For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Joji Nakayama, President and CEO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges)
Please address inquiries to Toshiaki Sai, Corporate Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126 (Public Relations)
+81-3-6225-1125 (Investor Relations)
http://www.daiichisankyo.com/

Result of the Open Offer for Shares in Zenotech Laboratories Limited

Tokyo, Japan (September 15, 2010) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (“Daiichi Sankyo”) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the shares in Zenotech Laboratories Limited (BSE:532039; Head Office in  Hyderabad, India) (“Zenotech”) in the open offer which was conducted during the period from August 4, 2010 to August 30, 2010 (the “Offer”).  The details are summarized below. 

  

Outline of the Offer

(1)  Offer Period:

         From August 4, 2010 through August 30, 2010, the Indian Standard Time

(2)  Type of Share Certificates, etc. subject to the Offer:

         Common stock

(3)  Offer Price:
         Rs 113.62 per share

 

Result of the Offer

          Number of Share Certificates, etc. planned to be purchased:     Maximum            6,886,500 shares (20%)

          Number of Shares accepted:          6,886,500 shares (20%)

          Note:  Each percentage shown above represents the ratio to the total shares issued on a diluted basis.

 

Fund for the Purchase

    Rs 782 million (JPY1,565 million at Rs1=JPY2.0)

    Note:  The fund for the purchase is the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares to be purchased (6,886,500 shares) by the offer price (Rs 113.62 per share).

 

Others

Certain terms of the Offer (Offer Period and Number of Share Certificates, etc. planned to be purchased) have been revised during the Offer Period.  Revised terms are as shown above