Marksans Pharma raises Rs. 372.40 crores in equity via conversion of warrants issued to OrbiMed and the Promoter

Marksans Pharma Ltd. today raised Rs.372.40 crores through the conversion of warrants into equity shares by OrbiMed Asia IV Mauritius FVCI Limited, and Mr. Mark Saldanha (Promoter of the Company). OrbiMed is a global healthcare investment firm with over $18bn in assets under management. The warrants are converted at a price of Rs. 74 per share, reflecting the Promoter's and OrbiMed's strong commitment to the company.

The convertible warrants were issued to OrbiMed and the Promoter of the company on July 23, 2021, at a price of Rs.74 per warrant. The company received Rs.93.09 crores in July 2021 and with the conversion, the balance amount of Rs. 279.29 crores have also been received by the Company in January 2023. OrbiMed Asia IV Mauritius FVCILimited will own a 10.88% stake in the company and the promoter stake will be 43.80%.

OrbiMed's exercise of warrant conversion will further strengthen the Company's net cash position to over Rs.650 crores.

Commenting on the fundraise, Mark Saldanha, Managing Director of the Company said "We thank OrbiMed for believing in Marksans and supporting us in our growth journey to become a global pharmaceutical company. Our strotegic partnership will be bolstered through OrbiMed's deep global healthcare experience. The warrant conversion has augmented our already strong balance sheet. Marksans is now well-positioned to execute the next leg of growth.

Marksans strives to generate cantinuous shareholder returns by incorporating best governance practices and OrbiMed's canversion underpins our endeavour. We continue to value the expertise of Dr. Sunny Sharma on Marksans Board."

Commenting on the conversion, Dr. Sunny Sharma, Senior Managing Director of OrbiMed Asia said "Marksans Pharma has built a strong global private label and own-brand OTe business. Mark and the management team have delivered robust growth over the past few years. We look forward to continued execution on the company's differentiated business model."

Shares of Marksans Pharma Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 66.05 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 66.25. The total number of shares traded during the day was 197470 in over 1359 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 66.80 and intraday low of 65.75. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 13071125.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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