AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited =RESULTS FOR = Q4 CY 2010 = Q/E DECEMBER 2010 = NET PROFIT UP BY 28.23%

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited

NSE Symbol ASTRAZEN

ASTRAZENECA PHARMA  has declared good results for Q4  CY 2010.

Net Sales are Rs.128 cr – up by 3.28% from Q3 and up by 11.84% from Q4 of previous Year.

Total Expenditure is Rs.91 cr – down by 9.53% from previous qtr and up by 8.79% from Q4 FY 2009

Profit from operations is rs.41 cr – up by 64.22% from Q3 and by 27.53% from Q4 CY 2009.

Net Profit is Rs.28 cr – up by 61.6% from Q3 and up by 28.23% from Q4 CY 2009.

Basic EPS is Rs.11.33, compared to Rs.7.01 in Q3 and Rs.8.83 in Q4 CY 2009, on a face value of Rs.2.

Readers may kindly see the ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION below, regarding a failed resolution  to DELIST the company.

RESULTS TABLE :

ASTRAZEN	12/31/2010 Q4	9/30/2010 Q3	12/31/2009 Q4
Net Sales	12845.04	12436.68	11484.89
DIF %1	128	3.28	11.84
Other Operating Income	407.25	163.87	139.08
Incr./decr. inSIT / WIP	-838.16	418.56	-67.71
Raw Materials	1602.63	1526.58	1331.35
Traded Goods	3175.12	1965.99	2219.64
Employees Cost	2542.19	2965.36	1828.59
Depreciation	185.37	186.88	156.38
Other Expenditure	2458.99	3024.62	2920.18
Total Expenditure	9126.14	10087.99	8388.43
DIF %2	91	-9.53	8.79
Profit from Operations	4126.15	2512.56	3235.54
DIF %3	41	64.22	27.53
Other Income5	153.32	89.71	116.36
Profit before tax	4279.47	2602.27	3351.9
Tax expense	1447.31	849.7	1143.29
Net Profit	2832.16	1752.57	2208.61
DIF %4	28	61.6	28.23
Dividend (%)	-	-	500
Face Value (In Rs	2	2	2
Paid Up Equity	500	500	500
Basic EPS	11.33	7.01	8.83
Public holding (%)	10	10	10

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TO THE EXCHANGE

30-09-2010    Astrazeneca Pharma India Limited has informed the Exchange vide its letter dated September 29, 2010 regarding "Voting details on the Special Resolution through Postal Ballot for Seeking consent of the Shareholders to the Delisting of Equity Shares of the Company".

28-09-2010    Astrazeneca Pharma India Limited has informed the Exchange vide its letter dated September 28, 2010 that "The following is the result of the voting by Postal Ballot on the Special Resolution sent to the Shareholders vide Postal Ballot Notice dated August 12, 2010: Though the Special Resolution set out in the aforesaid Notice has been duly approved by the Shareholders pursuant to the Companies Act, 1956, the following requirement of the proviso to Regulation 8(1)(b) of the of the Securities And Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 (Delisting Regulations), has not been satisfied in that the votes cast by the public shareholders in favour of the Special Resolution are less than two times the number of votes cast by the pubic shareholders against it. Consequently, in terms of the said proviso to Regulation 8(1)(b) of the Delisting Regulations, the Special Resolution shall not be acted upon / given effect to".

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