6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March, 2018

Commission File Number 1-15182

DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills

Hyderabad, Telangana 500 034, India

+91-40-49002900

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x                                Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ______

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ______

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨                                No x

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Notice to Stock Exchanges re: Allotment of Equity Shares to Employees upon Exercise of their Stock Options dated March 12, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LIMITED (Registrant)
Date: March 12, 2018	By:	/s/ Sandeep Poddar
		Name:	Sandeep Poddar
		Title:	Company Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. 8-2-337, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Telangana, India. CIN : L85195TG1984PLC004507   Tel      : +91 40 4900 2900 Fax     : +91 40 4900 2999 Email : mail@drreddys.com www.drreddys.com

March 12, 2018

The Secretary

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

BSE Ltd.

New York Stock Exchange Inc.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub:     Allotment of Equity Shares on exercise of ESOP

This is to inform you that the Nomination, Governance & Compensation committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has allotted 17,383 equity shares of Rs.5/- each of the Company, fully paid up, on March 10, 2018, to Employees on exercise of their Stock Options as per the following details:

a) 16,270 equity shares of Rs. 5/- each pursuant to Dr. Reddy’s Employees Stock Option Scheme, 2002.

b) 1,113 equity shares of Rs. 5/- each underlying 1,113 ADRs pursuant to Dr. Reddy’s Employees ADR Stock Option Scheme, 2007.

Further, please find enclosed the details as required under Regulation 10(c) of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014.

This is for your information and records.

With regards,

/s/ Vikas Sabharwal

Vikas Sabharwal

Assistant Company Secretary

Encl: as above

 

Details under Regulation 10(c) of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014

1	Company name and address of Registered Office: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited 8-2-337, Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034
2	Name of the Stock Exchanges on which the company’s shares are listed: BSE Ltd. National Stock Exchange of India Limited New York Stock Exchange Inc. (ADRs)
3	Filing date of the statement referred in Regulation 10(b) of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 with Stock Exchange: The Schemes were institutionalised under the erstwhile SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 and appropriate details under Schedule V were filed. The Schemes complies with provisions of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014.
4	Filing Number, if any : NA
5	Title of the Scheme pursuant to which shares are issued, if any: Dr. Reddy’s Employees Stock Options Scheme, 2002 and Dr. Reddy’s Employees ADR Stock Options Scheme, 2007
6	Kind of security to be listed: Equity Shares
7	Par value of the shares: Rs. 5/-
8	Date of issue of shares: March 10, 2018 (Date of allotment on exercise)
9	Number of shares issued: 17,383
10	Share Certificate No., if applicable: NA
11	Distinctive number of the share, if applicable : 170,971,029 to 170,988,411
12	ISIN Number of the shares if issued in Demat : INE089A01023
13	Exercise price per share: Rs. 5/-
14	Premium per share: Nil
15	Total Issued shares after this issue : 165,911,107
16	Total Issued share capital after this issue : Rs. 829,555,535/-
17	Details of any lock-in on the shares : NA
18	Date of expiry of lock-in:  NA
19	Whether shares identical in all respects to existing shares if not, when will they become identical?: Yes, the shares rank pari passu with the existing shares
20	Details of listing fees, if payable : NA