SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
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TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
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ALKALOIDA CHEMICAL COMPANY EXCLUSIVE GROUP LTD.
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
a subsidiary of
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

ORDINARY SHARES, NOMINAL (PAR) VALUE NIS 0.0001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
M8737E108
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Mr. Harin P. Mehta
Director
Alkaloida Chemical Company Exclusive Group Ltd.
Kabay János u. 29, H-4440 Tiszavasari, The Republic of Hungary
+36-42-521-005
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of filing persons)
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Copy to:
Peter D. Lyons
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 848-4000
Aaron M. Lampert
Naschitz, Brandes & Co.
5 Tuval Street
Tel-Aviv 67897, Israel
(972) 3-623-5000
Clifford M. J. Felig
Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein
16 Abba Hillel Silver Rd.
Ramat Gan 52506, Israel
(972) 3-610-3100

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation*
Amount of Filing Fee**
   
$194,554,682.50
$7,646.00
*
Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only.  Calculated by multiplying $7.75, the per share tender offer price, by 25,103,830 shares.
**
Calculated as 0.00393% of the transaction value.
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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid:  $7,800.00                                         
Filing Party:  Alkaloida Chemical Company Exclusive
 
Group Ltd.
Form or Registration No.:  Schedule TO                                 
Date Filed:  June 30, 2008                         
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
 
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
£
going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:  £
 
 
 
This Amendment No. 8 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed on June 30, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6 and Amendment No. 7 (as so amended, the “Schedule TO”) by Alkaloida Chemical Company Exclusive Group Ltd. (“Purchaser”), a Hungarian company and a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun”), an Indian company.  This Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all outstanding Ordinary Shares, nominal (par) value NIS 0.0001 per share, of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (the “Company”), an Israeli corporation, at a purchase price of $7.75 per Ordinary Share, net to the seller in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes), without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated June 30, 2008 and in the related Letter of Transmittal.  Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.
 
Item 4.
Terms of the Transaction.
 
Item 4 of Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase entitled “Terms of the Offer; Expiration Date” is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
The following paragraph is hereby added to the end of the third paragraph of Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase:
 
“On September 1, 2008, the Honorable Justice A. Procaccia of the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order (the “Temporary Order”) prohibiting the closing of the Offer until the Supreme Court of Israel issues a decision on the appeal of the STO Litigation.  The Temporary Order states that the appeal will be heard no later than December 15, 2008.  While the Temporary Order remains in effect, the Litigation Condition will not be satisfied.”
 
Item 11.
Additional Information.
 
Item 11 of Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase entitled “Certain Legal Matters and Regulatory Approvals” is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
 
The following paragraph is hereby added after the last paragraph of Section 15(IV) entitled “Relevant Litigation”:
 
“On September 1, 2008, the Supreme Court of Israel issued the Temporary Order prohibiting the closing of the Offer until the Supreme Court of Israel issues a decision on the appeal of the STO Litigation.  The Temporary Order states that the appeal will be heard no later than December 15, 2008.”
 
 
 
 
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated:  September 2, 2008
 
 
ALKALOIDA CHEMICAL COMPANY
EXCLUSIVE GROUP LTD.
  
         
         
 
By: 
/s/ Harin Mehta
  
   
Name: 
Mr. Harin Mehta  
   
Title:
 Director  
         
 
 
 
 
 
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated:  September 2, 2008
 
 
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
 
         
         
 
By: 
/s/ Sudhir V. Valia
  
   
Name: 
Mr. Sudhir V. Valia  
   
Title:
 Director