Dr. Reddy’s Launches The Recommended Public Cash Offer For All The Issued And Outstanding Ordinary Shares Of OctoPlus N.V.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (NYSE:RDY) [“Dr. Reddy’s”], together with its subsidiaries, launches the recommended public offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of OctoPlus N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: OCTO), a service-based specialty pharmaceutical company, at an offer price of EUR 0.52 (cum dividend) per share. The Offer Period commences at 14 December 2012 at 09:00 CET and ends on 8 February 2013 at 18:00 CET, unless extended.

Shareholders (including certain members of the Boards) holding in aggregate 63.5% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of OctoPlus have entered into irrevocable undertakings to tender their shares under the Offer.

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About Dr. Reddy’s

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE:RDY) is an integrated global pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Through its three businesses - Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients, Global Generics and Proprietary Products – Dr. Reddy’s offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars, differentiated formulations and NCEs. Therapeutic focus is on gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, anti-infective and pediatrics. Major markets include India, USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, UK, Venezuela, S. Africa, Romania, and New Zealand. For more information, log on to: www.drreddys.com.

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