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- Mr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Senior Management Personnel and Chief Supply Chain Officer, has resigned from Varun Beverages Limited. - He was relieved from duties effective July 7, 2026 due to personal reasons.

- VBL Industries (Kenya) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Varun Beverages Limited (VBL), will acquire the value-added dairy Beverages, Juices, and Packaged Drinking Water business from Devyani Food Industries (Kenya) Limited (DFIL Kenya), a promoter group company. - The acquisition is for a consideration of USD 32 Million (~INR 3,050 million). - This strategic acquisition aims to deepen VBL's penetration in Kenya and the broader East African region, leveraging DFIL Kenya's existing manufacturing infrastructure and distribution capabilities. - VBL Kenya also plans to launch a carbonated soft drinks range using the acquired facilities. - The transaction is expected to be completed on or before August 1, 2026.

- Varun Beverages' subsidiary, The Beverage Company Proprietary Limited (Bevco), and its step-down subsidiary, Twizza Proprietary Limited, approved a merger of Twizza into Bevco in South Africa. - The merger aims to enable business synergies and optimize operational costs. - Twizza's turnover for FY25 was ZAR 1,695 Million, and Bevco's consolidated turnover was ZAR 4,818 Million. No cash consideration is involved.

- Allotment of 1,68,750 Equity Shares of face value Rs. 2/- each to eligible employees under the Employees Stock Option Scheme 2016. - The paid-up shares of the Company increased from 338,22,96,144 to 338,24,64,894 Equity Shares.

- Trading Window for insiders closed from July 1, 2026, until 48 hours after the declaration of Financial Results for the Quarter and Half Year ending June 30, 2026. - The Board Meeting date for declaring financial results will be intimated in due course.

- Varun Beverages Limited (VBL) has entered into an alliance with Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (Japan) to introduce the "Calpis" brand of ready-to-drink, non-alcohol/non-carbonated dairy-based products in India. - VBL will be responsible for manufacturing, distribution, and sales of Calpis products in India. - The launch of Calpis beverages, starting with Original and Mango flavors, is expected in the second half of 2026 or thereafter.

Varun Beverages Limited will participate in investor meetings on June 3 and June 4, 2026, in Mumbai. Mr. Raj Gandhi and Mr. Deepak Dabas will represent the management at group investor meetings organized by Bofa, Morgan Stanley, and Citi. The company stated that no unpublished price sensitive information will be shared during these meetings.

Varun Beverages Limited (VBL) has revised its Exclusive Bottling Appointment and Trademark License Agreement (EBA) with PepsiCo Inc. for India. The term of the EBA has been extended by 10 years, from April 30, 2039, to April 30, 2049. Additionally, a prior restriction that limited VBL to operating solely as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for PepsiCo's business has been deleted, granting VBL greater operational flexibility.