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Significant mergers and acquisitions and investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Sun Art Retail Group Limited

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price as of the date of acquisition

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​	​	​
​		Amounts
​		(in millions of RMB)
Net assets acquired (i)		49,672
Amortizable intangible assets (ii)		​
Trade names, trademarks and domain names		11,500
Non-compete agreements		4,700
Developed technology and patents		615
User base and customer relationships		47
Goodwill (Note 17)		13,474
Deferred tax liabilities		(9,629)
Noncontrolling interests (iii)		(23,684)
​		46,695
​	​	​
​		Amounts
​		(in millions of RMB)
Total purchase price is comprised of:
‑ cash consideration		24,136
‑ fair value of previously held equity interests		22,559
​		46,695

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(i) Net assets acquired primarily included property and equipment of RMB27,333 million, operating lease right-of-use assets relating to land use rights of RMB22,997 million, payables and accruals for cost of revenue of RMB14,681 million, short-term investments of RMB14,387 million, customer advances of RMB11,082 million and inventories of RMB9,341 million as of the date of acquisition.

(ii) Acquired amortizable intangible assets had estimated amortization periods not exceeding 13 years and a weighted-average amortization period of 11.8 years.

(iii) Fair value of the noncontrolling interests was estimated with reference to the market price per share as of the acquisition date.

Koala

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price as of the date of acquisition

​	​	​
​		Amounts
​	​	(in millions of RMB)
Net assets acquired (i)		1,621
Amortizable intangible assets (ii)
Trade names, trademarks and domain names		2,531
User base and customer relationships		1,297
Non-compete agreements		1,040
Developed technology and patents		394
Goodwill		6,781
Deferred tax liabilities		(338)
​		13,326

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​	​	​
​		Amounts
​	​	(in millions of RMB)
Total purchase price is comprised of:
- cash consideration		10,025
- share consideration	​	2,252
- contingent consideration (iii)		1,049
​		13,326

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(i) Net assets acquired primarily included inventories of RMB1,943 million as of the date of acquisition.

(ii) Acquired amortizable intangible assets had estimated amortization periods not exceeding 13 years and a weighted-average amortization period of 8.5 years.

(iii) Contingent consideration primarily includes cash consideration that is contingently payable upon the satisfaction of certain non-compete provisions by the selling equity holders, and will not exceed RMB846 million.

Other acquisitions, summarized

Acquisition

Schedule of the allocation of the purchase price as of the date of acquisition

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​	​	Year ended March 31,
​		2020		2021		2022
​	​	(in millions of RMB)
Net assets (liabilities)		846		(106)		852
Identifiable intangible assets		364		3,888		1,000
Deferred tax liabilities		(53)		(195)		(170)
​		1,157		3,587		1,682
Noncontrolling interests and mezzanine equity		(998)		(3,310)		(1,884)
Net identifiable assets (liabilities)		159		277		(202)
Goodwill		7,840		4,105		3,283
Total purchase consideration		7,999		4,382		3,081
Fair value of previously held equity interests		(2,215)		(2,434)		(31)
Purchase consideration settled		(5,146)		(1,794)		(2,671)
Deferred consideration as of year end		638		154		379
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Total purchase consideration is comprised of:	​	​	​	​	​	​
- cash consideration		5,784		875		3,050
- non-cash consideration	​	—	​	1,073	​	—
- fair value of previously held equity interests		2,215		2,434		31
​		7,999		4,382		3,081

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