6-K
WIPRO LTD (WIT)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report ofForeign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 2023
Commission File Number 001-16139
Wipro Limited
(Exactname of Registrant as specified in its charter)
NotApplicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Karnataka, India
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Doddakannelli
SarjapurRoad
Bangalore, Karnataka 560035, India+91-80-2844-0011
(Address of principal executiveoffices)
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SHARE BUYBACK OFFER
On June 2, 2023, Wipro Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of India (the “Company”), informed the securities exchanges in India on which its securities are listed and the New York Stock Exchange of the public disclosures regarding the buyback of its equity shares (the “Share Buyback Offer”). The Company hereby furnishes the Commission with copies of such disclosures. The following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On June 5, 2023, the Company placed a public announcement (the “Public Announcement”) in certain Indian newspapers concerning the Share Buyback Offer. A copy of the form of this Public Announcement is available on the Company’s website and is attached to this Form 6-K as Item 99.1.
On June 5, 2023, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) concerning its Share Buyback Offer. A copy of such Press Release is available on the Company’s website and is attached to this Form 6-K as Item 99.2.
On June 5, 2023, the Company made available on its website a notice (the “Notice to ADS Holders”) **** to holders of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”). A copy of such Notice to ADS Holders is attached to this Form 6-K as Item 99.3.
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 organized.
| WIPRO LIMITED |
|---|
| /s/ Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal |
| Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: June 6, 2023
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item | |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Public Announcement placed in Indian newspapers on June 5, 2023. |
| 99.2 | Press Release issued on June 5, 2023. |
| 99.3 | Notice to holders of American Depositary Shares made available on June 5, 2023. |
EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1

13, 17.309 equity shares were lendered and accepted pursuant to the buyback by the Company on September 9, 2019 at a price ofRs. 3251- per equity share. This is part ofthe agglllgate of B,03,59, 126 equffy shares tendered and . . , .. . (accepted ) on September 9, 2019puwantto J buyback by the Company ataprice ofRs. 3251- perequityshere. WIPRO LIMITED vll Mr.AzlmHasham Prem I PartnerRepreunllng Zash Traders Date of Nature of No. of Face ( Issue/ Acquisition Consideration (Cash, wip.ro i :i: Corporate Identification Number {CIN): L321 02KA1945PLC020800 Transacuon Transaction Equity Shares Value Rs.) Prtce (Rs.) other than cash etc.) . ‘ ··· ··.. June 29, 2004 Bonus 2,96,29,741’’1 2 R.egistered Office:Doddakannelli, Sa apur Road, Bengaluru 560 035, India. . “ . . . . . . gust 24, 2005 Bonus 12,87,22,290 12) 2 Phone: +91 80 2844 001 1 ; Email: corp-secretarial@wipro.com; June 17, 2010 Bonus 21,61 ,63,200 2 Website: www.wipro.oom; Company Secretary and Compliance Officer: Mr. M Sanaulla Khan March 19, 2013 84,03,481°’ 2 440.05 Cash BlockTrade purchasefrom inter-se PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ATTENTION OF EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS//BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF EQUITY SHARES OF WIPRO LIMITED (THE Hasham Tradars “COMPANY”) FOR THE BUYBACK OF EQUITY SHARES THROUGH TENDER OFFER UNDER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (BUY June 1 5 2017 Bonus 45 16 19 790 2 BACK Of SECURITIES) REGULATIONS, 2018,ASAMENDED. March a 2019 Bonus 30 10 79 858 2 ( ) Total 1 13 56.18 360 Thispublic announcement the “Public Announcement” Isbeing made pursuant t.othe provisions of Regulatlon SI. No. Name al Stiarehalder No. of Equity Shares % Sharelloldlng 7(i) of th& Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy Back of Securities) Regulations, :io1 s, as amended j Note: 1. AzlmH Prem i 23,68, 15.234 4.32 (including any statutory modlflcalion(s), amendment(s) or re-enactments from Ume to Ume) (the “Buyback 1. Ol/t oforiginally allotted 6,36, 13,400 equity shares ofRs. 21- each as bonus as of June 29, 2004, 3, 39, 83,659 equity 2. YasmeenA Premji 26,89,770 0.05 shares wel!I tendered and acceptedpursuant to the buyback. by the Company on September 9 2019 al a price of Regulations”) and contains the disclosures as specifiedin Schedule II of the Buyback Regulations read with , 3. Rishad Azim Premji 17,38,057 0.03 Rs. 3251- per equity sharo. This is part of the aggregate of 6, 12,01,078, equity shares tendered and accepted Schedul&tofthe Buyback Regula.lions. 4. Tariq Azim Premjl 15,80,755 0.03 pursuanllo buyback by fha Companyon Saptambar9, 2019al aprice ofRs. 3251-peraquity shalll. OFFER FOR BUYBACK OF UP TO 26,96,62,921 (‘TWENTY SIX CRORE NINETY SIX LAKH SIXTY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDREDAND TWENTY ONE ONLY) FULLY PAID UP EQUITYSHARES HAVING FACE VALUE 5. Pagalthivarthi Srinivasan 89,796 0.00 2. OI/I of originally allotted 16,21,22,400 equity shares of Rs. 21· each as bonus, 2,59,00, 110 equity shares wero OF Rs. 21- (RUPEES TWO ONLY) EACH OF COMPANY (THE “EQUITY SHARES”) AT A PRICE OF Rs. 445I 6. Lakshminarayana Ramanathan Kolfengode 18,400 0.00 tendered and accepted pursuant to the buyback by the Company on September 9, 2019 at a price of Rs. 3251- per (RUPEES FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FM: ONLY) PER EQUITY SHARE ON A PROPORTIONATE BASIS 7. Vadapany Ravi Klran 6,653 0.00 equity share. This Is part ofthe aggregate of6,12, 01,078 equity shares tenderod and acceptedpursuant to buyback THROUGH THE TENDER OFFER PROCESS USING THE STOCK EXCHANGE MECHANISM. 8. Bnoooa1am Chandrashekharalah Prabhakar 10,400 0.00 by the Company on September 9, 2019 at aprice ofRs. 3251- per equity share. Further, an additional 75,00, 000equity Certain figures containedin lhisPublicAnnouncemen includingfinancial information, have beensubjectto rounding-off 9. AWMari Lakshmanarao 40,070 0.00 400/-perequityshal!I. sharos were tendered and acoeptedpurauant to the buyback by the Company on January 15, 2021, at a price ofRs. adjus!ments.All decimals have been rounded offlo two decimal poinls. In certain instances, (i) the sum or percentage 10. Tekkethalakal K Kurien 8,46,999 0.02 3. 97, shares of Rs.21- each th10141h inter-se purchase from Hasham Trad ers, change of such numbers may not confonn exactly to the total figuregiven; and (ii) the sum ofthe numbers in a column or Ol/t oforiginally acquired 20,790 equity 11. DeepakJain 1,40,483 0.00 13 and rrm incertaintables may not conform exactly to lhetotal figure given forthat columnorrow. , 17,309 equity shares were tendered accepted pursuant to the buyback by the Company on September 9, 12. Manoj Jalswal 4 0.00 2019 at a price ofRs. 3251- perequity share. This is partoftha aggl!lgale of 6, 12,01,078 squityshal!ls tenderedand 1. DETAILS OF THE BUYBACKOFFERAND OFFER PRICE Total 24 39 76 621 4,45 acceptedpursuanttobuyback bytheCompanyon September9, 2019ataprioeofRs.3251-perequityshare. 1 .1 ne board ofdirectorsof the Company (lhe ‘Board”, whichexpression shall include any committeeconslituted and authorized by the Board to exercise its poweis), at its meeting held on April 27, 2023 (the “Board Meeting”) has, (iil)Aggregate shares purchased or sold by the Promoter and Promoter Group, persons In control, Directors of (viiJ)Hasham Investment and Trading Co. Private Limited bj peci companies which are a part of lhe Promoter and Promoler Group during a period of six (6) months preceding Dalli of Natureof No. of Face Issue/ Acquisition C-Onsldera.tion (Cash, su ect to the approval oftheshareholdersofthe Company by way ofa s al resolution through a postal ballot by remote e-\101ing, pursuantto the provisions ofArtide 8.2 ofthe Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Sections 68, the date of the Board Meeting at which the Buyback was approved and the date ofthe Postal Ballot Notice, t.e., Transaction Transaction Equity Shares Value (Rs.) Price (Rs.) other than cash etc.) 69, 70 and 11O and allotherappl (the “Companies Ap/1I27, 2023: 04°’ - -icable provisions,iiany, oftheCompaniesAct,2013, as amended July 7. 2015 Shares received 486.7 2 Acf), the Companies (Share Gapitaland Debentures) Rules, 2014, and RuJe22oftheCompanies (Management and (a)Aggregate NIL of shares purchased or sold by the Promoter and Promoter Group and persons who are in control: under court Administration} Rules, 2014, to the extentapplicable, and in compliancewith the Buyback Regulations and bj subject to ( ) approved scheme of such other approvals, pennissions, consents, exemptions and sanctions, as may be necessaryand su ect to any b Aggregate shares purchasedorsoidbythe Directors of companieswhich arepartofthe PromoteraridPrornoler amalgamation modificationsand conditions, ifany, as maybeprescribed by statutory, regulatoryor governmental authorities as may Groop:NIL 5 62 998 2 -June 15 2017 Bonus be required under applicable laws, approved the buyback by lhe Company of up to 26,96,62,921 {Twenty Six Crore 7. lNTENTIONOF THE PROMOTER AND PROMOTER GROUP AND PERSONS IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY - -Ninety Six Lakh SixtyTwo ThousandNine HundredandTwenty One only) fullypaid-up Equity Sharesrepresenting up March 8, 201 9 Bonus 3,75,332 2 TO PARTICIPATE IN BUYBACK to 4.91% of the total number of Equity Shares in the paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company at a ptlce of Total 14,25,034 ily 7 .1 . In terms of the BuybackRegulations, underthe tenderoffer route, the Promoterand PromoterGroup have an optionto Rs. 4451-(Rupees FourHundred and Forty-Fiveonty) P8f Equ Share (the ‘Buyback Price”) payable incash for an Note: participate in the Buyback. In this regard, the Promoter and Promoter Groop entities and persons in control of the a99regale consideration of up to Rs. 120.00,00.00.0001- (Rupees Twelve Thousand Crores only) (the ‘Bll}’back 1. Originally mceived 5,62, 998 equity shares of Rs. 21- aach under court approved scheme of amalgamation, out of ty Companyhave expressed theirintention to participate in the Buyback vide theirletters dated April 27, 2023 and may Size”), Company which as per is 20.95% the latest and audited 17.86% standalone of the aggregate and consolidated ofthe fully paid-up financial equi statements, share capital respectively, and free as reserves at March of 31, the tender up to an aggregate maximum of 3,91,74,1 7,716 Equity Shares or such fower number of Equity Shares in which an agg/1/gate of 76,294 equity shares were tendered and accepted on September 9, .2019 pvrsuant to the aorordance with the proVisioos ofthe Buyback Regulations. Pleasesee belowthe maximumnumberofEquily Shares buybackbythe Company ala price ofRs. 3251-perequlty share. 2023, on a proportionate basis through the ‘tenderoffer’ routeas prescribedunder the Buyback Regulations, from all . (lx)Azlm Prem]i Philanthropic Initiatives Private Umlted ty ( ) t o i l eetnd ered byeach 0Ith e Promole ran dPromoIer Groupas II as persons 1nco11trol 0ftheC ompany: of the shareholders of lhe Company who hold Equi Shares as of the Reo:ml Date as defined below Date of Nature of No. of Face Issue/ Acquisition Consideration (Cash, (lhe “Buyback”}. SL Name of the Promoter and Promoter Group entity Maximum No. of Equity Shares No. Intended to be offered TransacUon Transaction Equity Shares Value (Rs.) Prlce (Rs.) other than cash etc.) 1.2 The Buyback ls more than 1 0% of the total paid-up equity capital and free reserves of the Company based on both ‘” standalone and consolidated financial statements of the Company as per ils latest audited (both standalone and 1. Azim H Premji 15,22,82,702 June 15, 2017 Bonus 9:l,66,611 2 consolidated} financial slalements as ol Marcil 31, 2023. Accordingly, the Company soughl approval of its 2. Yasmeeo A Premp 26,89,770 March 8, 2019 Bonus 52 02,052 2 shareholders for the Buyback, by way of special resolution through the postal ballot notice daled April 27, 2023 (the 3. Rishad Azim Premji 17,38,057 Total 1,45.,68,663”’ “Postal Ballot 5( Notie,,e” ( ) ), in accordancewilhfirst proVisoto Section 68(2)(b) oftheCOrnpaniesActand first proviso to 4. Tariq Azim PremJi 15,80,755 Note: Regulation special resolution, 1 ) b oflhe through Buyback a postal Regulalions. ballot byTheshareholdersofthe remote e-voting on June Company 1 , 2023 approvedthe and the results Buyback, of which byway were ofa 5. Mr. Azim Hasham Premji Partner RepresenUng Hasham Traders 92,89,46,043 1. 01/1 oforiginally allotted 1,00.69. 955 equityshares of Rs. 21· each as bonus, out ofwhich an aggregate of51.82. 115 6. Mr. Azim Hasham Premji Partner Representing Prazim Traders 1,11 ,00,92,315 equity shares wereaccepted on January 15, 2021 purauant to the buyback by the Company ata price ofRs. 400/-per a11nouncedonJune2, 2023. equity share ofWhich 7,03,344 was part ofthis allotment. pi 7. Mr. Azim Hasham Premji Partner Representing Zash Traders 1,13,56,18,360 1 .3 The Buyback Size represents 20.95% and 17.86% of the aggregate ofthe fully paid-up equity share ca taland free 2. Mr. Azim H Premji has disclaimed the beneficial ownerahip of equffy shares helcl by Azim Premji Philanthropic reserves as perthe latest audited standalone and consolidated financialstatements ofthe Company as of Man:h31, 8. Hasham lnveslment and Tradina Co. Private Limited 14,25,034 Azim Premji Philanthrop 1’1 lnniativas Private Limited. 2023, respectively, and Iswithin the statutory Umlt of 25% of the aggregate total paid-up capllal and free reservesof 9. ic Initiatives Private Limited 1 45,68,663 ji (xi AzimPremji TMt the Company, based on both standalone and consolidated audited financial statemenls ot the Company, as per 10. Azim Prem Trust C’l 55,&l,76,017 applicableprovisions ofthe CompaniesAct and Buyback Regulations. Date of Nature of No. of Face Issue/Acquisition Conslderallon (Cash, Total 3,91 ,74,17,716 1.4 The Buyback Size does not Include any transaction cosls viz. brokerage, applicable taxes such as buyb Transaction Transaction EquityShares Value (Rs.) Price (Rs.) other than cash etc.) ack taK Note: “’ (the ‘Buyback Tax”), securitiestransactiontax, goods and servicestax, stamp duty, e penses incurredor to be June 15, 2017 Bonus 35,25,22, 142 2 1. Mr. Azim H P1!1 mJ1 has disclaimed Ille beneficial ownership of equity shares held by Azim Premji Philanthropic incurredforthe Buybacklike filingfees payable to SecuriUes and ExchangeBoardofIndia (the ·sEBI”), advisors/legal March a, 2019 Bonus 20,61,53,875 2 lnitiattves Private Limited. fees, publicannouncement publication expenses and otllerincidentaJano related expenses, etc. Total 5S,86,76,011”’ 2. Mr.Azim HPremji has dlsdalmedthe beneficial ownership ofequity shares heldbyAzim Prem/I Trust 1.5 The Equity Shares are listed on the BSE Limited (the BSE”) and the NalionaJ Stock Exchange of India Limited Note: ( ( y’ 7 .2. The Buyback will notresult In any beneflttothe Promoter and PromoterGroupor any DlrectorsoftheCompanyexcept Shares lhe NSE’) (lhe “ADSs”), hereinafter as el/ldenced together referred byAmerican to as Depositary the stock Recelpts(the Exchanges”) “ADRs’) . The Compan , aretraded s In American the U.S. on Depositary the New to the extent ofthe cash consideration received by them from the Companypursuantto their respective participationin 1. Originally received 39,90,65, 641 equitysharos ofRs. 21-each as bonus.An aggregate or 19,87, 22,670 equity shares the Buybackin their capacity asequityshareholdersofthe Company, and the change in theirshareholdingas perthe were accepted purauantlo the buyback by the C,ompany on January 15, 2021 at a price ofRs. 400/- perequity share, York Stock Exchange (the”NYSE”). outofwhich4,65,43,499waspartoflhisallotment responsereceived in the Buyback, as a resultofthe extinguishmentofEquity Shareswhichwill lead to reduction inthe 1.6 The Buyback is being undertaken on a proportionate basis from the equity shareholders of Equity Shares of the equityshare capitalofthe Companypost Buyback. 2. Mr. Azim H Premji has disclaimed !habeneficial ownership ofequityshal!ls held byAzim Pmmji Trust. Company, inciuding the promoters and promoter grouJ) of the Company (inciuding members thereof) and their ity 8. CONFIRMATIONSFROM THE COMPANY AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUYBACK REGULATIONSAND associates who hold Equity Shares or persons in control (including such persons acting in concert) who hold Equity 7.3. The details ofthe date and price of acquisitionof the Equ Shares that the Promoter and Promoter Group intend to ( ) ( tenderare set-out below: THE COMPANIESACT Shares as on lhe Record Date as defined below the “Eligible Shareholders”) through the tender offer process ) ity ly prescnbed under Regulation 4(1v)(a) of the Buyback Regulations. Additionally, the Buyback shall be, subject lo (ij AzimH Premji all the Equ Shares ofthecompany areful paid-up; applicable laws, implemented by tendering of Equity Shares by Eligible Shareholders and settlement of the same Date of Nature of No. of Face Issue/ Acquisition Consideration {Cash, i) the Company shall nof issueanyEquily Shares or specified securities, including by way ofbonus, fromthedate through the stool<. exchange mechanism as specified by the SEBI in its circular bearing reference number Transaction Transaction Equity Shares Value (Rs.) Price !Rs.I other than cash etc.I of dedaration of results of the postal ballot for special resolution passed by the shareholders approVing the CIRICFD/POLICYCELL/1/2015 dated April 13, 2015 read with the circular bearing reference number June 29, 2004 Bonus 62,46,589”’ 2 - proposed Buyback, until lhe date of expiry ofthe Buybackperiod; CFD/OCR2/CIR/P/2016/131 dated December 9, 2016 and circular beanng reference number SEBIIHO/CFDIDCR AU(!Usl24, 2005 Bonus 1,85,11 ,620 2 - ii) exceptin dischargeofits subsisting obligations, theuyba Companyshall notraisefurther capitalfora period ofsix (Sl IIIICIRIP/2021I615 daled.Augusl 13, 2021, as amended from time to time (collectively. the “SEBI CJrculars”). In this - months or one (1) year from the expiry or the B ck period, as may be applicable in accordance with June 17, 2010 Bonus 2,46,82,160 2 regard, Ille Company will requesl lhe BSE and NSE to provide the acquisition window for facilitating tendering of - applicable Jaw; Equity Shares under the Buyback. Forthepurposesofthis Buyback, the BSEwilJbe the designated stockexchange. June 1 5, 2017 Bonus 6,17,05,400 2 ty - v) the Company shall not buyback locked-in Equi Shares and non-transferable Equity Shares until the pendency 1 .7 Participation in the Buyback by Eligible Shareholders may trigger tax on distributed income lo such Eligible Marth 8, 2019 Bonus 4,11 ,36,933 2 ofthe lock-in ortilllhe Equity Shares become transferable: Shareholders (“Buyback Tu ) in India and such Buyback Tax is to be discharged by the Company. Any income Total 15,22,82,702 (V) the Company shall not buyback its Equity Shares lrom any person through a negoliated deal whether on or off received by Eligible Shareholders pursuantto Iha Buybackofshareswill not be included In the total taxableincome of Note: the Stock Exchanges or through spot transaclionsor through any private anangement in the implementationof such In due shareholders. course, the The Elig ible transaction Shareholderswill ofthe Buyback receive would a letter also be of chargeable offer, which to will securities contain transaction a more detailed taxes note In India. on 1. Outoforiginally a/lolled 1,23,41,080 equity shares ofRs. 21- each as bonus, an agg/1/ga/e of60,94,491 equity shares the Buyback; wem tendered arid accepted pursuant lo the buyback by the C,ompany on September 9, 2019 at a prioe ofRs. 3251- (Vi) there are no defaults subsisting in the repayment of any deposits nciuding interest payable thereon), taxation. consult theirown However, legal, in Viewofthe financial and particu taxadvison;prior lariz.ed nature to oftax participating consequences,the in the Buyback. Eligible Shareholdersare advised to per equity share. Additionally, out of the originally allotted 12,34,108 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each as bonus on redemption of debentures or preference shares, payment of dividend or repayment of any term loans to any January 22, 1998 andsubsequently adjusted forsplit Into shares of race value ofRs. 21- each as on Ille recoro date on financial institution or banks (including interest payable thereon); 1 .8 A copy ofthis Publk:Amooncemenlis available on the j website of the Company atht1pst/www.wipro. October 14, 1999, an aggregate of 61, 70,540 equity sharos wera tendered and accepted on Seplember 9, 2019 (vii) the Company has been in compliancewith Sections92, 123, 127 and 129ofthe COmpaniesAct; the webstteofIha Managerto Iha Buybackwww. mfl.comand is lll(peded lo be available on the website oflheSEBI al purauantto the buyback by the Company ata price ofRs. 3251-perequity sharo. ( ) uyba ( ) during the period of the Buyback and on the website of the Stock Exchanges at wwwbselnd[a @ID Viii lhe aggregateamount of the B ck. i.e. Rs. 120,00,00,00,000 /- Rupees Twelve ThousandCrores Only , wwwsebj goyio (il) Yasmeen APremjl does not exceed 25% of the aggregate of the total paid-up capital and free reserves of lhe Company as per the alld WtfWnsejndja com. Date of Nature of No. of Face Issue/Acquisition Consideration (Cash, latest auditedstandaloneand consolidated balancesheet ofthe COmpanyas at March 31 , 2023; 2. NECESSITYOFTHE BUYBACK Transaction Transaction Equitv Shares Value (Rs.l Price !Rs.I otherthan cash etc.I ) ty ( ty CtX the maximumnumberof Equi Shares proposed to be purchased under the Buyback, I.e., up to 26,96.62,921 2.1 . The Buyback is being undertaken by the Company to return surplusfunds to its equi shareholders, which are over June 29, 2004 Bonus 1,64,794 “’ 2 - Equity Shares), doesnot exceed 25%ofthelotal numberof Equity Shares inthe paid-up Equity Share capitalas and and above cost-efficient its ordinarycapital manner. The requiremenls Buyback is being and undertakenfor in excess ofany the current following investment reasons: plans, in an expedient, effective Aui1ust 24, 2005 Bonus 3,28,800 2 per the latest audited standaloneand consolidaled balance sheetoftheCompany as at Ma.rch 31 , 2023; June 17 2010 Bonus 4 25 066 2 - (x) the Company shall notmakeany offerofbuybackwithina periodof one (1) yearreckonedfromthe dateofexpiry (I) The Buyback will help the Company to distribute surplus cash to ils shareholdersholdingEquity Shares broadly in -June 15. 2017 Bonus 1062666 2 ofthe Buyback period; proportionto their shareholding, lhereby enhancingthe overall returns to shareholders; - ) Marth 8, 2019 Bonus 7,08,444 2 (.xi there is no pendency of any scheme of amalgamation or compromiseor arrangement pursuantto the proVisions (ii) The Buyback, which is being implemented lhrough the tender offer route as preoo-ibed under the Buyback ( Total 26,89,770 of theCompanies Act, asondate; Regulations, would involve a reservalion of up to 15% of the Buyback Size for Small Shareholders as defined below). The COrnpany believes that this reservation of up to 15% for SmaU Shareholders would benefit a large Note: (.xii) the ratio of the aggregate ofsecured and unsecured debts owed by the Company shall not be more than twice numberofthe Company’s public shareholders, whowould be classmedas·small Shareholders·: 1. Originally allotted 2, 19,200 equity sharos of Rs. 21- each as bonus. An agglllgale of 1,44,006 equffy shams were lhe consolidated paid-up financialstatemenls Equity Share capital ofthe and Company, free reserves whicheversetsout after the Buyback the loweramount based on both standalone and (iiij The Buybackwould help in improving nancial ratios like earnings pershareand return on equity, by reducingthe tendered and accepted on September 9, 2019 purauant to the buybackby the Company at a price of Rs. 3251- per equilybase ofthe Company: and equity shal!I, ofwhich 54,406 equityshamswero part ofthis allotment. (.xiii) the Campany shall not directly or indirectly purchase its Equity Shares through any subsidiary company ) (lll)Rishad Azim Premjl including itsown subsidiarycompanies or through any inveslmentcompanyor groupofinvestmentcompanies; (iv) The Buybackgives lhe Eligible Shareholders the choiceto either(A participatein the Buyback and receive cash in lieu of their Equity Shares which are accepled under the Buyback, or (Bl nol to participate in the Buyback and (.xiv) covenantswilhlenders are not being breached pursuant lo the Buyback; Date of Nature of No. of Face Issue/ Acquisition Consideration (Cash, get a resultant increase In their peroentage shareholding In the Company post the Buyback, without addiUonal Transaction Transaction Eouitv Shares Value (Rs.) Price (Rs.) otherthan cash etc.) (xv) the Companyshall not use borrowed funds from banks orfinancialinstitutions in fulfilling its obligations underthe investment - Buyback; and August 24, 2005 Bonus 2,14,948”” 2 3, MAXIMUMNUMBEROF SECURITIESTHAT THE COMPANY PROPOSES TO BUYBACK - (xvi) the COrnpanyshall notwithdraw the Buybackoffer afterthepublicannouncementoftheBuybackis made. June 17, 2010 Bonus 3,78,666 2 3.1 .The Company proposesto buyback up to 26,96,62,921 [Twenty Six Crore Ninety Six Lakh Sixty TwoThousand Nine - 9. CONFIRMATION BY THE BOARO June 1 5, 2017 Bonus 6,116,666 2 Hundred and Twenty Oneonly) fully paid-upEquitySharesoffaoevalueof Rs. 21- (RupeesTwo only) each. . - The Board of the Company has confirmedthat H has made a full enquiryinto the affairsand prospects of theCompany Marth 8, 2019 Bonus 4,57.777 2 4. THE BUYBACKPRICEANDBASIS OFDETERMININGTHE BUYBACK PRICE and ha.sformed the opinion: Total 17,38,057 4.1 .The Equity Sharesofthe Companyare proposed lobe bought backata price ofRs.445/- (Rupees Four Hundred and a. lhat Immediately followingthe dateoowhich lhe meeUng ofthe board ofdirectors Isconvened.I.e. April 27, 2023 or Forty-Five only) perEquity Share. Note: following thedate on whichthe resultof shareholders’resolutionwill bedeclared [the ‘Postal BallotResohrtion”), yb ( rty } ty 1. Originally allotted 3, 08,000 equity shares ofRs. 21· each as bonus, out ofwhich an agglllgale of93,052 equity shares approving lhe Buyback, there will be no grounds on whichthe Companycould befound unableto pay ilsdebts; 4.2.The Bu ack Price of Rs. 445/- Rupees Four Hundred and Fo -Five only per Equi Share was arrived at after considering various factors such as 0) the share price benchmarKS on the NSE, the stock exchange where the were tendered arid accepted on September9, 2019 pursuant to the buyback by the Company at a prioe ofRs. 3251- b. that as regards the Company’sprospectsfor the yearimmediately followingthe date on which the meetjng of the maximum volumeof tradingin the Equity Shares isrecorded, (ii) the net worthoftheCompany, and ii) the impact on perequllyshare. board of directors is convened, i.e. April 27, 2023 orthe Postal Ballot Resolution that, haVing regard to the Board’s the eamlngs perEqulty Share. (lv)TartqAzlmPremjl lntenijon with respectto lhe managementofCompany’s businessduringthatyearand to the amount and character 4.3.The Buyback Price represents a premium of 15.38% over the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Transaction Date of Transaction Nature of Eq11ity No. Shares of Value Face (Rs. } Issue/ Price Acquisition (Rs.) Consideration otherthan cash {Cash, etc.) of the financial resources which will, in the Board’s View, be available lo the Company during that year, the Shares on the NSE for lhe 60 (sixty) tradingdays preceding the date of lnUmallon tothe Stock Exchanges of the Board Company will be able to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due and will not be rendered insolvent within a Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buybackand 21.80% over the volume weighted average market price of the June 29, 2004 Bonus 43,589’’’ 2 - period of one ( 1 l yearfrom thedate ofthe Board Meeting i.e. April27, 2023orthe Postal Ballot Resolution; and Equity Shares on the NSE forthe 10(ten) 1Jadingdays preceding the date ofintimaUon tothety Stock Exchangesofthe August 24, 2005 Bonus 79,500 2 - c. that In forming an opinion forthe abovepurposes,the Boardhastaken lntoaccounlthe lia.bilities as iftheCompany Board Meeting to considerthe proposal ofthe Buyback. The dosing market price ofthe Equi Shares as on the date June 17, 2010 Bonus 1 ,06,000 2 - was being wound up underthe provisions ofthe COrnpaniesAct1956, COmpaniesAcl,2013 orIha Insolvency and of intimation of the Board Meeting forconsidering the Buyback, being April 21,2023, was Rs. 368.05 on NSE and - Banl<ruplcy Code,2016(including prospectiveandcontingenlliabllities). Juoe 15, 2017 Bonus 2,65,000 2 Rs. 368.00onBSE. - 10. INFORMATION FORADS HOLDERS Marth 8, 2019 Bonus 1,76,666 2 4.4.The Buyback Price is al a premium of 289.1 1 % of the book value per Equity Share of the Company, which as of - (i) Equity Share Withdrawal Man:h 31 , 2023 was Rs. 114.36/- (Rupees One Hundred Fourteen and Thirty-Six Paisa only) P8f Equity Share, on a September 13, Market Purchase 9,10,000 2 667.76 2021 As previously discussedin the notices toADS holders made available on the Company’s website on May 8, 2023, standalone basis. holders ofADSs will not be eligible lo tenderADSs In the Buyback. In orderforsuch holders to participate In the 4.5.The basic and diluted earnings per Equity Share ol the Company prior to the Buyback, for the one year ended Total 15,80,755 Buyback, they must becomeholders of Equity Shares as of the Record Date (as defined below). They, therefore, Marcil 31, 2023 was Rs. 16.751- and Rs. 16.72/- per Equity Share, respectivelyon a standalone basis. Assumingfull Note: ft need to (I) establish an accountwith a ba11k, brokeror othernominee in lndla sufllclently in advance o he Record acceptance under the Buyback, the basic and diluted earnings per Equity Share of lhe Company will be Rs. t 7.62/ 1. and Orlglnaltyallolted accept. 53,000equity shares ofRs. 2/- each as bonus. An aggregate of35,911 equity shares were tendered Datetoreceive the withdrawn Equity Shares in DR typeelectronicdematerialized form(a “BrokerageAccounr} alldRs. 17.581- per Equity Share poslthe Buyback, respectively ona slandalone basis. Bd on September 9, 2019 purauant to the buyback by the C,ompany at aprice ofRs. 3251-perequity shalll, prior to the Record Date, (ii) submtt the desired number of ADSs to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as the ADR 4.6. The annualized return on nel worth of the Company was 14.62% for the one year ended Man:h 31 , 2023 on a ofwhich 9,411 equity shares werepart ofthis allotment. depositary(the “Depositary”)for cancellation and wtthdrawlhe underlying Equity Shares no later than three (3) standalone basis, which will inaease to 18.08% post the Buyback, on a slandalone basis, assuming full acceptance (vi Mr.AzimHasham Premjl PartnerRepreMntlngHash<lmTraders NewYorkbusrnessdays prior to the RecordDale (“EquityShare Withdrawal”) and (m) after receivingthe Equity of the Buyback. Date of Natura of No. of Face Issue/ Acquisition Consideration {Cash, Shares In the Brokerage Account, tender into the Buyback any or all such withdrawn Equity Shares when the 5. MAXIMUM AMOUNT REQUIRED UNDER THE BUYBACK AND ITS PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PAID UP Transaction Transaction Equit
EX-99.2
Exhibit 99.2

Wipro issues Public Announcement Regarding Buyback Offer
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. | BENGALURU, India – Jun. 05, 2023: On June 5, 2023, Wipro
Limited (NYSE:WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) (the “Company”), a leading technology services and consulting company, issued a public announcement in India (“Public Announcement”) providing further details regarding the buyback (“Buyback”) by the Company of up to 269,662,921 (Two Hundred and Sixty Nine Million and Six Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty One only) fully paid-up equity shares of face value Rs. 2/- each of the Company (“Equity Shares”) representing up to 4.91% of the total number of Equity Shares in the paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company at a price of Rs. 445/- (US$ 5.42^1^) per Equity Share (“Buyback Price”) payable in cash for an aggregate amount of up to Rs. 120,000,000,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Twenty Billion only) (up to approximately US$ 1.4623 billion^1^) (“Buyback Size”). The Buyback Size constitutes 20.95% and 17.86% of the aggregate of the fully paid-up Equity Share capital and free reserves of the Company as per the latest audited standalone and consolidated balance sheet, respectively, as at March 31, 2023.
The Buyback will be conducted on a proportionate basis through the “tender offer” route as prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018, as amended, and the Indian Companies Act, 2013, as amended, and rules made thereunder, including any statutory modifications or re-enactments thereof, from all holders of Equity Shares who hold Equity Shares as of Friday, June 16, 2023, the record date for the Buyback (the “Record Date”). The Buyback Size does not include any transaction costs viz. brokerage, applicable taxes such as Buyback tax, securities transaction tax, GST, stamp duty, expenses incurred or to be incurred for the Buyback like filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Board of India, advisors/legal fees, public announcement publication expenses and other incidental and related expenses, etc. Buyback tax does not form part of the Buyback Size and will be appropriated out of the free reserves of the Company.
The Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing one Equity Share, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), are traded in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “WIT”. In order for a holder of ADSs to participate in the Buyback, such holder will need to become a direct shareholder of the Company prior to the Record Date. To have the chance to become a direct shareholder of the Company prior to the Record Date, holders of ADSs will need to submit their ADSs to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as ADS Depositary (the “Depositary”) for cancellation and withdrawing the underlying Equity Shares, no later than 12:00 noon New York City time on June 13, 2023 (the “Cancellation Deadline”) so that they are holders of Equity Shares as of the Record Date.
| ^1^ | The U.S. dollar amounts are based on the exchange rate of Rs. 82.06/USD as of April 21, 2023 (Source:<br>http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_in.htm). |
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In order to cancel ADSs, holders of ADSs must comply with all of the provisions governing the ADSs related thereto (including without limitation, payment of all fees, charges and expenses owing) no later than the Cancellation Deadline and, prior to the Record Date, will also need to establish a brokerage account in India that is a DR type demat account in order to receive the withdrawn Equity Shares. Equity Shares may only be delivered to a DR type demat account. Such holders will then be able to tender the Equity Shares in the Buyback in accordance with the terms of the Buyback. Holders of ADSs have received, through the Notice of Postal Ballot sent to all holders of Equity Shares, including ADS holders, on May 2, 2023. On May 8, 2023, the Company also made available on its website a notice to holders of ADSs of the Buyback and information regarding surrendering the ADSs to the Depositary for cancellation and withdrawing the underlying Equity Shares so that they can participate in the Buyback and a notice to holders of ADSs concerning certain tax disclosures (the “ADS Notices”). As stated in the ADS Notices, holders of ADSs should note that they may not have sufficient time to establish a brokerage account in India such that they are able to tender Equity Shares and participate in the Buyback. **** The Depositary will not assist in establishing accounts in India nor will it assist holders in complying with the terms of the Buyback. If an ADS holder withdraws the underlying Equity Shares, such holder will not be able to re-deposit their Equity Shares into the ADR program and receive ADSs in return, regardless of whether such holder participates in the Buyback. Equity Shares are not listed on, and cannot be sold on, a U.S. exchange. Participation in the Buyback will trigger Buyback tax, which is to be discharged by the Company, while income received pursuant to the Buyback will be exempt from income tax. Holders of ADSs who decide to withdraw the underlying Equity Shares will be responsible for any related taxes, duties and fees, including fees payable to the Depositary to cancel the ADSs.
Holders of ADSs are advised to review the current trading price of ADSs on the NYSE, the current trading price of the Equity Shares on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited (BSE), and the Buyback Price prior to surrendering the ADSs for cancellation and withdrawing any Equity Shares. The Buyback Price is at a 16.49% and 23.18% premium over the volume weighted average market price of an ADS on the NYSE for the 60 and 10 trading days, respectively, preceding the date of notice to NSE and BSE of the board meeting to consider the proposal of the Buyback, i.e., April 21, 2023^2^. The Buyback Price will be paid in Indian Rupees, therefore, holders of ADSs should also review foreign exchange rates in effect prior to making any decisions regarding the withdrawal of Equity Shares underlying the ADSs and participating in the Buyback. In addition, shareholders who intend to participate in the Buyback should consult with their stock brokers regarding any costs, charges and expenses (including brokerage) that may be required by the stock broker for participating in the Buyback (secondary market transaction). The Buyback consideration received by selling shareholders in respect of accepted Equity Shares could be net of such costs, charges, withholding taxes (if any), securities transaction tax, stamp duty and expenses (including brokerage). Selling shareholders will be responsible for all such costs, charges and expenses.
| ^2^ | Based on the exchange rate of Rs. 82.06/USD as of April 21, 2023 (Source:<br>http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_in.htm). |
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The Public Announcement published in India on Monday, June 5, 2023 and supplemental information regarding the participation in the Buyback by holders of ADSs are posted on the Company’s website at https://www.wipro.com/ and are available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at www.sec.gov, generally on Form CB or Form 6-K. Such documents contain important additional information about the Buyback and related matters. Holders of ADSs are strongly encouraged to read such documents and consult with their financial and tax advisors prior to determining to submit their ADSs to the Depositary for cancellation and withdrawing the underlying Equity Shares.
The complete terms and conditions of the Buyback will be contained in the Letter of Offer which is expected to be mailed to holders of Equity Shares as of the Record Date after receipt of all necessary approvals. The Letter of Offer will also be available on www.wipro.com.
If you have any questions regarding an Equity Share withdrawal or the Buyback, please call the Company at +91-80-2844 0011 or send an e-mail to corp-secretarial@wipro.com.
Persons holding ADSs through a bank, broker or other nominee should contact such bank, broker or nominee with any questions they may have related to such cancellation procedures. Registered holders of ADRs may, however, contact the Depositary about the procedure related to the cancellation of their ADSs. Please do not contact the Depositary regarding the Buyback.
Special Notice to Securityholders in the United States
The Buyback is being made for securities of an Indian company and is subject to the laws of India. It is important for U.S. securities holders to be aware that the Buyback is subject to tender offer laws and regulations in India that are different from those in the U.S. and documents related to the Buyback will be prepared in accordance with Indian format and style, which differs from customary U.S. format and style. Certain of the U.S. federal securities laws apply to the Buyback as there are U.S. holders of Equity Shares and ADSs. The Buyback is being treated in the U.S. as one to which the “Tier I” exemption set forth in Rule 13e-4(h)(8) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is applicable.
About Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT)
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 250,000 employees and business partners across 66 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.
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| Contact for Investor Relations | Contact for Media & Press |
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| Dipak Kumar Bohra | Purnima Burman |
| dipak.bohra@wipro.com | Purnima.burman@wipro.com |
Forward-Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements contained herein represent Wipro’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which are by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside Wipro’s control. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Wipro’s growth prospects, its future financial operating results, and its plans, expectations and intentions. Wipro cautions readers that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, complete proposed corporate actions, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which we make strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, war, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our business and industry.
Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Annual Reports on Form 20-F. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
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EX-99.3
Exhibit 99.3

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF WIPRO LIMITED
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES,
EACH REPRESENTING ONE EQUITY SHARE
On April 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of Wipro Limited (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”), the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 (“Rules”) (to the extent applicable), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018, as amended from time to time, (the “Buyback
Regulations”) approved an offer by the Company to Buyback (as defined below) its Equity Shares (as defined below). In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Buyback Regulations, the Company received shareholder approval for the Buyback, the results of which were announced on June 2, 2023.
Buyback Summary
The Company is offering to buy back up to 26,96,62,921 (Twenty Six Crore Ninety Six Lakh Sixty Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty One only) fully paid-up equity shares of face value 2/- (Rupees Two only) each of the Company (the “Equity Shares”) representing up to 4.91% of the total number of Equity Shares in the paid-up Equity Share capital of the Company at a price of 445/- (Rupees Four Hundred and Forty Five only) per Equity Share (U.S. $5.42^1^) (the “Buyback Price”) payable in cash for an aggregate amount of up to Rs. Rs. 120,00,00,00,000 (Rupees Twelve Thousand Crores only) (the “Buyback Size”), which is 20.95% and 17.86% respectively of the fully paid-up Equity Share capital and free reserves as per the latest audited standalone and consolidated financial statements, respectively, of the Company as at March 31, 2023, whichever sets out a lower amount, on a proportionate basis through the “tender offer” route as prescribed under the Buyback Regulations, from all of the shareholders who hold Equity Shares as of the record date (the “Buyback”) and the Buyback Size does not include transaction costs viz. brokerage, applicable taxes such as Buyback tax, securities transaction tax, GST, stamp duty, expenses incurred or to be incurred for the Buyback like filing fees payable to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”), advisors/legal fees, public announcement publication expenses and other incidental and related expenses, etc.
The Buyback will be implemented using a tender offer process, under which holders of Equity Shares as of the record date will be able to tender a proportionate number of their Equity Shares to the Company at the Buyback Price. The record date for the Buyback has been announced in a public announcement, published on June 5, 2023 (the “Public Announcement”). The number of shares each holder of Equity Shares is entitled to tender will be calculated based on the number of Equity Shares held by the respective shareholder on the record date and the entitlement ratio of the Buyback applicable to each shareholder. The final number of shares the Company will purchase from each holder of Equity Shares will be based on the total number of shares tendered. Accordingly, the Company may not purchase all of the shares tendered by a holder of Equity Shares. The Company published the Public Announcement, providing further details on the Buyback, and the full terms and conditions of the Buyback will be contained in a letter of offer (the “Letter of Offer”), which will be dispatched to holders of Equity Shares as of the record date.
| ^1^ | The U.S. dollar amounts are for illustrative purposes only and are based on the exchange rate of Rs. 82.06/USD<br>as of April 21, 2023 (Source: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_in.htm). |
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Required Conversion of ADSs to Participate
Holders of American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) of the Company (each a “Holder” or collectively, the “Holders”), each representing one Equity Share, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (the “ADRs”), will not be eligible to tender ADSs in the Buyback. In order for such Holders to participate in the Buyback, they must become direct holders of Equity Shares as of the record date. They, therefore, need to establish an account with a bank, broker or other nominee in India sufficiently in advance of the record date to receive the withdrawn Equity Shares in DR type electronic dematerialized form (a “Brokerage Account”) prior to the record date. The Public Announcement published by the Company sets out the details on the Buyback, including the record date, and the full terms and conditions of the Buyback will be contained in the Letter of Offer. However, Holders should note that Holders may not have sufficient time to establish a Brokerage Account if the Holder did not initiate such process prior to the publication of the Public Announcement.
Following establishment of a Brokerage Account, if a Holder desires to participate in the Buyback, such Holder must (i) submit the desired number of ADSs to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the ADR depositary (the “Depositary”) for cancellation and withdraw the underlying Equity Shares no later than three New York business days prior to the record date (the “Equity Share Withdrawal”) and, (ii) after receiving the Equity Shares in the Brokerage Account, tender into the Buyback any or all of such withdrawn Equity Shares when the offering period for the Buyback commences. Equity Shares may only be delivered to a DR type demat account. In order to receive the underlying Equity Shares, the Brokerage Account must be a DR type demat account. YOU MUST BE A HOLDER OF EQUITY SHARES AS OF THE RECORD DATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUYBACK. The Depositary will charge such Holder a fee of U.S. $0.05 for each ADS surrendered for cancellation and any other fees and expenses provided for pursuant to the terms of the ADSs. These fees and expenses are payable whether or not the withdrawn Equity Shares are accepted for tender in the Buyback.
Please refer to the accompanying notice entitled Tax Disclosures and Limitations of Liability for additional information.
Prior to submitting any ADSs for withdrawal, you should consult with your financial and tax advisors and ensure that you have a Brokerage Account in India that can take delivery of the Equity Shares. Certain figures contained in this document have been subject to rounding-off adjustments. All decimals have been rounded off to two decimal points. You should also be aware of the following:
| • | The Buyback Price is a 16.49% premium to the volume weighted average market price of an ADS on the NewYork Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) for the sixty (60) trading days preceding the date of notice to the Indian Stock Exchanges (as defined below) of the board meeting to consider the proposal of the Buyback, i.e.,April 21, 2023. |
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| • | The Buyback Price is a 23.18% premium to the volume weighted average market price of an ADS on the NYSEfor the ten (10) trading days preceding the date of notice to the Indian Stock Exchanges (as defined below) of the board meeting to consider the proposal of the Buyback, i.e., April 21, 2023.<br> |
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| • | Upon withdrawal of the Equity Shares underlying the ADSs, an Equity Holder will not be able to re-deposit the Equity Shares into the ADR program to receive ADSs. |
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| • | Equity Shares must be held in a Brokerage Account in India and such Equity Shares cannot be traded on the U.S.exchange, i.e., the NYSE. |
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There is no guarantee that a Holder will be able to complete the process of establishing a Brokerage Account with sufficient time for the Equity Share Withdrawal at least three New York business days prior to the record date, if such Holder does not initiate such process prior to the publication of the Public Announcement. There is no guarantee that any Holder that submits its ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of the underlying Equity Shares will be able to tender successfully into the Buyback any or all of such Equity Shares. Equity Shares that are not accepted in the Buyback will remain outstanding, and the rights and obligations of any holder of such Equity Shares will not be affected. Because of the terms of the Deposit Agreement dated October 19, 2000, and as amended, by and among the Company, the Depositary and the holders from time to time of ADRs (the “Deposit Agreement”) and uncertainties in Indian law, holders of Equity Shares do not currently have any right to re-deposit such EquityShares to receive ADSs, and will not be entitled to any other rights or obligations of a Holder, even if such Equity Shareholder previously held ADSs. Equity Shares trade on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (the “NSE”) andthe BSE Limited exchange in India (the “BSE”, and together, the “Indian Stock Exchanges”), but do not trade on U.S. exchanges.
In addition to the accompanying notice entitled Tax Disclosures and Limitations of Liability, the Notice of Postal Ballot and the Public Announcement provides further details on the Buyback. The full terms and conditions of the Buyback will be contained in the Letter of Offer, which will be dispatched to holders of Equity Shares as of the record date. The Notice of Postal Ballot is available on www.wipro.com, the Public Announcement is available on www.wipro.com, and the Letter of Offer will also be available on www.wipro.com. Any informational documents related to the Buyback that are published or disseminated by the Company will be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under cover of Form CB no later than the business day after the relevant documents are published or otherwise disseminated by the Company in India. Documents furnished to the SEC can be viewed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov when they are filed.
Each Holder that requests that the Depositary effect an Equity Share Withdrawal will be deemed to haveacknowledged, represented to, warranted and agreed with the Company that such Holder has sufficient information on the Company and the terms of the Equity Share Withdrawal so as to enable such Holder to decide whether to effect an Equity ShareWithdrawal.
Holders who wish to retain their ADSs do not need to take any action. The implications of effecting an Equity Share Withdrawal will depend on individual circumstances. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVISORS BEFORE REQUESTING THAT THE DEPOSITARY EFFECT AN EQUITY SHARE WITHDRAWAL.
Procedures for Equity Share Withdrawal
A registered Holder may surrender ADSs to the Depositary for cancellation along with the requisite fees, charges and expenses and a written order directing the Depositary to cause the Equity Shares represented by the ADSs to be withdrawn and delivered to, or upon the written order of, any person designated in such order (the “Withdrawal Order”). Persons holding their ADSs through a bank, broker or other nominee must request such bank, broker or other nominee to surrender the ADSs to be cancelled, pay the requisite fees, charges and expenses to the Depositary and provide the Depositary with the Withdrawal Order in order to withdraw the Equity Shares represented by such cancelled ADSs.
The Depositary will NOT assist Holders or other persons in establishing accounts in India. Holders are also advised that if delivery of the related Equity Shares cannot be completed within seventy-two (72) hours of the first presentment of a given cancellation request by reason of improper delivery instructions, local market requirements or any other reason, the presenter of such ADSs will be deemed to have not presented such ADSs for cancellation and such ADSs will be credited or returned to such Holder accordingly. As no cancellation will be deemed to have been presented, a portion or all of the cancellation fees theretofore paid may be retained by the Depositary to cover any costs the Depositary may have incurred in attempting delivery of Equity Shares. As a result, it is recommended that any party surrendering ADSs for cancellation consult with their local market agent to ensure that delivery instructions are properly provided and that any and all local market requirements have been satisfied to allow for timely delivery of Equity Shares.
Each Holder that wishes to effect an Equity Share Withdrawal will be responsible for setting up its own Brokerage Account, including providing any necessary documentation and know your customer documentation. A withdrawing Holder will also be solely responsible for its ADS cancellation fees and any other fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary and its agents. The processto set up a Brokerage Account may be a lengthy process, and must be completed sufficiently prior to the record date such that any Holder that wishes to participate in the Buyback may effect an Equity Share Withdrawal no later than three New Yorkbusiness days prior to the record date.
To be a holder of Equity Shares on the record date and be eligible to participate in the Buyback, a registered Holder must submit to the Depositary the Withdrawal Order, the ADS cancellation fees and any fees, changes and expenses owing under the Deposit Agreement no later than 12:00 noon three New York business days prior to the record date.
Before the Depositary will permit withdrawal of Equity Shares, the Depositary may require:
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| • | payment of stock transfer or other taxes or other governmental charges and transfer or registration fees charged<br>by third parties for the transfer of any deposited securities; |
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| • | production of satisfactory proof of the identity of any signatory and genuineness of any signature or other<br>information it deems necessary; and |
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The Holders are solely responsible for taking all of the steps and meeting all of the requirements necessary to effect an Equity Share Withdrawal.
Please refer to the accompanying notice entitled Tax Disclosures and Limitations of Liability for additional information.
Price History and Stock Exchanges
The Equity Shares are traded on the Indian Stock Exchanges. The ADSs are traded in the United States on the NYSE, under the ticker symbol “WIT”. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the price history of the Equity Shares on the Indian Stock Exchanges and ADSs on the NYSE. The stock prices for prior periods have been restated to reflect stock dividends issued by the Company from time to time.
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| April 1, 2023 through April 23, 2023 | 374.80 | 351.85 | 374.85 | 352.00 | ||||||||||
| Fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 | 609.40 | 355.00 | 609.50 | 355.00 | ||||||||||
| Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | 739.80 | 412.75 | 739.85 | 412.60 | ||||||||||
| Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | 467.20 | 174.00 | 467.45 | 173.80 | ||||||||||
| Fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 | 301.55 | 159.60 | 301.60 | 159.40 | ||||||||||
| Fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 | 297.00 | 190.13 | 291.71 | 190.13 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The U.S.$ figures under BSE and NSE columns denote the Equity Share price in Indian rupees converted to U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange of U.S. $1 = Rs. 69.16 for the year ended March 31, 2019, U.S. $1 = Rs. 75.39 for the year ended March 31, 2020, U.S. $1 = Rs. 73.14 for the year ended March 31, 2021, U.S. $1 = Rs. 75.87 for the year ended March 31, 2022, U.S. $1 = Rs. 82.19 for the year ended March 31, 2023 and U.S. $1 = Rs. 82.06 for the period starting from April 1, 2023 through April 21, 2023.^2^
The volume weighted average closing price of the ADSs on the NYSE for sixty (60) trading days and ten (10) trading days preceding the date of notice to the Indian Stock Exchanges of board meeting to consider the proposed Buyback, i.e., April 23, 2023, was U.S. $4.57 (approx. Rs. 374.96) and U.S. $4.41 (approx. Rs.361.97), respectively. The closing price of the ADSs on the NYSE on the date of the board meeting approving the Buyback, i.e., April 27, 2023 was U.S. $4.69 (approx. Rs. 384.86). The Indian Rupee amounts are based on the exchange rate of Rs. 82.06/USD as on April 21, 2023.^3^ To the extent available, Holders are urged to obtain additional current market information and quotations for the Equity Shares, and for the ADSs, before making any decision with respect to an Equity Share Withdrawal or the Buyback. Equity Shares do not trade on the NYSE or any other U.S. stock exchange.
Payment of the Buyback Price –Foreign Exchange Rates
The Buyback Price will be paid in Indian rupees. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Indian rupee and the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Buyback Price. The Company will not make any conversion of the Buyback Price to U.S. dollars. On April 21, 2023, the certified foreign exchange rate published by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was U.S. $1 = Rs. 82.06. Shareholders are urged to obtain current exchange rate information before making any decision with respect to the Buyback.
| ^2^ | Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_in.htm |
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| ^3^ | Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_in.htm. |
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Certain Tax Consequences of the Buyback for Non-ResidentShareholders
Indian Taxation
THE SUMMARY OF THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE BUYBACK OF EQUITY SHARES AS LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE SET OUT IN THIS SECTION ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THE TAX LAWS OF INDIA AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, THE JUDICIAL AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF, WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR MODIFICATION BY SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL DECISIONS. ANY SUCH CHANGES COULD HAVE DIFFERENT TAX IMPLICATIONS.
IN VIEW OF THE PARTICULARIZED NATURE OF TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A BUYBACK TRANSACTION, ELIGIBLE SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUIRED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS FOR THE APPLICABLE TAX PROVISIONS INCLUDING THE TREATMENT THAT MAY BE GIVEN BY THEIR RESPECTIVE TAX OFFICERS IN THEIR CASE, AND THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE.
WIPRO LIMITED (THE “COMPANY”) DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR OTHERWISE OF THIS TAX SUMMARY AND THERE CAN BE NO LIABILITY ON THE COMPANY IF ANY ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE SHAREHOLDER SOLELY BASED ON THIS TAX SUMMARY.
THEREFORE, SHAREHOLDERS CANNOT RELY ON THIS ADVICE AND THE SUMMARY TAX IMPLICATIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF INCOME TAX IN THE CASE OF BUYBACK OF EQUITY SHARES LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE SET OUT BELOW SHOULD BE TREATED AS INDICATIVE AND FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.
General. The basis of charge of Indian income-tax depends upon the residential status of the taxpayer during a tax year. The Indian tax year runs from April 1 until March 31. A person who is an Indian tax resident is liable to taxation in India on his worldwide income, subject to certain tax exemptions, which are provided under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the “Income Tax Act”).
A person who qualifies as a non-resident for Indian income-tax purposes is generally subject to tax in India only on such person’s India-sourced income or income received by such person in India. In case of shares of a company, the source of income from shares would depend on the “situs” of such shares. As per judicial precedents, generally the “situs” of the shares is where a company is “incorporated” and where its shares can be transferred. Accordingly, since the Company is incorporated in India, the Company’s shares would be “situated” in India and any gains arising to a non-resident on transfer of such shares should be taxable in India under the Income Tax Act. Further, the non-resident can avail themselves of the beneficial provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and the respective jurisdiction of the shareholder subject to meeting relevant conditions and providing and maintaining necessary information and documents as prescribed under the Income Tax Act.
The summary of tax implications on the buyback of equity shares listed on the stock exchanges in India is set out below. All references to equity shares in this note refer to equity shares listed on the stock exchanges in India unless stated otherwise.
Income tax provisions in respect of buyback of equity shares
| a. | Section 115QA of the Act contains provisions for taxation of a domestic company in respect of buy-back of shares. The Section provides for the levy of additional income tax at the rate of twenty per cent (as increased by surcharge and Health and Education cess, as applicable) of the distributed income on<br>account of buyback of shares of all domestic Indian companies |
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| b. | The tax chargeable on distributed income which is defined under section 115QA to mean the consideration paid by<br>the company on buyback of shares as reduced by the amount which was received by the company for issue of such shares. Such tax on distributed income is to be discharged by the company as per the procedure laid down in section 115QA read with any<br>applicable rules framed thereunder. Buyback Tax does not form part of the Buyback Size and will be appropriated out of free reserves of the company. |
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| c. | The tax on the distributed income by the company shall be treated as the final payment of tax in respect of the<br>said income and no further credit therefor is allowable to the company or to any other person in respect of the amount of tax so paid. |
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| d. | No deduction under any other provision of the Act shall be allowed to the company or a shareholder in respect<br>of the income which has been charged to tax on the distributed income under section 115QA. |
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| e. | As additional income-tax has been levied on the company under<br>Section 115QA of the Act, the consequential income arising in the hands of shareholders has been exempted from tax under section 10(34A) of the Act. Accordingly, any income arising in the hands of shareholder (whether resident or non-resident) on account of buyback of shares shall be exempt from any additional tax in India irrespective of the characterization of the shares, i.e., whether long term or short term or held as investment or stock-in-trade. |
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Taxation for ADS holders. A non-resident Holder may participate in the Buyback by submitting their ADSs to the Depositary for cancellation and withdrawing the underlying Equity Shares and then tendering those Equity Shares back to the Company for buyback through the stock exchange in India.
There can be no assurance that the Equity Shares offered by a Holder in the Buyback will be accepted. Holders are advised to consult their legal, financial and tax advisors for advice prior to participating in the Buyback, including advice related to any regulatory approvals and tax issues.
The following is a brief summary of capital gains taxation in respect of ADS (as defined in Explanation to Section 115AC or 115ACA of the Income Tax Act) issued to non-resident holders against the issue of ordinary shares of the Company:
| a. | There are no specific tax provisions enumerating India tax consequences on redemption of ADSs into Equity<br>Shares. If ADSs are treated as a title receipt to underlying shares of an Indian company, there are good arguments to support that Equity Shares received by non-resident Holders upon redemption of ADSs may not be considered as transfer and hence not<br>subject to capital gains tax in India at the point of redemption. While there are arguments in favor of the position that redemption of ADSs into equity shares should not be subject to capital gains tax, the law is not clear on this and there are no<br>relevant tax rulings. As a result, this view is not free from doubt. |
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| b. | Refer to the India tax implications as provided above in connection with the Buyback of shares for purchase<br>post conversion of ADSs. |
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Rate of surcharge and cess. Surcharge and Health and Education Cess leviable on a Buyback transaction would be 12% and 4% respectively.
THE ABOVE NOTE ON TAXATION SETS OUT THE PROVISIONS OF LAW IN A SUMMARY MANNER ONLY AND IS NOT A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OR LISTING OF ALL POTENTIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISPOSAL OF EQUITY SHARES. THIS NOTE IS NEITHER BINDING ON ANY REGULATORS NOR CAN THERE BE ANY ASSURANCE THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKE A POSITION CONTRARY TO THE COMMENTS MENTIONED HEREIN. HENCE, YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN TAX ADVISORS FOR THE TAX PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
The summary of the tax considerations as above is based on the current provisions of the tax laws of India, which are subject to change or modification by subsequent legislative, regulatory, administrative or judicial decisions.
Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant with respect to a participation in the Buyback of Equity Shares to U.S. holders (as defined below) (or the exchange of ADSs for Equity Shares and subsequent participation in the Buyback) and is for general information only. For purposes of this discussion, “U.S. holders” are individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States, corporations (or other entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, estates, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, and trusts having a valid election to be treated as U.S. persons in effect under U.S. Treasury Regulations or for which a U.S. court exercises primary supervision and a U.S. person has the authority to control all substantial decisions.
This summary is limited to U.S. holders who hold Equity Shares or ADSs as capital assets. In addition, this summary is limited to U.S. holders who are not residents in India for purposes of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of India for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income (the “Treaty”). If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the Equity Shares or ADSs, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding Equity Shares or ADSs should consult its own tax advisor.
This summary does not address any tax considerations arising under the laws of any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. jurisdiction, potential application of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income, or tax considerations under any U.S. non-income tax laws. In addition, this summary does not address tax considerations applicable to holders that may be subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, financial institutions, dealers in securities or currencies, tax-exempt entities, persons liable for alternative minimum tax, persons that hold Equity Shares or ADSs as a position in a “straddle” or as part of a “hedging” or “conversion” transaction for tax purposes, persons holding ADSs or Equity Shares through partnerships or other pass-through entities, persons that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, persons who are subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or holders of 10% or more, by voting power or value, of the shares of the Company. This summary is based on the tax laws of the United States as in effect on the date of this document and on U.S. Treasury Regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this document, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or
before such date and is based in part on the assumption that each obligation in the Deposit Agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms. All of the foregoing is subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below.
EACH INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PARTICIPATING IN THE BUYBACK.
Ownership of ADSs. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, Holders generally will be treated as the owners of Equity Shares represented by such ADSs. Accordingly, the conversion of ADSs into Equity Shares to participate in the Buyback generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
TaxTreatment of Buyback. An exchange of Equity Shares for cash by a U.S. holder pursuant to the Buyback will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In such case, depending on the applicable U.S. holder’s particular circumstances, such tendering U.S. holder will be treated either as recognizing gain or loss from the disposition of the Equity Shares or as receiving a distribution from the Company.
Under Section 302 of the Code, a tendering U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss on the exchange of Equity Shares for cash if the exchange:
| • | results in a “complete termination” of the holder’s interest in the Company;<br> |
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| • | is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the U.S. holder. |
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The receipt of cash by a U.S. holder in the exchange of Equity Shares will be deemed to result in a “complete termination” of the holder’s interest in the Company if either (i) all the shares actually and constructively owned by the holder (including shares which he or she has the right to acquire by exercise of an option) are sold pursuant to the Buyback and such holder does not thereafter own any shares of the Company either actually or constructively or (ii) all the Equity Shares actually owned by a holder are sold pursuant to the Buyback, the holder is eligible to waive and effectively waives constructive ownership of shares owned by family members under procedures described in Section 302 of the Code, and the holder does not actually or constructively own any other shares of the Company (after giving effect to such waiver of family attribution). Any holder intending to waive family attribution for purposes of satisfying the requirement set forth in the preceding clause (ii) should consult with his or her own tax advisor.
An exchange of Equity Shares for cash generally will be a substantially disproportionate redemption with respect to a U.S. holder if the percentage of the voting stock owned by such U.S. holder immediately after the exchange is less than 80% of the percentage of the voting stock owned by such U.S. holder immediately before the exchange and after the exchange the U.S. holder owns less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote.
If an exchange of Equity Shares for cash fails to satisfy the “substantially disproportionate” test, the U.S. holder may nonetheless satisfy the “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” test. An exchange of Equity Shares for cash will satisfy the “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” test if it results in a “meaningful reduction” of the U.S. holder’s equity interest in the Company given such U.S. holder’s particular facts and circumstances. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”)
has indicated in published rulings that a relatively minor reduction of the proportionate equity interest of a U.S. holder whose relative equity interest is minimal and who does not exercise any control over or participate in the management of corporate affairs should be treated as “not essentially equivalent to a dividend.”
In applying the Section 302 tests, each U.S. holder must take into account Equity Shares and ADSs that such U.S. holder constructively owns under certain attribution rules, pursuant to which a U.S. holder will be treated as owning any Equity Shares and ADSs owned by certain family members (which family attribution, in certain circumstances, may be waived) and related entities, and Equity Shares and ADSs that the U.S. holder has the right to acquire by exercise of an option. Because the Section 302 tests are applied on a stockholder by stockholder basis, the Buyback may be a sale or exchange for certain U.S. holders and a distribution for others. Each U.S. holder should consult its tax advisors regarding the application of the rules of Section 302 in its particular circumstances.
Sale or Exchange. Subject to the “passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”) rules described below, if a U.S. holder is treated under the Section 302 tests as recognizing gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes from the disposition of Equity Shares for cash, such gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized and the U.S. holder’s tax basis, determined in U.S. dollars, in the Equity Shares. Gain or loss recognized will be long-term capital gain or loss with respect to Equity Shares held for more than 12 months at the time of the disposition and any gain recognized generally will be income from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. holders are generally taxed at preferential rates. Capital gains realized by a U.S. holder upon sale of Equity Shares may be subject to tax in India, including withholding tax. See “Certain Tax Consequences of the Buyback for Non-Resident Shareholders – Indian Taxation.” Due to limitations on foreign tax credits, however, a U.S. holder may not be able to utilize any such taxes as a credit against the U.S. holder’s federal income tax liability. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax treatment to them if the Buyback is treated as a sale or exchange.
Distribution. If a U.S. holder is not treated under the Section 302 tests as recognizing gain or loss on a disposition of Equity Shares for cash, such U.S. holder will be treated as having received a distribution from the Company. The gross amount of the distribution will generally be treated as dividend income to the extent made from the current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) of the Company. Such dividends will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to corporate U.S. holders in respect of dividends received from other domestic corporations. To the extent, if any, that the amount of the Buyback exceeds the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, such excess will be treated first as a tax-free return of the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Equity Shares and thereafter as capital gain.
The Company does not intend to calculate its earnings and profits according to U.S. federal income tax principles. Accordingly, notwithstanding the discussion in the preceding paragraphs, if the Buyback is treated as a distribution on the Company’s Equity Shares, such distribution will generally be taxed to the U.S. holder as a dividend for U.S. tax purposes. In addition, as discussed above, a U.S. holder may not be able to utilize any Indian taxes (if applicable) as a credit against the U.S. holder’s federal income tax liability with respect to such distribution.
Subject to certain conditions and limitations, including the PFIC rules described below, dividends paid to non-corporate U.S. holders, including individuals, may be eligible for a reduced rate of taxation if the Company is deemed to be a “qualified foreign corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A qualified foreign corporation includes a foreign corporation (1) with respect to any dividend it pays on its shares that are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States, or (2) if it is eligible for the benefits under a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States that the U.S. Treasury Secretary determines is satisfactory and that includes an exchange of information program. In addition, a corporation is not a qualified foreign corporation if it is a PFIC in the current taxable year or the prior taxable year (as discussed below). Based on existing guidance, it is not clear whether a dividend on an Equity Share will be treated as a qualified dividend. Although the Equity Shares are not themselves listed on a U.S. exchange, the Company may be eligible for benefits under the Treaty, which the U.S. Treasury Secretary has determined is satisfactory for this purpose and which includes an exchange of information program.
EACH U.S. HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND SUCH HOLDER’S ELIGIBILITY FOR REDUCED RATE OF TAXATION UNDER THE LAW IN EFFECT FOR THE YEAR OF THE DIVIDEND AND WHETHER ANY FOREIGN TAX CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE TO IT IN RESPECT OF INDIAN WITHHOLDING TAX, IF ANY.
Passive Foreign Investment Company. A non-U.S. corporation will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either:
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The Company does not believe that it satisfies either of the tests for PFIC status for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and the Company does not expect to satisfy either of the tests for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. However, because this determination is made on an annual basis and depends on a variety of factors (including the Company’s market capitalization), no assurance can be given that the Company was not considered a PFIC for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, or that the Company will not be considered a PFIC for the current taxable year and/or future taxable years. If the Company were to be a PFIC for any taxable year in which a U.S. holder owns Equity Shares or ADSs, U.S. holders would be required to pay an interest charge together with tax calculated at an ordinary income rates on “excess distributions,” as the term is defined in relevant provisions of U.S. tax laws, and on any gain on a sale or other disposition of Equity Shares (including as a result of the Buyback), unless a U.S. holder makes a “QEF election” or a “mark-to-market” election, as described below. In addition, individual U.S. holders will not be eligible for the reduced rates of dividend taxation described above if the Company is a PFIC for the fiscal year of the dividend payment or the preceding taxable year.
If the Company is a PFIC in any year, so long as the Equity Shares or ADSs are and remain “marketable,” a U.S. holder may be able to avoid the excess distribution rules described above by having made a timely so-called “mark-to-market” election with respect to such U.S. holder’s Equity Shares or ADSs. The Equity Shares or ADSs will be “marketable” as long as they remain regularly traded on a national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, or a foreign securities exchange that is regulated or supervised by a governmental authority of the country in which the market is located. However, because a mark-to-market election cannot be made for any lower-tier PFICs that the Company may own, a U.S. holder may continue to be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to any indirect interest in any investments held by us that are treated as an equity interest in a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including the Company’s subsidiaries. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to making a mark-to-market election and the tax consequences of the Buyback if such an election is in effect.
In addition, if the Company is a PFIC in any year, a U.S. holder might be able to avoid the excess distribution rules described above by making a timely so-called “qualified electing fund,” or QEF, election to be taxed currently on such holder’s pro rata portion of the Company’s income and gain. However, the Company has not provided, and does not plan to provide, the information necessary for the QEF election, so such election would not have been available to U.S. holders.
In addition, certain information reporting obligations on IRS Form 8621 may apply to U.S. holders if the Company is determined to be a PFIC, including in the year of a sale or disposition.
Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting. Any dividends on, or proceeds from a sale of, Equity Shares paid to a U.S. holder may be subject to U.S. information reporting, and backup withholding at the applicable statutory rate (currently, 24%), may apply unless such holder is an exempt recipient or provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number, certifies that such holder is not subject to backup withholding and otherwise complies with any applicable backup withholding requirements. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules will generally be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.
THE ABOVE SUMMARY IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSEQUENCES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN THE BUYBACK. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL TAX CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE BUYBACK, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF THE TAX LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. JURISDICTION AND ANY ESTATE, GIFT AND INHERITANCE LAWS.
Limitations on Company, Depositary and Custodian Obligations and Liability to ADS Holders
The Company, the Depositary or the Custodian may refuse to permit an Equity Share Withdrawal until the following conditions have been met:
| • | the Holder has paid all taxes, governmental charges, and fees and expenses as required in the Deposit Agreement;<br> |
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| • | the Holder has provided the Depositary with proof satisfactory to it of the identity and the genuineness of any<br>signature and such other information it may deem necessary or proper, including without limitation, information as to citizenship, residence, exchange control approval, and beneficial ownership of any securities, compliance with applicable law,<br>regulations, provisions of or governing deposited securities and terms of the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs, as it may deem necessary or proper; and |
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| • | the Holder has complied with such regulations as the Depositary may establish consistent with the Deposit<br>Agreement. |
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The Depositary may also suspend an Equity Share Withdrawal, if the register for ADSs or the Equity Shares is closed or if the Company or the Depositary decides it is advisable to do so.
The Deposit Agreement expressly limits the obligations and liability of the Depositary, the Company and their respective agents. Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any such agent will be liable if:
| • | any present or future law, rule, regulation, fiat, order or decree of the United States, the Republic of India or<br>any other country or jurisdiction, or of any governmental or regulatory authority or any securities exchange or market or automated quotation system, the provisions of or governing any Deposited Securities, any present or future provision of the<br>Company’s charter, any act of God, war, terrorism, nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, work stoppage, strike, civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions, computer failure or circumstance beyond its direct and immediate<br>control shall prevent or delay, or shall cause any of them to be subject to any civil or criminal penalty in connection with, any act which the Deposit Agreement or the ADSs provide shall be done or performed by the Company, the Depositary or their<br>respective agents; |
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| • | it exercises or fails to exercise discretion given to it under the Deposit Agreement or the ADSs;<br> |
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| • | it performs its obligations under the Deposit Agreement and the ADSs without gross negligence or willful<br>misconduct; |
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| • | it takes any action or refrains from taking any action in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal<br>counsel, accountants, any person presenting Equity Shares for withdrawal, any Holder, or any other person believed by it to be competent to give such advice or information; or |
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| • | it relies upon any written notice, request, direction, instruction or document believed by it to be genuine and<br>to have been signed, presented or given by the proper party or parties. |
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The Depositary shall not be liable for the acts or omissions made by, or the insolvency of, any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for, and shall incur no liability in connection with or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of the Custodian except to the extent that the Custodian has (i) committed fraud or willful misconduct in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary or (ii) failed to use reasonable care in the provision of custodial services to the Depositary as determined in accordance with legal and business standards applicable to custodial services in India.
The Depositary shall be under no obligation to inform Holders or any other holders of an interest in an ADS about the requirements of Indian law, rules or regulations or any changes therein or thereto.
None of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be liable for the failure by any Holder or beneficial owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder’s or beneficial owner’s income tax liability. The Depositary and the Company shall not incur any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and beneficial owners on account of their ownership of the ADRs or ADSs. The Depositary shall not incur any liability for the content of any information submitted to it by or on behalf of the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of the Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company. Neither the Depositary nor any of its agents shall be liable to Holders or beneficial owners of interests in ADSs for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, lost profits) of any form incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may be brought.
Neither the Depositary nor its agents have any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Equity Shares or the ADSs. Neither the Company nor its agents shall be obligated to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Equity Shares or the ADSs, which in the Company’s opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense, including fees and disbursements of counsel and liability, is furnished as often as may be required.
The foregoing is a summary of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and does not purport to be a complete summary of the Deposit Agreement and the ADRs. Please refer to the Deposit Agreement and the amendments thereto, and the form of ADR which have been filed with the SEC.
Special notice tosecurityholders in the United States
The Buyback is being made for securities of an Indian company and is subject to the laws of India. It is important for U.S. securities holders to be aware that the Buyback is subject to tender offer laws and regulations in India that are different from those in the U.S. and documents related to the Buyback will be prepared in accordance with Indian format and style, which differs from customary U.S. format and style. Certain of the U.S. federal securities laws apply to the Buyback as there are U.S. holders of Equity Shares and ADSs. The Buyback is being treated in the U.S. as one to which the “Tier I” exemption mentioned in Rule 13e-4(h)(8) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is applicable.
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The Company is subject to the reporting and other informational requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other information with the SEC, which can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C, 20549. Copies of these materials can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, NE., Washington D.C, 20549, at prescribed rates. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system.
If you have any questions regarding an Equity Share Withdrawal or the Buyback, please call the Company at +91-80-2844 0011. Please do not call the Depositary with any questions related to the Buyback or any matter related to opening accounts in India. Registered Holders may, however, contact the Depositary about the procedure related to the cancellation of their ADSs. Those holding ADSs through a bank, broker or other nominee must contact such bank, broker or nominee with any questions they may have related to such cancellation procedures.