.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

b. in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c. the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow statement comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act; and

e. on the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2013, from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.

Annexure referred to in the Auditors'' Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the year ended 31 March 2013.

We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

(ii) (a) Inventories, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with third parties, have been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the Company''s specialised requirements and similarly for sale of goods and services are for the specialised requirements of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for purchases of certain services which are for the Company''s specialised requirements and for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.

According to the information and explanations given to us no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Sales Tax, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Wealth Tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Incometax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Service Tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes:

Name of the Nature of Amount (Rs.) Statute the dues

Central Excise Excise Duty 968,801 Act,1944

Chapter V of Service Tax 47,712 Finance Act, 1994

Chapter V of Service Tax 543,460 Finance Act, 1994

Central Excise Excise Duty 406,677 Act,1944

Customs Act,1962 Customs Duty 21,248,482

Income-Tax Act, 1961 Income- Tax 42,373,443

Karnataka VAT Central SalesTax 224,685 Act, 2003

Income-Tax Income- Tax 79,727,230 Act, 1961

Name of the statue Period to which the Forum where amount relates dispute is pending

Central Excise Act 1944 July 2005 to Chief Commissioner, September 2010 Central Excise (LTU)

Chapter V of Finance Act 1994 1 July 2001 to 15 Deputy Commissioner, August 2002 Service tax, Bangalore

Chapter V of Finance Act 1994 16 November 1997 Commissionrate- to 2 June 1998 Service Tax, Bangalore

Central Excise Act 1944 August 1998 to July Customs Excise 1999 and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Customs Act 1962 2006 Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai

Income-Tax Act 1961 1996-97 Honorable High Court, Karnataka

Karnataka VAT Act 2003 2004-2005 Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Bangalore

Income-Tax Act, 1961 2008-09 Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (LTU), Bangalore

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year. The Company has incurred cash losses in the current financial year. However, no cash losses were incurred in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debenture holders during the year.

(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that funds raised on short- term basis amounting to Rs. 48,136,095 have been used for long-term investment in fixed assets

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanation given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

for B S R & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No.: 101248W

Place: Bangalore Natrajh Ramakrishna

Date: 21 May 2013 Partner

Membership No. 032815

Mar 31, 2012

We have audited the attached balance sheet of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") as at 31 March 2012, the statement of proft and loss and the cash fow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

(i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

(ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

(iii) the balance sheet, the statement of proft and loss and the cash fow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(iv) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of proft and loss and the cash fow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;

(v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as on 31 March 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualifed as on 31 March 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956;

(vi) without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Para 2.47 of the notes to the financial statements wherein it is stated that a foreign national was appointed as Whole time Director during the year. The appointment and remuneration payable for the year is subject to the approval of the Central Government. The Company has fled an application with the central government for the approval of the aforesaid appointment and remuneration payable; and,

(vii) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a. in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2012;

b. in the case of the statement of proft and loss, of the proft of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

c. in the case of the cash fow statement, of the cash fows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors' Report Annexure referred to in the Auditors' Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the year ended 31 March 2012. We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verifcation of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verifed in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verifcation is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verifed during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verifcation.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

(ii) (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with third parties, has been physically verifed by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verifcation is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confrmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verifcation of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verifcation between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the Company's specialised requirements and similarly for sale of goods and services of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for purchases of certain services which are for the Company's specialised requirements and for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.

According to the information and explanations given to us no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income- tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Sales Tax, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2012 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Wealth Tax and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Income-tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Service Tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes.

Name of the Nature of the Amount (Rs.) Statute dues

Central Excise Excise Duty 968,801 Act, 1944

Chapter V of Service Tax 47,712 Finance Act, 1994

Chapter V of Service Tax 543,460 Finance Act, 1994

Central Excise Excise Duty 406,677 Act, 1944

Customs Act, 1962 Customs Duty 21,248,482 Income-Tax Act, 1961 Income- Tax 45,460,290*

Name of the Period to which the Forum where dispute Statue amount relates is pending

Central Excise Act, 1944 July 2005 to Chief Commissioner, September 2010 Central Excise (LTU)

Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 1 July 2001 to 15 Deputy Commissioner, August 2002 Service tax, Bangalore

Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 16 November 1997 Commissionrate- to 2 June 1998 Service Tax, Bangalore

Central Excise Act, 1944 August 1998 to July Customs Excise 1999 and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Customs Act, 1962 2006 Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai

Income-Tax Act, 1961 1996-97 Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

* The amount shown above is net of amount paid Rs. 10,000,000.

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial period.

(xi) The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debentureholders during the year.

(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/frms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) We have been informed by the Management that one of the distributors sold certain goods to an Institutional customer at prices higher than the agreed price. According to the information available with the Company, the wholesaler did not provide true information and it appears to have forged sales documents resulting in a potential loss to the Company in the region of Rs. 11 million which is based on sales made by the Company to the distributor.

A First Information Report (FIR) was fled by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the Company on 23 February 2012 wherein it is alleged that the Company submitted a false affdavit with respect to rates quoted by the Company to the institution (Directorate of Health Services, Delhi). It is further alleged that unknown offcers of the Directorate of Health Services, Delhi (DHS) and unknown offcials of the Company conspired to cancel the recovery proceedings by DHS. We are informed by the management that the Company is fully cooperating with the ongoing investigations.

According to the information and explanations given to us, save as above, no other allegation of fraud on or by the Company has been reported and no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed by the Company during the course of the audit.

for B S R & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration Number: 101248W

Zubin Shekary

Partner Membership No. 048814 Place: Bangalore Date: May 11, 2012

Mar 31, 2011

We have audited the attached balance sheet of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") as at 31 March 2011, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the period from January 01, 2010 to March 31, 2011 (the period) ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

1) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

2) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

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3) the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

4) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;

5) on the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as on 31 March 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

6) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2011;

b) in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit of the Company for the period ended on that date; and

c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the period ended on that date.

Annexure to the Auditors Report

Annexure referred to in the Auditors Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited ("the Company") for the period ended 31 March 2011. We report that:

1. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular program of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the period. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the period were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

2. (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with third parties, has been physically verified by the management during the period. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the period-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

3. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regards to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the Companys specialised requirements and similarly for sale of goods and services of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system

commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs.5 lakh with any party during the period have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for purchases of certain services which are for the Companys specialised requirements and similarly for sale of certain goods for the specialised requirements of the buyers and for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

9. (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the period with the appropriate authorities.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of Cess payable under Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the Company in depositing the same.

According to the information and explanations given to us no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income- tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Sales Tax, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Wealth Tax and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Income-tax, Sales Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Service Tax have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes.

Name of the Statute Nature of the Amount (Rs.) Period to which the Forum where dispute is dues amount relates pending

Central Excise Excise Duty 698,427 1996-1997 to 1999- Customs Excise and Service Act,1944 2000 tax Appellate tribunal, Bangalore

Central Excise Excise Duty 968,801 2010 Chief Commissioner, Central Act,1944 Excise (LTU)

Chapter V of Finance Service Tax 47,712 1 July 2001 to 15 Deputy Commissioner, Service Act, 1994 August 2002 tax, Bangalore

Chapter V of Finance Service Tax 543,460 16 November 1997 Commissionrate- Service Tax, Act, 1994 to 2 June 1998 Bangalore

Central Excise Excise Duty 406,677 August 1998 to July Customs Excise and Service Act,1944 1999 Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Customs Act, 1962 Customs Duty 21,248,482 2006 Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai

Income-Tax Act, Income-Tax 45,460,290* 1996-97 Additional commissioner of 1961 income-tax, Bangalore

Income-Tax Act, Income-Tax 14,779,240 2007-08 to 2008-09 Commissioner of income-tax, 1961 (Appeals) Bangalore

* The Company has obtained the stay order for the same. The amount shown above is net of amount paid Rs.10,000,000.

10. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial period and has not incurred cash losses in the financial period and in the immediately preceding financial year.

11. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution, banks or debentureholders during the year.

12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

13. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

14. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

15. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

16. The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the period.

17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

19. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the period.

20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the period.

21. We have been informed by the Management that one of the liaison agents and one of the accredited wholesalers of the Company had procured goods for sales to institutions by submitting forged documents. The Company has filed a criminal complaint against the liaison agent. Further, based on a settlement, the Company has recovered ^0.65 million from the accredited wholesalers. These have resulted in loss to the Company amounting to ^11.15 million and Rs. 0.13 million respectively. The unrecovered amounts have been fully provided for. According to the information and explanations given to us, no other fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

for B S R & Co.

Chartered Accountants Firm Reg No: 101248W

Rajesh Arora

Partner Membership No. 76124 Place: Bangalore

Date: May 13, 2011

Dec 31, 2009

We have audited the attached balance sheet of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (Ãthe CompanyÃ) as at 31 December 2009, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the CompanyÃs management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As required by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003, as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

(i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;

(ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

(iii) the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

(iv) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;

(v) on the basis of written representations received from the directors of the Company as on 31 December 2009, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 December 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and

(vi) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a. in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 December 2009;

b. in the case of the profit and loss account, of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date; and

c. in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Annexure to the AuditorsÃ Report

Annexure referred to in the AuditorsÃ Report to the Members of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (Ãthe CompanyÃ) for the year ended 31 December 2009. We report that:

(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of its fixed assets.

(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. In accordance with this programme, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial, and therefore, do not affect the going concern assumption.

(ii) (a) The inventory, except goods - in - transit and stocks lying with third parties, has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained.

(b) The procedures for the physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material.

(iii) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, and having regards to the explanation that purchases of certain items of inventory are for the CompanyÃs specialised requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for specialised requirements of the buyer and suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during the course of the audit.

(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the register required to be maintained under that section.

(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts and arrangements referred to in (a) above and exceeding the value of Rs 5 lakh with any party during the year have been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the relevant time, except for purchases of certain items of inventories which are for the CompanyÃs specialised requirements and similarly for sale of certain goods and services for the specialised requirements of the buyers and for which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of bulk drugs and formulations and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records.

(ix) (a) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, EmployeesÃ State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues have been regularly deposited during the year with the appropriate authorities. With respect to Sales Tax, except for amounts as mentioned below, the amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of accounts have been generally regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been slight delays in a few cases.

Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the amount of Cess payable under Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956, we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of the Company in depositing the same.

According to the information and explanations given to us, except for sales tax dues aggregating to Rs. 11,631,873 no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, EmployeesÃ State Insurance, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Income-tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 December 2009 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income-tax, Wealth Ta x and Cess which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute. According to the information and explanations given to us, the following dues of Sales tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Service Tax, have not been deposited by the Company on account of disputes.

Name of the Nature of the Period to which the Amount (Rs.) Statute dues amount relates

Central Excise Excise duty 698,427 1996-1997 to Act,1944 1999-2000

Chapter V of Service tax 47,712 1 July 2001 to Finance Act, 15 August 2002 1994

Chapter V of Service tax 543,460 16 November 1997 to Finance Act, 2 June 1998 1994

Name of the Statue Forum where dispute is pending

Central Excise Act,1944 Customs Excise and Service tax Appellate tribunal, Bangalore

Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 Deputy Commissioner, Service tax, Bangalore

Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994 Commissionrate- Service Tax, Bangalore

Name of the Nature of the Period to which the Amount (Rs.) Statute dues amount relates

Central Excise Excise duty 406,677 August 1998 to Act,1944 July 1999

Customs Act, Customs duty 21,248,482 2006 1962

Name of the Statue Forum where dispute is pending

Central Excise Act,1944 Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore

Customs Act, 1962 Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai

(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the financial year and has not incurred cash losses in the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.

(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its debenture holders. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institution or banks during the year.

(xii) The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/ nidhi / mutual benefit fund / society.

(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions.

(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of the opinion that the funds raised on short-term basis have not been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to companies/firms/parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company had created a charge in respect of debentures issued in the previous year, which has been released during the current year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the year.

(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

for B S R & Co. Chartered Accountants

Rajesh Arora

Partner

Membership No. 76124

Place: Ramnagar Date: 23 February 2010

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