NSEAcquisition28 Sept 2026 · 28 Sept 2026, 08:28 pm
Acquisition
ITC Limited · ITC
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ITC Limited has acquired 100% of Sproutlife Foods Private Limited, a company engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling food products under the trademark 'Yoga Bar'. The acquisition is in line with the company's strategy to augment its future ready portfolio in the foods segment.
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ITC Limited has informed the Exchange about Acquisition of shares of Sproutlife Foods Private Limited
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28th September, 2026
The Manager The General Manager
Listing Department Dept. of Corporate Services
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. BSE Ltd.
Exchange Plaza, Plot No. C-1, G Block P. J. Towers, Dalal Street
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 001
Mumbai 400 051
Dear Sirs,
Acquisition of shares of Sproutlife Foods Private Limited
This has reference to our earlier communications with respect to acquisition of the shares of
Sproutlife Foods Private Limited (‘Sproutlife’) by the Company.
We write to advise that the Company today has further acquired 13,445 Equity Shares of
₹ 10/- each (through secondary purchase) of Sproutlife; confirmation to this effect has been
received by the Company at 8.05 p.m.
Consequent to the above, the Company now holds 100% of the entire share capital of
Sproutlife. Accordingly, Sproutlife has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
with effect from today i.e. 28th September, 2026.
Enclosed please find the relevant disclosure pursuant to Regulation 30 of the
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with the
SEBI Master Circular dated 30th January, 2026.
Yours faithfully,
ITC Limited
(R. K. Singhi)
Executive Vice President &
Company Secretary
Encl. as above.
FMCG PAPERBOARDS & PACKAGING AGRI-BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Visit us at www.itcportal.com Corporate Identity Number : L16005WB1910PLC001985 e-mail : enduringvalue@itc.in
cc: Securities Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
Office of International Corporate Finance
Mail Stop 3-9
450 Fifth Street
Washington DC 20549
U.S.A.
cc: Societe de la Bourse de Luxembourg
35A Boulevard Joseph II
L-1840 Luxembourg
Sl. Particulars Disclosures
1. Name of the target entity Sproutlife Foods Private Limited (‘Sproutlife’).
2. Whether the acquisition would fall No.
within related party transaction(s)?
Whether the promoter / promoter The Company does not have any promoter /
group / group companies have any promoter group. The group companies do not have any
interest in the entity being interest in acquisition of the Equity Shares under
acquired? reference.
If yes, nature of interest and details
thereof and whether the same is
done at ‘arms length’
3. Industry to which the entity being New and innovative food products.
acquired belongs
4. Objects and impact of acquisition As advised earlier, the acquisition of Sproutlife is in line
(including but not limited to, with the strategy to augment the Company’s future
disclosure of reasons for acquisition ready portfolio in foods segment.
of target entity, if its business is
outside the main line of business of
the listed entity)
5. Brief details of any governmental None.
or regulatory approvals required
for the acquisition
6. Indicative time period for The Company has today, i.e., on 28th September, 2026,
completion of the acquisition completed acquisition of 13,445 Equity Shares of
Sproutlife.
Consideration - whether cash
7. Cash.
consideration or share swap or any
other form and details of the same
8. Cost of acquisition and / or the price ~ ₹ 645 crores.
at which the shares are acquired
9. Percentage of shareholding / Post the above, the Company’s shareholding in
control acquired and / or number of Sproutlife has increased from ~ 47.50% to 100% of its
shares acquired share capital.
Sl. Particulars Disclosures
10. Brief background about the entity Sproutlife is engaged in the business of manufacturing
acquired in terms of products / line and selling food products under the trademark
of business acquired, date of ‘Yoga Bar’. Positioned as a digital first brand, Yoga Bar
incorporation, history of last currently has high salience of on-line sales
3 years turnover, country in which (D2C, e-commerce platforms etc.) with growing
the acquired entity has presence presence in offline stores.
and any other significant
information (in brief) Other details are as follows:
Products / line of Manufacture and sale of
business of the target food products
entity
Date of incorporation 13th February, 2015
Last 3 years’ turnover 2025-26 ₹ 452 crores
(based on audited accounts)
2024-25 ₹ 200 crores
2023-24 ₹ 108 crores
Country of operations India